tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post4820756484352663708..comments2024-03-28T09:56:06.298-04:00Comments on Grim's Hall: The Yellow Tape of DisapprovalGrimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07543082562999855432noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-41469940283654949002017-07-27T01:07:43.295-04:002017-07-27T01:07:43.295-04:00You know, you can find an awful lot on code compli...You know, you can find an awful lot on code compliant details on-line, I think you could get by without Graphic Standards, but I'll go along with you and recommend it. It was the first thing I bought for my professional library (other than some design and history books bought while in school).douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241790925053112959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-3343128636614208172017-07-25T10:35:32.253-04:002017-07-25T10:35:32.253-04:00If your local Library does not have a copy of &quo...If your local Library does not have a copy of "Architectural Graphic Standards" on the shelf, as them to get one.tyreeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05735161913811643280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-73174622585747458402017-07-22T19:16:01.336-04:002017-07-22T19:16:01.336-04:00The System is rigged. It is just as I said it was....The System is rigged. It is just as I said it was. Not even the Prometheus society can argue that one any more.Ymar Sakarnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-81682604132223687152017-07-21T05:36:52.655-04:002017-07-21T05:36:52.655-04:00Ah, nice try though. The rail attached to the can...Ah, nice try though. The rail attached to the cantilevered end of the treads is a little, um, sketchy.<br /><br />IF you want to do something like this, there are a couple of tricks. First, see if the administrator of the facility is willing to turn a blind eye to the object being built. Second, do it well enough that there's not a great likelihood that someone is going to get injured on it and sue. Third, get some degree of community support so it's less likely that any of the community users will report it.<br /><br />That's basically how we got things done at my kids public elementary school when they were there, and we built several things including a full patio cover. Some stairs that had been put in by previous parents though, was a little sketchy and eventually caught the eye of the district and had to be removed.<br /><br />I think in this case, it was more likely that they knew this wouldn't fly, but it got publicity and will likely end up getting them the very expensive stairs they wanted, at least.<br /><br />65G minimum? Even Canadian Dollars, that's ridiculous, but government contracts are just a source of fat to feed the pigs, with a lot of backscratching going on to the politicians. Other People's Money- a temptation to good to pass up. That's why wise men wish to limit the power of government.douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241790925053112959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5173950.post-46995400242819895102017-07-20T15:51:52.463-04:002017-07-20T15:51:52.463-04:00"Just because you want something doesn't ..."Just because you want something doesn't mean you can just go down to the hardware store and build it."<br /><br />Apparently Canada isn't a free country anymore. <br /><br />There is a public liability involved, but that's what warning signs are for. And there's an accessible path just 200 feet away? For a person who needs such a path, those 200 feet aren't trivial.<br /><br />I have to ask, too, regarding even that low-ball bid of 65 stacks: how much of that is to cover the costs of compliance with Toronto's, the province's, and the nation's regulations? How much of that is for the increment of union labor over non-union labor (homeless persons, say)?<br /><br />Eric HinesE Hineshttp://aplebessite.comnoreply@blogger.com