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re: MSY Terminal Plumbing Issues due to desire to be cheap
Posted on 8/15/19 at 7:06 am to LSUFanHouston
Posted on 8/15/19 at 7:06 am to LSUFanHouston
We should just rebrand the new terminal as a museum of political boondoggles and keep using the existing one.
The existing terminal is easy in and out for frequent travelers. Paint it and clean the carpet and we will be fine. It will save hundreds of millions in new road construction that could be used to fix existing roads.
The existing terminal is easy in and out for frequent travelers. Paint it and clean the carpet and we will be fine. It will save hundreds of millions in new road construction that could be used to fix existing roads.
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Posted on 8/15/19 at 7:09 am to LSUFanHouston
If only Mitch Landrieu‘s cousin would own the company that provides these hangers I’m sure they would have used more than enough.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 7:22 am to Anaximander
Stay focused, just the hangers in this thread 
Posted on 8/15/19 at 7:24 am to LSUFanHouston
Guaranteed at least ten times that $22K was skimmed by both the contractor and the city PM.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 7:30 am to NPComb
The brand new, no shite in the pipes yet airport. Imagine how those piles will hold up once they get full.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 7:31 am to LSUFanHouston
Saving $22,000 cost them millions. Guess it was worth it
Posted on 8/15/19 at 7:34 am to Art Vandelay
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Stay focused, just the hangers in this thread
My hatred of the Landrieu clan is too intense to not bring them into this in total.
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Posted on 8/15/19 at 7:35 am to LSUFanHouston
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Posted on 8/15/19 at 7:39 am to Sentrius
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Posted on 8/15/19 at 7:39 am to Anaximander
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Stay focused, just the hangers in this thread
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Anaximander
I thought it was a good post and upvoted accordingly.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 7:44 am to LSUFanHouston
It’s my understanding from someone who has been working on this project that there are far bigger problems.
Apparently there are enormous foundation problems. It’s beginning to crack everywhere, and floors and walls are buckling all over because of how soft the ground is out on the edge of that swamp.
Apparently it won’t be passing any sort of inspections anytime soon.
Apparently there are enormous foundation problems. It’s beginning to crack everywhere, and floors and walls are buckling all over because of how soft the ground is out on the edge of that swamp.
Apparently it won’t be passing any sort of inspections anytime soon.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 7:47 am to UPT
You said it, it’s a fricking swamp. There’s not enough concrete in the world to make that place stable
Posted on 8/15/19 at 7:47 am to fightin tigers
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quick youtube on how it could be worse
And the germans are known for their precision engineering...
Posted on 8/15/19 at 8:00 am to Emteein
Mitch has a plan for the plumbing problems. Of course right before the contract gets issued a company named Landrieu portalets will be registered to do business in Louisiana. 
Posted on 8/15/19 at 8:04 am to Napoleon
quote:This is an easy, facile comment on what likely is a complicated issue. I do this for a living (on the legal side) and can tell you it's never so simple. Every installed component goes through multiple levels of submittals and approvals, RFIs, ASIs, requests for changes, etc. If the installing contractor wanted to deviate from the contract documents (assuming the contract documents specified the correct spacing for hangers to comply with the code, I think 18 inches on center), it received permission from the CMAR, architect, and engineers.
Saving $22,000 cost them millions. Guess it was worth it
I'm not defending any of the parties on that job (many of whom I know personally), and I've seen contractors and designers of all sizes and competencies make really bad decisions. It will take more than a TV report or newspaper articles to flesh out all the facts and determine who is responsible for the delays.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 8:04 am to Napoleon
quote:This is an easy, facile comment on what likely is a complicated issue. I do this for a living (on the legal side) and can tell you it's never so simple. Every installed component goes through multiple levels of submittals and approvals, RFIs, ASIs, requests for changes, etc. If the installing contractor wanted to deviate from the contract documents (assuming the contract documents specified the correct spacing for hangers to comply with the code, I think 18 inches on center), it received permission from the CMAR, architect, and engineers.
Saving $22,000 cost them millions. Guess it was worth it
I'm not defending any of the parties on that job (many of whom I know personally), and I've seen contractors and designers of all sizes and competencies make really bad decisions. It will take more than a TV report or newspaper articles to flesh out all the facts and determine who is responsible for the delays.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 8:13 am to fightin tigers
That is hilarious 
Posted on 8/15/19 at 8:14 am to Anaximander
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Anaximander
Posted on 8/15/19 at 8:26 am to Sentrius
A lot of people are waiting for retail and restaurants to open. They hired the employees months ago, expecting to open before summer. A lot of people have money in this who would feel the pain of sitting out another four years.
I don't think getting there will be that bad. You exit Loyola and then have 1/4 mile to go before you're at the airport. People who take Williams now have a longer ride.
Now there isn't that direct road anymore with no lights, but the current set up will service. Especially if shuttles use Bainbridge.
I don't think getting there will be that bad. You exit Loyola and then have 1/4 mile to go before you're at the airport. People who take Williams now have a longer ride.
Now there isn't that direct road anymore with no lights, but the current set up will service. Especially if shuttles use Bainbridge.
Posted on 8/15/19 at 8:30 am to Napoleon
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A lot of people are waiting for retail and restaurants to open. They hired the employees months ago, expecting to open before summer. A lot of people have money in this who would feel the pain of sitting out another four years.
I don't think getting there will be that bad. You exit Loyola and then have 1/4 mile to go before you're at the airport. People who take Williams now have a longer ride.
Now there isn't that direct road anymore with no lights, but the current set up will service. Especially if shuttles use Bainbridge.
The restaurants are another issue. There are complaints that the buildouts are not going to work for some of the food vendors.
As to getting there, the distance from the entrance of the airport to the Interstate has been cut by more than 3/4 with the new terminal. A backup at the old terminal almost never backed up onto the already crowded interstate because of the length of the access road. Now, that buffer is gone. Get ready for some rides through Kenner on I-10 which are even more nightmarish than previous.
This post was edited on 8/15/19 at 8:32 am
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