Yes that was in alaska it was on the news. 1200ft down in a few seconds. They blew it up because it has a very grave structural issue. I suspect given a drop of time that will be the fate of all the towers. Hmmm now whats happening with those nasty HP Cesiums??
On Mon, Oct 4, 2010 at 5:53 PM, J. Forster <[email protected]> wrote: > There was a post a couple of days after the shutdown that they had blown > up an antenna tower, as I remember. > > -John > > ========= > > > > My understanding is that the shutdown was a purely political decision. > > USCG couldn't tell the politicians that "people will die" so it was a > > savings to be achieved. Given the shutdown costs it will take a few > > years to break even - so it's actually more expensive in the short run. > > > > I heard this weekend that they have already demo'd the Boise City tower > > because no other agency wanted it. > > > > On 10/4/2010 3:37 PM, J. Forster wrote: > >> Whether they realize or not isn't the issue. They simply don't give a > >> crap. They don't have to. They are the government. > >> > >> -John > >> > > -- > > mailto:[email protected] > > Oz > > POB 93167 > > Southlake, TX 76092 (Near DFW Airport) > > > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > > To unsubscribe, go to > > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > > and follow the instructions there. > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] > To unsubscribe, go to > https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts > and follow the instructions there. > _______________________________________________ time-nuts mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe, go to https://www.febo.com/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/time-nuts and follow the instructions there.
