Arky Vaughan
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jester9450
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« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2012, 01:33:14 PM » |
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Its time that something is done.
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HudsonHawk
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« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2012, 02:39:47 PM » |
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Its time that something is done.
Yeah, get out the dynamite and put us all out the misery of that eyesore. |
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Ty in Tampa
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« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2012, 02:48:20 PM » |
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Yeah, get out the dynamite and put us all out the misery of that eyesore.
I was going to say, that's why most old stadiums get blow'd up after new ones are built. Imagine, we could just have nice, warm memories of the place instead of watching it deteriorate into a rat-filled shithole. |
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« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2012, 02:55:37 PM » |
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I was going to say, that's why most old stadiums get blow'd up after new ones are built. Imagine, we could just have nice, warm memories of the place instead of watching it deteriorate into a rat-filled shithole Wrigley Field. FIFY |
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Fredia
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« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2012, 02:58:25 PM » |
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isnt there still money owed on the stadium
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Uncle Charlie
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« Reply #6 on: April 04, 2012, 04:49:57 PM » |
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isnt there still money owed on the stadium
http://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/sunkcost.asp#axzz1r6vj9sm9Novelty and history have worn off. Dynamite it and restructure the parking or do something with the land. At this point, it just annoying when having to walk around it. |
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BUWebguy
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« Reply #7 on: April 04, 2012, 08:31:57 PM » |
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It would cost an estimated $120 million or more to take it down; tough to justify that kind of money for something that's merely "annoying."
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Ebby Calvin
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« Reply #8 on: April 04, 2012, 08:49:02 PM » |
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It would cost an estimated $120 million or more to take it down; tough to justify that kind of money for something that's merely "annoying."
Yeah, I think $70 million sounds about right. |
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« Reply #9 on: April 04, 2012, 09:23:26 PM » |
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Yeah, I think $70 million sounds about right.
Ouch. |
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Texifornia
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« Reply #10 on: April 05, 2012, 10:08:16 AM » |
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It was poignant seeing those photographs. There are so many memories in that building for me.
The Astrodome was the first building of its kind in the world and the large span of the roof was a matter of furious debate in the structural engineering community. A family friend was one of the main engineers on the project and he told me that the safety margins adopted for that project would be later viewed as excessive. That means that it is going to be very difficult to demolish.
I would love for the Astrodome to be re-purposed into something useful. Obviously, finding was that is has proved very difficult.
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« Reply #11 on: April 05, 2012, 03:59:17 PM » |
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It would cost an estimated $120 million or more to take it down; tough to justify that kind of money for something that's merely "annoying."
The cost of taking it down isn't going to get any less, and at some point it's going to be necessary for public health and safety. |
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« Reply #12 on: April 05, 2012, 04:35:13 PM » |
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The cost of taking it down isn't going to get any less, and at some point it's going to be necessary for public health and safety.
No problem. We can fire a few more teachers to pay for it. |
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MusicMan
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They're still shitty.
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« Reply #13 on: April 05, 2012, 05:28:45 PM » |
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The cost of taking it down isn't going to get any less, and at some point it's going to be necessary for public health and safety.
The Astrodome, or NewsCorp? |
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70 million pieces of silver
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« Reply #14 on: April 06, 2012, 09:09:32 AM » |
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The Astrodome, or NewsCorp?
Maybe we can round up all those unimaginable cocksuckers who thought that listening to, then deleting, the voicemail messages of a 13-year old girl who was, at the time, being raped and murdered and dumped in the middle of nowhere, and let them push the plunger on the 'Dome implosion. From the inside. |
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« Reply #15 on: April 30, 2012, 12:22:02 PM » |
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It appears that you may be able to buy your very own piece of Dome memorabilia. (H/T Astros County: LINK) |
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In the end, my dissolution with the game of baseball will not be a result of any loss of love for the game, rather from the realization that I can no longer bear the anger its supposed stewards cause to be built up in my soul. -Lee (01/08/2013)
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Gizzmonic
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« Reply #16 on: April 30, 2012, 03:06:26 PM » |
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That's cool . I want the seat with the Jimmy Winn cannon on it! |
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BUWebguy
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« Reply #17 on: April 30, 2012, 05:00:38 PM » |
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Kinda sounds like it might be too much trouble and not raise enough money to be worth the county's time. That would be too bad -- I'd love to have something from the Dome. |
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« Reply #18 on: May 01, 2012, 07:18:15 AM » |
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Crazy. Before I got to your post I was thinking, "I'm fine with demolishing it, but grab a couple seats for me before you do it." |
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Mr. Happy
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« Reply #19 on: May 01, 2012, 11:09:40 AM » |
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Someone here already claimed the Toy Cannon chair, so put me down for the Red Rooster one.
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