Monday, June 29, 2009

RE: Update: Dallas Cowboys roof Collapse

Bill:

I am not "whining" at all.


The economy is in terrible shape due to the deregulation
of the financial markets, greed and overall stupidity at the
government level.


dlf

> Here we go again....
>
> I guess it's unrealistic to expect the whiners to stop whining just
> because
> the whiners are in office. After all, whining is the only thing they seem
> to
> know how to do. At some point, I have to think that they will HAVE to stop
> blaming someone else. After all, the whiners have the executive branch, a
> filibuster-proof congress and, pretty soon, the Supreme Court.
>
> Once the whiners learn what we learned in the 50s (Socialism doesn't
> work),
> what are they going to do then?
>
> So can we now get back to engineering?
>
> Thank you.
>
>
> T. William (Bill) Allen, S.E.
> ALLEN DESIGNS
> Consulting Structural Engineers
> V (949) 248-8588 • F(949) 209-2509
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: dfisher@fpse.com [mailto:dfisher@fpse.com]
> Sent: Monday, June 29, 2009 9:21 AM
> To: seaint@seaint.org
> Subject: Re: Update: Dallas Cowboys roof Collapse
>
> Right.
>
>
> AIG, Bear Stearns, Lehman, Freddie, Fannie...
>
> all on their own...worked out pretty well, don't you think?
>
>
>
>> In all sincerity, isn't this the ideal Republican economic system, where
>> everone is "on his own."
>>
>> Also, please correct me if I'm wrong.
>>
>> Sincerely!
>>
>> Ralph
>>
>> In a message dated 6/29/09 5:04:22 AM, design@hodgsoneng.ca writes:
>>> I can't comment any more on what you and the others have said about
>>> these collapses.  However I recall you saying that Texas does not have
>>> a
>>> state building code and that the minicipalities outside of the big
>>> cities are not allowed to have their own building codes. Pls correct me
>>> if I am wrong.
>>> Then to take this one step further, what powers do the municipalities
>>> have to enforce anything if there is no code.  It seems to me that
>>> there
>>> is no oversight.  Obviously the designs were faulty but humans make
>>> errors and so someone has to be a "cop" and check on all the work that
>>> is proposed and going on.  Comments?
>>> Gary
>>>
>>
>>
>> **************
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>>
>
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