JerryBaumchen 1,468 #1 December 8, 2012 Hi out there in B-F-Land, And I thought this type of thing only happened here in the good old US of A: http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/12/07/french-chateau-demolished-by-mistake-during-renovation/?hpt=hp_t4 JerryBaumchen Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #2 December 8, 2012 Quote Hi out there in B-F-Land, And I thought this type of thing only happened here in the good old US of A: http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/12/07/french-chateau-demolished-by-mistake-during-renovation/?hpt=hp_t4 JerryBaumchen Because there are soooo many 18th century chateaux in the US...!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ryoder 1,590 #3 December 8, 2012 Quote Quote Hi out there in B-F-Land, And I thought this type of thing only happened here in the good old US of A: http://newsfeed.time.com/2012/12/07/french-chateau-demolished-by-mistake-during-renovation/?hpt=hp_t4 JerryBaumchen Because there are soooo many 18th century chateaux in the US...!! Well, of course! They were all razed by mistake."There are only three things of value: younger women, faster airplanes, and bigger crocodiles" - Arthur Jones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JohnMitchell 16 #4 December 8, 2012 Reminds me of the time a friend called and invited me over to a barn razing. I showed up with all my tools and was really surprised to see them tearing it down.Lessee, Polish workers with a Russian owner living in France. What could go wrong? Frankly, I think the mistake may have been on purpose, but who can prove what? I know in just having a simple suburban house built the myriad of mistakes that can be made. I'd hate to renovate un chateau. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Nataly 38 #5 December 8, 2012 Quote I know in just having a simple suburban house built the myriad of mistakes that can be made. I'd hate to renovate un chateau. Locals often have suspicious "conspiracy" theories, but people *do* come up with "creative" ways to get around tricky building regulations... I can imagine it was a mistake, just as easily as I can imagine it was done on purpose..."There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #6 December 9, 2012 A crew set to renovate would not have the equipment on hand to tear a place like that down in two days. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wmw999 2,589 #7 December 9, 2012 That's because that was the crew that was to take down one of the out buildings. Wendy P.There is nothing more dangerous than breaking a basic safety rule and getting away with it. It removes fear of the consequences and builds false confidence. (tbrown) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CSpenceFLY 1 #8 December 9, 2012 Two different size project, different equipment needed. Unless they just showed up with overkill. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
popsjumper 2 #9 December 9, 2012 QuoteA crew set to renovate would not have the equipment on hand to tear a place like that down in two days. I call Bullshit. Chris, you've been around skydivers long enough to know that they don't need tools of any kind to break an anvil. A large house would be a cakewalk.My reality and yours are quite different. I think we're all Bozos on this bus. Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
