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Hyundai Dept. store ceiling collapses

 
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atwood



Joined: 26 Dec 2009

PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 6:41 am    Post subject: Hyundai Dept. store ceiling collapses Reply with quote

I saw this on the news Sunday night. Part of the ceiling collapsed and air conditioning ducts etc. fell through. They kept the store open, eventually just hanging some rugs to cover the offending hole.

Money talks, bullshite is jogging in the safety zone.
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Weigookin74



Joined: 26 Oct 2009

PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 7:18 am    Post subject: Re: Hyundai Dept. store ceiling collapses Reply with quote

atwood wrote:
I saw this on the news Sunday night. Part of the ceiling collapsed and air conditioning ducts etc. fell through. They kept the store open, eventually just hanging some rugs to cover the offending hole.

Money talks, bullshite is jogging in the safety zone.


Wasn't this something that happened years ago or a building collapsed. This one may too if they don't fix it and try to cover up. Geeze, don't these folks ever learn?

They say money talks. But, do we do this kind of crap in the West? (OK, Sub Prime BS aside.)
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Nester Noodlemon



Joined: 16 Jan 2009

PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 10:27 am    Post subject: Re: Hyundai Dept. store ceiling collapses Reply with quote

Weigookin74 wrote:
atwood wrote:
I saw this on the news Sunday night. Part of the ceiling collapsed and air conditioning ducts etc. fell through. They kept the store open, eventually just hanging some rugs to cover the offending hole.

Money talks, bullshite is jogging in the safety zone.


Wasn't this something that happened years ago or a building collapsed. This one may too if they don't fix it and try to cover up. Geeze, don't these folks ever learn?

They say money talks. But, do we do this kind of crap in the West? (OK, Sub Prime BS aside.)


SteelR will soon be posting a link to a building collapse in the USA. 3… 2… 1...
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jvalmer



Joined: 06 Jun 2003

PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 4:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

A few years back the TechMart building vibrated (by East Seoul Terminal). They shut down the building for a few days as engineers checked it out. But they found on issues.
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wanderkind



Joined: 01 Jan 2012
Location: Japan

PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 4:39 pm    Post subject: Re: Hyundai Dept. store ceiling collapses Reply with quote

Weigookin74 wrote:
Wasn't this something that happened years ago or a building collapsed. This one may too if they don't fix it and try to cover up. Geeze, don't these folks ever learn?

Maybe you're thinking of the Sampoong Department Store Collapse? There are a lot of parallels between that event and the Sewol re: revenue > public safety.
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Joe Boxer



Joined: 25 Dec 2007
Location: Bundang, South Korea

PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 5:23 pm    Post subject: Re: Hyundai Dept. store ceiling collapses Reply with quote

wanderkind wrote:
Weigookin74 wrote:
Wasn't this something that happened years ago or a building collapsed. This one may too if they don't fix it and try to cover up. Geeze, don't these folks ever learn?

Maybe you're thinking of the Sampoong Department Store Collapse? There are a lot of parallels between that event and the Sewol re: revenue > public safety.

No, he's referring to this:
http://m.koreatimes.co.kr/phone/news/view.jsp?req_newsidx=91209
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atwood



Joined: 26 Dec 2009

PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 6:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

This was on the news last night. It just happened.
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le-paul



Joined: 07 Apr 2009
Location: dans la chambre

PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 6:28 pm    Post subject: Re: Hyundai Dept. store ceiling collapses Reply with quote

wanderkind wrote:
Weigookin74 wrote:
Wasn't this something that happened years ago or a building collapsed. This one may too if they don't fix it and try to cover up. Geeze, don't these folks ever learn?

Maybe you're thinking of the Sampoong Department Store Collapse? There are a lot of parallels between that event and the Sewol re: revenue > public safety.


The slogan of Korea 'sparkling' is very apt (a big pile of gold coins).

I think some modesty would help with international relations though.

Perhaps a supporting slogan like; 'Not always, but we try our best!' - next to it, a picture of the Sewol captain drying his (not sparkling) Man wons out.
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FDNY



Joined: 27 Sep 2010

PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 6:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Some businesses just have too much overhead.
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Jane



Joined: 01 Feb 2003

PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 7:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

jvalmer wrote:
A few years back the TechMart building vibrated (by East Seoul Terminal). They shut down the building for a few days as engineers checked it out. But they found on issues.


Are you referring to the TechnoMart at Shindorim Station?
That was the case when the building first opened, and they couldn't figure out why the building was vibrating.
After concluding an investigation, they deemed the vibration to be caused by the aerobics classes. Too many people jumping at the same time! (I don't make this stuff up.)
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jvalmer



Joined: 06 Jun 2003

PostPosted: Sun Jun 29, 2014 8:05 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Jane wrote:
jvalmer wrote:
A few years back the TechMart building vibrated (by East Seoul Terminal). They shut down the building for a few days as engineers checked it