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I like the stereotyping of the entire "East" as one incompetent shit hole. The last I checked infrastructure in the US is crumbling. Each new thing also costs a
by mav3rick 6y ago
I like the stereotyping of the entire "East" as one incompetent shit hole. The last I checked infrastructure in the US is crumbling. Each new thing also costs an insane bloated amount leading to a refusal to build new infrastructure altogether. Being in the west doesn't guarantee many things and being in the east doesn't either.
- ta17711771 6y agoIt's crumbling because it hasn't been maintained since the 50s-70s, not because it's shittily built. To be fair.
- alistairSH 6y agoThe new Metro extension out of DC to Dulles airport is literally crumbling... concrete is failing, the maintenance yard is sinking into the ground, plus it's over-budget and over-time. For the concrete, the apparent answer is "we'll inspect it more" instead of holding the contractor accountable and making them replace it. Because reasons.
- nradov 6y agoBoston recently spent $21B on the Big Dig project. It was shittily built. It leaks, and the tunnel ceiling collapsed. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dig#Problems https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Dig#Problems
- lostlogin 6y agoAn exception to this is the Florida International University pedestrian bridge collapse. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_International_University_pedestrian_bridge_collapse https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_International_Univer...
- netsharc 6y agoTo add to your voice, sure, the "west" may have the reputation of good engineering, and the "east" have one of "shoddy slap-bang it all together", but one needs to keep up the vigilance to maintain a good reputation. Just to make you think about western engineering and oversight, here's one word: 737MAX.
- mav3rick 6y agoMy point was to judge on a case by case basis. If we don't do that, how can we expect the common layman to.