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I wonder if ill be able to buy a wework sign on some sort of auction. I tried to buy one of the Twitter signs but they required thT you remove them yourself an

I wonder if ill be able to buy a wework sign on some sort of auction. I tried to buy one of the Twitter signs but they required thT you remove them yourself and secure associated permits etc. on your own. No joke

ta988 3y ago
Well the people removing them are likely going to sell them, I don't see why anybody would do the work for you.
- iancmceachern 3y ago
  When you go to a garage sale and buy a used TV antenna off your neighbor do they usually ask you to crawl up on their roof and remove it? I think what Twitter was expecting is what was strange.
  - ta988 3y ago
    Not really, a tv antenna, outside of some rare exception is not a collectible. I'm sure that sign will sell for a lot of money.
    - iancmceachern 3y ago
      I dont know, it's pretty giant and would be difficult to display inside
toomuchtodo 3y ago
If you move quick, you don’t need the permit, just labor and equipment. Hard hat, hi vis vest, and clipboard too. (Demo’d a dilapidated house in a historic district once, in and out in a day with no permits or city approval)
- iancmceachern 3y ago
  Ah, the classic Ghostbusters 1 technique. So because yoi got away with doing something illegal other should do illegal things?
  - toomuchtodo 3y ago
    If necessary based on circumstances, consequences, and alternatives, potentially. In my case, at the time (dumb and early 20s), I simply could not afford the ~$60k to renovate the ~$30k property to local planning standards by the court ordered due date, due to the extensive damage caused to it by college student renters, nor would the city foreclose on the property or provide any relief. I made a calculated decision based on the opinion of attorney what the city could do for an unauthorized demolition operation, and it worked out. "Where's the house?" "What house?" I partnered with the local historical society so they could take as much as possible from the property of historical significance or value ("The house is in bad shape, take whatever you can before scavengers strip it"). Not an attorney, not your attorney. The intersection of reality and the legal framework is tricky. Determine your risk appetite, prioritized potential outcomes, and second order effects. Then act. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37668438 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37668438 (not out here willy nilly knocking down historic buildings, sometimes there are no great options, only competing least worst options)
    - iancmceachern 3y ago
      No stones thrown here. I've also done unpermitted work when my life and circumstances required such. Stay gritty my friend

ta988 3y ago

Well the people removing them are likely going to sell them, I don't see why anybody would do the work for you.

iancmceachern 3y ago
When you go to a garage sale and buy a used TV antenna off your neighbor do they usually ask you to crawl up on their roof and remove it? I think what Twitter was expecting is what was strange.
- ta988 3y ago
  Not really, a tv antenna, outside of some rare exception is not a collectible. I'm sure that sign will sell for a lot of money.
  - iancmceachern 3y ago
    I dont know, it's pretty giant and would be difficult to display inside

toomuchtodo 3y ago

If you move quick, you don’t need the permit, just labor and equipment. Hard hat, hi vis vest, and clipboard too. (Demo’d a dilapidated house in a historic district once, in and out in a day with no permits or city approval)

iancmceachern 3y ago
Ah, the classic Ghostbusters 1 technique. So because yoi got away with doing something illegal other should do illegal things?
- toomuchtodo 3y ago
  If necessary based on circumstances, consequences, and alternatives, potentially. In my case, at the time (dumb and early 20s), I simply could not afford the ~$60k to renovate the ~$30k property to local planning standards by the court ordered due date, due to the extensive damage caused to it by college student renters, nor would the city foreclose on the property or provide any relief. I made a calculated decision based on the opinion of attorney what the city could do for an unauthorized demolition operation, and it worked out. "Where's the house?" "What house?" I partnered with the local historical society so they could take as much as possible from the property of historical significance or value ("The house is in bad shape, take whatever you can before scavengers strip it"). Not an attorney, not your attorney. The intersection of reality and the legal framework is tricky. Determine your risk appetite, prioritized potential outcomes, and second order effects. Then act. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37668438 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37668438 (not out here willy nilly knocking down historic buildings, sometimes there are no great options, only competing least worst options)
  - iancmceachern 3y ago
    No stones thrown here. I've also done unpermitted work when my life and circumstances required such. Stay gritty my friend