monarch Posted February 3, 2016 Share Posted February 3, 2016 ^^^ is this some new plaza or fan promenade? quite lovely indeed.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tigereye Posted February 4, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted February 4, 2016 via 500 Crawford's FB page That was my pic from last weekend. Its cool they decided to use it. https://twitter.com/thachadwick/status/693572084249722881 Really liked how 500 Crawford framed the plaza. Feels like a pocket park now. Closing down that stretch of Crawford on game days will make for a great block party setup. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 ^^^ is this some new plaza or fan promenade? quite lovely indeed.... It's been there, the panorama style shot makes it look bigger than it is. However it is quite nice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Houston19514 Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 ^^ Yeah, it's been there for about 13 years. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texascubed Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 ^^ Great illustrations Nole23 and hindesky! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nole23 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 ^^ Great illustrations Nole23 and hindesky! Is that you, Monarch? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Is that you, Monarch? ^^^ i did a TRIPLE take.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Scaffold is all up on the East side. Not one single worker on the scaffold had fall protection on. Where I work, one of the cardinal rules of safety is fall protection must be worn when above 6' of elevation. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astros148 Posted February 13, 2016 Share Posted February 13, 2016 Inexcusable Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 ^^^ maybe... just maybe those particular workers have wings.... just sayin... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rechlin Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Not that fall protection will do much good when the thing they are tethered to falls down... But more seriously, I've been watching the work on the old Texaco building. Workers regularly walk on the edge of the roof, outside the railing, nearly 20 stories up, without attaching their harness to anything. I noticed it again on Thursday. I just don't understand -- do all these construction workers have death wishes? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kdog08 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Not that fall protection will do much good when the thing they are tethered to falls down...But more seriously, I've been watching the work on the old Texaco building. Workers regularly walk on the edge of the roof, outside the railing, nearly 20 stories up, without attaching their harness to anything. I noticed it again on Thursday. I just don't understand -- do all these construction workers have death wishes? Macho men! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmitch94 Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Not that fall protection will do much good when the thing they are tethered to falls down...But more seriously, I've been watching the work on the old Texaco building. Workers regularly walk on the edge of the roof, outside the railing, nearly 20 stories up, without attaching their harness to anything. I noticed it again on Thursday. I just don't understand -- do all these construction workers have death wishes? Now that is a job that is taking for ever to complete. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mollusk Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 Workers regularly walk on the edge of the roof, outside the railing, nearly 20 stories up, without attaching their harness to anything. I noticed it again on Thursday. I just don't understand -- do all these construction workers have death wishes? What I've heard from the workers themselves is that the harnesses get in the way, and you have to spend all that time hooking and unhooking (I know, it's seconds, but...). And of course the ones you can talk to haven't fallen. There are some property owners who monitor this closely, and even some GCs and the occasional trade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 14, 2016 Share Posted February 14, 2016 What I've heard from the workers themselves is that the harnesses get in the way, and you have to spend all that time hooking and unhooking (I know, it's seconds, but...). And of course the ones you can talk to haven't fallen. There are some property owners who monitor this closely, and even some GCs and the occasional trade. Of course it takes a lot more time, where I work it's 100% tie off no exceptions. But with thousands of contractors in the refinery, it's cheaper than a medical lawsuit due to an injury. Falls from height is probably the number one cause of injury/death in the construction industry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hindesky Posted February 28, 2016 Share Posted February 28, 2016 The brick is almost up and the replaced scaffold is almost down on the northeast corner. 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Nole23 Posted March 10, 2016 Popular Post Share Posted March 10, 2016 500 Crawford posted the picture below on their FB with the caption: "First movers to NEADO, Houston’s neighborhood to watch. Luxury amenities, downtown address, walkable lifestyle, and Minute Maid Park’s next door neighbor" Please NO!!! Ballpark District or Ballpark Village or something other than NEADO lol anyways,...Nice view... 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 Like the picture. HATE the name. "Neado"? What is that even short for? "Near Downtown"? - no its in downtown. North East downtown maybe? Still doesn't seem right especially since they have a GIANT baseball stadium right next door to name the area after. NE downtown would be where city lofts is, where there are still plenty of vacant lots 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZKB9 Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 NEADO...lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monarch Posted March 10, 2016 Share Posted March 10, 2016 ^^^ gorgeous view of MMP! however, in regards to the name of the area, how about... DOWNTOWN OJ drink up... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasota Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 ...no 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quietstorm Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 3 hours ago, Nole23 said: 500 Crawford posted the picture below on their FB with the caption: "First movers to NEADO, Houston’s neighborhood to watch. Luxury amenities, downtown address, walkable lifestyle, and Minute Maid Park’s next door neighbor" Please NO!!! Ballpark District or Ballpark Village or something other than NEADO lol anyways,...Nice view... I like "Ballpark District" 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfastx Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Lol, that "NEADO" has to be a joke. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
towerjunkie Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 Is NEADO supposed to be a pun on NEAT-O! For how great these units are? I feel like they should name this general Union Station after well the old Union Station at MMP. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFootsSocks Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 You can tell its NEADO by the way it is. Hey that's neat! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 8 hours ago, TowermaniacXD said: Is NEADO supposed to be a pun on NEAT-O! For how great these units are? I feel like they should name this general Union Station after well the old Union Station at MMP. How about "North Union" since there's already a south Union? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arisegundo Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 "Enron Field Heights." It references and yet is simultaneously grossly insensitive to local history. It's perfect. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 At least NEADO, while stupid, is at least pronounceable. Unlike E.A. Doo, or Eat-Oh, or however it's pronounced. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cspwal Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 I believe it's pronounced similar to Speedo 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nate99 Posted March 11, 2016 Share Posted March 11, 2016 2 hours ago, arisegundo said: "Enron Field Heights." It references and yet is simultaneously grossly insensitive to local history. It's perfect. We went through this a while back, my submissions at the time were: Bondsman’s Park Penitentiary Acres Sobering Heights 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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