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It looks like one of the turbines. very strange place for it though. Methinks someone was going to remove it, and decided against it

So they are very thin? I haven't seen anything like that, and I wonder how portly bodies can fit inside... where do you work, in a general hospital?

I *want* to cross it. I didn't say I *would* cross it. When Motts chickens out... it's gotta be bad! :-)

I was talking to a man today. When he was younger he used to have and go sing to the people in there. He told me some stuff about how creepy it was. Even when it was open. He told me the main thing he remmebrs about it is the smell. I guess it had a really high strong smell oh piss. I feel bad for him.

Hey did you get inside the building?
If so how?
I'm currently doing research on the building and am dying to get inside it before it is torn down.
please contact me.
Poisonousxbeauty@aol.com

A store for insain people.
How nice
But thats really creepy at the same time

great comments lynne (as usual) as the saying goes, walk a mile in my shoes.....

That pretty much sums up how I feel, NurseCarmen. The only time I'd ever even consider taking something is if I knew the place was going to be knocked down within the next week or so - and that nothing in the builidng would be salvaged. Even then, I wouldn't want to take something significant, just a relic that represents the place to keep its memory alive even after the structure is gone. That really depends though, I would probably never take anything even so. But there are certain things I wouldn't like to see destroyed.

http://www.actionsquad.org/code.html

Here's the Code of Conduct from an Urban Explorer site in Minneapolis. They say it well:

NO THEFT
Action Squad is not about profit. While on a mission, we frequently come into contact with power tools, laptop computers, and other expensive and easy to carry equipment. In seven years of Action Squadding, we have never stolen such an item.

Why is this important?

1) Theft obscures and dilutes the purely adventurous spirit of true Action Squadding.
2) Stealing on Action Squads would cause us to experience far greater penalties if we
were ever apprehended.
3) Thefts would result in increased security, making return trips impossible or ill-advised.


NO VANDALISM
Action Squad does not tolerate destruction of property. Smashing things, arson, sabotage, and graffiti are all banned activities while along on an Action Squad. This rule is vital for the same reasons as the anti-theft rule.


RETURN THINGS TO THEIR ORIGINAL CONDITION
There's a theme emerging here, yes?


AVOID BACKTRACKING
This rule has a less practical justification. Quite simply, you've already been behind you. Leaving an Action Squad by simply retracing your steps is boring! So seek an exit other than the way you entered whenever possible.


KEEP LIGHTS TO A MINIMUM
The primary reason for this is to minimize the chances of getting caught due to someone catching a flash of light peeking out of a dead factory window or out of a steam tunnel vent, etc, but hell, it's also more fun to explore when the whole place you're exploring isn't lit up like a doctor's office.


NO DRINKING
We climb the sides of buildings, descend ladders hundreds of feet into tunnels, and balance along high up ledges. It's hard enough to do this sober. We don't want people to be drinking before or during an Action Squad because we don't want to have to haul your pickled corpse all the way to civilization, and would rather not have to explain how you died to the authorities.

It's also no fun when someone has been drinking and they don't tell you about it, and then they crash an electric steam tunnel car into your knees and pin you to a pipe because they hit the wrong pedal. Trust me on this one.

Ahhhh. The good old days, when a fan could lop a finger right off.

motts, have you ever seen any morgue units stacked like pizza ovens ? all the morgue shots on the site , well look like a morgue. the one at my place, has 3 long drawers, and when closed look like a 3 door pizza oven, no kidding.

i agree with anna, visitors will sit on anything

ive been to this site many times, and look foreward to all the comments. i totally agree with lynne, i work at an institution, we have all kinds of people, homeless, mentally and physically challenged, and alot of people who are in total need of care for all aspects of their lives (feeding,grooming, communicating etc. ) we aides are all some of these people have, so they become our family, i also love my job, and look foreward to each work day. thnx lynne for all your insight . motts, great pics you are truly an artist!

Wendy, the Bennett School For Girls is off RTE. 44 in the Town of Washington heading towards Millbrook. I passed by the other day and it seems like either the Town or County is doing some patch up work to the glorious Victorian Mansion.