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Oh that beautifull stone foundation, it seems like such a waste.

Kewl - thanks!

I think that's a great idea. I do wish the developers would open these places up for some public bidding on any "junk" that's left before they tear the buildings down. I would give my eye teeth for an old chair that I saw, I think it was on this same site.

I mentioned elsewhere that I currently work at an older institution (1911 was the grand opening) and I am working with a group to set up a museum, etc., for our 100-year history celebration. We are looking all over grounds (350 acres) for anything we can salvage for the museum; unfortunately, unlike many of these other sites, the folks where I work have public auctions every year or two and they sell off all the unneeded furniture and equipment as it ages. Brings in a few bucks and gets all the "junk" out of the way. Problem is, what is "junk" today is "retro" in 30 years and "antique" in 75 years. :-(

this picture is really amazing.

I just love these pictures that show the many layers of peeling paint. It also seems that everytime they repainted the place, they used a different colour. The various shades of blue and pink make for an outstanding picture.

Do you want to go bald?

Possibly the ugiest version of one. I tried to find a picture, but this is the closest I could find.
http://www.newlandplan...opiary/13568-V-Z.jpg
It must be a local fad. Here, they make them out of tall spruces and cedars. One of my neighbors has one that he let 'grow out'. Now it just droops.

Hey Lynne -
It's possible that the A/C in your building is provided by a liquid absorption machine, or "absorber." It's difficult to explain how they work in a short paragraph, but an absorber basically uses steam or hot water to create a pressure differential - it's this differential which creates the refrigerating effect (accomplished in a normal A/C unit by the mechanical pumping action of a compressor). Absorbers tend to be used in large buildings where there is a high amount of steam generated which would otherwise go to waste.

Hope that made some sort of sense. =)

OOOO!!! FIRST COMMENT!!!

Holy god.

Wo...coo

Hey, Dr. Pudd, are the corkscrew trees uglier than topiaries?

Hi, Ron and ~Me. Good to see posts from you. Lava lamps are sweet!

Sorry, Grifs. You can call me Red, does that help? Hiya Bri. PC's are murdering savages, aren't they?

I thank you very much on behalf of her friends and family. I am informed that her condition has not changed much since she was taken to the hospital, but I know that stroke recovery can be a very long process. She's a very strong willed person, so I'm hoping that she will regain at least somewhat of a normal life.