Comments about cement

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Edward LAMB: I am very familiar with this tunnel having personally "discovered" the place way back in 1969... The following, if you please, is an excerpt from my own story : I had, one day, roaming through Riverside Drive......

in response to: The Freedom Tunnel by Peter

anon: Scott, urgent, contact me. I am stuck in Hutchinson, I am from Florida and I believe my life is in danger. I keep reaching out for help but its slow coming. I am disabled, use......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 13 by Scott Sargent

Peter: a couple of new gaskets and that compressor will be as good as new! also: there used to be some great graf on that cement wall in the background... until it got pressure-washed recently....

in response to: Found: Stray Machine by upfromflames

serlingrod: Here’s a list of contact numbers for city services….. ##NEIGHBORHOOD SERVICES## City Hall Operator 215.686.1776 Abandoned Car (Automated Service) 215.683.2278 Abandoned Car Supervisor 215.685.9500 Barking Dogs, PAACA 215.685.9040 Citizen Crime Commission 215.546.TIPS Illegal Dumping (Neighborhood Services) 215.685.3097 Nuisance Bar, Underage Drinking 215.726.6200 Public......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Devil's Advocate: There is so much injustice involved with all of the unaffordable housing in Chicago and displacement of the former residents of "the projects." Throughout this blog there is so much talk of what should and......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

SteveO: Though I don't find 90+% of the posters on this board to be worth the sweat off my balls, I shall post anyway just because I have become bored with the uninformed BS... Break it down........

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

luna park: ahhh, that totally makes sense! crankshaft, heh, what a funny word. seriously, this thing was at least 10 feet tall and randomly cemented into the middle of the sidewalk....

in response to: Weird Industrial Thing by luna park

Peter: close, but i say 1967 galaxie: [[img:27983]] check the downward curve in the bumper below the headlight on the right, the curve of the rear fender right past the rear door, the placement of the gas cap,......

in response to: NYPD Partners, NYC, Late 1960\'s by Mike L.

Biff: Every Spring Cathy and Heathcliffe return to the cement pond on Ryerson University campus in the heart of the city....

in response to: The Ducks Are Back! by Biff

zagg: I love philadelphia's murals. I don't think I photographed a single one this trip, though a few are cemented in my brain....

in response to: Mural in Progress by serlingrod

Mark: It is Victoria Day/24 Weekend once again and i hope people stay safe and not screw around with FIREARMS. That police officer should have at least been busted down to Parking Enforcement. If you happen......

in response to: Victoria Day Fireworks by Gabi

V from Bettendorf: I grew up in Cabrini @ 412 W. Chicago Ave & the circumstances of my surroundings did NOT dictate who I have become. Some people who grow up in Cabrini become productive members of......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

bushwick gs: john gotti r.i.p. in this cementery true story peace...

in response to: Rust and Remembrance: Walking Bushwick\'s Fringe by upfromflames

Jamie: dammit pete! it's people like you who used to cost me an arm and a leg in pucture repairs and replacement tyres ;)...

in response to: Cross Street and Blossom 2002 by Jamie

Michelle: People will bitch all they want to. They can make up their stories, print them, and make everyone believe it's true (including law enforcement...usually they are the ones who start it up). Everyone grows a......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

Marisol F.: Awesome piece, I graduated from Bushwick HS in 1983 and let me tell you those cement plain walls never looked so BEAUTIFUL, Kudos to the artist and the mentors who guided this project!! EXCELLENT, keep......

in response to: Bushwick: History in the Making by upfromflames

Cyril Bagshaw: Hello Anne in Ontario, I married Ellen and Jim Massey from Cadishead married her sister Edith. You may not know, but there is a sister site to this one,"Citynoise these things no longer exist" and I have......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

From P.a.: I have moved to hutch alittle over 3 years ago,and I wish I could return back to Pa. This town is not what all the other people keep bragging about. I have a 20 year......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

From P.a.: I have moved to hutch alittle over 3 years ago,and I wish I could return back to Pa. This town is not what all the other people keep bragging about. I have a 20 year......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Ana: I'm in! Bike theft is rampant in this city and it needs to stop. I don't know how this hasn't yet become an issue with law enforcement and no one's spoken out loud. This issue needs......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

Former Hutchinsonite: I was wrong, I'm sorry, life in Kansas certainly isn't boring. This was in the Hutch news last week: "Hospital detached toilet seat from woman, sheriff says" WICHITA - Law enforcement officials planned to present their report......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

jack: you know, 86th street, under the el, in the summer, hot, sweltering days, but the shadows of the el always kept me cool, that was my area for awhile because all my family was housed......

in response to: X Movie Theatre by jack

Peter: bob: i was poised to go to great effort to provide you links to mass-media sources that refute almost everything you say- about the misplacement of blame in iraq, about soldiers who refuse to go......

in response to: Ground Zero: lower Manhattan as it looks today by Peter

EvilGentleman: Well Elicar, my previous article on this particular location has become something of an online focal point for those who lived there during its heyday, much like Corsatki's {Cabrini Green} articles. Thus, this page is intended......

in response to: The Destruction of Benny Farm by EvilGentleman

joey: i'm cold just looking at these photos. i really like the last one. an amazing composition of lines, angles and shades of blue- and the placement of the birds is perfect...

in response to: A Frozen Lake by Elicar

re: Fred: Reasonable law enforcement? I beg to differ. I called police on a child abuse situation,was told by the police to call SRS,I called SRS and was told to call the police. The police came back......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Fred, The.: The only good thing Hutchinson Kansas has to offer is reasonable and tough law enforcement and reno county court judges. Kansas does nothing but steal and waste as evidenced by, well, just about everything you......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Mist One53. Tdt=The Deadly Type.: Hello JA From Mist1 Sheffield England uk. I was first in Nyc in 1989 and saw SANE eveywhere. At the top of the World trade centre, not much bigger that this text on the screen.I......

in response to: Sane Smith: Puttin' the Green in Greenpoint by Peter

Norma Bannon (nee Bolton): Hi everyone, I'm flitting between two sites here and loving all the reminiscing... I attended the Wesleyan Methodist Church as a kid (my parents married there and we were all christened there)and thought it was......

in response to: Irlam, Manchester by Andrew Smith

Fred, The.: Good morning, I can see that there are some misconceptions out there about this ridiculous mess of a town.. I've created a video......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

westerlydem: I think it is absolutely unacceptable that the police and other law enforcement were "afraid" to go there to answer calls, and effectively let this gang warfare and mayham continue. THat anyone should be......

in response to: Cabrini Green [whats left of it] by corsakti

jack: yeah, it looks like a nice building, the old architecture must give way to the newer sleek buildings, i am old architecture, and i have given way to the newer sleeker young buildings that have......

in response to: Viagra Headquarters? by serlingrod

Bob: The Hutchinson, KS haters amuse me. I'm sure some of them have lived in other cities, some have attested to it in their diatribes. However it seems that they are either young or......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Johnson: Yes, Hutchinson is a shithole. Part of the problem with the crime in this town is that the police are so dedicated to shooting stray animals and petty traffic violations that theft and other crimes......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Tex: Hutchinson is a safe place to live, better than most cities?, Yea right, you better check the facts. According to the 2003 FBI crime statistics. Arson = 2.89 times the national average (why?, people are......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 10 by Scott Sargent

Genny: Oh dear, all these tales of sadness and I have my own to add. My previous bike was stolen last year from where it was locked in front of the Canadian Tire on Yonge St. and......

in response to: A Picture of My Bike by Walks now

chiamattt: Peter, I think he's the dude who tells cement trucks and other construction related vehicles where and when to come and go. Also, these are Japanese slices-of-life shots, but thanks for the love!...

in response to: Osaka Part Four by chiamattt

MaGoo: Thank you, Editor, and UFF and Cartlegger. I won't go hog-wild here- as I realize that there are so many other areas of human endeavor that come into play when discussing this topic, that it would......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

Cloned Prince: I wrote a Parkour Rap! Things just aint the same for todays traceurs, Cops and pigs want to see us in handcuffs Yamakasi and the Belle are aging, The old traceurs, well they're all changing, Making way for new......

in response to: Parkour Trip to Lisses by Ben Nuttall

Peter: id say, you just get in your car, drive it, and somehow crash it. im too lazy to google it, but i bet you a dollar that single-car accidents account for the majority of annual......

in response to: One Car Accident by groovehouse

Aniline: The best part was when I saw the little tiny tree (I think it was that evergreen) and it was covered in a string of lights and had these two really nice cement benches off......

in response to: The High Line: by Peter

CE: Looks a lot like {cement thing}....

in response to: Arrival #1 by fuzzytank

upfromflames: Clarifications: I’ve found out a lot more about the Bushwick Initiative this week, after talking to Annie Marie Mirez, who helped to develop the program and currently helps to oversee it for HPD. The first thing......

in response to: The Bushwick Initiative: Holistic Redevelopment or Urban Renewal Retrofit? by upfromflames

Earnest ( Bubble) Pettis, Crane '68": Well I grew up at Henry Horner at 1920 W. Washington # 606 and like John Bland, a classmate of mine so aptly stated this plan has been in effect for many years due to......

in response to: henry horner projects by b. sloane

EvilGentleman: Oh, and "go to top" sounds good to me as well. But the floating boxes would need frames, I think. And frames = trouble, in my book. I like joey's "today in history" idea, but as a......

in response to: User Survey 2007 by Jamie

jack: c'mon catherine lets do it. title: new cement on old streets. the pavement was cold and wet when i first saw her. she was standing there in the light of the old lamp post. i......

in response to: Basic Building Block 3 by BZZZP

John Dereszewski: The Bushwick Initiative is really is an impressive development, probably the most creative initiative since the Bushwick Action Plan of the late 1970's. Over the past month, I have visted Bushwick several times and traveled......

in response to: The Bushwick Initiative: Holistic Redevelopment or Urban Renewal Retrofit? by upfromflames

upfromflames: Planned Shrinkage was no accident: It was a well planned and thought out concept. Faced with a shortage of funds and a number of deteriorating neighborhoods, the city’s Housing Development Commissioner, Roger Starr, basically said:......

in response to: Why Did Bushwick Burn? by upfromflames

jamie: just can't get enougha that **{cement thing}**...

in response to: Sunset over Newark by Peter

:peru: haha someone just linked me to this i did that as a commission for net net, the piece reads NET2(squared - because im a square) you can get a better flic kof it here: http://celphexploitedart.com/portfolio/netnet.htm my trick with......

in response to: Laundromat Graf by CE

jack: i was talking to this strange looking man at that same spot and he related a story to me about this alien from the planet lled who was a renegade lledian who wanted to take......

in response to: Receiving Area Bathed In Flourescent Light by groovehouse

jeeff: there's a big difference between regular bike clubs and biker gangs like the hell's angels. you're doing normal bikers a big disservice by blurring that line. the hell's angels who moved into the......

in response to: Hell\'s Angels - New York City by sine

Ric Romero: This cement structure was to be the elevator shaft of a tall building. But -ooops- they run out of money for the rest of the building. There was once an ad for a mutual fund......

in response to: White Elephant Down by Tom Miller

sine: Update II: Electric Boogaloo this right now from [[http://www.cnn.com]] "Roth would not release details of Foley's alleged molestation, saying only that making it public "is part of Mark's recovery" and that Foley would discuss it further when......

in response to: U.S. Congressman Foley by sine

chiamattt: I see fort worth on my favorite television show a lot. COPS. It's filmed on location with the men and women of law enforcement. All suspects are bombarded with way too much backup until proven......

in response to: How I See Fort Worth by dfwtiger

Dan: Well! When you were young did you dream of growing up to be a building inspector? A tax inspector? Something along those lines. People with an attitude like yours are the death of individualism and......

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral by Hasslehoff

Karlo: Well observer,i have to be honest and say they are not all tattooed thugs. There are assholes and hardmen where-ever you go,but regrettably,the macho thug image certainly is synomonus with Loyalism. There are however,huge efforts on the......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

Sirhcbre: Yup, I almost missed my train taking that shot. I've been getting pretty weird looks from people when standing around taking pictures of the floor and cement walls....

in response to: Colour and Texture: Metro Lionel Groulx by CE

Susannah : Specter prepping bill to sue Bush WASHINGTON (AP) — A powerful Republican committee chairman who has led the fight against President Bush's signing statements said Monday he would have a bill ready by the end......

in response to: Impeach Tyrants by Brad

Chris Erb: I definitly agree with the paint being an issue. With existing painted houses, there's nothing that can really be done other than removing the old paint and re painting with an environmentally friendly paint.......

in response to: Vinyl Siding by CE

ZooPaul: Right on Anon The only rational response to conflict is the restoration of harmony. I was born in Canada of Catholic parents from the Republic of Ireland, and came to Ireland when I was 4. I remember......

in response to: Ulster Young Militants: Shankhill by norniron

Oscar Ramirez: Announcement: Nuevo y Encantador Libro Sobre Cuba Celebra la Vida! CUBA, I REMEMBER YOU/CUBA, TE RECUERDO ENGLISH BELOW Para ordenar, favor de llamar a la editorial Airleaf Publishing al 1-800-342-6068 Por El Dr. Oscar M. Ramírez-Orbea Una colección bilingüe de......

in response to: I Know: by Peter

Oscar Ramirez: Announcement: Nuevo y Encantador Libro Sobre Cuba Celebra la Vida! CUBA, I REMEMBER YOU/CUBA, TE RECUERDO ENGLISH BELOW Para ordenar, favor de llamar a la editorial Airleaf Publishing al 1-800-342-6068 Por El Dr. Oscar M. Ramírez-Orbea Una colección bilingüe de......

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral by Hasslehoff

jack: 1- again i got my toe stuck in the cement. 2- dammit they said rain today. 3- gimme five baby. 4- just me and my shadow. 5- does anyone know where my greyhound bus is? 6- can it be my......

in response to: June 23 2006 Toronto by hool

EvilGentleman: Somehow, I think a trade should be brokered. That WTC piece should sit in a display case at the top of the Sears Tower, and you should swipe a few doorknobs or something from the......

in response to: Chicago: by Peter

EvilGentleman: Chris, I can tell you from experience, that while the majority of police try hard to do a decent job, cases of police overstepping the bounds of the responsibilities entrusted to them by the citizens......

in response to: I Was Arrested Today by CE

Chris Erb: Every picture seems to have something strange in it. 1. Cement monkey 2. Random Spiderman 3. Ceramic rocketship with cube drawn on it 4. Silly sign...

in response to: Secret Gardens by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

EvilGentleman: It's a public health announcement reminding prostitutes in the area to get their STD checkups....

in response to: Test Box N.F.D. by Peter

Dale: There is a place for everything. Nudity is not bad per se; however, when the person flashing has no concern for others, it is a bad thing. I think there are nothing but victims in......

in response to: 7 Train Pervert by CC

EvilGentleman: Make light of it if you want, Matt. My health is **not** negotiable. The reality is, I have had to actually get off of an aircraft because some idiot thought perfume would be a suitable......

in response to: Montreal Goes Non-Smoking: Good or Bad? by EvilGentleman

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Perfect advertising placement....

in response to: Starbucks Now Open by Tyfoid Kid

EvilGentleman: chiamattt (I think I finally got 3 t's in there this time!), if that idea of yours could become a reality, I think I would definitely support it. You definitely got my mind going with......

in response to: Does Anyone Else Find This Stupid? by EvilGentleman

EvilGentleman: OK, this is about as ludicrous as it gets, people! I support the reinstatement of the death penalty, I support the right to bear arms, I believe law enforcement should be given a massive cash......

in response to: Free Man? by Urbanghost (michael talbot)

Peter: sherri: you mean sort of like you put in your two-cents without giving any credence to the very real dangers to which the heavy-handed/overly-aggressive elements of law enforcement subject random citizens? or even better yet, the......

in response to: Free Man? by Urbanghost (michael talbot)

EvilGentleman: Yeah, this shot was taken on the west side of Cabot Square by the corner of Sainte-Catherine and Atwater. The old Montreal Forum would be off to the left in this shot. I think the......

in response to: Cops Watch Puker in Park by EvilGentleman

Heather: It's just crazy. We've also lost a couple recycling bins. Not sure how a house number painted on will help deter the thiefs but I'm going to try that. Off to the......

in response to: The 'Green' Thief by Elicar

Chris Erb: Haha, the slabs of cement at either side look like places where the two opposing side would stand and stare eachother down. Then, at the signal, they run at eachother just go at it.......

in response to: Fighting or Frolicking? by Aaron

Frankster: "SDO:I know if I saw that I'd call 911 and take some pictures for the cops. If you see something say something! sdo: please tell me youre joking... 911? "see something/say something"? its a frozen cat corpse, not......

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

Elicar: Gee, the "green" thief could be affecting my life more than the $50.00 I spent for replacements. I have to change my lifestyle now. Shop at No frills or Price Choppers, hail a cab......

in response to: The 'Green' Thief by Elicar

Grant: I shall weep along with them, than scrape the paint the F*** off with a spatula or sumthing lol. one of those cement smoothers should work?...

in response to: Anti-Climb Paint by kobe

Peter: nice! ugly, "modern" cement buildings... this one looks frighteningly similar to the building my office is in....

in response to: Bauhaus My Ass by FlamingRRose

GGP: 57-people who take their sweet time exiting the train so that by the time everyone else has cleared out and it's your turn to enter (because you are polite and wait for people to leave......

in response to: Things I Hate About... Public Transit by EvilGentleman

jack: no! there were two 34's. if we can't count then what do we have here but ramblings on and i hate rambling on because when you ramble onward then you miss the little cracks......

in response to: Things I Hate About... Public Transit by EvilGentleman

johnny E: I think the carpet replacement would have more to do with the thousands and thousands of people travelling over it....

in response to: Religious Architecture by johnny E

Litter did I Know: If any Driver/person/biker throws litter on the ground/ out their window into to my path, I am always ready to regift it to them. I don't need to throw it at them but if they......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Raoul Davachi: I'm a bike courier, and I am so god damn tired of people in cars, or worse, people in suits walking on sidewalks who think they rule the world. I was talking to the......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

ketchup-wrappers, not hamburger patties.. part 2 : my friend really had little choice but to switch to a combination of (a) home heating oil (b) used transmission fluid , and (c) old engine oil, to power his vehicle. gas prices were way......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

If you park in my bike lane I'll scratch your car: Good on you Leah Hollinsworth! Torontonians have become progressively more ignorant and selfish. At both the personal and institutional level standards of common decency are not being enforced. People act like public areas of the......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

NO ONE DESERVES TO GET BEATEN: It's disappointing to read and see what transpired between Leah and the motorist, involving, and endangering the lives of themselves and those around them. It is even more disappointing to read the comments here endorsing......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Timothy_Ronin: Gender should not be an issue here. Stupidity is all the issue here. Yes..he was a #1 asshole for littering. I am sick to death of seeing people litter these days. It's starting to look......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

poprad99: I have been riding bikes for 32 years and burning fossil fuels for 22 years. I have been commuting year-round by bike for 9 years. I was assaulted and battered by a motorist in 1990 for......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Kristin: The lack of inteligence of some of the posters on here is amazing. To whoever is posting the pictures: your lack of photoshop skills is trumped only by your complete lack of any cerebral......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Kristin: The lack of inteligence of some of the posters on here is amazing. To whoever is posting the pictures: your lack of photoshop skills is trumped only by your complete lack of any cerebral......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

well: Building codes exist for a reason. It's a nice dream but giving strength with "extra cement" is as likely to weaken the structure as to strengthen it. I admire his vision but he's building something......

in response to: Don Justo\'s Self Built Cathedral by Hasslehoff

jack: wo, thats my uncle joe. we have been looking for him for 32 years. he has a cleaning business. he cleans windshields on cars as they are stopped for red lights. ......

in response to: Coming and Going by Peter

jack: in brooklyn we had the sea beach line which was under ground but opened above. so you could peep through the cement blocks on the street above and watch the trains go by. ......

in response to: Peterborough and the Smells of Pollution, Etc... by Colin James Watling

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: In the placement of these photos, the fish is my favorite. He just jumps at you from nowhere. The street festival shots are very pagan. Was it for the winter equinox?...

in response to: Dec 21 2005 Toronto by hool

jack: cemented with bolts attached. lovely neighborhood....

in response to: Caged Wreath by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Peter: yup, the {upper east side} (esp in teh area in question) is extremely swanky... as in, old-money "rich old people" swanky. but even so, i betcha that lion is still cemented in......

in response to: Caged Wreath by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

Peter: hmm, i had almost that exact thought when i first saw it. thats why i was saying "...who shall be the ideal "american worker"? the black man or the white woman?..." its a fascinating question,......

in response to: Potrait of a Hero by ian