Placeholder text. Being that it is 4AM, I will write a report later Monday.
Yes, we saw some concerning things.
Edit, begin short trip report:
Seedy and I went out to SWAV on a Sunday afternoon, about 5 months since my first visit. I missed a good deal of the second building, so checking that out was a goal. Also, I had acquired an UWA lens between then and now, and if there was any place that called for it, this would be it. So off we went.
As rescueme1060 noted, there is indeed new fencing. However, access remains more-or-less unchanged. The new fencing seems to be more focused toward denying access to the lots being used by businesses to store raw materials.
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As we made our way up the grate stairs of the northern tower, this came into view. I recognized it at a distance and blurted, "OMFG..."
I estimate the weight to be suspended around 40-to-50 feet off the deck. It does not have a clear shot to the bottom, and will likely bounce off an edge to effect a completely unpredictable trajectory if-and-when it falls. We agreed that we do not want to be anywhere near this building when that happens.
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As Seedy noted, it was elaborately and haphazardly rigged, being suspended off an industrial pulley anchored off the edge of the grate stairs. Surely the stairs were not designed for a load like this, much less on its edge.
We figured that if the weight dropped, it would necessarily take much of the stairs with it. And it will eventually drop, given that the laid rope will decay.
After a bit of trepidation, I limbo'ed under the rope tensioned across our path and contorted around the metal frame you see here.
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The rope was tensioned around the ajar door, and movement of the door would introduce slack into the system to unknown effect. Not knowing what I would find, I thrust my camera-on-tripod into the opening to see what the exact circumstance was.
We found the anchors were far more sketchy than we had imagined, involving a couple of handrails and two more of the 1000lb weights, held in their place only with friction.
This is one of these.
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You can see the other one in this shot.
I don't know what the intent (if any) of this was, but it seems to have taken considerable effort and will surely effect significant destruction when it goes. That's simply fucked-up. It is possible that this can be defused with enough manpower and judicious use of rope and block-and-tackle rigging, but we were not equipped for that.
After a short consideration, we decided to continue with our exploration.
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