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 paragonUE
 
Location: upstate new york
Gender: Male
"I hope you have hobo stab insurance"
 |  | Re: Hudson River State Hospital Fire Photos
<Reply # 40 on 6/8/2007 4:38 AM >
|  | | | Posted by Soldat222
From what I have read they are pretty sure it was lightening. And according to Lev they took off the lightening rods a few years ago.
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what could they possibly gain from taking lightning rods off of a building with a high probability of being struck by lightning?
I tell ya, theyre holding there farts in or something, because there ideas are getting shittier every year
little known fact, if you shake the sprinkles at the bottom of a doughnut bag while exploring, youll actually be cought by cops faster |
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Ian
    
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Location: The County of Kings
Gender: Male
"Great architecture has only two natural enemies: water, and stupid men."
| | Re: Hudson River State Hospital Fire Photos
<Reply # 41 on 6/8/2007 5:13 AM >
| | | | Posted by Soldat222
From what I have read they are pretty sure it was lightening. And according to Lev they took off the lightening rods a few years ago.
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Not all of them - but yeah, apparently, from info I have from sources closely connected to the building - when they did the roof stabilization a few years back, they took down some of the rods and never bothered to replace them.
A fucking stupid oversight which killed an entire wing of a Kirk... sad how things work out.
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the_doctor
Location: Boston area
Gender: Male
It's probably dangerous
| |  | Re: Hudson River State Hospital Fire Photos
<Reply # 42 on 6/8/2007 8:57 PM >
| | | | Posted by Leviathan
Not all of them - but yeah, apparently, from info I have from sources closely connected to the building - when they did the roof stabilization a few years back, they took down some of the rods and never bothered to replace them.
A fucking stupid oversight which killed an entire wing of a Kirk... sad how things work out.
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isnt that like a perfect definition of irony?
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Atrix
Location: Toronto
Gender: Male
Veni. Vidi. Video.
| |  | Re: Hudson River State Hospital Fire Photos
<Reply # 43 on 6/9/2007 2:05 PM >
| | | | WHen their action to stabilize the structure resulted in total destruction, yep, that's classic irony.
C'est en faisant n'importe quoi qu'on devient n'importe qui.
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TheReference
Location: Newburgh, NY
Gender: Male
I'm known for finding THE needle in A haystack- but don't "patron-ize" me
| | | Re: Hudson River State Hospital Fire Photos
<Reply # 44 on 7/17/2007 5:08 PM >
| | | | Posted by _liss_
Poughkeepsie Journal just reported that lightning is the only last possible cause.
http://www.poughke...6/NEWS01/706060338
They will still probably be searching to find directly where it hit.
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What surprises me is (as far as I am aware) no news-organizations investigated if the lightening rods were removed or put back in their positions when the roof was re-shingled with asphalt (YUCK!) shingles.
I'm straight, but I support every person's pursuit of human rights- including legalization of same-sex marriage.
"Life is a series of surprises, and would not be worth taking or keeping if it were not." Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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Starman
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Gender: Male
| | Re: Hudson River State Hospital Fire Photos
<Reply # 45 on 7/18/2007 10:38 PM >
| | | | Posted by TheReference
What surprises me is (as far as I am aware) no news-organizations investigated if the lightening rods were removed or put back in their positions when the roof was re-shingled with asphalt (YUCK!) shingles.
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It wasnt re-shingled with asphalt shingles.
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DanWhitham
Location: Providence, RI.
Gender: Male
| | | Re: Hudson River State Hospital Fire Photos
<Reply # 46 on 7/18/2007 10:49 PM >
| | | | Posted by Starman
It wasnt re-shingled with asphalt shingles.
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Most of the south wings had that weird lead plating covering the roofs. Now when you walk around close to the exterior of the building you can find hardened puddles of lead that melted off of the roof. The lead plating was old though.
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TheReference
Location: Newburgh, NY
Gender: Male
I'm known for finding THE needle in A haystack- but don't "patron-ize" me
| | | Re: Hudson River State Hospital Fire Photos
<Reply # 47 on 7/18/2007 11:51 PM >
| | | | Posted by Starman
It wasnt re-shingled with asphalt shingles.
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Actually, on some recent photographs on some Urban Explorers websites, I saw that some of the roofs were re-shingled with asphalt shingles.
I assure you I am NOT confusing the LEAD roof or a TAR-covered roof. As someone who has replaced asphalt shingles, I know the difference.
Charles
I'm straight, but I support every person's pursuit of human rights- including legalization of same-sex marriage.
"Life is a series of surprises, and would not be worth taking or keeping if it were not." Ralph Waldo Emerson |
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Starman
Location: Brooklyn, New York
Gender: Male
| | Re: Hudson River State Hospital Fire Photos
<Reply # 48 on 7/19/2007 1:09 AM >
| | | | Posted by TheReference
Actually, on some recent photographs on some Urban Explorers websites, I saw that some of the roofs were re-shingled with asphalt shingles.
I assure you I am NOT confusing the LEAD roof or a TAR-covered roof. As someone who has replaced asphalt shingles, I know the difference.
Charles
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As someone who spent a lot of time on those rooftops, there wasnt new asphalt shingles put up.
The only place I recall seeing them is on the towers of each section, and they were put up years ago.
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