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Discussion in 'BBS Hangout' started by bigtexxx, Mar 17, 2008.

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    bigtexxx Member

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    Is anybody else up in a downtown skyscraper today? The wind is swaying the building very loudly, and I'm only on the 33rd floor...I'm guessing up higher it's worse
     
    #1 bigtexxx, Mar 17, 2008
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    Just walking around Fannin between Downtown and The medical center you can feel it pretty strong, i would imagine its worse up there. I only work in a 3 story building so i cant feel it in here.
     
    #2 Freik, Mar 17, 2008
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    Go to Lubbock for a day and then you'll know what windy is!
     
    #3 dntrwl, Mar 17, 2008
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    I'm on Allen Pkwy on the 5th floor, but I heard some guys on the elevator talking about this. I think they were coming from the 30-something floor.

    I do know that the flagpoles look like they are about to snap.
     
    #4 ima_drummer2k, Mar 17, 2008
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    DaDakota Arrest all Pedophiles
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    If the building is swaying, I would be taking a day off.

    DD
     
    #5 DaDakota, Mar 17, 2008
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    Yeah it's really loud in the elevator lobbies here
     
    #6 bigtexxx, Mar 17, 2008
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    All tall buildings sway in the wind. If they were too rigid, they would weaken & eventually break. It's pretty freaky, though.
     
    #7 Buck Turgidson, Mar 17, 2008
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    Same thing here in Williams Tower (Galleria) .... its creaking loudly near the elevator shafts ... otherwise you cant feel or hear anything.
     
    #8 aeroman10, Mar 17, 2008
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    I'm on the 36th floor overlooking the Park Shops and Toyota Center.

    I'm a swingin'
     
    #9 WildSweet&Cool, Mar 17, 2008
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    No buildings sway while I am in them, otherwise, I quickly leave....

    DD
     
    #10 DaDakota, Mar 17, 2008
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    I guess the extra weight helps stabilize things a bit ;)
     
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    #12 Buck Turgidson, Mar 17, 2008
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    lol :D
     
    #13 v3.0, Mar 17, 2008
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    Only things swaying in Greenway Plaza today were the palm trees....
     
    #14 RocketMan Tex, Mar 17, 2008
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