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TexasTowelie

(128,150 posts)
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 04:12 PM Sep 2024

Hurricane-damaged Louisiana skyscraper is imploded - Associated Press



Spectators watched as an abandoned, 22-story Capitol One Tower building in Lake Charles, Louisiana was imploded Saturday after sitting vacant for nearly four years.

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Hurricane-damaged Louisiana skyscraper is imploded - Associated Press (Original Post) TexasTowelie Sep 2024 OP
Reminds me of the WTC towers collapsing. At least no one was hurt in this one. TheRickles Sep 2024 #1
A visual metaphor for the Trump campaign. n/t SpankMe Sep 2024 #2
Seems like the clean-up of the debris, and building anew would cost more than simply repairing the damage. Oopsie Daisy Sep 2024 #3

Oopsie Daisy

(6,670 posts)
3. Seems like the clean-up of the debris, and building anew would cost more than simply repairing the damage.
Sat Sep 7, 2024, 04:51 PM
Sep 2024

I guess that's just a reflection of today's "disposable" society where nothing is worth keeping or mending.



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