SoCal Deek

You may be correct there. It’s however hard for me to believe that if the design is in fact done that they could keep it hidden from the public. Immediately after the architectural firm creates the initial concept sketches and renderings they need to distribute them out to a large number of consultant firms, so the technical design work can begin. I’ve got to hand it to them if their Code of Silence is that wide and iron clad…..but who knows.

Hey, it’s early here in So Cal. Shouldn’t you be in bed yourself? It’s almost tomorrow in New England! 😉

Nice come back to your juvenile nonsense. Pee Wee Herman…is that you?

For the one millionth time Trump is making fun of a reporter WITH a disability! He’s not making fun OF his disability. Grow up!

And you believe that’s why she lost? 😂😂😂😂

It’s a sprint to the bottom to see who can reign over a once beautiful City now rapidly spiraling into becoming a third world shiiit hole. The decline is visible everywhere.

So if we aren't giving the Ukranians the weapons they need to win....what exactly are 'we' doing?

Okie Dokie....it is pretty hard to break ground on anything if you don't first have an idea of what you're building. These are very complex structures. They do not start and one end and hope it all comes together when they get to the other end. As I mentioned above, I'm guessing the issues are all surrounding costs at this point. They don't want to publish renderings that later cause people to say "Hey! This is not what we were shown/promised!" That doesn't mean they cannot start some of the infrastructure and site clearing activities this coming Spring.

For those of us in Southern California, the LA City Council and County Board of Supervisors are both widely know to be a colossal joke. They preside over a City/County that are both crumbling before everyone's eyes. The City Council has been rocked by allegations and convictions of out-right corruption for years. The fact that these people call each other names behind each other's backs is amongst the least of their problems. They are a public embarrassment.

With no published renderings in Mid October, it is hard for me to see a Spring 2023 Groundbreaking, but projects can indeed be fast tracked. In construction, however things are not priced to the Groundbreaking date, but rather to what is known as the Mid-Point of Construction. So, even if they do 'break ground' in six months, the pricing will be based on the halfway point from that date until the Grand Opening. Which, right now, is very difficult for even the best of Contractors to forecast.

And your analogy is what exactly?

It is indeed conservative but believe it or not we actually plan in for what the industry calls ‘escalation’ over the life of a project. What we cannot plan for is ‘inflation’. That’s when price increases outpace escalation. It’s a real problem when trying to forecast the cost of any construction project right now.

People also buy loads of drugs but I’m guessing you don’t sell them.

It’s actually cloudy…but quiet, except for the waves crashing. Pod of dolphins just went cruising by. I’ll buy you a beer when you get out! 👍

It’s quiet on the beach today…and I’m guessing he’ll run out of quarters for the cell block pay phone. 😂😂

What exactly about abortion?

What so many voters on both sides of the aisle fail to understand is that modern day politicians look at ejected office as their permanent profession. They see their role, much like anyone in the private sector, to promote and expand their company. But in the case of politicians their company is the government. The concept of customer service is about as foreign to them as it is any private utility provider with no competition. So…every couple of years you run some advertisements praising yourself for how you’re fighting for the people, and then once elected you go back to your job/mission of promoting and growing your company…government.

That’s definitely true. We’re experiencing that on projects every day. The challenge there is that groundbreaking isn’t slated for over a year from now and nobody has a crystal ball to tell them where prices will be at that time. I a project as large as an NFL Stadium just a 10% uptick can mean $150 million!

No worries. One of the biggest scandals these days is the Democrats using the slogan of ‘defending democracy’ to mean anyone who opposes their agenda. The sooner Nancy heads off to the Cayman Islands, the better. She should know better but she simply doesn’t care.

You’re the one who started the insults Tibs. Not me!

Of the two of us, I’m the one sitting on a beach, and you’re the one using the free computer in the sanitarium library.

She’s pretty much a one topic politician. I’ve never heard her speak on any topic other than our involvement in foreign wars. (It could be that’s all she’s asked to comment on.) I’ve always given her a pass since she actually served, but to be in Congress you have to care about more than just one issue.

Optics? Now what? Tax law isn’t about feelings and optics. Keep pushing the DNC class warfare talking points though. You’re clearly winning the day…..not!

A common misconception. The overall funding is set, but that doesn’t mean the categories within the funding are set in stone. In construction projects there’s a difference between budget and costs. I deal in many projects where after the design is set, the Public Agency comes in and says ‘we want to implement a LCP’….commonly known as a Labor Compliance Program. This means there’s a unique requirement for labor unions etc to get the lions share, if not all of the work. At that point we tell the Client “so what do you want to cut out of your project to pay for your increased labor costs”.

Oh come on! You guys have to admit that the look of that dark cloud hanging over the stadium on Sunday afternoon looked pretty darn ominous. I grew up in WNY but even I looked at those images and said ‘what the heck’!