tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386207974211108943.post6284879724977332920..comments2023-11-02T00:39:08.235-07:00Comments on Hermit: Sleeping GiantsHermithttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17256558653150605700noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386207974211108943.post-44439592545644169412013-11-12T21:03:03.254-08:002013-11-12T21:03:03.254-08:00I took a stroll around our newest dollarama store ...I took a stroll around our newest dollarama store today. Its in a strip mall thats basically empty of tenants. I was amazed at all the products that seem to proliferate, more comes on line everyday. The whole world seems to be made in china, and downtown is dead except for crack heads ,tattoo parlours and pawnshops .<br />I mused that this all started over a friendly game of ping-pong when Nixon went over.We went over to beat them at their own game , I cant remember the final score. But back then they were just sea of humanity pedaling bicycles across our t.v screens adorned in ubiquitous chairman Mao pants and hats. They didnt seem all that threatening , comedic relief mostly.Seems like they're living the dream now ? And were soaking up the camardarie on the internet or the ambiance down by the river.Kaalvnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07680827864271924602noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386207974211108943.post-25816488256433549592013-11-12T17:27:24.802-08:002013-11-12T17:27:24.802-08:00I often wonder that myself BC. It took just one ye...<br /><br />I often wonder that myself BC. It took just one year to build the Empire State Building in the thirties. The Freedom Tower took twelve years despite faster methods and superior building materials, thanks to bureaucracy, bickering politicians and restrictive regulations.<br /> The machines in this building were old and huge. I'm told the biggest lathe could handle pieces twenty feet long.Hermithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17256558653150605700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386207974211108943.post-41238431274680662112013-11-12T07:53:06.490-08:002013-11-12T07:53:06.490-08:00That first photo seems a ghost of my first job out...That first photo seems a ghost of my first job out of school at a structural steel plant in Omaha. The radial drill press that I ran was mounted on rails to move up and down the I-beams,drilling the ends for rivets&huck bolts. Many of those machines were tagged by the Gummint for war production (WW2). I've often wondered,If we had to, could we gear up for a task of that magnitude again?B.C.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01371744196156582605noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386207974211108943.post-944729395627556522013-11-12T04:30:10.914-08:002013-11-12T04:30:10.914-08:00Great shots Herm. Particularly like the old machin...Great shots Herm. Particularly like the old machine shop. About 34 years ago while working on the Calif.Railroad Museum project...a bunch of us dismantled an old machine shop up in the gold country near Jackson.Some of the stuff went to the museum shop...some went to an old goldmine/park for display...a lot of it collects dust in a warehouse.Sad to see once busy hubs of industry fade away. The stories those machines could tell<br />..if only...Hairy Larryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07561143328956868685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4386207974211108943.post-14016942205580847512013-11-12T04:23:46.493-08:002013-11-12T04:23:46.493-08:00You have a flare for the poignant mixed with bridl...You have a flare for the poignant mixed with bridled cynicism and historical longing Herm, love reading this sort of stuff, fucking brilliant and insightful.WhitelinePsychohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16467567293653455949noreply@blogger.com