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I also wonder why all the radios and cell phones went dead about the same time the explosions were reported, and just before the collapses...
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Originally posted by Djarums
Because every cellular phone company that services the NYC area had their main repeaters set up on top of one of the towers? They were the highest point in Manhattan if you recall, and with 8 million customers to service it only makes sense.
Originally posted by twitchy
Also another oddity, the roof hatches on the WTC tower complex were locked that day.
Originally posted by Djarums
Umm.. Silverstein owned the world trade center.
And therefore what?
Since when does the FDNY take orders from people who own the property where there's a fire?
And, to anyone following "real" news on this matter, you'll find that Larry is not getting even half the cash he wanted, so consider the humor in the fact that your saying this guy was involved in the biggest setup in world history yet he can't get arbitrators to side with him on insurance claims. That's actually hysterical to even consider.
(3.5 billion dollar terrorist policy. He's been fighting to recieve twice that, claiming that seperate planes equal two seperate terrorist attacks.)
Originally posted by CTID56092
It looks like a demolition to me and most who've seen it.
If it's not a deliberate demolition then it's truly a bizarre bit of construction that allows a building to stand for x years and then collapse like that.
Originally posted by Djarums
You're quoting this guy like he means anything. Maybe it's because you're not involved in emergency services. Rudy Giuliani was god in 2001. He appointed his buddies to the top posts of FDNY and NYPD remember? No civilian, no matter who he is was giving any orders, nor was any civilian having input on any orders. Rudy set up a system in which his boys called the shots and everyone else was a bystander. Analyze Larry all you want, you're wasting your own time.
Originally posted by Djarums
It seems like people are fighting over the term 'pull' which means 'leave a building' and also means 'demolish a building', depending on who your talking to.
You are the first person who seems to comprehend this point. However, you should also try to comprehend the fact that in FDNY terminology (which is indeed the frequency the transmission in question went over) the first definition is the proper one.
They simply do not use the term in your latter definition. Facts are facts.
The statement in question was by FDNY staff. They do NOT use the term to refer to demolition, they use it to refer to clearing the scene.
Originally posted by HowardRoark
Besides, the idea that the towers collapsed into their own footprints is just plane wrong. Debris was scattered all over the place. All of the buildings adjacent to the towers were damaged to some degree or other.