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Johannesburg House.....Demolition

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 3:43 am
by woppy71
At this current moment, workmen are demolishing a four floor block of flats opposite to where I live. It's a facinating sight, they've got these two big machines with great big claws on the end, that look like two big dinosaurs taking bites out of the building. I will try and get a photo if I can.

They say that working in the demolition industry is the most satisfying job you can have. Certainly looks fun:)

Johannesburg House.....Demolition

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 3:45 am
by chrisb84uk
Oh that does sound fun all right, I bet it's a great way of relieving any stress they have, by smashing the flats to pieces hehehe. Try and get a pic up ASAP Woopy, perhaps a now and after view.

Johannesburg House.....Demolition

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 3:48 am
by woppy71
Working on it, they seem to have dissapeared round the other side at the moment.

Johannesburg House.....Demolition

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 8:57 am
by woppy71
As promised, here are a few photo's of what's going on.... (in the first photo, you can see in the background what the block of flats used to look like.)

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Johannesburg House.....Demolition

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:01 am
by sunny104
cool, me and my 3 year old would have so much fun watching that! :D

Johannesburg House.....Demolition

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:05 am
by woppy71
sunny104 wrote: cool, me and my 3 year old would have so much fun watching that! :D


My son Archie, who is three, Was absolutely transfixed!!:wah:

Johannesburg House.....Demolition

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:09 am
by CheshireCat
Very cool! We had an implosion here a few years ago. Buildings were having raffles to see who got to sit in their roof tops to watch! Quite a spectical for this town.

Johannesburg House.....Demolition

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:12 am
by sunny104
woppy71 wrote: My son Archie, who is three, Was absolutely transfixed!!:wah:
I'll send my little guy over, you can babysit! :wah:

Johannesburg House.....Demolition

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:29 am
by woppy71
sunny104 wrote: I'll send my little guy over, you can babysit! :wah:


:wah:

If you pay for the flight, then no problem!! Archie would love another friend to play with.

The first thing Archie said was "They look like dinosaurs daddy!!!"

Then:

"Why are they eating that house?" :wah:

Johannesburg House.....Demolition

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:30 am
by CheshireCat
woppy71 wrote: :wah:



If you pay for the flight, then no problem!! Archie would love another friend to play with.



The first thing Archie said was "They look like dinosaurs daddy!!!"



Then:



"Why are they eating that house?" :wah:


Oh how cute! Absolutely priceless! :-6

Johannesburg House.....Demolition

Posted: Tue Sep 05, 2006 9:44 am
by sunny104
what a cutie! :-4