loooooooooooooool Karl
― making splashes at Dan Flashes (Neanderthal), Thursday, 22 July 2021 18:40 (two years ago) link
Neanderthal, you should pitch this as a series
i would like it to be one of those series where episode 6 is entirely about the day there was a substitute choir teacher
― Z_TBD (Karl Malone), Thursday, 22 July 2021 18:40 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ulhz75reeAw
― Two Severins Clash (James Redd and the Blecchs), Thursday, 22 July 2021 19:49 (two years ago) link
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― Yours in Sorrow, A Schoolboy: (forksclovetofu), Thursday, 22 July 2021 22:06 (two years ago) link
Part of a historic bridge in the Netherlands will be dismantled so that a superyacht built for Amazon’s founder, Jeff Bezos, can pass through the river that flows through Rotterdam, the city said on Thursday.Netty Kros, a spokeswoman for the city of Rotterdam, said that the middle part of the 95-year-old Koningshaven Bridge would be removed this summer so that the sailing yacht could pass. The bridge, known locally as “De Hef,” will then be restored, potentially on the same day, she said.Mr. Bezos’s yacht should be able to fit under all the other bridges in Rotterdam, Ms. Kros said. She did not have an estimate of how much the deconstruction would cost but said that the shipbuilder, not residents of Rotterdam, would pay.There will not be any structural changes to the bridge, Ms. Kros said, adding that the city had to weigh the economic benefits of having the yacht built in Rotterdam and the jobs that would create.
Netty Kros, a spokeswoman for the city of Rotterdam, said that the middle part of the 95-year-old Koningshaven Bridge would be removed this summer so that the sailing yacht could pass. The bridge, known locally as “De Hef,” will then be restored, potentially on the same day, she said.
Mr. Bezos’s yacht should be able to fit under all the other bridges in Rotterdam, Ms. Kros said. She did not have an estimate of how much the deconstruction would cost but said that the shipbuilder, not residents of Rotterdam, would pay.
There will not be any structural changes to the bridge, Ms. Kros said, adding that the city had to weigh the economic benefits of having the yacht built in Rotterdam and the jobs that would create.
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 3 February 2022 17:28 (two years ago) link
posted this in the Amazon thread before I saw this. Jesus christ that last line :(
― rob, Thursday, 3 February 2022 21:07 (two years ago) link
yeah I wasn't sure which thread was best for this depressing example of modern capitalism, lots of options!
― a superficial sheeb of intelligence (jon /via/ chi 2.0), Thursday, 3 February 2022 21:08 (two years ago) link
what gets me is it is both a depressing example of modern capitalism and of almost comically feudalistic insanity
― rob, Thursday, 3 February 2022 21:14 (two years ago) link
lords of the manor: the original job creators
― rob, Thursday, 3 February 2022 21:15 (two years ago) link
yeah this sort of thing was par for the course for early modern royalty. like if the princess was travelling with her 250-person retinue it would simply be understood that if he had to a truly gracious host would dismantle an exterior wall in order to carry her bed into the best room of the house
― Tracer Hand, Thursday, 3 February 2022 22:45 (two years ago) link
It's really the fault of Rotterdam's founders for not anticipating that a future billionaire's mega-yacht might need to get through, sheesh
― Andy the Grasshopper, Thursday, 3 February 2022 23:22 (two years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VGhcSupkNs8
― organ doner (ledge), Friday, 17 November 2023 13:57 (five months ago) link