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Getting ready

Follow up:

Strapping the tank so the crane can pick it up

Rising

Rising……..wait a minute……

…..oh, someone finally gets the idea that a crane that is NOT higher than the building cannot possibly lift a tank on the rooftop.
10 points for him…..

…..while Mr. Brainy down here can only look in disbelief - Good job! ;D!
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Kuwait (Jul '10 - now & '07-'08)
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  • Annie
    Comment from: Annie
    2008-02-12 @ 06:05:05

    lol...that's funny. You'd think when heavy machinery is involved, they'd think that through better!

  • Øyvind
    Comment from: Øyvind
    2008-02-12 @ 11:59:24

    lol priceless. :D I image he said "noone will never build taller buildings than my crane" when he purchased it. :)

  • CatherineL
    Comment from: CatherineL
    2008-02-12 @ 14:09:33

    That is so funny. I wonder what they did in the end?

  • NicoleB
    Comment from: NicoleB
    2008-02-12 @ 14:56:37

    Not in Kuwait, Annie ;)


    Yeah, Øyvind, or: I promise, my crane is tall enough......!


    @Catherine, they stopped working with that crane.
    I gotta go to our rooftop and see, if they have the tanks up there now.
    But I think they do.
    Must have gotten a new crane.
    They don't care ;)

  • lceel
    Comment from: lceel
    2008-02-12 @ 16:51:50

    Which is why, up until recently, these people lived in tents in the desert.

  • Sandy (Momisodes)
    Comment from: Sandy (Momisodes)
    2008-02-12 @ 18:14:39

    ROFL!!! I love how you took pics of the whole process :)

  • lisa's chaos
    Comment from: lisa's chaos
    2008-02-12 @ 18:29:04

    Oh I wonder what they did. They couldn't carry them up, I guess they got a bigger crane?

  • Shauna
    Comment from: Shauna
    2008-02-12 @ 19:05:39

    You've been tagged for creativity. See my blog! http://shauna26.wordpress.com/2008/02/12/seven-things-about-shauna/

  • Frances
    Comment from: Frances
    2008-02-12 @ 22:32:25

    That's my whole morning - no one realizing that the crane is not taller than the building.
    Brilliant.
    Thanks for sharing,
    Frances

  • Joel
    Comment from: Joel
    2008-02-12 @ 23:06:03

    I thought they used helicopters for such operations! LOL :>>:>>:>>

  • Shaymaa
    Comment from: Shaymaa
    2008-02-13 @ 00:19:20

    Wow Nicole, I am happy to see your *new* site is up and running! Congrats!

    The crane photos are hilarious!

  • Øyvind
    Comment from: Øyvind
    2008-02-13 @ 03:02:10

    Maybe they manufactured new tanks from scratch on the roof. :)

    Good work Shauna, in my opinion Nicole brings us many unique gems each week. :)

  • NicoleB
    Comment from: NicoleB
    2008-02-13 @ 04:51:40

    LOL, thanks everyone - you made me grin even bigger with your comments :D

    I will go up to the rooftop today and see if they managed to grow some tanks on theirs ;)

  • Linus
    Comment from: Linus
    2008-02-13 @ 12:19:46

    Apartment building = 500,000 KD
    Labor= 4000 KD
    Crane= 60 KD per hour
    Watching idiots = Priceless :p

  • Ben
    Comment from: Ben
    2008-02-14 @ 02:33:18

    Thanks for the laugh

  • NicoleB
    Comment from: NicoleB
    2008-02-14 @ 05:28:17

    Linus, indeed :D!!!

    You're welcome, Ben :)

  • John Berger
    Comment from: John Berger
    2008-02-15 @ 02:15:17

    makes me point that we need more chlorine in thegene pool!!!!!!!!!!!! jab

  • NicoleB
    Comment from: NicoleB
    2008-02-15 @ 05:15:22

    That's pretty mean, John ;)

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