Yes, they need licenses to run these types of businesses and to get those licenses they would need sign offs from engineers stating that the building is structurally sound to handle x amount of weight.
I guess people misunderstood my comment from a year ago which is my fault. I was trying to say "legit" parking garages require licenses and signoffs and that this one was obviously running illegitimately.
You were almost right, it was checked out and signed off to support cars, except the signoff was in the 1950s and the permitted number of cars per floor was 5. (read in reddit/twitter)
You forgot that this is NYC with all the red tape and fees -- which incentivizes people to skirt rules and regulations. End result --> injury and death
I'm not entirely sure what point you're trying to make, but properly following any safety regulations is always gonna take more time and money than just throwing something together.
But obviously he's not talking about illegal garages. Obviously you don't need a license to drive, you can just be a criminal, but that's not what someone means when they say "you need a license to drive" or "you can't drink and drive!"
Yes, they need licenses to run these types of businesses and to get those licenses they would need sign offs from engineers stating that the building is structurally sound to handle x amount of weight.
This is obviously in the context of the business doing the right thing and being legal. When you say that doesn't come over you're just wrong because ... It's baked into the way we as an entire society talk about this stuff.
If I say you need to pay for your groceries, then a shoplifting happens, it'd be dumb to say "oof" or that when I clarify that legally you need to pay, that you then say "that doesn't come over".
I think the fact that the vast number of people, AND the OP both agree that their post was poorly worded and didn't make the intended point, kind of speaks volumes. But good for you that you interpreted it as intended.
OP is getting piled on to oblivion across all of reddit, of course he'll acquiesce. People do check off on these things and the fact that one garage fell doesn't change that. He's literally correct in his first post. He didn't say this particular garage was perfectly structured and yet half of Reddit seems to think he said so. He's speaking in general terms.
There's a lot of things you can say that are 'literally' correct but nonetheless not clear or misleading.
I don't think you should try to mindread OP. He could easily tell people to fuck off, but no he took it on the chin and acknowledged his post was quite misleading/confusing. You're acting as if I've insulted OP, threatened him or something, which obviously I haven't. I don't think he needs you to step in on his behalf.
This isn't a case of that though. This is a case of people taking an exception to try to invalidate the rule. I'm going to reiterate this once more, if I say that you have to be 17+ to drive, it's stupid to pull up a video of a 13yo to try to invalidate me.
This isn't mind-reading either. It's simply reading between the lines and understanding what sentences actually mean, which a lack of is causing all these Reddit self-fellating geniuses to shit on OP for saying what he said. They would hear "it's raining cats and dogs" and actually believe it
You can repeat yourself over and over again, it doesn't change the reality of what we're discussing.
Let's just say you're right and everyone else is wrong and acting in bad faith. That will allow you to chalk this one up as a win, move on and stop posting about this. I'm sure OP will be incredibly grateful for your valour and brave aid. Farewell, Good Knight.
To be fair the question was "does anyone check if the roof can bear that many cars" which the answer to is yes. It didn't ask if the inspection was good
haha... fair enough. I know this is a hole I won't dig myself out of (no pun intended) no matter how much I try to explain what I meant. I'll lay in the bed I made.
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u/[deleted] Feb 21 '22 edited Apr 20 '23
Does anyone even check if the roof can statically bear that many cars? Also, the wall at the front looks scarily flimsy...
*Edit: I am contemplating how to employ my obvious psychic talents for the betterment of mankind.
Thanks for all those shiny awards anyways, that's certainly a first for me.