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as some of you may know from previous posts i have been suffering due to the construction going on on miami beach waterfront
what should be paradise has been a nightmare
being me i don't suffer quietly so i went to the city
commissioner matti bower gave me not one but two appointments calling in the city attorney building department and code enforcement
yesterday ms. bower was elected mayor of miami beach
the laws for construction on miami beach are going to be changed
and violating those new laws will result in heavy fines which will be used to purchase oceanfront property and create parks
phatlip12
11-21-2007, 03:35 PM
as some of you may know from previous posts i have been suffering due to the construction going on on miami beach waterfront
what should be paradise has been a nightmare
being me i don't suffer quietly so i went to the city
commissioner matti bower gave me not one but two appointments calling in the city attorney building department and code enforcement
yesterday ms. bower was elected mayor of miami beach
the laws for construction on miami beach are going to be changed
and violating those new laws will result in heavy fines which will be used to purchase oceanfront property and create parks
Sorry, I missed your other posts. What exactly is the problem with construction?
Sorry, I missed your other posts. What exactly is the problem with construction?
quality of life
they had a dewatering pump (a F# major chord in the middle of the bass clef) running 24/7 for over a year
anything 24/7 is going to drive people psycho
if i had known how to turn that pump off i would have done so as an act of 'civil disobedience' - i did manage to get local abc news out to do a story
it was not only loud it actually was shaking the neighboring buildings
i would wake up because my bed was vibrating
i lived with ear plugs and headphones on 24/7
it was also a diesel pump - on martin luther king day (when by law NO CONSTRUCTION is allowed - national holiday) and as i was coming from the beach there was a TANKER full of diesel delivering fuel to the project
i had constant asthma attacks
the crew is often loud and disrespectful - making crude remarks as construction workers tend to do
there are acoustical engineers that can lessen the noise but of course it would up the cost of construction
the developer and the construction company have both told me 'it is all economics'
well it should not be 'all economics' there are ethical and environmental issues involved
fortunately we have a new 'green committee' and our new governor is a big time environmentalist - he replaced jeb bush
the city and the state intend to subscribe to the kyoto agreement whether or not it is adopted nationally
miami beach is a naturally beautiful place and we are a wealthy city - there are no slums or ghettos or projects on miami beach
as i told the city at a commission meeting 'there is no shortage of developers lusting after our gorgeous waterfront - you can demand better conditions for the residents - why aren't you ? '
i ended up with an 'environmental sleep disorder'
i ended up in the hospital due to exhaustion from not sleeping (cost was $13,000)
i am moving away from the ocean to get some peace and quiet
miami beach is also going wifi for free and i hope that this encourages some tech industry
miami beach is known for having the most beautiful people of the major cities but is also known as having the least brain power of the major cities
miami/miami beach is kind of like the new york of south and central america but nationally except for construction and hedonism we don't really register on the radar
njshadow
11-21-2007, 04:17 PM
quality of life
they had a dewatering pump (a F# major cord in the middle of the bass clef) running 24/7 for over a year
anything 24/7 is going to drive people psycho
if i had known how to turn that pump off i would have done so as an act of 'civil disobedience' - i did manage to get local abc news out to do a story
it was not only loud it actually was shaking the neighboring buildings
i would wake up because my bed was vibrating
i lived with ear plugs and headphones on 24/7
it was also a diesel pump - on martin luther king day (when by law NO CONSTRUCTION is allowed - national holiday) and as i was coming from the beach there was a TANKER full of diesel delivering fuel to the project
i had constant asthma attacks
the crew is often loud and disrespectful - making crude remarks as construction workers tend to do
there are acoustical engineers that can lessen the noise but of course it would up the cost of construction
the developer and the construction company have both told me 'it is all economics'
well it should not be 'all economics' there are ethical and environmental issues involved
fortunately we have a new 'green committee' and our new governor is a big time environmentalist - he replaced jeb bush
the city and the state intend to subscribe to the kyoto agreement whether or not it is adopted nationally
miami beach is a naturally beautiful place and we are a wealthy city - there are no slums or ghettos or projects on miami beach
as i told the city at a commission meeting 'there is no shortage of developers lusting after our gorgeous waterfront - you can demand better conditions for the residents - why aren't you ? '
i ended up with an 'environmental sleep disorder'
i ended up in the hospital due to exhaustion from not sleeping (cost was $13,000)
i am moving away from the ocean to get some peace and quiet
miami beach is also going wifi for free and i hope that this encourages some tech industry
miami beach is known for having the most beautiful people of the major cities but is also known as having the least brain power of the major cities
miami/miami beach is kind of like the new york of south and central america but nationally except for construction and hedonism we don't really register on the radar
Better watch it. I heard that any kind of sound, whether it be quiet or loud, can cause hearing damage over an extended period of time. (If it's listened to over an extended period of time....)
Better watch it. I heard that any kind of sound, whether it be quiet or loud, can cause hearing damage over an extended period of time. (If it's listened to over an extended period of time....)
yes as a musician that is a major issue
thus the ear plugs
also as a musician who writes at home (using headphones so not to disturb my neighbors) why is my right to make money superseded by the economic interests of the developers
intellectual property is not less valuable than real property
i really wish i had a law degree - i may go for one - i can do another three years
not to practice law but for the ***** slapping power
rather than gain personal benefit by suing i have decided to gain benefits for my fellow residents
and since environmentalism is 'in' the tide is with me
any politician that takes a stand against the environment is committing political suicide
and it is not like you can buy your way out of my horror of the last two years
the people paying $10 millions for the penthouse in the offending building will have to listen to the same thing as they are going to start new construction right next door and they are trying to get a zoning variance to demolish my current building which is an historic building and is supposedly 'protected'
anyway the new mayor is matti to me and what i ask for she is more than willing to help
as i told the city 'if you had left me in peace i would have left you in peace but since you didn't you are going to have to deal with me'
patch
11-21-2007, 05:48 PM
Wow! You put more into this than I knew! You just get more and more awesome the more I learn about you. :)
phatlip12
11-21-2007, 11:18 PM
Wow, I don't blame ya. I'm glad you're finally getting somewhere though.
Wow, I don't blame ya. I'm glad you're finally getting somewhere though.
thx
i just got the keys to my new place
it is so quiet it is as if someone turned off the audio
i went in sat in the corner and cried i am so grateful to get out of here
tomorrow my new bed is delivered
i wish you guys were here in time/space so you could move all my stuff
i think i will sleep for a couple of months i am so burnt
i feel like i have been granted a reprieve from some crime
i must have had some seriously bad karma to work off or maybe this experience was to bring me to the mindset of being an activist for noise control
peace and quiet
those words are so often connected so i am thinking that maybe quiet has a lot to do with peace
and of course peace is the best thing anyone/everyone could have
patch
11-30-2007, 06:23 PM
thx
i just got the keys to my new place
it is so quiet it is as if someone turned off the audio
i went in sat in the corner and cried i am so grateful to get out of here
tomorrow my new bed is delivered
i wish you guys were here in time/space so you could move all my stuff
i think i will sleep for a couple of months i am so burnt
i feel like i have been granted a reprieve from some crime
i must have had some seriously bad karma to work off or maybe this experience was to bring me to the mindset of being an activist for noise control
peace and quiet
those words are so often connected so i am thinking that maybe quiet has a lot to do with peace
and of course peace is the best thing anyone/everyone could have
Yay! Finally in your new place!
I'd help you move if I was there. Wanna fly me out? Lol.
Pictures! I want pictures of the new place!
maxiscool1994
12-01-2007, 04:05 AM
Congratulations, dude! I understand what you mean about construction-- i wouldn't be able to stand it for as long as you did.
I would definitely go for the law degree if I had the time. The knowledge you will learn will be invaluable!
tribis
12-01-2007, 04:30 AM
I think hes mad because the construction ****ed up his computer and now it only types in "I want attention blue".
maxiscool1994
12-01-2007, 04:31 AM
I think hes mad because the construction ****ed up his computer and now it only types in "I want attention blue".
Common man....
comhcinc
12-01-2007, 04:42 AM
I think hes mad because the construction ****ed up his computer and now it only types in "I want attention blue".
how does typing in blue make you an attention whore?
http://www.cse.buffalo.edu/~burrows3/AttentionWhore2.jpg
xibalba
12-01-2007, 04:51 AM
I think hes mad because the construction ****ed up his computer and now it only types in "I want attention blue".
You must have been part of the construction crew. Having such an attitude.
Skyz is liked here unlike some people...also she is female.
comhcinc
12-01-2007, 04:53 AM
Skyz is liked here unlike some people...also she is female.
and i thought we were friends..........
xibalba
12-01-2007, 04:57 AM
I did start the do ya have comhcinc on block thread ya know. ;)
I was talking about them not ya.....though ya probably know that. hah
comhcinc
12-01-2007, 04:59 AM
ya i know. i was just being an attention whore......like tribis :D
xibalba
12-01-2007, 05:01 AM
He even went as far as to start a thread about himself on digg...
http://revision3.com/forum/showthread.php?t=12228
I think hes mad because the construction ****ed up his computer and now it only types in "I want attention blue".
it is teal not blue
and i get attention just by showing up
you are not the only person to have a problem with that but it doesn't bother me which only makes me all the more infuriating
:D
*thanks guys*
oh good i have my own thread :D to talk about me :D
well i got moved
it took twelve hours to deconstruct one environment and reconstruct another elsewhere including get my cable internet on
there are parrots hanging out on the wires outside my window
some of them sit real close and fly off together i think they are couples
comhcinc
02-20-2008, 05:26 PM
skyz, you got something you need to tell us? (http://www.local10.com/news/15355092/detail.html)
ariastar
02-20-2008, 08:34 PM
skyz, you got something you need to tell us? (http://www.local10.com/news/15355092/detail.html)
Oh geez, I hope not.
xibalba
02-20-2008, 08:52 PM
That made me laugh. :D
anyways she seems way to smart to do something like that. Though ya never know. ;)
That made me laugh. :D
anyways she seems way to smart to do something like that. Though ya never know. ;)
ha ha
i stay within the law
but the day i sell my internet business idea to google :) and it is my decision as to where we build our headquarters i am going back to the city and telling them
'you enact noise control laws on construction or i am building in nyc and you can continue being left our of the tech smart money loop'
xibalba
02-20-2008, 09:57 PM
What did ya use a molotov cocktail or a flame thrower? :D ;)
md2389
02-21-2008, 06:46 AM
What did ya use a molotov cocktail or a flame thrower? :D ;)
Or something far more dangerous....giving Tim Allen a stick with a marshmallow on it, and tell him to roast it. ;) (You'll have to watch Wild Hogs to get this.)