Comments about observation

There are 47 comments about "observation"

Editor: Mitch's comment was deleted at his request, and I removed EG's comment as it was to Mitch's deleted comment, and when I've left spurious comments like that in the past, EG has complained that such......

in response to: Ben\'s Deli by EvilGentleman

mike: im from the philippines, and i think all cities are awesome, specially shanghai and dubai with its fast growing rise of structures. Also the Global city in Taguig is developing fast. i heard the Tallest bldg......

in response to: The Top 15 Skylines in the World by Luigi Di Serio

Herman from Elmhurst: I used to roller skate in there. My dad told me stories of going up to the cafe and observation deck. It's always been my fantasy of restoring it to it's original state......

in response to: Abandoned... NY State Pavilion by Peter

Who Cares for Kensingtion: OG FROM GCC, Good piece! Take it back 1 block at a time. All in a given block may not participate, but those that do should stick together and clean it from end to end...and......

in response to: Kensington, Philadelphia - July 2004 by CE

Peter: to make a fairly obvious observation... if this is what things looked like when they ##won##, imagine what it would have looked like if they had ##lost##, heh... i suppose the outcome of the {stanley......

in response to: Hockey Victory Riot by EvilGentleman

Born and Raised in NYC: Alright Evil I was a little harsh .... the Americans pretending to be Canadian story gets under my skin ... again I've never hear a serious case of an American pretending to be Canadian (people......

in response to: Yankee Go Home by EvilGentleman

David Stonehouse: All of us at Evergreen were thrilled with Toronto's embrace of Earth Hour and indeed all staff went to enormous lengths to do our part. Unfortunately, when it comes to Brick Works site we are......

in response to: Not So Green... by Michelle

Synthetrix: Excellent post! I thought I was the only freak obsessed with the observations towers. I have even dreamed about being up in them. I will hopefully see them in person this September. Until then, Cheers V http://www,synthetrix.com...

in response to: Road Trip, Part II by procyon

Ken : Cool lookin' building, the Art Deco style of the 1930's is one of my favorite forms of architecture., is there a public observation deck at the top?...

in response to: Montreal from the Aldred Building by CE

ValleyCruiser: Are those outdoor observation decks every so many floors?, if so the views must be awesome....

in response to: Tour De La Bourse by Cinic

Peter: procyon: interesting observation about the parks department... frankly, i was surprised at how easy it was to just walk right into the place. i mean, theres a fence, but it has several door-sized holes/flaps cut/pried......

in response to: Abandoned... NY State Pavilion by Peter

Paul R Taylor : In its heyday Liverpool was the richest city in the world and was the gateway to Europe, Asia, Australia, south America, north America and the world. The River Mersey, the Irish Sea......

in response to: These Things No Longer Exist by Andrew Smith

JOEY TPA The Public Animals: Fantastic observation...

in response to: You\'re Gorgeous by ksedge

MaGoo: PS: Just for context- so that you realize that my observations are quite balanced and unbiased: I was raised by a single parent on welfare- we were abjectly poor. Most of our neighbors who were Bushwick......

in response to: I\'ve lived in Bushwick for just about fifteen years by Jeanne M.

colavitos ghost: hey, i hate the store just as much as the next guy. i was just making an observation....

in response to: Birdseyes by joey

joey: the smith tower, 506 second ave. 35th floor observation deck....

in response to: One August Morning by joey

Márcio Barreto: [[img:22708]] An old observatory in São Paulo (it belonged to IAG, but no more). When it was constructed, the city was very far away; now the city surrounds it (the lights of the city make impossible......

in response to: São Paulo by Márcio Barreto

Chris: Monday July 9th, I made a point to stop by today and view the progress. The family spent the weekend up on Greenhorn. The forest service has work ahead of them to reopen the road......

in response to: Bishop Castle: Another Self-Made Masterpiece by Jim Bishop

Hunter : I am not under the impression that any of these murals were intentionally dictated to Leo Tanguma by some elite agency. Instead, I think he may have been picking up on some type of a......

in response to: Airport Scenes 1 by aer suzuki

aer suzuki: never knew that, thanks i'll check it out. i also wanna go up to the observation deck someday....

in response to: The Darth Vader Building by aer suzuki

joey: a sharp observation. but what do we call art that is past the post-modern era?...

in response to: Shoes by Catherine Penfold-Waxman

GeneralTsao: Wow, what a closed perspective we have! The author posted several shots of the same building and people now don't want to have anything to do with Salina Kansas? Observation #1: Author should have been more......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 7 by Scott Sargent

laanba: You can actually go into the building. They have converted one half of the building into a museum. The other half you can go into on special occassions such as I did for......

in response to: Former Glory by laanba

Cosmo: :-) Nice observation! Lots of dying bridges around here. We've had a rash of injuries and wrecks caused by concrete chunks falling onto traffic on the freeways. They're starting to fix......

in response to: Another Dead Boat by Cosmo

indykid: Interesting observations can be drawn from these photos about the role of the car in North American culture. Just look at the size of the car parks in these photos versus the number of cars......

in response to: America\'s Most Boring Towns: 7 by Scott Sargent

EvilGentleman: As far as I can recall from my weather observer training, ACSL (altocumulus staing lenticular) are the result of high winds aloft, and can be formed by wind passing over mountains, but they can be......

in response to: Mt. Rainier & Lenticular Clouds by aer suzuki

MutantScum: I reviewed the above posts again and I withdraw my intention of contributing. I was under the impression that your "editor" had decided to restrain him or herself from deleting simple non-profane statements of opinion......

in response to: A Grisly Example of Man\'s Inhumanity by GGP

joey: evilg. it's an objective observation. i do enjoy your posts....

in response to: Bay of Quinte Sunrise by EvilGentleman

jeeff: very informative article, tho i think your enthusiasm for the space needle definitely clouds your objectivity a bit. a couple things: 1) the space needle itself was inspired by the stuttgart tv tower in germany,......

in response to: Spawn of the Space Needle by Machupicchu

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Although I'm not sure if the Telecom Tower was ever technically an observation tower and it's not particularly pretty....but anyhoo, it nearly fits here. [[img:10148]] ...

in response to: Spawn of the Space Needle by Machupicchu

EvilGentleman: Elicar, I remember one Toronto experience that absolutely terrified me. I think it was back in 1977 or 1978, My mother took me up to the top of the CN tower (Dad stayed below to......

in response to: Sooo Adorable by Elicar

EvilGentleman: The date format for weather observations would make the current time 20060323060945 UTC...

in response to: Manchester 22/03/06 by Myke

jethro: yeah joey, At 1,149 feet, the Stratosphere Tower is the tallest freestanding __observation tower__ in the United States and the tallest building west of the Mississippi River....

in response to: Vegas Views by johnny E

sanpakuman: suv driver, interesting observation . . . though think you're referring to "sanpaku," which as defined by http://www.macrobiotic.org/Sanpaku.htm is: "Sanpaku is a Japanese term that literally means “three areas empty”. It refers to two sides of......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Ctos: 4 mode observation; "Do I condone they guy pitching his refuse out the window? Absolutely not but it happens, human beings have yet to evolve to the state of perfection and I am hard pressed to......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

4 mode observation: This incident is an excellent example of some of the worst features of human behaviour and the consequences that result from the actions of those who are misguided and self indulgent enough to believe they......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

Bigtimer: One thing's for sure, you never know how somethings going to turn out. Toronto is changing. Violence is becoming increasingly a way of life on our streets. Leah, it seemed like you knew......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

ViewFromAfar: My Observations: Photo #1: he is grabbing her seat to slow her down, she must have been riding. Id say he then grabbed her wheel to stop her. Photo #2: he seems to be winding up......

in response to: Motorist Vs Courier by hool

jack: you know if someone jumped from the observation deck we would not see the fall until the 20th floor. by that time splat and no time to get out of the way. i......

in response to: Disappearing Skyscraper by Peter

GGP: the truck on the far right (pun intended) is sporting one of those ubiquitous patriotic "ribbon" stickers announcing "support" for the boys in Iraq, or reminding us that "freedom ain't free"....which reminds me of one......

in response to: Car Culture by joey

Grant NYC: Yeah, I’m pretty shocked about how common this event is as well. I would say, just anecdotally, about 1 of every 6 women that I know has experienced some sort of guy-jacking-it-in-public situation......

in response to: Beware: Perv Alert! by friendly_chic407

Catherine Penfold-Waxman: Ow. My neck hurts from looking up at the Empire State photo! This is a really cool shot. Is it from a regular observation deck? (102nd floor?)...

in response to: Empire State Building Spire: by ttam

Peter Lame: Hey Peter Caine, neckface might be toy but you sir are a tonka-built corn-dog card-carrying duck. After seeing your picture, all I can think is, "Who's the little dog making all that big noise?" Be careful,......

in response to: Fuck Neck Face by sine

Hazy: backing the Id all the way.: Elaine will u make me a card of this? I want to give it to my shrink. otherwise i'm feeling compelled to steal ur idea and pass it off as my own witty observation,i......

in response to: freudians Vs olympians by elaine

Marc: i have been writing and working (very hard) and traveling, but nothing in the citynoise genre as of late- though i desperately want to! Have to trepan some other stuff out of my head first........

in response to: hackney city farm by elaine

jeeff: i like the washed-out smoggy colour palette. reminds me of a shot posted awhile back which peter pegged as having been taken from the observation deck of one of the WTC towers. the......

in response to: Central Park & Skyline by caracarn

travass: all of these remind me of the place obi won goes to in outer space in ep2 of star wars....you know, that place where they're making all the clones.....anyway, thought i'd make a nerdy as......

in response to: somethin old by foxxfires