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Atlanta spends $200K to paint a rainbow crosswalk
July 13, 2017, 06:51 PM
BamaJeepsterAtlanta spends $200K to paint a rainbow crosswalk
That's some seriously expensive paint!
http://twitchy.com/dougp-3137/...-taxpayers-how-much/
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WoodmanMultiple engineering and consultant studies ... Not sexist .... but "Orientationist" ???
July 13, 2017, 07:22 PM
medic451Rant on- I hope someday gay people can just accept that being gay is nothing fucking special. No parades or goddamn rainbow crosswalks. Sorry, you being gay doesnt mean anything different that me being straight, just shut up already.- rant off
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sgalczynSome call it a cross-walk....others a target box!
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July 13, 2017, 07:29 PM
H&K-GuyMeh. Where is
my crosswalk, for short, fat, ugly, white guys?
I want my damn crosswalk! I want it now.
H&K-Guy
July 13, 2017, 07:39 PM
ZSMICHAELWhy so expensive? Any painting contractors to lend insight as to the cost?
July 13, 2017, 07:41 PM
220-9erFollow the money.
Somebody got right on that one.
How many other happen that aren't controversial, that nobody hears about.
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July 13, 2017, 07:49 PM
Balzé HalzéIf they say it cost $196,000, it likely cost twice that much.
A perfect example of inefficient government. Does anyone believe that Trump would've paid that much for that on one of his projects? Unreal.
Unbelievable stupidity.
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July 13, 2017, 07:50 PM
synthplayerSoon, workers will need to temporarily remove those man-hole covers, and one thing's for sure: They won't make any attempt to replace them so that they line up. Will tens of thousands of dollars be spent to re-align them?
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Balzé Halzéquote:
Originally posted by synthplayer:
Soon, workers will need to temporarily remove those man-hole covers, and one thing's for sure: They won't make any attempt to replace them so that they line up. Will tens of thousands of dollars be spent to re-align them?
How about when they slurry the road or repave it?
Just stupid.
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July 13, 2017, 08:01 PM
a1abdjSeattle did 11 of them for $66,000:
http://www.seattletimes.com/se...ay-pride-in-seattle/Vancouver did a square like that shown in the photo for $25,000:
https://604now.com/photos-davi...t-rainbow-crosswalk/July 13, 2017, 08:35 PM
ffemt44quote:
Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
Why so expensive? Any painting contractors to lend insight as to the cost?
I used to do line striping. Colored paint costs a bit more but I would figure at non-union rates that job should have cost maybe 3k simply for the multiple colors. We used to charge $3 a parking line, $20 per crosswalk with a mobilization charge of $500. No reason for this to cost )200k
July 13, 2017, 08:39 PM
wcb6092Somebody's homeboy just got rich.
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July 13, 2017, 08:43 PM
MikeinNCI'd could have driven from NC and stopped by Sherwin Williams OTW and still gotten it done for about $500.00
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ZSMICHAELquote:
I used to do line striping. Colored paint costs a bit more but I would figure at non-union rates that job should have cost maybe 3k simply for the multiple colors. We used to charge $3 a parking line, $20 per crosswalk with a mobilization charge of $500. No reason for this to cost )200k
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Thank you. I knew someone here would know. Appreciate your taking the time.
July 13, 2017, 08:53 PM
BamaJeepsterThey had to find a minority owned business that employed transgendered, handicapped workers to do the job. They also had to use gender fluid paint...We all know how expensive that is!
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whanson_wiquote:
Originally posted by H&K-Guy:
Meh. Where is my crosswalk, for short, fat, ugly, white guys?
I want my damn crosswalk! I want it now.
H&K-Guy
Yeah, and make it wider, too, so I fit.
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July 13, 2017, 09:51 PM
cmr076quote:
Originally posted by ZSMICHAEL:
quote:
I used to do line striping. Colored paint costs a bit more but I would figure at non-union rates that job should have cost maybe 3k simply for the multiple colors. We used to charge $3 a parking line, $20 per crosswalk with a mobilization charge of $500. No reason for this to cost )200k
Posts: 1418 | Registered: March 04, 2011
Thank you. I knew someone here would know. Appreciate your taking the time.
Out of curiosity, what would the union rate be? If you know.
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July 13, 2017, 09:51 PM
comet24Whoever pushed this project through has a brother, cousin, nephew, friend that just made a huge payday on this job.
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July 13, 2017, 09:57 PM
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