GlenerationX :
A co-worker ran a construction jobsite downtown, he/we were responsible for some of the water installation. He ran that job for over a year, the entire length of the big job, 3 floors of s commercial high rise downtown of a MAJOR North American city. (I'm not saying which city, or country) The water was under 150psi (2.5 times working pressure) air pressure test for 2 weeks, under water pressure for 3 months and one sunday a security guard making his rounds found the floor was wet on the 6th floor. He traced it back to the elevator shaft and started making calls. The calls probably took a couple of hours, but a service tech of ours went in a couple hours later and the water was at least at the 4th floor, he traced it back to a specific line and shut down that line, and EVERYONE WAS CALLED. A 2 1/2" fitting came apart on the 17th floor, and (supposedly) hit every floor below it. I was told multiple estimates between $5 and $20 million. I was also told, EVERYONE who wanted a new desk or laptop put in a claim from the 1st floor to the 17th. The company kept him on as, despite, this happened on his watch, everyone who had a free day or 2 or week were sent there to keep busy and it would've been impossible to determine who worked on what where? Last I heard he still works there to this day. Good guy! Very good Foreman and person.
2026-07-19 20:23:52