Station Problems

Daley's capital improvements of police stations has been a pretty spectacular success. By success, we mean for connected construction companies. We're starting an office pool to see which building gets condemned first...or falls down:

• 001 leads the pack with the video from yesterday with the settlement cracks, jammed doors and sinking floors. The only things holding that building together are the drywall and plumbing pipes;
• Headquarters is a close second with the walls that don't touch the floor. Masters and J-Fled were seen racing hot wheel cars down the 5th Floor hallway which at last count had a 5 degree slope toward Georgas' office. And we can only imagine that the parking lot that drains toward the building is the envy of architects worldwide;
• 016 with the shifting parking structure is a wonder;
• 022 has begun its slow decline with sticky doorways and "settlement" cracks toward the center of the building;
• 010 with its top notch electric system triggers false fire alarms regularly and the sally port door is almost working 30% of the time;

And in case you think the old buildings aren't holding up their end:

• 012 and 013 are rumored to be asbestos contaminated;
• 002 has toxic mold;
• 011 has mold and open sewer pipes that give the entire station a certain "eau de toilette" feel;

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