Archive for yester days
My Father When I Was…
Posted by: | CommentsMy Father When I Was…
4 years old
“My daddy can do anything.”
5 years old
“My daddy knows a whole lot.”
6 years old
“My dad is smarter than your dad.”
8 years old
“My dad doesn’t know exactly everything.”
10 years old
“In the olden days when my dad grew up,
things were sure different.”
12 years old
“Oh well!
Naturally, Dad doesn’t know anything about that.
He is too old to remember his childhood.”
14 years old
“Don’t pay any attention to my dad.
He is so old-fashioned!”
21 years old
“Him? My Lord, he’s hopelessly out-of-date!”
25 years old
“Dad knows a little bit about it,
but then he should because
he’s been around for so long.”
30 years old
“Maybe we should ask dad what he thinks.”
35 years old
“I’m not doing a single thing until I talk to Dad.”
40 years old
“I wonder how Dad would have handled it.
He was so wise and had a world of experience.”
50 years old
“I’d give anything if Dad were here now
so I could talk this over with him.
Too bad I didn’t appreciate how smart he was.
I could have learned a lot from him.”
~ Ann Landers ~
Empire State Bldg Old Photos………..Amazing!!!!
Posted by: | CommentsAmazing pictures indeed. Here’s more about the
building, including an answer to your question:
How tall is
it?
There are several numbers to describe the height of the Empire
State Building. The total height of the building, including the lightning rod,
is 1,454 feet. The height of the building from the ground to its tip is
usually given as 1,250 feet. The measurement from the ground to the 102nd
floor observatory is 1,224 feet and from the ground to the 86th floor
observatory is 1,050 feet.
How long did it take to build?
The
building was actually completed ahead of schedule, taking only one year and 45
days to build.
How much did the Empire State Building cost to
build?
The building itself cost $24,718,000 to build (nearly half the
expected cost because of the Great Depression). Including the property on
which the building sits, the total cost for the Empire State Building was
$40,948,900.
How many floors are in the Empire State
Building?
There are 102 floors.
Who many steps are there to
the top of the Empire State Building?
There are 1,860 from street level
to 102nd floor.
How many windows are in the building?
There
are 6,500 windows. What a lot to clean!
How many man-hours did it
take to construct?
It took 7,000,000 man-hours.
How many
people worked on the building?
At peak times, there were as many as
3,400 workers at one time.
How much steel did it take to construct
the frame?
It took 57,000 tons of steel to construct the steel
skeleton.
How much telephone wire is in the Empire State
Building?
There is approximately 17 million feet of telephone wire
servicing the building.
How many people died while building the Empire State
Building?
Though rumors of hundreds of people dying on the work site
circulated during the time of its construction, official records state that
only five workers were killed: one worker was struck by a truck; a second fell
down an elevator shaft; a third was hit by a hoist; a fourth was in a blast
area; and a fifth fell off a scaffold.
your entire childhood in one email….
Posted by: | CommentsIf you can remember most or all of these, Then you have lived!!!!!!!
Pass this on to anyone who may need a break from their ‘grown-up’ life.
