Life on the Road – Trucking News Blog

I’ve said many times that Bin Laden must be sitting on a rock in some cave somewhere laughing his posterior off at the utter stupidity of the people involved in rebuilding the WTC -World Trade Center. He can read the New York papers on line, just like we all can. I’m sure he enjoys the New York Post. Achmed, Achmed! Did you hear what those American infidel fools are doing now? Get off your camel and come over here and read this!

Here’s the latest as reported yesterday in the New York Post: “A turf war between the Police Department and the Port Authority that has led to a crackdown on cement mixers headed to the World Trade Center has only put more trucks on crowded city streets as they take longer routes to avoid the NYPD. The Police Department has set up the nitpicking inspection stations near the site, which only delays the delivery of cement — often long enough that it’s no longer usable for construction.

The Post continues: “According to an engineer at the site -the concrete suppliers are working at night to stay away from the cops. But you cannot see as well without natural light. When you pour in the evening, the quality of the work isn’t as good. Another construction source said some of the cement firms have put on additional trucks, ready to haul concrete to replace time-sensitive cargo that’s been rendered undeliverable because of the delays caused by street-side inspections.”

It took 410 days to build the Empire State Building back in the 1930′s. It took two years to erect the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Three years for the Sears Tower in Chicago. The Burj Dubai, the world’s tallest building, has taken 5 years to build. It’s almost open for business. That’s a picture of it above. It has 160 floors! 9/11 was 8 years ago and the concrete is being held up in a pissing contest between the NYPD and the Post Authority. What an absolute disgrace.

Back to the story in The Post: “The PA (Port Authority) owns the World Trade Center and patrols the site with its own police force. The NYPD wants to take over jurisdiction at the site now, but won’t be allowed until construction is completed. “I don’t hear about enforcement anywhere else in town, said Carmine Valente, president of the Association of NYC Concrete Producers, It seems to be just focused on trucks going into the World Trade Center site.”

I remember not long after 9/11, “we” flatbed drivers were told – ooo, expect “tons” of freight going from every steel mill in the US to the WTC site. They’ll be plenty of business for everyone and we’ll all do our patriotic duty and get the site rebuilt fast. We would set an example for the world. Yeah right! Never happened. Who knows where the steel will come from. Probably China. And when? Who knows. President Obama is flying back over to Europe, again, this time to try and get the Olympics for Chicago. Might I suggest he climb aboard Chopper One -  Marine One – or whatever his helicopter is called, go to NYC and kick Mayor Bloomberg in the rear and tell him to get that place built already. As just about everyone wanted to do in the beginning – get Trump to take over the project with the sole authority to make it happen. It’s still not too late.

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