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**inmeirulez** · 09-02-2010, 06:09 PM

If you can't take the truth don't seek it!

Take a very good look at how Haiti ended after less than 60 seconds from a temblor and tell me where the quality workmanship present was? The temblor pancaked poor to affluent homes the same, so talk on precarious building materials available is not the case for the haves.

Well judging by the state of National Palace (which was built by the Americans during their occupation early last century) I think we can safely lay at least some of the blame for its collapse on the earthquake - not entirely at the feet of dodgy, corrupt Haitian construction workers.
Had you visited the palace you would know that it was pretty sturdy.

For example;
The Digicel building in Turjeau was designed by a Haitian architect and built by a Haitian company. (Although the boss hangs out in Canada)
Now admittedly they had some teething problems with the elevators not going all the way to the bottom due to a twisted superstructure, and the Chinese made windows not all fitting snugly the first time, but at least the bloody thing held up with only cosmetic damage!

Are you confident that would be the case in Santo Domingo for all the towers springing up these last few years - good luck with that!

And Pichardo, are you seriously suggesting that the guy actually tying the rebar and mixing the concrete is the one making the decision to skimp on materials?
That decision is taken higher up the chain of multiple sub-contractors, sub-sub-contractors and sub-sub-sub-contractors.
The workers do what they are told and keep their mouths shut or they lose their jobs. Same as here in the D.R.

So Pichardo, no matter how you try to spin this you cannot escape the fact that a mag.7+ Earthquake did the bulk of the damage.
You can argue all you want about ultimate or proximate cause but whatever corruption that led to buildings being flattened in Haiti was nothing to do with Haitian vs Dominican culture.

Again, when it happens in S.D. we shall see if those drug cash towers are still standing.

09-02-2010, 06:09 PM	#22
inmeirulez Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 489 Senior Member	If you can't take the truth don't seek it! Take a very good look at how Haiti ended after less than 60 seconds from a temblor and tell me where the quality workmanship present was? The temblor pancaked poor to affluent homes the same, so talk on precarious building materials available is not the case for the haves. Well judging by the state of National Palace (which was built by the Americans during their occupation early last century) I think we can safely lay at least some of the blame for its collapse on the earthquake - not entirely at the feet of dodgy, corrupt Haitian construction workers. Had you visited the palace you would know that it was pretty sturdy. For example; The Digicel building in Turjeau was designed by a Haitian architect and built by a Haitian company. (Although the boss hangs out in Canada) Now admittedly they had some teething problems with the elevators not going all the way to the bottom due to a twisted superstructure, and the Chinese made windows not all fitting snugly the first time, but at least the bloody thing held up with only cosmetic damage! Are you confident that would be the case in Santo Domingo for all the towers springing up these last few years - good luck with that! And Pichardo, are you seriously suggesting that the guy actually tying the rebar and mixing the concrete is the one making the decision to skimp on materials? That decision is taken higher up the chain of multiple sub-contractors, sub-sub-contractors and sub-sub-sub-contractors. The workers do what they are told and keep their mouths shut or they lose their jobs. Same as here in the D.R. So Pichardo, no matter how you try to spin this you cannot escape the fact that a mag.7+ Earthquake did the bulk of the damage. You can argue all you want about ultimate or proximate cause but whatever corruption that led to buildings being flattened in Haiti was nothing to do with Haitian vs Dominican culture. Again, when it happens in S.D. we shall see if those drug cash towers are still standing.
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