Chicagoist: Danger! The Sky Is Falling!

sports illustrated

Mon, 06 Mar 2006 22:45:43 -0600

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sports illustrated

Mon, 06 Mar 2006 22:45:21 -0600

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sports illustrated

Mon, 06 Mar 2006 22:45:16 -0600

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KC

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 11:24:18 -0600

i agree with many of these comments and think its very dangerous

KC

Thu, 27 Oct 2005 11:23:40 -0600

i agree with many of these comments and think its very dangerous

Killian

Fri, 28 Jan 2005 11:36:42 -0600

Buildings with falling ice should install melters on the offending ledges so that people do not get killed/injured anymore. I'm surprised that the city and building managers haven't caught on to this yet.

Urbanist

Fri, 28 Jan 2005 09:09:07 -0600

It looks like people at The Tribune read your blog as today's paper has a story on the Great Ice Warnings: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-0501280060jan28,1,872377.story?coll=chi-news-hed

jw

Wed, 26 Jan 2005 17:51:55 -0600

Chicagoist capitalizes on a great idea for a photo collection once again. i was thinking about this earlier this week... the lack of a large market means that there is such a variety of "home-made" falling ice signs on the streets, no standardization whatsoever. speaking of signs, what's up with the front of the "new" sun-times/holiday inn building? it reads Su -Times (or at least it did as of yesterday evening). like a gas station sign or something... someone should get that guy with the long metal pole to come fix it.

rachelle

Wed, 26 Jan 2005 15:54:51 -0600

that is so horrible!!! but what can you really do about it!? it seems like nothing.. try to be a little more aware but when the jig is up, it's up!

Jake

Wed, 26 Jan 2005 15:46:46 -0600

My mom used to work at the Sears Tower, and one day, this would have been 15-20 years ago, during the winter a co-worker went out for lunch and was two or three people behind a guy who had the misfortune of having a large piece of ice remove his head from the rest of his body. My mom's co-worker was freaked out because he let that guy walk out of the building before him. Of course, I'd be freaked out too if I saw that.

rachelle

Wed, 26 Jan 2005 14:00:41 -0600

well.. tall buildings..

G.R.O.

Wed, 26 Jan 2005 13:52:50 -0600

DC has skyscrapers?

Matt

Wed, 26 Jan 2005 12:33:06 -0600

Putting out a sign DOES NOT limit the buliding owner's liability. You can still sue their ass off for building/operating a buliding that creates an unsafe environment for passers-by. The signs saying "we're not responsible, watch out, ect" are inexpensive ways to keep stupid people from exercising their legal rights.

alyssa

Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:56:26 -0600

I'm going to show my mean observations, based on living in Chicago.... This is how you know it is winter in Chicago - when there's a news story about falling ice and the threat to pedestrians. You know it is summer when they talk about old people who died in their overheated apartments. Cruel - yes, but nature is cruel.

rachelle

Wed, 26 Jan 2005 11:29:27 -0600

there are some new signs out in front of the Realtor Building that i think should be used on the highway or something. i'm 5'4" and they come up at least to my shoulder. that's some major CYA going on.

Erin

Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:49:51 -0600

Heh. I see Kristi already made the CS reference! Woo hoo!

Erin

Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:47:58 -0600

If it were still the holiday season, a "Christmas Story" reference would seem appropriate right about now. Does anyone know of any other instances where someone was injured/maimed/killed by falling ice? I read in someone's blog the other day that they similar signs in Park City, Utah, but as Rachelle said, I've never seen them anywhere but Chicago.

Kristi

Wed, 26 Jan 2005 09:02:08 -0600

Yeah, it seems like a complete CYA move for the property owner's part. Stupid people with their stupid lawsuits make things like that and the "Caution! Coffee is extremely hot!" warning on the lid necessary. The signs do make me a little paranoid, though, and just go to provide me with another reminder that injury or harm come in all forms (including solid, liquid or gas). I'm constantly looking up whenever I go out for lunch, so I've taken to brown-bagging it to lessen my chances of death-by-icicle. Cuz, you know, those icicles have been known to hurt people!