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Bob Dole 07-11-2011 09:53 AM
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Originally Posted by luv (Post 7741560)
I read a post yesterday on on facebook from Joplin Recovery that 60% of the debris has been removed. A friend of mine who went down during that first week after found that hard to believe.
Drove through on 43 on 7/4 and there was still a LOT of debris to be removed in just that stretch.

Alton deFlat 07-11-2011 10:15 AM
They are estimating that 3,000,000 cubic yards of debris will be removed. if that is accurate, they are about 33% complete. Some businesses, are rebuilding quickly. The Walgreens on Range Line - which was completely destroyed - is basically complete on the outside. They are working on the inside now. The Walgreens on Main is being completely renovated. Chick-Fil-A is slated to re-open on September 1, after being destroyed. Walls are going up on the new Walmart. I think the new Aldi's has been started too. Still no word on the location of St. John's. They say they're not going to rebuild in the same location, because of the close proximity to Freeman Hospital, and the fact that if the tornado had tracked 1/4-1/2 mile to the south, both hospital may have been incapacitated. Kinda hate to see them move, but it does make sense.

Frazod 07-11-2011 10:26 AM
So St. John's is a total loss?

Alton deFlat 07-11-2011 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by frazod (Post 7741672)
So St. John's is a total loss?
Yea. Even now it looks pretty much as it did right after the tornado. They've cleaned the grounds, and removed the cars that were piled on top of one another. At night, they have spotlights shining on the building, powered by generators. A few windows were boarded up, I'm sure to protect some equipment. Once they have a plan, they'll probably implode it, or just knock it down.

Frazod 07-11-2011 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Alton deFlat (Post 7741693)
Yea. Even now it looks pretty much as it did right after the tornado. They've cleaned the grounds, and removed the cars that were piled on top of one another. At night, they have spotlights shining on the building, powered by generators. A few windows were boarded up, I'm sure to protect some equipment. Once they have a plan, they'll probably implode it, or just knock it down.
Wow. Just from seeing pictures it looks like enough of it survived intact that they could fix it. That's really messed up.

tigers#1fan 07-11-2011 11:08 AM
In the news down here, it said the whole structure was moved 4 ft off the foundation, that's why they're going to completly rebuild.

Simply Red 07-11-2011 11:57 AM
The last six or seven posts - are just 'wow' -- incredible impact, even weeks & weeks later, but Joplin will pull through!

Discuss Thrower 07-11-2011 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by tigers#1fan (Post 7741724)
In the news down here, it said the whole structure was moved 4 ft off the foundation, that's why they're going to completly rebuild.
Not surprising since even Joplin Airport's Control Tower was hit by winds hard enough to rotate the structure to a degree that it knocked the elevator out of commission for a week.

cabletech94 07-11-2011 12:11 PM
i went through on saturday for the first time since. words fail me. all the destruction. and so many people, still working hard. my heart goes out to them.
pics do no justice, and i was there 5 or 6 weeks afterwards. couldn't recognize anything.

epitome1170 07-11-2011 12:13 PM
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Originally Posted by gblowfish (Post 7715586)
Today's KC Star as a front page story about how poorly the Home Depot was built in relationship to the Wal-Mart and Academy Sports box stores in the same path of the tornado. Cheap construction with no storm shelter or safe room was a disaster. We have earthquake requirements for building codes where earthquakes are likely, why not have safer building codes in tornado alley? Home Depot couldn't afford to build a storm shelter? This is a law that should be changed because of this tragedy. Story is here:

http://tinyurl.com/3m6uuv7
This article is an absolute pathetic piece of journalism and is intended to scare people and not to help anything.

Could they make storm shelters for tornados? Of course, but can they make a tornado proof building... only if the owner doesn't care about cost or appearances.

Needless to say the building codes is not what is at fault here.

cabletech94 07-11-2011 12:20 PM
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Originally Posted by Alton deFlat (Post 7741518)
I've been impressed with the way the debris clean-up has been managed so far. I'm interested in what others in Joplin think. The city is now issuing residential building permits, from just east of St. John's, west to the city limits. It'll be good to see houses rebuilt. The last number I heard, was 890,000 cubic yards of debris had been removed. That was about a week ago, so I'd imagine it's close to 1,000,000 by now. Death toll went up to 159 last week. Rush Limbaugh was in town for the 4th. Love him or hate him, he did give $100,000 to the relief effort. Here's a before and after video someone shot. Gives a perspective, as you would drive west on 20th street from Range Line to Main. You get a shot at a few of the debris trucks. They're some big-ass trucks. It's kinda neat how trees, that were practically stripped clean, are now sprouting new leaves and branches. They look like something out of a Dr. Seuss book.

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man, i drove on this street saturday. HO-LY CRAP.

Discuss Thrower 07-18-2011 01:05 PM
Bump for happy reasons: According to Newstalk KZRG 1310 Extreme Home Makeover wants to rebuild a house destroyed in Joplin.

Reaper16 07-18-2011 01:27 PM
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Originally Posted by J-Town Fan 1988 (Post 7755299)
Bump for happy reasons: According to Newstalk KZRG 1310 Extreme Home Makeover wants to rebuild a house destroyed in Joplin.
That's not happy news. Joplin doesn't need an eyesore house in the middle of an otherwise modest neighborhood. Joplin doesn't need television networks making advertising revenue off of the pain of a community. Joplin is strong enough to rebuild without ABC's grandstanding bullshit.

Brock 07-18-2011 01:32 PM
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Originally Posted by J-Town Fan 1988 (Post 7755299)
Bump for happy reasons: According to Newstalk KZRG 1310 Extreme Home Makeover wants to rebuild a house destroyed in Joplin.
Yay! Some lucky family is going to get a house they can't pay the insurance and taxes on!

Bowser 07-18-2011 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by J-Town Fan 1988 (Post 7755299)
Bump for happy reasons: According to Newstalk KZRG 1310 Extreme Home Makeover wants to rebuild a house destroyed in Joplin.
Instead of a mansion, they should rebuild a street block or a neighborhood.


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