CONVERSATIONS
anectorial : 002
Here lies snippet of odd and yet true conversations between
designers and builders... (by an anonymous architect)
| Designer: | What happened here?! There is a 2" undercut at every single door?! |
| Builder: | Well... That is what you approved. |
| Designer: | That can't be right...this approved submittal says 1/4" undercut...this is not acceptable ...we'll need new doors! |
| Builder: | Well... How about we patch it with scrap wood and paint it? |
| Designer: | Are you suggesting that every single door is patched with a 1-3/4" strip of scraps? |
| Builder: | Oh yeah... It will be okay. |
| Designer: | ?#@$%^ |
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| Builder: | So... What do you want us to do with this? It won’t fit in the elevator. How about a [inferior] substitute? |
| Designer: | Have you ... tried loading it in the elevator? |
| Builder: | No, but we measured. How about a [inferior] substitute? |
| Designer: | Perhaps opening the top hatch of the elevator will fit it vertically. |
| Builder: | Well... we can't get the hatch to open. How about a [inferior] substitute? |
| Designer: | Hmmm...how about loading it on top of the elevator? |
| Builder: | Well... blah blah blah...it won't work. How about a [inferior] substitute? |
| Designer: | What about moving up the stairs? It should fit in the stairs. |
| Builder: | Well... the sub only has one guy...and he's really old and I think 19 floors would kill him. How about a [inferior] substitute? |
| Designer: | Can we get more guys then? |
| Builder: | That will add cost! How about a [inferior] substitute? |
| Designer: | Get a [?#@$%^] substitute. |
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| Builder: | By the way, the substitute is 8 weeks lead time... |
| Designer: | But construction is already 2 months behind schedule!!! |