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Recursion

(56,582 posts)
Wed May 29, 2019, 08:25 AM May 2019

Random question for people who have worked construction

What's the longest distance you've ever had to deal with between the site and the roadhead or railhead?

I'm trying to talk sense to a MAGA friend who still wants the "rest of the wall" built and trying to figure out realistically how much new road and rail that would take.

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Random question for people who have worked construction (Original Post) Recursion May 2019 OP
Tell them a dragon will burn down the wall and the non-wight walkers will come anyway ... uponit7771 May 2019 #1
There would need to be a corridor suitable for heavy equipment along the entire length. bluedigger May 2019 #2
Not very, because temporary roads are built all the time. WhiskeyGrinder May 2019 #3
You cannot reason... MythosMaster May 2019 #4
"Tear down this wall" panader0 May 2019 #5

uponit7771

(90,323 posts)
1. Tell them a dragon will burn down the wall and the non-wight walkers will come anyway ...
Wed May 29, 2019, 08:26 AM
May 2019

... they'll believe it.

They don't do that whole thinking thing too good

bluedigger

(17,086 posts)
2. There would need to be a corridor suitable for heavy equipment along the entire length.
Wed May 29, 2019, 08:37 AM
May 2019

That would then need to be maintained for patrols and to provide access for repairs and routine maintenance of the wall.

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