Places that used to be other places

PhroX said:
Building more housing is a good thing. Crappy office conversions less so. I'm certainly no expert on the topic, but as I understand, conversions have lower standards they have to meet (on things like floor area, windows etc.) than new builds, meaning the developers can, and obviously do, get away with selling crap, but as we're so lacking in housing, people have to take it.
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Guess the rules differ, certainly UK you wouldn't be able to get planning permission if it doesn't meet modern regulations.
 
Aiken_Drumn said:
Guess the rules differ, certainly UK you wouldn't be able to get planning permission if it doesn't meet modern regulations.
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This is the UK - and they do meet modern regulations, its just, as far as I understand, that the regulations for converting to flats are different, and a fair bit more lax, from new builds (in terms of things like minimum requirements on floor space). Meaning that developers can get away with making poorer quality flats if they convert from old offices. Though I might be wrong, I'm certainly not involved in either property or law.
 
GoodEnoughForMe said:
We have a bank that is now a sushi place and all the outdoor configuration is still the same; the two drive thru lanes to handle deposits or whatever, the side windows, etc etc. It’s very weird looking.
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Suddenly have an image in my head of food orders sent through the vacuum tubes.....it's been done already apparently (pranks, etc, not a regular thing).
 
Bamspeedy said:
Suddenly have an image in my head of food orders sent through the vacuum tubes.....it's been done already apparently (pranks, etc, not a regular thing).
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I saw a Tom Scott vid on YT recently, where he visited a cafe in NZ that serves pneumatic-tube delivered food as their gimmick.
 
Ceti Alpha 5 became Ceti Alpha 6. IIRC it didn't go well....
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Well, my elementary school (finished in 2005; age 15) I live near (15 min walk) in rural area (there are just few houses near it but it was "running" for 135 years - 1871-2006) now is "Old people house". Well, I might walk to school again in few decades (if it is still arond by that time) :mischief:
 
elmurcis said:
Well, my elementary school (finished in 2005; age 15) I live near (15 min walk) in rural area (there are just few houses near it but it was "running" for 135 years - 1871-2006) now is "Old people house". Well, I might walk to school again in few decades (if it is still arond by that time) :mischief:
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When I was in China, in rural area, I saw a former school that was now an old folks home. My kids were trying to use the old rusted playground equipment that had a bunch of overgrown weeds throughout the playground area. They were struggling, as it was unlike any other equipment they had seen before (wasn't your basic swing, slides, etc). Some 80 year old Chinese woman comes out and says, in English, "too little", which yeah, seemed my kids were too short at the time for some of the stuff. My guess is she had been English teacher back in the day.
 
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It is charming yes, the city often makes me feel like a tourist just walking to the office in the morning, even though I've lived here for 20 years.
 
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