I agree, the new one just not the same. From Seattle Times
Snow collected on the flat, concrete roof and would have crushed the building like a beer can were it not for an embedded system of hot water pipes. When the weather was at its worst, the boilers gobbled 500 gallons of diesel fuel a day to melt the snow. The annual power bill was nearly $190,000.
"Diesel fuel was 20 cents a gallon when it was built," Walkinshaw said.
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jjohn2k 2 years ago
I agree, the new one just not the same. From Seattle Times
Snow collected on the flat, concrete roof and would have crushed the building like a beer can were it not for an embedded system of hot water pipes. When the weather was at its worst, the boilers gobbled 500 gallons of diesel fuel a day to melt the snow. The annual power bill was nearly $190,000.
"Diesel fuel was 20 cents a gallon when it was built," Walkinshaw said.
ffeju 2 years ago