. slides/1-Floor damage.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:12:40 -0500 Jalbum 8.0 The floor in the main room. The buckled ridge is somewhere between 2 and 3 feet high. Skateboard park, anyone? MC The floor in the main room. The buckled ridge is somewhere between 2 and 3 feet high. Skateboard park, anyone? MC slides/1-Floor damage.JPG slides/2-Floor damage.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:12:40 -0500 Jalbum 8.0 At least now we know where the weakest seam in the floor is... MC At least now we know where the weakest seam in the floor is... MC slides/2-Floor damage.JPG slides/3-Floor damage.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:12:40 -0500 Jalbum 8.0 The amazing thing about this floor is how solid it is. If you could keep your balance, you could walk down the top of the center ridge and it wouldn't even creak. MC The amazing thing about this floor is how solid it is. If you could keep your balance, you could walk down the top of the center ridge and it wouldn't even creak. MC slides/3-Floor damage.JPG slides/4-More floor buckling.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:12:40 -0500 Jalbum 8.0 There were smaller buckle zones elsewhere on the floor - and elsewhere in the building. MC There were smaller buckle zones elsewhere on the floor - and elsewhere in the building. MC slides/4-More floor buckling.JPG slides/5-Floor damage.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:12:40 -0500 Jalbum 8.0 For those who like brain-teasers - how do you fix this? MC For those who like brain-teasers - how do you fix this? MC slides/5-Floor damage.JPG slides/6-Floor damage.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:12:40 -0500 Jalbum 8.0 At this angle, it's a little easier to see just how high this ridge is. MC At this angle, it's a little easier to see just how high this ridge is. MC slides/6-Floor damage.JPG slides/7-Floor damage.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:12:40 -0500 Jalbum 8.0 The energy that went into buckling the floor was immense. It cracked and warped doorways and lifted mailing stanchions full of product weighing hundreds of pounds. M C The energy that went into buckling the floor was immense. It cracked and warped doorways and lifted mailing stanchions full of product weighing hundreds of pounds. M C slides/7-Floor damage.JPG slides/8-Mailroom floor.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:12:40 -0500 Jalbum 8.0 You just can't keep a bad floor down! MC You just can't keep a bad floor down! MC slides/8-Mailroom floor.JPG slides/9-Floor damage.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:12:40 -0500 Jalbum 8.0 There were areas where the floor panels broke off entirely, leaving gaping holes leading into the McKercher underworld... MC There were areas where the floor panels broke off entirely, leaving gaping holes leading into the McKercher underworld... MC slides/9-Floor damage.JPG slides/10-Floor damage.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:12:40 -0500 Jalbum 8.0 A secret trapdoor? MC A secret trapdoor? MC slides/10-Floor damage.JPG slides/11-Floor damage.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:12:40 -0500 Jalbum 8.0 Whoever was buried beneath McKercher isn't there now! MC Whoever was buried beneath McKercher isn't there now! MC slides/11-Floor damage.JPG slides/12-Floor damage.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:12:40 -0500 Jalbum 8.0 This shot was taken at floor level in the client-locker hallway. MC This shot was taken at floor level in the client-locker hallway. MC slides/12-Floor damage.JPG slides/13-Mailroom floor.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:12:40 -0500 Jalbum 8.0 The other side of the tunnel - note how the weight of the mail stanchions did nothing to impede the buckling. MC The other side of the tunnel - note how the weight of the mail stanchions did nothing to impede the buckling. MC slides/13-Mailroom floor.JPG slides/14-Mailroom floor.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:12:40 -0500 Jalbum 8.0 With a little extra lighting one can see that the floor joists themselves were unharmed during this event. MC With a little extra lighting one can see that the floor joists themselves were unharmed during this event. MC slides/14-Mailroom floor.JPG slides/15-Floor damage.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:12:40 -0500 Jalbum 8.0 A peek into the McKercher underworld. MC A peek into the McKercher underworld. MC slides/15-Floor damage.JPG slides/16-Under the floor.html Mon, 03 Nov 2008 11:12:40 -0500 Jalbum 8.0 The road to perdition is paved in...mud and old timbers? MC The road to perdition is paved in...mud and old timbers? MC slides/16-Under the floor.JPG