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I work in events. That is a very temporary structure. The frame is aluminum trussing, and although it would hold up fairly well, all of the fabric will start bleaching within 3-4 weeks, the metal chains holding everything up will start rusting pretty quickly being exposed to the elements. The lights themselves aren’t IP rated and are relying on the fabric for protection so those will fail pretty quickly. Finally the stage itself has a wood underlayment that will rot within a single season if left outside.
Lastly it’s all rented and the rental company will continue to charge the client until it’s returned.
That's just another line item for the American taxpayer. Hardly Trump's problem.
Funny story about temporary rental equipment.
My old company, big (as in billions $$) defence control actor. They refused to buy permanent sites, instead they would lease or rent buildings or structures. Sea cans counted as structures. They rented 3 sea cans for 15 years. Spent almost 100k each over that period. Never once did they accept the financial argument that one years lease would almost buy a sea can outright.
They don't want it on their books. Renting looks better.
Probably the only consideration is what is cheapest for the current quarter.
Let's hope it outlasts Trump
Is it the US version of the Liz Truss head of lettuce?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liz_Truss_lettuce
It’s like the parked car on cinder blocks in someone’s yard.Eventually the grass will grow tall enough that you won’t see it
I’m curious—can you tell the lighting isn’t rated from these images, or just because of the number / cost?
Also curious about the chains—does that means they can’t be reused for long if they’ve been outdoors? I assume there’s plenty of regulation around that kind of thing.
I saw some other pictures of it being assembled and the lights were wrapped until the fabric was on. It’s also relatively rare for moving heads to be IP rated because they move, and in order to maintain IP rating on something that moves it requires significantly more maintenance and with that, higher cost. The lights that are on the outside are IP rated for instance, as they didn’t have the fabric to protect them. But from prior experience that means those lights cost about 3 times as much to rent.
The chains are protected by a coating of oil, the oil is in a reservoir inside the motor so if the chains aren’t getting ran on a regular basis they aren’t getting a fresh coat of oil. As soon as any sort of weathering happens, the chains become exposed and will start rusting. You can get stainless steel chains that won’t rust, but the price on those is so astronomical, that it’s special order only, and only used for permanent installs. The only way this has stainless steel chains is if it was designed as a permanent install from the beginning.
The ideal Trump monument.
Can't wait to find out that this somehow cost us taxpayers like a hundred million dollars.
And the rental company is DefinitelyNotTrumpJr LLC.
It'll be like a toilet in the front yard and he plants flowers in it. White trash is his style.
Ah, but the toilet is gold!
They’re expecting trump to pay the rental fee? How quaint.
It's not Donald paying. It's those of us who actually pay taxes.
You just know Trump will try to screw them and pocket the money instead.
Knowing Trump, this is run by some friend, family, or donor. Him paying with tax money is pocketing it. That's how you make public wealth private.
Just like America
I bet the last point is one of the major reasons why Trump would want it to stay. Guy seems to have a weird fetish for not paying what he owes.
Probably a power trip, one of the few he gets away with. "Smart men don't pay taxes or bills!"
yes, but do you really think the orange pedo rapist would know about … (check notes) … anything?
When he claims to know about everything it's just a cover for his lack of knowledge about anything
He's suxh a cringeworthy moron