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Oswego

Oswego

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Window or balcony or both... pretty cool IMO. I always hated high rises due to their lack of operable windows/clean air.


I can see a rise in suicides coming to a building near you. Wear hard hats under these things lol
 
Silverback

Silverback

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Not only no but FUCK NO!!
 
Oswego

Oswego

n00b
Not even on a cruise ship? lol
 
Silverback

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We had a suite with a balcony on the 10th deck and it was cool. But not in a sky scraper 100 stories up.
 
Oswego

Oswego

n00b
Silverback said:
We had a suite with a balcony on the 10th deck and it was cool. But not in a sky scraper 100 stories up.
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I don't even like being in skyscrapers. About the only way I'd ever live in one is if someone else was paying for it, it was high enough for a chute to open, and I had one of those base jumping chutes - I already know how to break a window lol
 
Oswego

Oswego

n00b
Mind blown....
 
Silverback

Silverback

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Pretty bad!!


 
Anathollo

Anathollo

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Damn that thing is badass!
 
Silverback

Silverback

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Ex-Army Sniper Takes Out Neighbor’s Intruder From Bedroom Window

Ex-Army Sniper Takes Out Neighbor’s Home Intruder From Bedroom Window

<Texas> Jeremy Elmore, a 42-year-old retired Army Sniper currently residing in El Paso, Texas, is being hailed a hero after he saved a neighborhood family from 3 violent home intruders late Tuesday evening.

Elmore, who retired from the Army at 41 after giving 21-years of service was spending the night home alone as his wife and 3 young children are visiting family members in Indiana.

According to Elmore, he wasn’t quite ready to go to sleep when he retired to his bedroom around 1:15 AM- so he decided to engage in one of his favorite activities – breaking down and cleaning one of his firearms. The firearm that Elmore decided to break down and clean was his M24 Sniper Riffle (officially referred to as the M24 Sniper Weapon System).

At approximately 1:50 AM – after cleaning and reassembling the rifle, Elmore rested it on the sill of his bedroom window to adjust its scope. While adjusting the scope it unintentionally landed on one of his neighbor across the street’s open windows; Elmore told police and reporters that he was amazed at what he saw happening inside. Elmore told local ABC affiliate reporter Karen Lodestone, “I honestly thought I was dreaming hallucinating at first – it took over a minute for the situation to fully register in my brain”.

What Elmore saw through the high-powered scope on his riffle was – his neighbors, Fredrick and Lydia Cole tied to chairs in their upstairs family-room. The couple’s 2-children Douglas (11-years-old) and Daniel (6-years-old) were sitting near their mother – also tied to kitchen-style chairs.

According to Elmore, the mother and children had what looked to be duct-tape around their mouths and 3 masked-intruders appeared to be focusing primarily on Fredrick Cole. The 3 masked-intruders were holding handguns and were acting in a very violent manner – often destroying the Cole’s property or striking Fredrick Cole in the face with their pistols.

Things seemed to be escalating quickly at the Cole residence and Elmore used his bedroom telephone to call 911. After notifying authorities, Elmore continued to monitor the situation across the street. According to Elmore, while waiting for the police to arrive things continue to escalate rapidly at the Cole residence and he was greatly concerned for the family’s safety. Elmore told reporters that his military training and instinct kicked in and he knew that he had to do something to intervene.

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Elmore proceeded to load his rifle with the custom 7.62 x 51mm ammunition and stationed himself at his bedroom window. As Elmore continued to watch the situation unfold across the street, the home intruders became increasingly more violent. As one of the intruders held his handgun (later identified as a .45 caliber Taurus 1911) to Mrs. Cole’s head – Elmore took the first shot from his riffle immediately striking his intended target.

According to Elmore and members of the Cole family – the home intruder instantly fell to the floor dropping his weapon in the process. The remaining 2-home intruders were visibly stunned and confused by the incident and gave Elmore enough time to fire 2 additional rounds striking both remaining intruders before they had an opportunity to retaliate.

Police arrived shortly after Elmore’s intervention and discovered 2 of the 3 home-intruders dead upon their arrival. The surviving intruder – since identified as Charles L. Brooke was treated for his injuries at a nearby hospital and has since been arrested and booked into a county jail.

Among those singing praise for Elmore’s heroic actions are the members of the Cole family who have told reporters they owe their lives to Elmore and will never be able to thank him enough or fully express their gratitude for the retired Army Sniper.

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Screenshot courtesy of Fredrick Cole’s Facebook page.
Police are still investigating the home invasion, however, during a brief press-conference, told members of the media that they believe the invasion was motivated by a now-defunct business deal Fredrick Cole had been involved in throughout mid-2016. They believe the intruders intended to harm the Cole family and are grateful for Elmore’s intervention.
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Silverback

Silverback

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Lol
 
Oswego

Oswego

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tx_shooter said:
That was not what I was expecting.
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I spend 75% of my day "consulting" architects on why they can't do something then showing them what they need to do so I read that building concept with a grain of salt.

The funny part is what they are willing to explore to "get around" zoning laws/codes in NYC. Majority of my sales are there so I keep an ear to the ground on their buildings. If I sell one buildings worth of "core" work - my year has been a success.
 
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