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Originally Posted by Fernandez
There are plenty of TV commercials/programs that would love to carry the story- or start one.
I own no apartments , have no claim.
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I agree and also--Neither do I own here...the only claim I have in this is LIVING here and having to see what happens as a result from a health perspective. I truly feel for the people like Matilda or the cafes along the Blvd because the noise IS incessant and the polvo/dust is exceptionally dangerous because the winds blow it right straight into their homes, offices and businesses. As it is, I find the burning of the trash that blows our way difficult from a respiratory situation but I couldn't imagine what I'd be coughing up or sneezing if I lived and/or worked across the street from one of these sites.
This strikes me along the lines of a mild case of the "Blood Diamond Syndrome." There is lots of money to be made, Haitians to exploit and communities to be disrupted. I know that sounds dramatic, but the lasting health effects of the respiratory conditions are real. One of our lawyers (how I never thought I'd ever say those words) for all the various tasks needing lawyers here, lives and works across from one of the big sites. She has a baby and a preschooler who both suffer terrible asthma and allergies such that they can't come out to their front rooms--never mind being outside when the wind blows.
I'm not sure how the open air establishments like Giulia's cafe or Cucina della Mama's or FBG manage to stay clean with what goes on daily. What surprises me is that these establishments haven't banded together to try to get the hours of construction limited or the mandating of watering down the dust or periodic repair of the streets.
YES--rock extraction with blood streaming down
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