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zafiracherry » 15 Sep 2025, 4:24 pm » wrote: ↑

15 Sep 2025, 4:24 pm

In 1959, Seattle hotel executive Edward E. Carlson visited Stuttgart, Germany, and was inspired by a broadcast tower with a restaurant on top.

He sketched his idea for a similar structure on a napkin, envisioning a centerpiece for the upcoming 1962 World’s Fair in Seattle

Construction began in April 1961, with a massive concrete pour involving 467 trucks—the largest continuous pour ever attempted in the West at the time.

The Space Needle was completed in December 1961, just months before the World’s Fair opened.

It officially opened on April 21, 1962, as part of the Century 21 Exposition, symbolizing the future and space exploration.
 

zafiracherry » 15 Sep 2025, 4:22 pm » wrote: ↑

15 Sep 2025, 4:22 pm

Back in the day finding a new job was burning shoe leather , talk everybody ya know and Fill out an Apllication every help wanted sign in town.

Even back those days the "Resume" was everything or whole application be thrown in the trash can. 

Or did ya know somebody who owed ya a "FAVOR"..

Nowadays its all this Internet Crap and computers just weed ya out before HR even bothers with ya..

Oh forget calling back nobody answers phones anymore its all "Automated" too youll never talk to anybody 
 

TwoIfByTea » 15 Sep 2025, 5:13 pm » wrote: ↑

15 Sep 2025, 5:13 pm

Back in the day finding a new job was burning shoe leather , talk everybody ya know and Fill out an Apllication every help wanted sign in town.

Even back those days the "Resume" was everything or whole application be thrown in the trash can. 

Or did ya know somebody who owed ya a "FAVOR"..

Nowadays its all this Internet Crap and computers just weed ya out before HR even bothers with ya..

Oh forget calling back nobody answers phones anymore its all "Automated" too youll never talk to anybody

Tell ya another thingy about "Modern Day" Job Searching too..

Corporations and Companies used just try ya out see if was a fit try ya out a Month or so see how it goes upon evalutaion

Nowadays they cannot make up their minds exactly what they are looking for..

Reminds me the Old Single Lady whod never "Comporomise" no matter what looking 4 "Mr Right" and never found him neither..

Also how about just "Half the Process" too..

Not a shortage of "Available Workers" too many qualifications and process to even get a "Chance" see if ya got basic "Common Sense" this might "Work Out"
 
 

zafiracherry » 15 Sep 2025, 4:22 pm » wrote: ↑

15 Sep 2025, 4:22 pm

You're an index card. heavy weight small shyt

youtu.be/ygnb8bDfh-s?si=xEecNRP1zlJbriIG

No more than 4 letters..  NAZI

TwoIfByTea » 15 Sep 2025, 5:20 pm » wrote: ↑

15 Sep 2025, 5:20 pm

Tell ya another thingy about "Modern Day" Job Searching too..

Corporations and Companies used just try ya out see if was a fit try ya out a Month or so see how it goes upon evalutaion

Nowadays they cannot make up their minds exactly what they are looking for..

Reminds me the Old Single Lady whod never "Comporomise" no matter what looking 4 "Mr Right" and never found him neither..

Also how about just "Half the Process" too..

Not a shortage of "Available Workers" too many qualifications and process to even get a "Chance" see if ya got basic "Common Sense" this might "Work Out"

We are totally phooked by the Gawks.

The Sole Result Fold of the Origa me me me me me...
 

Are you actually paper? Or only identify as paper?

MR-7 » 15 Sep 2025, 4:56 pm » wrote: ↑

15 Sep 2025, 4:56 pm

In 1959, Seattle hotel executive Edward E. Carlson visited Stuttgart, Germany, and was inspired by a broadcast tower with a restaurant on top.

He sketched his idea for a similar structure on a napkin, envisioning a centerpiece for the upcoming 1962 World’s Fair in Seattle

Construction began in April 1961, with a massive concrete pour involving 467 trucks—the largest continuous pour ever attempted in the West at the time.

The Space Needle was completed in December 1961, just months before the World’s Fair opened.

It officially opened on April 21, 1962, as part of the Century 21 Exposition, symbolizing the future and space exploration.

My dad helped with the construction. He actually died building the space needle. 
 

Cannonpointer » 15 Sep 2025, 9:03 pm » wrote: ↑

15 Sep 2025, 9:03 pm

My dad helped with the construction. He actually died building the space needle.

Sorry for your loss.
 

*Roshambo » 15 Sep 2025, 9:09 pm » wrote: ↑

15 Sep 2025, 9:09 pm

Sorry for your loss.

Thank you, but he was always dying. 

That particular time, I was two young to even notice. 
 

zafiracherry » 15 Sep 2025, 4:22 pm » wrote: ↑

15 Sep 2025, 4:22 pm

:ugeek:  

These are 3 means to how I graph time lived since conceived ^^^

this is the graph that shows my position in life after birth within 5 ancestral lineages having up to 5 generation gaps living forward daily here as [part of 8.2 billion humans adapting in plain sight now.

dawn to dusk

dusk to dawn as one of 4 corners on the horizontal plane of 4 grandparents to my 2 grandchildren that have 3 living grandparents now.

^^^^^ That's some paper, right there!