Yellow Digger Stuck at the Shore

Year: 2019Location: Auckland Beach, New ZealandCompany: Little Shoal Bay Boating ClubEstimated Damage Value: $50,000* If there’s one thing most of us know, it’s that parking your car in a safe spot is an absolute necessity. You wouldn’t park a brand new Tesla on a beach, but someone thought it would be a wise idea to try their luck withContinue reading “Yellow Digger Stuck at the Shore”

France’s Expensive Train Bungle

Year: 2014Location: FranceCompany: RFF gave the wrong dimensions to SNCFEstimated Damage Value: $68 million* Companies like American Airlines might be busy ruling the skies, but what about the rails? Railways and the Metro are heavily used in France, so when the train operator SNCF decided to invest in a new transportation project it seemed like a good idea atContinue reading “France’s Expensive Train Bungle”

Fall of the Lotus Riverside Apartment Complex

Year: 2009Location: ShanghaiCompany: Shanghai Meidu Real Estate DevelopmentEstimated Damage Value: $2,000 per square meter* In 2009, developers were building the Lotus Riverside Apartment Complex in China when an entire block toppled over on its side. It was eventually put down to the construction of a parking garage underneath the building. While workers were removing dirt, they wereContinue reading “Fall of the Lotus Riverside Apartment Complex”

This Insane Place I’m In

Can’t fly back to my countryCompletely out of luckFlights are banned from enteringThis insane place, I’m stuck We’re running out of oxygenRunning out of testsBurning bodies everywhereDon’t know what to do best? They let us gather, thousandsWithout the need of masksThis is insane governingNot mandating masks Lining up at polling boothsSocial distancingJust goes out theContinue reading “This Insane Place I’m In”