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Maybe you're right, but I like to think that decency and politeness always wins in the end! Internet forums are always going to attract the rude, comfortable and safe in front of their keyboards. Moderating things makes me the enemy, not my style. All things considered compared to many forums even un policed this one doesn't do to bad. However it does attract it's fair share of unnecessary vitriol which is a shame, and it probably stops longtime lurkers from getting involved 
still in the same way as I think of the Cardiff skyline.. onwards and upwards!! and please don't be put off posting. The amount of info shared with like minded Cardiff development fans makes it all worthwhile 
Had a walk around it tonight, really makes an impression on the area
This is today's update. They have now put up the framework for walls and cladding on the higher section and have been filling most of the under-cladding. As far as I can see thaye have also been working on the internal partitions.
Horizon against a setting sun taken from Mermaid Quay
Shepherds' warning?
A lovely scene this morning. On the updating side not a lot to report other than they have just started putting on white cladding. I guess most action is inside.
It's some time since I did an update but here's a new picture. The work is proceeding apace but most in the tower is internal. Parts for the lifts were delivered and remain wrapped up in plastic.
At the moment they are preparing the first floor for concreting the new block which you can see to the left. This appears to be for the car park. The cladding on the tower so far appears to be foam and no doubt there will be more durable material soon.
It should provide another 2 years of employment according to stories I've heard.
I thought I would imagine what the new block might look like when completed based on the work they are doing at the moment.
The second crane is up
good photo Gail! but here's Big brother and little sister! You can see more than me!
What is amazing is that this camera can see much more than I can (helped by photoshop)
Since the second crane was erected, they have now boxed it in and appear to have spent the week erecting a metal structure directly next to the undercroft car park (I couldn't get a very good angle for this, but it is the furthest left area of the picture).
This picture of the structure supporting the new floor of the new block illustrates Whatif's message. They will erect the same structure on top of the new floor and then pour the concrete on to that. Once the floor below is strong enough they will remove most of the temporary structure and add it to the next floor and so on until the basic construction is finished. In China they use bamboo!
Some progress has been made over the last two weeks:
Update on horizon!
The tall crane is being dismantled at the moment.
I was wrong - it's just for a service. and if you are crane engineer you need a head for heights!
yes!! He's 200 feet up balancing on a narrow hook.
this gives a better idea!
They've been pouring concrete all day:
from Sunday 9th March
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