CLOSE ENCOUNTERS OF A RUSTY KIND.Byline: DOUG IRVING Staff Writer The spacey spac·ey adj. Slang Variant of spacy. Adj. 1. spacey - stupefied by (or as if by) some narcotic drug spaced-out, spacy unconventional - not conventional or conformist; "unconventional life styles" Theme Building at the heart of Los Angeles International Airport “LAX” redirects here. For other uses, see LAX (disambiguation). “KLAX” redirects here. For other uses, see KLAX (disambiguation). Los Angeles International Airport (IATA: LAX, ICAO: KLAX, FAA LID: LAX has suffered far more rust and decay than first thought and will likely spend at least the rest of the year under repair. The damage inside the huge arches that loop above the saucer-like building came to light earlier this year when a half-ton slab of plaster broke free. Engineers initially thought the problems were limited to the building's upper arches, but have since found evidence of widespread decay extending into the lower arches as well. Work crews have already wreathed the landmark building in scaffolding and will soon drape drape v. To cover, dress, or hang with or as if with cloth in loose folds. n. A cloth arranged over a patient's body during an examination or treatment or during surgery, designed to provide a sterile field around the area. protective plastic over the arches. The repairs could last into next year, although airport officials hope to get some parts of the building -- especially its funky funky - Said of something that functions, but in a slightly strange, klugey way. It does the job and would be difficult to change, so its obvious non-optimality is left alone. Often used to describe interfaces. Encounter Restaurant -- open well before then. "We only get one shot at this," said Glenn Ito, a senior civil engineer at the airport who is overseeing the work. "We want to make sure we do it right. This is the symbol of LAX." The first sign of trouble came in late February, when a 1,000-pound chunk of stucco stucco (stŭk`ō), in architecture, a term loosely applied to various kinds of plasterwork, both exterior and interior. It now commonly refers to a plaster or cement used for the external coating of buildings, most frequently employed in tumbled from one of the upper arches and crashed into the building's main platform. The impact rattled diners Diners can mean:
The crumbling plaster, though, prompted airport engineers to take a closer look at the tops of the arches. What they found was rust and decay spreading through the web of metal that attaches the arches' stucco skin to their steel cores. doug.irving(at)dailybreeze.com |
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