▲ 1448 ▼ I had some that looked exactly like this (sh.itjust.works) submitted 2 years ago by sjmarf@sh.itjust.works to c/lemmyshitpost@lemmy.world 142 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] chemical_cutthroat@lemmy.world 103 points 2 years ago (6 children) Yeah, we called them "Portables." They were there long before I came, and will be there long after I am dead. Long live our plywood fortresses. permalink fedilink source hideshow 12 child comments replies: [–] onion@feddit.de 40 points 2 years ago* (2 children) For me it was containers like these: Long live our tin fortresses permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago (3 children) At least you had windows. My kids are in a pretty new school building, but most of the classrooms are located in the middle of the building without windows and natural light. Seems like another one of those "only in America" things. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] onion@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago Yeah the "middle" was the school yard surrounded by narrow buildings permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zekas@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I'm sad to report it's very much not limited to America. My local university had these things pop up to some considerable height because one of the buildings was condemned due to mold. Condemned about three years ago and is still standing. There's also a number of schools using these things because they burned down or got condemned or whatever, I'm not entirely sure. At least one of those has been going two years longer than it was supposed to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh, I'm not talking about these "temporary" container-like structures. I'm talking about newly built permanent school buildings that have no windows in the classrooms. I've never seen that outside the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sukhmel@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago I would guess that it depends on health regulations. For instance, in some (most?) countries it's illegal to have a hotel room without a window and I presume, the same is applied to school rooms. Makes me wonder if there are school rooms without windows in China, where you are allowed to build hotels without windows 🤔 permalink fedilink source parent [–] sjmarf@sh.itjust.works [S] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) My school had several holes in the middle of the building to avoid this. Most of them just have gravel at the bottom permalink fedilink source parent [–] someguy3@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) What's with the cable at the top between sections? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] nao@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not only at the top, there’s also cables at the bottom between sections and what looks like a cable duct mounted in front of it with a bunch of cables coming out at the top permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] onion@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago The cable duct looks like ac lines, and the yellow cables at the bottom are probably grounding permalink fedilink source parent [–] onion@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago Grounding, to make sure the containers stay at the same electric potential permalink fedilink source parent [–] gila@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Demountables for us permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kcap@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Did you go to Summer Heights High? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gila@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Not far off permalink fedilink source parent [–] veroxii@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago I'm pretty sure ours was asbestos.. back in the 80s. permalink fedilink source parent [–] kinther@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Portables Yup, that's what I was told they were called. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Speculater@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I'm pretty sure ours are still there 23 years later. permalink fedilink source parent [–] slingstone@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I was searching the thread to see if everyone called them that or if it was regional. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] onion@feddit.de 40 points 2 years ago* (2 children) For me it was containers like these: Long live our tin fortresses permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago (3 children) At least you had windows. My kids are in a pretty new school building, but most of the classrooms are located in the middle of the building without windows and natural light. Seems like another one of those "only in America" things. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] onion@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago Yeah the "middle" was the school yard surrounded by narrow buildings permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zekas@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I'm sad to report it's very much not limited to America. My local university had these things pop up to some considerable height because one of the buildings was condemned due to mold. Condemned about three years ago and is still standing. There's also a number of schools using these things because they burned down or got condemned or whatever, I'm not entirely sure. At least one of those has been going two years longer than it was supposed to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh, I'm not talking about these "temporary" container-like structures. I'm talking about newly built permanent school buildings that have no windows in the classrooms. I've never seen that outside the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sukhmel@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago I would guess that it depends on health regulations. For instance, in some (most?) countries it's illegal to have a hotel room without a window and I presume, the same is applied to school rooms. Makes me wonder if there are school rooms without windows in China, where you are allowed to build hotels without windows 🤔 permalink fedilink source parent [–] sjmarf@sh.itjust.works [S] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) My school had several holes in the middle of the building to avoid this. Most of them just have gravel at the bottom permalink fedilink source parent [–] someguy3@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) What's with the cable at the top between sections? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] nao@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not only at the top, there’s also cables at the bottom between sections and what looks like a cable duct mounted in front of it with a bunch of cables coming out at the top permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] onion@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago The cable duct looks like ac lines, and the yellow cables at the bottom are probably grounding permalink fedilink source parent [–] onion@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago Grounding, to make sure the containers stay at the same electric potential permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 16 points 2 years ago (3 children) At least you had windows. My kids are in a pretty new school building, but most of the classrooms are located in the middle of the building without windows and natural light. Seems like another one of those "only in America" things. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] onion@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago Yeah the "middle" was the school yard surrounded by narrow buildings permalink fedilink source parent [–] Zekas@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I'm sad to report it's very much not limited to America. My local university had these things pop up to some considerable height because one of the buildings was condemned due to mold. Condemned about three years ago and is still standing. There's also a number of schools using these things because they burned down or got condemned or whatever, I'm not entirely sure. At least one of those has been going two years longer than it was supposed to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh, I'm not talking about these "temporary" container-like structures. I'm talking about newly built permanent school buildings that have no windows in the classrooms. I've never seen that outside the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sukhmel@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago I would guess that it depends on health regulations. For instance, in some (most?) countries it's illegal to have a hotel room without a window and I presume, the same is applied to school rooms. Makes me wonder if there are school rooms without windows in China, where you are allowed to build hotels without windows 🤔 permalink fedilink source parent [–] sjmarf@sh.itjust.works [S] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) My school had several holes in the middle of the building to avoid this. Most of them just have gravel at the bottom permalink fedilink source parent
[–] onion@feddit.de 3 points 2 years ago Yeah the "middle" was the school yard surrounded by narrow buildings permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Zekas@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) I'm sad to report it's very much not limited to America. My local university had these things pop up to some considerable height because one of the buildings was condemned due to mold. Condemned about three years ago and is still standing. There's also a number of schools using these things because they burned down or got condemned or whatever, I'm not entirely sure. At least one of those has been going two years longer than it was supposed to. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh, I'm not talking about these "temporary" container-like structures. I'm talking about newly built permanent school buildings that have no windows in the classrooms. I've never seen that outside the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sukhmel@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago I would guess that it depends on health regulations. For instance, in some (most?) countries it's illegal to have a hotel room without a window and I presume, the same is applied to school rooms. Makes me wonder if there are school rooms without windows in China, where you are allowed to build hotels without windows 🤔 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] GiddyGap@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 child) Oh, I'm not talking about these "temporary" container-like structures. I'm talking about newly built permanent school buildings that have no windows in the classrooms. I've never seen that outside the US. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] sukhmel@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago I would guess that it depends on health regulations. For instance, in some (most?) countries it's illegal to have a hotel room without a window and I presume, the same is applied to school rooms. Makes me wonder if there are school rooms without windows in China, where you are allowed to build hotels without windows 🤔 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 2 points 2 years ago I would guess that it depends on health regulations. For instance, in some (most?) countries it's illegal to have a hotel room without a window and I presume, the same is applied to school rooms. Makes me wonder if there are school rooms without windows in China, where you are allowed to build hotels without windows 🤔 permalink fedilink source parent
[–] sjmarf@sh.itjust.works [S] 1 point 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) My school had several holes in the middle of the building to avoid this. Most of them just have gravel at the bottom permalink fedilink source parent
[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (2 children) What's with the cable at the top between sections? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] nao@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not only at the top, there’s also cables at the bottom between sections and what looks like a cable duct mounted in front of it with a bunch of cables coming out at the top permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] onion@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago The cable duct looks like ac lines, and the yellow cables at the bottom are probably grounding permalink fedilink source parent [–] onion@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago Grounding, to make sure the containers stay at the same electric potential permalink fedilink source parent
[–] nao@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Not only at the top, there’s also cables at the bottom between sections and what looks like a cable duct mounted in front of it with a bunch of cables coming out at the top permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] onion@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago The cable duct looks like ac lines, and the yellow cables at the bottom are probably grounding permalink fedilink source parent
[–] onion@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago The cable duct looks like ac lines, and the yellow cables at the bottom are probably grounding permalink fedilink source parent
[–] onion@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago Grounding, to make sure the containers stay at the same electric potential permalink fedilink source parent
[–] gila@lemm.ee 9 points 2 years ago (1 child) Demountables for us permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Kcap@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Did you go to Summer Heights High? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gila@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Not far off permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Kcap@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 child) Did you go to Summer Heights High? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] gila@lemm.ee 2 points 2 years ago Not far off permalink fedilink source parent
[–] veroxii@aussie.zone 3 points 2 years ago I'm pretty sure ours was asbestos.. back in the 80s. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] kinther@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago Portables Yup, that's what I was told they were called. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Speculater@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago I'm pretty sure ours are still there 23 years later. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] slingstone@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago I was searching the thread to see if everyone called them that or if it was regional. permalink fedilink source parent
