:eyeroll:Partying on the roof is as likely to cause falls from said roof as water tank deaths, do they have to net the entire roof to prevent falls when nobody is going to access the roof by accident?
I'm sure I read that Ms Lam had taken photos from the roofs of buildings, so her access to this roof was not a one off.:eyeroll:
The idea is, of course, that the guests should not be allowed to access the roof easily. It might cost the owners some money to prevent that, so that's not likely to happen in a place like this. A couple of padlocks for the water tanks seems like a good idea no matter what. I wonder if the owners of the place were even given a slap on the wrist for their irresponsible behavior.
I don't think I have ever seen a water tank that has been padlocked. Admittedly I haven't conducted much of a forensic-level investigation, but many of the buildings I've worked in have had roof-based water tanks and they have all been accessible. Indeed, many of them have been open to the sky. I'd guess that the regular maintenance that these things need would mean that access needs to be swift and easy which precludes any form of locking mechanism and they rely either on inaccessibility through being on the roof or just tight fitting lids.:eyeroll:
The idea is, of course, that the guests should not be allowed to access the roof easily. It might cost the owners some money to prevent that, so that's not likely to happen in a place like this. A couple of padlocks for the water tanks seems like a good idea no matter what. I wonder if the owners of the place were even given a slap on the wrist for their irresponsible behavior.
Many years ago in my job I was asked for hotel recommendations for some visitors. Young and naive, and no trip advisor, I told them cheerfully there was a hotel literally up the road. It wasn't the poshest of buildings, and my only point of reference was that I had been there ten years prior for a family meal that was nice.IIRC the door to the roof was alarmed and working but guests could access the roof from the fire escape. That's one of the reasons why the initial search didn't include the roof - the alarm had never sounded.
In 2019 I stayed with my family in a budget hotel in the UK and after a few days I ordered a taxi. The operator asked me a weird question, "Do you have the money to pay for it?". I replied that i did but thought it was a bit strange. The taxi never showed up and I was late to an appointment. I called again to complain and the opertaor apologised saying that the local council were using that hotel as a place to house vulnerable people. Some were newly out of jail, there were people with addiction problems and some with mental illnesses. As a result, people were ordering taxis but didn't have the means to pay for them. So they stopped sending taxis there just in case. They sent another sharpish.
It turns out that the entire ground floor was being used in this way but no one told us when we booked or checked in. After we were told it became obvious really (just by seeing who was hanging around outside) but before that we hadn't really noticed. It helped being in Covid quarantine so we didn't interact with any other guests.
That was once a nice hotel, when it was built. But I guess it never really recovered from the Great Depression and the neighbourhood went downhill. Now, it's just... sinister. Not helped at all by the dim lighting and lack of staff in the lobby.A tour of The Cecil Hotel taking in the elevator game, both of Elisa Lam's rooms, Richard Ramirez's room and the roof top water towers. This is the most thorough video I've been able to find so far filmed inside the hotel.
A tour of The Cecil Hotel taking in the elevator game, both of Elisa Lam's rooms, Richard Ramirez's room and the roof top water towers. This is the most thorough video I've been able to find so far filmed inside the hotel.
It's the title and topic of this thread.Why can't they just leave the poor girl alone. This makes me really uncomfortable.
Why can't they just leave the poor girl alone. This makes me really uncomfortable.