I’m Building a Skyscraper.

[BuyingThyme]

Nothing like this has ever been done in the middle of an existing metropolitan area.

We’re very cognizant of the fact that buildings simply don’t last forever, and our investors want assurances that the project will pay off for at least fifty years. They also want to know what kind of liabilities will be realized once the structure becomes obsolete.

Our insurance company is very interested in the construction timeline, but, more than that, they too are worried about what happens once the structure reaches the end of its life, or otherwise becomes undesirable.

I guess you just can’t build something this big without simultaneously planning for a way to bring it down, particularly when the project is smack-dab in the economic center of one of the largest cities in the world.

We mulled over this thing again and again, about how the property would eventually be compromised, perhaps for decades, while being renovated or dismantled.

That was before the government stepped in. They’re the ones who solved the problem. They explained that there was no way in hell we would be permitted to erect our monster of a skyscraper in the middle of their city unless we could somehow guard against the fallout from any scenarios -- from earthquakes to structural defects -- which could arguably shut down the heart of their existence for years at a time.

That’s when I learned how things really work. That’s when we started building the demolition mechanisms right into the buildings.

Now all we have to do is clear out, pull a switch, and all of our problems fall into manageable little piles.

It’s a big secret, you know. It has to be. But it’s also a no-brainer.