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Peacetrain

(24,250 posts) Sat Oct 25, 2025, 10:42 AM Saturday

For the love of Mike, what will it cost to heat and cool that ginormous ballroom?? [View all]

I cannot even begin to wrap my head around that.. how often will that building be used?? This could be a money pit that never stops eating the cash. And they are going so fast, that you know corners are going to get cut and then the repairs start..

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For the love of Mike, what will it cost to heat and cool that ginormous ballroom?? [View all] Peacetrain Saturday OP

Good question. Ritabert Saturday #1

I think it should be converted into housing for homeless people. MineralMan Saturday #2

You can bet it will be built as cheaply as possible in the first place Ocelot II Saturday #3

Yup, all the more reason to demolish that monstrosity GoCubsGo Saturday #6

At least it will be pretty easy to raze. Too bad the scraps will be too shitty to recycle. Ocelot II Saturday #7

What Mike? murielm99 Saturday #4

Not including all the people needed to entertain these rich Emile Saturday #5

A lot. greatauntoftriplets Saturday #8

His imaginary ballroom... lame54 Saturday #9

You really don't want to know. republianmushroom Saturday #10

Mexico will pay for it! struggle4progress Saturday #11

It is about 64 times as big as my house dsc Saturday #12