ChuckNORRIS4Cup Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 I don't even know what to think when I saw this, but it is North Korea doesn't surprise me. North Korean workers are being given a methamphetamine-based drug in the hope it will speed up a major construction project, according to reports. Project managers in the city's capital of Pyongyang are said to be under so much pressure to finish the job on time that they have resorted to openly providing builders with the drug. Nicknamed "ice," it is a form of the powerful stimulant methamphetamine, which is also known as crystal meth. “Project managers are now openly providing drugs to construction workers so that they will work faster,” a construction source in Pyongyang told Radio Free Asia. "[They] are undergoing terrible sufferings in their work." North Korea has been producing methamphetamine to increase its funds since the 1970s. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/10/north-korea-feeding-workers-crystal-meth-to-speed-up-skyscraper/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hairy Kneel Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 I heard of a Surrey outfit that paid in 'rock' in Whalley. They'd pick up guys by the temp work spots. I think it was for stripping forms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YummyCakeFace Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Sounds logical. Wow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SabreFan1 Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 Sure. Just send Kim Jong Un in first into the giant building built completely by tweakers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nuckin_futz Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 4 hours ago, ChuckNORRIS4Cup said: I don't even know what to think when I saw this, but it is North Korea doesn't surprise me. North Korean workers are being given a methamphetamine-based drug in the hope it will speed up a major construction project, according to reports. Project managers in the city's capital of Pyongyang are said to be under so much pressure to finish the job on time that they have resorted to openly providing builders with the drug. Nicknamed "ice," it is a form of the powerful stimulant methamphetamine, which is also known as crystal meth. “Project managers are now openly providing drugs to construction workers so that they will work faster,” a construction source in Pyongyang told Radio Free Asia. "[They] are undergoing terrible sufferings in their work." North Korea has been producing methamphetamine to increase its funds since the 1970s. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/08/10/north-korea-feeding-workers-crystal-meth-to-speed-up-skyscraper/ I kind of doubt this as getting things done on time doesn't seem to be that big a deal in the DPRK. The Ryugyong Hotel (Chosŏn'gŭl: 류경려관; sometimes anglicised as Ryu-Gyong Hotel or Yu-Kyung Hotel)[4] is an unfinished 105-story pyramid-shaped skyscraper in Pyongyang, North Korea. Its name ("capital of willows") is also one of the historical names for Pyongyang.[5] The building is also known as the 105 Building, a reference to its number of floors.[2] The building has been planned as a mixed-use development, which would include a hotel. Construction began in 1987 but was halted in 1992 as North Korea entered a period of economic crisis after the fall of the Soviet Union. After 1992 the building stood topped out, but without any windows or interior fittings. In 2008 construction resumed, and the exterior was completed in 2011. It was planned to open the hotel in 2012, the centenary of Kim Il-sung's birth, but this did not happen. A partial opening was announced for 2013, but this was also cancelled.[6] As of 2016, the building remains unopened. 29 years after construction started it's still unfinished. Maybe they can get it open before the Canucks win a Stanley Cup. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurtis Posted August 14, 2016 Share Posted August 14, 2016 27 minutes ago, nuckin_futz said: I kind of doubt this as getting things done on time doesn't seem to be that big a deal in the DPRK. The Ryugyong Hotel (Chosŏn'gŭl: 류경려관; sometimes anglicised as Ryu-Gyong Hotel or Yu-Kyung Hotel)[4] is an unfinished 105-story pyramid-shaped skyscraper in Pyongyang, North Korea. Its name ("capital of willows") is also one of the historical names for Pyongyang.[5] The building is also known as the 105 Building, a reference to its number of floors.[2] The building has been planned as a mixed-use development, which would include a hotel. Construction began in 1987 but was halted in 1992 as North Korea entered a period of economic crisis after the fall of the Soviet Union. After 1992 the building stood topped out, but without any windows or interior fittings. In 2008 construction resumed, and the exterior was completed in 2011. It was planned to open the hotel in 2012, the centenary of Kim Il-sung's birth, but this did not happen. A partial opening was announced for 2013, but this was also cancelled.[6] As of 2016, the building remains unopened. 29 years after construction started it's still unfinished. Maybe they can get it open before the Canucks win a Stanley Cup. They are almost finished it now !!! At least the outside looks finished now! Just 10 more years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mustapha Posted August 17, 2016 Share Posted August 17, 2016 Jesse, it's time to cook. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
numb3r 16 Posted August 18, 2016 Share Posted August 18, 2016 10 hours ago, Mustapha said: Jesse, it's time to cook. He need some chilli powder Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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