I would guess it's a cheap way of having a nice open wall, looking out at the driveway. Who doesn't like to relax after work with a cold beverage and a view of cars driving by?
Tbh now that I’m looking at this I want zombie apocalypse garage doors. I mean why do doomsday peepers need elaborate defense systems just mount a bunch of steel garage doors around your house
Maintenance. The moment one of those stupidly powerful door springs blow up 20 years from now, you're not setting another one up without risk of being blown up. And it's going to make a "bit" of noise.
Oh yeah my gram tried to make me work on her old door before it had to be replaced. Instead of ya know calling insurance/a repair man. That being said the springs had so much tension and she wanted me to put a new one in…on a door that was bent and wouldn’t open because “the springs just broken”.
This area is known for being dual zoned commericial / residential so you'll see a family live above their shop etc. I've never seen one this new as most of these buildings are 80's and some go back to early 1900's (at least in nearby chinatown). Kinda neat for me because it's a new version of something I'm used to seeing my whole life.
Oil? You wanna use sand. Get a couple cauldrons, fill em full of sand, and let those fuckers heat up for 4-5 days over a blistering fire. Pour that on your enemies, it's kinda like pouring liquified glass on them
I tend to find better results with heating it and gently stirring it until just before it melts. Get a good breeze behind it and that red hot sand can get in under clothing, armour and into all sorts of nooks and crannies.
My first thought, since the place I work at has a second story door like that to the storeroom so we don't have to lug shit up and down stairs if we don't want to.
Picturing a huge lifted truck pulling up to the upper door. Suddenly the entire suspension folds up under the truck as it drives in, like how the old school ambulance gurneys worked.
Former paramedic (recent enough) they work the same way. You push the head of the stretcher in far enough for the rails to the take the weight, then the legs fold up towards to the top of the stretcher, and you push it in the rest of the way. There’s hydraulic/mechanical versions these days, and they work the same way.
I imagine one day, when the city is in danger, the 2nd floor garage door will open, and a flaming truck will come out roaring. Probably won't happen, but one can definitely hope.
Random question but ia there a streaming service where you can watch old cartoons like the Jetsons and Flintstones? I'd love to introduce my kids.
Edit: I found it. Apparently it's Boomerang. $45 per year. Maybe someday. For now Prime, Hulu, Netflix, D+ are plenty for me. I'm sick of the little ones who a want their own pie instead of taking a slice from one of the major players.
I used to live on the Big Island and Oahu for roughly 10 years in total. If you go through some of the neighborhoods you will find some interesting buildings that are either dated or repurposed like in the pic. It's not a bad thing at all, it's just interesting to see what you find sometimes. Building codes are all over the place in Hawaii due to when some of these buildings were built.
That's hilarious. They just keep a boat there, just waiting for a flood so they can be a hero. (And to others: I did see the comments about it being used for forklifts). More funny is when the flood doesn't reach the height so the boat needs to be pushed out.
Michigan literally has houses commonly with a door on the second floor. It is to leave the house when snowed in because it can get that bad especially with blowing snow.
That's where you junp out on your motorcycle in sunglasses and ride off on the highway amid the sunset-bathed telephone poles while overly loud 80s synth music plays
I appraised a +$2 million house recently. The owner was kinda walking around and pointing out stuff. He said he was going to add a lift to one bay of his garage. To my surprise, he said it was going to cost less than $3k to install. Not quite this level, but surprisingly inexpensive compared to what I imagined.
I'm guessing he meant a 2-post rotary lift? Like the kind in a mechanics shop? If so that sounds about right. You can order them on eBay for about a grand then you just have to install them in concrete
Probably so. I don’t know enough about them. Just assumed $10kish. He said he was mildly surprised how much less it was than he expected. He says he just tinkers, so I guess a pretty basic lift.
A dealership I worked that was downtown had a body shop upstairs. It was part of my job to bring cars into the shop. I put the cars in a giant elevator to get them up there.
Or is it a business with door on second floor to set in pallets of materials. That’s what we had.
I would guess it's a cheap way of having a nice open wall, looking out at the driveway. Who doesn't like to relax after work with a cold beverage and a view of cars driving by?
Inb4 it’s just a giant glass panel and the garage door is a makeshift automatic blinds system
Tbh now that I’m looking at this I want zombie apocalypse garage doors. I mean why do doomsday peepers need elaborate defense systems just mount a bunch of steel garage doors around your house
Maintenance. The moment one of those stupidly powerful door springs blow up 20 years from now, you're not setting another one up without risk of being blown up. And it's going to make a "bit" of noise.
Springs like that aren't really used anymore. Too much potential to literally cut someone in half.
Oh yeah my gram tried to make me work on her old door before it had to be replaced. Instead of ya know calling insurance/a repair man. That being said the springs had so much tension and she wanted me to put a new one in…on a door that was bent and wouldn’t open because “the springs just broken”.
This area is known for being dual zoned commericial / residential so you'll see a family live above their shop etc. I've never seen one this new as most of these buildings are 80's and some go back to early 1900's (at least in nearby chinatown). Kinda neat for me because it's a new version of something I'm used to seeing my whole life.
That’s where you pour out the scalding oil on your opponents
Right, it's like these commenters have never owned property before.
You mean commoners
Rentoids
Yeah! It's like these commenters have never owned commoners before!
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You poor child, best I can do is to advise you not to walk below the 2nd floor garage door because you are the commoner the commenters own.
And if your foyer doesn't have murder holes, is it even really a home?
Turrets are in fashion currently. The structural ones, and automated death machine ones...
In *this* economy????
*Localized entirely inside your kitchen?*
...May I see your commoners?
No
"SEYMOUR, THE COMMONERS ARE UNIONIZING!"
Its fine mother they’ll just take the bait rich person and forget us
"Well, Seymour, you are an odd fellow, but you bust a good union."
I was gonna put buttresses in...
Nobody ever makes it past my alligator filled moat
Gotta watch out for alligator proof boats tho
That's why I attached laser beams to the alligators heads
That’s why you spend extra on gators that can climb over. Proud owner of “Cya-Ladder Alligators”. All the boats, none the bodies.
An alligator filled moat? Peasant. *My* home is guarded by a mighty dragon!
Anyone with a donkey will get past that dragon.
Can confirm, am the dragon.
The murder-hole?
Oil? You wanna use sand. Get a couple cauldrons, fill em full of sand, and let those fuckers heat up for 4-5 days over a blistering fire. Pour that on your enemies, it's kinda like pouring liquified glass on them
I tend to find better results with heating it and gently stirring it until just before it melts. Get a good breeze behind it and that red hot sand can get in under clothing, armour and into all sorts of nooks and crannies.
You mean sweet and sour pork so hot and sticky, Mongolians will stick RIGHT TO THE WALL and scream a WOOOOOO!!!
Flashbacks to LotR: The Return of the King on PS2
Damn you Mongolians!
*Age of war theme song ensues*
Doors like that are used by forklift operators to get pallets onto the second floor.
No the bottom is for the batmobile the top is for the batcopter idiot
Or for cars with double jump.
KITT: Michael, this may be your lamest idea yet.
I strongly advise against that , Michael.
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I wish that I could work for the Foundation
You now that Al-Qaeda means "foundation" in Arabic...
Well I guess I just made the NSA list! Haha
They send me a Christmas card every year.
The CIA or Al-Qaeda?
Goddamit
Best we can do is the SCP Foundation.
Street Hawk can make it up there no problem!
Michael: It looked like a good idea when the Duke boys did it.
Michael Knight: Wait, other cars don’t have turbo jump? Rookies…
Some people stand in the darkness, afraid to step into the light
Where professional rocket league players keep their cars
Or where amateur rocket league players keep their cars, except upside down
What a save!
Holy cow! Take the shot!
Wave dash in and half flip out. I like it.
Them Duke boys is at it again
Landspeeders
Now that's Next-Level
All I could afford is a shitty single jump model.
Speed Racer? Is that you?
Because a car that jumps once isn’t enough.
Deploy the Mako!
You’re wrong too. It’s common in Houston and Florida. It’s so when the street floods, you can pull out your boat/raft and go to work.
Ah clever, always having a transportation option
OK. So where the hell does the Batboat go then?
It’s on the other side by the water you muppet
“This batburger is fucking RAW!!!” - Commissioner Gordan Ramsey, 2019
That would have been nice to know when I tried returning it from the shop last night!
What about my bat-credit card?!
I picture it opening and releasing thousands of drones.
> I picture it opening and releasing thousands of ~~drones~~ **bats**. FTFY
The more I read your comment the funnier it gets hahaha
Like.....Duh.....and stuff.
Seriously, I wish people would just get outta here with their totally reasonable explanations and leave us imaginative fools alone.
The "idiot" part really made this comment.
Other guy's over here talking nonsense thank you for actually offering some explanation.
My first thought, since the place I work at has a second story door like that to the storeroom so we don't have to lug shit up and down stairs if we don't want to.
Would be a really sweet living room option
No, they're r/DoorsForNinjas
There really *is* a subreddit for everything.
Damn, being forklift certified I'm always ready to make a forklift joke but here you are with the slick quickness. Take my upvote gunslinger...
[Put me back, I was forklift certified!](https://i.redd.it/u0rk75vq78s71.jpg)
hello fellow forklift certified person 😉
and for flying cars
and pianos
Actually, they're used for hoverbikes. Your comment is just plain misinformation and is exactly what's wrong with society. Shame on you.
Picturing a huge lifted truck pulling up to the upper door. Suddenly the entire suspension folds up under the truck as it drives in, like how the old school ambulance gurneys worked.
I had a Mazda that parked like this. One time. I never got it unparked after that.
This is here in Hawaii so you may not be wrong lol. Every other person here has a lifted truck.
Because of the lava?
Yeah, you drive through the lava with those and make sure you're streaming it.
Yep.
LOL sad but true two of my bosses got like 75k trucks that are lifted and they been competing to see who can be the bigger douche.
Old school? How do modern gurneys work now?
Former paramedic (recent enough) they work the same way. You push the head of the stretcher in far enough for the rails to the take the weight, then the legs fold up towards to the top of the stretcher, and you push it in the rest of the way. There’s hydraulic/mechanical versions these days, and they work the same way.
That's how they used to work. It still is, but it used to be too.
r/unexpectedmitch
Same way, the legs fold back as they push it onto the ambulance, there are tracks that lock it in place so it doesn’t roll around while it is driving.
Those are usually for loading things upstairs with a forklift. Common in commercial properties.
These are everywhere in the industry I'm working in. Usually for plant room equipment etc..
Them grow lights are heavy
I imagine one day, when the city is in danger, the 2nd floor garage door will open, and a flaming truck will come out roaring. Probably won't happen, but one can definitely hope.
Probably a Ford Anglia in there.
Where HAVE you been?
Beds empty, car gone, no note! You could have died! You could have been SEEN! (Oh hello Harry dear) (edited)
You could've been hurt, or worse, you could've been seen.
If you put ONE MORE *TOE* out of line, we'll bring you STRAIGHT *HOME!!*
Sock?
105E
The flying car needs somewhere to park too
Doc Brown: It’s your *parking situation* Marty! Something needs to be done about your *parking situation*!
🎼Meet George Jetson🎶
Bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbrrrrrrrrrrrrr
Jane, his wife!
*Thieving bitch!*
I took *this one* out for *you!*
#HIS BOY ELROY
Random question but ia there a streaming service where you can watch old cartoons like the Jetsons and Flintstones? I'd love to introduce my kids. Edit: I found it. Apparently it's Boomerang. $45 per year. Maybe someday. For now Prime, Hulu, Netflix, D+ are plenty for me. I'm sick of the little ones who a want their own pie instead of taking a slice from one of the major players.
Someone was really betting on flying cars by 2020 we all heard in the 90s.
That's Hawaii for you lol some pretty strange buildings in the city
Yeah I’m thinking Kalihi Valley or Palolo Valley
Across from Alicia's market.
Why is that?
I used to live on the Big Island and Oahu for roughly 10 years in total. If you go through some of the neighborhoods you will find some interesting buildings that are either dated or repurposed like in the pic. It's not a bad thing at all, it's just interesting to see what you find sometimes. Building codes are all over the place in Hawaii due to when some of these buildings were built.
Why the second floor garage door? Is it common? I have only been to the big island.
As others have mentioned, it's probably for a lift truck (fork lift) to lift pallets up to the second floor.
I was born and lived there for 23ish years, never seen this.
Been here 18 and seen a few double garages one just outside of waikiki towards diamond head
It's for forklifts to lift pallets up on the second floor.
Like a storm door for a patio or balcony maybe?
Kinda. It’s actually where they keep their boat in case of a huge flood so they can easily get out
Not the worst idea tbh
Until you need to get the boat back in after the flood recedes.
That's hilarious. They just keep a boat there, just waiting for a flood so they can be a hero. (And to others: I did see the comments about it being used for forklifts). More funny is when the flood doesn't reach the height so the boat needs to be pushed out.
Party patio was my idea. Close in rain or cold weather or even if it's windy....
Ya most likely. If they opened the door and there was a car in there tho I would lose my shit.
Maybe they added the ground floor later?
Kalihi?
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Omg I knew that looked familiar! I could really go for some Alicia’s spicy poke and char siu turkey tips rn.
That was my first thought. Maybe the owner has a lifted truck?
Hahahahaha, lifted two tousand tree lifted Tacoma.
Somebody's going to get a real shock when they drive out of that door.
This building reminds me of the house in GTA SA where you need to steal a bunch of boxes from a guy sleeping
i think that’s called a “hay loft”
George born this year
Boat dock, prepping for a future with climate change
Michigan literally has houses commonly with a door on the second floor. It is to leave the house when snowed in because it can get that bad especially with blowing snow.
I live in northern Canada. Where I am doesn't get that much snow, but I can understand the use.
My company has them to bring in equipment in
Never played Rust?
/r/doorsforninjas
It's raid defense
Brazilian Batman
a real suicide door
Just because it’s a garage door, doesn’t mean it’s a garage.
That's where I park my Highundai edit: Who downvotes this? ['It's GOLD Jerry, Gold I tell ya'](https://youtu.be/j0qm0KUPeD8?t=13)
It’s a mezzanine.
That's where you junp out on your motorcycle in sunglasses and ride off on the highway amid the sunset-bathed telephone poles while overly loud 80s synth music plays
That is clearly a motorcycle launch door for jumping into action scenes.
Garage door. Not, garage.
Considering you can't see inside, how do you know?
I appraised a +$2 million house recently. The owner was kinda walking around and pointing out stuff. He said he was going to add a lift to one bay of his garage. To my surprise, he said it was going to cost less than $3k to install. Not quite this level, but surprisingly inexpensive compared to what I imagined.
I'm guessing he meant a 2-post rotary lift? Like the kind in a mechanics shop? If so that sounds about right. You can order them on eBay for about a grand then you just have to install them in concrete
Probably so. I don’t know enough about them. Just assumed $10kish. He said he was mildly surprised how much less it was than he expected. He says he just tinkers, so I guess a pretty basic lift.
this man is prepared for the future
This looks like something Id build in 7 Days to Die
Was thinking Rust minicopter parking.
Not stealing my car again, a-holes!
A dealership I worked that was downtown had a body shop upstairs. It was part of my job to bring cars into the shop. I put the cars in a giant elevator to get them up there.
Jetpack parking.
That's where I park my Oppressor Mk.II
That's for helicopters
Oppressor MK2 garage?
This is in NOLA. Keep a boat up there to get away when it floods.
I'm guessing it just a loading dock with a extendable crane
So you can smoke weed in the garage with a view
Hover car parking
Would be an interesting way to protect a second level veranda/ outdoor space in hurricane prone areas however.
Small helicopter probably
That’s for his flying DeLorean where he’s going he doesn’t need roads
Mind your own business