Aquarius West to East
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The Beautiful Floor of the Penthouse of AquariusThe renovation of the Aquarius Condo hallways continues. In the penthouses’ floors the work is almost finished. The top floor of Aquarius towers got beautiful porcelain tiles. This material is not just aesthetically pleasant, modern, resilient. It is also very practical, easy to clean, easy to maintain.
In these times of pandemic, the hard floor of porcelain does not accumulate dust, mold or mildew. As it is well known one of the major vulnerabilities of COVID-19 19 is any respiratory tract illness. So, the lucky residents of the penthouse floors have one less source of problems.
The old carpets were removed in 2017. The reason for removal was their contamination with mold and mildew. The carpets were also stained, dusty, with bad odor, unattractive. Carpet an old fashion material that should never be used in a seashore property.
Mr. Buck, the President of the Board informed that Aquarius would not go back to the carpet flooring. After all, Aquarius is next to the sandy beach. It is almost impossible not to bring some sand when coming back from an ocean dive. In addition, Aquarius has a growing population of pets. Accidents are inevitable. The repair of carpet is almost impossible. The trash rooms are far away from some units. Again, plastic bags often leak and fat and other contaminants that are so easy to clean on a hard floor become a great problem on carpet.
Unfortunately, it seems that only the ground floor and the penthouse will have the sanitary easy to maintain hard floors. The rest it seems will have to live with a material so dated and improper for a by-the-sea residence where we have dogs and are subject to incidents like the one that forced a removal of the old carpet. Is this rational?
Scroll for four pictures of the penthouse hallways. Better yet personally go to the penthouse and be surprised and amazed with a splendorous mold and mildew free floor treatment!
One last thought. The proponents of carpet use porcelain or marble in their homes. Isn’t ironic that someone would find carpet adequate for Aquarius common areas?
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Rosa Clematis to color your day
Elegance, intelligence, honesty is the example to be followed
12 years ago. November 9, 2016
Wind Speed at Aquarius reaches 52 miles per hour
Measured this morning at the 10th floor of the South Tower of the Aquarius the wind speed went up to 55 miles per hour. The constant speed is of about 35 miles. Stay alert. Stay safe. Weather is expected to improve late Monday afternoon.
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Is it tragic or is it funny?
November 7, 2020, 5:30 pm
November 7, 5:00 pm
…TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT…
…HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT…
* LOCATIONS AFFECTED
– Fort Lauderdale
– Hallandale Beach
– Pompano Beach
– Deerfield Beach (how come they forgot Hollywood and Dania?)
* WIND
– LATEST LOCAL FORECAST: Equivalent Tropical Storm force wind
– Peak Wind Forecast: 40-50 mph with gusts to 60 mph
– Window for Tropical Storm force winds: Sunday evening until
Monday evening
– THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY THAT INCLUDES TYPICAL FORECAST
UNCERTAINTY IN TRACK, SIZE AND INTENSITY: Potential for wind 74
to 110 mph
– The wind threat has increased from the previous assessment.
– PLAN: Plan for life-threatening wind of equivalent CAT 1 or
2 hurricane force.
– PREPARE: Remaining efforts to protect life and property
should be urgently completed. Prepare for considerable wind
damage.
– ACT: Move to safe shelter before the wind becomes hazardous.
– POTENTIAL IMPACTS: Extensive
– Considerable roof damage to sturdy buildings, with some
having window, door, and garage door failures leading to
structural damage. Mobile homes severely damaged, with some
destroyed. Damage accentuated by airborne projectiles.
Locations may be uninhabitable for weeks.
Please remove all furniture from balconies
If you have storm windows (impact windows) make sure they are securely closed.
If you have the storm shutters (do you still have those?) they must be closed and locked. It may hard to do but it necessary!
If you are not in the area ask a neighbor to check your apartment. Winds may be of more than 40 miles per hour.
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Funny but serious
Bill Maher: No president can unite us. We have to unite ourselves.
C’est un petit pas…
Should we stock up the testing substance?
You also may want check your temperature. No thermometer? No problem. They have one thermometer at the Aquarius front desk.
One ounce of prevention is worth a pound of… …
What is your Personality Type regarding the face mask to prevent spreading the virus?
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Laughing is OK.
At the time of this post it is not possible to list the cost of the hallway renovation. In 2017 the Special Assessment had earmarked about one and a half million dollars for this project. The work started in May of 2020. The expected completion should be before Christmas of 2020. The current General Contractor JD Painting is in charge of most of the work with some exceptions, such as the controversial carpet installation.
This post has 3 photo galleries. The first one is of the Elevator Landings. The second is of the Apartment Door Details followed by a broader view of the hallways and light fixtures.
Elevators Landings click any picture for the slides show
The New Look of the Doors of the Apartments click any picture for the slides show
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Aqua Bistro
Telephone 954-589-1796
2751 S. Ocean Drive, Hollywood Fl 33019
Lunch Antipasto Insalata and Zuppa Pasta Carne and Pesci Steaks and Chops Wines
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Insalata
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Acqua Bistro tel.: 954-589-1796
Check the reviews of Acqua Bistro: TripAdvisor Yelp Restaurantji RestaurantGuru
Fried Calamari
Lobster Ravioli
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Hurricane ISAIAS Gets Close to South Florida
This post has four sections: (1)Orlando Sentinel, (2)Washington Post, (3) Opening Shutters concern, (4) Aquarius Management Office Documents concerning Hurricane Preparation
Florida’s east coast communities were issued a hurricane watch Friday morning as Category 1 Hurricane Isaias continues its approach toward the Sunshine State with expectations it will begin riding up the coast Saturday afternoon.
The watch includes communities from Deerfield Beach northward to the Volusia-Brevard County line, the National Hurricane Center said in its 11 a.m. update. An earlier tropical storm watch from Key Largo to Sebastian Inlet has been turned into a tropical storm warning as well. Full Article HERE
Tropical storm conditions could begin along the east coast of Florida as soon as Saturday as the storm makes a beeline northward on a menacing path along the coast.
“There is a risk of impacts from winds, heavy rainfall, and storm surge late this weekend from the northeastern Florida coast and spreading northward along the remainder of the U.S. east coast through early next week,” wrote the National Hurricane Center.
The European model run on Friday morning simulates the probability of tropical storm force conditions associated with Isaias. (WeatherBell)
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Aquarius residents with no Impact Windows should make sure their protection is fully functional. Storm Shutters are known to present problems when needed. Now would be a good time to verify if they close properly in case of wind speed increase. Units with Impact Windows also could benefit to verify all opening close securely.
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The Management Office of Aquarius issued 3 documents of great relevance for Storm Preparation. It is a great time to review them
The beach of Hollywood is OPENFrom the City of Hollywood web site
BEACHES IN BROWARD COUNTY LIMITED REOPENING GUIDELINES
All beaches in Broward County may reopen for limited ocean activities (such as surfing, swimming, kayaking, paddle boarding, body surfing) as well as limited active recreation and exercise (such as walking, running, biking).
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André Rieu with Melissa Venema play TAPS – Il Silenzio with the background of the Alps near Munich
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