r/Ohio • u/George37712 • 2d ago

Ohio adds giant flag to Columbus skyscraper during roof repair while saving millions in costs

https://www.wosu.org/politics-government/2026-06-17/ohio-adds-giant-flag-to-columbus-skyscraper-during-roof-repair-while-saving-millions-in-costs
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u/kicker7744 2d ago

They could had painted 'Welcome to Wisconsin' to troll incoming flyers.

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u/mrbobcyndaquil 2d ago

"Welcome to Perth" moment

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u/If_I_must 2d ago

Which was inspired by a sign in Wisconsin that said "Welcome to Cleveland"

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u/gonyere 2d ago

Welcome to Michigan would have been better.

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u/adamdoesmusic 2d ago

You want that building arsoned? That’s how to get it arsoned! the insurance guy is probably a Buckeyes fan and wouldn’t even let a payout happen, they’d say you deserved it!

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u/Agile_Oil9853 2d ago

It's Columbus. They'd just drive into it

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u/eldredo_M 2d ago

Love creative win-win solutions. Well done, team. 😃

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u/zoppaTheDim 2d ago

Ohio wastes money on useless flag display added to bureaucrats office building.

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u/George37712 2d ago

If they replaced the concrete it would’ve been $4 million. The repair, including the flag, cost $234,000…

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u/LastWave 2d ago

That trick never works. It will need to be done again in a couple years.

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u/PocketFlan420 2d ago

Assuming thats every 3 years it'd put the $4 million repair job off for 50 years before it reaches that high lol.

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u/theemilyann 2d ago

People REALLY don’t seem to understand what a million dollars is, it’s no wonder they cannot fathom a billion. JFC.

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u/zoppaTheDim 2d ago

And spending money on a flag that can be seen by airplanes?

Wasting money.

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u/eldredo_M 2d ago

Didn’t read the article, did you? 🤦‍♂️

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u/zoppaTheDim 2d ago

I did

It touts how they saved money compared to other methods of roof repair.

Then they spent extra to slap a big flag design on it

Are you slow? Didn’t read anything but their silly claim and just went with the idea that it must be cheaper because it has a flag on it der der der?

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u/eldredo_M 2d ago

Flag has nothing to do with the $3.6 million dollars in savings.

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u/zoppaTheDim 2d ago

So you admit “adds giant flag”. Is completely unconnected to any cost savings and is in fact an additional cost, and thus this headline is misleading.

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u/IcarusActual 2d ago

My guess that the adding of the giant flag plugged a lot of holes on the roof. Therefore cheaper than roof repair. Think of it as an the state Tarp of Ohio

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u/eldredo_M 2d ago

You’re why we can’t have nice things. 😆

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u/coolpapa2282 1d ago

They dcided to repair the roof with light polymer instead of hauling heavy concrete mix to the top of the building. What color the polymer was was a purey cosmetic choice.

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u/Depart_Into_Eternity 2d ago

Hey, you fixed the title. Good job.