Tweeting Giant Icicle’s Days Are Numbered

posted March 1, 2013 by Aviva West

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Farewell, towering spike of ice

A giant, three-storey icicle clinging to the side of an apartment building in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, has been given a death sentence by the local fire department.

Hey Saskatoon, I've been wondering ... does my building make me look fat? #yxe

— giant icicle (@gianticicle) March 1, 2013

Considered a safety risk, the Saskatoon fire department has said the massive icicle, which has its own Twitter account, must be removed within 24 hours.

Hey - there's a guy here in a crane lift.Hope his intentions are good. #yxe

— giant icicle (@gianticicle) March 1, 2013

Maybe I am too big to fail ... er, I mean fall. #yxe

— giant icicle (@gianticicle) March 1, 2013

If that doesn't happen, fire crews will do it themselves and bill the apartment building’s owner.

A popular - if new - local attraction, residents have suggested methods for removing it, including flame-throwers, axes, hammers and steam.

The icicle itself seems resigned to its fate.

Hey @cityofsaskatoon will you let me know if there are any plans for me?I'm hearing talk of blowtorches, shovels even lasers #nervous #yxe

— giant icicle (@gianticicle) February 28, 2013