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« on: August 02 2007, 03:01:39 AM »
I just saw this on TV tonight.
http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601103&sid=aVZlWkoAHyu8&refer=us&sa_campaign=search_engine/feedcast/google/Bloomberg_US/minnesota_bridge



http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,291790,00.html

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,291797,00.html

























Notice all the people on the bridge above looking down.

The driver of the blue caravan can at least be thankfull that the porta-potty
didn't dump on them along with the rest of the disaster going on.


I'm still a bit shocked over the whole thing though.
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« Reply #1 on: August 02 2007, 10:16:03 AM »
Damn.......
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Re: Bridge Collapse
« Reply #2 on: August 02 2007, 01:00:37 PM »
I just noticed that the caravan is also a wheelchair van. :bigeyes;

They obviusly got out.
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« Reply #3 on: August 03 2007, 04:36:44 PM »
How Horrible.
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« Reply #4 on: August 03 2007, 09:29:32 PM »
Pretty nice that we give up such a large chunk of our income to government and THE FUCKING RETREADS CAN'T EVEN KEEP A BRIDGE UP!
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Re: Bridge Collapse
« Reply #5 on: August 06 2007, 12:26:28 AM »
Quote from: "DCEPTCN @ Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:29 pm"
Pretty nice that we give up such a large chunk of our income to government and THE FUCKING RETREADS CAN'T EVEN KEEP A BRIDGE UP!
Have you heard about the "Big Dig" in Boston ?

Anyone notice the changing stats regarding the deaths reported for the
bridge collapse. The first night, they reported 6-7 deaths depending on
which station you listen to. The next day, it went up to 9. And the next day
its down to 4-5 depending on the station you tune into ?
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« Reply #6 on: August 06 2007, 01:35:59 AM »
Quote from: "Recklessrob @ Sun Aug 05, 2007 9:26 pm"
Quote from: "DCEPTCN @ Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:29 pm"
Pretty nice that we give up such a large chunk of our income to government and THE FUCKING RETREADS CAN'T EVEN KEEP A BRIDGE UP!
Have you heard about the "Big Dig" in Boston ?
Um, yeah. I've been driving through that disaster for about 9 years? Sad as hell, really.
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« Reply #7 on: August 06 2007, 01:36:29 AM »
This reminds me of that time when th power grid in New York went out a couple years ago. Someone made the point of us being in a First World country with Third World infrastructure .

But upon that, I just chalk it up to a freak accident.
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« Reply #8 on: August 06 2007, 02:14:09 AM »
I heard that the Army Corps of Engineers has 3 possible scenerios.

I'm guessing that the river erroded the earth that supported one of the pylons
and the rest came down like dominos from there.
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