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Bay Bridge closed after rod snaps, cars hit
SFGate ^
| oct 27, 2009
| Michael Cabanatuan
Posted on 10/27/2009 8:09:38 PM PDT by Thidwick
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To: Wacka
Gotta love that union labor
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posted on
10/27/2009 8:34:14 PM PDT
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: BigBobber
I am shocked, made in China!!!
Well, likely to be lots more of course, but hey, they are far less expensive, aren’t they???
Yeah, shutting it down is the only option IMO.
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posted on
10/27/2009 8:34:18 PM PDT
by
elpinta
(Change: check. Hope: not so much.)
To: elkfersupper
The bay area asked for it. [snicker] Well, OK... there's that.
23
posted on
10/27/2009 8:35:32 PM PDT
by
Ramius
(Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
To: Thidwick
A chunk of steel lay in the middle of the far left lane of the upper deck and an object that appeared to be a cable was on a Ryder truck dangling from the side of the span.Unclear here what was dangling? The Ryder truck?
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posted on
10/27/2009 8:37:09 PM PDT
by
w1andsodidwe
(Jimmy Carter(the Godfather of Terror) allowed radical Islam to get a foothold in Iran.)
To: Thidwick
"...an object that appeared to be a cable was on a Ryder truck dangling from the side of the span." What was dangling from the side of the span???
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posted on
10/27/2009 8:42:59 PM PDT
by
LucyJo
To: w1andsodidwe
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posted on
10/27/2009 8:43:52 PM PDT
by
LucyJo
To: LucyJo
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posted on
10/27/2009 8:44:08 PM PDT
by
w1andsodidwe
(Jimmy Carter(the Godfather of Terror) allowed radical Islam to get a foothold in Iran.)
To: w1andsodidwe
The bracket they put on the cracked area on Labor Day weekend. It came off an landed on the upper deck. The cable was attached to it. There is nothing really dangling. The cable is about the thickness of an arm and struck the Ryder truck. The driver had minor injuries (he was on the news).
This area has to stand for about 2-3 more years until the new bridge is finished. It’s amazing how they are building a new bridge and integrating it to the existing tunnel on Yerba Buena Island with only three scheduled closures.
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posted on
10/27/2009 8:45:35 PM PDT
by
Wacka
To: w1andsodidwe
one of the videos from the website has an interview with the Rider truck driver....a must see!
29
posted on
10/27/2009 8:55:13 PM PDT
by
TaxPayer2000
(The United States shall guarantee to every state in this union a republican form of government,)
To: Wacka
It sounds like they misunderestimated the stress that the parts were going under.
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posted on
10/27/2009 8:57:45 PM PDT
by
Domangart
(editor and publisher)
To: Domangart
Made in China, eh? I guess they can’t find any welders in Cali. You get what you pay for.
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posted on
10/27/2009 9:00:38 PM PDT
by
Lockbar
(March toward the sound of the guns.)
To: Randy Larsen
I just ventured out and went down across that bridge around the first of October... (BLEEP!!!)
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posted on
10/27/2009 9:01:48 PM PDT
by
SierraWasp
("Homeland Defense" begins at HOME!!! He who hesitates, is LOST!!!)
To: Thidwick
Thank goodness no one was hit by them.
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posted on
10/27/2009 9:07:59 PM PDT
by
Psycho_Bunny
(ALSO SPRACH ZEROTHUSTRA)
To: Ramius
There will be no mess of traffic. Does anyone still work in kalifornica? They are all retired!
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posted on
10/27/2009 9:09:12 PM PDT
by
US_MilitaryRules
(Become a monthly donor or FR won't be here for you!)
To: Lockbar
The parts for the new bridge are made in China.
The bracket that fell was an emergency repair that is supposed to last until they tear down the old bridge. That was made and flown in from Arizona.
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posted on
10/27/2009 9:13:55 PM PDT
by
Wacka
To: Wacka
I’d rather be sitting here in the Colorado snow than be in that traffic.
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posted on
10/27/2009 9:22:05 PM PDT
by
cicero2k
To: Lockbar
No. Those parts were fabricated here in Sacramento. The problem it appears is they never asked why those parts failed in the first place. They thought that it was over time. It appears to lack the strength to take the stress. They need a thicker washer plate. They just don’t know the stress factor.
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posted on
10/27/2009 9:34:51 PM PDT
by
Domangart
(editor and publisher)
To: Thidwick
Jeez - I hate when that happens ...
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posted on
10/27/2009 9:47:52 PM PDT
by
Lmo56
To: US_MilitaryRules
Does anyone still work in kalifornica? There is a big difference between (a) working and (b) producing excellent products that the entire world wants to buy. The former is still practiced. The latter is nearly extinct. Silicon Valley helps, but it's not enough - the "service industry" drags everything down because you can't export sandwiches.
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posted on
10/27/2009 9:57:37 PM PDT
by
Greysard
To: Thidwick
If this happened without an earthquake, imagine what a 5.0 on the Richter scale will do, nonetheless anything stronger.
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posted on
10/27/2009 10:18:38 PM PDT
by
Thunder90
(Fighting for truth and the American way... http://citizensfortruthandtheamericanway.blogspot.com/)
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