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To: JustPiper
(at 10pm) The news just reported that a river cutter crewman found a "thin" wire (not a cable) attached to the side of the bridge, the thin wire was attached to the top of the bridge and it went all the way down into the water along side a docked barge. They stop the traffic on the bridge until they were able to find out what was on the other end of the thin wire that went under water at the side of the barge. Nothing was found, it was simply just a long thin wire attached to the side of the bridge that went all the way down and under the water in the river. (This had to be a very long wire as it is long way down to the water, from the top of the bridge)

I am glad it turned out to be nothing and it just goes to show that people are looking out for unusual activity and for things that are out of place. It is odd that anyone would have had the chance to be walking on the bridge, much less being able to hang out on the bridge, attaching a long wire to it and releasing it into the water. Anyone that would do such a thing would be at a high risk of being hit by a car accidently, as this is a busy bridge with no or very little space on the side it for stalled cars, much less room for even someone to be walking on it. It is a race track through there with cars jumping over lanes suddenly and often due to all the other highways that branch off of it.

3,789 posted on 12/25/2003 11:32:21 PM PST by stlnative
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To: brigette
A relief Bump!
3,791 posted on 12/26/2003 12:03:42 AM PST by JustPiper (Following the course of least resistance makes for crooked rivers and crooked men)
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