Posted on 08/01/2007 4:28:27 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo
Just turned on the news. 35W bridge collapsed in the Mississippi River. Cars, trucks, semis.....
Fires burning, tanker trucks, at least one school bus, more than ten cars......
Just now breaking.......
Good theory. Doesn’t seem so wild to me. Sounds like maybe a variety of factors that all came together to cause this disastrous scene.
One thing I know, river traffic, freeway traffic, and economic activity in Minneapolis is really going to be altered.
What a mess.
Are you Ok ?? Let us know...
For 1 thing, you seem to be falling for the liberal Pollyanna view that we are in Heaven and nothing should ever fail. That just ain’t the real world. It falls in line with the liberal mantra of “if it saves JUST 1....” And no, it’s not worth it.
Also, don’t just blame public transport. Gov. - and I KNOW MN does this - spends WAY too much feeding selfish lazy people and business from its teat, with absolutely nothing in return. THAT is a massive waste of money.
I understand that the definition of redundancy and the awareness of the need for is long established; however, advances in engineering will make what was once state of the art obselete.
I think referring to them as high school is affording them FAR to much credit.
So, bad things don't happen to taxpayers?
Klobuchar said bridges in America should not fall. What a liberal dolt.
Why do liberals think that they can make life risk or accident-free?
“Like a giants version of a kid’s toybox...”
You should see my daughter’s room!
He acted like he was preaching at a Farrahkan gathering.
Steve was here last night. He’s good.
Wouldn’t be using CraigsList to purchase a used car in the Minneapolis region anytime in the near future. Caveat Emptor!
Rather than subtracting my suppositions from the possible causes, I think it would make more sense to add your supposition to the combination cause theory.
The dry weather, the ground sinking slightly under at least one of the piers, the construction, the traffic, the salt and just normal oxidation, stress cracks in vital areas, and the pull of the moon.
I just don’t think it was one particular thing that caused this collapse, in my very armchair quarterback and highly unqualified opinion. I suggest instead that it was a combination of many factors, and it should teach us to be more aware of that fact.
I humbly salute and admire the people of Minnesota, in or not in official positions, construction worker or idle pedestrian.
One of the principles where I worked for a long time was “SET THE EXAMPLE”.
They certainly have.
In actuality the same was done after the major hurricane strike in the gulf, but the media suppressed it.
Call me a bushbot, but few know that President Bush went down there, and pulled children out of the water, into helicopters, carried them to the Navy ship that was the only source of food, water, and the most important thing at that time, a hot shower. The back of his shirt was wringing wet with sweat and dirt.
He got on the ship, waited his turn, and showered just like everyone else.
The personnel on that ship kept hot water going non stop for days and days, even though the ship had turned into a Hotel and had many more people using it’s services than it was equipped for.
Drunks, bums, children, firemen, police, townfolk all needed and used the showers to get the nasty polluted water off their skin before it ate their skin completely off.
No paper mentioned this. No photos of President Bush, walking along in half darkness, drenched with sweat, carrying a child.
There were photos, but they weren’t done by the MSM.
Even if they had been there and wanted to, I imagine our President would have declined.
He wasn’t doing it for show.
Sometimes we need to remember what great citizens we still have in our country. The rescue workers, firemen, and Joe Citizen.
The guy or girl who doesn’t cry and run away. But who leaves a crushed car to pull children out of a bus. Not knowing if the steps between them and that bus might be their last. Not caring.
People who believe that they are their brother’s keeper.
That is my UNITED STATES. Those are my people. One day I may have to prove myself worthy of those principles.
If I do, then my pride will be justified.
Yes, but probably not much in civil engineering (massive changes in electronics design, but not civil, e.g). Principles are still pretty much the same. And those old guys really knew their stuff. We’re being taught less and less in college these days - including practical projects. And relying probably too much on computers, hoping those who designed the software knew what they were doing and didn’t screw up.
But your post indicated that the definition of redundancy might change, which would be totally false and very misleading to those not knowing.
I had the same exact thought - there’s no information about what caused the collapse, and you’re standing on the one next to it??!!
ROFLMBO
Been over the Huey P. Long bridge many, many times on the Sunset Limited. That’s one scary span. View of the Mississippi is incredible — if you can get your eyes open.
It’s a totally different type of bridge. Incidentally.
Good post!
Anybody know who belonged to the voice on MSNBC last night? I didn’t recognize it.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.