[libertylover]

That picture has always scared the heck out of me.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: That picture has always scared the heck out of me.

I know, but those were the times when men were men. They built the Empire State Building in 18 freaking months!! At the height of the great depression.

Those were the times when America possessed a CAN-DO spirit. Now, we can even build a subway station without talking about it to death, much less overrun the cost of a freaking bullet train ...

We are no longer the country we used to be.

[canalabamian]

Check out the dude on the right end. Looks like he's holding a flask. Boy, would OSHA have had a field day. Of course, thats probably a good part of the problem now, too.

Golden Gate went up under budget and ahead of schedule with very little loss of life. There were lines of workers standing by daily in hopes of getting work. Different times. Different generational attitudes and work ethic. A lot less government interference, to, I'll bet.