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A massive freeway bridge has collapsed into the Mississippi River near Minneapolis in the US, with reports of two dead.  |
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Re: Holy Cow
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Re: Holy Cow
« Reply #2 on: August 01, 2007, 05:45:44 PM » |
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« Reply #3 on: August 01, 2007, 05:46:04 PM » |
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Re: Holy Cow
« Reply #4 on: August 01, 2007, 05:51:47 PM » |
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Russia has invaded a sovereign neighboring state and threatens a democratic government elected by its people. Such an action is unacceptable in the 21st century. -- Chimpy McFlightsuit, CEO of Bu$hco Industries of 'Merka |
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Re: Holy Cow
« Reply #5 on: August 01, 2007, 05:59:54 PM » |
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Woah! From the height of the still-standing end points, that bridge must have fallen a long ways! I can't imagine what it must have been like to be in a car on that bridge.
One of the photos I saw showed a school bus on one of the floating pieces - it just made my blood run cold. The article did say that the children on the bus got out OK.
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Re: Holy Cow
« Reply #6 on: August 01, 2007, 06:03:38 PM » |
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Woah! From the height of the still-standing end points, that bridge must have fallen a long ways! I can't imagine what it must have been like to be in a car on that bridge.
One of the photos I saw showed a school bus on one of the floating pieces - it just made my blood run cold. The article did say that the children on the bus got out OK.
That's a disturbing picture. This article says it's 64 feet down. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20079534/Workers have been repairing the 40-year-old bridge's surface all summer along that stretch of the interstate, StarTribune.com reported. The arched bridge rises about 64 feet above the river.
One 911 caller said she could see the construction workers using a jackhammers when the bridge collapsed close to her car. "She saw it and she said she just gunned it and just made it out of there," Tashia Brown, a 911 operator, told the StarTribune.com.
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Re: Holy Cow
« Reply #7 on: August 01, 2007, 06:06:00 PM » |
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any minnesotans want to clue us in how this affects them?
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Re: Holy Cow
« Reply #8 on: August 01, 2007, 06:10:40 PM » |
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any minnesotans want to clue us in how this affects them?
For me, not at all. It is a (prolly the) main artery through town. Heavy traffic. Serious *feces*. There is also a Twins game going on, so some 20k+ fans will have a difficult time getting out/home. There will be no rush hour tomorrow. This essentially shuts off the NE sub.s from downtown, and the South. Bottom line............bad news all around. |
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Re: Holy Cow
« Reply #9 on: August 01, 2007, 06:15:51 PM » |
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any minnesotans want to clue us in how this affects them?
For me, not at all. It is a (prolly the) main artery through town. Heavy traffic. Serious *feces*. There is also a Twins game going on, so some 20k+ fans will have a difficult time getting out/home. There will be no rush hour tomorrow. This essentially shuts off the NE sub.s from downtown, and the South. Bottom line............bad news all around. why do minnesota bridges hate 'merka ? |
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Re: Holy Cow
« Reply #11 on: August 01, 2007, 07:02:50 PM » |
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Woman, open the door, don't let it sting. I wanna breathe that fire again.
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Re: Holy Cow
« Reply #13 on: August 01, 2007, 07:20:37 PM » |
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I think Aske called it "intelligent falling". |
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Woman, open the door, don't let it sting. I wanna breathe that fire again.
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Re: Holy Cow
« Reply #14 on: August 01, 2007, 08:19:04 PM » |
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It reminded me of the Bay Bridge after the earthquake.
Amazing.
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