Bridge Collapse

[spewey at comcast.net (Spewey)]

Chris Bennett wrote:
> Do we have any listers in the twin cities?

Yes, two.  Me and Neal.  Parker lives 100s of miles away.

> If so, have we heard from them?

No, I didn't think you guys cared.

> My heart goes out to the victims.

Thanks.  We're all still wondering who they are.  Most people walked 
away but a few cars are still under water and dive recovery is tricky in 
that spot (current, wreckage, etc.)

It's a metro of 3 million and with about 300 people possibly involved, 
the odds of knowing someone are pretty low unless you have 10,000 close 
friends.  Even so everyone is getting and sending msgs to folks they may 
not normally communicate with just in case.  Yes there are still people 
I haven't heard from but hey, ya gotta believe the odds.

I almost never use that bridge because it's not oriented in a direction 
that was ever useful to me but it is the busiest river crossing in the 
Cities and very centrally located.  Commutes will be a problem for years 
for all of us now.

Graphic of collapse, more coverage on main page:
http://www.startribune.com/10072/rich_media/1338795.html

many more first hand stories and links:
http://www.metafilter.com/63458/I35W-collapse

our nation's infrastructure:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=awItLI0umg0