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Bridge Collapse
Patty puts fingermarks on the door handle each trip. Where in Maine do you
go?
John
Biddeford
----- Original Message -----
From: "Joe Mair" <jmair@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 3:36 PM
Subject: RE: Bridge Collapse
Hey! I cross over the Piscataqua Bridge at least 6 times a year! I
love Maine!
Joe
-----Original Message-----
From: John S. Lagnese [mailto:jlagnese@xxxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 3:02 PM
To: roccit_53@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Timbo
Cc: scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: Bridge Collapse
My wife is panic=stricken whenever we go over a bridge. This won't help/
For
those of you familiar with the Piscataqua River bridge, it's I 95
crossing
from NH to ME, leaves her pale and shaking.
----- Original Message -----
From: "C Boyko" <roccit_53@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Timbo" <timjmcconnell@xxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 1:28 PM
Subject: Re: Bridge Collapse
> Heck, my Mom phoned ME...and I just work in a school. That was a
pretty
> horrific sight, that bridge, but it won't be the last, we have two
little
> ones here right now that are closed to two lane traffic because
they're
> crumbling, and there are LOTS of others. You forget just how many
bridges
> you cross in a typical day till you really get looking.
> Cathy, crossing that bridge when I get to it...
>
> On 10:19 am 08/03/07 Timbo <timjmcconnell@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I remember in 1999, on April 20 when the Columbine thing happend,
>> everybody I ever knew called me and my family to make sure we were
ok,
>> I was in high school at the time, and they called just because it was
>> in the same STATE as me. heh heh. Yeah, I'm fine. That was 150 miles
>> away..
>>
>> -_Timbo
>>
>> On 8/2/07, nocones77-vw@xxxxxxxxx <nocones77-vw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> > Yeah, I saw it all on the news last night. I'm about 15 miles
>> south of there, or so. I used to live very near there, and worked
just
>> a few blocks away. But these days I don't go there very often. Don't
>> think Spewy or I mean to sound ungrateful for your concern at all,
but
>> I agree with what he was saying about how it is really odd that so
many
>> people are really worried about anyone they know who lives in the
area.
>> I had friends from New York, Virginia, and other places urgently
>> calling/texting within minutes of the accident to see if we're OK.
Not
>> trying to make anyone feel bad for being concerned or anything...but
it
>> > just feels weird when you get asked.
>> > All that aside, I'm completely amazed at how many people seem to
>> have survived mostly OK. Most people even walked away with only
>> relatively minor injuries. I'm sure the death count will go up, but
>> there are "only" about 20 people unaccounted for and only a couple
>> deaths so far. Even if all 20 end up being declared dead (hopefully
>> not!), I'd still be darn impressed that only ~25 people died. Judging
>> from the video footage, that was just one big tangled mess of
concrete
>> and steel. Not saying I wouldn't have been screaming my bloody head
off
>> myself, but it clearly must have collapsed in at least a slightly
>> > controlled manner.
>> > On that same highway, there's an even taller/longer bridge over a
>> much wider river not far from me on the southern side of the metro
>> area. At first I thought they were talking about that one. Maybe not
as
>> much traffic, but a much bigger drop, all concrete (i.e. big crash
>> instead of a relatively slow collapse of steel) and more likely to
have
>> > been carrying myself or someone I knew.
>> > Neal
>> >
>> > ----- Original Message ----
>> > From: Spewey <spewey@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> > To: scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx
>> > Sent: Thursday, August 2, 2007 1:44:48 PM
>> > Subject: Re: Bridge Collapse
>> >
>> > 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
>> >
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