Will we all have bridge-phobia now?
Those of us in the USA know that earlier this week, a major highway bridge collapsed and fell into the Mississippi River, sending many to their deaths, injuring many more, scaring the bejesus out of...
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Here in MA we were already paranoid about our NEW tunnels collapsing on us, or springing a leak, so we tryed not to think abou the fact that the highway department has been so busy working on the Big...
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I know there are so many things we can't control, like terrorism and weather disasters, or, other people being drunk on the roads or simply making a mistake. But we require homeowners to keep their...
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Well, the NC General Assembly came up with the state budget this week (should have been done by 7/1/07) and once again took money from the highway department trust fund to balance the budget. NC is...
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The problem, to me, is that when we have rigid restrictions like "must have a balanced budget" or "term limits", we're not taking into account contingency requirements. I'm not in favor of wild...
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Yes, I think it is time we do go after our government. I think it is time we take our own responsibilities seriously. We (the voters) have been allowing and contributing to the corruption with the...
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Hmm, NC has had horrible hurricane damage. In 2005 every single storm that hit the US, spent time in the state. Floyd in 1999, Fran in 1996, and Hugo in 1989 did tons of damage to the state. But I...
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To answer the original question, can't live where I do and have bridge-phobia. Or quake-phobia either.
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The Minneapolis bridge was tragic and inconvenient enough.There will be finger-pointing.If the Golden Gate ever crumbled, a national landmark, I think even more heads would roll.
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We all felt for you when we heard the news of the bridge. Up here, we've had freeways collapse in spite of documentation that they "will do" for now. That's negligent as far as I can see.Balanced...
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