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Postby Cyber Bishop » Thu Aug 02, 2007 8:09 am

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I hope that you guys are alright with the bridge crash.
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Postby Wheeljack35 » Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:29 am

They lowered the death toll to four and Foxnews is showing actual video of the bridge collapsing

I wouldn't wish this on my worst enemy

I hope that truck driver is allright I have seen the truck burning but I don't see the cab and I have no clue if he got out safely
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Postby Cyber Bishop » Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:36 am

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Wheeljack35 wrote:They lowered the death toll to four and Foxnews is showing actual video of the bridge collapsing


I saw that.. Very scary video.
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Postby Moonbase2 » Thu Aug 02, 2007 10:08 am

My mom lives there. I guess she's all right.
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Postby God Magnus » Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:05 am

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Well, this certainly doesn't help my phobia of driving over bridges.
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Postby Wheeljack35 » Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:50 am

God Magnus wrote:Well, this certainly doesn't help my phobia of driving over bridges.


There is this one bridge that connects Deleware to Jersey on I-95

It scares the hell out of me because its so high above the water

Back in July 1983 there was this bridge in Connecticut that was only s few towns over that collapsed it was on I-95 A section fell because one of the pins that held up that section of the bridge rotted away

A teacher I had in High School was on the bridge the night it collpsed he told us that he could see cars going over and he was like the third car away from the edge


I found this sorry no pics

Mianus River Bridge, Connecticut—A 100-foot section of the Mianus River Bridge on Interstate 95 in Greenwich collapsed July 28, 1983, killing three people and critically injuring three others.

Not mentioned it was 70 ft to the water

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Postby Dragonslayer » Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:53 am

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My God...that's just terrible...I'm speechless....
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Postby Darth Bombshell » Thu Aug 02, 2007 11:59 am

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Wheeljack35 wrote:Foxnews is showing actual video of the bridge collapsing


You should be more surprised about the fact the so called "news reporters" over at Fixed Noise aren't claiming this to be a justification of Michael Chertoff's gut feeling about a potential terrorist attack.
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Postby Senor Hugo » Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:00 pm

Wow, thats screwed up.

Looking at the video, it looks like the end of the bridge closest to the camera was the first bit to collapse. Then followed the rest of the bridge near simultaneously.

So it makes me wonder, why did the supports give out, I wonder if the supports were detonated. But then, there was no smoke from the detonation, the bridge just seemed to fall.

Thats messed up.
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Postby Shadowman » Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:18 pm

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Apparently, a woman was on the phone with her sister. Her sister said the bridge in front of her collapsed, and they were disconnected.

They haven't been able to reach her since.
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Postby Moonbase2 » Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:18 pm

Did you guys ever hear of that department store in South Korea that just collapsed one day? Five stories, and killed 500 people. Turns out it was somewhat shoddy construction and dragging enormous ac units over the roof that weakened one of the pillars. They discovered that almost EVERY BUILDING in Seoul was crappily constructed. They had to overhaul hundreds of buildings.

But this is America. We aren't supposed to stand for this. Not saying the Koreans aren't worthy of good buildings, but we're supposed to be a highly industrialized nation here.
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Postby Wheeljack35 » Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:41 pm

Moonbase2 wrote:Did you guys ever hear of that department store in South Korea that just collapsed one day? Five stories, and killed 500 people. Turns out it was somewhat shoddy construction and dragging enormous ac units over the roof that weakened one of the pillars. They discovered that almost EVERY BUILDING in Seoul was crappily constructed. They had to overhaul hundreds of buildings.

But this is America. We aren't supposed to stand for this. Not saying the Koreans aren't worthy of good buildings, but we're supposed to be a highly industrialized nation here.


I seen the story of this on Seconds from Disastor on the National Geographic channel
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Postby Moonbase2 » Thu Aug 02, 2007 12:50 pm

Wheeljack35 wrote:
Moonbase2 wrote:Did you guys ever hear of that department store in South Korea that just collapsed one day? Five stories, and killed 500 people. Turns out it was somewhat shoddy construction and dragging enormous ac units over the roof that weakened one of the pillars. They discovered that almost EVERY BUILDING in Seoul was crappily constructed. They had to overhaul hundreds of buildings.

But this is America. We aren't supposed to stand for this. Not saying the Koreans aren't worthy of good buildings, but we're supposed to be a highly industrialized nation here.


I seen the story of this on Seconds from Disastor on the National Geographic channel


That's where I saw it. I can't believe I had never heard of it! 500 people is a really big deal! That would make me nervous if I lived in Seoul.
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Postby Darth Bombshell » Thu Aug 02, 2007 8:40 pm

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I wrote:You should be more surprised about the fact the so called "news reporters" over at Fixed Noise aren't claiming this to be a justification of Michael Chertoff's gut feeling about a potential terrorist attack.


Well, I dunno if Fixed Noise did a piece, but if this is any indication, we shouldn't be any surprised if they would.

I mean, was anyone really surprised that Bushie would pull a stunt like this? He spends nearly a minute and a half talking about what happened, and what he says he'll do (but probably won't), then somehow managed to turn the situation into an opportunity to slam the Democrats.

Of course, if Fixed Noise does do a piece, I'll bet ya anything they'll find a way to twist it to make the incident the Democrats fault.
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Postby Loki120 » Thu Aug 02, 2007 9:36 pm

Darth Bombshell wrote:
I wrote:You should be more surprised about the fact the so called "news reporters" over at Fixed Noise aren't claiming this to be a justification of Michael Chertoff's gut feeling about a potential terrorist attack.


Well, I dunno if Fixed Noise did a piece, but if this is any indication, we shouldn't be any surprised if they would.

I mean, was anyone really surprised that Bushie would pull a stunt like this? He spends nearly a minute and a half talking about what happened, and what he says he'll do (but probably won't), then somehow managed to turn the situation into an opportunity to slam the Democrats.

Of course, if Fixed Noise does do a piece, I'll bet ya anything they'll find a way to twist it to make the incident the Democrats fault.


Yes, because this is what we should most concerned about. :roll:
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Postby Darth Bombshell » Thu Aug 02, 2007 10:38 pm

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Loki120 wrote:Yes, because this is what we should most concerned about. :roll:


Look, I'm not trying to start something here. I think it's pretty clear that this is a tragic event. Anyone who doubts that really should have his or her head examined. But I think it's even sadder to see that Bush spends all of one minute actually talking about it and spends the rest of his time blaming the Democrats for his own problems.

It just goes to show you how much of a concern this really is for him when, within a minute of discussing the situation with reporters and what he plans to do about it, he goes completely off track and starts talking about something not even relevant to the discussion.
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Postby Moonbase2 » Thu Aug 02, 2007 10:58 pm

It pissed me off how he immediately went into defense mode and went off on a blame game. Great speech, bub. You know, a few years ago I was a staunch republican. As right-wing as you get. Thanks to the Republicans in power I am no longer a right-winger. They have embarrassed me to no end.

The president should've just said his cliched speech and gotten out of sight.

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Postby Wheeljack35 » Fri Aug 03, 2007 7:55 am

For those who haven't seen it

Here is the video of the bridge collapsing


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nerQhIyOwxM
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Postby Loki120 » Fri Aug 03, 2007 8:28 am

Darth Bombshell wrote:
Loki120 wrote:Yes, because this is what we should most concerned about. :roll:


Look, I'm not trying to start something here. I think it's pretty clear that this is a tragic event. Anyone who doubts that really should have his or her head examined. But I think it's even sadder to see that Bush spends all of one minute actually talking about it and spends the rest of his time blaming the Democrats for his own problems.

It just goes to show you how much of a concern this really is for him when, within a minute of discussing the situation with reporters and what he plans to do about it, he goes completely off track and starts talking about something not even relevant to the discussion.


So much like this thread. Sorry, I think the tragedy is sadder than the blame game, which is nothing new from either side.
But that's not what this thread was about, there's plenty of time for the blame game later.

This administration has spawned more stupidity and loss of common damn sense from both sides than any in recent memory, it's extremely laughable.

Both sides...IDIOTS!

For those who haven't seen it

Here is the video of the bridge collapsing

That's so spooky to see. I'm originally from Minnesota, and am familiar with that bridge in particular. It's hard to believe.
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