Want to see what Pam sees every day?

[xoxoxoBruce]

Somebody stole the bridge...

[tw]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Somebody stole the bridge...

View the guard rail. It was not a bridge.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Then how do you explain the concrete abutment on the far side?

[glatt]

"Bridge" is the new "capsize"

The headline says a bridge gave out, but the reporter on the scene says saturated ground crumbled away. Probably a culvert pipe.

[tw]

Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

Then how do you explain the concrete abutment on the far side?

A rather interesting question. Supports for the guardrails were driven in dirt - not driven through a bridge. Above the embankment and below pavement is dirt. So what is called a bridge may have been some type of tunnel. That explains why the nearside has no concrete abutment. But does not explain why the far side abutment is so high.

Meanwhile grass on the shoulder also implies the shoulder over the 'bridge' was dirt.

Maybe a bridge was once there and replaced by a pipe that was covered by dirt. Therefore someone replaced a bridge on the cheap apparent with a pipe that was too small.

Look closely at skid marks maybe 75 feet long. That trucker apparently knew something was wrong and tried to stop.

[Gravdigr]

Originally Posted by tw

View the guard rail. It was not a bridge.

Whatever it was, it crossed water.

Bridge - Close enough for non-contrarians everywhere.™

[Gravdigr]

...right out from under him!

[Clodfobble]

98% of 18-wheeler drivers quit after a year on the job?

[xoxoxoBruce]

Yes, but not quit driving, mostly change companies.

[captainhook455]

Originally Posted by Clodfobble

98% of 18-wheeler drivers quit after a year on the job?

Werner said my day off was the rest periods between driving. I once drove 9 weeks to get 9 days off for dental work. Got home 3 days late and they wanted me back on the scheduled day. I said fuck you motherfucker if I don't get my days you can come get the fucking truck. So I went back after 9 days off and the pricks never said a word.

I quit after 2 yrs and it was an interesting experience. The way the different state laws fuck the truckers in the ass without the benefit of anal lube. You know products would be a little cheaper if a owner/driver didn't have to go to the state capital for a tax sticker.

Back to the experience. I saw the border in El Paso, the Golden Gate which is brown, the north rim of the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Las Angeles, Sturgis. Idk I have been everywhere, but Canada. I couldn't go there as I had a DUI in Jersey in 87. Since 03 when I quit I heard they changed the law up there. Trump probably wanted to visit.

I want to ride up to Jim's house in the spring, but don't want to take 95 through Philthe. All that traffic is right scary after living 25 yrs in the country. Maybe I will take the ferry. There are a few people to see on the way up in Gettysburg and my father's cousin in MD. Got to beat the heat and humidity of the southern states so I will have to think about what month to start. Well I see I am rambling, but I feel so much better.

[Glinda]

Originally Posted by captainhook455

Werner said my day off was the rest periods between driving. I once drove 9 weeks to get 9 days off for dental work. Got home 3 days late and they wanted me back on the scheduled day. I said fuck you motherfucker if I don't get my days you can come get the fucking truck. So I went back after 9 days off and the pricks never said a word.

Good on ya. Fuck 'em!

Originally Posted by captainhook455

Back to the experience. I saw the border in El Paso, the Golden Gate which is brown, the north rim of the Grand Canyon, Las Vegas, Las Angeles, Sturgis.

*aHem*

The color of the bridge is officially an orange vermilion called international orange. The color was selected by consulting architect Irving Morrow because it complements the natural surroundings and enhances the bridge's visibility in fog.

[Glinda]

Here's a thing I've wondered about for awhile, and it just occured to me to mention it in this thread:

I live in a pretty rural area of SW Washington, but I often see big rigs rolling down the country roads nearby. About a year ago, I learned why - seems these truckers are ditching I-5 just south of me and rejoining it just north of me, all to avoid an interstate weigh-in station.

Do trucking companies tell their drivers to do stuff like this as a matter of course? Or are the drivers going rogue? And why exactly would a driver want to avoid a station - maybe they know their rig isn't really safe? maybe their load is illegal? avoiding a delay/fees on the road between Portland OR and Seattle WA? What?

Thank you in advance for any enlightenment y'all might have.

[xoxoxoBruce]

Drivers for big companies have little or no control over the load. Owner/operators will sometimes carry more than legal.

[captainhook455]

Originally Posted by Glinda

Good on ya. Fuck 'em!



*aHem*

I think it should be gold flake. A pilot should be able to see that.

[Gravdigr]