October 1, 2006: Hoe slices into bridge - Page 2

footfootfoot · 10-03-2006, 09:14 PM

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Originally Posted by bluraven

No, you were right the first time. Misestimated is fine, misunderestimated would be a double negative/made up word. So, misestimated, or underestimated.

It was a joke at the expense of the person who is masquerading as the POTUS.

Happy Monkey · 10-01-2006, 01:09 PM

He only misestimated by a couple of feet. See pictures two and four. The arm was down, pointed forward when it hit. It pierced the bridge below the roadbed and guardrail. This caused it to start pointing upward, which caused the cab to push downward, crushing the flatbed it was on (see pics one and four). The arm made it through the road, and momentum caused the cab to swing forward, smashing against the bottom of the opposite side of the bridge (pic one and two).

And yes, I think this was on the Cellar at some point...

Happy Monkey · 10-01-2006, 01:14 PM

Here.

Though, even for that one, there was this response:

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Originally Posted by Kagen4o4

wasnt the truck/bridge an old IoTD?

Bullitt · 10-01-2006, 01:45 PM

After seeing this, maybe Hyundai doesn't make absolute crap afterall

footfootfoot · 10-01-2006, 07:09 PM

A stank tramp ho

Lscan · 10-01-2006, 10:05 PM

Long time lurker first time poster...

Years ago (maybe 10?) when I worked in news I got to cover a story where a Caterpillar D10 dozer met a bridge the driver thought was higher then it really was. The people in cars behind the tractor trailer carrying the dozer said the D-10 bounced. Bear in mind that a D-10 weighs over 146 thousand pounds (73 tons). The bridge obviously suffered damage and was closed for a short period of time.

The dozer on the other hand, actually faired pretty well. It was on it's side after being ripped from the trailer but looked pretty much like a D10 on its side. They took it back to the Cat manufacturing plant to be checked out. I'm told that with some very minor repair to the engine and a little paint it was apparently put back out for sale. I never heard if they told the dealership it was shipped to and the customer who bought it that it had duked it out with a bridge.

mitheral · 10-03-2006, 07:52 PM

Only $134,000 to fix that damage? You'd think it would be a lot more.

neatorama · 10-05-2006, 05:03 AM

Bertram? The yachts? Not bad ...

xoxoxoBruce · 10-05-2006, 07:30 PM

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Originally Posted by neatorama

Bertram? The yachts? Not bad ...

Yachts? Oh, I was thinking of a hotel in MA where one time this.......nevermind

Flint · 10-05-2006, 01:44 PM

ho slices into bridge

10-01-2006, 01:09 PM	#2
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	He only misestimated by a couple of feet. See pictures two and four. The arm was down, pointed forward when it hit. It pierced the bridge below the roadbed and guardrail. This caused it to start pointing upward, which caused the cab to push downward, crushing the flatbed it was on (see pics one and four). The arm made it through the road, and momentum caused the cab to swing forward, smashing against the bottom of the opposite side of the bridge (pic one and two). And yes, I think this was on the Cellar at some point... __________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

10-01-2006, 01:45 PM	#4
Bullitt This is a fully functional babe lair Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Akron, OH Posts: 2,324	After seeing this, maybe Hyundai doesn't make absolute crap afterall __________________ Kiss my white Irish ass.

10-01-2006, 07:09 PM	#5
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	A stank tramp ho __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

10-05-2006, 01:44 PM	#10
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	ho slices into bridge Attached Images __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

10-01-2006, 10:05 PM	#6
Lscan Neophyte-in-training Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3	Long time lurker first time poster... Years ago (maybe 10?) when I worked in news I got to cover a story where a Caterpillar D10 dozer met a bridge the driver thought was higher then it really was. The people in cars behind the tractor trailer carrying the dozer said the D-10 bounced. Bear in mind that a D-10 weighs over 146 thousand pounds (73 tons). The bridge obviously suffered damage and was closed for a short period of time. The dozer on the other hand, actually faired pretty well. It was on it's side after being ripped from the trailer but looked pretty much like a D10 on its side. They took it back to the Cat manufacturing plant to be checked out. I'm told that with some very minor repair to the engine and a little paint it was apparently put back out for sale. I never heard if they told the dealership it was shipped to and the customer who bought it that it had duked it out with a bridge.

10-03-2006, 07:52 PM	#7
mitheral Abecedarian Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Alberta, Canada Posts: 170	Only $134,000 to fix that damage? You'd think it would be a lot more.

10-05-2006, 05:03 AM	#8
neatorama Jotter of Notes Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 11	Bertram? The yachts? Not bad ...

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