Galveston bridge

sucks2beme
sucks2beme Posts: 5,602
in The Clubhouse
Looks like the Pelican island bridge in Galveston just got hit.
The train track is in the drink, and all traffic on the main bridge
has been halted. Not a good year for ocean shipping.

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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 50,643
    There solutions to prevent accidents like that and the Key Bridge in Baltimore, but governments don't want to spend the funds to do so.
    Political Correctness'.........defined

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  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 19,116
    That's obvious. They need to spend money on.....never mind. I ain't goin' there.

    People have made up their minds. "Something Matters". That's all I will say about that.

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  • mrbigbluelight
    mrbigbluelight Posts: 9,783
    edited May 16
    Well...

    "between 2011 and 2013, China consumed 6.6 gigatons of concrete – that’s more than the U.S. used in the entire 20th century

    https://www.forbes.com/sites/niallmccarthy/2014/12/05/china-used-more-concrete-in-3-years-than-the-u-s-used-in-the-entire-20th-century-infographic/?sh=b87d88e4131a

    So , hmmm.....I.....uhm...
    ....never mind 🤫
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  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 2,305
    edited May 16
    Galveston - Such a beautiful song with just a little reference to pain.

    https://youtu.be/HhKZLhxFFUY
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  • nooshinjohn
    nooshinjohn Posts: 25,443
    F1nut wrote: »
    There solutions to prevent accidents like that and the Key Bridge in Baltimore, but governments don't want to spend the funds to do so.

    How can they build back better if they don’t break it first?
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