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    Image of LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard
    10/28/09

    In reply to Cable Snaps On Aging San Francisco Bay Bridge
    I lay cables like that. Especially after high fibre meals.
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    Edited by LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard at 10/28/09 6:58 PM LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard was starred LandofMinos, cast thou evil bum dragger to thy scrapyard was unstarred
    Image of maximum-sienna maximum-sienna
    10/28/09

    In reply to Cable Snaps On Aging San Francisco Bay Bridge
    Oh, Snap! #baybridge
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    Leeeeena the Jalopchick promoted this comment maximum-sienna was starred maximum-sienna was unstarred
    Image of CJinSD CJinSD
    10/28/09

    In reply to Cable Snaps On Aging San Francisco Bay Bridge
    Stuff like this happening to San Franciscans reinforces my faith in a higher power. #baybridge
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    Image of theeastbaykid theeastbaykid
    10/28/09

    @CJinSD: Y'know, shoddy unionized labor COULD be the product of Jesus. Someone should let GM know, so He can be added to their ever-growing list of people to blame. #baybridge
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    Image of that ain't the way to have fun, son that ain't the way to have fun, son
    10/28/09

    In reply to Cable Snaps On Aging San Francisco Bay Bridge
    See, California...see what you get for outlawing all the useful, albeit somewhat dangerous, chemicals. #baybridge
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    10/28/09

    In reply to Cable Snaps On Aging San Francisco Bay Bridge
    I'm so glad I don't rely on that bridge for anything. I'm also far enough south that I shouldn't be affected. Not many people who planned on using the Bay Bridge are going to detour all the way to the Dumbarton, I think. #baybridge
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    10/28/09

    @Skunky: No, but the San Mateo bridge is going to be full of very pissed-off people for a while. #baybridge
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    Image of Brian K. Brian K.
    10/28/09

    @Leeeeena the Jalopchick: And to make it worse, there is construction at the corner of 880 and 92. It's bad enough having to deal with idiots on 92 trying to cut in line getting onto 880 when I'm trying to get into Hayward/580/Dublin. #baybridge
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    Image of Leeeeena the Jalopchick Leeeeena the Jalopchick
    10/28/09

    @Brian K.: Oh really? Man, that's gonna suck for quite a while, then. I hope the new Bay Bridge opens up soon! #baybridge
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    Image of Brian K. Brian K.
    10/28/09

    @Leeeeena the Jalopchick:
    It's been sucking for quite a while. They have been doing construction there for the past year. The exits/mergers are short and have poor visibility, they keep changing it around, people get confused all the time. And sometimes they close the Jackson Street onramp to 880S so it's either take the next exit and u-turn.

    Guess I'm avoiding 92 for the foreseeable future. #baybridge
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    Image of Pessimippopotamus Pessimippopotamus
    10/28/09

    In reply to Cable Snaps On Aging San Francisco Bay Bridge

    Magneto's been at it again, eh? #baybridge
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    Image of GIC asks not for whom the bell tolls GIC asks not for whom the bell tolls
    10/28/09

    In reply to Cable Snaps On Aging San Francisco Bay Bridge
    So is Murilee gonna dress up as Mothman for Halloween? #baybridge
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    Image of 87CapriceEstate 87CapriceEstate
    10/28/09

    In reply to Cable Snaps On Aging San Francisco Bay Bridge
    The Bay Bridge and Golden Gate are the same age, but why does one seem more prone to incidents? What is the lifespan of these bridges anyway? #baybridge
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    vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in promoted this comment 87CapriceEstate was starred 87CapriceEstate was unstarred
    Image of vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in
    10/28/09

    @87CapriceEstate: different types of bridges end up having different problems. Even the west portion of the Bay Bridge is different than the east portion. The western suspension portion (like the GG) is fine. The eastern rigid type is falling apart bit by bit. #baybridge
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    Image of brandegee brandegee
    10/28/09

    @87CapriceEstate: Just from memory, the rigid types are more prone to failure by stress fracture, but the maintenance is far cheaper than on suspension bridges. When work crews finish repainting the Golden Gate, they have start again immediately to keep corrosion away. Gets pricey fast. #baybridge
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    Image of KeyserSoze KeyserSoze
    10/28/09

    @87CapriceEstate: To calculate the lifespan of a bridge, simple subtract the year it was built, from the year it fails and there you have it! In this case, the bay bridge opened for traffic on November 12, 1936 so almost 75 years. The "NEW" bay bridge is right on time! (and probabaly not by accident....) #baybridge
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    Image of Skunky Skunky
    10/30/09

    @vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in: The fact that a sizable part of the rigid portion collapsed twenty years ago doesn't help matters any, I'm sure. #baybridge
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    Image of mechimike mechimike
    10/28/09

    In reply to Cable Snaps On Aging San Francisco Bay Bridge
    After living in DC and Baltimore, and now residing in Upstate South Carolina, I find it extremely enjoyable to not have to constantly monitor the conditions on a half-dozen bridges and tunnels for my daily commute. #baybridge
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    Image of High Speed Indeed High Speed Indeed
    10/28/09

    @mechimike: I had to go thru 2 tunnels and a draw bridge each way which turned what should have been a 35 minute commute into a 60-80 minute commute. Finally I just moved 5 miles away from my office. #baybridge
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    Image of Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig) Das ASHloch (achtundsiebzig)
    10/28/09

    In reply to Cable Snaps On Aging San Francisco Bay Bridge
    Close enough to Alameda...time for DOTS: Structural Support Edition? #baybridge
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    Image of rb1971 - E39M5'er rb1971 - E39M5'er
    10/28/09

    In reply to Cable Snaps On Aging San Francisco Bay Bridge
    I live right at the SF end of the bay bridge - there's no traffic here. (Most of it comes over the bridge, FYI.) I think the right taunt is "have fun all you BART commuters" but what do I know, I walk to work. #baybridge
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    vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in promoted this comment rb1971 - E39M5'er was starred rb1971 - E39M5'er was unstarred
    Image of vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in vwminispeedster, pronounded Si-trow-in
    10/28/09

    @rb1971 - E39M5'er: I had to ride stinky BART today instead of my regular chauffeured AC Transit tour bus. I hope this fix is a little more permanent. #baybridge
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    Image of dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity dwegmull comments for the purpose of obscurity
    10/28/09

    In reply to Cable Snaps On Aging San Francisco Bay Bridge
    Have fun with that traffic San Francisco.

    Thank you. #baybridge
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    Image of Prawo Jazdy and The Velocity Trumpets: I miss Deartháir II Prawo Jazdy and The Velocity Trumpets: I miss Deartháir II
    09/11/09

    In reply to The Bay Bridge Repair That Didn't Make Headlines
    Thats nothing. In Detroit we can blow up a bridge using nothing but 9,000 gallons of fuel in a tanker and some idiot not knowing how to safely navigate a turn at highway speeds. Then remove the debris in less than 24 hours.

    Amateurs.
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    Edited by Prawo Jazdy and The Velocity Trumpets: I miss Deartháir II at 09/11/09 2:15 PM Prawo Jazdy and The Velocity Trumpets: I miss Deartháir II was starred Prawo Jazdy and The Velocity Trumpets: I miss Deartháir II was unstarred
    Image of Stitchopoulis Stitchopoulis
    09/11/09

    @Prawo Jazdy and The Velocity Trumpets: We blew up an overpass the same way and had it rebuilt and traffic back on it in less than a month. This CC Meyers dude is pretty fast.
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    Image of Prawo Jazdy and The Velocity Trumpets: I miss Deartháir II Prawo Jazdy and The Velocity Trumpets: I miss Deartháir II
    09/11/09

    @Stitchopoulis: We haven't figured out the rebuilding thing yet. We are working on it though.
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    Image of skaycog was here skaycog was here
    09/11/09

    In reply to The Bay Bridge Repair That Didn't Make Headlines
    This must be the 'Troubled Bridge Over Waters' that Simon and Garfunkel sang about.
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    Image of bobdobbs bobdobbs
    09/11/09

    In reply to The Bay Bridge Repair That Didn't Make Headlines
    Yerba Vista? Que?
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