Bridge collapse loss of life!
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 4088 Registered: May-05 |  No doubt you'd heard by now the tragic loss of life after the "Mississippi River" bridge gave in due to some technical structural engineering flaw?  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6927725.stm |
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Silver Member Username: Thumpinwith8s2 RE8s,PG Xenon 400.1, New Numbers ... Post Number: 567 Registered: Jun-07 | that bridge had been there for a long time, it is yet to be determined what caused the collapse. so we don't know for sure that it was an engineering flaw |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 4090 Registered: May-05 | It's down like dominos! I can also understand why the divers called of the search, those poor soils would have been taken down the river this is damn shame, a damn shame. |
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Gold Member Username: WingmanaliveA pic is worth 1000 posts!! Post Number: 8980 Registered: Jun-06 | What's a real shame is the political scum here in Jersey, or anywhere, who see this horrific incident as a means to line their pockets. Now they see the need to dump millions into "bridge research" to appear concerned about public safety. Politically connected contractors are lining up. All it takes is a tragedy to see the true scum of the earth. |
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Gold Member Username: Thx_3417Bournemouth ... Post Number: 4095 Registered: May-05 | I've seen hundred year old bridges that have regulations about strict safety! I wouldn't say this is negligence, but if someone is found out to have been negligent, oh dear. |