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    omg bridge collapse.

    According to the DOT ferry services can transport trucks carrying hazardous materials. Since this bridge was the primary route for hazmat in the are, the tunnels being off-limits for such transit, a ferry service, perhaps one dedicated to hazmat, makes sense.
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    omg bridge collapse.

    That’s the most likely scenario; that bridge is a fairly vital link. I just hope Uncle Sam get his mitts on any maritime insurance payouts to defray the expense.
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    omg bridge collapse.

    No, the bridge was the designated route for hazardous materials and oversized vehicles, so tunnels are not an option.
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    omg bridge collapse.

    Right now there's a lot of speculation, but not much of anything solid. The marine equivalent of a black-box recorder apparently had a great deal of background noise on it, and the positional sensors that feed into it stopped doing so when the ship's power went off. The bridge did have...
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    Those tunes that get stuck in your head

    Yes, The Call! Great band… "There are no Russians, and there ain't no Yanks; just corporate criminals, playing with tanks…" Truer words…
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    Music to the Marrow (To What Are You Listening?)

    Gregg Rollie was the founder and original lead singer of both Santana and Journey; a criminally-underrated musician. As for this track from his 1987 album Gringo, don’t we all wish we could turn back those hands?
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    Those tunes that get stuck in your head

    Fun fact: I believe the young fellow on the far right in the album cover is none other than science popularizer Brian Cox, who played keyboards.
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    Interesting Video Finds Part 4

    I think the operative word here is fried…
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    Who else love winter camping?

    The Outdoor Boys channel is excellent. If you can get your youngster watching Dave Canterbury, TA Outdoors or any of the similar “bushcraft” channels, he can learn a few skills that will stand him in good stead, providing he’s old enough to handle edged tools responsibly. Rather than a...
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    Words to Live By.

    “What we have learned is like a handful of earth; what we have yet to learn is like the whole world.” — Avvaiyar (Tamil poetess, 1st Century B.C.)
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    omg bridge collapse.

    At this point, given that the ship appeared to maneuver specifically to avoid the "dolphins", which are a type of bollard that were present near the bridge and that are supposed to stop ships before they hit the main bridge pier, and that even though supposedly powerless it had initiated a turn...
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    i love the dark!!!!! anyone else?

    You’ve got to be comfortable with what you’re doing if you’re going to fully enjoy it. Concentrate on nature photography and similar; you seem pretty good at it.
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    Penlites - do they still have a purpose?

    Pretty damn cool, and certainly enough to get one out of a tight spot! And look at the mass of that nickel-plated light! Iron men back then who could pocket a light like that day in, day out… :ROFLMAO:
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    Penlites - do they still have a purpose?

    Neat light, and thanks for the warning, Chance! I’ve learned the hard way not to trust alkaleak batteries, after several sad episodes.
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    Penlites - do they still have a purpose?

    They are dated, but not obsolete. Flashlights may have improved in some ways, but people haven't changed since penlights were introduced. Penlights are somewhat like revolvers; while at present automatic pistols seem to rule the day as regards personal weapons, people's hands haven't changed in...
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