BREAKING: Turn on the News! Major Freeway Bridge Collapse

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BREAKING: Turn on the News! Major Freeway Bridge Collapse

Post by Joolz » 08-01-2007 06:51 PM

in Minneapolis/St. Paul. Just happened. Details unknown.
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Post by HurricaneJoanie » 08-01-2007 07:05 PM

It's on CNN now...it's horrific.... Wonder if this was the result of a quake...isn't it on the north end of of the New Madras fault line?

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Post by GMJinOK » 08-01-2007 07:07 PM

It looks really, really bad. :(

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Post by Shirleypal » 08-01-2007 07:12 PM

My God, this is awful, am watching now on CNN.

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Post by HurricaneJoanie » 08-01-2007 07:18 PM

MSNBC has better coverage....
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Post by Shirleypal » 08-01-2007 07:18 PM

My cousin Joe and his family live there, just called and they are fine, Joe had just got home from work when it happened and went over that bridge earlier, thank goodness they are ok.

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Post by HurricaneJoanie » 08-01-2007 07:20 PM

Ok, CNN is back on track -- they must be scrambling like mad to get interviews....

Lord, Shirley...thank goodness about your family.
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Post by Shirleypal » 08-01-2007 07:21 PM

This brings back sad memories of the Cypress in Oakland, Ca and when the Bay Bridge collapsed, I lived in the area at the time of the 89 Quake.

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Post by Shimmering Auro » 08-01-2007 07:23 PM

Wow, how incredibly devastating.

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Post by Shirleypal » 08-01-2007 07:24 PM

HurricaneJoanie wrote: Ok, CNN is back on track -- they must be scrambling like mad to get interviews....

Lord, Shirley...thank goodness about your family.


Thanks Joanie, and also thank God for cell phones, couldn't get through on the land line, the circuits are all busy, I remember that well in 89 trying to call my daughter in Michigan, it took me 11 hours of hitting redial.

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Post by racehorse » 08-01-2007 07:25 PM

This is truly terrible. I hope that Divinorumus is OK.
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Post by HurricaneJoanie » 08-01-2007 07:26 PM

Shirleypal wrote: This brings back sad memories of the Cypress in Oakland, Ca and when the Bay Bridge collapsed, I lived in the area at the time of the 89 Quake.


Me, too, Shirley...that's what made me think it might be the result of a quake.
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Post by Joolz » 08-01-2007 07:26 PM

I'm still here... watching Olbermann's coverage on MSNBC.

My neighbors across the street are from Minneapolis, so the first thing I did when the news bulletin came on was to call and tell them because they have family and friends there. Hope they are all OK.

Sounds like they think it might have something to do with the construction on the bridge. I dunno. I do know that our infrastructure seems to be crumbling fast across the country. We've neglected it.

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Post by Joolz » 08-01-2007 07:28 PM

racehorse wrote: This is truly terrible. I hope that Divinorumus is OK.

Race, I thought of him, too.

Hey Div, if you're reading, please let us know you're OK?
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Post by Shimmering Auro » 08-01-2007 07:28 PM

Shirleypal wrote: My cousin Joe and his family live there, just called and they are fine, Joe had just got home from work when it happened and went over that bridge earlier, thank goodness they are ok.


(((Joe & Family)))

Thank goodness your family members are safe, SP.
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