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Re: Pittsburg bridge collapse pahick #16893657 01/28/22
Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 9,213 Likes: 3 E. WA / N. ID high_country_ Campfire Outfitter
high_country_ Campfire Outfitter Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 9,213 Likes: 3 E. WA / N. ID	That's gonna need built back better. Originally Posted by BrentD I would not buy something that runs on any kind of primer given the possibility of primer shortages and even regulations. In fact, why not buy a flintlock? Really. Rocks aren't going away anytime soon.

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Re: Pittsburg bridge collapse 300MAG #16893682 01/28/22
Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 152,221 Likes: 35 Texas hanco Campfire Savant
hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 152,221 Likes: 35 Texas	Originally Posted by 300MAG Just went over that bridge on Wednesday....👀👀👀 Close call, glad you weren’t on it!

Re: Pittsburg bridge collapse pahick #16893754 01/28/22
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Ready Campfire Tracker Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 5,788 Likes: 1	Bridge for Sale. Pickup only. Some assembly required. Call 7822686. Member of the Merry Band of turdlike People.

Re: Pittsburg bridge collapse pahick #16893777 01/28/22
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,282 U UNCCGrad Campfire Regular
UNCCGrad Campfire Regular U Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,282	I want to know what happened to the interior bents(columns and caps)? I'd be interested to see what type of substructure there was as they had it rated in better shape than the superstructure (deck and girders).

Re: Pittsburg bridge collapse pahick #16893802 01/28/22
Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 18,081 GA, USA ready_on_the_right Campfire Ranger
ready_on_the_right Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 18,081 GA, USA	Bet that was a heck of an unfun ride!!! God, Family, and Country. NRA Endowment Member

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Re: Pittsburg bridge collapse ready_on_the_right #16893824 01/28/22
Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 7,877 The RED part of MD S StoneCutter Campfire Outfitter
StoneCutter Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 7,877 The RED part of MD	Originally Posted by ready_on_the_right Bet that was a heck of an unfun ride!!! It's called a Penntucky Roller Coaster. "Government is not the solution to our problem, government is the problem." Ronald Reagan

Re: Pittsburg bridge collapse pahick #16893898 01/28/22
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ready_on_the_right Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 18,081 GA, USA	God, Family, and Country. NRA Endowment Member

Re: Pittsburg bridge collapse UNCCGrad #16894069 01/28/22
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 9,637 Likes: 2 Communist Mexifornia F funshooter Campfire Outfitter
funshooter Campfire Outfitter F Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 9,637 Likes: 2 Communist Mexifornia	Originally Posted by UNCCGrad Originally Posted by funshooter They will find out that the Bridge Inspector that was hired to Inspect the Bridge did Drive by Inspections ( no pun intended) Just like the Bridge that was failing over the Mississippi river that they closed before it went down. They hire a Company for big bucks and That company hires a kid right out of school for penny's as an Inspector The kid has never done anything but book work and he/she is under paid that they do not care because they have 15 jobs to look at that day. Mean while the seasoned inspectors sit home because they want to be paid an honest wage for their services. Just speaking from what I've seen in NC, most of our private contract inspectors are licensed professional engineers or at least one of them in the crew is. We've recently over the last few years started utilizing more contract inspections and I've found them to be more thorough than in past inspections done in-house. I think some of it has to do with the desire to show they are being thorough and partially due to them not knowing really how bad a structural element is by looking at it in the field. I wished it was that way here in Commyfornia I have been a Welding , Concrete , Masonry , Anchor and Seismic inspector for the past 33 years and looking at how the Testing labs hire and the Inspectors that are coming into the Trade are. I want to be far far away from this State before the Next Earthquake hits. I met several Inspectors that did Inspection Forensics after the Northridge Quake and they told me a lot of things about what they found with their investigations. Things Industry wise have only went down hill since then. I am getting pushed out to make room for these book Inspectors and I am just about done. I know of other Seasoned Inspectors that have Tons of Knowledge to give to the Trade as well and they are also being phased out. Testing Labs here in Commyfornia do not want Inspectors. They want yes men and Blind knowledge so they can keep the money for them selves.

Re: Pittsburg bridge collapse pahick #16894091 01/28/22
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dogcatcher223 Campfire Ranger D Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 17,527 Colorado	Time to lock in the hubs...

Re: Pittsburg bridge collapse pahick #16894160 01/28/22
Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 14,296 Likes: 5 Marshall NC S simonkenton7 Campfire Outfitter
simonkenton7 Campfire Outfitter S Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 14,296 Likes: 5 Marshall NC	What in the world?

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Re: Pittsburg bridge collapse pahick #16894171 01/28/22
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 32,130 Likes: 1 Somewhere between lost and fou... kingston Campfire 'Bwana
kingston Campfire 'Bwana Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 32,130 Likes: 1 Somewhere between lost and fou...	The report stated that there were two, yes two, passengers on that gigantic bus. This should stand as further evidence of how public transportation is integral to climate security. Originally Posted by 16penny If you put Taco Bell sauce in your ramen noodles it tastes just like poverty

Re: Pittsburgh bridge collapse pahick #16894226 01/28/22
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bbassi Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Feb 2009 Posts: 10,958 Likes: 7	read down through the whole thread. They say everything happens for a reason. For me that reason is usually because I've made some bad decisions that I need to pay for.

Re: Pittsburgh bridge collapse pahick #16894237 01/28/22
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 7,052 7th valley by the red oak grov... pahick OP Campfire Tracker
OP pahick Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 7,052 7th valley by the red oak grov...

Re: Pittsburgh bridge collapse bbassi #16894241 01/28/22
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ready_on_the_right Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 18,081 GA, USA	Originally Posted by bbassi read down through the whole thread. HEADS SHOULD ROLL God, Family, and Country. NRA Endowment Member

Re: Pittsburgh bridge collapse bbassi #16894253 01/28/22
Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 7,052 7th valley by the red oak grov... pahick OP Campfire Tracker
OP pahick Campfire Tracker Joined: Oct 2007 Posts: 7,052 7th valley by the red oak grov...	Originally Posted by bbassi read down through the whole thread. From that page.... We been gettin screwed here in PA every which way but sunday for as long as I can remember. Gas tax was supposed to help....ya right. Its not just the Dems either, all these politicians are phuggin us.

Re: Pittsburgh bridge collapse pahick #16894366 01/28/22
Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 8,907 Likes: 1 B benchman Campfire Outfitter
benchman Campfire Outfitter B Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 8,907 Likes: 1	Originally Posted by pahick Originally Posted by bbassi read down through the whole thread. From that page.... We been gettin screwed here in PA every which way but sunday for as long as I can remember. Gas tax was supposed to help....ya right. Its not just the Dems either, all these politicians are phuggin us. No kidding. Worst roads in the country. It looks so dandy to build something, but you have to maintain it, too. Nobody wants to spend that money.

Re: Pittsburgh bridge collapse benchman #16894588 01/28/22
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UNCCGrad Campfire Regular U Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 2,282	Originally Posted by benchman No kidding. Worst roads in the country. It looks so dandy to build something, but you have to maintain it, too. Nobody wants to spend that money. So much truth in that statement. New bridges are beautiful but no one wants to pay to maintain the ones 50+ years old that won’t be replaced for 10 years.

Re: Pittsburgh bridge collapse las #16894962 01/28/22
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Rock Chuck Campfire Kahuna Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 69,487 Likes: 19 Filer, ID	Originally Posted by las Yep - wild ride while it lasted - good thing only that bus was on the bridge..... Damned rednecks always leaving their old vehicles around, cluttering up yards, ravines and roadsides. Someone should pass a law. Take a closer look at the photos. There are several vehicles at the bottom, a pickup with the front end torn off and 2 cars. “In a time of deceit telling the truth is a revolutionary act.” ― George Orwell It's not over when you lose. It's over when you quit.

Re: Pittsburg bridge collapse pahick #16894995 01/28/22
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rem141r Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Dec 2010 Posts: 14,408	i used to cross that bridge twice a day going to/from work for 10+ years up until last spring. sat on it for multiple minutes every afternoon waiting for the light to change. fuggen thing felt like a roller coaster when a truck or bus passed the other way. not surprised. My diploma is a DD214

Re: Pittsburgh bridge collapse pahick #16895156 01/28/22
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mirage243 Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 7,632 Likes: 3 Alabama	Call me Jag if you want to, but am I the only one that finds it odd that a bridge collapses in the same town that out bumbling idiot is going to today to speak on infrastructure?

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