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Traffic nightmare in San Francisco Bay area
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Posted on 04/30/2007 9:31:13 AM PDT by Yo-Yo
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The San Francisco Bay Area is bracing for what promises to be a traffic nightmare for weeks or months to come.
A gasoline tanker crashed and burst into flames near the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge on Sunday. The fire created such intense heat that a stretch of highway melted and collapsed.
The truck's driver walked away with second-degree burns. No other injuries were reported.
Authorities say the damage will cause the worst disruption for commuters since the 1989 earthquake that damaged a section of the Bay Bridge itself.
Transportation officials say they've already had added trains to the Bay Area Rapid Transit rail system, and they're urging people to telecommute if possible. California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger has declared a state of emergency. He's also authorized funding so that ferries, buses and the rail system can carry commuters free of charge during Monday's commute.
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Science
KEYWORDS: again; baybridge
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The fire created such intense heat that a stretch of highway melted and collapsed. Shhh! Don't tell Rosie! According to her, fire can't melt steel and concrete.
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posted on
04/30/2007 9:31:15 AM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
To: Yo-Yo
Pssshhhhh. She’ll just say that GW had the CIA blow the bridge up in an effort to discredit her...
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posted on
04/30/2007 9:35:55 AM PDT
by
Hegemony Cricket
(Aw, what the heck - Chaos Now, Serenity Later...)
To: Yo-Yo
I was thinking the same thing when I heard Gov. Arnold quoted on the radio about steel melting.
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posted on
04/30/2007 9:38:37 AM PDT
by
Incorrigible
(If I lead, follow me; If I pause, push me; If I retreat, kill me.)
To: 2Fro; all_mighty_dollar; Arkat Kingtroll; Battle Hymn of the Republic; Betis70; billycat95130; ...
So how was your commute this morning?
To: Incorrigible
Everybody beat me to that. I also thought of Rosie and her knowledge of engineering and her saying that steel can’t melt as happened on 9/11.
Yep, Bush hired that truck driver to crash the gas truck and disable the bridge to cause major headaches for San Francisco and Oakland.
To: martin_fierro
I suppose I should get dressed and head in. Hmmmm 7 miles. Surface streets or freeways?
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posted on
04/30/2007 9:51:16 AM PDT
by
null and void
(The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.)
To: Hegemony Cricket
I saw the video of the bridge collapsing. I’m sure I saw small puffs of smoke where the demolition charges in the bridge were set off making it collapse.
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posted on
04/30/2007 9:51:37 AM PDT
by
Yo-Yo
(USAF, TAC, 12th AF, 366 TFW, 366 MG, 366 CRS, Mtn Home AFB, 1978-81)
To: Yo-Yo
Ack - those “small puffs of smoke” were the eeeevilll CIA guys’ ciggies!
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posted on
04/30/2007 9:54:22 AM PDT
by
Hegemony Cricket
(Aw, what the heck - Chaos Now, Serenity Later...)
To: martin_fierro
Hey Martin!
I daily thank God that I don’t have to commute to the Bay Area. It’s bad enough just driving the ten miles north to Santa Cruz. Sometimes even that can take an hour.
To: Yo-Yo
I’m interested to hear how Gavin Newsom thinks this could have happened and what his plan is...but someone will have to get him out of whatever bathhouse he’s in.
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posted on
04/30/2007 9:57:54 AM PDT
by
Vision
("Blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him." Jeremiah 17:7)
To: Vision
Gavin is another New Orleans Mayor
To: Yo-Yo
Commuter traffic was unbearable here today too.
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posted on
04/30/2007 10:09:42 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(If you believe you can tell me what to think, I believe I can tell you where to go.)
To: rainbow sprinkles
*GROAN*
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posted on
04/30/2007 11:00:10 AM PDT
by
null and void
(The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.)
To: null and void
W-H-A-A-A-A-A ... I live in the boonies by choice, so I don’t have commuter/traffic nightmares.
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posted on
04/30/2007 11:19:18 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Everybody needs something to believe. I believe I'll have another cup of coffee!)
To: rainbow sprinkles
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posted on
04/30/2007 11:48:32 AM PDT
by
null and void
(The truth. It is a beautiful and terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution.)
To: rainbow sprinkles
Appears that there is a need a better highway lane discipline.
Somebody oughta go out there to explain the intricacies!
To: rainbow sprinkles
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posted on
04/30/2007 7:53:39 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(I last updated my profile on Saturday, April 28, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: Berosus; Convert from ECUSA; dervish; Fedora; Fred Nerks; KlueLass; Seadog Bytes; ...
Yo-Yo hit the nail on the head with...
Shhh! Don't tell Rosie! According to her, fire can't melt steel and concrete.
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posted on
04/30/2007 8:04:47 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(I last updated my profile on Saturday, April 28, 2007. https://secure.freerepublic.com/donate/)
To: SunkenCiv
Who is this Mosqueda driver that caused this accident?
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posted on
05/01/2007 12:15:13 AM PDT
by
at bay
("We actually did an evil....." Eric Schmidt, CEO Google)
To: SunkenCiv; all_mighty_dollar
Hav-ta share the roads with all types of big critters.
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posted on
05/01/2007 2:04:34 AM PDT
by
Daffynition
(Animal testing is futile! The animals always get nervous and give the wrong answers!)
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