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Bertha woes frustrate the state; investigators head underground
The Seattle Times ^
| January 15, 2014
| Mike Lindblom
Posted on 01/15/2014 10:41:07 PM PST by steve86
State Transportation Secretary Lynn Peterson said her agency has been concerned for months about how contractors have been operating Bertha, the Highway 99 tunnel machine, which remains stalled with no clear plan to resume digging.
Peterson also sought an explanation as to why Bertha’s operators ran the machine at unusually high temperatures before shutting it down Dec. 6, when the rotary cutter stopped grabbing soil.
The tunnel drill had struck an 8-inch-diameter pipe Dec. 3, but contractors kept drilling for three more days — and in fact progressed 58 feet in a day, its best-ever pace.
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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; US: Washington
KEYWORDS: bertha
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Like I said yesterday, story changes every day.
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posted on
01/15/2014 10:41:08 PM PST
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steve86
To: Lurkina.n.Learnin; The Cajun; gunsequalfreedom; stubernx98; dennisw
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01/15/2014 10:44:39 PM PST
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steve86
(Some things aren't really true but you wouldn't be half surprised if they were.)
To: steve86
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01/15/2014 10:45:11 PM PST
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steve86
(Some things aren't really true but you wouldn't be half surprised if they were.)
To: Fungi
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01/15/2014 10:46:22 PM PST
by
steve86
(Some things aren't really true but you wouldn't be half surprised if they were.)
To: steve86
See why I rescaled that picture yesterday....it fills the whole room. :)
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01/15/2014 10:48:47 PM PST
by
moose07
(the truth will out ,one day.)
To: steve86
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01/15/2014 10:49:39 PM PST
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steve86
(Some things aren't really true but you wouldn't be half surprised if they were.)
To: steve86
Who owns Bertha??..if its a private company its going bankrupt fairly soon...
If it’s our government she’ll be sitting there idling 200 yrs from now..
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01/15/2014 10:50:53 PM PST
by
M-cubed
To: steve86
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posted on
01/15/2014 10:51:02 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(Stupid is a Progressive disease.)
To: steve86
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posted on
01/15/2014 10:51:16 PM PST
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steve86
(Some things aren't really true but you wouldn't be half surprised if they were.)
To: steve86
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01/15/2014 10:52:24 PM PST
by
JoeProBono
(SOME IMAGES MAY BE DISTURBING VIEWER DISCRETION IS ADVISED;-{)
To: steve86
It’s a stupendous piece of machinery. Is this a case of hubris, where the facts of the operation have simply gone beyond the comprehension of the operators?
Stay tuned! Same Fire time, same Fire station!
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01/15/2014 10:52:55 PM PST
by
dr_lew
To: steve86
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01/15/2014 10:53:16 PM PST
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steve86
(Some things aren't really true but you wouldn't be half surprised if they were.)
To: steve86
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01/15/2014 10:55:15 PM PST
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steve86
(Some things aren't really true but you wouldn't be half surprised if they were.)
To: steve86
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01/15/2014 10:57:10 PM PST
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steve86
(Some things aren't really true but you wouldn't be half surprised if they were.)
To: steve86
Machine is still being broken in for final acceptance testing lol
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01/15/2014 11:00:45 PM PST
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steve86
(Some things aren't really true but you wouldn't be half surprised if they were.)
To: steve86; All
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01/15/2014 11:14:25 PM PST
by
ken5050
(This space available cheap...)
To: steve86
There was nothing wrong with the Alaskan Way viaduct to begin with.
To: SeaHawkFan
There was nothing wrong with the Alaskan WayBut... but...
It is an ugly eyesore that keeps the lib treehuggers and kelp-eaters from enjoying the thrilling vista of an unblighted, um, shoreline...
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01/16/2014 1:25:26 AM PST
by
NoCmpromiz
(John 14:6 is a non-pluralistic comment.)
To: steve86
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posted on
01/16/2014 9:36:36 AM PST
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steve86
(Some things aren't really true but you wouldn't be half surprised if they were.)
To: steve86
Well I guess this explanation makes the most sense........So far :)
Apparently they're screwed unless they can get the remainder of the pipe out.
Kind of looks like they may have *smoked* the machine also, double screwed.
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01/16/2014 11:55:18 AM PST
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The Cajun
(Sarah Palin, Mark Levin, Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Louie Gohmert......Nuff said.)
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