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The Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse in Baltimore, Maryland
X/Twitter ^ | 03/25/2024 | @sentdefender

Posted on 03/25/2024 11:45:29 PM PDT by Drago

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To: the OlLine Rebel

Thanks for the update. I also live nearby but rarely use the bridge.

I’m glad to hear they stopped traffic and that some tradesmen survived.

It does look like just a tragic accident.

Now we get to see sheer government incompetence on display.


581 posted on 03/26/2024 8:10:28 AM PDT by cyclotic (Don’t be part of the problem. Be the entire problem)
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To: griffin

It may have been dropped, but it may have been too long that it won’t matter. They won’t just STOP. Not the way reality works. There is space and time involved. It’s not a cartoon. Never mind an anchor doesn’t keep it from drifting different directions. It’d need at least 3 strategically placed anchors for that.


582 posted on 03/26/2024 8:10:40 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: reviled downesdad

A President Trump would have a new bridge there in 2-3 years. Done at warp speed. He would do this for the can-do bragging rights and more.

With Dems in charge, who know if they are capable of erecting a new bridge.


583 posted on 03/26/2024 8:11:36 AM PDT by dennisw (Why is the rabbit unafraid? Because he's smarter than the panther.)
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To: dennisw

Things have been done faster than people expected.

What they probably will think about is getting that water lane cleared FIRST.

Hopefully not the whole thing at once which could take far too long, but starting with a single lane that allows some smaller boats through, then work on worst debris, etc.

Shipping lanes are most important. There are other land routes. Ships and boats are trapped now, as well as commerce can’t come in.


584 posted on 03/26/2024 8:14:28 AM PDT by the OlLine Rebel (Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs.)
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To: Palio di Siena

“That bridge is where all the Hazmat traffic goes - they can’t use the two tunnels.
Also all of the Amazon traffic runs that bridge.
Major problems”

North to south traffic using I-95 will add to the already extremely congested west side of the Baltimore beltway. There should have been an interstate bypass of Baltimore and Washington built decades ago. Powerful politicos kept that from happening


585 posted on 03/26/2024 8:14:44 AM PDT by Freee-dame
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Supposedly workers were fixing potholes. I suspect there are electronic signs in place to notify drivers of bridge conditions and some on the ball traffic coordinator was able to enter a message just in the nick of time.


586 posted on 03/26/2024 8:15:07 AM PDT by EVO X ( )
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To: dennisw

In Democrat controlled Maryland forget about a quick rebuild. There are already politicians and lobbyists right now scheming how they can get their cut when the Key Bridge is reconstructed. You can bet there will be requirements on the percentage of minority owned firms to participate in the rebuild.


587 posted on 03/26/2024 8:17:12 AM PDT by SlipperySlope99
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To: hanamizu

This bridge should have named the Joseph R. Biden Bridge to symbolize the collapse of the USA.


588 posted on 03/26/2024 8:20:41 AM PDT by shotgun
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To: New Perspective; Lurker

FR is a discussion forum. There is freedom of speech here. Unless you’re a retired youtube/facebook ‘fact checker’ censor. Chill out and let people speak. Same goes for Lurker.


589 posted on 03/26/2024 8:20:52 AM PDT by griffin (When you have to shoot, SHOOT; don't talk. -Tuco)
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To: Drago

Bkmk


590 posted on 03/26/2024 8:21:54 AM PDT by CarolinaReaganFan
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To: dennisw

The fed will use it as an example as to why we need our personal cars taken away from us. No cars, no travel, no need for a new bridge...


591 posted on 03/26/2024 8:23:09 AM PDT by shotgun
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To: dennisw

With Dems in charge, who know if they are capable of erecting a new bridge.
= = =

The Dems will get all excited at the word ‘erecting’.

Especially the Sec. of Trans.


592 posted on 03/26/2024 8:27:24 AM PDT by Scrambler Bob (Running Rampant, and not endorsing nonsense)
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To: griffin

“FR is a discussion forum. There is freedom of speech here.”

I love free speech. It makes idiot spotting so much easier. In this case it worked almost perfectly

L


593 posted on 03/26/2024 8:27:32 AM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

Did you read i stated STOP?

I did not.

I am fully versed on calculus based physics.

I read port anchor had been dropped with small effect.

Just because you don’t THINK it will be effective does not mean you don’t proceed with impact minimizing operations.


594 posted on 03/26/2024 8:29:01 AM PDT by griffin (When you have to shoot, SHOOT; don't talk. -Tuco)
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To: Lurker

Yes, it did.

Anchors are seldom attached to decks.

Maybe on your dingy....


595 posted on 03/26/2024 8:31:13 AM PDT by griffin (When you have to shoot, SHOOT; don't talk. -Tuco)
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To: the OlLine Rebel

The ENERGY of the motion is e = mv^2. That’s what it would take to stop the ship.


596 posted on 03/26/2024 8:36:46 AM PDT by Paul R. (Bin Laden wanted Obama killed so the incompetent VP, Biden, would become President!)
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To: Freee-dame

Having lived in Virginia for over 30 years, what I’ve observed is that roads are opposed because they bring development, but the development happens anyway.


597 posted on 03/26/2024 8:38:07 AM PDT by brianl703
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To: griffin

Maybe they did drop it. Maybe they didn’t.

The fact is that absolutely NO ONE here knows the facts.

So speculation at this point is mental masturbation.

It’s my belief that even if they did manage to drop it the amount of force with that much mass moving that fast it wouldn’t have made much difference in the outcome.

But, unlike most Freepers, I will wait for the report to come out.

So please do feel free to go hump someone else’s leg.

Have a good day.

L


598 posted on 03/26/2024 8:38:09 AM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: the OlLine Rebel
Yeah, I finally found out, thanks. Apparently I was watching the bridge too much, because after seeing it again, I see the bridge collapsed almost immediately. The strange thing is that it appeared that the boat turned right into the bridge support structure.

But thanks again for your input. Much appreciated.

599 posted on 03/26/2024 8:39:24 AM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: hanamizu

I’ve been following Sal @ What’s Going on With Shipping for a while. He’s very knowledgeable. He pointed out that the port anchor WAS dropped. But that’s insufficient to stop a huge ship like this quickly. There’s just too much energy in its motion to dissipate.


600 posted on 03/26/2024 8:41:01 AM PDT by Paul R. (Bin Laden wanted Obama killed so the incompetent VP, Biden, would become President!)
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