Tuesday, March 26, 2024

II have no idea where this fear of heights came from...

 But it manifests itself in a weird way - 
now I'm afraid of bridges...  
 
 
I'd have a hard time believing I'm the only one suffering from this new-found phobia, but nonetheless, bridges like this one that I had to drive across yesterday just scare the living fuck outta me, but I white-knuckled my way across it on our way home from Bradenton. 
I not-so-jokingly commented to Babs that my greatest fear would be one of those big-ass friggin' cruise ships hitting the bridge while we're on the top. And then this happened yesterday:
 
 
Yeah - no shit. A cargo ship hit this bridge in Baltimore Harbor and knocked the fuckin' brudge down! How crazy is that shit? Story's here.
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And it's not like I see myself driving to or from Shangai any time soon, but this just ain't ever gonna happen for me. This is the Danyang-Kunshan Grand Bridge - it  is officially the longest bridge in the world. It stretches out for no less than 102.4 miles and forms part of one of China‘s most important railway connections: the high-speed train between Beijing and Shanghai. I'd called that the bridge to Fuckthatistan.
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I'd rather say 'I'll burn that bridge after I cross it'
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Kevin Bacon is ready to cut loose at prom. Bacon announced this week to a gym full of students from Utah’s Payson High School, where his iconic movie “Footloose” was filmed, that he will be making an appearance at the school’s final prom. This comes after students launched a campaign to get the actor to attend the event. Payson High School is set to relocate at the end of the school year.
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That gap in his own party is just as bad as the one in the Republicants. 
It'll be interesting to see how it plays out going in to election time.
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You don't need a special occasion - or even a 
reason - to get her something nice. Just do it...
 
Click on the picture for more information on this bracelet.
It's only $ 20.00 and that includes free shipping!
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3 comments:

  1. As I’ve gotten older going over long spanned bridges kind of freak me out too. Especially if there is. Lot of traffic and I have to sit on the bridge for more than a bit. Thank god I don’t face that anymore. Longest bridge I face regularly is under a mile long

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  2. There was a bridge over the Copper River in Charleston, Grace Memorial Bridge, built in the 20s', couldn't drive cars side by side it was so narrow, at least not modern cars. Most people drove in the middle, single file. Steep, bumpy & scarry as hell. When it was built it was two way till they built another bridge.

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  3. Ya'll a yankee. Look up the Sunshine Skyway Bridge collapse in 1980 on Wiki. Scroll down about halfway to the picture that shows a car that stopped "just in time". Just thought you might want to know about it the next time you cross over it.......

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