Techn0Girl
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Tue Oct-27-09 11:40 PM
Response to Reply #10 |
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You can go south to the Dumbarton Bridge or North to the Richmond Bridge, either of which will add 30 minutes to your commute if you time it correctly.
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| -S.F. Bay Bridge closed after rod snaps, cars hit |
villager |
Oct-27-09 10:20 PM |
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Wasn't that bridge pretty much rebuilt 20 years ago after the earthquake? |
notadmblnd |
Oct-27-09 10:23 PM |
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It collapsed in the 1989 earthquake and was rebuilt |
Geoff R. Casavant |
Oct-27-09 10:26 PM |
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It's from the work they did over Labor Day weekend this year. n/t |
Gormy Cuss |
Oct-27-09 10:30 PM |
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Yep, it's just cables and connectors related to temporary work done recently. |
NYC_SKP |
Oct-27-09 10:42 PM |
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Well that fast fix was |
burrowowl |
Oct-27-09 11:08 PM |
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Only a section was damaged and that was repaired weeks after the earthquake |
Auggie |
Oct-27-09 10:30 PM |
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No. It's in the process of being replaced |
Auggie |
Oct-27-09 10:28 PM |
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How dare you berate the steel of the WTC Towers! |
Grinchie |
Oct-28-09 02:10 AM |
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Only the Western Span, the Eastern Span where this happened will be replaced |
CreekDog |
Oct-28-09 12:00 AM |
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Reconcile: "Bay Bridge closed after rod snaps", "the parts that fell were two high-strength rods" |
truthisfreedom |
Oct-27-09 10:28 PM |
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Oops. |
Bette Noir |
Oct-27-09 10:37 PM |
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Ahh, but we got low bid! |
OffWithTheirHeads |
Oct-27-09 10:39 PM |
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Welcome to commuter hell |
KamaAina |
Oct-27-09 10:43 PM |
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Plus the San Mateo and Dumbarton bridges |
Gormy Cuss |
Oct-27-09 10:48 PM |
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Well, technically, yes |
KamaAina |
Oct-27-09 10:51 PM |
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And the new commuters ADD to the already hideous 280/101 traffic |
Gormy Cuss |
Oct-27-09 10:54 PM |
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look at San Mateo Bridge traffic right now at 1030pm: |
CreekDog |
Oct-28-09 12:28 AM |
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An entrepreneur opportunity? |
Doremus |
Oct-27-09 10:55 PM |
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Probably a good day to be a boat owner. |
Ignis |
Oct-27-09 11:19 PM |
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Naw, that's more of a North Bay opportunity. |
Sirveri |
Oct-28-09 12:41 AM |
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BART will be unbelievable. |
Ignis |
Oct-27-09 11:17 PM |
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A lot of people never watch tv news and don't read a paper, listen to ipods for music |
CreekDog |
Oct-28-09 12:06 AM |
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BART wasn't too bad today |
dana_b |
Oct-28-09 11:53 AM |
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Well actually .... |
Techn0Girl |
Oct-27-09 11:40 PM |
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San Mateo is closer than Dumbarton |
ChrisF66 |
Oct-27-09 11:53 PM |
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In reality it will add a LOT more than 30 minutes. |
musette_sf |
Oct-27-09 11:57 PM |
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Yep. The San Mateo bridge crossing alone is usually 15 minutes at rush hour. Today it was 50. |
Gormy Cuss |
Oct-28-09 10:46 PM |
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Tomorrow's commute is going to suck mightily. |
musette_sf |
Oct-27-09 11:52 PM |
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San Mateo Bridge isn't a great option when the Bay Bridge is closed |
CreekDog |
Oct-28-09 12:02 AM |
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Karma for making fun of Fresno |
Le Taz Hot |
Oct-28-09 09:47 AM |
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k i c k |
defendandprotect |
Oct-27-09 11:28 PM |
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I was going over the bridge toward Oakland when this happened. |
Flaneur |
Oct-27-09 11:31 PM |
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Some engineer put their stamp of approval on that |
tomm2thumbs |
Oct-28-09 12:19 AM |
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I saw the car on the news tonight...brutal |
mackerel |
Oct-28-09 01:19 AM |
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You may have touched on an interesting story. |
hedgehog |
Oct-28-09 10:07 AM |
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Hate to offer an alternative to the Nasty Commute predictions, but.. |
Grinchie |
Oct-28-09 02:39 AM |
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My daughter just takes the Bart. |
JTFrog |
Oct-28-09 03:27 AM |
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"*The* BART" |
CreekDog |
Oct-28-09 12:32 PM |
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Bah... |
JTFrog |
Oct-28-09 03:39 PM |
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For you, sure... For others, maybe not so much. |
architect359 |
Oct-28-09 09:36 AM |
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Actually, their is nothing stopping you from doing just that |
Grinchie |
Oct-28-09 02:07 PM |
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A couple of possibilities.... |
WriteDown |
Oct-28-09 10:10 AM |
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A lot of jobs won't wait. |
Gormy Cuss |
Oct-28-09 10:26 AM |
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That's a description of Wage Slavery, and of course it's not "Luxurious" |
Grinchie |
Oct-28-09 02:25 PM |
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It's nice to be able to step back and reassess your job like that |
Gormy Cuss |
Oct-28-09 02:50 PM |
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There are still jobs that require one's physical presence |
Retrograde |
Oct-28-09 11:06 AM |
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and BART only runs until Midnight, so if you work in a bar or hospital you're screwed |
CreekDog |
Oct-28-09 12:30 PM |
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I never understood that... |
WriteDown |
Oct-28-09 12:39 PM |
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BART ran 24 hours during the Labor day weekend repairs |
Brother Buzz |
Oct-28-09 01:02 PM |
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I agree with you. You'd think Bart would be automated by now |
Grinchie |
Oct-28-09 02:36 PM |
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Safety regulations don't allow BART trains to run without operators |
CreekDog |
Oct-28-09 02:41 PM |
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Yes, they need operators texting girlfriends and reading tweets. n/t |
Psephos |
Oct-28-09 09:39 PM |
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goofball n/t |
CreekDog |
Oct-28-09 10:36 PM |
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I saw this argument earlier... |
Grinchie |
Oct-28-09 02:34 PM |
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Bush's illegal war diverted valuable funds from infrastructure maintenance |
NecklyTyler |
Oct-28-09 04:58 AM |
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I blamed Bush in traffic court just last week and got my speeding ticket instantly dismissed. |
Psephos |
Oct-28-09 09:43 PM |
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I love the chaos of it all |
junior college |
Oct-28-09 09:01 AM |
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Do you, really? "Love the chaos of it all"? ...interesting... |
architect359 |
Oct-28-09 09:38 AM |
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how lovely for you |
dana_b |
Oct-28-09 12:19 PM |
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Sheesh...I guess I hit sore spot. Are you in Tracy or some such place? sorry nt |
junior college |
Oct-28-09 09:11 PM |
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Sounds exciting, especially the ryder truck dangling from the side of the bridge. |
hootinholler |
Oct-28-09 05:33 PM |
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What, no demolition conspiracy theories yet? |
Endangered Specie |
Oct-28-09 11:08 PM |
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