Bridge Collapse

[Avro]

I wasn't saying one way or another. I would however hazard that the majority would not want to pay any more for the gas than they're already accustomed to paying. How many bridges have collapsed in the past ten years? Compare that to new roadways and other construction which is where I think the majority of commuters would rather see the money spent.

Yep, but the commuters aren't the only ones voting.

 

[unclepercy]

Hi, horsefly!
You know...it was a tragic event and all that. We had that outrageous explosion in downtown Dallas just a few days before. But, I see in the paper that the paperwork on all the bridges in Texas is being reviewed. The worst bridges have been identified, and since we have more than any other state --- maybe this tragedy will call attention to much needed repairs and/or replacement. Let's hope so.

Why does it take a disaster to grease the wheels of regulation?

Uncle

I was listening on the NPR this morning someone saying there are something like 87,000 bridges in America - about a fifth of the total - that are "structurally deficient." That doesn't mean they're about to collapse, just that they're worn.

Minnesota spends more than most states on infrastructure.

Bridges in Minnesota are inspected every two years. Structurally deficient bridges are inspected every year. This one has been inspected every year since, if I recall correctly, 1990.

 

[Toro]

Sure, if it makes you feel better about your dodging.

Dodging what?

Your bizarre extrapolations?

 

[Avro]

No, your flagrant hatred for hard working American farmers, your misinformation on the state of Minnisota and the difference betwwen investment in infastruture and investment in the self.

Stick around Toro, I'm gonna have some fun with guys like you.:lol:

 

[Walter]

Like a great many other states, Gopherland was a Republican majority state for several years.

In the house of rep. only. In the senate it's been a Dem majority for decades.

 

[Toro]

No, your flagrant hatred for hard working American farmers, your misinformation on the state of Minnisota and the difference betwwen investment in infastruture and investment in the self.

Stick around Toro, I'm gonna have some fun with guys like you.:lol:

Says the guy who can't even spell Minnesota.

 

[Toro]

In the house of rep. only. In the senate it's been a Dem majority for decades.

When is the last time Minnesota voted for a Republican Presidential candidate?

 

[gopher]

``In the house of rep. only. In the senate it's been a Dem majority for decades.``


Minnesota invented the term DINO and for good reason.