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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know we’re ragging on OP a bit for being melodramatic, but I assume their point is that Baltimore isn’t viewed as a thriving city necessarily. I hope the federal funding and insurance can provide significant benefits to help.[/quote] +1 In 2007 a bridge in Minnesota shockingly fell into the Mississippi River, and not because a 984-foot ship from Singapore had a power failure and bumped into that bridge WHICH HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH WHO VIEWS IT AS A THRIVING CITY NECESSARILY, but because the lack of attention to infrastructure in America let it molder. This disaster killed 13 people and injured 140 more. TWO DAYS LATER the U.S. House of Representatives voted unanimously to provide $250M of federal funds to replace the bridge and the Senate then confirmed it using only a voice vote. Curious to see what happens later this week in 2024, considering the House of Representatives a) has zero interest in governing; b) has even less interest in solving America’s problems; c) is on vacation for at least ten more days; d) has trouble gathering a quorum without concern about Hunter Biden; and e) has a majority who worships a cult leader who WHILE PRESIDENT of Baltimore and the rest of America called the city of Baltimore a “rodent infested mess.” I do however share your hope for federal funding and significant benefits.[/quote] Agreed. We have neglected infrastructure and we will be paying for it with incidents like this. The Key Bridge was built at a time where cargo ships were nowhere as big. I hope engineers take that into consideration when building another. Supports may have to be stronger and they should do something to limit the scope of the damage if a bridge is hit like that again. Many sections shouldn't fall one after another. We must seek and create improvements, like the new fireproofing spray we now put on buildings to help prevent their pancake collapse from overwhelming heat -- a lesson learned from 9/11. [/quote]
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