Anonymous wrote:If you listen to the police scanner and see how fast things happened from the first call, to traffic stopped, to the fall, t's a miracle they were able to stop traffic.

But it does seem odd that they had no way to contact the people on the bridge. Not that it would have worked here because there wasn't enough time, but I can think of other situations (e.g. police chase approaching the bridge) where it would be helpful to be able to reach the people on the bridge.

Even if the construction crew was contacted (and we have no way of knowing if they were), I don't see how it's possible they would have all been able to make it over to a car, get in, and drive off the bridge in under a minute. Only if they were all already sitting in a vehicle is it even possible given the timing. Remember, most of the time the construction vehicles are behind barriers that need to be navigated to even get up to speed.

If you listen to the police scanner and see how fast things happened from the first call, to traffic stopped, to the fall, t's a miracle they were able to stop traffic.

But it does seem odd that they had no way to contact the people on the bridge. Not that it would have worked here because there wasn't enough time, but I can think of other situations (e.g. police chase approaching the bridge) where it would be helpful to be able to reach the people on the bridge.

There usually are police stationed near each end of major tunnels and bridges. The I-95 tunnels in Baltimore usually have at least one squad car nearby. It's been that way since 9/11 - they are looking for suspicious vehicles. Same thing in NYC - it's usually NYPD or a Port Authority officer.

Given how quick police were able to stop traffic on each side of the bridge, there is likely an adjacent patrol car stationed there 24/7/365. Seems like a good use of public resources.

When my elderly mom was alive, she would have totally needed reassurance that I was safe from anything that had happened within hundreds of miles from where I lived.

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Anonymous wrote:Names of the workers are starting to be released as some of the families are speaking and WaPo did a short blurb with a son who was waiting to hear about his father and it described how the entire family was together waiting and that sobbing could be heard in the background.

I was in tears. These poor people.

It is a miracle more lives weren’t lost but I am bereft for the 6 construction workers who died. There is something so cruel and unjust about the idea of dying just because you showed up for work that night. Ugh their poor families.

The missing workers were Hispanic immigrants. These are the folks “stealing our jobs.” Yeah, right. They are hard working people doing dangerous jobs for little money. Jobs no one else wants. Sad.

And don't forget that in March 2023, six Hispanic construction workers died on I-695 when a car ran into them. Highway construction work is dangerous, especially on that highway.

Uh…no.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are people marking themselves safe from the bridge collapse on FB?

The media quickly quantified the limited number of victims.

It’s the worst kind of attention seeking.

Really? You can't think of anything worse?

NP but I can.

It’s funny that people think it was a sophisticated cyber attack at… 130am on a bridge that was largely empty of cars and people, in a third tier city (not to discount the lives of the construction workers, truly. Just meaning it wasn’t rush hour).

Hackers don't know about timezones?

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Anonymous wrote:Why are people marking themselves safe from the bridge collapse on FB?

The media quickly quantified the limited number of victims.

It’s the worst kind of attention seeking.

Really? You can't think of anything worse?

NP but I can.

It’s funny that people think it was a sophisticated cyber attack at… 130am on a bridge that was largely empty of cars and people, in a third tier city (not to discount the lives of the construction workers, truly. Just meaning it wasn’t rush hour).

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Anonymous wrote:Why are people marking themselves safe from the bridge collapse on FB?

The media quickly quantified the limited number of victims.

It’s the worst kind of attention seeking.

Really? You can't think of anything worse?

NP but I can.

anonymous wrote:The Baltimore mayor….. wow.

Good luck to his voters.

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Anonymous wrote:Names of the workers are starting to be released as some of the families are speaking and WaPo did a short blurb with a son who was waiting to hear about his father and it described how the entire family was together waiting and that sobbing could be heard in the background.

I was in tears. These poor people.

It is a miracle more lives weren’t lost but I am bereft for the 6 construction workers who died. There is something so cruel and unjust about the idea of dying just because you showed up for work that night. Ugh their poor families.

The missing workers were Hispanic immigrants. These are the folks “stealing our jobs.” Yeah, right. They are hard working people doing dangerous jobs for little money. Jobs no one else wants. Sad.

The bridge is part of the interstate. Do funding is federal and state grants. There are no illegals on government contracts or that contractor is going to lose their ability to contract with the government. As for pay, I don't think this was minimum wage or anywhere near it due to the off hour work.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are people marking themselves safe from the bridge collapse on FB?

The media quickly quantified the limited number of victims.

It’s the worst kind of attention seeking.

To be fair, it’s probably easier than answering countless texts from friends/family who know little beyond “key bridge in Baltimore collapses.”

It happened in the middle of the night during the work week (not weekend), and the people I see doing it are older white women who don’t live anywhere near the bridge and wouldn’t be out that late at night. It’s so weird.

It’s a gross joke. The “marked safe from X” has been a joke on FB for years. Anyone doing that after this tragedy would be unfriended and cut from my life.

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The people I see doing it are older white women who are posting lots of news updates. They aren’t poking fun. They are genuinely concerned. They’re just trying to center themselves in it…and it’s weird.

I also think it’s weird to post links to news stories about it when it’s literally the top story on every site and naturally popping up in everyone’s feed.

Nope.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are people marking themselves safe from the bridge collapse on FB?

The media quickly quantified the limited number of victims.

It’s the worst kind of attention seeking.

To be fair, it’s probably easier than answering countless texts from friends/family who know little beyond “key bridge in Baltimore collapses.”

It happened in the middle of the night during the work week (not weekend), and the people I see doing it are older white women who don’t live anywhere near the bridge and wouldn’t be out that late at night. It’s so weird.

It’s a gross joke. The “marked safe from X” has been a joke on FB for years. Anyone doing that after this tragedy would be unfriended and cut from my life.

NP but the people I see doing it aren’t being sarcastic, they’re being attention seeking. They also post random pictures of themselves where the bridge happens to be in the background and talk about how the bridge was an important part of their lives. Even though they are a SAHM in the opposite side of Baltimore and maybe- MAYBE- use that bridge once a year tops.

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Would there have been a warning sound? I know the ship sent a Mayday but would they have also sounded a horn or siren?

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Anonymous wrote:Why are people marking themselves safe from the bridge collapse on FB?

The media quickly quantified the limited number of victims.

It’s the worst kind of attention seeking.

To be fair, it’s probably easier than answering countless texts from friends/family who know little beyond “key bridge in Baltimore collapses.”

It happened in the middle of the night during the work week (not weekend), and the people I see doing it are older white women who don’t live anywhere near the bridge and wouldn’t be out that late at night. It’s so weird.

It’s a gross joke. The “marked safe from X” has been a joke on FB for years. Anyone doing that after this tragedy would be unfriended and cut from my life.

DP

The people I see doing it are older white women who are posting lots of news updates. They aren’t poking fun. They are genuinely concerned. They’re just trying to center themselves in it…and it’s weird.

I also think it’s weird to post links to news stories about it when it’s literally the top story on every site and naturally popping up in everyone’s feed.

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Anonymous wrote:Why are people marking themselves safe from the bridge collapse on FB?

The media quickly quantified the limited number of victims.

It’s the worst kind of attention seeking.

To be fair, it’s probably easier than answering countless texts from friends/family who know little beyond “key bridge in Baltimore collapses.”

It happened in the middle of the night during the work week (not weekend), and the people I see doing it are older white women who don’t live anywhere near the bridge and wouldn’t be out that late at night. It’s so weird.

It’s a gross joke. The “marked safe from X” has been a joke on FB for years. Anyone doing that after this tragedy would be unfriended and cut from my life.

NP but the people I see doing it aren’t being sarcastic, they’re being attention seeking. They also post random pictures of themselves where the bridge happens to be in the background and talk about how the bridge was an important part of their lives. Even though they are a SAHM in the opposite side of Baltimore and maybe- MAYBE- use that bridge once a year tops.