who's freaked out about the bridge collapse. It's already a bit scary to cross a bridge like that across the Mississippi river, and now to know the thing could collapse!
It's baffling how it broke in more than one place, almost like an earthquake
Yeah thats scary. But I refuse to live my life afraid of the bridges. I cross way too many of them. Just driving back from VA to CT I will cross the Bay/Bridge and Tunnel thing and the GW Bridge to say nothing of the little bridges i have to cross along the way. I guess thats where my faith is doing me well because I just let God take over stuff like that. I am still weery of the tunnel I have to go through, something creepy about driving under the ocean...
While this is scary and does call for some concern, there are a crapload of bridges, multiple lane highways, etc that millions of people use everyday. One failing can happen, and unfortunately this it did.
However, that doesn't freak me out. This stuff happens. Why? Because bad stuff happens. I'd love to know the exact cause was because that means this one incident will make other bridges like this to be checked out for this problem. It's unfortunate, but how do we learn to fix things? A lot of times after something bad like this happen.
On a different note, I definitely hope that people are found alive and well and we shall definitely pray for the friends, family and souls of those who have past on due to this tragic event.
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I think I read that the bridge was 40 years old, thats pretty old...and i thought I heard that they were doing some kind of structural change to it but I may be mistaken
I think I read that the bridge was 40 years old, thats pretty old...and i thought I heard that they were doing some kind of structural change to it but I may be mistaken
I don't think 40 years old is old for a bridge I was in France where bridges were about 400 years old at least.
Unfortunately you can tell me the logical stuff, but the next time I cross a bridge I will picture that story in my mind. And when I fly I think of that plane that blew up mid air. It's in my head now.
Also as far as God, same thing, you can tell me God has a plan and we will go to Heaven, but it doesn't mean I'm ready for something like that! The pain the suffering, dying and leaving my children without a mother....
yeah I hear ya about the age of the bridge, but I still think that 40 years is a long time. And I agree that knowing God has a plan but if I go through life wondering about all the bad things that could happen I would never leave my house. I guess that is a change that has happened to me since I started going to church I have just gained this whole nonchalant attitude about everything..
I've been going to church for years and even taught Sunday school for 3. But I never got that attitude, in fact I've gotten worse as I've gotten older. When I was young I thought who cares, let me die in a plane crash, at least I'll make the paper!
But now with my three kids, all I can think is how they won't remember me. And who will love them as much as me. Sure they'll have pictures and stories and video, but memories fade. And it's their potential pain and loss that concerns me every time I fly. Growing up without a mother would cause so much emotional turmoil.
I write them letters, because lets face it one day I will die and who knows when that will be, could be this year, or I could be lucky and see them all graduate college and get married and have kids.
I agree that growing up without a mother would be so terrible. But I figure that if its going to happen its going to happen and Im going to enjoy the time I have with them and pray for the best
Totally off topic here but as long as I live and breath I will worry about my kids: pedophiles, car accidents, drinking, drugs, etc. I will worry when they travel, when they go away to college, when they walk around the block, when they get married and have their own kids. I think worrying is natural, I'm not obsessed that we don't go outside, but I think if I didn't worry for a moment about what they are doing each day, then I wouldn't think to remind them to use sunscreen, or that they have been drinking enough water on a hot day, or that they are doing fine in school. I might have Faith in God, but it doesn't stop me from worrying about the possibility they can be taken away from me. And I will also worry about me being away from them. And I can always prepare for the worst case scenario because it has crossed my mind.
The minute I became a mother I began to worry about things I never considered before. I remember my Uncle telling me the same thing. It's like a heightened sense of awareness to protect them at all times.
I will be sending many warm thoughts to the people and their families affected by this tragedy. I have a friend who lives there, but she's safe and sound, thank goodness.
In Ireland, my parents live on Bridge Street, their house is the last on before the river. There are two bridges that span the river. The locals call them the old bridge, and the new bridge. The old bridge was built in the 1200's, and the new bridge built in the 1600's...... On my other computer I have a picture of the plaque that is on the old bridge, it's right outside of their house. I'll post the plaque over the weekend, and a picture of the bridge.
There are so many old bridges in Europe that have been around for centuries.....
We had a pretty horrific event happen here in Massachusetts last year, when part of the big dig tunnel ceiling collapsed on a car and killed a woman in a car underneath. We had sections of the big dig shut down for months. It was a commuting nightmare, because it is the major roadway in Boston, but you can not put a price on safety. I thank god every day that neither my daughter, nor I have to travel in the big dig roads to get to work.
it is truly a terrible tragedy, but i don't let things like that stop me or mine from doing things. if things like this, 911, other plane crashes or even *simple* car accidents paralyze you & keep you from doing things you want/should do that is a bigger tragedy IMO.
spending your life worrying about what might happen is a huge waste of energy.
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tess I remember hearing about the tunnel there. Not much like that happens here in AZ, i mean we dont have water to put bridges on...besides the Grand Canyon and I dont imagine they would try to bridgr that thing.
But last Friday we had 2 news helicopters that totally crashed into each other and from what I can tell they exploded. Talk about freak accident from hell.
Ok you guys are going to think I'm crazy, but I don't think I really have many fears. I have an unnaturally positive attitude and faith that everything will be ok. However, I'm still terrified of pedophiles given my history, I just almost had a heart attack when I let Cody go play with his friends across the street, to find out that he wasn't across the street. I went out to call him back in after he was late for checking in for his half hour, then after 2 and a half hours of freaking out and yelling for him (I can't just leave the kids alone in the house and he was not at any of the local houses that) I called my husband, well right before he comes home from work (yeah he had to leave work for a while) Cody shows up and says that he was just at Daniel's. I tried not to freak too much but I have very strict rules on of which includes he goes to noones house unless I have the number. If anything should happen to one of the little ones while he was at his friends I'd have no way of getting him. Well he's grunded for a week. I hope I wasn't too harsh. There are some boys visiting their grandmother that I'm afraid may be a bad influence on Cody. Anyways, I'm not really afraid o going over any bridges. We used to have to cross this one old covered bridge down by my mom's it freaked me out a little though because as with all old bridge there were some stories of someone hanging himself or jumping off or something like that.
