Misc.

A commenter writes:

I worked for the NYS Highway Department in the structures division for about 8 years. During that time I was told that almost all the overpasses and bridges in the state were constructed rather badly. In fact a large section on a four tiered overpass dropped over a foot recently. My supervisor told me that if I ever saw an 18 wheeler stopped in the middle of the Kaydeross Creek bridge not to try passing it as the bridge would likely collapse under our collective weight. I inspected parts of that structure and it sure looked dangerous to me. Ten years later and it's still there, unrepaired.

And, since so much of what I'm been posting these days has been so depressing, here's something random to make you smile. Americans are still rather ingenious, even if we're screwing so much up these days.

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