i saw this on the news. whats the meaning of destroying a century old bridge..? don't americans have any sense of sentimentality or heritage acknowlegment..? if that bridge was in Australia, it wouldn't be destroyed, it would be restored or possible just building a new bridge side-by-side.
@cttn101 The meaning is we don't like being on a bridge when it collapses into the river. The repairs would have cost more than a new bridge. I mean really, it's an old, rusty span. There's not much to be sentimental about.
@rong208 well you could just build the new bridge side by side, and have lanes by-pass that bridge onto the new one... and leave it there, not much to be sentimental about..? what about the fact that it was built in 1906, was built during the days of industralisation, when people still trotted with horse and cart, it has seen world war 1 and world war 2, its had people use it for almost 5 generations, now that history is gone.
@cttn101 I would agree with you if it was some kind of special bridge that had weathered all those years, but it's just a suspension bridge that has no use. If there was something to learn from it, architecturally or otherwise it would be different. It's not like a 400-year-old cathedral that represents gothic architecture, or a 100-year-old skyscraper that represents the dreams of the industrial age. It's a utilitarian bridge that is dangerous to vehicles and river traffic below it.
@rong208 but buddy, it does have significant architectural and ingenuity importance, maybe not to the average sheltered american in that town, and actually it was built during the age of industralisation in the west, its not a suspension bridge you twat, its a steel truss arch bridge, with victorian design. its a bridge, that doesn't get built anymore, and as a student of architecture and engineering, i can apreciate that bridge, especially the sentiment of it being, was being 106 years old.
@cttn101 You know, buddy, i was trying to have a decent conversation with someone to show my point of view. I made a mistake, my bad. Calling me a twat is ignorant, abusive, and intolerable. I'm sorry I'm just a sheltered back-water American idiot, and don't have the grand educated view that you obviously have. You are far superior to me, and you are just right. Feel better?
@rong208 not at all, take it as a sign of affection instead. hey i love the band american idiot. " i wake up every morning, with a big a smile on my face, it never feels out of place..............
im sorry i made you take it that way, you have to admitt, the demolition of this bridge must be stupid, if it reached world news.
@cttn101 Not sure how "twat" is a sign of affection, but I'll take your word for it. Look, we have very different views on "progress." I am not a typical American, in fact there are no more typical Americans than there are Australians, or people anywhere for that matter. In this case I really think that it came down to money. The cost to maintain the bridge would be too great of a burden.
@rong208 yea, i now understand your understanding, the money, especially for a small town, plus americans probally see that they have hundreds of old bridges, especially in New York, so loosing one, probally doesn't mean much. But careful planning could have saved it. Iv actually always wanted to visit Pennsylvania... it has alot of american history, plus iv meet people from there, who were very nice, plus the name of the state gives me the creeps, it sounds hunted, by thats what i like.
@cttn101 Now you have hit the nail squarely on the head. Poor planning is a hallmark of our politicians. You have to remember that when they open a new bridge, they get a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a "look what I did for you" self-pat on the back. Fixing and maintaining are not nearly so glamorous. Lots of Revolutionary history here indeed. Pennsylvania means "Penn's Woods" from the initial land grant to William Penn, a Quaker, to settle a debt the king owed Penn's father. It is rather creepy.
@rong208 wow, so your politicians are like that as well? stupid question, off course they are, they're like that here too. completely understand the ribbon cutting ceremony, look what I did.? more like, look what our tax money being wasted, mhhmmm penn's wood.. now that sounds warm and more inviting than pennsylvania... once i finish my degree, Im on a plane to New York, with a pit stop in Pittsburgh, the city interest me, plus its different to where most Aussie's would pick to visit.
@cttn101 Yes Pittsburgh is not a normal tourist stop. It is a very nice city with great architecture from the Industrial Age. We were something like number 3 in corporate HQs. No longer the smokey city since the steel industry went belly up, and in fact we are known as the City of Bridges...446 just in the city, 1800 in the surrounding county.
and lastly how does a 400 year old cathedral, become 400 years old..??.. maybe by not being blown up. Im sure the Brooklyn Bridge or Hells Gate Bridge is way pass its expirey date.. I rekon you guys should blow them up too. Instant Gratification mate, 5 seconds of wow factor.
@cttn101 Actaully, my initial reaction was, "Holy Crap!" when it first happened, but I was still in awe at what just happened. I mean one minute the bridge that I had been across many times was there, the next minute I could not see it at all. Didn't know that it was just out of site at the moment. Also, given the location of the bridge and the fact that the road is terribly uneven and starts to go uphill and around a bend, putting in a new bridge probably wouldn't be possible.
@cttn101 The historic society was trying to save it. But in my opinion, this was the better choice. It would be cheaper and far easier to just build a new one. It's been closed since 2009. And in all fairness, it's just a bridge.
wow someones car went off! lmao & o wasnt up
kristahaley12 3 months ago
this is hilariousss :D
kristahaley12 3 months ago
i forgot, americans like blowing things up.
bridge blows up... two minutes later, guy goes wooohh... bit of delayed reaction mate
cttn101 7 months ago
i saw this on the news. whats the meaning of destroying a century old bridge..? don't americans have any sense of sentimentality or heritage acknowlegment..? if that bridge was in Australia, it wouldn't be destroyed, it would be restored or possible just building a new bridge side-by-side.
cttn101 7 months ago
@cttn101 The meaning is we don't like being on a bridge when it collapses into the river. The repairs would have cost more than a new bridge. I mean really, it's an old, rusty span. There's not much to be sentimental about.
rong208 7 months ago
@rong208 well you could just build the new bridge side by side, and have lanes by-pass that bridge onto the new one... and leave it there, not much to be sentimental about..? what about the fact that it was built in 1906, was built during the days of industralisation, when people still trotted with horse and cart, it has seen world war 1 and world war 2, its had people use it for almost 5 generations, now that history is gone.
cttn101 7 months ago
@cttn101 I would agree with you if it was some kind of special bridge that had weathered all those years, but it's just a suspension bridge that has no use. If there was something to learn from it, architecturally or otherwise it would be different. It's not like a 400-year-old cathedral that represents gothic architecture, or a 100-year-old skyscraper that represents the dreams of the industrial age. It's a utilitarian bridge that is dangerous to vehicles and river traffic below it.
rong208 7 months ago
@rong208 but buddy, it does have significant architectural and ingenuity importance, maybe not to the average sheltered american in that town, and actually it was built during the age of industralisation in the west, its not a suspension bridge you twat, its a steel truss arch bridge, with victorian design. its a bridge, that doesn't get built anymore, and as a student of architecture and engineering, i can apreciate that bridge, especially the sentiment of it being, was being 106 years old.
cttn101 7 months ago
@cttn101 You know, buddy, i was trying to have a decent conversation with someone to show my point of view. I made a mistake, my bad. Calling me a twat is ignorant, abusive, and intolerable. I'm sorry I'm just a sheltered back-water American idiot, and don't have the grand educated view that you obviously have. You are far superior to me, and you are just right. Feel better?
rong208 7 months ago
@rong208 not at all, take it as a sign of affection instead. hey i love the band american idiot. " i wake up every morning, with a big a smile on my face, it never feels out of place..............
im sorry i made you take it that way, you have to admitt, the demolition of this bridge must be stupid, if it reached world news.
cttn101 7 months ago
@cttn101 Not sure how "twat" is a sign of affection, but I'll take your word for it. Look, we have very different views on "progress." I am not a typical American, in fact there are no more typical Americans than there are Australians, or people anywhere for that matter. In this case I really think that it came down to money. The cost to maintain the bridge would be too great of a burden.
rong208 7 months ago
@rong208 yea, i now understand your understanding, the money, especially for a small town, plus americans probally see that they have hundreds of old bridges, especially in New York, so loosing one, probally doesn't mean much. But careful planning could have saved it. Iv actually always wanted to visit Pennsylvania... it has alot of american history, plus iv meet people from there, who were very nice, plus the name of the state gives me the creeps, it sounds hunted, by thats what i like.
cttn101 7 months ago
@cttn101 Now you have hit the nail squarely on the head. Poor planning is a hallmark of our politicians. You have to remember that when they open a new bridge, they get a ribbon-cutting ceremony and a "look what I did for you" self-pat on the back. Fixing and maintaining are not nearly so glamorous. Lots of Revolutionary history here indeed. Pennsylvania means "Penn's Woods" from the initial land grant to William Penn, a Quaker, to settle a debt the king owed Penn's father. It is rather creepy.
rong208 7 months ago
@rong208 wow, so your politicians are like that as well? stupid question, off course they are, they're like that here too. completely understand the ribbon cutting ceremony, look what I did.? more like, look what our tax money being wasted, mhhmmm penn's wood.. now that sounds warm and more inviting than pennsylvania... once i finish my degree, Im on a plane to New York, with a pit stop in Pittsburgh, the city interest me, plus its different to where most Aussie's would pick to visit.
cttn101 7 months ago
@cttn101 Yes Pittsburgh is not a normal tourist stop. It is a very nice city with great architecture from the Industrial Age. We were something like number 3 in corporate HQs. No longer the smokey city since the steel industry went belly up, and in fact we are known as the City of Bridges...446 just in the city, 1800 in the surrounding county.
rong208 7 months ago
@cttn101 ...and so it will literally be a Pitt stop.
rong208 7 months ago
@rong208 I wonder if China, or India or any Arab nations could have built such a simply but extrordinary bridge in 1906..???
cttn101 7 months ago
and lastly how does a 400 year old cathedral, become 400 years old..??.. maybe by not being blown up. Im sure the Brooklyn Bridge or Hells Gate Bridge is way pass its expirey date.. I rekon you guys should blow them up too. Instant Gratification mate, 5 seconds of wow factor.
cttn101 7 months ago
@cttn101 Actaully, my initial reaction was, "Holy Crap!" when it first happened, but I was still in awe at what just happened. I mean one minute the bridge that I had been across many times was there, the next minute I could not see it at all. Didn't know that it was just out of site at the moment. Also, given the location of the bridge and the fact that the road is terribly uneven and starts to go uphill and around a bend, putting in a new bridge probably wouldn't be possible.
stockdizzle 7 months ago
@cttn101 The historic society was trying to save it. But in my opinion, this was the better choice. It would be cheaper and far easier to just build a new one. It's been closed since 2009. And in all fairness, it's just a bridge.
AdamTehBoss 7 months ago
I live in Bellvernon and i the shake of it woke me up
nohaun 7 months ago
@nohaun unfortunately I didnt hear the blast :O
BlackWithEvil2 7 months ago
Nice!
BaltimoreCSXRailBuff 7 months ago
I live in Charleroi. I cried
crazychix22 7 months ago
Nice!
BlackWithEvil2 7 months ago