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I agree. I'm glad I left town yesterday - don't want to be anywhere close to Bush when he comes to MPLS (unless I could have gotten close enough...) He has no problem wasting tax dollars to fly out here to supposedly show support when we know it's just politics. But doesn't have the time of day...

Oh yeah. Locks are on the south side of the river, just a short number of feet west of the bridge. Also, the Republican National Convention will be in MPLS, not the Democratic National Convention. That was one of the comments on the news last night - have to get this resolved so those...

rp2813 Remember those maps after the 2004? election showing CA, OR, WA, MN, WI, MI, northeast states, and maybe a few others becoming part of Canada (or a newly-named country) and all the red states becoming a country called Jesusland? Most of the taxes are paid by the blue states, yet it is...

The depth varies up to 14 feet deep. There is a set of locks right near the bridge on the south side of the river. You can see them in some of the pictures broadcast. You may have already seen it on the news tonight, but they're thinking there was a problem on the south end with the deck moving...

What is the definition of "up to snuff"? Another dichotomy of numbers - $65 billion for 13% of the bridges vs. $1.5 trillion for all the bridges? Where did you hear/get the $1.5 trillion number?

bpetersxx Trashcan.net doesn't seem to exist (other than as one of those stupid placeholder sites with the name for sale.)

Though Pawlenty is a baseball fan...

No. There was a baseball game that evening, but nothing to do with the new ballpark. The ballpark issue is another matter and I suppose depending on your point of view they could be related, just because money is money, but it's not a matter of money being earmarked for one thing or another. The...

Yup - that's a crock. Hope you hold their feet to the fire.

trivia Mrs. Slocumbe - "real" name in the show = Rachel Yiddle Ms. Brahms = Shirley Brahms Mr. Humpreys = Wilberforce Claiborne Humphreys

Robert's pic View is looking north.

There's also the list of bridges MN DOT considers to be in worse shape than 35W was. But they said it was an internal list and not for publication... They're not getting away with that and it will be made available.

Hmm, 4 hour difference in news certainly doesn't say much for their fact-finding. At least they turned off the lights and removed the non-entrance-ramp accesses to 280. Still wouldn't be enthused about those single-lane congestion points.

I would have to watch PBS again (might when it is rebroadcast at midnight), but one of the guests made a comment that 1/3 of the bridges are in a less-than-acceptable state. Other stories have said 13% are in the same category as the 35W bridge was. Not sure why the different numbers...

VoD episodes I would have to go back over the tape, but it seemed they did not air Happy New Year or the Antiques Roadshow specials during the latest airings and stopped after the Vicar in White. No.__________Air Date Episode 1__________11/10/1994 Arrival 2__________11/17/1994 Songs of Praise...

What Billions of Dollars Could Have Been Better Spent On... Laundry Shark Nightly News just said it would cost $65 billion dollars to repair the 13% of bridges that are structurally deficient. Definately cheap in comparison to a trillion dollars wasted.

You don't know what you've got 'til it's gone... Was worried when you said "he isn't.." - whether he's a jerk or not. Bit confused, the police now say 4 persons died, still 20 missing, 78 injured. Last night they were saying 6 and then 7 had died? Of course the missing number is not encouraging.

GREAT information! Now I won't be able to do my normal learn by doing exercise... Troubleshooting information will be really helpful. (Though if it turns out to be the gearcase, I WILL be taking it apart to see what is wrong and if an interior part(s) can be replaced.) Best information is...

I'd never seen one before. All it needs is an upper portion with a microwave and builtin TV/radio/DVD player... With a stackable compact washer/dryer next to it or a combo washer/ dishwasher/dryer what more could a person want?

Not a TV