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Ether Frenzy posted:God drat. That's insane. Christ on stilts 
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Jaysus posted:That's gonna make tomorrow's commute a bitch. I’m not sure how much their topography is like Charleston, but if they’re at all bridge-dependent it is going to be turbofucked. We had a bridge fail inspection (Wando, for those familiar) like 5-6yrs ago so they shut down one span which was the westbound 526 side, so basically all Mt Pleasant/East Cooper/Hwy17S traffic got funneled to the Ravenel Bridge for 4mo. It was an ungodly shitstorm. We had to anchor ambulances east so there was coverage, but getting downtown for specialty care was almost impossible for ~12hrs per day. Anyway, RIP anyone who has to be anywhere in Baltimore if that bridge is at all important.
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Mar 26, 2024 12:33
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Mar 26, 2024 12:40
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StupidSexyMothman posted:
LOL  indeed
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Just grabbed these off marine traffic if anyone is interested. Ship is the Dali. The blue boats are all police tug and rescue  e: It’s a Maersk leased ship Joey Freshwater fucked around with this message at 13:07 on Mar 26, 2024 |
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Its Rinaldo posted:Being a buff, leftist construction magnate former marine who is a Steelers fan helps
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lol already have customers calling asking how this will affect them. Sir, in the history of your company you’ve never shipped through Baltimore, you’ll be fine
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StupidSexyMothman posted:
We’re gonna need some ferries stat.
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When I went to Mackinac Island and saw the bridge that spands the two parts of Michigan they mentioned how the bridge was reinforced and small boats sometimes crash into it and run into a bad time for the boats, and the bridge itself is always fine, but I wonder how much you can even prepare when it’s a ship that big.
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https://www.structuremag.org/?p=20417 There’s a good write up here about basically the same/similar thing that happened in Tampa in the 80s, for people who are trying to wrap their heads around this.
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Ether Frenzy posted:God drat. That's insane. By the rockets red glare!
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bobjr posted:When I went to Mackinac Island and saw the bridge that spands the two parts of Michigan they mentioned how the bridge was reinforced and small boats sometimes crash into it and run into a bad time for the boats, and the bridge itself is always fine, but I wonder how much you can even prepare when it’s a ship that big. it's also 100m smaller and has a capacity of 50% than the Ever Given and the current class of Ultra Large Container ships
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Mar 26, 2024 14:03
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"Status: Stopped" yeah that's one way to put it.
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Kalli posted:Expatting is just brutally hard unless you're a doctor or have buttloads of cash, and even then, a bunch of places just straight up ban retiring to like New Zealand. as somebody who's lived overseas for over a decade - 'expat' has a specific meaning, and it's when you're sent by a company overseas on a fixed contract. it also means you're getting supported financially above and beyond what you would if you just moved and got a local contract in the new country -- things like international schooling for your kids, housing support, or X number of trips home a year are/were common in expat packages. it's also something that white Americans who moved places for longer than a decade say to avoid realizing they're actually immigrants, because that doesn't match their mental image of the word. I have permanent residence and own a home in Japan, so my rear end ain't going anywhere anytime soon, and if I had to retire it entail getting a second home either in the mountains or down in the beach in Okinawa, and I know which of those my wife would prefer. Docjowles posted:It’s funny the things expats end up jonesing for. A friend moved to Prague for work. We met up with him at one point and the only thing he asked for from the US was as much Frank’s Red Hot as we could transport. Pop Tarts and clothing that fits. I have not for the life of me seen Pop Tarts in goddamn Tokyo, and I have a Costco membership, which is the one place you think they'd show up. BlindSite posted:I would assume any ship coming into port utilises a pilot and tower type conversation to make sure they're in the right place so it doesn't. Someone hosed up going out of port, in this case. how it lost power within 30 minutes of departure is A Good Question.
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Mar 26, 2024 14:09
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Japanese people don’t like Pop Tarts? What the hell?
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Silly Burrito posted:Japanese people don’t like Pop Tarts? What the hell? I have never seen them in local grocery stores, and don't remember the last time I saw them in import shops. Amazon JP has 'em but $25 for a 16 pack is, uh, something. also the more egregious one is that 7-11s, for as awesome as they otherwise are, don't have Slurpees.
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Mar 26, 2024 14:12
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New kickoffs are a’comin https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1772612546467369005
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Silly Burrito posted:We’re gonna need some ferries stat. there are also a couple of tunnels that cross through battimore thoughts and prayers for those who need to use them
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Silly Burrito posted:New kickoffs are a’comin what in the world is this? they trying to basically make it like a punt?
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pmchem posted:what in the world is this? they trying to basically make it like a punt? Making it safer so that you don’t have people running and colliding with a full head of steam. It’s like the XFL’s model, and that seemed to work fairly well.
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Silly Burrito posted:Making it safer so that you don’t have people running and colliding with a full head of steam. It’s like the XFL’s model, and that seemed to work fairly well. sounds good, let's do it NFL
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Ether Frenzy posted:God drat. That's insane. Good thing Frank Sobotka ain’t alive to see that.
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pmchem posted:what in the world is this? they trying to basically make it like a punt? The XFL did it, basically they want to make the kickoff an actual play and this is how you can do it without people dying: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNkpLQtcIH4
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That's pretty cool, it looks a lot safer and returns will actually happen again
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As I’m sure you all can imagine, people are being Extremely Normal about the bridge online
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Freaquency posted:As I’m sure you all can imagine, people are being Extremely Normal about the bridge online Vaxxed?
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Go Woke, Bridge Broke
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Gobias Ind. posted:Vaxxed? I heard they repaired parts of the bridge using metal from recycled COVID vaccination needles. MAKES YOU THINK.
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Kalli posted:If anyone is bored, PBS RI did a 5 minute video about the main bus from my sis's goat farm if you want to see what it's like to live with 20 goats on a bus for most of the summer: You know drat well we do Thank you for sharing
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Freaquency posted:As I’m sure you all can imagine, people are being Extremely Normal about the bridge online Watching season 2 of the wire with tears in my eyes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGoPgWIxjpk
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Ether Frenzy posted:God drat. That's insane. rip that bridge at least when the new one is bult it will hopefully be renamed after someone that isnt FSK
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harperdc posted:I have never seen them in local grocery stores, and don't remember the last time I saw them in import shops. Amazon JP has 'em but $25 for a 16 pack is, uh, something. If it helps, I don't think Pop Tarts are as good as they used to be, and I stopped buying them years ago. But I imagine it's the lack of cheap availability that makes you want/miss them
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Honestly the people that are the most annoying aren’t the ones yelling about it being a conspiracy or because of DEI but the people who decide to drag all of that poo poo over to platforms where im specifically trying to avoid it. I didn’t need Andrew Tate’s take on this, thanks And yes it’s a bit  to complain about that after kinda doing the same thing itt
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Shinji2015 posted:If it helps, I don't think Pop Tarts are as good as they used to be, and I stopped buying them years ago. But I imagine it's the lack of cheap availability that makes you want/miss them I nominate Crab Cake Span
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Nissin Cup Nudist posted:rip that bridge John Munch Memorial Bridge
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Washington state had a similar (albeit at a much much smaller scale) bridge collapse when a semi's load hit a support pillar with enough force that caused it to collapse: https://www.king5.com/article/news/...5e-79d94eb8b2da States can work extremely fast to fix something when it's extremely disruptive, imagine that!
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Modern medicine really is a miracle when you think about it. Braks went in for gall bladder removal surgery today. We got to the hospital at 5AM, she was wheeled back for surgery at 7, she was done at 8, in recovery at 9, and we're back at home at 11. That's almost slightly insane how fast that was.
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Silly Burrito posted:Modern medicine really is a miracle when you think about it. Braks went in for gall bladder removal surgery today. We got to the hospital at 5AM, she was wheeled back for surgery at 7, she was done at 8, in recovery at 9, and we're back at home at 11. That's almost slightly insane how fast that was. That is pretty wild. Glad things went smoothly for you guys.
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Silly Burrito posted:Modern medicine really is a miracle when you think about it. Braks went in for gall bladder removal surgery today. We got to the hospital at 5AM, she was wheeled back for surgery at 7, she was done at 8, in recovery at 9, and we're back at home at 11. That's almost slightly insane how fast that was. Oh poo poo, heal up Braks
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