Comments on: Contentment

By: velvel of atlanta

velvel of atlanta — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 14:39:59 +0000

We declared Thanksgiving a “no whining” time zone long ago. But the word is “ensconced,” maydel.

By: Rahel

Rahel — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 14:06:29 +0000

Doctor, I remember the Sunshine Skyway very well from my childhood … particularly the old bridge (which I traveled on in its day) that ends, just like that, in the middle. That section used to give me the creeps. Actually, now that I’m thinking about it, it still does.

By: The Doctor

The Doctor — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 11:55:54 +0000

I also have issues with high bridges. The 301 bridge is not fun, but the worst is the Sunshine Skyway bridge which you have to use to get fromt he Tampa airport to St. Petersburg on the way to my parents house—or as I call it “THE BRIDGE OF ETERNAL DOOM.” It’s clearly vertical as you approach it…

By: Ben F

Ben F — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 06:55:00 +0000

You really know how to start Thanksgiving on the right foot, Meryl! There was a gas tanker explosion on I-95 near DC that turned the interstate into a parking lot. For hours. If you want to try to overcome your fear of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge, consider the walk. It was cancelled last year, but will be back in 2006. Sunday, May 7.

By: Sarah G.

Sarah G. — Thu, 24 Nov 2005 04:12:35 +0000

Hah! Newport, RI’s bridge is worse. I quote:
“Floating cranes hoisted the conventional steel truss sections on the main suspension span from Narragansett Bay. The distance between towers is 1,600 feet, and at center span, the roadway provides a 206-foot vertical clearance for ocean-bound vessels.”
From http://www.bostonroads.com/crossings/pell-newport/

Note measurement is at mean high water. I detest this bridge. It is a shorter length than the Bay bridge, but taller. So you really do feel like you are going straight up and then straight down.