"The further a society drifts from the truth, the more it will hate those who speak it." Orwell
"“The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men.”
Plato
"The secret of freedom lies in educating people, whereas the secret of tyranny is in keeping them ignorant" Robespierre
Friday, May 24, 2013
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I'm so sorry--I hope they get this fixed fast but well.
ReplyDeleteThat bridge was high enough, although from what I've read that meant in the center only, that they didn't have any pesky Federal regulations applying saying it had to be posted what the maximum height allowable there was. I imagine that idea might get a rethink--I certainly hope so.
This happened within a day of the collapse of a parking structure at the mall local to where I grew up--where, after our Loma Prieta earthquake, I never wanted to park in again when visiting back home, the thing just didn't seem to have enough support columns. Guess what. It didn't. (Montgomery Mall, Bethesda, MD.)