Everything posted by Grande Mart
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Baltimore Bridge Disaster
Yeah, that bottleneck at the I-5 bridge going north to Vancouver along with the I-5 bridge over the Columbia itself is one of the worst spots on I-5. Hard to get Washington and Oregon to agree on how to fix it. Here's a disaster simulation showing what would happen to the Burnside Bridge. Plans are moving forward to rebuild it so it will survive a big quake, but that process in itself will be a bitch. All the other bridges over the willamette with the exception of the new pedestrian mass transit bridge are assumed to likely collapse, I believe, in the event of the Cascadia Subduction Quake, which there is a 40 % chance will happen in the next 50 years. Simulation shows how the Burnside bridge would also collapse onto I-5, which you are right has some elevated sections itself.
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Baltimore Bridge Disaster
Yeah, I always think about the 1989 World Series Earthquake and the highway collapse when I'm stuck in traffic on the Marquam (I-5 over the Willamette) or the Fremont (I-405) Bridge in Portland. At least there is a nice view of downtown and Hood, St Helens, etc... If there is a big Cascadia Subduction Zone earthquake during rush hour, that will suck. I guess it's lucky that the 1989 Earthquake happened during the World series between the Giants and the A's so there were a lot more people off the roads watching the game.
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Baltimore Bridge Disaster
This one in Astoria always concerns me a bit. Not to mention all the bridges in Portland knowing they will pretty much all collapse when the great Cascadia Megaquake happens
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I did not know that... trivial stuff you just learned
There was a Sirloin Stockade or something like that in my home town that once had "Try our smothered tips" on their sign in front of the resturant. I decided to get a t from somewhere and rearrange a few letters and change it to "Try our mother's tits" . Giggled for years when I would pass that spot.
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2024 NCAA Tournament - Second Round Games - Saturday/Sunday
Ku sucks at basketball. Not good timing with Zona coming into the conference and Houston kicking ass
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Last USS Arizona survivor from Pearl Harbor
I remember as a kid all the grandfathers were WW2 vets, some of the dads were vietnam vets. The old 100 year old guys that were dying were WW1 vets,---Growing up in the late 70's and 80's
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Last USS Arizona survivor from Pearl Harbor
My wife's grandfather was in one of the army air bases in Hawaii on Dec 7. He wouldn't talk about it much , but he did tell me once about dragging guys from a burning building, he had burn scars on his forearms. he was back in action by guadalcanal and served for the duration in the pacific. One of the most awesome guys I know. He was out drinking the night before since it was saturday night. He died recently at the age of 103. In his 80's he helped me build a fence around a half acre lot in August in central Texas. In the afternoon, I got tired of working and said let's call it a day and finish up tomorrow. He looked at me like I was crazy and said, "there's still daylight." So we kept working,
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Русский корабль - иди нахуй
when bodies on one side are worth less than bullets on the other side
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Texas Women’s Basketball 2023-2024: Handing out ass whoopins and lollipops, and we’re all out of lollipops
Holle!
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Texas Women’s Basketball 2023-2024: Handing out ass whoopins and lollipops, and we’re all out of lollipops
With the ref standing right there staring straight at it.
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[Remains Found] Caleb Harris, the disappearing A&M CC kid
I thought he finally gave up drinking
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Ethiopian Airlines 737 Max crashes killing 157
https://www.oregonlive.com/portland/2024/03/smell-of-fumes-prompts-alaska-airlines-emergency-landing-at-pdx.html Who farted?
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Wildfire 2024 Thread
I always liked United. Not as good as HEB of course, but they were pretty good. Definitely sucked when Albertson's took over.
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Wildfire 2024 Thread
A lot of the cattle up there are in the big feedlots southwest of Amarillo. That's what gives the city it's wonderful smell.
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Tell me about Texas Tech
I was born on the llano estacado. Never cared for Lubbock
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Wildfire 2024 Thread
He didn't start the fire
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Wildfire 2024 Thread
Buddy used to work at Braum's in high school. He'd hook us up. Definitely miss Braum's
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Wildfire 2024 Thread
I grew up in Amarillo, Partied under the Canadian River Bridge in high school
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Rodney Terry has been fired
Ha Ha, what if two of them are Rick Barnes and Shaka Smart?
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Texas (+4.5) @ Texas Tech- Tuesday, 8pm on ESPN
Well, Bye
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Texas (+4.5) @ Texas Tech- Tuesday, 8pm on ESPN
Great board by Disu
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Texas (+4.5) @ Texas Tech- Tuesday, 8pm on ESPN
Weaver is a bad mofo
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Texas Women’s Basketball 2023-2024: Handing out ass whoopins and lollipops, and we’re all out of lollipops
K state beat WV on OT
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The Four Falls of Buffalo
They send you dvd's in the mail
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SEC Catch-all Thread
https://x.com/kyleumlang/status/1694777042523263400?s=20 "Texas’ Mike Davis received an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty after he holstered his guns during a TD celebration against Texas Tech in Lubbock in 2012. As a result, Mack Brown said the rules need to be consistent since teams do horns down without the same penalty. “Texas whined about Horns Down until they made it a penalty” is the result of over a decade of gaslighting by Longhorn rivals."