Fiery Crash Collapses California Freeway - Page 4

Alex · 04-30-2007, 06:37 PM

And the next time we tangent a thread I want someone to arctangent it back on topic.

Learned about the cab calling. He walked more than a mile through West Oakland streets before coming across a cab driver getting gas and convincing talking him into a trip to the hospital. He tried to pay at the hospital but the driver refused.

So, let's take that as a counter stereotype thing: You can walk a mile through West Oakland at 4 a.m. in the morning without coming to harm.

CoasterMatt · 04-30-2007, 06:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

You can walk a mile through West Oakland at 4 a.m. in the morning without coming to harm.

Just make sure you've already had some of your flesh burned off in a fiery accident

Ghoulish Delight · 04-30-2007, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

Just make sure you've already had some of your flesh burned off in a fiery accident

Yes, so far the evidence is that it works only if you come pre-harmed.

alphabassettgrrl · 04-30-2007, 08:46 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevy Baby

I think that has to be the single most amazing thing about the story. Screw the fact that a gasoline truck accident MELTED a freeway.

Although I remember when Richard Prior worked his famous cocaine accident into his routine: "When you are on fire, people get out of your way!"

Ha! Definitely.

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I just want to say for the record, I was nowhere near that bridge at the time of the accident, and damn - I missed a 200ft. tall FIREBALL!?!?

I'm nowhere near Oakland but damn that would have been impressive.

Moonliner · 05-01-2007, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by CoasterMatt

I just want to say for the record, I was nowhere near that bridge at the time of the accident,

Hummm, perhaps you have an alibi, but sources tell me that a certain bear of foreign nationality was sighted in the vicinity shortly before the "accident".

lashbear · 05-01-2007, 01:29 PM

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Hummm, perhaps you have an alibi, but sources tell me that a certain bear of foreign nationality was sighted in the vicinity shortly before the "accident".

Vegemite is not flammable.

Kevy Baby · 04-30-2007, 06:41 PM

I think that has to be the single most amazing thing about the story. Screw the fact that a gasoline truck accident MELTED a freeway.

Although I remember when Richard Prior worked his famous cocaine accident into his routine: "When you are on fire, people get out of your way!"

Alex · 05-01-2007, 09:20 AM

This guy was a local route driver so I imagine he gets normal sleep. KCBS this morning had a most inane segment this morning: "the Maze collapse has raised questions about the state of our infrastructure around the state." And then was a blowjob to some guy advocating more bond measures like were passed last fall.

Regardless of the merits of such bond measures I fail to see how this event raises questions about the state of our infrastructure and how more highway expansion projects would have helped. I'm pretty sure that if you ignite a full tanker trunk underneath just about any stretch of road in this state that you'll experience structural failures.

Strangler, on the other hand if Loma Prieta is an indication they should be able to replace a collapsed segment of road in a month (as they did with the Bay Bridge). Though it took about 11 years to replace the entire Cypress Viaduct.

As of this morning's commute the site is pretty well cleaned up. If it weren't for all the scorch marks that branch of road would just look like another off ramp to nowhere (there are already a couple of those in the maze).

Kevy Baby · 05-01-2007, 10:14 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

Strangler, on the other hand if Loma Prieta is an indication they should be able to replace a collapsed segment of road in a month (as they did with the Bay Bridge).

And after the 94 Northridge earthquake, they were able to get collapsed overpasses of the I-10 freeway (a VERY busy artery in Southern California) opened within a few weeks.

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As of this morning's commute the site is pretty well cleaned up. If it weren't for all the scorch marks that branch of road would just look like another off ramp to nowhere (there are already a couple of those in the maze).

Have the opened up the lower part - where the collapsed part fell ON to?

Alex · 05-01-2007, 10:22 AM

No, they had to wait until it was cleaned up to get in and start doing structural evaluations. They don't know if the fire weakened that part or not.

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	And the next time we tangent a thread I want someone to arctangent it back on topic. Learned about the cab calling. He walked more than a mile through West Oakland streets before coming across a cab driver getting gas and convincing talking him into a trip to the hospital. He tried to pay at the hospital but the driver refused. So, let's take that as a counter stereotype thing: You can walk a mile through West Oakland at 4 a.m. in the morning without coming to harm.
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Kevy Baby Chowder Head Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Yes Posts: 18,500	I think that has to be the single most amazing thing about the story. Screw the fact that a gasoline truck accident MELTED a freeway. Although I remember when Richard Prior worked his famous cocaine accident into his routine: "When you are on fire, people get out of your way!" __________________ The thing about quotes on the internet is that you cannot verify their validity. - Abraham Lincoln
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05-01-2007, 09:20 AM	#8
Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	This guy was a local route driver so I imagine he gets normal sleep. KCBS this morning had a most inane segment this morning: "the Maze collapse has raised questions about the state of our infrastructure around the state." And then was a blowjob to some guy advocating more bond measures like were passed last fall. Regardless of the merits of such bond measures I fail to see how this event raises questions about the state of our infrastructure and how more highway expansion projects would have helped. I'm pretty sure that if you ignite a full tanker trunk underneath just about any stretch of road in this state that you'll experience structural failures. Strangler, on the other hand if Loma Prieta is an indication they should be able to replace a collapsed segment of road in a month (as they did with the Bay Bridge). Though it took about 11 years to replace the entire Cypress Viaduct. As of this morning's commute the site is pretty well cleaned up. If it weren't for all the scorch marks that branch of road would just look like another off ramp to nowhere (there are already a couple of those in the maze).
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	No, they had to wait until it was cleaned up to get in and start doing structural evaluations. They don't know if the fire weakened that part or not.
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