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Offline RichardDarkwood

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The Baltimore Bridge
« on: March 30, 2024, 05:04:12 PM »
Why is the government giving Baltimore 60 million in aid and nothing from the container ship company??
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Re: The Baltimore Bridge
« Reply #1 on: March 30, 2024, 05:14:46 PM »
Heard it was because it was faster than filing a claim..that they'd get from insurance co later..

Just take it out if the next Israel or Ukraine package..

Only God knows how fast 60 million evaporates in either place...

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Re: The Baltimore Bridge
« Reply #2 on: March 30, 2024, 05:18:21 PM »
Quote from: RichardDarkwood on March 30, 2024, 05:04:12 PM
Why is the government giving Baltimore 60 million in aid and nothing from the container ship company??
Because they need a bridge now, not 5 years from now.
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Re: The Baltimore Bridge
« Reply #3 on: March 30, 2024, 05:25:03 PM »
Hopefully they can skip all the BS and start right away and go to town on construction, and not "well we need to do an environmental study for 6 months on what happens when we build a new bridge" and then all the hippies trying to stop construction because "you will make the fishes upset"
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Re: The Baltimore Bridge
« Reply #4 on: March 30, 2024, 05:28:24 PM »
Years no matter who pays. If the need for transit is great a couple of landings for ferries could be arranged in little time.
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Re: The Baltimore Bridge
« Reply #5 on: March 30, 2024, 05:29:44 PM »
60 Million will only get the channel clear and the port opened.
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Re: The Baltimore Bridge
« Reply #6 on: March 30, 2024, 06:19:37 PM »
Quote from: The Fugitive on March 30, 2024, 05:29:44 PM
60 Million will only get the channel clear and the port opened.

I'd do it for 59 million as long as I don't have to kick back half of it to the politicians that printed it to pay me. :)
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Re: The Baltimore Bridge
« Reply #7 on: March 30, 2024, 06:29:26 PM »
Just 10% to the big guy.
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Re: The Baltimore Bridge
« Reply #8 on: March 31, 2024, 07:12:35 AM »
Maybe the new bridge will have bumpers or a policy to require tugboat guidance past any bridges...

Talk about avoidable..

Maryland hasn't had the best leadership for a while...see Baltimore

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Re: The Baltimore Bridge
« Reply #9 on: March 31, 2024, 10:15:38 AM »
2 words. Vote buying.
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Re: The Baltimore Bridge
« Reply #10 on: March 31, 2024, 10:20:29 AM »
This will be locked like invasion was if the p word keeps getting invoked...

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Re: The Baltimore Bridge
« Reply #11 on: March 31, 2024, 03:53:54 PM »
Quote from: Eagler on March 31, 2024, 07:12:35 AM
Maybe the new bridge will have bumpers or a policy to require tugboat guidance past any bridges...

Talk about avoidable..

Maryland hasn't had the best leadership for a while...see Baltimore

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This has got to be one of the stupidest statements you have ever made. :rolleyes:
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Re: The Baltimore Bridge
« Reply #12 on: March 31, 2024, 04:44:57 PM »
I think it was sarcasm...
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Re: The Baltimore Bridge
« Reply #13 on: March 31, 2024, 07:18:29 PM »
Quote from: Busher on March 31, 2024, 03:53:54 PM
This has got to be one of the stupidest statements you have ever made. :rolleyes:

What's stupid is not having barriers around the columns like the skyway bridge in Tampa for example.

60 Mil from the government is a drop in the bucket compared to what they spend on BS, at least this is going to a good cause.
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Re: The Baltimore Bridge
« Reply #14 on: March 31, 2024, 07:40:15 PM »
Quote from: TryHard on March 31, 2024, 07:18:29 PM
What's stupid is not having barriers around the columns like the skyway bridge in Tampa for example.


Remember any of your high school physics? The ship weighs 95,000 tons empty, then add 4700 shipping containers... I have no idea what they weigh. Now move all that at 8 knots. Barriers? I just did some basic math and came up with 94,624.971 lbs of force. What you wanna build your barriers out of?
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