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On Fri, 24 May 2013 09:22:36 -0700 (PDT), merryb >
wrote:

> On May 24, 8:58*am, sf > wrote:
> > On Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44:43 -0700 (PDT), merryb >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > On May 23, 11:16*pm, sf > wrote:
> > > > We were making fun of it down here, because it was just 5.7... but a
> > > > bridge collapsed and that's not funny.http://abcnews.go.com/US/bridge-coll...ashington-send...

> >
> > > > --
> > > > Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

> >
> > > No earthquake here- it was an oversized truck.

> >
> > Sorry, I'm not buying that story. *A bridge support collapsed and
> > caused the span to fall. *You only need to look at the pictures to see
> > draw that conclusion. *The collapsed span is completely over water,
> > which means the truck was *on* the bridge, not under it.
> >
> > --
> > Food is an important part of a balanced diet.

>
> The truck was in the right lane, which has a lower clearance than the
> left lane.


I still don't see what that had to do with the supporting structure
underneath the bridge.

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Food is an important part of a balanced diet.