I'm never going on this bridge

[Pastor]

This is something that falls right into my area of enjoyment. I would easily walk out there and get the kind of rush needed. My wife will watch and simultaneously wonder what the situation is on my life insurance as she gives me a bit of an elbow.

Fixed.

FACT.

 

[Songbird]

buckweaver, do you ever go across the Vincent St. Thomas Bridge from Long Beach to San Pedro? My biggest fear growing up in the LBC was I'd be going across that bridge and the "big one" would hit and the bridge would crumble and I'd die.

 

[Songbird]

I had to cover a Mary Star High softball game in San Pedro for the P-T. The Mary Star Stars. Original. I think I had to cover South Gate play a football game at San Pedro High, too.

Do they still have Moore League baseball doubleheaders at Blair Field?

 

[Hank_Scorpio]

The Mary Star Stars. Original.

Big Bear High School, way up in the mountains. Beautiful Bear Valley, all those pine trees and fresh air. The million-dollar Big Bear vacation homes and Big Bear Lake and the ski resort. Take a stab, just a guess ... you can have any nickname you want. Whattya get?

The Big Bear Bears.

****ing eh. ::)

How about the Pioneer Pioneers.



And I'd never walk out on that. I wouldn't even go out on the observation deck of the Eiffel Tower.

 

[outofplace]

My only Grand Canyon story: I got as close to the edge as possible as a teenager and peed over the edge.

That was you.......

See? That's the kind of **** that happens when you let Yankees fans out of the Bronx.

 

[Dyno]

This looks really cool to me, but I'm not sure I could actually step out onto it. I never really thought I had a fear of heights until this summer when I was watching 4th of July fireworks from a 40th floor balcony with a few too many people on it. I don't think I'd want to pay to experience that feeling again on a much bigger (and longer fall) scale...BTW, I thought I'd heard it was $75 a person, not $50.

 

[Angola!]

Showed this thread to a co-worker and it spawned a discussion about other "knee-knocking" places similar to this, like the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Tunnel.

The Deception Pass bridge in Washington State is pretty ****ing scary as well. It is really high above the water and it is known for nasty weather.
I once came upon a car accident in which a car went over the edge and was crunched up on the edge of the island below, partially in the water. Insane standbyers were trying to climb down to help the people. I just called the cops and left.

 

[imjustagirl2]

standbyers?

I think I like that word better. They're standing by. They're standbyers!

 

[Angola!]

standbyers?

I think I like that word better. They're standing by. They're standbyers!

Couldn't think of the correct word, so I am sticking with standbyers, dammit.

 

[imjustagirl2]

I like it. Seriously.

 

[buckweaver]

Another freaky one: the Coronado Bay Bridge, from San Diego and curving over the bay to Coronado Island.

 

[John]

Another freaky one: the Coronado Bay Bridge, from San Diego and curving over the bay to Coronado Island.

I was there about a year ago. Loved the view.

 

[zizzer]

The Mary Star Stars. Original.

Big Bear High School, way up in the mountains. Beautiful Bear Valley, all those pine trees and fresh air. The million-dollar Big Bear vacation homes and Big Bear Lake and the ski resort. Take a stab, just a guess ... you can have any nickname you want. Whattya get?

The Big Bear Bears.

****ing eh. ::)

How about the Pioneer Pioneers.

Or the Butte Pirates?? ;D

 

[Tommy_Dreamer]

One MAJOR reason I never went across this ****er in Tampa and I hate going across any bridges.

 

[Angola!]

Yeah, that Coronado bridge is scary. I find the Bay Bridge to be pretty freaky as well.
Also, Tommy Dreamer if you don't like bridges then I would suggest you not travel on the floating bridges in Seattle, especially during the wind storms up there. Those ****ers start moving around and waves crash over the walls. SR 520, the Evergreen Point floating bridge, is really narrow too - just four lanes - and it can get freaky during big wind storms.

 

[write then drink]

must be wild going over the Millau Viaduct

 

[Angola!]

must be wild going over the Millau Viaduct

Where is that? I would definitely not drive on that.

 

[Tommy_Dreamer]

Just looking at all these fricking bridges is getting me queasy. ... :-X

 

[buckweaver]

It's in France. Highest bridge in the world, opened in 2004.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Millau_Viaduct

 

[Tommy_Dreamer]

more proof as to why I'll never want to even look across one of these monstrosities.