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34 minutes ago, Weave said:
It doesn’t seem that bridge had any dolphins protecting the piers. I haven’t seen any in any of the images I’ve seen so far.
They’re there, but highly ineffective.
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7 minutes ago, shrader said:
It’s a total fluke. Look at all that space under the bridge. The vast majority of the time, any out of control vessel would miss the support and go right under*.
*I haven’t look closely enough, but on my tiny phone screen it looked like the bridge was taller than the boat.
Bridge had 185 feet of clearance above the water so there was plenty of room for the Dali to pass under it.
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3 hours ago, Weave said:
Well, those 6 immigrants working on bridge paving wouldn’t have died if we didn’t let them in.
or something like that.
It’s dangerous in a way, but I have become more or leas deaf to what the MAGA crowd has to say these days. The crazy can only be absorbed for so long.
The danger is becoming deaf to the point of ignoring it completely. We are reliving the 1930s but there are more outlets for the mass dissemination of their lies and propaganda. It is a clear and present danger to our democracy and it is our duty to stay vigilant.
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21 minutes ago, That Aud Smell said:
Aggregator of mock drafts has moved back towards the Bills' most likely picks at 28 being WR, then Edge, then Edge again. Not sure what positions/names would appear if the site listed more than the top 3 mocked choices.
Thomas won’t be there at 28 and neither of those two edge guys is worth the pick, imo, but if they insist on grabbing one, I’d rather have Robinson. But given the scarcity of edge rushers in this draft, he may not be there as well.
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55 minutes ago, Gatorman0519 said:
Its design was ancient. Total lack of safety measures vs modern bridges.
The bridge design itself was fine, but the dolphins placed in the water to protect the piers from impact weren’t designed to handle the sheer size of modern day vessels compared to the ships in the 70s.
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Just now, Doohickie said:
I expect a hat trick.
That’d be nice.
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Glad Quinn is deemed healthy enough to return to the lineup, but realistically, how much can we expect from him after a two month layoff? My bet is not very much.
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3 hours ago, MattPie said:
The rudder is so huge, it'd require a ton of people to even come close to moving it, and cargo ships don't have a big crew, either, maybe like 20-30 people. I think I heard 100,000 tons, which is the same as the current US aircraft carriers which carry around 5000 crew. It doesn't stop on a dime, either.
It sounds weird with all the Boeing stuff, but if ships were built like planes this may not have happened. There'd be requirements for separate control systems and redundant power for this reason. This was a worst-case scenario, though; it happened at one of few places where the damage is spectacular. Most of the time if the ship lost power like this, it would run aground or be adrift in endless ocean. It was a really unlucky day.
The Dali weighs 95,000 tons when empty. It had 4,700 containers on board and while we will have to wait for the official manifest records to be released, media reports yesterday were that the ship weighed 155,000 tons when it left port. In an interview, a ship pilot said that even at the slow 9mph it was traveling at the time would, it have needed a couple miles to come to a stop. Talk about inertia.
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1 hour ago, Crusader1969 said:
You may remember they tried that not too long ago when the tanked for Eichel / McDavid
You remember when the traded Mitts cause they already had their top 2 centers paid? They aren't getting another Center who would slot above Tage and Cozens
I understand your point.
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3 minutes ago, Crusader1969 said:
They are paying Cozens to be 2C. Right or wrong, they won't be moving him down the lineup
I doubt they are letting salary dictate where Cozens plays. Right or wrong, good or bad, he’s one of our two best centers currently and the construction of the current team is dictating where he plays.
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I can only wonder how many actually believe this shameless crap because the fascist movement currently underway in this country is dependent on on the mass dissemination of lies they propagate.
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49 minutes ago, Scottysabres said:
It's only a bad joke if no one chuckled........I chuckled, therefore, it is a good joke. 👍 🤣
I chortled and bordered on a guffaw.
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2 hours ago, Weave said:
Noone is gonna pay to hear the second time a bad joke is told.
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2 hours ago, GoPuckYourself said:
From what I’m reading, Buffalo will be right in the middle of the eclipse which is probably why every hotel in the area is booked up that day, again from what I read/ heard.
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We are just too easy to play against. Lots of reasons for that, but it’s just doesn’t matter at this point. I’m just so sick of watching the same lazy, stupid hockey more often than not.
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Dumb play by Byram not to shoot there.
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I’ve always liked the way the Calgary ice looks on TV.
Joker has made a crap pass on every shift so far.
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1 hour ago, Archie Lee said:
Sorry, but this is like saying once McDavid hit a certain point total in the NHL that there was nothing left he can improve on at the NHL level. It’s just flawed. Savoie’s a smart kid I think, there was lots he had an opportunity to improve on playing a final year of junior.
It’s not like saying that in the least.
Was he sufficiently challenged enough to improve the facets of his game that needed improvement most by playing in a league that clearly didn’t challenge him enough? The WHL was too easy for him and he would have been better served by being able to stay in the A.
But never mind as we’ve been down this road before and I have no interest in rehashing the subject. We disagree. ‘Nuff said.
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Houser with back to back good performances in net. Hope he can hold the fort until Levi gets back.
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35 minutes ago, Flashsabre said:
Rod Brind’amour
He’d be the perfect coach for the next phase in our development. And Skinner would never see the lineup, his big contract be damned. Pegs and KA should put in a full court press if he becomes a free agent.
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1 hour ago, Crusader1969 said:
Savoie ends his regular season with 71 points in 34 games
his 2.09 pts/gm was the leagues best
think a lot of us are sleeping on how good this player is already
He will either have a long trip towards the Memorial Cup or be an integral part of the Amerks playoff push
Taking nothing away from his impressive accomplishment in the WHL this season, but I question how much a player can really improve his game in a league that couldn’t challenge him enough. I think his five points in six games in the A earlier this season is more reassuring to me that he is on the right developmental track.
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2 minutes ago, OverPowerYou said:
We play the capitals twice, red wings once, devils once. We are most definitely finishing 9th. It’s scripted
But that march to 9th place will be even more epic this time!
OT: Tragedy in Baltimore.
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Those little round white dots in the pic above are the dolphins.