Archive for October 21st, 2006

Saturday, October 21st, 2006

Jubilee

Jubilee is big down here. It’s one of the few places on earth that this kind of thing takes place.

My sister-in-law has been lucky enough to see one first hand. It sounds like something really amazing.

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I10 Bridge over Mobile Bay

Saturday, October 21st, 2006

They built this bridge over the bay about a half mile out from shore. It stands about 30 feet above the surface of the water.

When the really big hurricanes come in these kind of bridges get submerged. The waves that are pushed in by the hurricane are strong enough to lift the concrete deck right off the pilings. This is what happened in Pensacola FL during Hurricane Ivan and in Mississippi during Hurricane Katrina.

I don’t know why they build these bridges over the water in hurricane country.

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1990 World Championship Road Race, part 2

Saturday, October 21st, 2006

Lauritzen recovers from his crash and joins the break. He attacks on the climb but his bad luck continues when Belgian Dirk DeWolf knocks him off his bike.

 

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