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spaco April 2nd 08 02:30 AM

Need a bridge?
 
If it's known to be wrought iron, it will sell well to blacksmiths. As
I understand it, the guys at Colonial Williamsburg buy things like this.
Our club would buy one, too if it were closer to us.

There was one for sale about 10 miles from me several years ago. I was
for sale for $1. But, the buyer would have to be move and restore it
in its new location (within our state of Wisconsin, I think, at a cost
conservatively estimated at $100,000.

Pete Stanaitis
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Backlash wrote:
Just when you thought you had seen it all for sale on the Internet....

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/mat/626583859.html

RJ



Karl Townsend April 2nd 08 02:35 AM

Need a bridge?
 

Hey, I've got an even better deal for you.

The bridge over the Mississippi in St.Cloud is just like the one over the
Mississippi in the Twin Cities that collapsed. They just closed it for bent
gusset plates, the best guess cause of the bridge collapse.

I'm sure its for sale, cheap.

Karl



Backlash April 2nd 08 02:37 AM

Need a bridge?
 
Just when you thought you had seen it all for sale on the Internet....

http://raleigh.craigslist.org/mat/626583859.html

RJ



Pete C. April 2nd 08 03:41 AM

Need a bridge?
 

Karl Townsend wrote:

Hey, I've got an even better deal for you.

The bridge over the Mississippi in St.Cloud is just like the one over the
Mississippi in the Twin Cities that collapsed. They just closed it for bent
gusset plates, the best guess cause of the bridge collapse.

I'm sure its for sale, cheap.

Karl


Sale? They'll spend a fortune just getting it taken down and hauled off
for scrap, before they even get started spending to replace it.

RoyJ April 2nd 08 04:51 AM

Need a bridge?
 
$23 million to replace it.

Pete C. wrote:
Karl Townsend wrote:
Hey, I've got an even better deal for you.

The bridge over the Mississippi in St.Cloud is just like the one over the
Mississippi in the Twin Cities that collapsed. They just closed it for bent
gusset plates, the best guess cause of the bridge collapse.

I'm sure its for sale, cheap.

Karl


Sale? They'll spend a fortune just getting it taken down and hauled off
for scrap, before they even get started spending to replace it.


Wes[_2_] April 2nd 08 02:54 PM

Need a bridge?
 
"Pete C." wrote:

Sale? They'll spend a fortune just getting it taken down and hauled off
for scrap, before they even get started spending to replace it.


Maybe they should do a structural analysis and make proper modifications.
Faster and cheaper.

WEs

Pete C. April 2nd 08 03:44 PM

Need a bridge?
 

Wes wrote:

"Pete C." wrote:

Sale? They'll spend a fortune just getting it taken down and hauled off
for scrap, before they even get started spending to replace it.


Maybe they should do a structural analysis and make proper modifications.
Faster and cheaper.

WEs


Faster, cheaper, more logical, which is why it won't happen. Fixing the
bridge wouldn't give the proper political PR exposure.

Gunner[_2_] April 3rd 08 08:49 AM

Need a bridge?
 
On Wed, 02 Apr 2008 09:44:47 -0500, "Pete C."
wrote:


Wes wrote:

"Pete C." wrote:

Sale? They'll spend a fortune just getting it taken down and hauled off
for scrap, before they even get started spending to replace it.


Maybe they should do a structural analysis and make proper modifications.
Faster and cheaper.

WEs


Faster, cheaper, more logical, which is why it won't happen. Fixing the
bridge wouldn't give the proper political PR exposure.



Or the same chance for graft

Gunner


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