and just like that we stopped talking about P. Diddy
- drexel

You didn't get the Soros club text alert directing us to talk about storage lockers and bridge disasters?

this is wild



https://x.com/BNONews/sta.../1772515766929097088?s=20
- senstroll

I don't think "It wasn't me" is going to work.



There's great video of the boat losing power twice, just before the crash.

https://twitter.com/Brick...tatus/1772577086424645907

And according to CNN (see below), it was a local pilot. Looks like it wasn't his fault, but poor bastard - how would you ever get over this.

"The container ship Dali, which had just left the Port of Baltimore and was en route to Colombo, Sri Lanka, was not being piloted by its own crew, but by local pilots who are used specifically to avoid accidents like the one that occurred early Tuesday morning.

"Pilots move ships in and out of the Port of Baltimore," said Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld at a news conference Tuesday.

The pilots get on board just outside of local channels, and take the ships into ports. Outbound ships like this one take the ships from the ports out to open water.

This is true for ships navigating ports, channels and rivers throughout the nation. The idea is that local pilots are aware of hazards in each port, river and channel. It it too early to know the cause of Tuesday's accident, Wiedefeld said."

I don't think "It wasn't me" is going to work.



There's great video of the boat losing power twice, just before the crash.

https://twitter.com/Brick...tatus/1772577086424645907

And according to CNN (see below), it was a local pilot. Looks like it wasn't his fault, but poor bastard - how would you ever get over this.

"The container ship Dali, which had just left the Port of Baltimore and was en route to Colombo, Sri Lanka, was not being piloted by its own crew, but by local pilots who are used specifically to avoid accidents like the one that occurred early Tuesday morning.

"Pilots move ships in and out of the Port of Baltimore," said Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld at a news conference Tuesday.

The pilots get on board just outside of local channels, and take the ships into ports. Outbound ships like this one take the ships from the ports out to open water.

This is true for ships navigating ports, channels and rivers throughout the nation. The idea is that local pilots are aware of hazards in each port, river and channel. It it too early to know the cause of Tuesday's accident, Wiedefeld said."
- Atomic Wedgie

were any cars on the bridge when it collapsed?
I saw a vid where cars were passing over it a bit before, but didnt see any when it hit.

I just googled - it's 2.6 km long.

Oh man, that's a bad day.
- Atomic Wedgie

Hella long. Used to cross it driving to NYC when I lived in DC

were any cars on the bridge when it collapsed?
I saw a vid where cars were passing over it a bit before, but didnt see any when it hit.
- senstroll

Yep. Baltimore police said sonar shows vehicles in the water

Yep. Baltimore police said sonar shows vehicles in the water
- Canada Cup

oh man. thats brutal

Similar thing happened back in the early 80s with the Skyway bridge near the mouth of Tampa Bay, except much shorter span.

Not good for the cars that went into the drink. Probably gonna be a sizeable death toll on this one. Hopefully not....

In unrelated news, Portzline has a scathing article about the Blue Jackets in the Athletic today.

It absolutely rips Doug MacLean a new one.

I don't think "It wasn't me" is going to work.



There's great video of the boat losing power twice, just before the crash.

https://twitter.com/Brick...tatus/1772577086424645907

And according to CNN (see below), it was a local pilot. Looks like it wasn't his fault, but poor bastard - how would you ever get over this.

"The container ship Dali, which had just left the Port of Baltimore and was en route to Colombo, Sri Lanka, was not being piloted by its own crew, but by local pilots who are used specifically to avoid accidents like the one that occurred early Tuesday morning.

"Pilots move ships in and out of the Port of Baltimore," said Maryland Transportation Secretary Paul Wiedefeld at a news conference Tuesday.

The pilots get on board just outside of local channels, and take the ships into ports. Outbound ships like this one take the ships from the ports out to open water.

This is true for ships navigating ports, channels and rivers throughout the nation. The idea is that local pilots are aware of hazards in each port, river and channel. It it too early to know the cause of Tuesday's accident, Wiedefeld said."
- Atomic Wedgie

I think we've all see The Wire S2 and know exactly what this is all about!

I think we've all see The Wire S2 and know exactly what this is all about!
- AdamFrench

lousy Sobotka

oh man. thats brutal
- senstroll

In a press conference, James Wallace, chief of Baltimore's fire department, said “at least seven” vehicles fell into the water.

Similar thing happened back in the early 80s with the Skyway bridge near the mouth of Tampa Bay, except much shorter span.

Not good for the cars that went into the drink. Probably gonna be a sizeable death toll on this one. Hopefully not....
- GalacticStone

i think i remember that, or at least a bridge in Florida that collapsed, we used to travel to florida a lot when we were kids and i remember my parents talking about it.

In unrelated news, Portzline has a scathing article about the Blue Jackets in the Athletic today.

It absolutely rips Doug MacLean a new one.
- Atomic Wedgie

Good. (frank) that idiot.

i think i remember that, or at least a bridge in Florida that collapsed, we used to travel to florida a lot when we were kids and i remember my parents talking about it.
- senstroll

It's going to be interesting to see how quickly they can get this rebuilt.

IIRC, there was a bridge across an interstate in NY (or somewhere in NE US) that they repaired in a weekend.

Obviously this is on a much, much bigger scale, but it's amazing how fast this poop can get done if there is just the will.

The Eglinton Crosstown excepted, of course.

No Edmundson or Rielly at the morning skate.

Leafs are so franking Leafy, they didn't figure out that you need to get hurt the day before the trade deadline.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - -

David Alter
@dalter

Leafs lines at morning skate Mar. 26/24

Bertuzzi-Matthews-Domi
McMann-Tavares-Nylander
Knies-Holmberg-Robertson
Dewar-Kampf-Gregor
Extra: Reaves

McCabe-Liljegren
Brodie-Lyubushkin
Benoit-Timmins
Giordano
Absent: Rielly, Edmundson

Goalies: Woll, Jones, Murray

10:32 AM · Mar 26, 2024
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Good. (frank) that idiot.
- AdamFrench

My wife worked for a guy who was a former scout under Doug MacLean when he had worked as the GM in Columbus. It was the biggest feather in his cap and he bragged about it at every opportunity he got - like in corporate meetings or whatever situation he could - but he was a complete tool and an bumhole.

It's going to be interesting to see how quickly they can get this rebuilt.

IIRC, there was a bridge across an interstate in NY (or somewhere in NE US) that they repaired in a weekend.

Obviously this is on a much, much bigger scale, but it's amazing how fast this poop can get done if there is just the will.

The Eglinton Crosstown excepted, of course.
- Atomic Wedgie

Just clearing out the debris to get the port running is going to be a challenge.

So, I'm doing my semi-daily rounds online looking for deals on space rocks.

I find some guy selling meteorites on eBay and the photos don't appear to match his descriptions. I contact him through private message and tell him his listings don't look right and he might get accused of being a scammer. I offer to take a proper look at them.

Instead of ignoring me or telling me to fack off like most people do, he seems cool and we start talking. He buys storage units like the old TV show Storage Wars. He bought a unit full of tools and meteorites. Doesn't know jack about space rocks, how much they're worth, or how to go about selling them. He asks me if I am interested in buying his rocks and sends me some photos. I can see from the photos that this is some serious $$$ he lucked up on in that storage locker.

He wants to meet in person, but he's on the other side of the country. He happens to live close to a partner of mine who is also a dealer. I put them in touch.

Last night my buddy contacts me and says he bought everything the guy had and is throwing me a $2k finders fee.

Being a pushy know-it-all finally pays off.

After taxes, that will still be a decent little chunk of change for sending a few emails and a handful of texts.

Another day in the life of a meteorite pimp.
- GalacticStone

Similar thing happened back in the early 80s with the Skyway bridge near the mouth of Tampa Bay, except much shorter span.

Not good for the cars that went into the drink. Probably gonna be a sizeable death toll on this one. Hopefully not....
- GalacticStone

Thankfully, she was saved.

Just clearing out the debris to get the port running is going to be a challenge.
- Canada Cup

I'm assuming that most of the required equipment will already be there.

Silver lining, I guess.

It's going to be interesting to see how quickly they can get this rebuilt.

IIRC, there was a bridge across an interstate in NY (or somewhere in NE US) that they repaired in a weekend.

Obviously this is on a much, much bigger scale, but it's amazing how fast this poop can get done if there is just the will.

The Eglinton Crosstown excepted, of course.
- Atomic Wedgie

It will take weeks to clear out debris, then build (or improve on current) foundations.
Poor people in the cars.

Playing Puckoku.

I had assumed that Dave Andreychuk would have scored 5 goals during a single playoff run with the Sabres.

I was wrong.

I'd welcome Murray at league minimum instead of Jones next year.

Playing Puckoku.

I had assumed that Dave Andreychuk would have scored 5 goals during a single playoff run with the Sabres.

I was wrong.
- Atomic Wedgie

Mogilny brah

Two people have been rescued, 7 seem to be still missing.

https://twitter.com/rawsa...cmQLKa-68LKcXi_TwyrA&s=19