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[BrowneIssue]

That's a handy fact. No vids of dancing northern construction workers though ...

When I was little, my Dad took me to see it being built. The bridge bed was made in hollow metal box sections. These were floated down (or up) the river and raised into place. As Mum, Dad & I watched, one of these was lifted up, swing into place, and the bottom half of the construction worker who was in the way slowly fell into the river.

That ensured I had an interest in the bridge from then on.

Rather than do modern day counselling to allow me to contact me inner feelings and release them, my Dad got a glossy booklet from the construction company all about it. This had lots of diagrams and drawings and details such as how many tons of concrete were used, how the tops of the columns are 9" further apart than the bottoms to compensate for the curvature of the earth, that 71,000 kilometres of steel wire (of various grades) were used and other good stuff about how the foundations were built and the access ramps designed.

Thus from 'orrible little urchins are nerds grown.

[Gonzo]

Evening all.

[Gonzo]

When I was little, my Dad took me to see it being built. The bridge bed was made in hollow metal box sections. These were floated down (or up) the river and raised into place. As Mum, Dad & I watched, one of these was lifted up, swing into place, and the bottom half of the construction worker who was in the way slowly fell into the river.

That ensured I had an interest in the bridge from then on.

Rather than do modern day counselling to allow me to contact me inner feelings and release them, my Dad got a glossy booklet from the construction company all about it. This had lots of diagrams and drawings and details such as how many tons of concrete were used, how the tops of the columns are 9" further apart than the bottoms to compensate for the curvature of the earth, that 71,000 kilometres of steel wire (of various grades) were used and other good stuff about how the foundations were built and the access ramps designed.

Thus from 'orrible little urchins are nerds grown.

It was quite a tourist attraction in its day.

I was taken up to see and cross it when it had recently opened. I think we even came away from that trip with some Humber Bridge souveniers.

Simpler, happier days.

I wonder if people still travel to go and see it?

[Zippy]

That's a grim image for a little kid but easier to get over than seeing it as an adult I would imagine.
My dad took me to the Kariba dam one day (we were living nearby at the time! I guess I was about 5) and carefully explained how long it took to build , how many people had died during its constuction and that about six people were entombed in the concrete. I looked down over the dam and thought wow - how did they do that. That wow thing never went away so I'm at a loss to explain why I ended up doing this for a living.

[Gonzo]

You mean that "take care, the pie will be hot" scene was real?

I might make the effort to watch it tonight. Or not.

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[Zippy]

Ouch. Just cleared up a bit after dinner and think I've got a bit of chilli in my eye, so my left eye is crying and my right is not. Bugger!

[NickFitz]

That Amsterdam accent is a bitch isn't it?

As in so many things, The Netherlands is opposite to England - over there, the Northern accent is received pronunciation. Given that Gerda was also Noord Hollandish, it wasn't the Dam accent that got me: it was the fact that I only knew enough Dutch to order beer and keep the mayonnaise off my chips

Still, I was already much better than the average Englishman just for knowing so much as one word of Dutch

[NickFitz]

I might make the effort to watch it tonight. Or not.

http://tvnz.co.nz/police-ten-7

Quality entertainment

[Zippy]

Am leaving TPD for the evening so goodnight all

[NickFitz]

Three miles visibility at Liverpool Crosby - that must mean you can see Bootle from there tonight

Goodnight denizens