tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post5664635854308497318..comments2024-03-29T03:23:53.805-04:00Comments on pORTcITYdAILYpHOTO: Upright SpansBirdmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16634185585147630883noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-33789055234743988782014-09-09T01:39:57.859-04:002014-09-09T01:39:57.859-04:00We've got one of these things that connects ou...We've got one of these things that connects our part of the world to "over there." The alternate route is backtracking a good half hour and then a l-o-n-g drive around the Hood Canal. The price of living out in the hinterlands. Kayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02971991029290518107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-34435027083667435902014-09-07T22:15:56.131-04:002014-09-07T22:15:56.131-04:00Nice shot. That would be something to see.Nice shot. That would be something to see.Randyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14324315351283229508noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-66881125598612073792014-09-07T21:21:52.661-04:002014-09-07T21:21:52.661-04:00Have faith, Big Guy. The bridge operators in Main...Have faith, Big Guy. The bridge operators in Maine know what they are doing.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-71125032103704325642014-09-07T20:08:01.120-04:002014-09-07T20:08:01.120-04:00When we lived in the Annapolis, Maryland, area thi...When we lived in the Annapolis, Maryland, area this happened on a regular basis. Always interesting. Michellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10123691580195879542noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-34290860719392076902014-09-07T17:15:17.809-04:002014-09-07T17:15:17.809-04:00There is a lift bridge here that once or twice a y...There is a lift bridge here that once or twice a year freezes up like that. Most people here know the alternate routes, but it's a nuisance nonetheless.William Kendallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00331324250821836822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-77547380162625103402014-09-07T14:16:33.219-04:002014-09-07T14:16:33.219-04:00I know just how your felt, been there too many tim...I know just how your felt, been there too many times. .Good photo of a scene that sparks a bit of panic in me too.Sketchbook Wanderinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06850319000824866265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-23203515253397333322014-09-07T13:43:16.926-04:002014-09-07T13:43:16.926-04:00When I used to live near a drawbridge, a lift beca...When I used to live near a drawbridge, a lift became a kind of community moment. Emergencies, though, always had priority.Revrunnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01906290746860646907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-50137131872165174072014-09-07T13:00:52.993-04:002014-09-07T13:00:52.993-04:00Were you in a rush? I'd have loved to watch th...Were you in a rush? I'd have loved to watch this... if not in a rush!cieldequimperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04541298876304462514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-48155627188626830022014-09-07T12:51:30.715-04:002014-09-07T12:51:30.715-04:00It seems like a blast from the past before they st...It seems like a blast from the past before they started building tall bridges to avoid those situations.RedPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980471119229896414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-42795472446779841762014-09-07T11:45:27.644-04:002014-09-07T11:45:27.644-04:00Only a couple of times a year Birdman, I would hav...Only a couple of times a year Birdman, I would have thought much more often than that!PerthDailyPhotohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14077053209100022305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-37074430415066928332014-09-07T11:08:33.032-04:002014-09-07T11:08:33.032-04:00This reminds me so much of my time in Chicago. I ...This reminds me so much of my time in Chicago. I lived right on the Chicago River and I watched this bridges going up and down all they time. They looked a lot like this. Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645915869786296771noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-51981859764879354962014-09-07T10:37:17.877-04:002014-09-07T10:37:17.877-04:00It looks like a good place to watch the passing sh...It looks like a good place to watch the passing ships!VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-19523448014618510832014-09-07T09:23:19.003-04:002014-09-07T09:23:19.003-04:00'excuse me! coming through!' :)'excuse me! coming through!' :)TexWisGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13641962051044162710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-42407420317401035812014-09-07T09:21:13.102-04:002014-09-07T09:21:13.102-04:00i can't believe people just stop and get out f...i can't believe people just stop and get out for a view!Tanya Breesehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01949602989774270159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-78889715710808822162014-09-07T08:54:19.477-04:002014-09-07T08:54:19.477-04:00A huge problem for emergency vehicles, which is be...A huge problem for emergency vehicles, which is becoming worse each year because of increase in automobiles and actual belligerence of motorists in some situations. Glad I wasn't in an ambulance where minutes could make a difference.Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09223040482420514208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-806671613875975371.post-40022152229318717432014-09-07T08:23:58.269-04:002014-09-07T08:23:58.269-04:00I'd say it is exciting. I'd love to see a ...I'd say it is exciting. I'd love to see a bridge open like that and to watch a ship go under. Cant's say that I ever have. <br />You people near water are so lucky. Dinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03461925401870320466noreply@blogger.com