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[Skeebo]

I finally got a response from BCF, here is what they said.

I am sorry for my delayed response regarding this issue. We thank you for the honesty, and you can keep the replacement, no charge. We believe it's not fair to you or your fault the post office didn't deliver it initially. I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience this has caused and hope you have a great day.

Thanks
Jessica

KAS

That's very nice of them.

 

[dennism]

I also don't like bridges, but I dislike tunnels even more.

 

[NolaMel]

You'd probably just love the Sunshine Skyway Bridge here in Florida then. I hate that thing with a passion. I'm always white-knuckled if/when I have to drive across it. You can Google a picture of it, but make sure it's the newer one, not the older one which wasn't as high. (They had to build a newer one because several years before...a large ship with a pilot who was under the influence of laced pot, had hit a main support piling or 2. A huge section of the highest, center part of the bridge collapsed. There were lots of fatalities...because a bus, semi-trucks, passenger cars, etc. drove off of it, since they didn't know the top center section had collapsed). It was a horrible event.

Remembered years ago driving my little VW beetle across it...as the last car that was allowed to go on it headed in my direction, before they closed it to traffic...because a really bad, windy, thunder and lightning storm was beginning to hit. I was literally being blown from 1 lane to another!! It scared the bee-gee-bees out of me. Once I got to where I was headed...I had a Jack & Coke right away.

That’s the bridge that you can’t see the down side as you hit the peak? It looks like there’s no second half of the bridge just for a minute. If so, I absolutely hate that one more than the one we have. At least this one is 25 miles of flat, and they close it if the winds are too high, fog, heavy rain etc.

 

[Territoo]

You'd probably just love the Sunshine Skyway Bridge here in Florida then. I hate that thing with a passion. I'm always white-knuckled if/when I have to drive across it. You can Google a picture of it, but make sure it's the newer one, not the older one which wasn't as high. (They had to build a newer one because several years before...a large ship with a pilot who was under the influence of laced pot, had hit a main support piling or 2. A huge section of the highest, center part of the bridge collapsed. There were lots of fatalities...because a bus, semi-trucks, passenger cars, etc. drove off of it, since they didn't know the top center section had collapsed). It was a horrible event.

Remembered years ago driving my little VW beetle across it...as the last car that was allowed to go on it headed in my direction, before they closed it to traffic...because a really bad, windy, thunder and lightning storm was beginning to hit. I was literally being blown from 1 lane to another!! It scared the bee-gee-bees out of me. Once I got to where I was headed...I had a Jack & Coke right away.

Same sort of thing happened to the South Padre Island causeway. Now that's not a high or scary bridge, but it's the only way on or off the island. One car went off, but it happened at like 2:30 a.m. it occurred only a couple of days after 9/11.

 

[NolaMel]

I also don't like bridges, but I dislike tunnels even more.

Himself thinks it’s funny, but I remember going through the tunnel in Mobile heading to Florida as a little girl. It looks exactly the same today, which tells me they should have started updating it 40 or 50 years ago. I spend the whole time looking for leaks on the tile

 

[FranC]

I also don't like bridges, but I dislike tunnels even more.

The only long tunnel I’ve been through is in Boston.

 

[Skeebo]

You'd probably just love the Sunshine Skyway Bridge here in Florida then. I hate that thing with a passion. I'm always white-knuckled if/when I have to drive across it. You can Google a picture of it, but make sure it's the newer one, not the older one which wasn't as high. (They had to build a newer one because several years before...a large ship with a pilot who was under the influence of laced pot, had hit a main support piling or 2. A huge section of the highest, center part of the bridge collapsed. There were lots of fatalities...because a bus, semi-trucks, passenger cars, etc. drove off of it, since they didn't know the top center section had collapsed). It was a horrible event.

Remembered years ago driving my little VW beetle across it...as the last car that was allowed to go on it headed in my direction, before they closed it to traffic...because a really bad, windy, thunder and lightning storm was beginning to hit. I was literally being blown from 1 lane to another!! It scared the bee-gee-bees out of me. Once I got to where I was headed...I had a Jack & Coke right away.

I remember the day the freighter hit the bridge. The Sky Way is not for the faint of heart.. There's a website that deals with it's ominous side.

I hated driving over that thing.

 

[Skeebo]

The only long tunnel I’ve been through is in Boston.

I hated that one too.. When we lived there in 2011-2013 one of the steel plates from the ceiling of the tunnel broke loose landing on top of a passing motorist. They didn't make it.

 

[FranC]

I hated that one too.. When we lived there in 2011-2013 one of the steel plates from the ceiling of the tunnel broke loose landing on top of a passing motorist. They didn't make it.

My trip through the tunnel was a few years before that happened .

 

[Uncle]

Well, the nic is shaken, bottled, and in the freezer. I'm kind of glad I only got one liter for my last order. I don't think I could fit any more in my little mini freezer.

So how much did you fit in ?

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[Skeebo]

My trip through the tunnel was a few years before that happened .

I saw/heard a lot of strange happenings there. One of the strangest was when a woman went missing in Fall River, Mass. The last place she was seen was at the public pool. They finally found her 3 days later, at the bottom of the murky, dirty pool. People were swimming in it the whole time!

 

[Uncle]

We have grass gnats here we call “no seeums”. You don’t feel the bite, and they live in swarms down close to the ground. If the wind is down when we’re fishing in the marsh we’ll get eaten up. Itches like crazy.

Down here in South Florida too . . .


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[FranC]

I saw/heard a lot of strange happenings there. One of the strangest was when a woman went missing in Fall River, Mass. The last place she was seen was at the public pool. They finally found her 3 days later, at the bottom of the murky, dirty pool. People were swimming in it the whole time!

Strange happenings almost everywhere.

 

[kas122461]

I finally got caught up, I did not do the quote thing, but the subject of Shingles came up. I am just finishing getting over it myself. The first couple of weeks were hell! I found Aspercreme to give me the best relief. Benadril cream also helped, but that layer that it leaves on the skin, got me to stop using it. I started taking extra Vitamin E, C, Zinc, and L-Lysine, and I think that helped shorten the duration. I also found that Aloe Vera Gel gave me the best relief.

KAS

 

[*RJ*]

I finally got caught up, I did not do the quote thing, but the subject of Shingles came up. I am just finishing getting over it myself. The first couple of weeks were hell! I found Aspercreme to give me the best relief. Benadril cream also helped, but that layer that in leaves on the skin, got me to stop using it. I started taking extra Vitamin E, C, Zinc, and L-Lysine, and I think that helped shorten the duration. I also found that Aloe Vera Gel gave me the best relief.

KAS

I’m glad you are on the mend. My Mom had it a few years ago and she was miserable. The first doctor misdiagnosed it when I told him it looked like shingles to me. The second doctor got it right.

Shingles vaccination is now on my list for my next doctor visit.

 

[*RJ*]

I didn’t like driving to Key West with all those bridges. I felt too close to the water and my imagination got the better of me. I absolutely loved the town though.

 

[Uncle]

You'd probably just love the Sunshine Skyway Bridge here in Florida

I've been over that bridge a few times - No Problems - actually enjoyed the ride . . . Just Sayin' . . .

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[rosesense]

Ok, bridge folks...here is a clip about 'Galloping Gertie'. I used to cross the newer one every day and hated it.

 

[vaper1960]

Yes, LEDs are always listed as watt equivalent. The 600 watt equivalent lights use around 85 watts and the 1000 watt equivalent uses about 120. So the energy cost of 3 strong house lamps with the output of much more expensive and heavy high powered lights. The panels have a range of light from individual LEDs, full spectrum is more natural than just red and blue, without looking like I have a purple grow light in my basement.

Yes... low power draw, low heat. Love the new LED technology (also great for vehicles and RVs)

 

[Uncle]

Wonder what all the tunnel "haters' would do if they had to go through either the Lincoln or Hudson Tunnel everyday twice a day . . . Or the even the Brooklyn Battery tunnel . . .


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