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catbyte

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7. When I cross The Bridge, I prefer the grates.

Reply to JustABozoOnThisBus (Reply #3)

Thu Jan 29, 2026, 06:03 PM

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Even though they make "that noise" and you can see 200 feet down to the water, all I can think about when I'm on the pavement is that poor woman in the 1980s who was driving a little too fast in her Yugo and went sailing over the edge at about the midway point. I have a nice, sturdy Subaru, but it still gives me the willies.

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Engineering the Impossible: How The Mackinac Bridge Overcame the Straits [View all] catbyte Yesterday OP

That was fascinating - thanks rurallib Yesterday #1

I hated waiting for the ferry. Biophilic Yesterday #2

Ha, try the center lanes on a motorcycle. JustABozoOnThisBus Yesterday #3

Yeah, but the long way around seems a bit excessive. Biophilic Yesterday #4

I'll be going over that bridge in a few months, ... JustABozoOnThisBus Yesterday #5

I don't like those either. Biophilic Yesterday #6

When I cross The Bridge, I prefer the grates. catbyte Yesterday #7

The Grates are not Great LessAspin Yesterday #8