Building bridges?

Or how about at least maintaining the ones we have? 

They've added an obnoxious auto-playing video since I first found this article this morning, but the story important, I think.  Nobody was killed, thank goodness.

Bridge collapse in Washington State:

http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/bridge-collapses-nw-wash-people-water-19246261#.UZ-IfMqWQZo

The one useful thing about the video is it points out this is not at all a new problem.  It mentions the Minneapolis/I-35 bridge in 2007, but also this bridge was about the same age as the Sunshine Skyway Bridge which collapsed in 1980, killing 35 people. - ETA: It was pointed out to me that my link was borked, and also that the Sunshine Skyway was not a good example because a fucking huge tanker hit it. However, I shall let the rest of my rant stand.

I'm so frustrated by the fact that every time something like this happens people get wound up about our bridges for about fifteen minutes, but then it's conveniently forgotten and very little ever gets done.  Instead it's easier to widen roads and pfutz around with interchanges.  Which, frankly, if the surface of the road is a little rough, big freakin deal, you drive a little slower and maybe pay more on shocks, but if the damned bridge drops out from underneath you, you might effing DIE. 

meme via Kryptyd

A - Age: Too old to remember. 46, I believe.

B - Bed size: King. I <3 my kingsize bed, I love to sprawl.

C - Chore you hate: Dusting. Makes me feel nauseous.

D - Dog's name: Shawn. The adults tried to spell it 'Sean,' but I was five when I named him so it was Shawn.

E - Essential start to your day item(s): Tea, black, with goat's milk and honey.

F - Favorite color: Green

G - Gold or silver: Silver

H - Height: 5'4"

I - Instruments you play: None, unfortunately. I have a dulcimer my grandfather made for me.

J - Job title: Trainer

K - Kisses or hugs: From friends, hugs. :) I'd like to have a girlfriend to practice kisses with. ;)

L - Home: Maine

M - Mood: Plodding (putting one foot in front of the other).

N - Nicknames: Derien

O - Surgeries Operations (because 'O' for 'Surgeries' didn't make sense to me) you've had: Breast reduction, some of my cervix removed for cancerous cells and wisdom tooth removal.

P - Pet Peeves: Rudeness. Which is just about everything people do wrong. ;)

Q - Quote from a movie: "I/You/He/It cannae hack it." (I know in Trainspotting it's something like, "Right, so we all get old and then we cannae hack it anymore, is that it?", but Eor and I just use it in conversation because we know where we're going with it.)

R - Right or left handed: Right

S - Siblings: Two brothers. And if you want to count them, three step-sisters and two step-brothers.

T - Time you wake up: 5AM.

U - Underwear: Always.

V - Vegetable you dislike: ETA - I missed this one because I stopped to think about it and forgot to get back to it. I don't any vegetables much, but I'll eat almost anything if it's cooked correctly or mixed with other things, so I wasn't sure how to answer it.

W - Ways you run late: Reading fanfic or FaceBook.

X - X-rays you've had: Mammograms, dental x-rays.

Y - Yummy food you make: I'm particularly fond of this vindaloo. :)

Z - Zoo favourite: Elephants!