Bridge Collapse

There were a few tense moments for me earlier this evening when we accidentally saw the first reports of the bridge collapse in Minneapolis. (Hubby was channel-surfing, as usual, and happened upon the story just minutes after it happened.) While our youngest lives in St. Paul and NOT Minneapolis, there are a lot of people that don't know there is a difference, so we weren't satisfied that all was well until I talked to her. Of course, she wasn't home when I first called--thank goodness for cell phones! I actually gave her the news about the bridge--she hadn't been watching the news so had no idea what was going on. A very, very tragic story. I can't imagine what some people are going through this hour. Long term, this bridge being out of commission is going to really disrupt traffic. 150,000-200,000 vehicles use the bridge on a daily basis--now they have to find different ways to get to their destinations. I'm sure this story will be in the headlines for many days to come.

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