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• The Millau viaduct is being inaugurated today - Raoul - 12/14/2004 8:17:29 AM
  • Sounds pretty bad, if this is true. - David F Mayer - 12/14/2004 5:12:08 PM
    • re: Guaranteed for 120 years - Raoul - 12/14/2004 7:13:27 PM
      • Who enforces a '120 year' guarantee? - ebnelson - 12/15/2004 3:49:13 PM
      • "Guaranteed for 120 years", but suppose that the thing collapses. What will happen? There will be rounds of finger-pointing and wimpering and wringing and nothing will be done. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 12/14/2004 9:02:32 PM
        • re: I know, I know..... - Raoul - 12/14/2004 10:30:06 PM
          • You wrote: "I already made up my mind about who you are, anyway. And I"m not the only one. " - David F Mayer - 12/16/2004 2:26:00 PM
        • DAVID!!!!!!!! - Tony - 12/14/2004 9:56:07 PM
    • Not really... - Tom Brosz - 12/14/2004 5:45:04 PM
      • We shall see. If the word "delicate" is appropriate, then the bridge is probably not strong enough. Only time will tell. - David F Mayer - 12/14/2004 6:23:19 PM
        • Gothic flying buttresses are called "delicate" too. - Mary Anne - 12/15/2004 12:55:52 AM
          • re: Gothic flying buttresses - Tom Brosz - 12/15/2004 4:10:57 AM
        • "Delicate" probably depends on perspective - LJ - 12/14/2004 8:47:56 PM
  • A spectacular feat of engineering! Points for France on this one. - Tom Brosz - 12/14/2004 4:29:04 PM
    • Sure beats Boston's Big Dig - p - 12/14/2004 8:33:58 PM
    • re: The bridge - Raoul - 12/14/2004 4:42:01 PM