Just read that the Mathews Bridge is shut down due to a ship hitting it today....  Gameday will be a mess with it shut down...

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Just read that the Mathews Bridge is shut down due to a ship hitting it today....  Gameday will be a mess with it shut down...

Not with only 30 thousand attending. Just joking... I hope. Could be troublesome for sure. There is never traffic when we go or leave..

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Looking to troll? Don't bother, we supply our own.

 

 

They'll need to paint it for 2 more years now. 

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Story and pic of the damage here: http://www.news4jax.com/news/accident-cl...index.html

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The damage looks bad to me. And could have been alot worse.

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Best comment from the link: "probably hit by Capt. Morgan".

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Story and pic of the damage here: http://www.news4jax.com/news/accident-cl...index.html

That's some serious damage. Sheared one of the members completely off.

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That's some serious damage. Sheared one of the members completely off.

What was RuPaul doing on the bridge?

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That's some serious damage. Sheared one of the members completely off.

Should this be merged with the transgender thread now? :whistling:

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What in the Wide Wide World of Sports is agoin' on here???

Not with only 30 thousand attending. Just joking... I hope. Could be troublesome for sure. There is never traffic when we go or leave..

 

Try to at least stick around to the 2nd quarter next time. ... Your going to get 2 free beers, anyway.

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So glad everyone is ok, I lived through the Skyway tragedy in my adolescence, I'd hate for something like that to happen here.

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“An empty vessel makes the loudest sound, so they that have the least wit are the greatest babblers.”. - Plato

Best comment from the link: "probably hit by Capt. Morgan".

 

That, or, "The Ship has officially hit the Span"!!

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The Matthews bridge used to be a lot cooler when you could see through the bottom of it... it's just a shadow of it's former self these days, kinda like MJD.

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The Matthews bridge used to be a lot cooler when you could see through the bottom of it... it's just a shadow of it's former self these days, kinda like MJD.

 

He's a sad sack of sally now isn't he folks?

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I'm trying to make myself more informed and less opinionated.

Stop saying whatever stupid thing you're talking about and pay attention to all the interesting things I have to say!

Someone caught the impact on video.  Tough to see clearly, but the commentary in the background tells you when the bridge was struck.

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Never argue with idiots. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

Game day traffic is going to be an absolute mess. 

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Never argue with idiots. They drag you down to their level and beat you with experience.

Game day traffic is going to be an absolute mess. 

 

Yep. I usuallly arrive early but the drive home is going to suck

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Try to at least stick around to the 2nd quarter next time. ... Your going to get 2 free beers, anyway.

Thats not us at all, we leave the house at 9am to tailgate, then stay after the games until traffic has died, usually about an hour.

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Looking to troll? Don't bother, we supply our own.

 

 

Someone caught the impact on video.  Tough to see clearly, but the commentary in the background tells you when the bridge was struck.

Thanks for the link. Had to share it with my coworkers that got screwed this morning by the bridge closing. Man gameday traffic is going to be so much worse. 

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Someone caught the impact on video.  Tough to see clearly, but the commentary in the background tells you when the bridge was struck.

Well, that was 45 seconds of excitement and adrenaline.

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