17 August 2010

Let the jokes begin!

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bridge building for dummies

Thanks to Troll-sniffer for sending this in.

If you’ve got more on the great bridge collapse be sure to share: john@the-riotact.com

UPDATE: And on the subject of jokes the Canberra Times has this from the builders responsible specifically Mick Boyle of Abergeldie:

He had even ordered the concrete pour that was under way when the collapse occurred to be delayed for a week so that there ”was no rush or panic”. ”We’d prepared the concrete, we’d made the checks, we’d submitted the documentation,” Mr Boyle said. ”A lot of effort went into making sure that what happened, didn’t happen.”

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Al-Qaeda did it.

I’ll bet Kate Carnell and her stooges wish they could’ve used that excuse for the RCA debacle.

Barton Bridge has fallen down, fallen down, fallen down.

Barton bridge has fallen down, blame Workchoices.

justin heywood8:43 pm 17 Aug 10

You philistines! Any fool can see that this pile of twisted concrete is a ‘companion piece’ to that pile of twisted steel girders up the road.

Poor Stanhope, cursed to forever govern such an uncultured rabble.

What does Mick Boyle of Abergelde have in common with a platypus?
Both can stick their bill up their arse.

OMG! I just realised the implications! I hope that big monstrosity of an artwork is ok.

thy_dungeonman6:30 pm 17 Aug 10

Apparently the Titanic wasn’t meant to sink either, we live and learn, we live and learn.

Lazy I said :

This is old news, build a bridge and get over it.

… thanks.. i’m here all night.

ashamed to say that i LOL’d.

Hmm I’ve heard rumours from someone who works on the project they were using ‘second hand beams’ which might have played a part…

This is old news, build a bridge and get over it.

… thanks.. i’m here all night.

eyeLikeCarrots1:53 pm 17 Aug 10

Well they made a brige fall down that was not supposed to fall down.

I wonder what they do for thier next trick ?

I’ve heard rumours that the cause was the cement pump accidentally giving the formwork a nudge, judging by the way it looks like it has collapsed it could be a good bet.

The Romans built bridges two thousand years ago that didn’t fall down. Humans went to the moon in the ’60s. Canberra can’t even have divided roads without something collapsing.

But it happened Mick!!

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