"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Thu, 11 Sep 2008 09:31:05 -0400, with neither quill nor qualm, "Ed
Huntress" quickly quoth:


"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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I trode across a suspension footbridge (The Swinging Bridge over the
Illinois River in Kerby, OR) yesterday and admired the engineering.
12x12" uprights about 20' tall and 1" galv steel wire ropes supporting
about an 80' span. I wonder how far they had to sink the terminations
to support that structure...

Oh, sink the terminations? You mean, like, in concrete? Oh. We were
supposed
to do that?...

I believe that it would have "fall down, go boom" long before now if
they hadn't done that, Ed.

I found a nice secluded "beach" and took a dip in the nice, refreshing
(70F or better) river yesterday. It was great. I need to get out and
do more hiking before it gets cold and wet to do so this year. It give
me and my Nikon more exercise.

'Beats hanging around here. If my freaking eyes were better (my sixth laser
eye surgery is tomorrow -- I may or may not be able to see the screen until
Saturday), if the tendonitis in my right Achilles heel wasn't keeping me
from walking (literally), and if a few other things weren't barking and
screaming at me, I'd be on the beach surf casting for bluefish, myself.

However, being temporarily blind (five times in the past two months) is very
interesting. You really can think clearly without the distraction of seeing
things. I had hope for Michael in that regard but it seems to have had the
opposite effect on him.

Are there any fish in that river? If so, why are you wasting your time
splashing around in it?

--
Ed Huntress