Have you just been dying to know what is going on with the bridge? There were 2 snow/rain days, a fake holiday, and then Michael took these photos for us on Tuesday, October 11. Since I wasn’t actually present, my comments will have to be taken with a grain of salt or two.
Abutments completed, bridge still fairly intact, marshmallow heads making plans for bridge removal. (If you are squeamish about the thought of this bridge getting hauled away, you might want to change channels now.)
ARE YOU KIDDING ME???!! That man is using a chainsaw on the deck boards!
He really is! See the swept off portions? See the cut marks running the length of the bridge? Holy cow! So much for the deck boards getting salvaged and removed. . . there must have been at least ten different requests for them. They really weren’t in that good of shape.
Bye-bye, railing that has known countless butts.
Sniff.
The chainsaw massacre continues. Sometimes a man’s gotta do what he’s gotta do.
Now what are they going to do with the pieces?
‘Scuse me, please. This California artists needs to go lie down for a bit.
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Oh the insults the marshmallow heads have done to our poor bridge. First the big yellow Tonka trucks that were way over 4k lbs, then it is narrower than before, now the chainsaws just take away any dignity left for the bridge. It’s feelings are hurt. So sad. Can we do a plaque or something? A headstone for its death? Is nothing sacred??
Melissa, you may find this hard to believe, but I think we will grow to like the new bridge. Yeah, it will be skinnier, but they are going to put tremendous efforts into building a great looking unpainted railing and it will have a sitting cap! Remain hopeful, my friend!
Hello Jana,
How incongruous to see the beauty of the towering pine trees and mountains behind the chain sawed bridge. 🙂
Thanks for your encouraging comment on my post “Smoldering Eyes and a Neck that Smells of Toothpaste.” It made me smile!
Have a great week.
Jennifer Dougan
http://www.jenniferdougan.com
It is definitely incongruous, Jennifer! My hubby and I have our very best wedding photo on that bridge, taken 25 years ago. Who could have imagined it would just get massacred by a bunch of marshmallow heads, one of them my hubby??
Happy to have made you smile. I am really enjoying your blog!
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