Don’t look down
Hugo Xavier became one of the first people to cross the world’s longest pedestrian suspension bridge when it opened on Thursday near his tiny hometown of Arouca in Northern Portugal. “Oh…here we go!,” the 42-year-old said anxiously as he gathered enough courage to step onto the see-through metal grid pathway of the 1693 foot long bridge. It’s a Tibetan-style hanging bridge, held up by steel cables and two huge V-shaped towers. The railings are rigid netting, while the deck is constructed of 127 four-meter long sections. Designed by Portuguese studio Itecons, it took three years to build, the pathway’s a three-foot-wide open metal grid. It takes about 10 minutes to cross if you’re taking in the panoramic views of the waterfall, the gorge and the fast-moving river seen through the open grid beneath your feet.
Humor crossing over
A blonde hears on the news that a bridge collapsed and killed a Brazilian.
She gasped, “That’s a lot of people!”
I recently saw a documentary about bridges.
It was the most suspended documentary I have seen.
Authorities fear that the collapsed bridge in Genoa was made with ‘Mafia’ concrete…..
….the debris held 6 more bodies than there were people reported missing.
Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer and John Kerry get into an argument over who is better and more powerful. They decide to have a race who can jump off a bridge and get to the ground fastest. Who wins?
Society
Watch the walk on the high side
May 5th Birthdays
1999 – Chelsea Clark, 1988 – Adele, 1978 – Jessie Cave, 1991 – Danielle Fishel
1983 – Henry Cavill, 1989 – Chris Brown, 1999 – John Gray, 1989 – Chris Brown
Morning Motivator
Don’t waste time talking about great souls and how they should be. Become one yourself.
The view is magnificent, if you don’t pass out