Did we learn nothing from the Tacoma Narrows bridge?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxTZ446tbzE

Tacoma....best hometown in the world. in the world craig!

If you can't tell from my username, my name is Bryce. I live in the Seattle/Tacoma area of Washington State. I'm 31, am married, and have two little boys, 5 and 3.

By trade I'm a psychotherapist/counselor/mental health therapist. Or shrink. Whatever my client likes to call me! I have my Master's Degree in Counseling Psychology, so that's cool I suppose.

I've lived my whole life in Washington. Although I have visited all 50 states by the time I turned 30 (a goal I set for myself when I was about 15 years old) - ahh how those inane dreams drive us years and years later!

Being that I work with people and their problems all day, I'm usually tapped out on people during my down time, which brings me to videosift and the opportunity to entertain myself for countless minutes of the day! I also am very much in to mp4/mp3 players and all that fun China gadget stuff! (I help moderate a great community of audiophiles at a place called mp4nation.net) I play guitar - though not as good as I did in my college days.

I homebrew some tasty beer, though it's been a while since I've concocted a fresh batch as I tend to go through it fairly slowly.

Other than that I spend most of my down time at a great little coffee shop fulfilling my caffeine addiction (and to do all my necessary paperwork) in order to avoid the majority of my coworkers!

Yay! Two local guys - Blowers from Tacoma and Tui from Woodinville!

As a representative from Tacoma lived there my whole life i do not support using the Narrows Bridge as an political scheme to push coal...oh and i support green technology...and i have been drinking....

Your video, Tacoma Narrows Bridge Newsreel - Galloping Gertie, has made it into your personal Highest Rated Videos listing. Congratulations on a job well done. For you contribution you have been awarded 1 Power Point.

I give the guy a nod for what he managed to do but let's face it, he only managed to improve as much as he did because the truck was a disaster when he started. My car is already well-maintained and, at 47mpg, I'm not about to double anything.

>> ^Trancecoach:
meanwhile, the whole ordeal cost him 50X more than it would have if he drove a car and not some jacked up shrine to OPEC.


It's a 5th generation Toyota Tacoma. The V6 is rated for 20mpg. Don't be ridiculous.

Finally, a practical solution to the high price of meth! It'll be Christmas in Tacoma tonight!

There's one right by my work in Tacoma, WA.

It's a treat. But you have to pay a few more cents per gallon for their "free" service.

This one seems to cut to the chase and it UPCLOSE, nice shockwave

http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=__1Ym_F94CE

reminds me of this post:

http://www.videosift.com/video/Atlas-Foundry-Explosion-Tacoma-WA

Hey Legacy, don't forget these!

http://www.videosift.com/video/Moscow-Riots-1993
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-LA-Riot-Spectacular-Mr-Kims-Liquor
http://www.videosift.com/video/Remembering-the-1921-Tulsa-Race-Riots
http://www.videosift.com/video/Riots-in-Athens-Feb-2008
http://www.videosift.com/video/Kaiser-Chiefs-I-Predict-a-Riot
http://www.videosift.com/video/Civil-War-Draft-Riots-of-New-York-1863
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Battle-of-Seattle-1999
http://www.videosift.com/video/12th-Street-Riot-Detroit-1967
http://www.videosift.com/video/Singing-Protesters-Gassed-in-Tacoma

Will do. I'll copy from your reply on down.

And yes, it did start out in academia but did not have enough funding which is why DoD took over at one point. At that time, though, it was joint effort by the scientific and military community. Not so much anymore now that the DoD, much like any giant corporation, will take a person's creative license and make it property of that business.

In reply to this comment by schmawy:
Man, this should be in-thread, you are most certainly not a troll! I'd be happy if you copy-pasted this whole thing back into the discussion. I totally agree that this is what America gets when they vote a Neo-con into office, and allow the administration to run rough-shod over their rights. I don't think we are even arguing? Like I said, I think those protesters lacked heart.

And didn't the itnertoobs come originally from the academic / scientific sphere? At least that's what I remember from being there. It was co-opted and propagated by the DOD to use toward their own nefarious ends.

In reply to this comment by deadgoon:
From my standpoint (and after reading all the info neatly referenced in the wiki article I posted) neither the protesters nor the police had any more right than the other. A majority of the protesters were breaking laws and orders set up for their safety as well as the safety of the police and other personnel. This didn't happen over one day. It was a few years of protest at this particular site and the worst of it culminated in the video that was posted.

I argue, like in the previous reply, it is the fault of the people electing who we do into office that makes this a tragedy. We believe that they are doing everything for "the good of America" or to "create a change" in America. When in fact, every law they create or every bill they design not only helps the lobbyist and stockholder but it also helps to further the separation, and segregation, of Americans by race, creed, color, sexual orientation and income. This isn't limited to one party.

BTW - without the military industrial complex you and I would not be using this medium to interact. The entire world has benefited greatly due to technological breakthrough because of war and conflict. Unfortunate? Yes and no.

In reply to this comment by schmawy:
Very true, and ages on the Sift vary greatly. You probably know that the Law affords "individual rights" to corporations as well. I take umbrage with that, as do many of the protesters. Military industrial complex makes Ike cry.

In reply to this comment by deadgoon:
In reply to this comment by schmawy:
In reply to this comment by deadgoon:
What is the Law? It's set up for an individual's right and protection.

And by calling us 'pups' you're meaning to imply that WE are naive?

Not so much "naive" as unwilling to believe that this isn't the fault of one man. If we are all over 18 on this thread, we all had a hand in electing the people making and breaking law in Washington, D. C.

Man, this should be in-thread, you are most certainly not a troll! I'd be happy if you copy-pasted this whole thing back into the discussion. I totally agree that this is what America gets when they vote a Neo-con into office, and allow the administration to run rough-shod over their rights. I don't think we are even arguing? Like I said, I think those protesters lacked heart.

And didn't the itnertoobs come originally from the academic / scientific sphere? At least that's what I remember from being there. It was co-opted and propagated by the DOD to use toward their own nefarious ends.

In reply to this comment by deadgoon:
From my standpoint (and after reading all the info neatly referenced in the wiki article I posted) neither the protesters nor the police had any more right than the other. A majority of the protesters were breaking laws and orders set up for their safety as well as the safety of the police and other personnel. This didn't happen over one day. It was a few years of protest at this particular site and the worst of it culminated in the video that was posted.

I argue, like in the previous reply, it is the fault of the people electing who we do into office that makes this a tragedy. We believe that they are doing everything for "the good of America" or to "create a change" in America. When in fact, every law they create or every bill they design not only helps the lobbyist and stockholder but it also helps to further the separation, and segregation, of Americans by race, creed, color, sexual orientation and income. This isn't limited to one party.

BTW - without the military industrial complex you and I would not be using this medium to interact. The entire world has benefited greatly due to technological breakthrough because of war and conflict. Unfortunate? Yes and no.

In reply to this comment by schmawy:
Very true, and ages on the Sift vary greatly. You probably know that the Law affords "individual rights" to corporations as well. I take umbrage with that, as do many of the protesters. Military industrial complex makes Ike cry.

In reply to this comment by deadgoon:
In reply to this comment by schmawy:
In reply to this comment by deadgoon:
What is the Law? It's set up for an individual's right and protection.

And by calling us 'pups' you're meaning to imply that WE are naive?

Not so much "naive" as unwilling to believe that this isn't the fault of one man. If we are all over 18 on this thread, we all had a hand in electing the people making and breaking law in Washington, D. C.

Life's too short buddy, I officially have you on ignore.

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In reply to this comment by critttter:
Hey deadgoonP , welcome to you, new troll.

Hey, I see we're back to attacking the person instead of finding information to back up a thoughtful reply.

Very true, and ages on the Sift vary greatly. You probably know that the Law affords "individual rights" to corporations as well. I take umbrage with that, as do many of the protesters. Military industrial complex makes Ike cry.

In reply to this comment by deadgoon:
In reply to this comment by schmawy:
In reply to this comment by deadgoon:
What is the Law? It's set up for an individual's right and protection.

And by calling us 'pups' you're meaning to imply that WE are naive?

Not so much "naive" as unwilling to believe that this isn't the fault of one man. If we are all over 18 on this thread, we all had a hand in electing the people making and breaking law in Washington, D. C.