Melanius Mullarkey Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 1 minute ago, Scary Bear said: Hmmm. To clarify which Forth bridge do you think with plummet into the Forth and when? We could start a book. Rail Bridge? Whichever one it is it will be the Ess Enn Pees fault. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 2 minutes ago, Scary Bear said: Hmmm. To clarify which Forth bridge do you think will plummet into the Forth and when? We could start a book. Rail Bridge? Ummm, the one built in the 60s and under repair perhaps? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 9 hours ago, NewBornBairn said: Ummm, the one built in the 60s and under repair perhaps? Got you. Unlikely now the main traffic is the odd bus or bike. the rail bridge is the one. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 9 minutes ago, Scary Bear said: Got you. Unlikely now the main traffic is the odd bus or bike. the rail bridge is the one. The rail bridge will probably outlast the other two. It was massively over engineered after some fool let Dundonians try to build one across the Tay. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 6 minutes ago, welshbairn said: The rail bridge will probably outlast the other two. It was massively over engineered after some fool let Dundonians try to build one across the Tay. The one that collapsed had been the work of a Welsh engineer. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 The rail bridge will probably outlast the other two. It was massively over engineered after some fool let Dundonians try to build one across the Tay.The bits at either end don’t look massively over engineered. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 9 hours ago, Melanius Mullarkey said: Whichever one it is it will be the Ess Enn Pees fault. Which one did they cut maintenance grants for in favour of populist polices like free drugs for neds? That one will fall down first. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 5 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: The one that collapsed had been the work of a Welsh engineer. That is an outrageous lie, he was an English cheapskate. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 11 minutes ago, Scary Bear said: The bits at either end don’t look massively over engineered. I'm not an engineer but I'd imagine that's because it's not a suspension bridge so doesn't need big anchors either end. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scary Bear Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 I'm not an engineer but I'd imagine that's because it's not a suspension bridge so doesn't need big anchors either end.Either way, that’s the bit that’ll collapse. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 29 minutes ago, welshbairn said: The rail bridge will probably outlast the other two. It was massively over engineered after some fool let Dundonians try to build one across the Tay. Fun fact: The Forth Bridge was supposed to be the same design as the Tay Bridge, although events in 1879 made them reconsider that plan somewhat. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 3 minutes ago, Hedgecutter said: Fun fact: The Forth Bridge was supposed to be the same design as the Tay Bridge, although events in 1879 made them reconsider that plan somewhat. After the Tay Bridge was re-designed as an open air tunnel? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 1 hour ago, welshbairn said: That is an outrageous lie, he was an English cheapskate. He was Welsh. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 (edited) 11 minutes ago, Granny Danger said: He was Welsh. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Bouch Born by Carlisle and raised / worked across northern England before moving to Scotland where he eventually died. Other than that, aye, Welsh. Edited August 15, 2018 by Hedgecutter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melanius Mullarkey Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 1 hour ago, welshbairn said: I'm not an engineer but I'd imagine that's because it's not a suspension bridge so doesn't need big anchors either end. Other than keeping the end bits from shooting off up into the air. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chicken Wing Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 He was Welsh. I'm with old man Danger here, afterall he probably witnessed the original bridge collapsing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Granny Danger Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 3 minutes ago, Chicken Wing said: 1 hour ago, Granny Danger said: He was Welsh. I'm with old man Danger here, afterall he probably witnessed the original bridge building. FTFY 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 15, 2018 Share Posted August 15, 2018 16 minutes ago, Chicken Wing said: 1 hour ago, Granny Danger said: He was Welsh. I'm with old man Danger here, afterall he probably skived off tightening the bolts. FTFY. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Tattiescone Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 The wife's uncle worked on the Tay road bridge. He was permanently pissed and fell off it three times before they sacked him. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 36 minutes ago, NewBornBairn said: The wife's uncle worked on the Tay road bridge. He was permanently pissed and fell off it three times before they sacked him. Was he Welsh? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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