tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post937505934422280956..comments2024-03-25T20:06:01.587-04:00Comments on Novel Adventurers: Bridging the Golden GateSupriya Savkoorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10854983392374596718noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-1118388614709419952012-09-18T18:14:07.617-04:002012-09-18T18:14:07.617-04:00Thanks, Patricia. I think everybody should see the...Thanks, Patricia. I think everybody should see the bridge once in their lifetime. Photos don't do justice to the real thing.Heidi Noroozyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351899620446316075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-38509814080354618032012-09-18T12:00:46.000-04:002012-09-18T12:00:46.000-04:00Heidi, this is a fabulous post. I've been to S...Heidi, this is a fabulous post. I've been to San Francisco only once, and I was mesmerized by the bridge. How lucky you are to be able to visit frequently. And Mama Lion, what a story. Thanks for posting it.Patricia Wintonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05095600674659292509noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-40934458577420070362012-09-17T13:50:01.105-04:002012-09-17T13:50:01.105-04:00Thanks for sharing your family story, Mama Lion. I...Thanks for sharing your family story, Mama Lion. I love hearing stories like this connected with the bridge. They make history come alive for me. Your grandfather had a very level head that he could think so clearly in such a scary situation.Heidi Noroozyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351899620446316075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-70672506244922210852012-09-17T13:05:46.836-04:002012-09-17T13:05:46.836-04:00I enjoyed reading your post, Heidi! My Grandpa wa...I enjoyed reading your post, Heidi! My Grandpa was an engineer who worked on the Golden Gate Bridge. One of the family stories is that he was on top of one of the towers before the suspension cables had been installed when an earthquake hit. As the tower started swaying, he used his slide rule to calculate how far it would have to lean before it was in danger of breaking, and he satisfied himself that he was in no danger because it was far from that point. :)Mama Lionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00753785379521213883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-22275802226032181342012-09-17T12:33:47.985-04:002012-09-17T12:33:47.985-04:00Thanks for posting the link, Yves! Good thing Stra...Thanks for posting the link, Yves! Good thing Strauss brought in the Morrows, huh? Heidi Noroozyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03351899620446316075noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8018311341701044333.post-1132766499578628482012-09-17T11:50:53.442-04:002012-09-17T11:50:53.442-04:00Fun post Heidi! The original design was no where n...Fun post Heidi! The original design was no where near as beautiful. I couldn't find the first image I saw of it, taken from the other end and looking even more clunky, but here is what they almost built.<br />http://www.wired.com/science/discoveries/news/2008/05/dayintech_0527<br />Yves Feyhttp://yvesfey.comnoreply@blogger.com