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...
Newbornbairn 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...
Newbornbairn Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Just now, ICTJohnboy said: Was he Welsh? Dundonian, which sounds Welsh anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kennboy1978 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.Ah the old Threh strikes and yehr oot. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 (edited) Had a run over the old bridge this morning. Remembered how bad my vertigo is so decided it was a shite idea but kept going. Felt rebellious running across the empty dual carriageway at the end to run back over the footpath on the other side. Counted 2 taxis and 3 buses with a combined total of 6 passengers, plus a few maintenance vans. Feels a slightly underused resource. Edited September 9, 2018 by Shandon Par 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cambozpar Posted September 9, 2018 Share Posted September 9, 2018 9 hours ago, Shandon Par said: Had a run over the old bridge this morning. Remembered how bad my vertigo is so decided it was a shite idea but kept going. Felt rebellious running across the empty dual carriageway at the end to run back over the footpath on the other side. Counted 2 taxis and 3 buses with a combined total of 6 passengers, plus a few maintenance vans. Feels a slightly underused resource. Vertigo is a problem with your inner ear, i think the word you meant is acrophobia. Sorry for being pedantic. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stellaboz Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 I tried walking across it when I was 14, utterly shiting it walking past the towers, couldn't look up. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 5 hours ago, Stellaboz said: I tried walking across it when I was 14, utterly shiting it walking past the towers, couldn't look up. I got blown over whilst walking across it as a toddler. Still got the scar on my chin to remind me about the day I was picked up like an empty crisp packet and almost dropped over the edge into the black Forth below. So the tale goes anyway. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RiG Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 On 9/9/2018 at 08:32, Shandon Par said: Had a run over the old bridge this morning. Remembered how bad my vertigo is so decided it was a shite idea but kept going. Felt rebellious running across the empty dual carriageway at the end to run back over the footpath on the other side. Counted 2 taxis and 3 buses with a combined total of 6 passengers, plus a few maintenance vans. Feels a slightly underused resource. I think a lot of the buses, outwith peak hours, boost over the Queensferry Crossing as it's quicker especially with the 70 mph limit. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 What's the betting they demolish that bridge in the next 5 years citing "lack of use"? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 32 minutes ago, NewBornBairn said: What's the betting they demolish that bridge in the next 5 years citing "lack of use"? I wish they would, it's clearly passed its sell by date. We shouldn't follow the Genoan example of spending billions on shoddy repairs. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doulikefish Posted September 19, 2018 Share Posted September 19, 2018 Thank fook for the new bridge today 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Master Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 New Forth Road Bridge Closed (again). https://www.edinburghnews.scotsman.com/news/transport/queensferry-crossing-commuter-chaos-bridge-set-remain-closed-tuesday-morning-1418622 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mastermind Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Tinpot stuff. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 To be fair, who in Scotland could have predicted snow and ice in February? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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