Yes a lot of heroes that thought quick on their feet. Everything from off 
duty fire people to housewives who watched the bridge go down that rushed 
down to help, and  of course the young man who helped the 50 some kids off 
that teetering bus. One of our day care parentt's office is right where the 
PCI construction site is located, that is the company that was working on 
the bridge, and  rides that bridge he says 3-4 times a day. It was his turn 
to pick up kids so he left somewhat early that day. The scarry thing is, 
that bridge was on a list of bridges to be fixed up and or replaced 
eventually, but on the list, there are 42 other bridges that were cited as 
being in worse shape yet this one lies in the water, who wants to travel on 
the 42 in worse shape after this?

Brad

At 10:24 PM 8/1/2007, you wrote:
>Brad,
>
>I've watched a couple of hours of fox news coverage tonight and prayed, too.
>I think of all those times in Omaha we took the bridge across the Missouri
>River.  Once we got stuck on the end of the bridge for an hour while a truck
>that had broken down was toed off.  I would guess it was a good 100 feet to
>the river below, too.  Some pretty amazing rescuing tonight, too.
>
>Phil.