tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070362.post112445445114308961..comments2023-11-02T19:19:15.129+05:30Comments on Death Ends Fun: We also steal bridgesDilip D'Souzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08221707482541503243noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070362.post-1124511483126005452005-08-20T09:48:00.000+05:302005-08-20T09:48:00.000+05:30Zap, actually that's the attitude I like to take a...Zap, actually that's the attitude I like to take about stories like this: the world out there is filled with absurdity and sometimes it's best to laugh. And when a bridge vanishes, what else can you do but laugh? Besides, when are you giving me more tickets?<BR/><BR/>Sriram, hard to believe I know, but some of us have actually heard of the tragedy of the commons, and I don't believe it applies to this bridge story anyway.<BR/><BR/>GPK, that's a good explanation. I don't know if it was an abandoned bridge, perhaps I'll try to find out. Makes me wonder what I'm doing stuck in front of this screen: perhaps I can make a better living wandering the country breaking up abandoned bridges.Dilip D'Souzahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08221707482541503243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070362.post-1124475259379053232005-08-19T23:44:00.000+05:302005-08-19T23:44:00.000+05:30This is more common than everyone thinks. I guess ...This is more common than everyone thinks. I guess the bridge is an abandoned one? If that is the case I have seen it happenning all over coastal Karnataka/old Mysore area.<BR/><BR/>Most of these bridges were built by British and when new bridges were built for whatever reason (old one is weak, too narrow), old ones are abandoned. And there is a racket in stealing these steel -- and I have heard villagers saying "steel used by British is very good!" -- and selling it as scrap or to melt in some Chinese factory.<BR/><BR/>I remember seeing lot of old bridges may be 10 years back usually parallel to the newer bridge - with overgrowth or some still used by cows or pedestrians -- but during my recent trip to Mangalore could not find any old bridges. Being a bridge fanatic I have observed this missing bridge trend for last few years.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070362.post-1124467997242441912005-08-19T21:43:00.000+05:302005-08-19T21:43:00.000+05:30this is wonderful ! All the world is absurd, not j...this is wonderful ! All the world is absurd, not just yours or mine..!zaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160390414559095042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070362.post-1124467936773764542005-08-19T21:42:00.000+05:302005-08-19T21:42:00.000+05:30This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.zaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16160390414559095042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070362.post-1124463719412392492005-08-19T20:31:00.000+05:302005-08-19T20:31:00.000+05:30i'm reading this, and the ht article, and i still ...i'm reading this, and the ht article, and i still can't believe this...Sunilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07776658071546232685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8070362.post-1124459199331556432005-08-19T19:16:00.000+05:302005-08-19T19:16:00.000+05:30holy crap !!!Sure this guy ain't no relative of Ho...holy crap !!!<BR/><BR/>Sure this guy ain't no relative of Houdini. Cos then he couldve just made the bridge disappear !!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com