Build babby Build!

     Obama inspired the nation's young people in ways never before seen.  And with it he could have moved mountains.  Well maybe not move them, perhaps just fix the tunnels and the roads that go along them. America's infrastructure for the most part has either the New Deal or Eisenhower's defence spending to thank for it's very existence.  It was what allowed us to in the 50's actually be number one. 

     But like all things it has an expiration date.  And do to our inability to put the milk back in the fridge so to speak it is quickly reaching the end of it's lifespan.  Most of these bridges roads and damns were not meant to last forever, indeed most of these projects were only mean to last 50 years.  That time has come and gone, and it only speaks to previous American expertise that they are indeed for the most part still in use never mind standing. 

     Most if not all of these man made wonders are operating at much higher capacity then they were ever meant to carry, without any of the maintenance they reacquire, longer than they were built to last.  Next time you go over a bridge particularly a suspension bridge over a canal, look at all the rust corroding the supports, the metal chords and the pillars, and know that you could die just by going over this bridge that should be properly maintained if not retired from service. 

    

For it is the bridge near you and not London Bridge that is falling down.


My fair lady...