A bridge too far?

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A bridge too far?

Post by Peter Butler » Mon Aug 29, 2022 10:22 pm

When I load my car to take models to a show I need to cross a stream to access my railway shed....
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This rickety old bridge has seen better days and is now well past its best!
At the end of July, with few shows to attend for a while, it was decided to start fresh and build a new bridge. My elder son and I set about removing the old and installing a new and improved bridge. I have shown pictures in the past of the way the stream can turn into a raging torrent, and with the warnings of wetter weather in the future I thought it time to prepare for the worst. Today the bridge was completed and it looks great....
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This is a monster in comparison, measuring 8'6" wide and gobbling up several tons of concrete and steel.

As today is our 52nd wedding anniversary I thought it appropriate to give the bridge a name in recognition of my lovely wife, Diane, so the bridge will be called... 'The Bridge of Thighs' .... Naturally, she is not aware of this as she is currently in Austria, so I live in relative safety until her return.
The best things in life are free.... so why am I doing this?

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Re: A bridge too far?

Post by philipy » Tue Aug 30, 2022 5:54 am

Peter Butler wrote: Mon Aug 29, 2022 10:22 pm
As today is our 52nd wedding anniversary
Many many congrats to both of you.
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Peter Butler wrote: Mon Aug 29, 2022 10:22 pm I thought it appropriate to give the bridge a name in recognition of my lovely wife, Diane, so the bridge will be called... 'The Bridge of Thighs' .... Naturally, she is not aware of this as she is currently in Austria, so I live in relative safety until her return.
Oooh... you are in SOOO much trouble! :roll: :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: A bridge too far?

Post by ge_rik » Tue Aug 30, 2022 7:42 am

That's a masterpiece in 12":1ft scale.

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Re: A bridge too far?

Post by Old Man Aaron » Tue Sep 06, 2022 4:00 am

A fine bit of civil engineering! :salute: :mrgreen:
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