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Massive fire under I-85 in Atlanta -- section of interstate has collapsed (1 Viewer)
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oso diablo
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just north of the connector?
McGarnicle
Footballguy
Yep, right by Piedmont Rd.
This is going to have a cascade effect on traffic all over the city until they can repair that section, and Atlanta traffic is already a nightmare.
AAABatteries
Footballguy
Holy ####. Hope everyone is ok.
Rick James
Footballguy
Yeah not good. I used to drive under that section everyday (buckhead to highlands).
pollardsvision
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Doesn't sound like anyone was hurt.Yikes. Hope nobody got hurt.
Can't imagine what traffic's going to be like until they rebuild it.
mr. furley
Footballguy
you just know, 4-5 car lengths in back of the lead car some ####### is #####ing about traffic and trying to get around so he can keep driving
Aerial Assault
Footballguy
Oh, no. I love love love Atlanta, but its traffic is preposterous for its size. Glad no one was hurt! Still, this could be an utter disaster for commuters for months. I'm sure the Braves, now secure in their cute little edge city, are not sorry they're missing out.
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HellToupee
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what was under the highway and what was burning?
bigmarc27
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McGarnicle
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I left Atlanta in '05 and started telecommuting then, returned in '11 and kept the permanent VO arrangement even though I could've commuted every day. There was no point -- my boss is in Chicago and I have colleagues in UK, Germany, Australia, Hong Kong, etc. Business is done via email, IM and conference calls. Last year we get a new VP and he's opposed to telecommuting, so I was assigned an office (Piedmont Rd. about a mile from the fire) and told I have to report at least once a week. I'm definitely going to use this as an excuse to stay home.
Oh and the VP demanding I report to the office is based in Texas and I may never meet the guy.
Billy Bats
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McGarnicle
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McGarnicle
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It was really thick black smoke and witnesses saw stacks of PVC pipe burning.Is it also being used as a gas line?
Mister CIA
Footballguy
bigmarc27
Footballguy
Yeah, we have an office in town, but I've only been like twice in the past six years. My department was pretty forward thinking about the telecommuting, and I love it now. I do have to fly out a few times over the next couple of weeks, so that might screw things up. Suwannee to Hartsfield Jackson went from 40 mins to probably 90 for awhile.I left Atlanta in '05 and started telecommuting then, returned in '11 and kept the permanent VO arrangement even though I could've commuted every day. There was no point -- my boss is in Chicago and I have colleagues in UK, Germany, Australia, Hong Kong, etc. Business is done via email, IM and conference calls. Last year we get a new VP and he's opposed to telecommuting, so I was assigned an office (Piedmont Rd. about a mile from the fire) and told I have to report at least once a week. I'm definitely going to use this as an excuse to stay home.
Oh and the VP demanding I report to the office is based in Texas and I may never meet the guy.
AAABatteries
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I hate you guys that get to telecommute so much. I only get one day most weeks - I'm pushing for 2 or 3 if I can.
McGarnicle
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Hopefully that southbound span passes inspection and it will reopen in a couple days.
McGarnicle
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I vacuumed my pool this afternoon, did a few bong rips around 3:30, played fetch with the dog...pretty nice Thursday.
bigmarc27
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Rolled out of bed, went upstairs around 8. Walked the dog, watched a few episodes of breaking bad while I did some work, and played some PS3.
roarin
McGarnicle
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We had dinner reservations in Decatur tomorrow night...no f'n way.
Cowboysfan8
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If that huge fire was fiber optic cables burning that's probably going to be a bigger problem than the road. And more expensiveMcGarnicle said:
Homer J Simpson
I don't push
bananafish
Footballguy
I blame the hobos.
Osaurus
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AAABatteries
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McGarnicle
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Yeah, you should be fine. Possibly more traffic than usual on 285 though. Also Buford Highway runs alongside where this happened, but the good Asian places are well north of that. If you're driving to eat and then back to Sandy Springs to take Marta to the show, you'll be fine.
My spot is Pho Bac if you're going for Vietnamese.
SHIZNITTTT
Footballguy
How freaking hot was that fire to break the highway? WoW!
False Flag operation imo. Everyone knows that fire is not hot enough to burn bridges.
Either that, or simply a remnant from Sherman's time in Atlanta.
mr. furley
Footballguy
http://www.ajc.com/news/traffic/collapses-after-massive-fire-the-entire-bridge-compromised/FRzANVZ9vgyWW2WZfyN6jI/
"The cork is in the bottle" Department of Public Safety Director Mark McDonough said. "It couldn't have happened at a worse time."
uh.... what?
"The cork is in the bottle" Department of Public Safety Director Mark McDonough said. "It couldn't have happened at a worse time."
uh.... what?
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bigmarc27
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Buford or a Buford Hwy? Buford is the mall of GA and white person paradise, Buford hwy is where you'll get the authentic Asian cuisine.
Youre probably ok, but I don't know if anyone can say for sure what forcing all that traffic into other areas actually means. Also the Braves open SunTrust tonight so that should be fun.
bigmarc27
Footballguy
It's an odd metaphor for sure, but I think he's saying the people are the wine, the bottle is the road, and the collapse is the cork?http://www.ajc.com/news/traffic/collapses-after-massive-fire-the-entire-bridge-compromised/FRzANVZ9vgyWW2WZfyN6jI/
"The cork is in the bottle" Department of Public Safety Director Mark McDonough said. "It couldn't have happened at a worse time."
uh.... what?
Always good to use alcohol metaphors when talking about driving and traffic.
bigmarc27
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The dog cut in front of me going from the coffee maker to the upstairs office. I paused for about 1.2 seconds to let him pass, so it's a little worse than most fridays, but I made it okay.
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MarvinTScamper
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I love the endless news stories in that link, and not ONE of them has any ####### clue what happened. The news blows these days.
http://www.ajc.com/news/traffic/collapses-after-massive-fire-the-entire-bridge-compromised/FRzANVZ9vgyWW2WZfyN6jI/
"The cork is in the bottle" Department of Public Safety Director Mark McDonough said. "It couldn't have happened at a worse time."
uh.... what?
My first read was that there was a cork in the usual bottleneckSimilar threads
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