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Lee Toma @leetoma.bsky.social · 12h

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapse on Nov 7, 1940 stands as one of the most dramatic and instructive engineering failures.

At the time it had the longest center span of any suspension bridge.

This disaster improved the understanding of aerodynamic forces in civil engineering.

The Tacoma Narrows Bridge Collapsed 85 Years Ago

“Galloping Gertie” fell into Puget Sound on November 7, 1940, when 42 mph winds caused the suspension bridge to twist violently and collapse.

www.designnews.com

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The Branch Manager @branchmanager85.bsky.social · 12h

Either way, that shit looks delicious

The Branch Manager @branchmanager85.bsky.social · 13h

Would.

Is there a peanut sauce base?

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Wyatt Sinclair @wyattswickedgoods.com · 22h

Pad thai pizza.

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The Branch Manager @branchmanager85.bsky.social · 14h

Ayers Elementary, but the bike lane is on the Ryal Side!

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The Branch Manager @branchmanager85.bsky.social · 14h

Frosty morning with the Branch Manager

A yellow lab on a frosty field with the sun rising behind him

The Branch Manager @branchmanager85.bsky.social · 15h

I just watched that!

The Branch Manager @branchmanager85.bsky.social · 1d

I am loving all the Reggie Miller/Wout van Aert content. It's very cute to see Reggie so damn excited about riding with Wout.

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The Branch Manager @branchmanager85.bsky.social · 1d

Ahhhh yeah. That's not something I've encountered yet although I'm sure I will.

The Branch Manager @branchmanager85.bsky.social · 1d

It's a blast and makes me feel less guilty about my breakfast pie

The Branch Manager @branchmanager85.bsky.social · 1d

I'm doing my 4th annual Black Friday gravel ride this year, so if you live in Massachusetts you should definitely join. It'll be 30ish miles and include a delightful coffee stop midway through.

Black Friday Gravel

Friday, November 28

10 a.m.

Zumi's in Topsfield

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The Branch Manager @branchmanager85.bsky.social · 1d

Hopefully they can help. I'm really sorry.

The Branch Manager @branchmanager85.bsky.social · 1d

I love this framing

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bettybarcode @bettybarcode.bsky.social · 1d

"You can go anywhere in a car!" is freedom.
"You cannot go anywhere without a car!" is not.

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The Branch Manager @branchmanager85.bsky.social · 1d

Definitely. We have data showing SNAP is an economic multiplier. I think it's something like every dollar spent on SNAP results in $1.50 of economic activity

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The Branch Manager @branchmanager85.bsky.social · 1d

Every time I watch it I find something new to laugh at

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Aaron Cohen @unlikelywords.bsky.social · 1d

Roses are red
My ice cream is swirled
The Toyota’s flyer said

The car has a computer printed piece of paper that says vasectomies save the world.

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The Branch Manager @branchmanager85.bsky.social · 1d

Do you mean from the sense that it feels impossible to get things done?

(I'm more involved just in my town, where it's obviously a different dynamic)

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The Branch Manager @branchmanager85.bsky.social · 1d

This is how I feel about all my bikes

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The Branch Manager @branchmanager85.bsky.social · 1d

Smart. I'll start on my decade plan.

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The Branch Manager @branchmanager85.bsky.social · 1d

Pan's Labyrinth I believe

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The Branch Manager @branchmanager85.bsky.social · 1d

But but mullet protocol

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The Branch Manager @branchmanager85.bsky.social · 1d

For some of us that's all we have, okay!!!

The Branch Manager @branchmanager85.bsky.social · 1d

Right, with an alleycat that's built into the race and I assume that means you get participants ready and wanting that. I don't know if gravel is the same.

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The Branch Manager @branchmanager85.bsky.social · 1d

Yeah, and part of the thing with road is decades of "the way things are done" and the enforcement of rules. But that is also kind of in conflict with the whole gravel ethos.

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