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05-02-2005, 01:47 PM
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Calling Jon The Fisherman
Join Date: Jan 2003
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Canal to be filled in!?!?
From Cape Cod Times 4/28/05
BOURNE - The Army Corps of Engineers met yesterday with the Massachusetts Highway Department to discuss the results of their recent study. The study was conducted by both organizations to determine the plight of the Cape Cod Canal, it seems that the ever increasing tourist traffic is taking its toll on the two bridges that connect Cape Cod to the mainland. Jeremy Santiago of the Army Corps of Engineers had this to say, "A total rebuild of the steel structures would be an astronomical expense."
The study conducted over the last 3 years tested the strength of the bridges (built in the 1930's, the volume of local traffic and the volume of boat traffic through the Canal. The weight of the study landed on the side of the motorist. Carl Bernhard of Acushnet Architectural Association conducted a case study on the life expectancy of the two bridges and had this to say, "The structures are old and the construction is old hat" said Bernhard, "With the volume of traffic going over these bridges these days, I give them 2 ro 3 years before we see serious deterioration."
Needless to say, an agreement had to be reached, fast. The two organizations settled on removal of the bridges and filling the historic Cape Cod Canal back in. "We know the history at stake here and we know that many will be saddened by our decision, but we feel that these drastic measures must be taken before something catastrophic happens" said Santiago. Constuction will begin on June 14, 2005.
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05-02-2005, 01:50 PM
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WHATTTTTTT  is there anymore press on this??? i'm going to do a search |
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05-02-2005, 01:57 PM
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This is a May Fools joke, eh?
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05-02-2005, 01:58 PM
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SURF AND TURF
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CATCHIN A 50 IS LIKE GETTIN POISON IVY ON YOUR MANHOOD..........IT TAKES A LONG TIME BEFORE YOU CAN BEAT IT!!!!
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05-02-2005, 01:59 PM
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Finally
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The suicide hotline will be busy today!!!!!!! 
Anyone want 4000 jigs????  |
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05-02-2005, 02:01 PM
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I think someone forgot to turn the vent fan on when they were mixing paint
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05-02-2005, 02:08 PM
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Boston Anglah
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Location: Sitting on top of the world with my legs hangin free
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Used hard and put away dirty....
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05-02-2005, 02:09 PM
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Super Moderator
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: Middleboro MA
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JPowers is gonna be PISSSSSSSSED 
sounds like an April fools thing to me   
If even one third of the sqandered,embezzeled or stolen money from the big dig was available, then we could build three more bridges with 6 lanes each 
What are you smoking canalman? 
Last edited by Slipknot; 05-02-2005 at 02:14 PM..
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1984 was a warning, not a guidebook!
It's time more people spoke up with the truth. Every time we let a leftist lie go uncorrected, the commies get stronger.
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05-02-2005, 02:12 PM
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Calling Jon The Fisherman
Join Date: Jan 2003
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Yeah... work's been slow today and I was feeling devious....  |
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05-02-2005, 02:15 PM
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Super Moderator
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get back to work
me too |
The United States Constitution does not exist to grant you rights; those rights are inherent within you. Rather it exists to frame a limited government so that those natural rights can be exercised freely.
1984 was a warning, not a guidebook!
It's time more people spoke up with the truth. Every time we let a leftist lie go uncorrected, the commies get stronger.
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05-02-2005, 02:18 PM
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To compare, what's the new Sakonnet River Bridge gonna cost? Like 125 Million...
I could see the Canal replacements being double that easy...
-spence
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05-02-2005, 02:29 PM
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Fill it in PLEASE!!!!!!
Save me from myself. I fish and..........
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05-02-2005, 02:41 PM
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Canceled
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If this was true and planned by state beauracrats, the plan would be to use the dirt from the tunnel to fill in the canal.
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05-02-2005, 03:08 PM
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No Shorts On
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They would not have to fill it in....just tell everyone it is the last year for the canal. Everyone would fish it like never before and all the lost lead would create a natural fill-in!
Canalman - Nice one  |
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05-02-2005, 03:38 PM
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can U imagine the field day the EPA would have with that.... 
Drain it and remove all toxic waste... first... how would that hit the superfund... 
can only imagine what they'd find at the bottom of that ditch! |
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05-02-2005, 03:41 PM
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hey way right.
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i got me a shovel i'll help  |
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05-02-2005, 03:54 PM
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Calling Jon The Fisherman
Join Date: Jan 2003
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Great replies!! 
-Dave |
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05-02-2005, 03:58 PM
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SURF AND TURF
Join Date: Mar 2004
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gimme my chit back
Before it's filled in I want it drained!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
The way I see it that place owes me about 250 jigs.
I especially want those red /blk/orange ones from last year
I lost them @ pole # .......................... |
CATCHIN A 50 IS LIKE GETTIN POISON IVY ON YOUR MANHOOD..........IT TAKES A LONG TIME BEFORE YOU CAN BEAT IT!!!!
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05-02-2005, 03:59 PM
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EVERY FISH COUNTS!!
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there is no damn way they can fill in the canal to much current they cant just stop the flow the canal is there forever. the canal was built to provide safe passage to ships fill in the canal you are going to have a ton of ship wrecks around the outercape
THIS HAS TO BE A JOKE OR THEY ARE ON ACID AND CRACK!!!!!!!!!!!!
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05-02-2005, 04:00 PM
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What pole # is Jimmy Hoffa at?
all good fun.... but...
send this to the scuppers, tho.... |
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05-02-2005, 05:18 PM
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Super Moderator
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Karl, I'll wait til bloocrab bumps it up like the others
Hey Canalrat, they'll fill it in at slack tide  |
The United States Constitution does not exist to grant you rights; those rights are inherent within you. Rather it exists to frame a limited government so that those natural rights can be exercised freely.
1984 was a warning, not a guidebook!
It's time more people spoke up with the truth. Every time we let a leftist lie go uncorrected, the commies get stronger.
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05-02-2005, 05:40 PM
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when
can we start bitchin....  |
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05-02-2005, 06:20 PM
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Retired Surfer
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Sunset Grill
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THE CANAL CANAD
Hey Canalman,
Is that seagul chit on your head or is your hair getting white?
Pretty well written though I must say. |
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05-02-2005, 06:34 PM
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Registered User
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If they fill the canal in what are they going to do about the tunnel? I bought my season pass already |
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05-03-2005, 01:02 AM
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Those bridges are in pretty sad shape, i guess the bourne is in worse than the sag. I know a guy that was doing rescue training off the bridges, hanging by ropes and all that jazz and he said they were in pretty scary shape. Im sure everone has one spot that has taken so much tackle they would love to see what in the hell that canal monster looks like that is getting ready to open a tackle shop. How many of you guys have thought bout fishing right off one of the bridges? I think of it everytime i cross over, impossible but still intriguing.
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Everything is better on the rocks.
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05-03-2005, 05:50 AM
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Registered User
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All would be well if more people used the tunnel  |
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05-03-2005, 03:00 PM
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Actually they're going to submerge the canal... that is, put it under the existing canal. Then they'll fill the ditch and make a nice green park on top of it. What a concept |
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05-03-2005, 03:06 PM
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I've been slowly filling it with lead for all these years. |
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05-03-2005, 03:10 PM
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I'll pay to remove all the bridges and fill in the canal......... IF....
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05-03-2005, 06:15 PM
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Originally Posted by NaCl H2O
Actually they're going to submerge the canal... that is, put it under the existing canal. Then they'll fill the ditch and make a nice green park on top of it. What a concept |
That wil be known as "The even Bigger Dig"...
if they get many more leaks in the Big Dig, that might become an underground canal...... |
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