Comments on: Camper stuck under Golden Gardens bridge

By: ballardmike

ballardmike — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:42:42 +0000

D-oh!! I wondered why I saw this camper on a flat-bed tow truck yesterday. =}

By: chopper_74

chopper_74 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 23:33:23 +0000

Ah, bingo, Silver. “plain 'ol American stupidity”, always a safe bet…

By: Silver

Silver — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 19:48:02 +0000

Remember years ago when a semi got stuck in the Mercer exit tunnel from I-5?

I think it peeled part of the top back like the incident Jules2 mentioned.

I have a vague memory of the investigation finding that re-paving of the exit had reduced the clearance.

Not sayin' that it wasn't plain 'ol American stupidity in this case...

By: Sinic

Sinic — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:21:32 +0000

Can just imagine the “I can make it” “No you can't” argument as the the bridge got closer. Then, “YOUR AN IDIOT!”

By: Ballardmom

Ballardmom — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:10:49 +0000

Campers can just slide off? Hmmm … I don't think I'm ever going to drive behind one of those things ever again!

By: err

err — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 09:04:57 +0000

I bet they read the sign but figured they'd go for it since there were no cops around.

By: boardbrown

boardbrown — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:24:50 +0000

It just doesn't get any better than that. It just doesn't.

By: jody

jody — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 08:00:56 +0000

How embarrassing!

By: Jules2

Jules2 — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:45:26 +0000

All over town at U-Haul rental places are pictures of the stone bridge in the Arboretum…and the various accidents of this ilk that have occured there. I witnessed two myself over the years; sheared off the top of one truck like a sardine can.

By: db

db — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:24:07 +0000

factmonkey,….thanks for the laugh!!!!

By: factmonkey

factmonkey — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 04:05:18 +0000

Hmmm. The phrase “not a happy camper” springs to mind.