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		|  01-28-2015, 12:14 PM | #1 |  
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				 Oops... $6M Calgary Bridge doesn't fit... 
 
			
			http://cnews.canoe.ca/CNEWS/Canada/2.../22205161.html
CALGARY -- Oops. A $6 million pedestrian bridge that was supposed to be installed in Calgary over the weekend wasn't -- because it didn't fit.
 
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On Twitter Tuesday evening, area Councillor Druh Farrell posted: "Reminder: Measure twice, cut once! Shaganappi pedestrian bridge delayed for a few more weeks due to contractor designer error."
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		|  01-28-2015, 12:16 PM | #2 |  
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			Spenshi does it again!
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		|  01-28-2015, 12:18 PM | #3 |  
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			NM. I've been proven to be wrong.
		 
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		|  01-28-2015, 12:20 PM | #4 |  
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			This is what happens when you get a bunch of foreigners to do your welding rather than choosing highly-skilled locals...
		 
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		|  01-28-2015, 12:23 PM | #5 |  
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			god damned Spanish architects
		 
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		|  01-28-2015, 12:23 PM | #6 |  
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					Originally Posted by Iggy City  Spenshi does it again! |  
I can't imagine anyone but the contractor will have to pay for this one.
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		|  01-28-2015, 12:25 PM | #7 |  
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					Originally Posted by Iggy City  Spenshi does it again! |  
Good call. 
Let's blame he mayor for this one.
  
Why wasn't he personally reviewing engineering drawings, and doing QC checks with a measuring tape to make sure this thing got built properly.
  
Freaking Nenshi, always sleeping on the job.
		 
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		|  01-28-2015, 12:26 PM | #8 |  
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					Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz  Good call.Let's blame he mayor for this one.
 
 Why wasn't he personally reviewing engineering drawings, and doing QC checks with a measuring tape to make sure this thing got built properly.
 
 Freaking Nenshi, always sleeping on the job.
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Maybe he was drunk?
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		|  01-28-2015, 12:26 PM | #9 |  
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			geez you guys   
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		|  01-28-2015, 12:26 PM | #10 |  
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			The Nenshi crack is a joke, and a poorly done one as everyone knows it's not "Spenshi" but "Spendshi".  
Step your game up!
 
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		|  01-28-2015, 12:28 PM | #11 |  
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			Thanks Obama.
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		|  01-28-2015, 12:30 PM | #12 |  
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					Originally Posted by pylon  Thanks Obama. |  
you forgot the 
   
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		|  01-28-2015, 12:30 PM | #13 |  
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			Yeah I failed haha.
 
 Yeah this sort of stuff happens all the time in construction. I remember when they were building a Stoney Tr overpass on AB2 and the concrete didn't have enough clear cover. That caused the entire side section to spall and reveal the reinforcement within a matter of weeks (if I remember correctly).
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		|  01-28-2015, 12:30 PM | #14 |  
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			Sean Chu would have never made this mistake. Silly Hall needs to get it's act together.
		 
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		|  01-28-2015, 12:34 PM | #15 |  
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					Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis  Sean Chu would have never made this mistake. Silly Hall needs to get it's act together. |  
Too busy waiting on apologies and obsessed with bike lanes. No time for bridge fittings for that little go-getter.
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		|  01-28-2015, 12:36 PM | #16 |  
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					Originally Posted by calgarygeologist  Not that it matters too much but Druh Farrell is not the area Councillor in that part of the city. |  
Unfortunately she is now. I voted against her in the last election. She's the ward 7 alderman.
http://www.calgary.ca/CA/city-clerks...ds_11M2012.pdf 
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		|  01-28-2015, 12:42 PM | #17 |  
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Well I'll be damned. She is the Councillor in that area. I thought that area was part of Ward 1. Who drew these Ward boundaries? How does Druh keep getting these expensive bridges for her people?
		 
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		|  01-28-2015, 12:43 PM | #18 |  
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					Originally Posted by calgarygeologist  Well I'll be damned. She is the Councillor in that area. I thought that area was part of Ward 1. Who drew these Ward boundaries? |  
They were also probably drunk.
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		|  01-28-2015, 12:46 PM | #19 |  
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					Originally Posted by calgarygeologist  Well I'll be damned. She is the Councillor in that area. I thought that area was part of Ward 1. Who drew these Ward boundaries? |  
Noted gerrymanderer Andre Chabot. No, really. Sadly.
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		|  01-28-2015, 12:58 PM | #20 |  
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Replace the Camera with the bridge...
		 
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