... the pedestrian bridge collapse on the FIU campus.
Lookit, I know that agoraphobia is a serious condition, but I *also* know that, as each day passes and I learn of more and more random ways to die unexpectedly, I'm beginning to think that there might be tremendous value in these apocalyptic-adjacent times in locking me and mine inside our domicile.
The other thing that is happening as each day passes is that more and more stories are coming out implying that this maybe should have been seen coming -- what with it being an experimental bridge design that was rushed through pre-fabrication in record time and swung into place just a few days before the incident ... and now a voicemail is on record that provided advance notice of cracks seen on the span.
Without a doubt, there will be months and months ahead of armchair-bridge-building (with social media, *everyone* suddenly is an expert at *everything*), but for now, it should be about the confirmed six victims, all lost while randomly waiting at a red light when the 950 ton structure rained down on them: Alberto Arias, Navarro Brown, Brandon Brownfield, Alexa Duran, Oswald Gonzalez and Rolando Fraga Hernandez (hear their stories at the links below/to follow).
A TALE OF THE VICTIMS:
http://abcnews.go.com/US/bridge-collapse-victims-found-dead-cars-removed-scene/story?id=53817179
A TALE OF THE VICTIMS *AND* SOME OF THE SURVIVORS:
https://wsvn.com/news/local/bridge-collapse-out-on-errands-killed-in-an-instant/
LET THE ARMCHAIR-BRIDGE-BUILDING BEGIN:
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/why-did-miami-bridge-collapse-more-one-reason-likely-n857371
