Yellowstone River, Livingston, Mt

[robert nloomas]

--- In WanderlodgeForum@yahoogroups.com, "Ernest Ekberg"
wrote:
Hay Ernie Glad you are safe.Were you able to get your wine off the
island in time
>
> The bridge over the Yellowstone to the island that I have been
staying
> on has failed. Fortunately, earlier today, I moved all my stuff to
the
> fairgrounds. The engineer that came and inspected it this afternoon
> around 4 found that a section had sunk about 18 inches. Thus the
only
> way off the island was by foot. Now, the sheriffs office has
prohibited
> foot traffic.
> I suspect this decrepit old bridge feeling the force of 25,000
cubic
> feet per second has finally failed. When I drove the coach across
this
> bridge 4 years ago, you could feel the pucker in my lower torso.
> All the "locals"- those in the "know'-- said that this bridge would
> last forever. Unfortunately, in this writers opinion, the only
things
> that get better in life are: fine wine- preferably boxed- and
cheese.
> Ernie- 83PT40 in Livingston, Mt, a resident of the county
fairgrounds,
> till further notice.
>