Last Year - Sadness in Minneapolis

This was last year:

SADNESS IN MINNEAPOLIS


I-35W Bridge Collapse (StarTribune.com)

I am sure that everybody has already heard about the collapse of the I-35W bridge in downtown Minneapolis.
There are no words for this kind of a tragedy.
No words ... just sadness.

The mood is somber today. People aren't sure how to respond. Are we allowed to complain about commute times after such an event? My commute time has doubled and the longer commute will probably last two years (maybe longer). But this pales next to the tragedy of lost loved ones.

No words ... just sadness.

Today - 35W Bridge Re-Opens

This is today:


35W BRIDGE RE-OPENS!!!




It doesn't seem possible that this has happened so quickly. Just 13 months after the collapse, the new bridge has been built and is open to traffic! David's bus commute was 10 minutes shorter this morning.

WAHOO!!!

Still ... we need to remember the lives lost and the families forever hurt by the collapse. The price of even one human life is much too high. Have mercy on us, Lord.