A LOT OF WATER HAS FLOWED UNDER THE BRIDGE BEFORE I WROTE THIS STORY AND I WOULD LIKE TO THANK THE FOLLOWING PEOPLE FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE IN COMPLETING IT:

 

Ø     Mr. A. Cross Valley for helping me to “go over” certain things.

Ø     Lloyd Bridges

Ø     Bridget Bardot

Ø     Dr. I.M. Paine, DDS for providing information on “bridges”.

Ø     The producers of the movie “A Bridge Too Far”.

Ø     Mrs. Emma High for all of her exhaustive research of the Golden Gate Bridge. It took a real “toll” on her and her family.

Ø     OSU Coach Jim “Trestle”

Ø     My Bridge game partners.

Ø     Mr. Beaua”guard” Rail who was a real “conduit” of information and whose knowledge on the subject “spans” many years and “bridged the gap” of information for me.

Ø     Toll House cookies for providing snacks.

Ø     Mrs. Henrietta Hightower who “went over” the manuscript. To her I have the “highest” regard.

Ø     Mrs. Flora Footer on which this entire project is based on.

Ø     Mr. T. Russ for taking the “high” road in all his dealings with me.

Ø     Mr. I. Beam who encouraged me during the time this whole story was “up in the air”. His “iron” will inspired me to complete this story during the time I was concerned someone would “steel” it!

Ø     Simon and Garfunkle who both were “A Bridge Over Troubled Water” for me.

Ø     Mrs. Crane and Mr. Bull Dozer who offered constructive suggestions which kept me riveted to the subject.

Ø     Mr. A. Welder who bonded all my thoughts together.

Ø     Special thanks to all the engineers at the Erie Co. Engineer’s Office where I burned all my bridges 2 years ago!

 

 (This whole story is the result of writing it at 4:30 in the morning. Does it show???)  ~M i k e~