First, it's what the news isn't saying. We're hearing tons about the school bus, the people who barely got away, but nothing about the cars in the water. Let me tell you, there aren't enough cars on that bridge. 35W is bumper to bumper at rush hour, and was bumper to bumper tonight. The bridge must have gone down at an angle, and all the cars must have slid into the water. I'd be stunned if less than 50 cars went into the Mississippi.

My immediate family and friends are fine, but everyone is worried about what'll happen once names start coming out. My church is three blocks from that bridge.

Second, believe me, this is going to be infrastructure delays + global warming = disaster. It has been over 90 degrees here for most of the last two months, when ten years ago, it would only be 15 days over 90 a year. These bridges were not designed to deal with long term heat. They were designed to deal with long term cold. The weather has changed, and the infrastructure hasn't kept up with it.

It's bad. If anyone in the area is reading, please give blood, because they're going to need it.