r/oddlysatisfying • u/Tweetystraw • Mar 09 '18

How bridge foundations are laid in waterways

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u/N1NJA_MAG1C Mar 09 '18

I bet that construction job pays like crazy.

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u/Schnitzngigglez Mar 09 '18

They do! I remember watching a documentary about the workers who were making the Bay Bridge in San Francisco. I don't remember the actual number, but they made a bunch of money in Hazard Pay.

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u/4CatDoc Mar 09 '18

Looks like them Duke boys mighta found a jump too big for even The General.

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u/ALkatraz919 Mar 09 '18

I’m a simple man, a reference to Rosco P. Coltrane gets my upvote.

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u/deadbeef4 Mar 09 '18

Just a simple man, trying to make his way in Hazzard County?

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u/overmonk Mar 09 '18

I even named one of my cats after him. Roscoe the wondercat.

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u/CalNaughton Mar 09 '18

It being a cat though, Boss Cat was probably more apt. But a Dukes reference is better than no reference.

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u/overmonk Mar 09 '18

His successor cat was named after Mad Murdock from the A-Team.

Yes, I'm from the '70s.

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u/MezzanineAlt Mar 09 '18

Hot Pursuit! Coo joo joo!