Re: San Mateo bridge

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Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2002 10:34:01 -0700 (PDT)
From: Ken Poulton <poulton@zonker.labs.agilent.com-DeleteThis.com>
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Subject: Re:  San Mateo bridge

> I was reading about a sailor who reached the west pillar at the bottom
> of the San Mateo bridge. A friend of mine also ended up losing gear
> in this manner a couple years ago. In my friend's case though, I
> believe he was on the east pillar. (!) My question is this: do both
> pillars have ladders or someway that one can climb up?

The pillar just west of the shipping channel does have a ladder
(enclosed in a safety cage). I did not look closely enough to see if it
was locked.

> Also, my friend wasn't lucky enough to have a radio, so he climbed up
> the pillar all the way to the walkway underneath the road (yeah, it
> blows my mind, too).

I was happy not to repeat this feat!

A friend thought he saw a sail by the S side frontage road, E end of the
Dumbarton Bridge on Sunday, but it's not there now. Does anyone have
any other clues about my rig?

Thanks,

Ken Poulton

"In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right
thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst thing
you can do is nothing." -- Theodore Roosevelt

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