Stupidfool.org

... falling down, falling down

Bridge officials said they did not know how the crack occurred but said the eyebar did not fail because of strain from the project that necessitated this weekend's closure.

"There's a lot of rust in the crack, so it's been there for a while," Forner said.

via www.sfgate.com

That's reassuring.

Wildfires

The Big Picture has photos of the wildfires in Southern California. I like this shot for the scale, but many of the others, like this one of two teenagers on a rooftop looking up at the fires, show the impact.