The Golden Gate Bridge should be a golden glow. It shouldn't be an
International Orange, <smile> or at least it could be a nice yellow with
gold coloured lighting !
Guy R Day
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Asgeirsson" <PAsgeirsson@worldnet.att.net>
To: "Frank" <spritenut@comcast.net>; "GUY DAY" <grday@btinternet.com>
Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2001 3:35 PM
Subject: Re: [Spridgets] going to England
> The suspension bridge in my neighborhood of Portland, OR, St. Johns
> Bridge,
> was designed by the same fellow. Can't remember his name, but I think
> it's
> fascinating he and his team did all the calculations with only a slide
> rule
> as their most advanced calculator.
>
> In some respects it's like the amazement of Franks repairing any Bugeye or
> Spridget with a hammer and parts containers called paint buckets!
>
> So far, both bridges have stood from their beginning! The "Anti Rust"
> color
> of the Golden Gate bridge is, I think called, International Orange.
>
> Pa
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Frank" <spritenut@comcast.net>
> To: "GUY DAY" <grday@btinternet.com>
> Cc: <spridgets@autox.team.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, April 07, 2009 1:21 PM
> Subject: Re: [Spridgets] going to England
>
>
>> GUY DAY wrote:
>> >
>> >
>> > * Why is the Golden Gate Bridge painted anti-rust red? It was rather
>> > disappointing. <smile>
>> >
>>
>> The GATE was golden but somebody decided having a gate on the bridge was
>> a PITA so they took it off.
>> You did not cross the Golden Bridge now did you? ;)
>> But California is the "golden state"
>>
>> --
>> Frank Clarici
>> Toms River, NJ
>> My own Fleet of Sprites
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