There are plenty of people who coast across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge without even a flicker of anxiety, never giving a thought to any greater calamity than whether they forgot the sunscreen or made an error in judgment in packing the Speedo.
But for some people, the 4.3-mile span sparks feelings from mild consternation to outright panic. What if the bridge sways or collapses? What if an erratic driver forces them out of their lane and into the drink? Or worse still, what if they completely freak out and in a state of panic accidentally drive themselves into the bay?
Date: Thursday, August 07, 2008
By: William Douglas, Special to BlackAmericaWeb.com
The longer Philadelphia Eagles guard Shawn Andrews was missing from training camp, the more suspicious some fans grew as to the reasons why.
He's probably on drugs, some diehards speculated in the blogosphere. He's holding out for more money, others wrote on the Philadelphia newspapers Web pages. He's fat, lazy and just doesn't want to get hurt in football contact drills, still others opined.