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Originally Posted by matthewb0051
All this bridge talk reminded me of an incident I had in the 80's, albeit in a tunnel.
I was living in England and had flown back to the US for extended work at / near Norfolk Naval Base. I believe my plane got in around 4 or 5pm US East Coast time, and I went to dinner with some work mates. So my body clock thought it was after midnight.
On the way back to my hotel I was in one of the underwater tunnels between Norfolk and Hampton Roads (I believe). Next thing I know I wake up in a panic with a very deep gasp. I had only been asleep for a couple of seconds but it scared the poopoo out of me.
Never really liked those tunnels afterwards. Not a huge deal but always happy when I see the light at the opening exit.
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Wow! Those tunnels are a tight fit in the best of circumstances. No shoulders. Not a good place to fall asleep.
I would always say a prayer to the automotive gods that my pieced together rustheap p-car would make it through without breaking. It always made it, but I still get on edge in those tunnels.