Que Pasa?....i.e.What's Happening?

While traveling on the Gandy Bridge last week, I was caught in the traffic of a bridge mishap which stalled traffic for hours.

Since I was headed to MacDill AFB for a 2:00 p.m. appointment,
time was of the essence....

Upon talking to a police officer who informed us that there could be no movement until it was proven that the infrastructure was stabilized enough for removal safety.....all we could do was .....wait.
I was the tenth car, west bound and almost off bridge on Tampa side when incident occurred...seems that a tug carrying a large petroleum barge had its cable break and the wind blew it off course into the concrete supports of the Gandy Bridge...
Coast Guard boats arrived, helicopter support responded, divers and infrastructure professionals quickly arrived on the scene...
What intrigued me profoundly is the fact that as we 'stranded' got out of our cars, trucks, etc., everyone seemed to be on a cell phone contacting someone about their 'dilemma'...
Reaching out to the other people in our lives,

in an emergency is a human 'reflex' action...

cell phones enable this at the speed of sound....
I quickly thought over the contents of my car for some kind of floating, life-saving device, in the event the bridge had been compromised and could be crumbling, sight unseen, from the surface......Praying was second nature.....
.......The logistics of turning around 7-10 miles of traffic (big trucks etc.) on the bridge and entry road was enormous. We were well taken care of and I salute all the people involved who accomplished their mission

in an orderly and efficient way.
It will take a couple of weeks of repair, with one traffic lane open only,

but what could have been a real disaster was simply a minor inconvenience....

in the good ole U.S.A.
Thank God for other people....who help.....other people!