Tag: Bridge Operators

  • McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum and Paying Homage to Chicago Drawbridges

    McCormick Bridgehouse & Chicago River Museum and Paying Homage to Chicago Drawbridges

    Chicago: The spiritual center for drawbridge enthusiasts.

  • A Note on Complacency

    Don’t get lazy. What you do matters.

  • Mini-Comics about Drawbridges

    Seattle’s bridges were included in two new works of art!

  • The Heart of My Drawbridge

    Videos of my drawbridge in action!

  • &%#$ Drawbridges!

    I’ve been making people late to work for more than 18 years.

  • Anticipatory Stress

    Fight or flight should be reserved for the moment when you spot the mountain lion, not for when you’ve heard that there might be one within a 10 mile radius.

  • What’s the Actual View?

    It occurs to me that despite this blog’s name, I haven’t shown you the actual view from one of my drawbridges in quite some time. This view is what inspires my writing, and this job is what gives me the time to write, so I’m very grateful for both. What follows are some pictures I…

  • Where are All the Bridgetenders?

    Bridge operators are a quirky group. We like our privacy. We tend to be slow to trust. We like to be kings of our castles, so to speak. Plus some of us (not me, not anymore) work under some draconian rules and have to fear for our livelihood. That’s probably why there isn’t a widespread…