Tag: maintenance

  • Please Don’t Blame the Jacksonville Bridgetenders

    Please Don’t Blame the Jacksonville Bridgetenders

    To defend decent people I must make a case for that despicable pig DeSantis, too.

  • Getting Greasy

    Pushing the boundaries.

  • Bridgetender vs. Bridge Operator

    I’ve been opening drawbridges since 2001. When I moved to the Seattle area three years ago, my official title became “Bridge Operator”. You will never hear me call myself that. I’m a bridgetender. Pure and simple. I have no idea how you’ve managed to overlook this controversy (Shame on you! Shame!), but this whole bridgetender…

  • Drawbridge FAQs

    So, there’s actually a person making the bridge open and close? Yep. I get that a lot. Nice to meet you. While there are some automated drawbridges out there (mostly railroad bridges in remote locations with little or no pedestrian traffic), the vast majority of drawbridges have a human operator. Safety is our primary concern,…