Big Ben Retires & Then Bridges Start Collapsing In Pittsburgh

Look as I said in my previous post, it has been an emotional week for Pittsburgh. The news of Big Ben retiring sent shockwaves throughout the city. Quite literally.

PHOTO: New look at the scene of the bridge collapse courtesy Pgh Public Safety. Fire Chief estimates first responders had to rappel more than 100 feet to get to the 3-4 vehicles that fell. @wpxi pic.twitter.com/MNtFgDJuHd

— Pete DeLuca WPXI (@PeteDeLucaTV) January 28, 2022

A damn bridge collapsed to honor Big Ben’s retirement. Thank the lord no one was killed or fatally wounded because what a terrifying sight. A worst nightmare scenario for me. I have driven over and walked underneath that bridge hundreds of times. The worst part about all of this? Someone tried to warn the city back in December 2018.

@Pgh311 I hope someone is keeping an eye on the underside of the Forbes Avenue bridge over Frick Park? One of the big "X" beams is rusted through entirely (and, yes, I see the cables, so it's probably not a crisis). pic.twitter.com/UQScawPEGQ

— Dr. G Kochanski (@gpk320) December 29, 2018

Did this guy have any idea that his tweet be extremely relevant in 2022? No. But he also probably didn’t think that Big Ben would retire in 2022. It’s going to be hard to explain this one for city officials. Somebody is losing a job and it’s not just Ben as the Steelers quarterback.

If you need further evidence that we live in a simulation here’s your proof:

President Biden just toured the Pittsburgh bridge collapse site and talked with the officials involved in the operation. He'll be heading to his scheduled event in Hazelwood shortly.

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PHOTOS FROM THE SCENE >> https://t.co/D5Lg7pS3tr pic.twitter.com/R06Egz3SZ3

— WPXI (@WPXI) January 28, 2022

President Biden was scheduled to come to Pittsburgh to give a speech on infrastructure today. I do NOT believe in coincidences. First Big Ben retires, now this. Cool simulation guys.

Imagine being this lucky:

The real heroes from today are the first responders, ensuring everyone’s safety and made sure that everyone got out alive that was effected. This Port Authority bus driver is a legend:

NEW: Port Authority bus driver, Daryl Luciani wants to thank all the first responders who responded to the bridge collapse this morning.

He told me he has driven on Fern Hollow Bridge hundreds of times in his career @WPXI pic.twitter.com/bqj6VtYKQo

— Gabriella DeLuca (@GabriellaDeLuca) January 28, 2022

It’s been a tough week for Pittsburghers. Let’s just hope nothing else bad happens and hopefully the Bengals lose on Sunday.