I just read an inspiring blog post about Building the Brooklyn Bridge. While the article isn’t 100% accurate (note the comment on power tools), it was worth reading. I’ll quote a little:
 When Brooklyn and New York’s population was booming at the end of the 19th century, the best way to get to and from Brooklyn was via ferries. As solutions were considered, I’m sure there were those who simply thought, “More boats!†….
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April 11th, 2009 at 8:17 am
I love articles like this. Looking at history in ways that help us visualize our current problems differently. I’m sure the author intended to make the parallel between the people who today think “drill-baby-drill”as the solution to the energy crisis with those who thought “more ferries” was the solution to transport to and from Manhattan.
Here’s an interesting fun fact. If every family on earth had a refrigerator, we would not nearly have enough fossil fuels to last a year. BTW – I need to find the source for that quote but it highlights to me that ….”more ferries” and “drill-baby-drill” is the problem, not the solution.