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Originally Posted by L-Pink
I was watching a History Channel special and saw a segment on building this bridge. So many people were dying that contractors turned to volunteer prison labor to finish it . Total cost an unbelievable $400,000.
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Was it an episode of Modern Marvels? I remember watching that some years ago while I was living in South Florida and getting more and more homesick.
THE PACIFIC COAST HIGHWAY - MODERN MARVELS - Discovery/Science/Travel (documentary) - Video Dailymotion
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Originally Posted by Rochard
You understand that while 75F in January is nice, that will translate into warmer temps inland during the summer. When you have two months of 105F weather sixty miles from the coast, well, that sucks.
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I grew up in the San Joaquin Valley, 105 is a normal summer day. I remember one day I was working on the farm in the sun when the DJ came on the radio saying it was 113, meh.
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Originally Posted by Rochard
In Phoenix one year it hit 122F. Imagine what happens when it hits 112F in Los Angeles.
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Too Late!
Los Angeles - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The highest recorded temperature in downtown Los Angeles is 113 °F (45 °C) on September 27, 2010
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