I-35W

[DiveCaptDean]

My parents called me this eavening around 8pm...at this time i knew nothing of this terrible event.....They had been traveling home in their motor coach...playing road tag with a very distinguishable semi for roughly 200 miles....They were  planning to run through mpls on I35 right at rush hours time but because of construction traffic, my dad decided to jump off on hwy 100( i believe) and avoid the traffic mess.....when he arrived home he found out about the collapse and began to get rather upset when he saw the truck he was running with on fire and lying next to the school bus on the bridge.  I am very fortunate and greateful that my family was not directly affected by this...and am so sorry for those families that were.  I dont think we will ever understand why things like this happen in life...I see no good reason for disasterous death and pain.......My thoughts go out to those that are directly affected as well as those public safety folks...crews..helpers..divers...firemen..police...and any other individual that finds it within their duty to assist in the recovery and clean up of this site.....please be safe..and thank you for what you do...

deano