Travel Photos — Where in the World 005

On a day I’m recovering from the Shingles vaccination (second dose), I figure I’d do a simple post that won’t much tax my weakened state.

If you see errors or muddled writing, it’s not the regular me; it’s the me who’s functioning on about three hours of sleep and coming off a fever.

Anyway, as mentioned before, all the WitW photos are collected in THIS<<link SmugMug Gallery.  Each new post will identify the previous post’s photo. The poll below is mostly to amuse and entertain, but I name the location and possibly a red herring or two. It’s fine with me if you look up the answer, and I won’t care much which name you vote for because, hey, you might want to amuse yourself as well. I’m even opening it up to multiple voting (depending on how it goes) for people who might like more than one answer. Let me know if it doesn’t work.

The previous post<<link showcased Church Rock, in Utah<<link. If you go to the SmugMug Gallery, you’ll see the Google Earth screen captures of the formation.

Here we go with the next offering. I photographed this bridge in 2005, the same year we moved to Colorado. Free Hint: the bridge is not in Colorado.

Side Note: I’m using blocks for this post (just to keep in practice) and they are as finicky and irksome as ever. I’ve had problems replacing/uploading photos and when I manage it, I need to go in and reset the defaults to what I want. Plus, twice now, I had to kill the browser window and get back in because the interface froze when uploading photos. What should have been a 15 minutes process is stretching to close to 45 minutes. Honest, I would like to sit down with whoever is programming this and have a chat . . . a chat involving a baseball bat. OK, I’m kidding, but the interface is crappy. Maybe I’m just not the “right” kind of content provider.

Anyway, if it’s not evident from the photo, the upper part is where cars cross the river, and the lower part is for pedestrians . . .

I can give a few other hints . . . that bridge is along a pretty famous road, and the river — unlike many rivers — does not provide a natural boundary between States. Is it in the States? I don’t want to give too many hints, but I wouldn’t rule Venezuela out.

Sure, people could use Google search and easily find the place, but give a shot at the poll before you do that . . . meanwhile, a gallery of artistic renditions.

. . . and here’s the poll . . .

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    1. The two-shots Shingles vaccine is a lot more effective than the old single shot. The reaction is relatively mild and not long-lasting (I’m already better). This is the information from the CDC about the vaccine: https://bit.ly/3bN72Vo

      The thing with shingles is that the complications can be debilitating (meaning, the vaccine symptoms are nothing compared to what happens when you get shingles): https://bit.ly/2KlaYBo

      Worse yet, there is no treatment; you just have to let it run its course and hope you won’t be permanently damaged. Enough people deal with debilitating pain (something like 40%?) from an outbreak of shingles that Melisa and I had no qualms about getting the better vaccine — the old one had a 51% efficacy rate, whereas the new one is 97%. Feeling bad for one day is not a big deal.

      Unfortunately, we will now have to wait to get the COVID Vaccine, but as soon as we are clear to take it, we’re going to. I can only speak for myself, but if you have concern based on hokum “science” that pops up on an internet search (usually anecdotal) I would advise to thoroughly research the data. Then, if you still don’t want it, cool.

      Just don’t make decisions based on Mildred in Iowa hearing from her aunt that a friend is reluctant to take it because she read something negative in some obscure website (we often focus on the negative because it plays to our fears . . . something Cable News and Pundits use to their advantage).

      I suggest you play the odds. For instance, there is a small chance that wearing a seatbelt might trap you in the car if you have an accident . . . but a certainty that your face will get lacerated by the windshield (and you’re more likely to die) if you don’t.

      Everything we do in life has risk, but I’d much rather trust the experts than Mildred and her aunt’s friend.

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      1. I had shingles when I was 20 yes very young and such horrid pain. I am under 65 and take a biologic shot so doctor told me to remain masked as I am not a candidate for injections at least not for the moment so I will scrub extra good and stay away from people.

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  4. Amazing bridge! Cool photos of it!
    I’ve always enjoyed bridges. When we lived in the SF Bay Area we had many of them to cross to just getting around to work, play, and other places.
    I voted! I voted!
    (((HUGS)))

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    2. Thank you, and two votes are better than one (or something like that).

      Since moving here, I’ve crossed a number of bridges (rivers to the south, east, and west of us). Unfortunately, they don’t have places I can stop and snap photos. Annoying that.

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  5. Two conversations with my doctor two years ago:

    Me: “Doctor, should I have the shingles vaccine?”
    Doctor: “Yes and I’ll give it to you both after your wife’s condition improves.”

    Me (a month later): Doctor, I went to A&E with chest pains and they diagnosed shingles.”

    An inspiring bridge image!

    I voted for “Bidet Flush Bridge” because I like the name – where’s my prize?

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    1. So, did you ever get the vaccine? Because if you had shingles once, it’s likely to reoccur.

      And, oh so sorry . . . the correct answer is Venezuela General Rafael Urdaneta Bridge . . . so close, you were.

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      1. No, I’m still not vaccinated against shingles. My Bride’s auto-immune system is compromised and she can’t have it yet and for some medical reason that means I can’t have it.

        And yes, it !@#$%^&*!! well did reoccur….

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        1. But, wait . . . if you had/have shingles, you could pass that on to her (contact with blisters), so that can’t be it . . . as I said, very strange.
          I’m curious if you know why you can’t have it because if it’s a matter of contagion with antibodies and/or dead (or live) viruses, you already have them.

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      2. That seems strange . . . until you realize you could pass it onto her (that’s my guess).

        But, I guess that as long as it well reoccurred, it’s not as bad as if it had horribly reoccurred.

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  7. It seems I was correct, not that I have read the comments, mind you your clue was pretty hard to miss.
    Shingles jab, I never knew they existed, I must check it out as I know I missed out on having chicken pox as a kid, although I’m not sure if that is relevant…looks like I better do some reading!

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    2. By the way, don’t take personally me not following your blog. One of the first things I do when someone comments on my blog is I read their “About” page. My interaction is then based on the rules I list under my “About” and “FAQ” pages.

      You fall under one of my unwritten and unbreakable rules not specifically covered on those pages … I don’t follow anyone who’s underage. Actually, that I know of, I don’t follow anyone under 30 years of age.

      Nothing personal, of course, and all are welcome here, irrespective of age, creeds, race, and whether they have watched Firefly or not. That last one is a marginal thing, but I finally relented.

      However, be aware that while I try to keep this at a PG rating, content and comments can sometimes drift into the “R” rating.

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