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You're not allowed to end it all. Ever.
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RE: You're not allowed to end it all. Ever.
And some history:

Quote:In his original design for the Golden Gate Bridge, engineer Joseph Strauss included a structure to deter suicide. He specified a safety railing of five feet six inches, capped in a manner difficult for any climber to grasp. Strauss advertised the Bridge through the press as practically suicide-proof. Architect Irving Morrow changed that design, and specified a lower railing.
Ref: http://www.bridgerail.org/the-issue-a-th...action-why

Irving Morrow was of short stature and wanted to see over the edge. What was the cost for his change?

Quote:Within weeks of the 1937 opening, the Golden Gate Bridge witnessed its first suicide. In early 1939, with the Bridge open only 18 months, the suicide count reached 11 and the California Highway Patrol began to express its concern publicly.
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You're not allowed to end it all. Ever. - by Welsh cake - June 28, 2014 at 11:24 am
RE: You're not allowed to end it all. Ever. - by KUSA - June 28, 2014 at 1:14 pm
RE: You're not allowed to end it all. Ever. - by Cato - June 29, 2014 at 10:26 am
RE: You're not allowed to end it all. Ever. - by Jenny A - June 29, 2014 at 11:03 am
RE: You're not allowed to end it all. Ever. - by Losty - June 29, 2014 at 1:36 pm
RE: You're not allowed to end it all. Ever. - by Autumnlicious - June 29, 2014 at 1:06 pm
RE: You're not allowed to end it all. Ever. - by ShaMan - June 29, 2014 at 1:28 pm
RE: You're not allowed to end it all. Ever. - by Cinjin - June 29, 2014 at 1:43 pm
RE: You're not allowed to end it all. Ever. - by Losty - June 29, 2014 at 2:18 pm
RE: You're not allowed to end it all. Ever. - by Cato - June 30, 2014 at 7:33 am
RE: You're not allowed to end it all. Ever. - by Jenny A - June 29, 2014 at 11:19 pm
RE: You're not allowed to end it all. Ever. - by Elskidor - June 29, 2014 at 10:53 pm

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