3 Word Story Thread!

John Landolfi wrote:

Vahrenkamp wrote:

John Landolfi wrote:

Vahrenkamp wrote:

SJM wrote: rusty beams of

the Bay Bridge



(thread makes sense, remember there are others telling this story too )

rusty beams? have you seen the Bay Bridge? What does rust have to do with the story?

Actually yes I have, my brother in law is an engineer that was working on the bridge a couple years ago and during our holiday visit that year we did all the touristy things, including heading out over the Bay Bridge. Here's an article you might enjoy that address the corrosion problems of the bridge: www.sacbee.com/2013/05/18/5431401/corros...-new-bay-bridge.html


So 'rusty' was a completely appropriate word to describe the condition of this bridge. And supports the direction and flow of this thread. The user who used that word wasn't the disruptor of the flow of this thread Don't mean to point fingers No hard feelings, just thought in this example things were fine and should have been left alone.

Without turning this thread away from its purpose, I still need to point out that the fact that bridges need constant maintenance is not relevant to the story we are attempting to move along the thread, which, a cursory reading would reveal, has more to do with the photographing of an interesting landscape by some adventurous photographers than the required frequency of primer coating on the bridge. And, if you think that this supports the direction and flow of this thread, perhaps you haven't read much of it yourself. As you say, no hard feelings, no feelings of any kind, really.

The fact that the bridge is under construction or in need of it only came up because you questioned "had I seen the bridge". Using the word "Rusty" to describe the bridge is no different than saying the "Rusty" nail or the "rusty" car... it's a word that paints a picture.

Vahrenkamp wrote:

Fiesta! wrote: morning fog that

created a blanket

which defused most

of the light

until the sun

Vahrenkamp wrote:

John Landolfi wrote:

Vahrenkamp wrote:

John Landolfi wrote:

Vahrenkamp wrote:

SJM wrote: rusty beams of

the Bay Bridge



(thread makes sense, remember there are others telling this story too )

rusty beams? have you seen the Bay Bridge? What does rust have to do with the story?

Actually yes I have, my brother in law is an engineer that was working on the bridge a couple years ago and during our holiday visit that year we did all the touristy things, including heading out over the Bay Bridge. Here's an article you might enjoy that address the corrosion problems of the bridge: www.sacbee.com/2013/05/18/5431401/corros...-new-bay-bridge.html


So 'rusty' was a completely appropriate word to describe the condition of this bridge. And supports the direction and flow of this thread. The user who used that word wasn't the disruptor of the flow of this thread Don't mean to point fingers No hard feelings, just thought in this example things were fine and should have been left alone.

Without turning this thread away from its purpose, I still need to point out that the fact that bridges need constant maintenance is not relevant to the story we are attempting to move along the thread, which, a cursory reading would reveal, has more to do with the photographing of an interesting landscape by some adventurous photographers than the required frequency of primer coating on the bridge. And, if you think that this supports the direction and flow of this thread, perhaps you haven't read much of it yourself. As you say, no hard feelings, no feelings of any kind, really.

The fact that the bridge is under construction or in need of it only came up because you questioned "had I seen the bridge". Using the word "Rusty" to describe the bridge is no different than saying the "Rusty" nail or the "rusty" car... it's a word that paints a picture.

But, is the condition of the bridge what the story is about? Doesn't "rusty bridge" convey an image of a neglected structure, while the previous posts refer to an idyllic, lovely morning scene building up to a photo climax? This thread was a jumble of posts that went nowhere until many posters decided it would be more fun to actually create a story that had some coherence and structure, which requires the willingness to get the intent and direction of the story before posting. This is what most posters on this thread have been doing. If someone wants to tell a different story, they can, of course, start another thread to tell another story . Or not. Collegiality seems a forgotten concept.

burnt away the

cover, pictorially revealing

a stunning skyline

. Tne Transamerica building

standing tall amongst

the other buildings

, caught the first

light from the

rapidly rising sun

assuring a fantastic