I've missed too much stuff getting blown up over the years, and I was NOT going to miss THIS.

[albadger]

Warren Hall, beloved ugly tower in the Hayward Hills, was scheduled to be destroyed this morning, and I could have stayed home & watched it on streaming computer internet, or channel 7, but I thought, I missed the Dumbarton Bridge being blown up, I missed that dorm hall at CSUSF being blown up, I missed the Reichstag Fire, I will NOT miss this. So I drove down Mission Boulevard (which has a clear view of the tower most of the way), thinking I could park at the bottom of the hill and watch from there. As did about 300,000 other idiots, because Mission south of downtown Hayward was a complete mess. I was fortunate to be able to turn around and just park opposite the 99.99 Cent Store/Big Lots/Carls Jr complex, a good view from 1.7 miles away.

I was able to spot the Face of Satan in the cloud of dust that rose up from the collapse. Were you?

Didn't get a video myself, but there are great ones on YouTube already. This is the best, even with the doofus at the beginning:

Comments

[mrdreamjeans.livejournal.com]

What's the fascination with blowing things up?:)

[andybr.livejournal.com]

Nope. Didn't see the face of satan. But I did a search on Dumbarton Bridge and found a heap of other bridges being blown up.

[danthered.livejournal.com]

Whoah…!

Thanks for posting this. Good to see from ya. :-)

[dhpbear.livejournal.com]

They done blowed it up real good!