They make it sound like the bridge belongs to Omaha... They only built half of it...We built the other half...and we met in the middle. Both sides of the bridge are being built up.. The Quest center is on the Omaha side...Our side is more open with a park feeling....Most of Omaha side had already been built years ago with factories and such. But yes it is beautiful.... We (Omaha and Council Bluffs) are also building another new bridge, which both side are nearly to the middle...but it is a car bridge that will be replacing the old Veterans Memorial bridge...which I call the scary bridge.... I'm anxious to have that one replaced. I use it a lot and it is a little skinny single lane each way bridge...that the concrete is chunking off of and the metal is rusty looking...LOL...I pray everytime I have to use it...

On a bus trip going from the Copan Ruins in Honduras back to our ship on the other side of the country the sun and light was such that even a field of old rusty equipment was breathtaking. And here is a rusty bridge from the same bus trip that makes Ruthie's bridge from yesterday look safe. And a hearty welcome to Joanna.

The base of this style of lamp has to be very heavy to keep the lamp from tipping over. Even with a heavy base, these are subject to tipping. The wider the spread of the feet, the better resistance to tipping. The spread of the feet of your lamp is not very much, so use care in placing the lamp for use. Often, the original shade gets broken so replacements are common. Feel really lucky if you have an original shade. For good design, the base should be very heavy with the rest of the lamp made with light weight parts. Another weak spot is the electrical lamp socket. This type of socket pulls apart with ease and the entire weight of the shade is hanging on the socket. This socket is held together by a few small detents mating with the lanced ring of holes. The socket is put togeher by snapping the two halves together; It is taken apart by pressing the bottom part inward to release the detents. It is easily bent near the cutout that clears the switch stem. I can not be sure, but you may have the original socket. The old sockets were larger in diameter than modern ones. I have a similar style lamp and needed to replace the inner insulation liner and switch. That's when i discovered the difference in sizes. I wished to preserve its antique nature, but could not readily find the proper electrical repair parts. The new parts were smaller in diameter and the entire assembly fit inside the old shell. I installed new parts, but kept the old pieces so that if I ever found original, serviceable, parts, I could return the lamp to its original shape. About the base. My lamp has a heavy cast ion base. However, the corrosion on the base of your lamp has a blue-green color (possibly copper sulfate) indicating that the base may be a copper alloy, maybe brass or bronze. Check it with a magnet. An iron or steel base will be strongly magnetic; a brass or bronze base is not magnetic. The material may affect you choice of cleaning materials and methods. If the base is bronze, try to retain its patina and clean off only loose dirt and grunge. The corrosion color may not accurately predict the base material because there is the possibility that something got spilled on it like battery acid.

Thank you, everyone. He was a lovely cat, and he was best friends with the other two cats in that photo. The other two have been doing some serious meowing for him, especially the first night he was gone from here. Last night it was more quiet on their part.