i would not ever presume to call myself a bridge man, which is a particular honorific, i am knowledgeable about structural steel. there are bridge men in the audience behind me who are supportive of my presence on the board. with the building trades, over the years they have come to represent the other workers on the bridge. as the bridges mission expanded to include buses and ferries, our presence was expanded to include them as well. that is important as well, particularly as the bridge over goes -- goes through its economic challenges in the future. i am not a transit expert. my primary means of transportation is a mix of public transit and my own two feet. my secondary means of transportation is a bicycle. i have a 1993 dodge dakota which is my vehicle for other purposes but i primarily drive it to get away from street cleaning. there are some considerable challenges, structural challenges the financially that the bridge will face a. when i last participated in negotiations on behalf of the coalition of unions on the bridge, -- at the start of every public sector to negotiation, the p