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This waterfall on Maui was so tall, I couldn't fit it in one piccy.

It was kind of a big deal in KCMO when they moved the "Pencoyd" railroad bridge from its original home in the West Bottoms, several miles to the Freighthouse District near Union Station to be used as a pedestrian bridge. The rig had a semi truck in the lead and powered, steerable, multi-axle...

I once found a mattock laying in the road passing under a freeway overpass with the handle broken in half from bouncing off the road. It bore identifying marks from the owner, however, since it would have gone through my windshield and killed me if I had come through a few minutes sooner, I...

Aaron on Dirt Perfect would say it's a "copper-headed rattle-moccasin".

Great idea! I might suggest some casters on the stand so it's easier to move around.

Not a catfish, it's a carp, but fantastic photos! Nice work!

I was once driving in rush-hour traffic on the freeway. 5 lanes moving at a good clip and I was in the middle, cars all around me, packed in tight, doing about 60. I was following a pickup in my little Yaris when a large couch cushion came out from under the truck. I couldn't move left or...

What is a high-fly? Like a bunny hop on a bicycle?

You can move furniture with them too!

If I'm reading it correctly, it sounds like it was dark (10pm) and the plane hit the truck from the rear. Occupants of the truck might not have ever seen the plane coming (until the last second). Edit: The report said one worker got out of the truck and the other one lay down in the seat just...

That raises a good ethical question. What about that stepladder laying in the middle of the freeway that's been run over 50 times and is a road hazard - do we need to leave that there because the owner might come back and get it? Crowbar laying in the road - could tear up a tire or bodywork...

"The crew and passengers were unharmed, while the vehicle’s occupants sustained minor injuries."

That's the good thing about nightmares - they don't usually happen in real life.

It is so hard to imagine a world without mechanical refrigeration....

Recent post in the "Working Railroads..." thread reminds me of one my ex-father-in-law used to say: "I'm going to go shake my grates." His wife would say she was going to "Shake the dew off her lilly".