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Thu - October 1, 2009Death Train continues to stalk the innocentWhile you weren't looking, there were two
collisions on Martin Luther King Way between cars and the new Link light rail,
one last
Saturday afternoon and one early
last Sunday.
Nobody has been killed by the train yet,
emphasis on the "yet."
Posted at 06:56 PM Wed - September 30, 2009Nature is violentThis post originally said, "Here
are some pictures of a mule killing a cougar," but it turns out the
mule was just tossing around the body of a cougar the mule's owner had
shot.
I didn't THINK a mule could kill a
cougar.
Posted at 07:10 PM All aboardReaders who have never been on an Amtrak
long-distance train and want to see what it's like can go to this
page and look at all the 360-degree photos this fellow took on his
2007 ride on the California Zephyr.
He took pictures in a roomette and a bedroom
(i.e., both main types of sleepers), in the various hallways, in the dining car,
in a coach car, and in the lounge car, so you can see the whole Amtrak-riding
experience. Unfortunately, he took the pictures of the sleeping rooms during
the day, but didn't get any at night, so you can't see what the rooms look like
with the beds down. Let me describe it: They look snug.
Cozy.
Take my word for it: If you are planning an Amtrak trip, pay the extra amount and get a sleeper. Posted at 04:42 PM Wed - September 23, 2009Good night, OleFor people who miss Seattle, here on YouTube is video of
the Bardahl sign.
I expect Bardahl to soon be run out of town by
confiscatory taxes, to be replaced by something useful, like a cooperative
making organic dog food for nervous chihuahuas. Founded with federal stimulus
money.
Posted at 07:26 PM Tue - September 22, 2009The awkwardness leaps off the screenI am enjoying AwkwardFamilyPhotos.com,
which is more than I can say for the people in the photos.
Some of them are just
excruciating.
Posted at 06:59 PM Tue - September 1, 2009His name was James, not ChuckIt says here
in the Indianapolis Star that a man and a co-worker were operating a
wood chipper in Atwood, Indiana, the other day, and the co-worker went across
the street for a while, and came back, and the man was not there
anymore.
Yep, the police say they found what they
believe to be "evidence" of him in the wood chipper.
Posted at 10:25 PM Mon - August 31, 2009They knew each other when. When what?The
Daily Beast has an interesting little piece about famous people who roomed
together at college. We all knew about Tommy Lee Jones and Albert
Gore Jr, but it turns out there were many more such pairings.
None of my college roommates have become
famous, but they are all upstanding citizens, as far as anyone
knows.
Posted at 01:34 PM Tue - August 18, 2009"But I been done seen about everything ..."Here is an interesting
video of a jumbo making a crosswind landing.
Surprisingly short landing
rollout.
Posted at 12:51 PM OuchSpeaking of accidents, check out this video of a head-on
collision between two BNSF freight trains last June, taken from the
cab of the lead locomotive of one of the trains involved.
If you look closely, you can see a crew member
bail out of the locomotive of the other train as it is about to be hit. A wise
man.
It looks like the train we are on runs though a stop signal right at the start of the clip, but I'm not sure. Posted at 09:49 AM It had his numberEvery time I drive or ride through the
mountains, I think about this
happening.
Now I will think about it
more.
You know, they put up signs by the highway that say, "Caution, Falling Rocks," or "Falling Rocks," or just "Rocks." But what the heck is the motorist supposed to do about these rocks, other than not drive on that road? You would not be able to spot a rock falling off the cliff above you, and swerve out of its way. Posted at 09:40 AM Sun - August 16, 2009Turn it offIf you use your cell phone while driving, you
should watch this
little instructional video from the United Kingdom.
Yes, the driver is texting, and texting is
more impairing than talking, but talking on a cell phone
while driving is more
impairing than a 0.08 blood alcohol
level.
So just knock it off. Don't use the g.d. phone while you are driving. (Found at Gizmodo.) Posted at 12:29 PM Sat - August 15, 2009With the modern toilets, you can flush in them all, tooHe says he visited most of them by car. I
assume that's because when you are on a train, you can't get off at most
intermediate stops, and even the ones at which you can get off, you are told not
to leave the platform -- so, going by train, he would not have been able to get
all the cool snaps. But don't let that stop YOU from visiting every Amtrak
station by train.
Did you know Bellingham is the northernmost Amtrak station? I didn't either, but it makes sense. Posted at 08:39 AM Sat - August 8, 2009The new Subaru AccordianSee,
trains have a hard time stopping, which is why you don't want them on
the roads with all the people and cars and bicycles.
Laurel and Hardy did that in one of their
movies, to a Model T. But they did it for our entertainment, not to impose
their lifestyle choice on the rest of us.
Posted at 02:21 PM Wed - July 15, 2009It's good to come in on time and on budgetA chart can aid in the understanding of
complicated subjects, such
as romantic relationships.
A PERT chart is generally more useful than a
Gantt chart, but I think we all understand this chart, although your own work
may lead or lag the schedule shown (and putting more men on this job won't get
it done faster).
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