Rob's Project 12 for 2014
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Kias
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Not really sure. When I was taking those pictures, a lady asked me if I was going to publish them. She thought I was from the paper. Then she said I should come back and take photos of all the broken eggs, nests, and baby birds floppin around.
Sheesh... Morbid much?
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Kias
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Been gone for a week or two, and I get back and come here to see what's been going on, and the first thing I see is this:
Whoa... I haven't clicked on it yet to see what's going on, wanted to say, "Whoa" first. LOL
Ok, I clicked on it. Looks like some kind of server thing, must of lost it's mind. It's counted every like ever received. haha
Whoa... I haven't clicked on it yet to see what's going on, wanted to say, "Whoa" first. LOL
Ok, I clicked on it. Looks like some kind of server thing, must of lost it's mind. It's counted every like ever received. haha
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Oh wow you need to send me a few bottles after seeing those after photos Yikes! Why would they do that?!!! IDK Kias you must make more wine and send it north after posting these photos and stories! First baby bunnies and lawn mowers and now crazy lumberjack gone mad in your town 
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Kias
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Oh wow you need to send me a few bottles after seeing those after photos Yikes! Why would they do that?!!! IDK Kias you must make more wine and send it north after posting these photos and stories! First baby bunnies and lawn mowers and now crazy lumberjack gone mad in your town
Working on getting half my barn setup as a bonded winery, tiz why I've been a little scarce. It's time other peoples money pay for my stupid hobby. I'll have my own micro-winery when done. Actually, I'll be an official "Garagiste" when I'm done. It's really a real thing! Go ahead Google it, I'll wait.
I'll have to read up on shipping to Canada. It's a complete nightmare shipping around the states. I think international shipments are tax free (for me) and a lot easier. Could be completely wrong on that though.
Ok, just had a quick read at winelaw.ca Looks like you guys are as messed up as us when it comes to shipping alcohol around. Lemme figure out how to ship in my own state first. :very_drunk:
Lots of homework. Lots of paperwork. Lots of reading. Lots of paperwork. Lots of regulations. (950 pages making their way through the mail to me right now. That's just the federal regs!) There's also lots of paperwork involved. Did I mention lots of paperwork?
Anyway... Standby... Bunnies and lawnmowers and crazy lumberjacks... Pffffttt. That's nothing!
Kias
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Dateline, July 3rd 2014.
8:32 am, approximately one country block from where I was sitting at work, the unthinkable became thinkable. 16 cars derailed, 14 completely off the tracks. No one was sitting in their car at the crossing, no one was hurt, and no damage (other than railroad property, a few phone poles, and the county maintained roads). Everything fell to the south side of the track. See what would've happened if they fell to the north? There's actually residential housing almost kissing those track a little to the right of the first photo.
Some thirty five miles west and about 1500 feet south of this track sits my house. (It's where I get all those train pics I take) That, somehow, made me the resident expert on all things train related that day at work. <Shrug>
Everybody kept asking me what was going to happen. Like I work for Norfolk Southern...
I told them, Well... This is the main track in Northwest Ohio. It goes from Toledo to Chicago and all points beyond. Right now there's billions of dollars of goods and merchandise that aren't moving. What they'll do is push everything off the track, fix the rails, and the trains will start to move again. In the meantime, they'll probably reroute the trains through Michigan. Everything else is irrelevant. Money talks.
It was an eerily quiet night at home. July 4th was also creepy sounding. Come July 5th though. Trains every 15 minutes, like clockwork! I knew they had the section open again.
Fast forward almost a month... Their toys are still on the side of the track.
This whole thing also strengthened my theory that stopping back 10 or 20 feet from the crossing is not going to save you. No, not one bit. Train cars are much much bigger when they're not on the tracks!
8:32 am, approximately one country block from where I was sitting at work, the unthinkable became thinkable. 16 cars derailed, 14 completely off the tracks. No one was sitting in their car at the crossing, no one was hurt, and no damage (other than railroad property, a few phone poles, and the county maintained roads). Everything fell to the south side of the track. See what would've happened if they fell to the north? There's actually residential housing almost kissing those track a little to the right of the first photo.
Some thirty five miles west and about 1500 feet south of this track sits my house. (It's where I get all those train pics I take) That, somehow, made me the resident expert on all things train related that day at work. <Shrug>
Everybody kept asking me what was going to happen. Like I work for Norfolk Southern...
I told them, Well... This is the main track in Northwest Ohio. It goes from Toledo to Chicago and all points beyond. Right now there's billions of dollars of goods and merchandise that aren't moving. What they'll do is push everything off the track, fix the rails, and the trains will start to move again. In the meantime, they'll probably reroute the trains through Michigan. Everything else is irrelevant. Money talks.
It was an eerily quiet night at home. July 4th was also creepy sounding. Come July 5th though. Trains every 15 minutes, like clockwork! I knew they had the section open again.
Fast forward almost a month... Their toys are still on the side of the track.
This whole thing also strengthened my theory that stopping back 10 or 20 feet from the crossing is not going to save you. No, not one bit. Train cars are much much bigger when they're not on the tracks!
Kias
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They initially evacuated everyone around as some strange gooey substance was leaking from a car. Turned out it was just vegetable oil.
Could've been a lot worse I suppose. I watch trainloads of nasty chemicals stroll on by. That's just the cars that are marked. I have no idea about the ones that aren't marked! Saw a spent nuclear fuel shipping cask go by once. That was actually the only time I've felt completely safe. I've seen the testing those things go through. If it fell off the track, it'd bounce around and be just fine.
Could've been a lot worse I suppose. I watch trainloads of nasty chemicals stroll on by. That's just the cars that are marked. I have no idea about the ones that aren't marked! Saw a spent nuclear fuel shipping cask go by once. That was actually the only time I've felt completely safe. I've seen the testing those things go through. If it fell off the track, it'd bounce around and be just fine.
sonicbuffalo_RIP
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Nice shots of the train wreck....hope they get the toys out of there!
Kias
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Well, I got a couple of cheap speedlights today, along with some umbrellas and a couple stands. Going to have to play some other day, I really don't feel good.
There just happened to be a willing subject right in front of me when I attached the light to the camera. First shot with a cheap speedlight. Whoda thunk a flash would light things up like that!
There just happened to be a willing subject right in front of me when I attached the light to the camera. First shot with a cheap speedlight. Whoda thunk a flash would light things up like that!
Kias
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Tapwater Coffee is the best!! #EmptyGlassCity
This was to poke fun at my friends who have no water right now. Well, they have no drinkable tapwater. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, go over here http://nikonites.com/off-topic/24569-toledo-oh-water-supply-update.html#axzz39IHkWULO
This was to poke fun at my friends who have no water right now. Well, they have no drinkable tapwater. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, go over here http://nikonites.com/off-topic/24569-toledo-oh-water-supply-update.html#axzz39IHkWULO
Hi Wthorsen!
Finally made it to the end, huh?
LOL Ha Ha Ha
It was so much fun scanning through your thread, for some reason I have not found your thread before. You made my night I really like your shots and your sense of humor. Thanks for being patient with me sending all of the likes
Kias
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Cause I'm off the water grid!