I'm surprised he didn't swiss cheese the dash, but I get a kick out of the lack of decorative trim around the instruments, and the holes in the key? Awesome
Monday, October 05, 2026
Fritz Schiedel was a bit obsessed with making this Porsche 550A as light as possible for racing ( bought directly from Porsche competition director at Sebring in '58, never raced, a backup car for the new RSK) Thank you John!
I'm surprised he didn't swiss cheese the dash, but I get a kick out of the lack of decorative trim around the instruments, and the holes in the key? Awesome
An 18-year-old from was arrested after police said he stole a Star Brass steam whistle before it was stolen from the 1921 Cooke steam locomotive at Central Park in Sutherlin, Oregon. (thank you George! )
185 speed cameras are going live in Los Angeles
Over a single week in September, Malibu's handful of speed cameras clocked about 100,000 speed violations
A federal judge in Oklahoma has ruled that a warrantless search of a vehicle’s monthlong location history through automated license-plate reader databases violated the Fourth Amendment, that Flock cameras pose an unconstitutional surveillance risk,
A Tulsa County deputy’s search of her license plate through Flock and VehicleManager systems amounted to an unconstitutional search.
A deputy had access to about 30 days of vehicle-location information across several states and found more than 50 sightings tied to a rental vehicle, according to the ruling. The deputy initially searched the California plate after seeing it on an Oklahoma highway, before he had identified a traffic violation or other basis to suspect criminal activity.
The court found that police cannot use a vast network of cameras to indiscriminately collect vehicle data, then retrieve a detailed history of a person’s movements on demand without probable cause and a warrant. U.S. District Judge Sara E. Hill said the technology can reveal sensitive information, including visits to medical providers, lawyers, fertility clinics, casinos or liquor stores.
The decision drew on Supreme Court privacy rulings involving cellphone location data, including *Carpenter v. United States* and this year’s *Chatrie v. United States*. The judge wrote that while motorists are visible on public roads, people can still have a reasonable expectation of privacy in “the whole of their physical movements” when law enforcement compiles and searches weeks of location records.
"Freedom from persistent, dragnet-style surveillance while in public is not a foreign concept in our society, and it is a reasonable expectation that society already accepts," wrote Hill.
In Fort Pierce, former Officer Josepher Crutchfield was arrested on four felony counts related to unauthorized computer access after police accused him of searching his ex-girlfriend’s license plate 382 times through the Flock database between October 2025 and July 2026, largely while off duty and without a legitimate law-enforcement purpose. He has not been convicted.
two 11-year-olds, founders of TJ & JT Mowing Service, completed a 50 Yard Challenge in Alabama, to mow 50 yards for the elderly, veterans, and people unable to care for their lawns for free.
He gave both teens a mower, a blower, and a trimmer for their hard work, hoping they would use their new equipment to expand their business. “Giving these boys lawn equipment is teaching them discipline,” Smith said. “If they tell someone they are going to mow a lawn, they need to mow the lawn.” he added. “This could be the beginning of a successful lawn service.”
Smith’s commitment to caring for people’s lawns began in 2015, and the following year he went viral for helping a 93-year-old woman who could no longer mow her lawn. Smith had set a bold goal of mowing lawns for free in all 50 states. His goal was to promote his initiative that “provides free lawn care to our elders, those who are disabled, single mothers, and our veterans, who do not have the time, resources, and/or money to manicure their yards.”
As part of this goal, he created the 50 Yard Challenge, which has been a smashing success.
As of mid-2026, more than 6,000 pre-teens and teens have signed up for the challenge across the United States, up from 4,588 in May 2023. If everyone completes it, the total number of lawns mowed for free by Smith’s Raising Men & Women Lawn Care Service will reach well over 300,000.
Kids and teens can take part in the challenge by sending them a photo holding up a sign that says, “I accept the 50 Yard Challenge,”
After completing the challenge, the child or teen will receive a mower, a blower, and a trimmer
https://www.upworthy.com/50-lawnmower-man-challenge-ex1/
Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that aimed to boost oversight of California’s High-Speed Rail Authority.
Newsom’s veto comes two weeks after the investigative office released a scathing report in which its auditors found that the high-speed rail authority approved nearly $600,000 in unallowable travel expenses for its consultants. It found they flew first class, took luxury rides and visited a nightclub on taxpayer dollars.
The auditing agency was created in 2022 to conduct independent reviews and investigations of the long-delayed bullet train project. But it has never been fully staffed because it doesn’t have the authority to hire the expert staff necessary for audits, said Inspector General Ben Belnap in recent public hearings.
govt is always looking to make people use mass transit... and Vancouver had a proposal by TransLink to charge all vehicles in Metro Vancouver a yearly fee between $100 to $200 a year, on top of their insurance costs to help fund the region's transit system.
For the last 18 months, a vehicle levy has been talked about by TransLink as a potential way to create a more sustainable funding model, as revenue from fuel taxes continues to decline and an extra $100 million a year in top-up funding expires in 2028.
Interesting that they only way they can fund something car owners won't use, and don't want, is to make them pay for it.
More interesting, is that if mass transit is needed, utilized, and worth keeping, that IT DOESN"T PAY FOR IT"S OWN NEEDS
The 55th annual National Stearman Fly-In, a six day event, brought 91 Stearman owners and pilots, together with enthusiasts at Galesburg Regional Airport in Illinois from Sept 7-12, 2026
the six-day gathering featured fly-outs, a Poker Run, landing and aerobatic competitions, formation flying, restoration awards, and the longstanding traditions that make the event a family reunion for the Stearman community.
a canoe with an odometer! When mapmaking in the everglades in 1897, Ed Brewer wanted to know exactly how many miles had been traveled
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=10168508082232782&set=pcb.10168508083127782 via the Antique Overland facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/1740495786660758/
Sunday, October 04, 2026
I can't understand a word, but, there is a race, between 6 fantastical vehicles, driven by a variety of people, robots, and anamorphic creatures, including kitten girls in a vehicle that transforms into a jaguar robot - across 5 environments (skip the first 4 minutes)
for some stupid reason, they overlooked that kitten girls would not have both human and cat ears
I was not kidding that every scene starts with ankles
Bryndi in Idaho, autobody college student had an 80 Firebird, that the previous owner wanted back, BAD... his grandma had bought it new, and after he sold it and lost track of it, he wanted it back real bad, right at the same time, she fell in love with this 70 Firebird, and traded up, and is building it for autocross
the tire she sits on was originally on the car when she got it, and she's hauled that old wheel around for many years, to use it as a chair. I like that. The car's last owner died at 91, and there is NO info on him or the car (last registered in 1981) previous to when she bought it, but when getting the title figured out, she found out that a bank had a lien on it, and THEY could find no record of that. Typical paperwork nonsense where they didn't correct the records
The 57 Kenworth is her TOW RIG... don't you LOVE that!!!?
So, she does body work for a living, listens to 80s rock in the shop, races a Camaro in autocross, and is a trucker... and she once waved at a 68 Camaro, and 3 years later, that guy finally proposed to her. Smart guy.
you will probably get a kick out of her other videos, https://www.youtube.com/@Firebird_Bryndi about her Kenworth and 72 F100
Saturday, October 03, 2026
The Count De Smet De Nayer bridge in Ostend, built between 1903 and 1905 named after the Belgian Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Public Works, famously known among locals by its crude yet historical nickname: "Tettenbrug" (Titty Bridge).
When the bridge was officially opened in 1905, its stone pylons were decorated with striking bronze sculptures and bas-reliefs of half-naked women with exposed breasts representing maritime themes and angels
during World War I, occupying German forces stripped the bridge of its valuable bronze decorations. The statues were loaded onto trains and melted down in German smelting ovens to manufacture ammunition and extract copper
The city of Ostend bought original terracotta maquettes and designs of the missing bas-reliefs for €3,000. Backed by local government support, these designs are being used as a blueprint to create and restore the replica sculptures, finally returning the iconic "Tettenbrug" to its original Belle Époque grandeur
erected over the Afleidingsvaart (now filled in), the Oostende-Brugge railway, and the Oostende-Brugge canal, each bridge section symbolically refers to the transport system it spans: symbols of the sea and shipping adorn the bridges built over a water connection; the bridge section over the railway displays a bas-relief sculpture of a steam locomotive.
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