Tuesday, June 30, 2026
a creative but unsafe attempt to fix the suspension, found during an inspection, and placed out of service
I've posted before about Vantablack... maybe this similar paint, will show up at SEMA, and get distributed in the USA for sale
your feel good story for the week - James Blair, a U.S. Navy veteran who has spent the last two decades working at John Wayne Airport, was seen limping across the airport tarmac
plans to continue working, as he has for as long as he can remember, so that he can pay for his 90-year-old mother's hospice care.
He was recorded limping, visibly struggling, by a woman traveler who knew that someone in that position shouldn't have to continue putting so much wear on themselves.
So she started a fund raiser, and the GoFundMe raised more than $170,000 for him
Posted because it's awesome, it's charity, and it's an airport. I post all three of those things
something weird going on with side mirrors, this is the 2nd brass colored one I've seen in two days.. both drivers side mirrors. Anyone know if this is a thing?
things from the Swayze/Reeves original Point Break that would be epic to own... the Porsche that Lori Petty's character drove, or the Mach 1 that Keanu's character drove... or the guitar Patrick Swayze was tuning!
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The redwood water tower in Lusk was built in 1886 to keep steam engines running between Wyoming and South Dakota. While the engines are gone, the tower endures 140 years after it was built and is one of six such relics still standing in the United States.
In 1886, the Fremont, Elkhorn and Missouri Railway was establishing a line to connect Douglas and Chadron, South Dakota. This necessitated new depots and water towers along the route to ensure the steam engines kept running.
Lusk was chosen because it had, at the time, the only post office along the intended route.
Monday, June 29, 2026
Sunday, June 28, 2026
coming home from Shrewsbury car show on Friday and a careless driver cut this Fairlane off and ran it into a telephone pole. 20 years of family fun and car shows... over.
It can be repaired... it's certainly not totalled, but the owners might be heartbroke, and sell it instead of putting up with body shop bullshit that lasts a year for a 2 week job
Mythbusters tested a Taurus out to see what the effect of dimples would be on gas mileage... and it was about 10% fuel mpg improvement. From 26 to 29.6 mpg
Adam had so much more life/enthusiasm than Jamie.
I think it's to be expected from someone that chooses to look like this
JCB has completed testing of its hydrogen-powered land speed record JCB Hydromax car ahead of its attempt to break the land speed record later this summer at Bonneville (thank you George)
The test runs took place at RAF Wittering in Cambridgeshire with Andy Green behind the wheel. The testing saw speeds increase from 177mph to 208mph
The 32-foot Hydromax car is powered by a powertrain developed in-house that combines two engines producing a combined 1,600bhp. The engines are “very similar” to those that feature in JCB’s own production-based hydrogen diggers, but have been enhanced by the need for speed.
Saturday, June 27, 2026
another trucking inspection by police, this time in Wichita Texas shows the same result as all the others... a ridiculously high number of truckers operating in violation of the laws
93 commercial vehicle stops
109 equipment violations issued by DPS
15 truck/trailer combinations impounded
1 cab impounded
24 individuals detained for being unlawfully present in the United States, from Mexico, India, Cuba, Algeria, Venezuela, Tajikistan, and Russia.
A small aircraft crashed into a 108-storey skyscraper in Beijing's central business district.
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