Saturday, March 24, 2018
Friday, March 23, 2018
Not being careful at a worksite involving a sinkhole can get you killed, falling approximately 125 feet, was nearly enough to kill a guy today who landed way down deep in the hole
Wynn was backing up the 2008 Ford F-250 on a temporary construction path near the sinkhole, and he somehow slipped off the path and plummeted around 150 feet into the sinkhole. Pictures show the smashed pickup came to rest on a steep slope deep underground, with even further to fall had it not dug in on a pile of rocks and loose dirt.
looking up from partway down the trail into it
looking down from partway down the trail
and here you can see it's a long steep way down
The massive sinkhole opened up at the golf course in May 2015, and crews have been working at the site for the last three years.
http://www.ozarksfirst.com/news/vehicle-falls-into-top-of-the-rock-sinkhole/1066389685
https://www.facebook.com/WTCFPD/posts/1829908240355199
http://www.thedrive.com/news/19539/worker-in-pickup-truck-survives-150-foot-fall-into-massive-golf-course-sinkhole
https://www.news-leader.com/story/news/local/2018/03/21/construction-worker-slid-into-sinkhole-top-rock-spokesperson-says/446410002/
he's lucky he made it, 8 inches farther from the pool edge and he'd be in the hospital or morgue
his back tire took a hell of a hit from the pool edge
Salute of the day to Bruce for sending in this photo of a model railroad set
Thanks Bruce! My hat's off to you!
Manning de Villeneuve Lee was a wonderful painting illustrator and comic book artist
The Beagle Boys Versus Uncle Scrooge
http://www.artnet.com/artists/manning-de-villeneuve-lee/
His father was a a general in charge of the Virginia Calvary in the Spanish American War, later becoming a newspaper and magazine owner, who in 1903 started his first magazine, The Railroad and Industrial World.
The WW1 attitude against the Germans made many, including the Stoppelbein family, to change their name to something else, and so, the last name was changed to Lee. Villeneuve was his maternal grandmother's last name.
During WW1, Manning de Villeneuve Lee enlisted on July 5, 1916 and served in field artillery at Fort Myer. Then he served in Mexico during the border war. After that conflict he was released and served overseas as a lieutenant. He was honorably discharged on April 14, 1919.
In 1922 Manning de V. Lee completed his studies at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. One of his fellow graduates was Henry Weston Taylor (1881-1978), who went on to a successful career as a newspaper cartoonist. Lee and Taylor shared an art studio in Philadelphia
In 1943 Manning de V. Lee taught illustration at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts. That fact that he was hired to teach a course in illustration at America's most conservative art academy, reflected his remarkable personality.
https://www.pulpartists.com/Lee,MdeV.html
all three were by Rupert Holland, who also wrote Pirate Ships In Yankee Waters, which I coincidentally happened to have a copy of
there is only one piece of evidence online that shows Mr G Evans rode a Triumph Thunderbird from London to Johannesburg, 10,700 miles. And nothing else online about it at all.
no evidence of a book, image, magazine or newspaper article, and no photographs or video clips either.
That's what comes of a journey without a marketing campaign by sponsors to ballyhoo their products being used to carry on past expected ability in the face of danger and extreme conditions.
So, if you want to be famous, get some sponsors who have a lot of advertising.
http://progress-is-fine.blogspot.com/2017/05/riding-africa-on-triumph.html
Thursday, March 22, 2018
the Ambassador Bridge debacle gets closer to a finish, as soon as Mr Maroun is dead and his son takes over.
it's a fascinating story I posted about before, http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2016/06/a-bridge-was-family-money-maker-for-35.html one of the most fascinating true stories I've come across.
Self made billionaire pisses off everyone leading politics in Canada and Michigan and the USA, maybe even England. Over a bridge. They are never going to stop his ambitions in business, and he's never going to change direction.
So, if you'd like the update to this terrific story:
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2018/03/22/ambassador-bridge-owner-manuel-matty-moroun/433641002/
Self made billionaire pisses off everyone leading politics in Canada and Michigan and the USA, maybe even England. Over a bridge. They are never going to stop his ambitions in business, and he's never going to change direction.
So, if you'd like the update to this terrific story:
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/detroit/2018/03/22/ambassador-bridge-owner-manuel-matty-moroun/433641002/
autonomous technology and companies’ responsibility in ensuring the safe deployment of robo cars and collision prevention tech
The Truth About Cars wrote a very good article in response to the recent Uber robo car killing the woman crossing the road in the dark:
The victim, Elaine Herzberg, does indeed cross directly into the path of the oncoming Volvo XC90 and is visible for a fleeting moment before the strike, but the vehicle’s lidar system should have seen her well before that. Any claims to the contrary are irresponsible.
Uber’s autonomous hardware should have seen the woman even in pitch black.
The approach was straight and Herzberg was already in the street, having crossed at least one lane before impact. Lidar is supposed to be the golden goose for autonomous technology, allowing for digital imaging beyond what the human eye is capable of. But it completely failed in this instance
The government has offered almost no oversight in the hopes that self-driving cars will get here sooner. But critics have suggested this is wildly irresponsible, as it operates almost entirely upon a company’s good faith.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration only mandates a “Voluntary Safety Self-Assessment” of autonomous vehicles. Thus far, only two organizations have bothered produce one — General Motors and Google’s Waymo.
While it would be prudent to hold companies to a higher standard than the federal government seems willing to do, autonomous vehicles may still be the best defense against drunk or utterly inept driving.
That said, they may also set the stage for a dystopian future where manual driving is illegal, companies endlessly advertise to you in-car, and hackers can assume total control of your vehicle. The point is that practically every subtle aspect of the tech is being ignored while the market attempts to get it ready lickety-split.
None of these issues are being addressed and safety checks have fallen by the wayside.
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2018/03/uber-tempe-video/#more-1617988
here is the location, at the time of the collision, and days later, to show you what a dark video was on the Uber dash cam, vs what you or I would see there in person
thanks Bruce!
interesting aspect of collecting old Jeeps and other miltiary vehicles... they aren't federally tested for safe USA road operation, but, Idaho is looking to exempt them.
What's good enough to defend and protect the USA with, is good enough to drive on the roads in Idaho!
The Idaho House and Senate approved a bill allowing a vehicle built for the United States Armed Forces to be registered and operated on public highways in Idaho, even if such a vehicle does not meet federal motor vehicle safety standards.
Presently, many military surplus vehicles do not meet current standards and cannot be legally registered in the state. The bill has been sent to the Governor to be signed into law.
https://www.sema.org/sema-enews/2018/12/idaho-military-vehicle-registration-bill-approved-by-senate-moves-to-governor
Now, if they could see their way to letting 18 year old active duty have a damn beer in Idaho. Not the rest of the 18 to 21 year olds, the high school and college kids. They're going to do stupid shit and get the booze anyway.
Make it legal for active duty military to go into any place selling beer and buy it. Old enough to die in a fucking sandbox country on the other side of the damn planet is old enough to drink beer in the land of the free and home of the brave god damn it.
The Idaho House and Senate approved a bill allowing a vehicle built for the United States Armed Forces to be registered and operated on public highways in Idaho, even if such a vehicle does not meet federal motor vehicle safety standards.
Presently, many military surplus vehicles do not meet current standards and cannot be legally registered in the state. The bill has been sent to the Governor to be signed into law.
https://www.sema.org/sema-enews/2018/12/idaho-military-vehicle-registration-bill-approved-by-senate-moves-to-governor
Now, if they could see their way to letting 18 year old active duty have a damn beer in Idaho. Not the rest of the 18 to 21 year olds, the high school and college kids. They're going to do stupid shit and get the booze anyway.
Make it legal for active duty military to go into any place selling beer and buy it. Old enough to die in a fucking sandbox country on the other side of the damn planet is old enough to drink beer in the land of the free and home of the brave god damn it.
greedy damn politicians are looking to tax you even more
A bill has been introduced in the Missouri House to require the Department of Revenue to charge and collect a miles-driven fee of up to $200 for a one-year vehicle registration and up to $400 for a two-year vehicle registration. The bill is currently in the House Transportation Committee.
https://www.sema.org/sema-enews/2018/12/missouri-bill-introduced-to-tax-cars-for-miles-traveled
https://www.sema.org/sema-enews/2018/12/missouri-bill-introduced-to-tax-cars-for-miles-traveled
the self driving (autonomous) car was perfected 50 years ago.
If you don't instantly know this car... you're a rare person indeed
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