Wednesday, October 28, 2026

back woods long term storage in St Albans WV




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I haven't seen anything of the Motley Crue ambulances from the Dr Feel Good era, they used a '46 Buick driven by Sam Kinison, and a Cadillac Miller-Meteor in the 2009 press event





The ambulance imagery ties directly to bassist Nikki Sixx's 1987 heroin overdose and revival by paramedics with adrenaline, which inspired the song "Kickstart My Heart" on the 1989 album Dr. Feelgood.

This seller with a welder knows what UPS can do to packages, and made sure they couldn't


I wonder if this was a Pepsi fan, a Pepsi sponsored car, or an effort to get that sponsorship?


from the Vintage Mopar B Body Drag Photos facebook page https://www.facebook.com/groups/344270305773618

radio station promo Matador



this needed the extra space for the extensive mural

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1602558238582876&set=pcb.1602558461916187

the Calumet old fire station, way up north in the Yoop copper country


Tuesday, October 27, 2026

Hiding in the woods in Lower Bucks County is a never-completed railroad bridge. This was supposed to carry the Pennsylvania & Newark Railroad across the Delaware River from Tyburn Island to just South of Trenton. The project was stopped right around WW1.



you are going to be mildly shocked, but not much to learn that and airline blamed maintenance issues to deny compensation to passengers that were shorted on their flight, because the airline wanted planes for other routes

Air Canada denied Juan Rojas compensation for a cancelled flight after it swapped the aircraft assigned to his flight with one that needed safety-related maintenance.

The Gatineau man challenged the airline through the Canadian Transportation Agency and won — and the evidence raises questions about the information Air Canada provided to justify denying him compensation.

"I felt like they were trying to cheat the system," Rojas told Go Public.

Under Canada's Air Passenger Protection Regulations, passengers can be entitled to up to $1,000 for delayed flights, but only if the delay is within the airline's control and not required for safety.

Go Public has uncovered three other instances in which Air Canada told passengers their flights were cancelled because of safety-related maintenance while flight records show the aircraft they were scheduled to fly on were subsequently used on other routes. In all three cases, Air Canada maintains it does not owe compensation.

The Freedom House Ambulance Service trained America's first emergency medical technicians (EMTs) and paramedics in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, starting in 1967


Just a bit about it, but not the key scene I want to share, so I'll fill you in on the rest

 Season 1, episode 8 of The Pitt, brings up the history of this seminal organization, that turned out the 1st medics in the USA, gave 300 hours of trainings, starting IVs, defibralators, Intubated in the field, that program started the 911 system. 

Designed with Dr. Peter Safar (the "Father of CPR"), the 32-week program required 300 hours of instruction in anatomy, physiology, CPR, nursing, and defensive driving.

They were the first in the U.S. to perform advanced life support (ALS) in the field, including out-of-hospital endotracheal intubation, cardiac defibrillation, and IV treatments

The service operated for eight years, answering over 45,000 calls and establishing the national blueprint for modern EMS standards before it was closed in 1975

Japan’s rail network spots potential problems before they occur, and when it spots an issue that needs to be addressed, it dispatches a crew to take care of it. And sometimes some of the members of those crews are chainsaw-wielding robots.




https://japantoday.com/category/national/chainsaw-robots-helping-keep-trains-running-safely-in-east-japan

great bus driver story from a guy who went from priesthood to Universal Studios and Disney World


Dayton, Minnesota told Flock no work orders were to be completed. The company put two cameras back into service anyway, without authorization.

Police Chief Eric Fadden had to direct his staff to disconnect the power cords from Flock cameras in Plymouth, Minnesota after Flock Safety ignored and failed to respond to the department’s notice the city was canceling its service. But in other instances Flock’s gone and reinstalled cameras without permission.


So... Flock is installing cameras... when they do not have a customer, or payment, or authorization

Highway thieves are using sophisticated digital tactics that investigators worry make it easy to rob trucks carrying millions in expensive data center equipment.


NBC News spoke to “several industry leaders, consultants, and investigators advising law enforcement” offices probing the biggest thefts yet and reported that since June, thieves have “made away with more than $100 million in data center freight.”

Here’s how they said thieves get away with it: First, thieves hack freight brokers’ accounts on shipment-listing websites and post fake shipments to lure real bids, then send a malicious link to any trucking companies that respond. Once victims click, thieves install software to take control of their accounts and start bidding on real shipments. Sometimes, a real delivery driver is hired to collect the cargo, unaware of the scam, and other times fake driver’s licenses are used to get accomplices hired. Either way, the goods are eventually transferred to a driver working with the thieves to resell the gear, and, in one of the largest thefts, tracking coordinates were spoofed to prevent digital monitoring.

Equipment commonly targeted includes “servers, fiber-optic cables, computer memory chips, copper wires, and bitcoin mining machines,” NBC News reported.

California High-Speed Rail is expected to approve a contract for the purchase of trains.

The Authority’s Board of Directors is scheduled to consider awarding a contract to Siemens Mobility for high-speed trainsets on Wednesday. If you’d like to read the staff report, it’s Agenda Item #4 on October 28 agenda.

Siemens Mobility has been selected to build three Pioneer 220 high-speed trainsets for California’s Merced-to-Bakersfield route, under a $772.1 million base contract with the California High-Speed Rail Authority. The agreement also includes options to purchase more than 19 additional trainsets and long-term maintenance services.

Under the proposed contract, the first California High-Speed Rail trains are expected to arrive in late 2029, with testing scheduled to begin in spring 2030. The schedule is intended to support passenger service on the Merced-to-Bakersfield initial operating section in 2033–34.

Siemens would design and manufacture the trains, test and commission them, and provide long-term maintenance and related services. The contract scope includes 30 years of train maintenance, as well as a driving simulator and support for train certification.

I found a page full of transportation humor "NOT RIGHT IN THE HEAD DEPT. OF TRANSPORTATION" on facebook





https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=1508487997983459&set=a.10150172717070377

so, it's not just a traffic cone on the hood that makes them immobile...


OUTSTANDING scrap metal locomotive

Monday, October 26, 2026

Readers Digest used to have a section for stuff like this, something about humor on the job


Rene Vincent (one of my favorites) for Renault, it looks like he ripped off the style that other illustrator that I featured, Cole Phillips, if you look towards the bottom of this gallery, the sideways images https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=cole+phillips



for the extensive collection of his impressive advertising art: https://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search/label/Rene%20Vincent

Here's why I think it's a rip off of Cole Phillips 

helmet he wore aboard the USS Conflict during the Vietnam War. Found on the M1 Helmet and History Study Room Facebook page


1962 Oldsmobile Convertible Coupe

https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=10239246969331623&set=gm.4081990242102260&idorvanity=1781866218781352

this is a good idea



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it's rare to see a no expense spared Maverick


Contractors in Wausau, WI, uncovered a hand-painted mid-century Pepsi mural while removing old siding during a home renovation this week.

Radwood


 https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=122254391972043098&set=pcb.122254393214043098

From brochure 1959 Aston Martin


Ordered new in 1911 by a flamboyant 21-year old Italian Count, he had it delivered to the Grand Hotel in Nice, and then took part in the second edition of the Monte Carlo Rally, finishing 4th overall. His grand daughter inherited it




so you're out partridge hunting, and come across this wheel... do you bring it home for yard art?


incredible helmet find... Brody went to the recycle place, and there was his great grandfathers helmet... verified to be that exact one




my grandfather had one just like it

ever heard of Radatron gauges? I've never seen one until just now







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