tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-47158041410299295442024-03-05T10:40:11.129-08:00Road SafetyHighway Traffic and Driving IssuesDonssitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18050913606876440427noreply@blogger.comBlogger122125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715804141029929544.post-45357067966125599132011-09-18T13:56:00.000-07:002011-09-18T13:56:56.411-07:00Why is everyone in such a hurry?I may be imagining things but as years go by, it seems like eveybody on the road is in more and more of a hurry to get somewhere all the time.<br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Some may have a reason to be in a hurry, maybe they are late for work, there could be a medical emergency or maybe they just really really have to pee. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Whatever the reason, don't let your situation effect the safety of others on the road</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Don't let your thoughts or anything else in your vehicle distract you from the dangers of the road</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Everyone wants to get home safe after all.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Finally, after two years of road construction our local HOV Lanes are open. </div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVX9zEq11FjFlwHOqBAh2IBO_ggiVYT4kam9f_GYTIYme0PaZ4QVZ2xv2ewMetYyUHyvyxAIo5rhGH8yT95P-VxVyD_zBVln0SogY4s2JOlf3FfhgEAZXak3JrgfuSH4V8IdyEoiYVEXU/s1600/hov.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVX9zEq11FjFlwHOqBAh2IBO_ggiVYT4kam9f_GYTIYme0PaZ4QVZ2xv2ewMetYyUHyvyxAIo5rhGH8yT95P-VxVyD_zBVln0SogY4s2JOlf3FfhgEAZXak3JrgfuSH4V8IdyEoiYVEXU/s400/hov.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I've been using both the HOV lanes and regular traffic lanes for a few months now and have noticed a few things. </div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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They harbor some of the most arrogant, ignorant, unsafe, inconsiderate, brain-dead, idiots on the planet.<br />
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<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">For some reason about one in ten users seem to have no regard for the law governing traffic and HOV lane use and don't realize that driving inches from my bumper will slow me right down below the speed limit even though I may have been doing well over the limit.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rb68XEGJQse-BAdpCCwY6g2PePe2ILd9cq2HI5gPCiK5Ed21drDFE256f7MRBWcuyuFCaDS9q7ZioaLU69LssHbzldZDFDTU3oNYcRqK4z6gslVsnn8rLQRUKWB0ktGZqxUyjtFvRYE/s1600/172207.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6rb68XEGJQse-BAdpCCwY6g2PePe2ILd9cq2HI5gPCiK5Ed21drDFE256f7MRBWcuyuFCaDS9q7ZioaLU69LssHbzldZDFDTU3oNYcRqK4z6gslVsnn8rLQRUKWB0ktGZqxUyjtFvRYE/s640/172207.png" width="492" /></a></div>Every few minutes I see a car jump over the double solid "do not cross" lines and more often than not, it's a single person using it as his own personal passing lane.<br />
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Then there is the family that goes into the HOV lane because they have a car full of kids, the fact that the traffic is going twenty miles an hour faster doesn't bother them in the least cause they can't see behind them anyway with all the activity and distractions going on inside their vehicle..<br />
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</div><span style="font-size: small;"><b>OK . . . so I have finally come out of hibernation and it's still cold out. What's up with that, I thought we were getting global warming but this winter is taking forever to go away.</b></span><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The drive belt broke on my snowblower a couple of weeks ago with the last snow.</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">I guess it's as good of a time as any to say to WATCH OUT for motorcycles - second nature in the south where bikes are on the road all year but in the Northern States and Canada, you don't see too many motorcycles in the snow.</div><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">Be extra careful checking your mirrors and always check your blind spots before changing lanes or making sudden unsignaled turns </div><br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Hey Buffalo, did you get enough snow yesterday or you want some more?</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">These shots were on I 90 near Buffalo just a different storm.</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">One particular trip through that stretch I saw more cars and trucks in the ditch or stuck in snow drifts across the road than I saw actually driving, fortunately I had a heavy load and was driving a ten wheeler that could drive through almost anything.</div><br />
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The amazing thing about these Lake Effect snow storms is that thirty miles up-wind on the other side of the lake, it can be a bright sunny day although very very cold as in the scene below which dumped four feet of snow on Buffalo in just a few hours.<br />
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</div>In this scene, a cold wind is at your back blowing directly over Lake Ontario towards Buffalo, first forming streamers of what looks like steam rising off the lake and quickly forming a thick cloud almost like a dense fog bank just hanging several hundred yards off shore. That "fog bank" is the origin of an intense lake effect snow band that paralyzed Buffalo for days about fifteen years ago. I took this shot on returning from Syracuse after spending about three hours getting past Buffalo Airport.<br />
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Be ready for whatever you may encounter in winter driving or better yet, stay home and keep warm and toasty.<br />
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That's what I plan to do.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Donssitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18050913606876440427noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715804141029929544.post-91049097774206850672010-09-21T14:13:00.000-07:002010-09-21T14:14:45.653-07:00Construction,Construction, ConstructionEach night I drive my son to work at the Ford plant near Toronto so I spend some time every night on the QEW Highway.<br />
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For anyone that uses the QEW, they know construction is the norm through the Oakville stretch.<br />
Recently the timing of my trips put me in the thick of the congestion to get through the area. Miles and miles just idling along with the thousands of other drivers wasting fuel and polluting the air.<br />
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Alas, a change of shift, my son goes in a bit earlier now so I leave a little earlier. Now I see the construction crews just arriving with their coffee in hand planning out their strategy for causing absolute traffic chaos paralyzing the west end of the city.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Donssitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18050913606876440427noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715804141029929544.post-82575499354737073822010-09-10T20:25:00.000-07:002010-09-10T20:25:00.566-07:00Back Off - Keep your distanceJust a Reminder to leave lots of room between vehicles on the highway and other roadways.<br />
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Most of the accidents I see are because someone was too close to someone else or traveling too fast and did not have enough time to react to slowing or stopping traffic. <br />
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I have always recommended 2 to 3 seconds between vehicles to allow safe reaction time.<br />
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Extra distance should be added in poor weather conditions along with lower speeds in general to make it a little safer for everybody on the road. <br />
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Drive safe, make sure everyone gets there.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Donssitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18050913606876440427noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715804141029929544.post-78210589320562247922010-07-30T12:04:00.000-07:002010-07-30T20:30:11.559-07:00New Retro Look of the International Lonestar Trucks<div style="text-align: center;"> .</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: center;">I just love the retro look of the new International Lonestar Trucks.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was their Safety and Compliance guy for some years but I still take care of their site.</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />
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The G20 anarchist protesters in Toronto are burning police cars in the streets and Riot police just watch.<br />
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Everybody has the right to free speech but these idiots should be rounded up carted away for a long time.<br />
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There goes another police car on fire.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Donssitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18050913606876440427noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715804141029929544.post-67745684352997654272010-06-26T13:10:00.000-07:002010-06-26T13:10:31.297-07:00G20 protester violence, police cars burning in the streetI'm watching two police cars on fire in Toronto outside the security perimeter.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Donssitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18050913606876440427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715804141029929544.post-83616662751094217972010-06-25T00:32:00.000-07:002010-06-25T00:32:14.559-07:00G - 20 SummitThe World Leaders are coming to Fortress Toronto for the G20 Summit this weekend.<br />
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Should be fun.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Donssitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18050913606876440427noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715804141029929544.post-21295968734477302572010-03-07T18:56:00.000-08:002010-03-07T18:56:45.860-08:00Forget the Gadgets While You're Driving<div style="color: black; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b><span style="font-size: small;">Forget all those fancy electronic gadgets while you are driving,<i> they are dangerous</i>.</span></b></span></div><div style="color: blue; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><b style="color: black;"><span style="font-size: small;">Most jurisdictions have either banned or are considering a ban on the use of hand-held devices like cell phones.</span></b><i><b><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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Looks like another wave of that "blue" stuff going across the Midwest, maybe this one won't be so mean to Washington, but I think I might be manning MY shovel this time.<br />
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I'm finished with the cold this year, when the Bar B Q won't light because the propane is too cold, it's time for a little sunshine and longer days to warm things up a little.<br />
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<a href="http://ezee.ca/">http://ezee.ca</a> for Road Safety Information</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Donssitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18050913606876440427noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715804141029929544.post-33484128574222432262010-01-13T17:12:00.000-08:002010-01-13T17:46:54.446-08:00Headline News puts Baby Gabriel over Haiti?Looking for news on Haiti, I came across Nancy Grace on HLN - What used to actually be a news channel "Headline News"<br /><br />I find it hard to believe that Nancy Grace squawking away about some missing baby aparently kidnapped or something is more news worthy than the disaster unfolding in Haiti where THOUSANDS of people DIED - Good Call HLN.<br /><br />Years ago, Headline News I received was a half hour rotation of actual news that seemed to be updated with real news through the night which is why I bought that cable package, I never watch HLN anymore with the garbage they spew out, last night and tonight are a good example with their LACK of coverage (My Cable Network anyway).<br /><br /><br /><table id="table89" bg="" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td align="center"><p style="margin-top: 0pt; 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 272px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCMeAM3nzsqgaWZeJHARTVBM1AhzHGFkzQQvGQH_fE0b7Ue3nwAKHjszkstVk2MaxOyrgnVaBHOMOxcWPJazKEyK6KKd7YruUv2ShLPENtXdce1yHCAYlbQ-UxvtdP2sfvS_Ei4WcAFKs/s400/a26.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5424216271398862498" border="0" /></a><br />I'm in the Great Lakes region but we got rain when everyone else got snow. Then on the cold windy days the "lake effect" was going the "other way" dumping across the lake.<br /><br />Anyway, I'm not complaining about the lack of snow, I see right now on the radar that there's a whack of that white s... in areas of Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania. 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display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYEO-kb7nknC-6f28w7BZxfCa7kITD39p30mIWN82hBmp_2-jv7WRiBYFD67k6iCi2TNsMwu7cp3lEe3J_0nLDSBI9lNrOVJ-4Xb1z0C6kQafxs3_vYP51GDxvX4KEi9xQG96wyXuWuwI/s400/new-1.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412687172013912434" border="0" /></a>accidents aren't fun,<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqA195pMn3kWcQZKKtDv64fFXbhYL7AujEoP0niQYGVeutK5qhwCCO6nJEsUWn9jNjeRaz8ODxkiHqZGzz0YYZmbYKh5tq9w4_OCitn_q-O5g60jLuirxhnbrG396lRG80mqAWV_8h1g/s1600-h/new-5.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyqA195pMn3kWcQZKKtDv64fFXbhYL7AujEoP0niQYGVeutK5qhwCCO6nJEsUWn9jNjeRaz8ODxkiHqZGzz0YYZmbYKh5tq9w4_OCitn_q-O5g60jLuirxhnbrG396lRG80mqAWV_8h1g/s400/new-5.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412689914105390850" border="0" /></a>people get hurt,<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.road-safety.blogspot.com/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVMhV4mBMHryEBODxRtpGTCU43aFdsXaGjVkf-1lIZ_GbgrrzjS82Z1Q3NDTpW6EvsIESasT1g_TXjmz8uCmfa6sviMoZAgujoaLer6oy4PIK8sAyv-KW1EdIj_wmwiRmvMK-atDr37Sw/s400/new-2.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412687171070577490" border="0" /></a>emergency service personnel are usually needed,<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://truckphoto.net/"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZWm7o3W-g40Lz8LAq_RpE0WpbY2J5gOqdUQSI81e1ki63cThCQo_r9ZTvBPGCKhyeJ-ciper60SMfk6jCQWDAxC36weXuseSWhDmX2Q6waZkw8SwhcBLXMeYVKfzgytDyMijIcBjoJtU/s400/new-3.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412687029754504306" border="0" /></a>property gets damaged or destroyed,<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfB18JZ-VvdkzbuSSKpsNa-acohxsHDpJ6MyCqv4K3WTPiXlCmV8noB-PMAyyxDSgsYp0EOAsStjmap3p5FBMQCTgcX2GvtKFsrMcIAw7oX3sZqv-p0GVgmqekmAZEEvJ9PABFiYjfv4/s1600-h/new-4.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcfB18JZ-VvdkzbuSSKpsNa-acohxsHDpJ6MyCqv4K3WTPiXlCmV8noB-PMAyyxDSgsYp0EOAsStjmap3p5FBMQCTgcX2GvtKFsrMcIAw7oX3sZqv-p0GVgmqekmAZEEvJ9PABFiYjfv4/s400/new-4.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412687025289159186" border="0" /></a>what a waste time, resources, property and LIVES.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFQWIQZ6lrIGPOO7kI5tc-r2Pt5NBrHsVrPxpAjSdxj-5SzP0xJaG8052UcJx1eEDuK9-RcFgSfCbwjI0V8Qoc76XZ1aFioXq8va-oZDLJHBaElBBq5ZljW4GTuPn0gWD4NgWZfAEXoA/s1600-h/new-6.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 268px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHFQWIQZ6lrIGPOO7kI5tc-r2Pt5NBrHsVrPxpAjSdxj-5SzP0xJaG8052UcJx1eEDuK9-RcFgSfCbwjI0V8Qoc76XZ1aFioXq8va-oZDLJHBaElBBq5ZljW4GTuPn0gWD4NgWZfAEXoA/s400/new-6.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412694161279000674" border="0" /></a>Slow down and pay attention, especially in the snow!<br /><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"> <table id="table2" bg border="0" cellpadding="5" width="100%" style="color:#000000;"> <tbody><tr> <td align="center"> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"> <b> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;color:#ffffff;"> <a style="text-decoration: none;" target="_blank" href="http://www.ezee.ca/"> <img src="http://www.ezee.ca/truck_crash.jpg" longdesc="http://www.donssite.com/truckphoto/truck crash crashed wrecked smashed trucks" alt="truck crash crashed wrecked smashed trucks" border="0" height="50" width="50" /></a></span></b></span></td> <td align="center"> <span style="font-family:Arial;font-size:85%;"> <a target="_blank" href="http://truckphoto.net/" style="text-decoration: none; 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font-weight: 700;" target="_blank" href="http://www.coolcarsite.net/"> <span style="color:#ffffff;"> <img src="http://www.ezee.ca/cool_car_picture.JPG" border="0" height="50" width="50" /></span></a></span></td> </tr> </tbody></table> </span> <br /><img src="file:///C:/Users/Don/AppData/Local/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" /><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Donssitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18050913606876440427noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715804141029929544.post-20543130199046530012009-12-05T21:24:00.000-08:002009-12-11T17:26:54.850-08:00Ice on my pond<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEySnS3BA1IHlX-uty6uiaonaNYGHmGL9rHZe4E_XbhhSZDrtkL5z67RWtqa48nwU535a-xHcVHCbdATAiZ26-Q5HwTHy-IDoY7krMCTUY75EVQSTP1CmDOu_XlkeMMPNIOyAzVghbB5A/s1600-h/42.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEySnS3BA1IHlX-uty6uiaonaNYGHmGL9rHZe4E_XbhhSZDrtkL5z67RWtqa48nwU535a-xHcVHCbdATAiZ26-Q5HwTHy-IDoY7krMCTUY75EVQSTP1CmDOu_XlkeMMPNIOyAzVghbB5A/s400/42.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5412002151202071922" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">Well temperatures are getting lower as we head towards February, my pond was frozen over this morning, makes me think of this song by Pete Harris:<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;"><a target="_blank" href="http://ezee.ca/SEBASTIAN_SONG.mp3">SEBASTIAN_SONG.mp3</a></span></span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">(Opens new window)</span><br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:130%;" >One of Pete's popular songs</span><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"></span><br /><br /></div><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /></span><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://peteharrissite.com/Waterways.htm"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 339px;" src="http://peteharrissite.com/Peteharris.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">See<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://donssite.com/" style="text-decoration: none;">My Photography</a>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://truckphoto.net/" style="text-decoration: none;">Truck Photos</a>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://cool-car-site.com/">cool cars</a>, </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.opticaliillusions.com/" style="text-decoration: none;">Optical Illusions</a></span></span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >, <a href="http://banerz.com/">banners</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>or<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://netanimations.net/" style="text-decoration: none;">Web Animations</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>or you can read up on </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://liftright.net/" style="text-decoration: none;">Forklift Safety or</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://ezee.ca/" style="text-decoration: underline;">Road Safety</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">and listen to </span></span><a target="_blank" href="http://peteharrissite.com/Waterways.htm">Pete Harris</a> while you check out my <a href="http://cotinus.net/">Smoketree</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > and <a href="http://real-estate-home-sales.com/">Renovations on my House</a></span> <span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ></span><a href="http://netanimations.net/"><br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Donssitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18050913606876440427noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715804141029929544.post-64621052557289138772009-12-04T13:26:00.001-08:002009-12-05T21:24:28.127-08:00Half way there<span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">This is about half way to where I want to be about now with the colder weather coming this way.</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8QGkclMh3x8gcw180XGwQMlJhtLr1Rd6gTbacMffpvPjD6DfhmFzlEMmKIKlx_GvKQ1NkOq1koT_rSiQ9BpU9lirSQQCCBS_zafbvqzn-4kYeosNkdiIbmzL3r_tzQfEjUm9fWlIiZs/s1600-h/July2006+096.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl8QGkclMh3x8gcw180XGwQMlJhtLr1Rd6gTbacMffpvPjD6DfhmFzlEMmKIKlx_GvKQ1NkOq1koT_rSiQ9BpU9lirSQQCCBS_zafbvqzn-4kYeosNkdiIbmzL3r_tzQfEjUm9fWlIiZs/s400/July2006+096.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411496753394162498" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">New River Gorge Bridge near Fayetteville, West Virginia was for many years the longest arch bridge in the world.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">(still just as long, someone just made a longer one)</span><br /><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Anyway, I'm just not ready for the snow yet</span><br /><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8kd5YzRaXLYAO0RWhMaHTrRbAZVLVPKLG_jEKyOS1GfT_mqz9maNpBh62xXCGnf1sZvPcKkCel4N5ycpkgSIRSlCKY6Co9dGLZZdpnjy8cSHnWNGdLqJtfIPRL_BAvPXfKv2p5pNRmI/s1600-h/whiteout.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl8kd5YzRaXLYAO0RWhMaHTrRbAZVLVPKLG_jEKyOS1GfT_mqz9maNpBh62xXCGnf1sZvPcKkCel4N5ycpkgSIRSlCKY6Co9dGLZZdpnjy8cSHnWNGdLqJtfIPRL_BAvPXfKv2p5pNRmI/s400/whiteout.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411498933643446050" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">and I'm definitely not looking forward to driving around in the stuff</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbxPnUJzBvdUBebCMSye3xMf63r5GJgyMb1XuRc6jM5c7ZI-gRAgZyqqscvjULlTH4Gu-hjCg2g6cRzc5SiXUwXicUzYdvaG7VKkgV-JgUUtAMxyn3RljxicJnoEOC3nZ3pTGeSYa91I/s1600-h/ditch.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 298px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpbxPnUJzBvdUBebCMSye3xMf63r5GJgyMb1XuRc6jM5c7ZI-gRAgZyqqscvjULlTH4Gu-hjCg2g6cRzc5SiXUwXicUzYdvaG7VKkgV-JgUUtAMxyn3RljxicJnoEOC3nZ3pTGeSYa91I/s400/ditch.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411498936585364434" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Ah . . . . . . . . . . .</span> </span><span style="font-size:100%;"><span style="font-family:verdana;">That's better.</span></span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Zuy51xc0ScZLlSDu-h_J2hiEcX_zoEzQvHGAsHPZrjGyysFVz83d4chQwPgINDSWJ9nHTdLKTHJWQDfEAxk_ynAkqSq9sTWBpEYFpIy-Lr9UhaxKZ66AZC0YOCeS7Weq9Xw4SMPgKJg/s1600-h/DSCN2295.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8Zuy51xc0ScZLlSDu-h_J2hiEcX_zoEzQvHGAsHPZrjGyysFVz83d4chQwPgINDSWJ9nHTdLKTHJWQDfEAxk_ynAkqSq9sTWBpEYFpIy-Lr9UhaxKZ66AZC0YOCeS7Weq9Xw4SMPgKJg/s400/DSCN2295.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411502652752134594" border="0" /></a><br /><br /></span><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >Where ever there are palm trees, they probably don't sell snow shovels.</span><br /><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /><a style="font-family: arial;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxNVphXsc2FnTE0ZnD-DqwFsvLpgSCA8GJHujPPLuA1QIIby11-FAs7R12yy8BBcmndi-GtDqt-EVfkYe5_KwmTtQIUuH9I0RNqrdNYGqFBCsd5FNOj_2_JBRLUwtTO3eIwp9iTGWWpo/s1600-h/DSCN2283.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxxNVphXsc2FnTE0ZnD-DqwFsvLpgSCA8GJHujPPLuA1QIIby11-FAs7R12yy8BBcmndi-GtDqt-EVfkYe5_KwmTtQIUuH9I0RNqrdNYGqFBCsd5FNOj_2_JBRLUwtTO3eIwp9iTGWWpo/s400/DSCN2283.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411609657094676914" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:verdana;">I'm not a biker but it's a cool place to go</span><br /><br /><a style="font-family: verdana;" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5cIVjaAw4qX2UGO1CzT3Zk3X3WkSyIIOVttgvLSlS63wIbOeYcpkHvQqTgYvHdIFXIc_ZpN7CBhf60YAJoBIeOBF8-UQGA-2_gDC8XkDAmS0F1B2rUNsag4BmvuKYS_48TIJuMgcSFfw/s1600-h/DSCN2301.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5cIVjaAw4qX2UGO1CzT3Zk3X3WkSyIIOVttgvLSlS63wIbOeYcpkHvQqTgYvHdIFXIc_ZpN7CBhf60YAJoBIeOBF8-UQGA-2_gDC8XkDAmS0F1B2rUNsag4BmvuKYS_48TIJuMgcSFfw/s400/DSCN2301.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411609650612766898" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Earl's Hideaway in Sebastian Florida, one of the best places around to just hang out with a "cold one" on their sand bar listening to the band, or there's Captain Hiram's just a couple of blocks up the river with a nice sand bar and beach on the river to enjoy a cold one and listen to their band.</span><br /><br /><span style="font-family:verdana;">Captain Hiram's incidentally is where </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><a target="_blank" href="http://peteharrissite.com/Waterways.htm">Pete Harris</a></span><span style="font-family:verdana;"> played for years.<br /><br /><a href="http://ezee.ca/SEBASTIAN_SONG.mp3"></a></span><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">See<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://donssite.com/" style="text-decoration: none;">My Photography</a>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://truckphoto.net/" style="text-decoration: none;">Truck Photos</a>,<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><a href="http://cool-car-site.com/">cool cars</a>, </span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.opticaliillusions.com/" style="text-decoration: none;">Optical Illusions</a></span></span></span><span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" >, <a href="http://banerz.com/">banners</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>or<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span><a href="http://netanimations.net/" style="text-decoration: none;">Web Animations</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>or you can read up on </span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://liftright.net/" style="text-decoration: none;">Forklift Safety or</a></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"> </span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;"><a href="http://ezee.ca/" style="text-decoration: underline;">Road Safety</a><span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span></span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="line-height: 20px; text-align: left;">and listen to </span></span><a target="_blank" href="http://peteharrissite.com/Waterways.htm">Pete Harris</a> while you check out my <a href="http://cotinus.net/">Smoketree</a></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" > and <a href="http://real-estate-home-sales.com/">Renovations on my House</a></span> <span style=";font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ><br /></span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);font-family:arial;font-size:85%;" ></span><a href="http://netanimations.net/"><br /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Donssitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18050913606876440427noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715804141029929544.post-80598808420272395222009-11-28T10:59:00.000-08:002009-11-28T11:12:48.513-08:00Pedestrian target practice<div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:180%;" ><span style="color: rgb(204, 204, 204);font-size:78%;" >.</span><br /><br />Ready, set, RUN!!!!!!!<br /><br /></span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0fr7Hcton4V1R_eCPC5HjnpF2gJv1K-rWgt7w5z2Zcd8G9klzVh9iL34U_j4lRuyMDO9Ha3XDH3NewoP0_Nk3cTwBMKA9uvfnIDkpvtyRP3Y1d9HtQrXoSPjp3jlVhSOjhmZz_B3tn8/s1600/DSCN9926.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ0fr7Hcton4V1R_eCPC5HjnpF2gJv1K-rWgt7w5z2Zcd8G9klzVh9iL34U_j4lRuyMDO9Ha3XDH3NewoP0_Nk3cTwBMKA9uvfnIDkpvtyRP3Y1d9HtQrXoSPjp3jlVhSOjhmZz_B3tn8/s400/DSCN9926.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409231585034789602" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I wonder how many points that driver got.<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br />More on road safety at <a href="http://www.ezee.ca/">http://www.ezee.ca</a><br />Forklift Safety at <a href="http://www.liftright.net/">liftright.net</a><br /><a href="http://peteharrissite.com/Waterways.htm"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">L</span>isten to Pete Harris</a> while you surf.<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span>See other photos at <a href="http://www.donssite.com/">donssite.com</a>, <a href="http://donssite-donssite.blogspot.com/">my photo blog</a> or see <a href="http://truckphoto.net/jet_trucks.htm">Truck photos</a>, <a href="http://www.opticaliillusions.com/">optical illusions</a>, <a href="http://banerz.com/">banners</a> or <a href="http://netanimations.net/">web animations</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Donssitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18050913606876440427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715804141029929544.post-20732970610649227802009-11-12T20:44:00.000-08:002009-11-13T20:40:28.486-08:00Friday the 13th bikers gatheringFriday the 13th is rolling by again, watch out for the bikers they will be heading to and from Port Dover Ontario by the thousands for the next few days.<br /><br /><br /><object height="385" width="480"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/sJr3ICZQIM4&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/sJr3ICZQIM4&hl=en_US&fs=1&rel=0" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="385" width="480"></embed></object><br /><br /><br />Since 1981, there has been a tradition of bikers gathering in Port Dover for Friday the 13th. Chris Simons and a bunch of freinds, through word of mouth, got together at the old Commercial Hotel. It was Friday the 13th of November. They had such a good time they decided to do it every Friday the 13th. On Friday, June 13, 2008 an estimated 150,000 bikers and spectators converged on Port Dover.<br /><br />More on road safety at <a href="http://www.ezee.ca/">http://www.ezee.ca</a><br />Forklift Safety at <a href="http://www.liftright.net/">liftright.net</a><br /><a href="http://peteharrissite.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">L</span>isten to Pete Harris</a> while you surf.<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span>See other photos at <a href="http://www.donssite.com/">donssite.com</a>, <a href="http://donssite-donssite.blogspot.com/">my photo blog</a> or see <a href="http://truckphoto.net/">Truck photos</a>, <a href="http://www.opticaliillusions.com/">optical illusions</a> or <a href="http://netanimations.net/">web animations</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Donssitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18050913606876440427noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715804141029929544.post-43805630198020710262009-11-09T17:19:00.000-08:002009-11-09T18:46:01.713-08:00My first mistake was walking into Home DepotSo back in September, I met my wife at Home Depot to pick out some paint for the kitchen.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIS1rESJeKafX7UCs-azjyEcOpdVKarPwcw9jzE2LeCUFv1V-3BbLgtU5bfwtB95j524PDLwWwK-4Kom90krqz69EBs5zA01fNPD1LC22HQPgzIQQQYIXQhTx6TjROamlg9UPtX6sYVY/s1600-h/DSCN6333.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinIS1rESJeKafX7UCs-azjyEcOpdVKarPwcw9jzE2LeCUFv1V-3BbLgtU5bfwtB95j524PDLwWwK-4Kom90krqz69EBs5zA01fNPD1LC22HQPgzIQQQYIXQhTx6TjROamlg9UPtX6sYVY/s400/DSCN6333.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402286747555429442" border="0" /></a>I painted the walls, Cieling and cabinets inside and out.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nz1nMEIeeQF9rZY5XD8bp0OvLXg6Xr-NX1Hb-M1VwBzlsKI6csV9l90vpbBaFB5KahgSEI5SzYDwQRqL8MEB46WT2b58HyMYMBjifYd__37KbZOe37zrwJYDmNOlnePzssnTSl24-rE/s1600-h/DSCN6385.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4nz1nMEIeeQF9rZY5XD8bp0OvLXg6Xr-NX1Hb-M1VwBzlsKI6csV9l90vpbBaFB5KahgSEI5SzYDwQRqL8MEB46WT2b58HyMYMBjifYd__37KbZOe37zrwJYDmNOlnePzssnTSl24-rE/s400/DSCN6385.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402286741924383762" border="0" /></a>replaced the knobs, hinges and light fixtures<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcaFK6I_ITbn2cNbR5KSNMzp_D1PulMUU9K5ERKm0ukK8VgCYx3kSIAZolJEblFmaWYsgtR-02ca9uqhtE2pCBl47tXWO7qWYyiirbp45zJ_vcIolW6VMprHLBUiVzIIf7fiOlIRfRkKg/s1600-h/DSCN6344.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcaFK6I_ITbn2cNbR5KSNMzp_D1PulMUU9K5ERKm0ukK8VgCYx3kSIAZolJEblFmaWYsgtR-02ca9uqhtE2pCBl47tXWO7qWYyiirbp45zJ_vcIolW6VMprHLBUiVzIIf7fiOlIRfRkKg/s400/DSCN6344.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402282386292422914" border="0" /></a>built in a new dishwasher and over the range microwave to go along with the new fridge and stove we had to get to match the paint<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcEc0MsmEVtS6MrbdryoMzgjjHmS4RngTlL9LgS7NdEJSTdVwSFj6oZNTfgyMtE-8LaKTKWRupXoXV9YnXljO6NCx4rHWFJFNdJo-FrF6ggkuNPlVjrNLZjPLxUz-ikPrBeXXcnGeQQ94/s1600-h/DSCN6371.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgcEc0MsmEVtS6MrbdryoMzgjjHmS4RngTlL9LgS7NdEJSTdVwSFj6oZNTfgyMtE-8LaKTKWRupXoXV9YnXljO6NCx4rHWFJFNdJo-FrF6ggkuNPlVjrNLZjPLxUz-ikPrBeXXcnGeQQ94/s400/DSCN6371.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402286740219496338" border="0" /></a>added a new "breakfast bar" to make use of empty space under the cupboards.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP46Q9-_a0WI4oW1hlhnawlvkcq1buz8LaKnMyLeLom1UqFHx1G0pZFzNykDetOVH-6c-ApY3_Vr5b0B5j_yh1hHFaO3NLA-0_uUp50usMQx2mteC7VQKrEsBQnhp10kpJ5b1juwJeeck/s1600-h/DSCN6388.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP46Q9-_a0WI4oW1hlhnawlvkcq1buz8LaKnMyLeLom1UqFHx1G0pZFzNykDetOVH-6c-ApY3_Vr5b0B5j_yh1hHFaO3NLA-0_uUp50usMQx2mteC7VQKrEsBQnhp10kpJ5b1juwJeeck/s400/DSCN6388.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402284010862591618" border="0" /></a>Just had to replace the dated kitchen floor, sink and countertop.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR5XpmkHxYtOYeeLl42qGGuQL5IEy3bTqjNSZV9fDFoQ_lbtQKBr1DzxyrqLJhaxNUC6KobtUEsS0hyphenhyphenqrd0vzz5uQ4P69kBlfAuylqRoQAbmWFEMJ61whMOjSkdt89lmxNAezrDfhbTks/s1600-h/DSCN6372.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhR5XpmkHxYtOYeeLl42qGGuQL5IEy3bTqjNSZV9fDFoQ_lbtQKBr1DzxyrqLJhaxNUC6KobtUEsS0hyphenhyphenqrd0vzz5uQ4P69kBlfAuylqRoQAbmWFEMJ61whMOjSkdt89lmxNAezrDfhbTks/s400/DSCN6372.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402284019695445906" border="0" /></a>The carpet in the dining room, living room, hall and stairs just had to go.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRW6AIuLnp7SnCmetJvzobO2_CSPdutyt0PBzLcf2yqBeMsH2sNtZsPojvFDVs8SkRvVOBWmgr4_JPhFEoX9zUIxPu9jkzlTMQkYKkNXvnQWzlTybO5cULMmWBfZS11qvucrObaPdDFQY/s1600-h/DSCN6392.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRW6AIuLnp7SnCmetJvzobO2_CSPdutyt0PBzLcf2yqBeMsH2sNtZsPojvFDVs8SkRvVOBWmgr4_JPhFEoX9zUIxPu9jkzlTMQkYKkNXvnQWzlTybO5cULMmWBfZS11qvucrObaPdDFQY/s400/DSCN6392.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402292221634273778" border="0" /></a>the stairs were so ugly they had to be covered so, the handrail had to go too<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMr9ROsmT0OqaqRua9Ky7_ZIyNdpRc2UMBk5PbewLCvdyFG4KlhuCis_XoZs2UCs-CAzrI1IuRPag2wB17UlUk3Czg2m_QHlVbrUOum08G3jQJ4wxDMnfk3AsJHtCi9zgD2f6r92HV9E/s1600-h/DSCN6424.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPMr9ROsmT0OqaqRua9Ky7_ZIyNdpRc2UMBk5PbewLCvdyFG4KlhuCis_XoZs2UCs-CAzrI1IuRPag2wB17UlUk3Czg2m_QHlVbrUOum08G3jQJ4wxDMnfk3AsJHtCi9zgD2f6r92HV9E/s400/DSCN6424.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402292233827656642" border="0" /></a>new stairs, new rail<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Py0X9mY5XdXgR1pn1KOvTc5GUMpYJOZOJjeAXnWJoZd81pGdDq8qYILrdL_ZBJuH03wkbPI8izVR1D7M0D4S13bRvmMAZI7p085NRDT1i-uxK_kKDkXZW7HU9P4aEXxdj1p7D83ARjY/s1600-h/DSCN6618.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8Py0X9mY5XdXgR1pn1KOvTc5GUMpYJOZOJjeAXnWJoZd81pGdDq8qYILrdL_ZBJuH03wkbPI8izVR1D7M0D4S13bRvmMAZI7p085NRDT1i-uxK_kKDkXZW7HU9P4aEXxdj1p7D83ARjY/s400/DSCN6618.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402298842205142546" border="0" /></a>now I'm taking advantage of a couple of warm days to tile my front steps<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicdLcbs4eqTRYgkTMbdkW7Yg7uF2frNmOHZ8UtIsvaUOTGyQYtOTqJGEUuYO8J2fZf41YHuXhatYboH6XEDt6ETjuDcVYNGncTFT0isae68umrhe60J_TtblTutDVq7iP2ynppDAmtTSk/s1600-h/DSCN6735.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicdLcbs4eqTRYgkTMbdkW7Yg7uF2frNmOHZ8UtIsvaUOTGyQYtOTqJGEUuYO8J2fZf41YHuXhatYboH6XEDt6ETjuDcVYNGncTFT0isae68umrhe60J_TtblTutDVq7iP2ynppDAmtTSk/s400/DSCN6735.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402299351382140178" border="0" /></a><br />more to come, it never ends . . .<br /><br />More on road safety at <a href="http://www.ezee.ca/">http://www.ezee.ca</a><br />Forklift Safety at <a href="http://www.liftright.net/">liftright.net</a><br /><a href="http://peteharrissite.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">L</span>isten to Pete Harris</a> while you surf.<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span>See other photos at <a href="http://www.donssite.com/">donssite.com</a>, <a href="http://donssite-donssite.blogspot.com/">my photo blog</a> or see <a href="http://truckphoto.net/">Truck photos</a>, <a href="http://www.opticaliillusions.com/">optical illusions</a> or <a href="http://netanimations.net/">web animations</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Donssitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18050913606876440427noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715804141029929544.post-36378039005431311972009-09-23T17:01:00.001-07:002009-09-23T18:39:54.887-07:00New traffic lights<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZlKnl6vdhEsWD4dXUFnw3py5gUhrzctUiI5dEvr1ClbO110muR6eDaBsKMeRbUS4neWkWimUE7xRH26z6C7JMxQ2H0N20vOPBYgPXAiGXWaX4kg5YuZCwgvkdNHXUbYhY3vSVs7a1HUg/s1600-h/DSCN6083.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZlKnl6vdhEsWD4dXUFnw3py5gUhrzctUiI5dEvr1ClbO110muR6eDaBsKMeRbUS4neWkWimUE7xRH26z6C7JMxQ2H0N20vOPBYgPXAiGXWaX4kg5YuZCwgvkdNHXUbYhY3vSVs7a1HUg/s400/DSCN6083.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384822433114301554" border="0" /></a>It seems like just about everywhere in Brevard County and Indian River County (perhaps the rest of Florida too) old traffic lights are being replaced by a new breed of presumably hurricane resistant green monster poles reaching out over the road where lights were once hanging on cables to sway wildly in a good wind.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCrQaUHca9v1DGiKxdzLbay2RIXyuTkhnaS-oIXH9FQKuZMSMjDoYQVhJ2oW3ISJ6x42ZkmAkRqK3peLAhhr_eYVbVJFGae5jfOiUh_DCApqJ01LkHCjhC0hTlP3Q7VyIZ6fvCd9Kecs/s1600-h/DSCN6091.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCrQaUHca9v1DGiKxdzLbay2RIXyuTkhnaS-oIXH9FQKuZMSMjDoYQVhJ2oW3ISJ6x42ZkmAkRqK3peLAhhr_eYVbVJFGae5jfOiUh_DCApqJ01LkHCjhC0hTlP3Q7VyIZ6fvCd9Kecs/s400/DSCN6091.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384826810801962242" border="0" /></a>I am just guessing about the reason but I know that when strong hurricanes hit many traffic lights get blown away or just end up dangling where they aren't supposed to be.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCbS4MM0rwIPlCrcIdqKhjV5eDGUkuXlOp4VjMBJou1pTbnGk5GGhH79Ged_l-yB-Xg7FMXoybBZUrXZ0GJyOIMAB8DF4zYU-RklNKAZJjKZ4XZ8_jaYnN1XRX5xYRqcGlGbONThUgVU/s1600-h/DSCN6104.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifCbS4MM0rwIPlCrcIdqKhjV5eDGUkuXlOp4VjMBJou1pTbnGk5GGhH79Ged_l-yB-Xg7FMXoybBZUrXZ0GJyOIMAB8DF4zYU-RklNKAZJjKZ4XZ8_jaYnN1XRX5xYRqcGlGbONThUgVU/s400/DSCN6104.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384826801117733746" border="0" /></a>Even the old style mounted on smaller poles are being replaced with the monster poles<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLROgmcSPU4ITJp2Hus4s3wyco_iuTroS7pkir_cuR52bW1lpbVXcf82F-BRtjRnN0BGqelFsBVUZsQ1gaxpDEmUBUIB1chpmfXZL5WgvQ9_qDXYuaYQCa6iVyXJnWvJMJNPSK8YD_FfA/s1600-h/DSCN5825.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLROgmcSPU4ITJp2Hus4s3wyco_iuTroS7pkir_cuR52bW1lpbVXcf82F-BRtjRnN0BGqelFsBVUZsQ1gaxpDEmUBUIB1chpmfXZL5WgvQ9_qDXYuaYQCa6iVyXJnWvJMJNPSK8YD_FfA/s400/DSCN5825.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384822424589424658" border="0" /></a>I've actually been seeing them in Florida for a number of years with lights hanging perpendicular to the poles on the newer roadways<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4GQlX4EfCWfIopklHz9l898VJcHBQERbCzgIawUd3JFFm2GnNcP0AJvpJdRMxEPvOIKIDBP9OIM6VFT1584Bye5IrlxNHcNxmq60XiNs3m2wtMFlT3JOLOOoPIJjoYOd5PqoMIJH3MU/s1600-h/DSCN2977.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjW4GQlX4EfCWfIopklHz9l898VJcHBQERbCzgIawUd3JFFm2GnNcP0AJvpJdRMxEPvOIKIDBP9OIM6VFT1584Bye5IrlxNHcNxmq60XiNs3m2wtMFlT3JOLOOoPIJjoYOd5PqoMIJH3MU/s400/DSCN2977.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384825435051784866" border="0" /></a>But the new poles have lights mounted parallel to the poles which will further prevent wind from affecting the lights.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4YZCLbNesd-etgzYbM13L5kf4mbkpWYLlSIHjtCei1UxCYR_H6WVrqVBb4o3K4bkoytNeH_ZTxgIqD1Hru6DVmy0qViVWDOmcy3_TrA0azG4wy2XSFVMn1tiwh4Gqyqbm2adfiYUPmMU/s1600-h/DSCN4427.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4YZCLbNesd-etgzYbM13L5kf4mbkpWYLlSIHjtCei1UxCYR_H6WVrqVBb4o3K4bkoytNeH_ZTxgIqD1Hru6DVmy0qViVWDOmcy3_TrA0azG4wy2XSFVMn1tiwh4Gqyqbm2adfiYUPmMU/s400/DSCN4427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384825460666073298" border="0" /></a>I also noticed they all have cameras conveniently mounted on them as well, hmmm, wonder what they are for.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ay1dTSgR3xzVegaeVnJK00EFl1-__KAcFByGgNSdO5WIkJEDIxVrRTroIpXHKKPa8LzQnDIWj-0MLZ2KnZXzDMe6r6T2cxZr2s13uurLr_5I3eQuMdyXHLy1VbVTAL7i103LlSUSl2Y/s1600-h/DSCN4424.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3ay1dTSgR3xzVegaeVnJK00EFl1-__KAcFByGgNSdO5WIkJEDIxVrRTroIpXHKKPa8LzQnDIWj-0MLZ2KnZXzDMe6r6T2cxZr2s13uurLr_5I3eQuMdyXHLy1VbVTAL7i103LlSUSl2Y/s400/DSCN4424.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384825448773173554" border="0" /></a><br /><br />I also wonder what happens when a car hits one of the poles, are they break-away like the old ones, and if so what about the guy under the falling pole?<br /><br />Looking at the size of the poles, I imagine it will be more like hitting a concrete abutment than a break-away pole.<br /><br /><br /><br />More on road safety at <a href="http://www.ezee.ca/">http://www.ezee.ca</a><br />Forklift Safety at <a href="http://www.liftright.net/">liftright.net</a><br /><a href="http://peteharrissite.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">L</span>isten to Pete Harris</a> while you surf.<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span>See other photos at <a href="http://www.donssite.com/">donssite.com</a>, <a href="http://donssite-donssite.blogspot.com/">my photo blog</a> or see <a href="http://truckphoto.net/">Truck photos</a>, <a href="http://www.opticaliillusions.com/">optical illusions</a> or <a href="http://netanimations.net/">web animations</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Donssitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18050913606876440427noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715804141029929544.post-79647276695972541832009-09-08T22:44:00.001-07:002009-09-09T00:17:49.066-07:00Heading north to take care of stuff.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjcU_qjiqjsZOi8P3zjkd7Ra3_u_-K-yiy_ctJOCovkdkQhTmxJXnrZDHQXCLy8QxjlnGP5xF-b75qqxE8gCdi1rz9x_yLlqvI8BxDKow0a0_wBehH86LchpAcbNhrEYdDJHSrzSPuLc/s1600-h/DSCN2241.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinjcU_qjiqjsZOi8P3zjkd7Ra3_u_-K-yiy_ctJOCovkdkQhTmxJXnrZDHQXCLy8QxjlnGP5xF-b75qqxE8gCdi1rz9x_yLlqvI8BxDKow0a0_wBehH86LchpAcbNhrEYdDJHSrzSPuLc/s400/DSCN2241.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379346663043026658" border="0" /></a><br />Farewell Sebastian Florida, hope to be back very soon.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip38V7vFp2xpdogfZNsufOuhvqD9swUHIaKRZJJ311NxpkzFa3LNiWAACiDtESk9c7ODgfAizO373QAHNgKxVK2Wmg-Bin0zN3opoVNjcxRpb9HzxHKZ9mZdwvRC_6ICIBXnjUzLsN5K8/s1600-h/DSCN5663.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEip38V7vFp2xpdogfZNsufOuhvqD9swUHIaKRZJJ311NxpkzFa3LNiWAACiDtESk9c7ODgfAizO373QAHNgKxVK2Wmg-Bin0zN3opoVNjcxRpb9HzxHKZ9mZdwvRC_6ICIBXnjUzLsN5K8/s400/DSCN5663.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379344323480936722" border="0" /></a><br />Got to take care of business in Burlington Ontario then I'll be back.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlr1xl4VRD6etjW3nj0KgqOYK6Lf6Zcx2llZH8HCjicoEwa1T56DzCesWJpQlgK5rJOGN3TSfbtuWJxd3SOnCrLqDXs1N1gzJR9cN3FVP4dICAfJ6vVt0P35YJSsN67wKVjmhx1Gv-pYQ/s1600-h/DSCN5669.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhlr1xl4VRD6etjW3nj0KgqOYK6Lf6Zcx2llZH8HCjicoEwa1T56DzCesWJpQlgK5rJOGN3TSfbtuWJxd3SOnCrLqDXs1N1gzJR9cN3FVP4dICAfJ6vVt0P35YJSsN67wKVjmhx1Gv-pYQ/s400/DSCN5669.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379346652459223282" border="0" /></a><br />While traveling through Virginia, I heard a really disturbing bit of news then saw evidence of what I heard.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CWLh8Tob9lOaKO1kqWW3GCT3pi8DgHE9P7TzzNJ_cZOBKoiUF-8GDWObv3dm0qKuTX3u1YQ3JdKTEkwVejbKyxI3zy5cMpr14aMJTdWrDLsJzXPBU5EzyIaauwEQ4GgkGCbwSPUPmxs/s1600-h/Florida09+184.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-CWLh8Tob9lOaKO1kqWW3GCT3pi8DgHE9P7TzzNJ_cZOBKoiUF-8GDWObv3dm0qKuTX3u1YQ3JdKTEkwVejbKyxI3zy5cMpr14aMJTdWrDLsJzXPBU5EzyIaauwEQ4GgkGCbwSPUPmxs/s400/Florida09+184.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379340963190267794" border="0" /></a><br />Due to budget restraints Virginia is CLOSING 14 of it's 42 REST AREAS and I've heard similar stories in other states.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhak8qLns8fvwGLeRAP0Ltn1U1MQPFWieFI9IsfJFsE6rqoXvTc_CS3P1SRnoI_QqVLwOP-3sPLruI01jlk1rB1Sk4CJK-HcSKMF76dp4wbDRMVP7aaldjW7_MQ6aYoKrmRgHgAWb5GhLM/s1600-h/Florida09+331.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhak8qLns8fvwGLeRAP0Ltn1U1MQPFWieFI9IsfJFsE6rqoXvTc_CS3P1SRnoI_QqVLwOP-3sPLruI01jlk1rB1Sk4CJK-HcSKMF76dp4wbDRMVP7aaldjW7_MQ6aYoKrmRgHgAWb5GhLM/s400/Florida09+331.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379348664340101570" border="0" /></a><br />What about DRIVER FATIGUE, TUNNEL VISION, HIGHWAY HYPNOSIS, SAFETY BREAKS ? ? ?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalCUwHqKCL86r_TvqQdeQ3tfxNdZ-Zh1AtIPR4a0W5Hct_16pFCDfb8AHhKG2DFS2r9tyX03lYuH98b9elymsKY-i45aE-SBYEL-UTkr7Uw-iZCOJz2HIXtRJFbVNAFzqX4Dtkx0BOx8/s1600-h/Florida09+333.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhalCUwHqKCL86r_TvqQdeQ3tfxNdZ-Zh1AtIPR4a0W5Hct_16pFCDfb8AHhKG2DFS2r9tyX03lYuH98b9elymsKY-i45aE-SBYEL-UTkr7Uw-iZCOJz2HIXtRJFbVNAFzqX4Dtkx0BOx8/s400/Florida09+333.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379342757063384898" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:130%;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Just how many deaths does it cost to keep a rest area open?</span></span><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8NrEQmpVJNIZvQSJTLIgK_Vl1Uvr5lsSArGeZiGlG7fogDQZZg07npUm5ckJWqwpYwnBcRGeICyhhvg6tbAhEldktApCzmUm1ZNiBWVbv4CU20HFvRAuzq9S-pu0lcMRUQ3ZgFC386Y/s1600-h/Florida09+372.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiL8NrEQmpVJNIZvQSJTLIgK_Vl1Uvr5lsSArGeZiGlG7fogDQZZg07npUm5ckJWqwpYwnBcRGeICyhhvg6tbAhEldktApCzmUm1ZNiBWVbv4CU20HFvRAuzq9S-pu0lcMRUQ3ZgFC386Y/s400/Florida09+372.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379355964620937202" border="0" /></a><br /><br />One sleepy driver killed per year crashing into the ditch because he was too tired to make the next exit,<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdJb2wTtF-zRFz7iBTwvzweZ2aklT9SLyWlP2TgCdNrS2DF52kiASsqlbTVVQ91e1Bg5rYLrZwsEBvozbV_TXj5NsD8gcZb1T2VjebbvZ5Ydp5thg1tfQcdMuishW4kwurpwGtechAik/s1600-h/Florida09+363.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghdJb2wTtF-zRFz7iBTwvzweZ2aklT9SLyWlP2TgCdNrS2DF52kiASsqlbTVVQ91e1Bg5rYLrZwsEBvozbV_TXj5NsD8gcZb1T2VjebbvZ5Ydp5thg1tfQcdMuishW4kwurpwGtechAik/s400/Florida09+363.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379342769950842322" border="0" /></a><br />Ten dozy drivers per year crossing the median crashing head-on into unsuspecting oncoming traffic because they didn't stop 196 miles ago at the last rest area,<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxoz1D_fe4Exbru9P41Dz8-Gh4KWXwahTso4gK5Qet_xn4mN1wCC0-IJx98B2ijctPlm3EFjgxP0NKQqZO49Q2Il9cGXrxyqt9hfkGq6rf_VDP0eo4oU4EVy8jeR3eaHSBUf5ceVIrKGM/s1600-h/Florida09+380.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxoz1D_fe4Exbru9P41Dz8-Gh4KWXwahTso4gK5Qet_xn4mN1wCC0-IJx98B2ijctPlm3EFjgxP0NKQqZO49Q2Il9cGXrxyqt9hfkGq6rf_VDP0eo4oU4EVy8jeR3eaHSBUf5ceVIrKGM/s400/Florida09+380.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379355950793935922" border="0" /></a><br />One hundred drivers killed per year because they fell asleep behind the wheel and left the road striking whatever or whoever was in their path only because they couldn't find a reasonably safe place to pull off the Interstate and rest for a little while ? ? ?<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7KV33P7fI12qC0yAmwD7nuORovdZqz-_IHWIgx-27I06-KqClMs7-OdmRTaPcWtbr24lnnbTbPZOkht2igrkC4dAMX5mMn9kugGLl3PD9jCQAg_qeQH9hrVA-6cMmu-BYCZKxkAIedk/s1600-h/DSCN0454.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhT7KV33P7fI12qC0yAmwD7nuORovdZqz-_IHWIgx-27I06-KqClMs7-OdmRTaPcWtbr24lnnbTbPZOkht2igrkC4dAMX5mMn9kugGLl3PD9jCQAg_qeQH9hrVA-6cMmu-BYCZKxkAIedk/s400/DSCN0454.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5379355974536031218" border="0" /></a><br />I say keep them open and add more for safety's sake . . . and the occasional pee.<br /><br />Let Corporate America fund them with advertising revenue and concessions. I'm not talking about full blown service plazas just small food and beverage concessions and advertising opportunities to support maintenance of the rest area.<br /><br />How much can it cost to cut the grass, have a couple of lights on, supply water and clean toilets?<br /><br />I'm just thinkin' . . . . . . .<br /><br /><br />More on road safety at <a href="http://www.ezee.ca/">http://www.ezee.ca</a><br />Forklift Safety at <a href="http://www.liftright.net/">liftright.net</a><br /><a href="http://peteharrissite.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">L</span>isten to Pete Harris</a> while you surf.<br /><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><br /></span>See other photos at <a href="http://www.donssite.com/">donssite.com</a>, <a href="http://donssite-donssite.blogspot.com/">my photo blog</a> or see <a href="http://truckphoto.net/">Truck photos</a>, <a href="http://www.opticaliillusions.com/">optical illusions</a> or <a href="http://netanimations.net/">web animations</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Donssitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18050913606876440427noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4715804141029929544.post-25708253802727930992009-08-30T10:23:00.000-07:002009-08-30T11:53:46.884-07:00Revisiting the ETVAfter seeing this amazing car at Checkers last Thursday and posting a few photos <a href="http://road-safety.blogspot.com/2009/08/is-it-car-does-it-fly-can-i-have-one.html#links">here</a>, I have it's creator's approval to release some info about it.<br /><br /><br />Mike Vetter produces these beauties at <a href="http://www.blogger.com/www.kitcarmike.com">The Car Factory</a> in Micco Florida just down the road from me.<br /><br /><div><a href="http://www.kitcarmike.com/" onclick="window.top.open(this.href); return false;">www.kitcarmike.com</a></div>Mike Vetter<br />321-431-8120<br /><br />Here are a couple of videos of the car<br /><br /><br /><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/6Qn9d4UCWkk&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/6Qn9d4UCWkk&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="340" width="560"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><object height="340" width="560"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/h7bG13_qy9w&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/h7bG13_qy9w&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="340" width="560"></embed></object><br /><br /><br /><br />If interested please do give Mike a call. I'm sure he'd be happy to build one for you.<br /><br /><br />By the way, you can find Mike at Old Town (Kissimmee) next Saturday under the clock tower<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRENPIQoikBnAoyYB8ZfaLIBET0ennRjQTQDGVSVAcabJdw-ikW9UW9-SKye9YK-CX1U01cHlCB6HtxLgKmXDo54r59_d9WEmQT_WvEE8CUgkJV8Q2Pdl01Ey_FmrLMrnqzIC5Ed_KBfQ/s1600-h/old-town-kissimmee.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 213px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRENPIQoikBnAoyYB8ZfaLIBET0ennRjQTQDGVSVAcabJdw-ikW9UW9-SKye9YK-CX1U01cHlCB6HtxLgKmXDo54r59_d9WEmQT_WvEE8CUgkJV8Q2Pdl01Ey_FmrLMrnqzIC5Ed_KBfQ/s400/old-town-kissimmee.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5375830985868075858" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><iframe marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" src="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&q=old+town+kissimmee+florida&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&cid=0,0,16187223649432423254&ei=4cKaSu_TE4Sf8QbMubC5BQ&ll=28.332494,-81.51559&spn=0.006295,0.006295&t=h&iwloc=A&output=embed" frameborder="0" height="350" scrolling="no" width="425"></iframe><br /><small><a href="http://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ie=UTF8&q=old+town+kissimmee+florida&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&cid=0,0,16187223649432423254&ei=4cKaSu_TE4Sf8QbMubC5BQ&ll=28.332494,-81.51559&spn=0.006295,0.006295&t=h&iwloc=A&source=embed" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 255); text-align: left;">View Larger Map</a></small><br /><br />See other photos at <a href="http://www.donssite.com/">donssite.com</a>, <a href="http://donssite-donssite.blogspot.com/">my photo blog</a> or see <a href="http://truckphoto.net/">Truck photos</a>, <a href="http://www.opticaliillusions.com/">optical illusions</a> or <a href="http://netanimations.net/">web animations</a><br /><br />More on road safety at <a href="http://www.ezee.ca/">http://www.ezee.ca</a><br />Forklift Safety at <a href="http://www.liftright.net/">liftright.net</a><br /><a href="http://peteharrissite.com/"><span style="text-decoration: underline;">L</span>isten to Pete Harris</a> while you surf.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml"><img src="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/images/pub/feed-icon32x32.png" alt="" style="border:0"/></a><a href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/blogspot/QdnJ" title="Subscribe to my feed" rel="alternate" type="application/rss+xml">Subscribe in a reader</a></div>Donssitehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18050913606876440427noreply@blogger.com4