tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post3592738496785933904..comments2024-03-28T04:58:27.087-07:00Comments on daily timewaster: Friday Open Roadc w swansonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02735507642689652780noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-80337887911100100642017-04-20T16:10:21.726-07:002017-04-20T16:10:21.726-07:00The car was driven on to mudflats at Berrow beach,...The car was driven on to mudflats at Berrow beach,Somerset,U.K.Mrs Thribble 1https://www.blogger.com/profile/13902523614355136275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-58143910069583037182017-04-08T06:16:04.074-07:002017-04-08T06:16:04.074-07:00That car in the mud. Needs someone on top of it, s...That car in the mud. Needs someone on top of it, staring off, saying "Fifty yards". Don Curtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04308852447526940842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-11385581632362984792017-04-07T19:11:59.919-07:002017-04-07T19:11:59.919-07:00As with snow, there are many kinds of mud: soupy, ...As with snow, there are many kinds of mud: soupy, slippery gummy, sticky, thick and thin. I don't trust any of 'em. My least favorite is the kind that balls up on your boots as you're trying to get unstuck. That stuff will turn to cement when it dries and has to be chiseled off.<br />I hate shoveling- best to let somebody else go first. Same with river crossings.<br />To wit:<br /> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDBthQ8C8HU <br /><br />3:40<br /><br />=TW=Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-7687249293381006752017-04-07T16:38:24.647-07:002017-04-07T16:38:24.647-07:00I read a historical account of the pioneers crossi...I read a historical account of the pioneers crossing the salt pans west of the Great Salt lake, and that literally happened to some of them. The wagon wheels broke through the crust and then the oxen wore out trying to drag them along. A nightmare for sure.c w swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735507642689652780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-82514880292382377642017-04-07T12:38:05.401-07:002017-04-07T12:38:05.401-07:00A word to the wise- think twice before traversing ...A word to the wise- think twice before traversing a "dry" lake bed. That goo under the crust has been waiting for eons just to suck you down.<br /><br />You're welcome.<br /><br />=TW=<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-26062550386209224792017-04-07T09:37:58.455-07:002017-04-07T09:37:58.455-07:00I'll go with those Jeeps doing the Hammers in ...I'll go with those Jeeps doing the Hammers in Johnson ValleyLLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538854359365988863noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-2981733028527587512017-04-07T08:03:49.944-07:002017-04-07T08:03:49.944-07:00The road ate him.The road ate him.c w swansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02735507642689652780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4533651942397782565.post-86093134613729749162017-04-07T07:56:20.761-07:002017-04-07T07:56:20.761-07:00I'm going with wooden bridges, especially the ...I'm going with wooden bridges, especially the first one, this week. Although...the car buried in the mud was humorous.juvathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09096708575138552532noreply@blogger.com