And what country can preserve its liberties if their rulers are not warned from time to time that their people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time with the blood of patriots and tyrants.
I-80, I-25 - happens all the time. I counted six turnovers on one stretch coming back from CO. Blew my pickup into the median and rolled another time. You want to be the Quikrete driver, not the Lay's driver.
Back before I-80 in southern Wyoming, the highways followed the land. They stayed snow free in the winter and, I believe, relatively wind free. The smart boys in DC ignored warnings from the locals and ran the interstate straight across. Now it closes for both snow and wind and the sheltered alternatives are no more.
See that regularly along I-15 in CA high desert. Less often along I-40 in the same area. Several times I've seen miles of trucks laid over on both sides of the interstate. One time while flying fighting to maintain a semblance of straight and level. There I was wondering which of us was better off.
There used to be, maybe still is, a huge flag on a huge flagpole on the west side of I-5 just as you come into Redding, CA from the south. That flag must have been half the size of a football field. Redding is pretty famous for being pretty darn windy at times, and a few times I've seen that flag sticking out from its pole board straight. I don't know what kind of wind speed it takes to make a flag that size stick straight out, but it's a pretty impressive sight, especially at night when the flag is properly illuminated.
Wonder if that happened on I80 in Wyoming?
ReplyDeleteI-80, I-25 - happens all the time. I counted six turnovers on one stretch coming back from CO. Blew my pickup into the median and rolled another time. You want to be the Quikrete driver, not the Lay's driver.
DeleteAlmost happened to me on I80. All I could do to stay in my lane till I could get off the road.
DeleteBack before I-80 in southern Wyoming, the highways followed the land. They stayed snow free in the winter and, I believe, relatively wind free. The smart boys in DC ignored warnings from the locals and ran the interstate straight across. Now it closes for both snow and wind and the sheltered alternatives are no more.
DeleteThis is in Amarillo on I27 from a couple of years ago.
DeleteMust have been a Monday, poor start to the week if it was.
ReplyDeleteI thought it might be Friday and he was heading for his check.
DeleteSee that regularly along I-15 in CA high desert. Less often along I-40 in the same area. Several times I've seen miles of trucks laid over on both sides of the interstate. One time while flying fighting to maintain a semblance of straight and level. There I was wondering which of us was better off.
ReplyDeleteHad 2 manufactured homes turn over right in front of me on I40.
DeleteCheck out the flag, that's 50mph at least.
ReplyDeleteThere used to be, maybe still is, a huge flag on a huge flagpole on the west side of I-5 just as you come into Redding, CA from the south. That flag must have been half the size of a football field.
DeleteRedding is pretty famous for being pretty darn windy at times, and a few times I've seen that flag sticking out from its pole board straight. I don't know what kind of wind speed it takes to make a flag that size stick straight out, but it's a pretty impressive sight, especially at night when the flag is properly illuminated.
Flag's still there.
DeleteThat's good to know. It always put a smile on my face seeing it.
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