Random Picture Thread

This happened along "Mud Alley" in Richmond, Texas in the early 1950s. The truck was hit at the previous crossing and pushed to the next street. The Sunset Limited was probably only going much less than 30 MPH at impact but took that long to stop.

 

Now this one was staged, rather poorly I might add.

 

From my trip up to South Percy Island - - Can you name the lighthouse? answer next week...

 

Don't see much of the lighthouse, but by landscape and the green roofed cottages and the cable trolley rail line going down to the beach I would say it's the Cape Capricorn Light on Curtis Island.

Cheers,
Angel

 

Well done Angel, cheque your 'reputation' as direct deposit is instantaneous - - Your balance went from 1119 to 1144... I love it when I can do that...

 

Looks a little top heavy, but is ingenious.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/125505-more-random-pics-2258.html

 

Ingenious Flipper Bridge Melds Left-Side Drivers With Right-Side Drivers
http://www.fastcompany.com/1660258/...e-of-the-road-without-causing-a-70-car-pileup

 

Ingenious Structures Made of Cargo Container (11 pics)
http://izifunny.com/2011/09/05/ingenious-structures-made-of-cargo-container-11.html

 

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/125505-more-random-pics-2258.html


http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-discussions/391522-random-transportation-pictures-804.html

 

From around Montey's Marina...
img_0935 - A "sonic drive ("maid" in England) - 'A real c**t', as described by the dissappointed owner: A Pom...

img_0944 - the same boat as posted in "my little piece of peace" today but showing the Torqeedo leg, has 3 banks in parallel of LiFePO4 batteries (large single cell units in series to make 48VDC and HUGE power capacity. Charged from shorepower...

img_0953 - For sale, contact owner <intl+> 617(and then the number shown)

img_0955 - Lots more work to do on this pretty little Moreton Bay Boat built in 1944

img_0956 - some beautiful trim added to a larger Moreton Bay boat (age - unknown - a lovely lady does not disclose here age, especially when so well loved and good looking)...

img_0959 - The time has come to recycle an unloved and unwanted "once-was" prawn trawler?

 

http://www.travelchannel.com/video/the-train-wreck

 

He Jim,
The bloody video is blocked... I get the site, it looks like it is loading then "POOF" the promos and other videos are there but NONE will play bloody USA protectionism...

 

Might be your bloody computer, operating system or provider instead. It plays just fine for me....

 

here mas,,its a houseboat made from a railcar.try this site,bout half way down page
http://waveavenue.com/profiles/blogs/floating-homes-1

 

Hells Bells WTF?

Hi Trow,
no the content is blocked as the page loads OK and I can view ALL global video standards as I have the codecs and apps to play but not the videos on that page... Easy to do as many blockages due to copyright issues for the Olympics - some regions are blocked like some channels that broadcast on the net with "Olympic certified brands" forbidding other brands from display - stupid US copyright laws...