Author Topic: Midnight in the Diner: Tales from the Road (Read 11296 times)

WeinerInHand · « **Reply #390 on:** December 14, 2018, 08:03:37 PM »

Huh, that was an interesting story.
Funny how things turn out...

albrecht · « **Reply #391 on:** December 14, 2018, 08:33:07 PM »

Quote from: WeinerInHand on December 14, 2018, 08:03:37 PM

Huh, that was an interesting story.
Funny how things turn out...

Another version, still good, came on XM today, and while setting in traffic and I was singing it, then I figured I'd post the original for ya when I saw the thread go up a bit...

WeinerInHand · « **Reply #392 on:** December 15, 2018, 09:58:01 AM »

Yesterday. 48F.

WeinerInHand · « **Reply #393 on:** December 15, 2018, 10:00:54 AM »

Quote from: albrecht on December 14, 2018, 08:33:07 PM

Another version, still good, came on XM today, and while setting in traffic and I was singing it, then I figured I'd post the original for ya when I saw the thread go up a bit...

That's a good one!

Metron2267 · « **Reply #394 on:** December 15, 2018, 11:30:06 AM »

Yeah it is, very Hank Williams in tone and twang!

Course I still love the Commander:

WeinerInHand · « **Reply #395 on:** December 15, 2018, 11:34:51 AM »

I never knew it was such a popular song!

Metron2267 · « **Reply #396 on:** December 15, 2018, 11:48:27 AM »

One more version, featuring the Telecaster virtuoso Bill Kirchen, the original Cody guitarist and now an old but rockin' man:

WeinerInHand · « **Reply #397 on:** December 19, 2018, 07:46:42 PM »

US-33-E. OH/WV Line.

albrecht · « **Reply #398 on:** December 19, 2018, 07:49:36 PM »

Quote from: WeinerInHand on December 19, 2018, 07:46:42 PM

US-33-E. OH/WV Line.

You hauling meth n Oxy and guns on the flipside?

WeinerInHand · « **Reply #399 on:** December 19, 2018, 07:50:47 PM »

Quote from: albrecht on December 19, 2018, 07:49:36 PM

You hauling meth n Oxy and guns on the flipside?

You asking for a friend? lol

albrecht · « **Reply #400 on:** December 19, 2018, 07:59:47 PM »

Quote from: WeinerInHand on December 19, 2018, 07:50:47 PM

You asking for a friend? lol

I kid, of course.

Walks_At_Night · « **Reply #401 on:** December 19, 2018, 08:23:45 PM »

Quote from: WeinerInHand on December 19, 2018, 07:46:42 PM

US-33-E. OH/WV Line.

Look at you! Taking the fancy schmany Ravenswood Bridge and not the old school bridge down in Pomeroy.

WeinerInHand · « **Reply #402 on:** December 19, 2018, 09:02:24 PM »

Quote from: Walks_At_Night on December 19, 2018, 08:23:45 PM

Look at you! Taking the fancy schmany Ravenswood Bridge and not the old school bridge down in Pomeroy.

It's nice and all but I always feel like I'm going to end up in The Mothman Prophecies pt.2!

Walks_At_Night · « **Reply #403 on:** December 19, 2018, 09:10:59 PM »

Quote from: WeinerInHand on December 19, 2018, 09:02:24 PM

It's nice and all but I always feel like I'm going to end up in The Mothman Prophecies pt.2!

Awesome!

albrecht · « **Reply #404 on:** December 19, 2018, 09:15:14 PM »

Quote from: WeinerInHand on December 19, 2018, 09:02:24 PM

It's nice and all but I always feel like I'm going to end up in The Mothman Prophecies pt.2!

Wow!

WeinerInHand · « **Reply #405 on:** December 21, 2018, 11:09:23 AM »

I-77 North. North Carolina/Virginia border.
Fancy Gap Pass. 38F.

brig · « **Reply #406 on:** December 21, 2018, 11:31:34 AM »

Quote from: WeinerInHand on December 21, 2018, 11:09:23 AM

I-77 North. North Carolina/Virginia border.
Fancy Gap Pass. 38F.

Super nice pic!

WeinerInHand · « **Reply #407 on:** December 21, 2018, 11:47:20 AM »

Quote from: brig on December 21, 2018, 11:31:34 AM

Super nice pic!

😀

Spookcat · « **Reply #408 on:** December 21, 2018, 07:25:59 PM »

Quote from: WeinerInHand on December 19, 2018, 07:46:42 PM

US-33-E. OH/WV Line.

I love the sky in that one! Are you going to be able to spend the holidays at home?

WeinerInHand · « **Reply #409 on:** December 21, 2018, 08:01:25 PM »

Quote from: Spookcat on December 21, 2018, 07:25:59 PM

I love the sky in that one! Are you going to be able to spend the holidays at home?

I have very little family so I stay on the road.
I have a daughter and some nephews in Ohio but they are grown and have no time...
I also have a brother in Texas that I'll visit every once in a while.

Metron2267 · « **Reply #410 on:** December 21, 2018, 08:03:46 PM »

Well Weiner you have "family" right here and thanks for all those road pics you share with us. Makes me feel like I'm riding shotgun. Say...if you ever need a lumper...

WeinerInHand · « **Reply #411 on:** December 21, 2018, 08:08:00 PM »

WeinerInHand · « **Reply #412 on:** December 21, 2018, 08:10:47 PM »

I get along well by myself. 😉

Metron2267 · « **Reply #413 on:** December 21, 2018, 08:16:14 PM »

Quote from: WeinerInHand on December 21, 2018, 08:10:47 PM

I get along well by myself. 😉

Right on!

WeinerInHand · « **Reply #414 on:** December 22, 2018, 07:54:09 AM »

It doesn't look like your favorite bologna, hot dog, Vienna sausage, or spam
...but it is. It is.

Metron2267 · « **Reply #415 on:** December 22, 2018, 02:03:03 PM »

Dang! How much do each of those pallets weigh?

WeinerInHand · « **Reply #416 on:** December 22, 2018, 05:57:55 PM »

2,200lbs. × 20 rolls = 44,000lbs.

albrecht · « **Reply #417 on:** December 22, 2018, 06:02:46 PM »

Quote from: WeinerInHand on December 22, 2018, 05:57:55 PM

2,200lbs. × 20 rolls = 44,000lbs.

That is a whole lot of processed and rendered meat product!

I recall driving by the Hormel factory or rendering plant somewhere, I think maybe Souix Falls, and the smell was "interesting" crossing the bridge and also wondered how well they are treating whatever sludge by-product was flowing into the river.

WeinerInHand · « **Reply #418 on:** December 22, 2018, 06:15:30 PM »

I don't know about the waste treatment but I can tell you that most of the larger plants have an F.D.A. dept. right in the building. Also, most take pride in their resourcefulness of full product utilization, i.e. signs everywhere!
The smell? Oh, hell yes! In some places - the whole damn town. 🤢

Metron2267 · « **Reply #419 on:** December 22, 2018, 06:20:15 PM »

Quote from: WeinerInHand on December 22, 2018, 05:57:55 PM

2,200lbs. × 20 rolls = 44,000lbs.

And you do all your own lumping? Heckuva workout there even with a good pallet jack and roller.