Ephemera

Tuesday, June 21, 2005

Yet another lawsuit.

Brdar vs. Cottrell, Et. Al.| New Lawsuits: Wednesday, June 1

It just goes on and on. (This is the personal injury lawsuit against Cottrell.) Most reasonable people understand that quarter inch chain is safe when checked regularly and used properly. The issue is worker training and vehicle maintenance. They've been using quarter inch chain to tie down cars since they started making them. The problem of chain failure can be solved by adopting the following common-sense approaches:

Inspect your chains regularly, especially the ones on the bottom positions. If they've been dragged, replace them.

Find out the appropriate amount of torque to use to tighten the ratchets. Boydstun has a new tie-down bar that will actually show you when you're using too much force. There is plenty of information out there on the Internet on proper chain-tightening procedure.

Four chains to a vehicle. Always.

Or just use soft ties.

Sunday, June 19, 2005

Moo

Moo


Hunter looked apprehensive when the thunder got a bit closer. Posted by Hello

Double rainbow captured by Treo 650 camera phone. Oak Grove, Oregon Posted by Hello

yes

The answer is "yes, it is possible to update blog by phone." some of the page loads rather wonky. Trying to think of a way to load pictures to the blog. I've gotten used to the bloggerbot doing everything for me. Also, it is hard to imagine not being able to use mozilla firefox extension "just blog it". I will report more later. The next challenge will be loading the device with music.

treo 650 blogging

this is an experimental entry to see if blogging by phone is feasible

Thursday, June 02, 2005


TV news anchor decides to become car hauler. Posted by Hello