Tennessee Ernie Ford, right?
You won't read about the following anyplace else but here.
Today, returning from errands via BRB, turned onto Potomac to see a Northland Redi-Mix cement mixer (truck) pulled over by an umarked enforcement vehicle (van, no it wasn't WL). Lights flashing, the uniformed enforcement officer had pen and pad in hand...looks to me like he was handing out "green stamps" as they say in old trucker vernacular. Truck was labeled as having a max gross weight of 66,000 lbs, if my math is right, a bit over the maximum weight of 15 tons for the BRB which I assumed he crossed. Yipes! About a half an hour later he (truck) went past my house, I assume to drop his cargo of cement.
Yep, had to run another errand, and as I traversed Potomac had to take a detour as said truck was spilling his cargo as part of a patch job being done by...the Weatherby Lake Street Department. It is my understanding the truck was even heavier than the 66,000 lbs. Ouch!
By 8AM this morning more than half of the Orange Cones on the BRB were knocked down, some had been launched upstream in the creek. At 1:30 PM, KCMO Streets had fully repaired the cones to do more battle...at 3:30 PM, four had already been mowed down...how long can the casualty rate go?...{Late update: 5PM - More than 3/4 of the Cones have been laid low)
Quite the mess right? Here is a quiz for loyal readers: How many tons does a fully loaded (with water) Fire Dept Pumper from KC MO or South Platte weigh? Bonus question: How many tons does a fully loaded (with salt) Snow Plow from KC MO or Platte County weigh?
Tie Braker: How much does a fully loaded Park Hill School District Bus weigh?
Inquiring minds want to know.
One last news item, today marks the first anniversary of the bridge disaster in Minneapolis.
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