I appreciate the effort...

[ZiprHead]

I'm sure Keith appreciates that info that was unknown prior to your well informed post.

 

[Hermit]

 

[TV and credit cards]

I just want to know, when do you stop tightening that strap?

Well before it stretches across her chest.

 

[jonatha]

I assume this sign is on the border between England and Wales...

 

[bilby]

I assume this sign is on the border between England and Wales...

Why?

It's very obvious to me that it's about as far from that location as you can get without joining the space program - in the Australian state of Victoria.

A quick google tells me that Rainbow is a town in the Shire of Hindmarsh in northwest Victoria, Australia, 400 kilometres (250 mi) from Melbourne. The nearest large towns are Warracknabeal, Dimboola and Nhill. The original inhabitants of the area around Warracknabeal were the Wotjobaluk tribe of Aboriginal people. The town's name is believed to derive from an Aboriginal expression meaning "place of big gums shading the water hole".

It's assuredly not a Welsh place name.

 

[spikepipsqueak]

Not enough "l"s and "h"s and too many hard "k"s to be Welsh, but I see where you were coming from..

 

[skepticalbip]

I'm wondering how many years the photographer waited for a rainbow to appear in the right place, if it was pure serendipity, or if maybe they drove around with the sign in their auto looking for a rainbow then stuck the sign in the ground and took the shot.

 

[Hermit]

Not enough "l"s and "h"s and too many hard "k"s to be Welsh, but I see where you were coming from..

Spoken like someone who's been everywhere, man.

 

[Hermit]

I'm wondering how many years the photographer waited for a rainbow to appear in the right place, if it was pure serendipity, or if maybe they drove around with the sign in their auto looking for a rainbow then stuck the sign in the ground and took the shot.

Photoshopped?

 

[jonatha]

Why?

Because it makes a better joke than "I assume this sign is in the Shire of Hindmarsh"

 

[athee]

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driven thru that (at the time) one stoplight armpit of Fla. lol

 

[Gospel]

Lmao facts. It's a shame that hotel got run through by a truck. Last I knew it was still there but abandoned. Think I'll drive through this weekend just to see if it's still is.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

The ole fashioned truckin’ coke in the open trick. Millions in coke, cover with sand, strap it and everyone thinks you are a dumbass and not a coke mule.

 

[skepticalbip]

The ole fashioned truckin’ coke in the open trick. Millions in coke, cover with sand, strap it and everyone thinks you are a dumbass and not a coke mule.

That's certainly a possibility. But I think it more likely that there is a state law that all loads must be strapped down and some cop had ticketed him before for hauling sand without the strap.

 

[Hermit]

The ole fashioned truckin’ coke in the open trick. Millions in coke, cover with sand, strap it and everyone thinks you are a dumbass and not a coke mule.

That's certainly a possibility. But I think it more likely that there is a state law that all loads must be strapped down and some cop had ticketed him before for hauling sand without the strap.

The state law would more likely be something like: "All loads must be secured." The person who strapped the pile of sand would have known that this is not how you secure it. It's just a visual joke.

 

[skepticalbip]

The ole fashioned truckin’ coke in the open trick. Millions in coke, cover with sand, strap it and everyone thinks you are a dumbass and not a coke mule.

That's certainly a possibility. But I think it more likely that there is a state law that all loads must be strapped down and some cop had ticketed him before for hauling sand without the strap.

The state law would more likely be something like: "All loads must be secured." The person who strapped the pile of sand would have known that this is not how you secure it. It's just a visual joke.

You underestimate just how stupid State legislatures can be and are in many cases. Back when seatbelt laws were first being passed, a couple states required seatbelt use on motorcycles too. Most states have some really stupid laws. Fortunately, they are so fucking stupid that they are not enforced (except maybe occasionally by really stupid cops).

 

[Keith&Co.]

The state law would more likely be something like: "All loads must be secured." The person who strapped the pile of sand would have known that this is not how you secure it. It's just a visual joke.

You underestimate just how stupid State legislatures can be and are in many cases. Back when seatbelt laws were first being passed, a couple states required seatbelt use on motorcycles too. Most states have some really stupid laws. Fortunately, they are so fucking stupid that they are not enforced (except maybe occasionally by really stupid cops).

Effective legislation, yes, or effective vompany policy, would certainly consider all possible cargoes and use appropriate language.

But if a state senator is driving, and his car is hit by a box flying off someone's pickup, he might storm into the legislature and draft a law to fix that exact problem. A quick deal to support someone else's trash hauling bill, no debate, and suddenly anything not inside the vehicle has to be literally strapped.

 

[Jimmy Higgins]

That went into the naming of:

A Waterfall.

Englebert Humperdinck

 

[Hermit]

The state law would more likely be something like: "All loads must be secured." The person who strapped the pile of sand would have known that this is not how you secure it. It's just a visual joke.

You underestimate just how stupid State legislatures can be and are in many cases. Back when seatbelt laws were first being passed, a couple states required seatbelt use on motorcycles too. Most states have some really stupid laws. Fortunately, they are so fucking stupid that they are not enforced (except maybe occasionally by really stupid cops).

Effective legislation, yes, or effective vompany policy, would certainly consider all possible cargoes and use appropriate language.

But if a state senator is driving, and his car is hit by a box flying off someone's pickup, he might storm into the legislature and draft a law to fix that exact problem. A quick deal to support someone else's trash hauling bill, no debate, and suddenly anything not inside the vehicle has to be literally strapped.

Thing obviously work differently in the US. In Australia we have had load restraint laws for decades, and we have freely available guides on how to secure loads - one tailored for heavy vehicles, and another for light vehicles.

The second paragraph of the introduction to one of the guides reads:

The law itself does not stipulate any particular method of securing loads. It simply lists the following general requirements:
is a guide only. You can meet the load restraint requirements in another way, however you must be able to demonstrate that your method complies with the law.

Load restraint

You must restrain any load you are carrying to ensure it:
• stays on the vehicle
• does not adversely affect the stability of the vehicle
• does not protrude from the vehicle in a way that can injure people, damage property or cause an obstruction.

Loads will move if not properly restrained. You must choose a load restraint that:
• is fit-for-purpose
• has the rated capacity to restrain the load
• is in good working order.

Here is an example of a secure load. Had the army truck been tied down with a strap, it wouldn't be.

Our road rules, which include those relating to load restraints (rule 292 and 293), are uniform across all Australian states and territories since December 1999. They are not the legislative result of a Senator having been hit by a box flying off someone's pickup.

 

[Keith&Co.]

Thing obviously work differently in the US.

Generous of you. Or optimistic.

I'd say, rather, that things 'happen' differently in the US.
Sometimes they work.
Sometimes there are workarounds.
Sometimes it depends on if you plan to cross state lines, and which states, or use the freeway.