Today in Luling.

[Moonpie]

 

[Hoji]

Holy shit. Thought this was going to be a Bar-B -Que thread.

 

[Geezer]

How much energy was saved?

 

[jmohme]

Score another one for wind power!

 

[TreyG-20]

Damn! That should be a decent lawsuit.

 

[toddnjoyce]

Damn! That should be a decent lawsuit.

I don’t know about that, not enough lead time in the video to determine if the driver had reasonable cause to believe a train would be coming.

Sure, they may be other evidence, but that video alone doesn’t seem to show a preponderance.

 

[baboon]

Hate to say it but it what’s best thing I ever seen happen to a turbine blade!

 

[robertc1024]

Driver was an idiot. I've driven through that intersection a zillion times - no way he could make that turn. Saw that this morning - quite a few co-workers in Luling. Probably the most excitement there since the last Watermelon Thump.

 

[Grumps21]

As long as nobody was injured, this is a good thing. One less wind turbine, or at the very least it’s a delay. damn things are a blight

 

[Moonpie]

Folks dining at City Market got lunch and a show.

 

[1911'S 4 Me]

Was Gordo hurt in that truck mishap?

 

[BBL]

Lots of truckers make this exact mistake. Either they cannot make the turn or they get stuck on a high RR crossing.
The interesting part is that since this is an oversized load, the dispatcher should have planned the route to ensure that the load does not get stuck.

As far as the collision, the bigger danger, IMHO, is the blade being pushed by the train down the tracks and causing much more damage than if the train hit, let's say, just a simple cargo trailer full of packages or something. These turbine blades are strong and can cause a lot of damage and injuries.

Glad nobody was injured in this one. Oof.

 

[innominate]

We passed that convoy when we were driving back from Rockport yesterday. They were stopped on the side of 183 by the buc-ee's at I10 and 183. They should have went down I10 to SH80. Then they could have driven straight thru Luling instead of making that turn

 

[prisondoc]

Folks dining at City Market got lunch and a show.

I need to go to City Market for lunch.


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[jmohme]

As long as nobody was injured, this is a good thing. One less wind turbine, or at the very least it’s a delay. damn things are a blight

Or one very out of balance wind turbine. :-)

 

[Moonpie]

I need to go to City Market for lunch.


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Get me some sausage while you’re there. Yum.

 

[jmohme]

Driver was an idiot. I've driven through that intersection a zillion times - no way he could make that turn. Saw that this morning - quite a few co-workers in Luling. Probably the most excitement there since the last Watermelon Thump.

Permitted loads like that are usually routed by someone other than the driver, so unless he or she deviated from the assigned route, the idiot might be sitting at a desk routing a 14 ft high load under else under a 13 ft bridge for tomorrow.

 

[Texasgordo]

We passed that convoy when we were driving back from Rockport yesterday. They were stopped on the side of 183 by the buc-ee's at I10 and 183. They should have went down I10 to SH80. Then they could have driven straight thru Luling instead of making that turn

They're a common sight these days around here and I always see them go on I-10 west to Hwy 80 back north.

This guy had to be off route which is a big screw up plus he was trying to cut thru the gas station parking lot. Lucky nobody was killed because the farmers market there is usually pretty busy on weekends.

 

[Texasgordo]

Was Gordo hurt in that truck mishap?

Ha! I know better than to do something that dumb. Trains will win every time so I stay away.

 

[Texasgordo]

I passed by there earlier on Hwy 90 and the damage isn't too terrible. A few stalls of the farmers market are ruined but can be rebuilt.