Today in Luling.

[oldag]

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

That driver's job is bbq all right.

 

[Renegade]

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

Well in BBQ news, Hutchins BBQ in McKinney re-opened today after a fire last New Years Eve.

 

[PinnedandRecessed]

Get there early

Not looking for a Franklin's BBQ type experience. How early is early? I ain't standing out in the 100+ degree sun for a couple hours.

 

[oldag]

The routes are planned well in advance and scouted. Also permitted with TXDOT if I recall properly. Pretty sure the driver is briefed as well as the escort cars.

City Market does have the best bbq ribs.

 

[oldag]

Not looking for a Frankin's BBQ type experience. How early is early? I ain't standing out in the 100+ degree sun for a couple hours.

Nothing like that. I don't remember ever waiting in line for more than about 15 minutes. At one time, they quit taking orders at 5:00 p.m. and kicked everyone out by 6:00 p.m. Not sure if that has changed.

 

[tsugsr]

Just because bbq was mentioned several times and because I read it while eating some of the best bbq around, behold some fabulous 407 BBQ….

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[prisondoc]

Website says they sell out and recommends ordering in advance. Has this been your experience with City Market. I am thinking of making the trip but don't want to waste my time.

Went there on a Saturday around 11:00 AM. Wait was about 15 minutes. Really good sausage.


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[Axxe55]

It's been some years ago, but I think it was City Market the wife and stopped to eat BBQ at while on vacation in that area.

 

[BRD@66]

At least the wreck wasn't costly. According to my Bing search for "wind turbine blade cost", these things only run about $100k to $300k, depending on capacity size.

 

[toddnjoyce]

Chump change around these parts.

 

[oldag]

At least the wreck wasn't costly. According to my Bing search for "wind turbine blade cost", these things only run about $100k to $300k, depending on capacity size.

About $250k-$300k for current model turbine blades.

On the other hand, they can sell fiberglass toothpicks and make up some of the loss.

 

[ZX9RCAM]

Why did the lead vehicle stop?
That forced the truck to stop on the tracks.

 

[vmax]

Lulling smells like shit
The driver, not being from there, was over come with the sulfur smell and passed out on the tracks…lol
Some insurance company is gonna pay up or go broke…

 

[bigtex10mm]

I saw something similar to this about 15 years ago in Schulenburg TX. A brand new 45' box trailer, first time hauling, that had just been fully loaded to the top with molasses lick blocks for cattle, got hung up behind an elderly lady in a car where the trailer was across the rail road crossing. A train T-Boned the trailer sending 270 of the 24" square molasses lick blocks into the air. Some were found three blocks away. Believe it or not none of those blocks did any damage to houses or cars in that area. The trailer however was wrapped around the front of the engine of that train so tightly that it had to be cut away with torches, so the occupants could get out.

 

[Renegade]

At least the wreck wasn't costly. According to my Bing search for "wind turbine blade cost", these things only run about $100k to $300k, depending on capacity size.

2 locomotives were also damaged along with several vehicles, the truck towing the blade, the signal systems, as well as plenty of property damage.

 

[1911'S 4 Me]

Railroad crossings are racist.

 

[single stack]

Lulling City Market.
MMMMMMM! MMM, MMM good Q.

 

[alwho421]

as a train engineer told me (paraphrased) "train didn't hit the blade, takes me 2 miles to stop, the blade hit the train"

 

[jordanmills]

The running theory is that the route was planned for the pilot vehicle to completely block oncoming traffic so the truck could begin the turn from the far left lane. I'm not sure whose fault that would be. I'm sure at least some will go on the driver though.

And they probably didn't send him up 80 because of low power lines. But I think that would have been up to the state.

 

[V-Tach]

Oh my God X 8