Bookies takin' bets on when the wreckage goes over the falls?

[yellowperil]

[masraum]

huh?

[yellowperil]

It's been there for 101 years, (Canadian Niagara falls) but just came loose last week during a storm.

It's going to go over soon I'd guess.

[JackDidley]

I saw that on yahoo. Never heard of it before. Would be interesting to watch it roll over.

[dad911]

I've been to Niagara falls twice. Words can't describe the power and volume of water flowing over them.

[yellowperil]

It's quite an interesting story, this "Old Scow" came loose from a tug some ways up river and then got stuck a few hundred yards from the Canadian falls, all this in 1918,
apparently it moved a bit during a storm last week and looks like it might go over any time.

First time I visited the Falls about 30 yrs ago, I had a very "what the heck is that" moment, thinking it had just happened.

[sc_rufctr]

I had no idea... Why leave it there for a 100 years?

Yea, probably too heavy & dangerous to winch it ashore.

[craigster59]

"...slowly I turned... step by step... inch by inch...."

[Steve Carlton]

Maybe they can get it next time the falls go dry.

[rattlsnak]

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

I had no idea... Why leave it there for a 100 years?

Yea, probably too heavy & dangerous to winch it ashore.

I grew up in Niagara. Always been a tale of folklore for sure.

I'm sure they could move it with today's technology somehow, but I doubt it will go much further anyway. The water above the falls is only 2-3 feet deep and I'm sure that thing weighs a LOT... It has been deteriorating and rusting for years so maybe it will break apart one day and then go over in pieces. Who knows..


You can see it in the picture (satellite view) It's just south of Gull Island. Has a long way to go and very shallow water before it would go over..

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0752073,-79.073346,783m/data=!3m1!1e3

[yellowperil]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

Maybe they can get it next time the falls go dry.

Do they still shut the falls off at night?

[rattlsnak]

Originally Posted by yellowperil

Do they still shut the falls off at night?

Was that supposed to be in Green??

[Bill Douglas]

Don't worry, I'll swim out and tie a rope to it and we can all pull it back to shore.

[dad911]

Originally Posted by rattlsnak

Was that supposed to be in Green??

Not really. As I recall water is diverted at night for power generation. Or perhaps it used to be.

[yellowperil]

And what about that dusty two headed sheep, is he/she still hangin' round the museum?

[stomachmonkey]

Originally Posted by rattlsnak

You can see it in the picture (satellite view) It's just south of Gull Island. Has a long way to go and very shallow water before it would go over..

https://www.google.com/maps/@43.0752073,-79.073346,783m/data=!3m1!1e3

Hmmm, never been to Niagra Falls and just now learned, the falls face North.

I always thought they faced South.

Learn something new every day.

[yellowperil]

Originally Posted by rattlsnak

Was that supposed to be in Green??

I never put anything in green. They either still shut it off or they don't.

[Jon B]

Originally Posted by craigster59

"...slowly I turned... step by step... inch by inch...."

Lou C. & Sidney Fields :-)

[LEAKYSEALS951]

https://www.harborfreight.com/2500-lb-atvutility-winch-61840.html

[KFC911]

Originally Posted by Jon B

Lou C. & Sidney Fields :-)

I thought it wuz the Three Stooges