2020 New Random Pics

[Racerbvd]

[GH85Carrera]

Uri Geller shares "proof" of aliens, fans quickly point out it is a photo from the X-files. Yep, that is some real solid proof!


Tibetan White Yak - The Snow White Yak is the rarest color phase of Yak in the world. In China and Tibet they figure their numbers to be around 3% of the population, with the vast majority of those residing in Tianzhu Tibet, there almost all of their yaks are white!




A security guard walking down US Highway 101 where there are towering stacks of hollow iron floats from which the iron antisubmarine nets were suspended to protect the US ports during the last war. LIFE magazine (1953)
Photographer: Hank Walker (1922-1996)

[Racerbvd]

[GH85Carrera]

[masraum]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

How did he die?
The end of a wrench caved his skull in.

THere's a video going around where a guy is standing on the end of a breaker bar trying to get the lugnut off of a large truck. Then his foot slips off of the end of the bar, and he gets a nut shot from the end of the breaker bar.

[Steve Carlton]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

I'm thinking we need a FINE CRAFTSMANSHIP thread...

[911 Rod]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

I'm thinking we need a FINE CRAFTSMANSHIP thread...

What's also annoying is when people don't at least try and fix it with caulk and paint.

[Racerbvd]

[daepp]

Originally Posted by Racerbvd

The Hermitage, Nashville. I was told I couldn't leave town without using that men's room!

[GH85Carrera]

Actually no, that is just silly.






Miners at home at "Lot’s Cabin" – Miners Basin Utah 1897.
In 1924 the American Mining Congress described the miner’s cabin: "The average miner’s cabin was a log affair with the crevices chinked with mud and with dirt floors. A few boards nailed together for a bunk, pine needles for a mattress, a plank for a table, a couple of three-legged stools, a big open fireplace, an iron kettle and coffee pot, a dutch oven, a frying pan and some tin cups and plates completed their equipment."

[masraum]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

That's a brown pants moment!

No ABS!

[GH85Carrera]

Hell's Half Acre, Ft. Worth, TX. late 1800s
Hell's Half Acre emerged as a precinct in Fort Worth, Texas, notably designated as a red-light district in the early to mid-1870s during the era of the Old Wild West. It earned the moniker "Bloody Third Ward" owing to the rampant violence and lawlessness that plagued the vicinity.
This region evolved into a rest stop along the cattle trails extending from Texas through Kansas. It swiftly transformed into a bustling hub adorned with saloons, brothels, and various dens of vice, offering opportunities for gambling, spirits, and the services of prostitutes. The half-acre expanse was initially demarcated between Tenth Street and Fifteenth Street, intersecting with Houston Street, Main Street, and Rusk Street, with Throckmorton and Calhoun Streets demarking the boundaries. The Chisholm Trail and Texas and Pacific Railway played a pivotal role as economic drivers, propelling the gradual advancement of this spirited and audacious red-light district.
It evolved into a sanctuary for outlaws and violent criminals. It bore witness to the presence of iconic figures from the Old West, including Bat Masterson, Butch Cassidy, Doc Holliday, Etta Place, Luke Short, Sam Bass, Sundance Kid, and Wyatt Earp. The Acre stood as a significant source of revenue for the town, and despite external pressures and opposition to the unlawful activities, authorities in Fort Worth were reticent to intervene.
The city's most renowned saloon was the White Elephant, technically positioned just beyond the boundaries of the Acre. This establishment was known for its refinement, live entertainment, frequent gun fights, and illicit dealings.
The primary grievances voiced by the community against the Acre were predominantly directed at the dance halls and brothels, which reformers regarded as the epitome of immorality, along with pervasive violence. The saloons and gambling halls provoked comparatively less concern. In 1889, following intense bouts of violence within the city, officials took action to shut down many of the activities that were most directly fueling the disorder. As the 20th century commenced, Hell's Half Acre's allure as a visitor destination diminished significantly. The Progressive movement of the early 1900s exerted mounting pressure on this district. By 1919, Fort Worth's "Third Ward" was disowned as a haven of vice, thanks to the law enforcement efforts of Jim Courtright and the moral sermons of John Franklyn Norris.

[Steve Carlton]

Originally Posted by masraum

That's a brown pants moment!


No ABS!

No worries- run flats!

[masraum]

View of downtown Houston. The female boarding houses in the foreground indicate the red-light district of Happy Hollow.

Interesting article about it https://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/entries/happy-hollow-houston

What's interesting is that "Happy Hollow" was the first red-light district in Houston. They ran them out of town to another area in the early 1900s.

https://houstorian.wordpress.com/2008/01/23/houstons-red-light-district/

[red 928]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Miners at home at "Lot’s Cabin" – Miners Basin Utah 1897.
In 1924 the American Mining Congress described the miner’s cabin: "The average miner’s cabin was a log affair with the crevices chinked with mud and with dirt floors. A few boards nailed together for a bunk, pine needles for a mattress, a plank for a table, a couple of three-legged stools, a big open fireplace, an iron kettle and coffee pot, a dutch oven, a frying pan and some tin cups and plates completed their equipment."

Luxury!
We had a hole in the ground
covered by a sheet of tarpolin.

[GH85Carrera]

[john70t]

Originally Posted by masraum

No ABS!

Wheel bearings seized due to no oil would be my first guess. Driver might not even notice. Seen a couple of those smoky trails on the highway for many miles.
Or a brake pod with s-cam stuck in the ON position.
Or someone didn't make replace the frozen front shoe roller with the grove worn into it. S-cam over-rotated and got stuck.

[red 928]

[masraum]

Originally Posted by red 928

brain triggered

[GH85Carrera]

Changing, China...
The brownish river Jialing meets the much cleaner Yangtze...