336 Comments Posted by Dark-Star

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Must...push...buttons...
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*puts on Deedee voice*

"OOOOH! What does THIS button do? And THIS button? Or THAT button? And that switch and that lever and that knob and dial and that thingy over HERE and that doohickey over THERE..."

"Hey, what was that funny sound? *sniff sniff* And what's that nasty stinky smell?...uh...oh..."

(shoutout to fellow Dexter's Lab fans!)
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I DO!

Creeeeeeepy....
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I could start a college class from the info people post here. Thank you Joe.
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I'll hold the "he'll never get ahead" jokes.
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Do not even think of climbing those tracks without at least two safety ropes around the side rails, Motts.
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That is pretty ironic.
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BKW - if the wheel's spaces were covered with decorative plates like some others are, they'd have caught the wind like a sail. As it was the wind just went through most of it like a giant bike spoke - not much surface area except on the cars.
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Got my first kiss at the top of one of these.
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LucieLou - talked to an urbexer on the bus once who signed his warning with the name "Urah Fuul". He got about 50 years toward the gate when they yelled "HEY! WAIT A MINUTE!". Fortunately he had a bike hidden in the bushes.
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From what I understand they'd have had to be right there after the flood hosing out anywhere that grime or saltwater could be lurking to stop corrosion or grit in bad places. And from the level of effort they put in to doing much of anything ELSE...I'm amazed any rides got saved.
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Iceberg, great info! Man I love this community...

One question though - if they acted right after the flood and washed out the insides with fresh (non-salty) water, would that stop things from going south?
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How the heck did someone not lose a digit or a finger on that all those years? I wouldn't stay in either.
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If they'd freaking bothered to move at least the computers themselves to the second story they'd easily have been saved. The big old CRT monitors...let insurance replace those.
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♪ The storm harshed the mellow ♪
♪ Of poor Mister Yellow, ♪
♪ And now he's washed up, ♪
♪ Oh do pity that fellow! ♪

>X-D