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[J T]

OK, which one of you is this? LMAO

JOAT Success is getting what you want. Happiness is wanting what you get.

- =A0Dale Carnegie

[Swingman]

Hey now ... the double forklift trick is an elegant solution.

LOL

[Mike Marlow]

Definitely my favorite.

[Dave Hinz]

I like the ladder on the back of the truck, braced with random lumber.

[Mike Marlow]

Could you see me waving?

[Lawrence L'Hote]

too much traffic and they shut the site down. I got this message from

"This domain name has been temporarily suspended for exceeding the daily bandwidth quota. The site will be automatically turned on again at 12:00AM PST (unless the site's allocated monthly limit is reached)."

[Mark & Juanita]

Hey now, that's not random. Each piece was placed based upon rigorous structural analysis and load calculations. ;-)

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[phildcrowNOSPAM]

Well, that looks like a powerful statement to JOAT's (and the wRECk's) influence, doesn't it?

-Phil Crow

[Mark & Juanita]

I know when I posted my web site a year ago, ya'll nearly exceeded my allocated bandwidth and I had to increase it for a few months (for a minor fee from my ISP).

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[Larry Jaques]

On Mon, 10 Jan 2005 20:28:54 -0700, Mark & Juanita calmly ranted:

I like the guy changing the street light myself.

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[Silvan]

Mine too, but I don't imagine that's actually *possible* is it? Not unless you put a third forklift on the back of the first one to hold it down while it lifted the second one maybe.

[Duane Bozarth]

Note the second one is much smaller than the first...load is probably above the rated limit but obviously within what the larger one was able to lift and stay on the ground...but !!! I've done some stretchy things, but you wouldn't find me within seeing distance of that one... :(

[Swingman]

When I saw the pictures I couldn't help but think of a friend (known him since he was a teenager and he's in his early fifties now) who still does most of my HVAC work, is a certified mechanical genius, and is famous for doing the impossible.

Richard, the holder of a master plumber's license, a journeyman electrician's license, and an HVAC license in the SOT, dropped out of middle school in the 7th grade, but is regularly hired as a consultant on projects that no one else wants to, or can't, handle, and routinely embarrasses highly educated, and highly paid talent with simple solutions to large problems.

Had he been an Egyptian of yore, Richard would have built pyramids.

However, Richard's solutions, while vaguely reminiscent of a couple of the photos, are so simple and safe that you don't ever hesitate to join in. Many years ago I helped him (just the two of us, and only two levels of 8' scaffolding), hump a five ton commercial AC unit to the roof, and over the brick facade, of a two story building where my recording studio is still housed.

Folks familiar with the feat are still shaking their heads almost 20 years later.