Pearls Before Swine: Rebar

[Lynn McGuire]

Pearls Before Swine: Rebar
https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2023/12/07

No, no, no, no, no.

Lynn

[art...@yahoo.com]

Yeah, I don't really see the point of going to the same bar twice in one night.

[Default User]

art...@yahoo.com wrote:

>On Thursday, December 7, 2023 at 3:30:04 PM UTC-5, Lynn McGuire wrote:
>> Pearls Before Swine: Rebar
>> https://www.gocomics.com/pearlsbeforeswine/2023/12/07
>>
>> No, no, no, no, no.

>Yeah, I don't really see the point of going to the same bar twice in
>one night.

Shift change for the bouncer.


Brian

[William Hyde]

Go to bar.

Head out to operate heavy machinery.

Go back to bar.

Simple!

William Hyde

[Lynn McGuire]

Yup, I used to work with people who would have done that except Texas
makes all bars close their doors at 2 am. Don't be on the roads at 2:15
am with them !

Lynn

[Default User]

William Hyde wrote:

>Go to bar.
>
>Head out to operate heavy machinery.
>
>Go back to bar.
>
>Simple!

Profit!


Brian

[Kevrob]

That cute waitress told you when her shift ended?

{That has happened to a friend of mine, if not to me.}

--
Kevin R

[Scott Lurndal]

Living in a rural area, I find that most of my power outages
occur early sunday morning, just after two am. One fellow
managed to take out -three- distribution poles (22kv) by
hitting a guy-wire supporting a guy-pole that supported
three mainline poles and snapped all three of the mainline
poles.

[Dave]

On 12/8/23 07:24, Scott Lurndal wrote:
> Lynn McGuire <lynnmc...@gmail.com> writes:
>> On 12/7/2023 6:18 PM, William Hyde wrote:

[stuff deleted]

>>
>> Yup, I used to work with people who would have done that except Texas
>> makes all bars close their doors at 2 am. Don't be on the roads at 2:15
>> am with them !
>
> Living in a rural area, I find that most of my power outages
> occur early sunday morning, just after two am. One fellow
> managed to take out -three- distribution poles (22kv) by
> hitting a guy-wire supporting a guy-pole that supported
> three mainline poles and snapped all three of the mainline
> poles.

If my FD pager went off any time after 1:30 am on a Thursday-Saturday,
there was a high probability it was a drunk hitting something that
either wasn't moving (e.g. tree, building, boulder, another car), or
wasn't moving fast enough (e.g. deer, another car, person, deer, more deer).

I was actually pulled over once responding to the fire station because,
well, because. The deputies thought I had been drinking. I had driven
past the back parking lot to Joe's Bar (actual name!) and then pulled
way up into the cross street so I could see around the parked cars. The
cops hiding behind the parked cars saw me and pulled me over. I missed
the ambulance going out, but made the next rig.

We had a drunk driver get hit head on by a sober driver on a relatively
straight section of road. He was going home from the aforementioned
Joe's Bar. He was in his lane and she crossed over. She died prior to
our arrival. Here is where it gets weird. She was dressed in just a bra
and panties. We found out later that there was no alcohol or drugs
involved. The page went out at 02:05.

Three Vietnamese guys left Joe's one night and ran into a ditch. The car
is now FUBAR but they are OK. But the road is blocked for a bit to the
car pulled out of the ditch. We have an engine and an ambulance there,
along with 2 CHP cars. But we don't need the ambulance, so I send it
home. About 1 minute later I get a terse radio call, "Weaver coming."
WTF. I am standing with one of my firefighters and a Chippie and we were
all baffled. There is a flashlight, flares, and blinking warning lights
in the road. We see headlights coming. They are not slowing down. We all
three bail out and go up the embankment. The Chippie comes back down and
runs along the side of the truck banging on the window with his
flashlight. The driver stop and staggers out. Totally wasted. He's
coming from Joe's too. Obviously he is arrested. However, the driver has
passengers, three angry pit bulls. So now animal control gets involved.
We now have 4 drunks, 3 angry pit bulls, 2 bemused cops, and me standing
next to a tree.

Many years before, we had 5 nights in a row with drunk driving calls
after midnight. Friday at work, I fell asleep at my desk.

Sorry I went on so long. I am avoiding putting in a new fence post.

--
Dave Scruggs
Captain, Boulder Creek Fire (Retired)
Sr. Software Engineer (Retired, mostly)

[pete...@gmail.com]

As I type this, I was in Joe's less than two hours ago. Not to drink; I was
having a snack at River Dogs behind it, and they have an arrangement where
customers can use Jose's restroom. Atmospheric place, and lives (or down?)
to its iconic name.

Pt

[Scott Lurndal]

"pete...@gmail.com" <pete...@gmail.com> writes:
>On Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 12:39:06=E2=80=AFPM UTC-8, Dave wrote:
>> On 12/8/23 07:24, Scott Lurndal wrote:=20
>> > Lynn McGuire <lynnmc...@gmail.com> writes:=20

>> >> On 12/7/2023 6:18 PM, William Hyde wrote:
>> [stuff deleted]

>> >>=20
>> >> Yup, I used to work with people who would have done that except Texas=
>=20
>> >> makes all bars close their doors at 2 am. Don't be on the roads at 2:1=
>5=20
>> >> am with them !=20
>> >=20
>> > Living in a rural area, I find that most of my power outages=20
>> > occur early sunday morning, just after two am. One fellow=20
>> > managed to take out -three- distribution poles (22kv) by=20
>> > hitting a guy-wire supporting a guy-pole that supported=20
>> > three mainline poles and snapped all three of the mainline=20
>> > poles.
>> If my FD pager went off any time after 1:30 am on a Thursday-Saturday,=20
>> there was a high probability it was a drunk hitting something that=20
>> either wasn't moving (e.g. tree, building, boulder, another car), or=20
>> wasn't moving fast enough (e.g. deer, another car, person, deer, more dee=
>r).=20
>>=20
>> I was actually pulled over once responding to the fire station because,=
>=20
>> well, because. The deputies thought I had been drinking. I had driven=20
>> past the back parking lot to Joe's Bar (actual name!) and then pulled=20
>> way up into the cross street so I could see around the parked cars. The=
>=20
>> cops hiding behind the parked cars saw me and pulled me over. I missed=20
>> the ambulance going out, but made the next rig.=20
>>=20
>> We had a drunk driver get hit head on by a sober driver on a relatively=
>=20
>> straight section of road. He was going home from the aforementioned=20
>> Joe's Bar. He was in his lane and she crossed over. She died prior to=20
>> our arrival. Here is where it gets weird. She was dressed in just a bra=
>=20
>> and panties. We found out later that there was no alcohol or drugs=20
>> involved. The page went out at 02:05.=20
>>=20
>> Three Vietnamese guys left Joe's one night and ran into a ditch. The car=
>=20
>> is now FUBAR but they are OK. But the road is blocked for a bit to the=20
>> car pulled out of the ditch. We have an engine and an ambulance there,=20
>> along with 2 CHP cars. But we don't need the ambulance, so I send it=20
>> home. About 1 minute later I get a terse radio call, "Weaver coming."=20
>> WTF. I am standing with one of my firefighters and a Chippie and we were=
>=20
>> all baffled. There is a flashlight, flares, and blinking warning lights=
>=20
>> in the road. We see headlights coming. They are not slowing down. We all=
>=20
>> three bail out and go up the embankment. The Chippie comes back down and=
>=20
>> runs along the side of the truck banging on the window with his=20
>> flashlight. The driver stop and staggers out. Totally wasted. He's=20
>> coming from Joe's too. Obviously he is arrested. However, the driver has=
>=20
>> passengers, three angry pit bulls. So now animal control gets involved.=
>=20
>> We now have 4 drunks, 3 angry pit bulls, 2 bemused cops, and me standing=
>=20
>> next to a tree.=20
>>=20
>> Many years before, we had 5 nights in a row with drunk driving calls=20
>> after midnight. Friday at work, I fell asleep at my desk.=20
>>=20
>> Sorry I went on so long. I am avoiding putting in a new fence post.=20

>
>As I type this, I was in Joe's less than two hours ago. Not to drink; I was

>having a snack at River Dogs behind it, and they have an arrangement where=
>=20

>customers can use Jose's restroom. Atmospheric place, and lives (or down?)
>to its iconic name.

A friend of mine lives up there, I've driven by, but never
patronized Joe's.

[Dave]

I had no idea that anyone was in the area! The closest I knew of was Hal
Heydt up in Vallejo.

I don't spend much time in Joe's. I go in maybe once or twice a year and
always with someone else. Neighbors go in for the music, but my ears are
shot and the music just doesn't sound right.

[Scott Lurndal]

I'm in the foothills, perhaps 25 miles (as the crow flies, more like 45
by road) south of you. Some friends from Boulder Creek drive
down to this area for "barn" concerts rather regularly. He used to
work for ICL way back when.

[pete...@gmail.com]

I don't live in the area (I'm in Massachusetts), but I have family in Redwood City,
and my wife and I like visiting Big Basin. We're in the area about twice a year.
Boulder Creek is also a favorite, due to it's Old West ambiance.

Pt

[Kevrob]

On Saturday, December 9, 2023 at 3:39:06 PM UTC-5, Dave wrote:

[snip]

> We now have 4 drunks, 3 angry pit bulls, 2 bemused cops, and me standing
> next to a tree.
>

Where were the 5 golden rings?

> Many years before, we had 5 nights in a row with drunk driving calls
> after midnight. Friday at work, I fell asleep at my desk.
>
> Sorry I went on so long. I am avoiding putting in a new fence post.

Is that pre-procrastination or post-procrastination?

--
Kevin R

[The Horny Goat]

On Fri, 08 Dec 2023 15:24:49 GMT, sc...@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)
wrote:

>Living in a rural area, I find that most of my power outages
>occur early sunday morning, just after two am. One fellow
>managed to take out -three- distribution poles (22kv) by
>hitting a guy-wire supporting a guy-pole that supported
>three mainline poles and snapped all three of the mainline
>poles.

Two words: " 'Remarkable' talent!"

[Scott Lurndal]

The vehicle was a used police interceptor crown vic.

Just last weekend, another driver snapped a different pole on
the same rural road, at the other end of the same s-curve,
but PG&E had restored power in less than three hours vs. the
28 hours it took to replace the three poles.

The farmer who owns the land along the middle part
of the s-curve has to replace his fencing on average
at least twice a year because people take that curve
way too fast. It's just down the road from a high
school :-).