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[Sam Scripter]

August 5
Moscow

My wife and I found the news stories about the megaloads [plural] 
misleading. We were in the valley on July 31 and found our way down 
river on US-12, then back across Red Wolf Crossing to the Port of Wilma, 
viewing the two loads staged there. We could not get close because of 
"security" present.

Yes, there was ONE BIG LOAD, but where was the other that the news 
writers kept mentioning. The last story I read stated there were TWO 
225,000 lb loads. Where was the second big load?

The second load must be the much shorter one, painted brown, or drab, 
clearly showing in the photo you attached to your email awhile ago, Tom, 
to the left of the long white load.

I have attached here a larger photo, taken from the other side of the 
river, designed to be blown up [no pun intended] on screen for more 
detailed viewing. You can see part of the smaller load, partly hidden 
behind the big white load, to the right side of the scene.

In this view, the pusher vehicle is to the far left. Partly obscured to 
its rear -- left edge of photo -- are stacks of what appears to be heavy 
concrete objects, I presume for traction and control, if needed. I say 
that is the "pusher" end, because when at the Port of Wilma I observed a 
very large caution sign mounted to its rear, left picture edge, warning 
of the oversize load. Thus the far right of the photo is the lead 
vehicle, also with a stack of concrete appearing weights.

Sam Scripter

On 8/5/2013 7:42 PM, Tom Hansen wrote:
> . . . megaload #1
>
> 7:40 pm - August 5, 2013
>
>

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