<html><body bgcolor="#FFFFFF"><div>Not to put too fine a point on it, and not coming down on one side or the other on the "mega loads", but two things:</div><div><br></div><div>1) there are probably hundreds, if not thousands, of 7500-10,000 gallon loads of fuel traveling over US12 every year, and</div><div><br></div><div>2) the "mega loads" don't contain any fuel, they are just (very) oversized pieces of equipment </div><div><br></div><div>The fact that there aren't more of these "breaking news" stories regarding fuel truck crashes is remarkable to me.<br><br>DC</div><div><br>On Sep 29, 2010, at 18:17, keely emerinemix <<a href="mailto:kjajmix1@msn.com">kjajmix1@msn.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><div></div><blockquote type="cite"><div>
I believe this explains why "hell, no!!" can be the only answer to the question of letting mega-loads tankers traverse this road. Whether or not "hell, no!" is too sophisticated a response for those who delight in what one sage called "petrocide" remains to be seen.<br><br><font style="" color="#8064a2"><font style="font-size: 12pt;" size="3"><font style="" face="Verdana">Keely<br><a href="http://www.keely-prevailingwinds.com">www.keely-prevailingwinds.com</a><br></font></font></font><br><br><br><br>> Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 16:57:24 -0700<br>> From: <a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com"><a href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</a></a><br>> To: <a href="mailto:gussie443@hotmail.com"><a href="mailto:gussie443@hotmail.com">gussie443@hotmail.com</a></a><br>> CC: <a href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</a>; <a href="mailto:chicory@wildblue.net"><a href="mailto:chicory@wildblue.net">chicory@wildblue.net</a></a><br>> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] FW: Breaking news from the Lewiston Tribune (Hwy 12 oil spill)<br>> <br>> Hmmm.<br>> <br>> I wonder what Judge Bradbury, or (better yet) what the Idaho Supreme<br>> Court, would have to say about this?<br>> <br>> Mega-loads, anyone?<br>> <br>> <a href="http://www.lmtribune.com/breaking-news/1472/"><a href="http://www.lmtribune.com/breaking-news/1472/">http://www.lmtribune.com/breaking-news/1472/</a></a><br>> <br>> Tom Hansen<br>> Bodega Bay, California<br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> <br>> On Wed, September 29, 2010 3:48 pm, Ellen Roskovich wrote:<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > To: <a href="mailto:gussie443@hotmail.com"><a href="mailto:gussie443@hotmail.com">gussie443@hotmail.com</a></a><br>> > Subject: Breaking news from the Lewiston Tribune<br>> > From: <a href="mailto:alerts@lmtribune.com"><a href="mailto:alerts@lmtribune.com">alerts@lmtribune.com</a></a><br>> > Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2010 15:32:28 -0700<br>> ><br>> > Having trouble reading this email? View the web version<br>> ><br>> > September 29, 2010<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > BREAKING NEWS<br>> ><br>> > Diesal spill reported on Highway 12<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > share<br>> ><br>> > The crash of a fuel tanker on U.S. Highway 12 at mile 136, about a mile<br>> > west of Saddle Camp Road, has spilled an estimated 7,500 gallons of diesel<br>> > near the Lochsa River.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > read more ››<br>> ><br>> > SUBSCRIBE / BLOGS / VIDEOS / PHOTOS / NWMARKET<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Today's Top Stories<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > · Crunch time<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > · Just hanging out<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > · Lewiston to get new electric gurneys<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > · Lewiston-Clarkston Valley marks only one triple-digit summer day<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > · Hounds sprint by Lewiston<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > · Lewiston couple enjoys the creation of this ... Slice of backyard heaven<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Recent Blog Posts<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > · Rape suspect has ties to LC Valley<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > · Happy 118th birthday, Tribune<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > · Wednesday's inmate log of Lewiston-Clarkston Valley jails<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > · Mystery flower<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > · New feature page coming<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > · Weekend pilots risking a lot to share<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Photo Galleries<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Washington State vs USC Football<br>> > 13 photos | Posted on 9/25<br>> > View gallery<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Lewiston vs Hermiston football<br>> > 9 photos | Posted on 9/24<br>> > View gallery<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > © 2010 Lewiston Tribune Online, 505 Capital St, Lewiston, ID 83501.<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > September 29, 2010<br>> ><br>> ><br>> > Forward this email to a friend. Not interested anymore? Unsubscribe<br>> > Instantly<br>> ><br>> ><br>> ><br>> > =======================================================<br>> > List services made available by First Step Internet,<br>> > serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994.<br>> > <a href="http://www.fsr.net"><a href="http://www.fsr.net">http://www.fsr.net</a></a><br>> > <a href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com"><a href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com">mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com</a></a><br>> > =======================================================<br>> <br>> <br>> "The Pessimist complains about the wind, the Optimist expects it to change<br>> and the Realist adjusts his sails."<br>> <br>> - Unknown<br>> <br>> <br>> =======================================================<br>> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br>> <a href="http://www.fsr.net">http://www.fsr.net</a> <br>> <a href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com"><a href="mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com">mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com</a></a><br>> =======================================================<br>
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