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August 5<br>
Moscow<br>
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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.<br>
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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?<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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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.<br>
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Sam Scripter<br>
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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 8/5/2013 7:42 PM, Tom Hansen wrote:<br>
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<pre wrap="">. . . megaload #1
7:40 pm - August 5, 2013
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