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Road Trip

It was a leisurely visit with relatives -
just catching up with goings on -
then, when we left -
we came back the same way we had gone over -
but -
the road 'gods' weren't kind -
all of a sudden -
traffic was crawling -
when we eventually got to the problem -
it was one lane only -
a pickup truck had an engine fire -
nobody seemed injured -
no ambulance on site -
First Responders and Fire Trucks -
as traffic snaked through and came upon multiple lanes again -
it was same ol same old thing -
we were going the speed limit -
but certainly not fast enough for many -
That is the description of the top 2 photos -
across the bottom is a tank farm -
" an area used exclusively for storing petroleum in large tanks "
- from Webster Dictionary

Why did I take photos of the tank farm? Because I've seen it so, so many times and never had !
That is the only reason .. plus, even though they can be dangerous -
rather have them above ground than below !

Like a friend says, "you took that photo because it was there."
True -- for you, Dick


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10 comments

TimC said:

I've been under the mis-apprehension, Peggy, that it was only here in the UK where the smallest of road incidents are turned into a full blown crisis by our emergency services. These dramas usually last for hours and are all at the expense of the general road-going public.
5 years ago

Peggy C replied to TimC:

No . In Florida, when Mr C had a flight out of Tampa International Airport .. he left our home 3 hrs before flight time ... and was the last one on the plane ! It was only 45 miles from our house ...
A section of hwy, that one had to use to get to the airport, has been named 'Malfunction Junction'.
If a car wreck happens there .. just forget what time you thought you would get to the baseball game-- you won't get there until the 3rd inning.. if you are lucky!
Will say North Carolina has better roads than Florida -- and they do keep clear them much better. This was a pain, but only about an hour added on to our time getting home.
I know some souls who would cringe at an extra hour ... but, everybody has to be someplace !
5 years ago

Mario Vargas said:

as the song saids: some days are diamonds some days stone
5 years ago

William Sutherland said:

Fabulous collage!

Admired in:
www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance
5 years ago ( translate )

Trudy Tuinstra said:

nice and interesting
5 years ago ( translate )

Dick M said:

Always. The fun is the pressing of the shutter button. Other than the "tank farm", you could have pressed the button at the same scene down here, as you well know.
5 years ago

╰☆☆June☆☆╮ said:

Good work. Have a lovely evening.
5 years ago ( translate )

Diane Putnam said:

Argh! Stuck! Anyway, I love tank farms. ;-)
5 years ago

Peggy C said:

Thank you all for the visits and comments ...
Diane, the traffic moved slowly but didn't really take too long.
Tank farm ..wish I could count the number of times I've passed by ....... probably in the 100's.
5 years ago

micritter said:

Why do we take pictures of anything? (I keep asking myself). I came across this (but I'm only partially convinced):
www.youtube.com/watch?v=43n-2iSZ_OU
5 years ago
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