Where is everyone #5

Dang, that looks good !!

 

https://youtube.com/shorts/L0X2H-KHDF0?si=OJ8gSKGDT36QAT41

One of my guys sent this video to me. She looks like a fullback in drag. Completely unrealistic.

 

That is slander to call her Jabba the hut. More like Pizza the Hut from Spaceballs if you recall that movie.

 

US35 from
Dayton, OH to
Scott Depot, WV, then grab i64
Probably be Sunday ~65k lb if that matters..

Good road or find something else?

 

Good road but watch your speed in Ohio. Once you cross the bridge it's all 4 lane to 64. A few minor pulls, but at 65k you'll be fine. Worst part is they couldn't figure out how to get the road to meet the bridges.
DO NOT stop at the peelot in Nitro, you have been warned!

 

Good ride. Stay off 52. Chillicothe, Jackson, Gallipolis stay aware. They work that area well looking for outlaws. It's pronounced Gallippolice for a reason. Them @OLDSKOOLERnWV outlaws coming north.

 

Thanks
Tin foe!!

Made that mistake 3-4 years ago when my fuel card was a peelot fly'n hook only.. lol

I've got options.
Dubuque, IA to Charlotte, NC but I like to save a few miles where I can.

Could go Louisville, Lexington, Knoxville, then grab i40.. But ehh, new scenery seems better..

I'll keep as incognito as one can,
just another schmuck in a shaker!!

 

Only a coal bucket or covered wagon really draws attention down there.

 

Once you go to a couple of those blacksmith classes, you will likely be hooked. Don't worry about how I know! Ornamental ironwork is where I got my start welding on my own. I am looking at going back to those roots maybe next year. When I started, there was very little of the traditional methods in my work. Everything was drilled and welded. Scrolls were purchased and welded to the ends of the rails, with very little forging. Over the years, I have practiced the more traditional joinery and forming methods. Now, I forge my own scrolls, drift most of the holes and use hot rivets or banding to make connections. Mortise and tenon joints are something I have played with as well. There's a bit of an art and science to them that I haven't quite got down, yet.

 

I think we've lost touch with a lot the last couple decades. I don't at all like the way we're heading with computers and technology. It won't be long before the traditional methods become long forgotten, which would be a shame.