Crozet Tunnel..

Sunrise..
Crozet Tunnel, Inside..
The Crozet Tunnel.....

Its purpose was to provide a crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains for the Virginia Central Railroad.
Overseen byClaudius Crozet as chief engineer , the crossing was accomplished by using four tunnels, including the 4,263-foot (1,299 m) Blue Ridge Tunnel near the top of the pass.

With construction proceeding from either side, the complex was dug though solid granite with only hand drills and black powder, a decade before the invention of dynamite.

The tunnel was less than a half-foot (0.1 m) off perfect alignment when it was holed-through

on Christmas Day 1856.
When complete, it was the longest in the US and one of the longest tunnels in the world,

a remarkable feat of engineering.

Opened to rail traffic in April of 1858, it was considered to be one of the engineering

wonders of the modern world.

A Newer Tunnel was put in in 1944...And is in use today....(The new one was 4ft. off

alignment when holed-through)

Only got 1/2+ inchs rain....

There is only one of these cars in the world, a Maybach Exelero. price=8 million us.


Laughter is like changing a baby's diaper.
It doesn't permanently solve any problems,
but it makes things more acceptable for awhile.
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A auto mechanic, received a repair order that read:
Check for clunking noise when going around corners."
Taking the car out for a test drive, he made a right turn,
and a moment later heard a clunk.
He then made a left turn and again heard a clunk.
Back at the shop he opened the trunk and soon discovered the problem.
Promptly he returned the repair order to the service manager with this notation:
"Remove bowling ball from trunk."

We're finally getting some rain......

Santa ??

Sadie and the pups playing..

Don't mind the greasy finger prints...I eating fried chicken while posting.

Gentle thoughts for today......
Birds of a feather flock together ... and crap on your car.

When I'm feeling down, I like to whistle.

It makes the neighbor's dog run to the end of his chain and gag himself.

A penny saved is a government oversight.

The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right time, but also to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.

The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement

He who hesitates is probably right.

Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are " XL."

The sole purpose of a child's middle name is so he can tell when he's really in trouble.

There's always a lot to be thankful for if you take time to look for it.

For example I am sitting here thinking how nice it is that wrinkles don't hurt

Did you ever notice: When you put the 2 words "The" and "IRS" together it spells "Theirs."

No pics today....

They won't let me post pictures today.......
Sorry..............

But I can post a joke....

Bob, a 70-year-old, extremely wealthy widower, shows up at the Country Club with a breathtakingly beautiful and very sexy 25 year- old blonde who knocks everyone's
socks off with her youthful sex appeal and charm.
She hangs onto Bob's arm and listens intently to his every word.
His buddies at the club are all aghast.
At the very first chance, they corner him and ask,"Bob, how did you get the trophy girlfriend?" Bob replies, "Girlfriend? She's my wife!"
They're amazed, but continue to ask.
"So, how did you persuade her to marry you?"
"I lied about my age," Bob replies "What, did you tell her you were only 50?"
Bob smiles and says, "No, I told her I was 90."

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A man came home from a poker game late one night and found his hideous,
harpy of a wife waiting for him with a rolling pin.
"Where the hell have you been?" she asked.
"You'll have to pack all your things, dear," he said.
"I've just lost you in a card game."
"How did you manage to do that, genius?"
she asked sarcastically.
"It wasn't easy," he told her.
"I had to fold with a royal flush."

Fall is here.....cool down now..

Damn....thats a long way down......
I don't know what it is...and i don't wanna......

Congress is going to start tinkering with the Ten Commandments just as soon as they can find someone in Washington who has read them.

I wish the chemists who successfully removed the lead from gasoline would try the same with our congressmen.

I hope Congress don't raise the standard of living any higher; I can't afford it now.

A will is a dead giveaway...

Won't be long now.....

Ed and Ted went to the fair.
They came across a small crowd gathered around a stall and went over to take a look.
"What's going on?" Ed asked one of the crowd.
"We're watching to see if some idiot can ride that bronco machine," he said nodding towards a fearsome looking machine.
"Nobody has managed to stay on for the full three minutes yet.
And there's a prize of $1000 for anybody who can.
"I can do that!" Ed said confidently.
"No you can't," said Ted.
"I sure as hell can!" said Ed.
"You'll get yourself killed if you try and ride that monster," said Ted."Watch this,"
said Ed and climbed aboard the bronco machine.
The machine thrashed wildly, up and down, from side to side, around in circles but still a grim-faced Ed clung to its back.
After two minutes the machine was bucking almost vertically and spinning until Ed was a blur. But when the three minutes were up Ed was still on the machine's back acknowledging the cheers and cries from the small crowd.
He dismounted, collected his winnings and rejoined Ted.
"Where in hell did you learn to ride a bucking bronco like that!?" Ted asked.
"Remember three months ago," Ed said..."When my wife had whooping cough...?"

If it walks out of your refrigerator, LET IT GO!

To all my Canadian friends.....Have a great Thanksgiving weekend....
Holy Painted Eyebrows, Batman!
Foggie sunrise.....

Dining out one evening, I noticed some teenagers celebrating at a nearby table.
When one girl pulled out a camera, I offered to take picture of the group.
After one photo, I suggested taking another just in case the first one didn't come out.
"Oh, no, that's okay," she said, as she took back her camera.
"I always get double prints."
Yep, they walk among us....and they reproduce.
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Handle every situation like a dog.......

If you can't eat it or hump it.
Piss on it and walk away.

Marathon runners with bad shoes suffer the agony of de feet.

A hunter just tagged his deer as the game warden walked up.
"Where's your license," asked the warden.
"Don't know," said the hunter.
"OK, you're under arrest for no license.

Follow me to the road, and help me drag the deer," said the warden.
"No way," said the hunter. "You drag it."
Two hours later, after the warden had dragged the deer to the road, the hunter said,

"Now I remember, my license is in my back pocket!"

If you can't convince them, confuse them....

I wish I still had mine just like this one.
Toco Bell cat.....
Bad to tha bone.....

A pretty young blonde visiting her new doctor for the first time found herself alone in a small waiting room.
She began undressing nervously, preparing herself for the upcoming examination.
Just as she draped the last of her garments over the back of a chair, a light rap sounded on the door and a young doctor strode in.
Coming to an abrupt halt, the doctor looked his nude patient up and down carefully, with considerable appreciation.
"Miss Smith," he said finally, "it seems quite obvious to me that until today you have never undergone an eye examination."

Hitch a ride....

Teach them hate young....
Look out....here we come.......

A saucer descends upon a shack in a remote southern town.

They immediately proceed to corral the already stupefied family and begin to herd them on to an awaiting ship.
The dad, seated in the back can be seen furiously spraying himself with a can labeled "Alien Abduction Protection Spray."
Amused, the two aliens move back toward the man and observe his frantic exercise.

After he completely empties the can onto himself, the aliens grab each of his arms and start to escort him to the door.
He starts yelling out, "Hey, you can't abduct me, I'm protected by that there "Abduction repellent!"
The two aliens look at each other and one of them says, "The only thing in that can is deodorant."
They continue to drag him out the door.
"Ha!" says the man. "Ma friend Pete said that he sprays this on himself every night and he's never been abducted his whole life."
"Well your friend Pete forgot to tell you to spray BEFORE we find you.

You don't think we used our EYES to find rednecks in the middle of the woods at 3 a.m.,

did you?"

Oh...Well another Day....

The teacher asks his class to make sentences with words he choses. . . little johnny's hand goes up...
O.K. the teacher says' make a sentence containing...
DEFEAT, DEDUCT, DEFENCE and DETAIL....' Johnny thinks for a minute then says....
defeat of deduct went over defence before detail...........

Sorry...I'm late...

Shopping cart...down under.
We know, we know you want to kill all.
No! that's an asshole.


A couple is taking a stroll in a lovely meadow when they come upon a wishing well.
The woman leans over, makes a wish, and throws in a quarter.
Her husband decides he wants to make a wish, also.
Unfortunately, he leans over too far, falls down into the well, and drowns.
The woman stands there shaken for a moment, and then exclaims,
"HOLY SHIT, IT WORKS!"

I know....I bad.

On the deck....

Breakfast on the deck this morning...
Real nice day....
Hummingbird's haven't left yet....She's having breakfast too.

Funny for today....
A huge college freshman figured he'd try out for the football team.
"Can you tackle?" asked the coach.
"Watch this," said the freshman, who proceeded to run smack into a telephone pole,
shattering it to splinters.
"Wow," said the coach. "I'm impressed. Can you run?"
"Of course I can run," said the freshman.
He was off like a shot, and, in just over nine seconds, he had run a hundred yard dash.
"Great!" enthused the coach. "But can you pass a football?"
The freshman rolled his eyes, hesitated for a few seconds. "Well, sir," he said, "if I can swallow it, I can probably pass it." ~~~

You can tell I like old barns and buildings..

A young lady, while scanning the menu at a restaurant with her boyfriend, saw that all the appealing dishes were expensive.
"How much do you love me?" she asked him.
Still looking at the menu he replied, "Probably more than corned beef, but not as much as a lobster."

Assmosis: The process by which some people seem to absorb success by sucking up to the boss rather than working for it.

The rat pack....

Miss Maggie..
The Rats......
Fall is on its way....Gettin the Hey in....

Couples who have lived together a long time Have their own way of communicating.
A woman over heard her aunt and uncle one day:
"What are you looking for in that closet?" Sadie asked.
"Nothing," Morris answered.
"Well, it's not in there. Look under the bed."~~~
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An elderly couple was attending a church service.
About halfway through the wife leans over and says, ” I just did a silent fart, what do you think I should do?”
The husband rolls his eyes and replies, ” Put a new battery in your hearing aid.”

Everybody doing O.K....

Hi...to Geri, from Eons. Glad to have you visiting.

Question: When you apply for Welfare in Mexico what Does the Mexican Government give you ?
Answer: A map to the United States.

Did you know;
ABC News says Americans spend $300 billion every year on games of chance, and that doesn't even include weddings and elections."

Is any one awake??

I hurried into a shop, picked up a can of spray, handed it to the clerk and asked.
"Is this good for Wasps?"
After looking at it for a moment He replied "No sir, It will kill them!!!"

Things getting back to normal....

I guess I better clean up....
Nice view....

QUESTION: When does a person decide to become a tax collector?
ANSWER: When he realises he doesn't have the charisma to succeed as an undertaker.

Tell the world....

Boom~Boom !
Carol did this painting very good....
You don't have to tell everybody.....damn!

A man went out behind his barn and caught his son playing with his manhood.
The father said, "Son, get a girl.
She'd be twice as good as what you're doing there."
The son replied, "Dad, if she'd twice as good as this, I don't think I could stand it."

Well, here it is Labor day weekend......

I have never cared for this...but was asked to post it......


Every body have a great weekend.....We will.

Women ! Who can figure 'em out?
Now that the kids are grown and gone, my wife says she needs more "outside interests".
I thought I'd surprise her and presented her with a brand new fancy lawn mower.
Now, she's mad with me!

I've tried to post everyday....but it's a bit much.
Not much goes on in my life. So now I just post whenever...
I wonder if anybody reads it anyway.
Oh well...gives me something to do.