Public Scales

... perfect for coming Friday .... HFF !!!

Danke, Heidi!

Great shot Diane,eddie,

Hello and thank you, Eddie!

What do they weigh -cattle or trucks? Rural America looks timeless in your photos...

Both... it is to check they are not over loaded...

Thanks! I came across somehing like this on the Chilean part of the Panamericana- our public bus had to go through too;-)

They don't have to be weighed in Germany? It's a safety regulation here for freight-haulers to prevent accidents, but also to keep trucks from destroying the highways.

That's why our highways are in such a state;-) They sometimes control lorries, buses or campervans but not with any regularity, they don't have the manpower (cuts, cuts, cuts....)

Ah, of course, cuts are also here, but usually they are in social services! : (

I remember Penny Scales as a kid...don't recall any 70 foot ones though!

Haha - oh, I haven't thought of those since I was about 10!

for trucks perhaps ?
I thought that feet was the plural form for foot, but I've just learnt that the two are correct in this case :-)

Americans speak American English not English English !!:)

And Oregonians ?
www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2015/11/five_languages_you_probably_di.html
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Sylvain, that article could be about any state!

I'm not sure I can explain why "foot" is correct in this case, but I'll try. 70 foot scales describes the object. If someone asks the man operating the scale, "How long is your scale?" he would answer 70 feet. (Or, an 'old country boy' would use the colloquial, "70 foot.") If a tourist from the city does not know what that thing is and asks the man, "What is that the trucks are driving on?" the man will say "That's a 70 foot scale."

Languages are complicated!

I read your explanations professor Diane !

Watch all the overweight lorries exit at the next dirt road !

Ha! They'll get caught at the California border, which is just about 10 miles away.

Wonderful capture.

Thank you, Don!

Remove the "C" and it will say: "Public Sales", what stands for the downfall of Panoramio ;-)
Well, after November 4. I will be here a bit more often, I guess ;-)

Yes, indeed, RIP Panoramio! Google handled all of that SO WELL, didn't it? ; /
We can expect a big exodus to Ipernity.

An interesting image. Not too many public scales here, I think the trucks are expected to know their loads! Surely they wouldn't cheat. :-) But there are sometimes mobile inspections by the authorities. HFF.

Thank you, tiabunna! Oh, no cheating here, either - lol!

Is it a spelling mistake not to write feet instead of foot dear Professor Diane ?

No. See my explanation above. I replied to Sylvain, he had the same question.

Diane's correct. The whole phrase "70 foot" is being used as an adjective, so you don't use the plural. Think of "three dog" night, not "three dogs"! ;)

Thank you for clarifying by naming what it is - an adjective! Doh!

HFF ! Wish you a very nice weekend !

Danke, John!

Wow you get some mighty tall people over there!!! HFF Diane and fab weekend!

Haha - yes, truck drivers and cowboys are very tall. ; )
Thank you, Cheryl!

Is the "Public" fenced in or out?

Fenced out. That is someone's farm next door. You can buy a cow and then get weighed!

Big sky and nice white fence, Diane. HFF

It is a big sky here, which I enjoy. Danke, Lutz!

Nice find, I like the yellow sign against the blue sky!

HFF, Diane!

Thanks, Dida, glad you like it and a belated HFF to you!

HFF and good weekend, Diane

Obrigada, dear Xata!

Nice find and well photographed, Diane.

Thank you, Ron!

Nice shot, well captured.