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Posted: 30 Jul 2019

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North Carolina USA •
puffy clouds floating •
in a blue North Carolina sky •
Interstate congestion •
all persons seemed okay •
engine fire •
tank farm •
for Dick •
next time we are going the 'back roads' •
Peggy C •
2019 •
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Road Trip

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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micritter, Ronald Losure, Diane Putnam, Fred Fouarge and 6 other people have particularly liked this photo

11 comments - The latest ones
 TimC
TimC
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.
4 years ago.
Peggy C club has 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 !
4 years ago. Edited 4 years ago.
 Mario Vargas
Mario Vargas club
as the song saids: some days are diamonds some days stone
4 years ago.
 William Sutherland
William Sutherland club
Fabulous collage!

Admired in:
www.ipernity.com/group/tolerance
4 years ago.
 Trudy Tuinstra
Trudy Tuinstra club
nice and interesting
4 years ago.
 Dick M
Dick M
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.
4 years ago.
 ╰☆☆June☆☆╮
╰☆☆June☆☆╮ club
Good work. Have a lovely evening.
4 years ago.
 Franco Timpanaro
Franco Timpanaro
Bella composizione
4 years ago.
 Diane Putnam
Diane Putnam club
Argh! Stuck! Anyway, I love tank farms. ;-)
4 years ago.
 Peggy C
Peggy C club
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.
4 years ago.
 micritter
micritter
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
4 years ago.

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