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Frontier Airlines flight bound for Tampa makes emergency landing after engine problem
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX 13) - A Tampa-bound Frontier Airlines flight leaving Las Vegas had to return to the airport minutes later because of an engine problem.
A passenger on board the plane took a photo of the cover of the engine, which had shredded off while Flight 260 was climbing into the air Friday morning.
Frontier confirmed the section of the engine cowling "came loose and separated from the aircraft," but said the engine continued to operate normally. The aircraft, which was an Airbus 320, landed safely, according to the airline.
Frontier said they were working with passengers to get them to their destinations quickly. "Passengers have been given a refund, plus a $500 voucher for future travel on Frontier, and we are re-booking them on other airlines in order to get them to their destinations as quickly as possible," spokeswoman Allison Redmon said in a statement.
There were 166 people on board the flight, according to FOX 5 in Las Vegas. No one was hurt.
FOX 13 News reported this story from Tampa.
http://www.fox13news.com/news/local...-makes-emergency-landing-after-engine-problem
LAS VEGAS, Nev. (FOX 13) - A Tampa-bound Frontier Airlines flight leaving Las Vegas had to return to the airport minutes later because of an engine problem.
A passenger on board the plane took a photo of the cover of the engine, which had shredded off while Flight 260 was climbing into the air Friday morning.
Frontier confirmed the section of the engine cowling "came loose and separated from the aircraft," but said the engine continued to operate normally. The aircraft, which was an Airbus 320, landed safely, according to the airline.
Frontier said they were working with passengers to get them to their destinations quickly. "Passengers have been given a refund, plus a $500 voucher for future travel on Frontier, and we are re-booking them on other airlines in order to get them to their destinations as quickly as possible," spokeswoman Allison Redmon said in a statement.
There were 166 people on board the flight, according to FOX 5 in Las Vegas. No one was hurt.
FOX 13 News reported this story from Tampa.
http://www.fox13news.com/news/local...-makes-emergency-landing-after-engine-problem
The drawing of the coil spring brought back some serious memories. Ever have one slip on you?
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SNOWBALL FIGHTS NOW LEGAL IN SEVERANCE BECAUSE OF THIS
NINE YEAR OLD BOY!
Dane Best, 9, took tough questions from members of the Severance Town Board on Monday night when he presented a list of reasons why they should repeal a ban on snowball fights.
"Can we amend this ordinance to say that if you're over 60, no one can throw a snowball at you?" asked Trustee Dennis "Zeke" Kane.
Trustee Michelle Duda posed this question: "If we do enact snowball fighting, have you talked to your fellow students about safety issues?"
Dane, who has been working on a presentation for the town board for the past month, was prepared. He doesn't plan to throw snowballs with rocks inside of them at anyone, he said, and he’d never throw a snowball at a window.
"The children of Severance want the opportunity to have a snowball fight like the rest of the world," he said during his presentation. "The law was created many years ago. Today's kids need a reason to play outside."
His three-minute presentation worked.
Severance Town Board officially made snowball fights within town limits legal after Dane asked the board to repeal the ordinance, which town officials think is as old as the town itself.
The rule is part of a larger ordinance that prevented people from throwing missiles or stones at people or property, and the ban wasn’t enforced in Severance. But after learning about the ordinance on a field trip this fall, Dane wanted to change it anyway.
Dane's presentation Monday was filled with an audience of children and their parents, who cheered when they heard the news.
Just minutes later, when the ban officially ended, Mayor Don McLeod stepped outside with two snowballs. Dane and his little brother, Dax, 4, threw the first legal snowballs in Severance history.
After the meeting, Dane and Dax’s grandfather, Rick Best, stood back and took the in the scene as Dane and his parents took questions from reporters. He thought about how much Dane has learned about local government, and how many kids might think about getting involved themselves.
"He's always been timid and bashful, so when he told me he was doing that, I said, 'Good for you, Daners,' especially at this age now, to be able to do that," he said. "Because his grandpa couldn't."
— Sara Knuth covers government for The Tribune. You can reach her at (970) 392-4412, sknuth@greeleytribune.com or on Twitter @SaraKnuth.
https://www.greeleytribune.com/news...following-9-year-old-dane-bests-presentation/
NINE YEAR OLD BOY!
Dane Best, 9, took tough questions from members of the Severance Town Board on Monday night when he presented a list of reasons why they should repeal a ban on snowball fights.
"Can we amend this ordinance to say that if you're over 60, no one can throw a snowball at you?" asked Trustee Dennis "Zeke" Kane.
Trustee Michelle Duda posed this question: "If we do enact snowball fighting, have you talked to your fellow students about safety issues?"
Dane, who has been working on a presentation for the town board for the past month, was prepared. He doesn't plan to throw snowballs with rocks inside of them at anyone, he said, and he’d never throw a snowball at a window.
"The children of Severance want the opportunity to have a snowball fight like the rest of the world," he said during his presentation. "The law was created many years ago. Today's kids need a reason to play outside."
His three-minute presentation worked.
Severance Town Board officially made snowball fights within town limits legal after Dane asked the board to repeal the ordinance, which town officials think is as old as the town itself.
The rule is part of a larger ordinance that prevented people from throwing missiles or stones at people or property, and the ban wasn’t enforced in Severance. But after learning about the ordinance on a field trip this fall, Dane wanted to change it anyway.
Dane's presentation Monday was filled with an audience of children and their parents, who cheered when they heard the news.
Just minutes later, when the ban officially ended, Mayor Don McLeod stepped outside with two snowballs. Dane and his little brother, Dax, 4, threw the first legal snowballs in Severance history.
After the meeting, Dane and Dax’s grandfather, Rick Best, stood back and took the in the scene as Dane and his parents took questions from reporters. He thought about how much Dane has learned about local government, and how many kids might think about getting involved themselves.
"He's always been timid and bashful, so when he told me he was doing that, I said, 'Good for you, Daners,' especially at this age now, to be able to do that," he said. "Because his grandpa couldn't."
— Sara Knuth covers government for The Tribune. You can reach her at (970) 392-4412, sknuth@greeleytribune.com or on Twitter @SaraKnuth.
https://www.greeleytribune.com/news...following-9-year-old-dane-bests-presentation/
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Presidential funeral train will be first in nearly 50 years
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The locomotive was painted to resemble Air Force One, but George H.W. Bush joked that if it had been around during his presidency, he may have preferred to ride the rails rather than take to the skies.
"I might have left Air Force One behind," Bush quipped during the 2005 unveiling of 4141, a blue and gray locomotive commissioned in honor of the 41st president and unveiled at Texas A&M University.
On Thursday, that same 4,300-horsepower machine will carry Bush's casket, along with relatives and close friends, for around 70 miles (113 kilometers). The journey through five small Texas towns was expected to take about two and a half hours. It will deliver the casket from suburban Houston to College Station.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/presidential-funeral-train-first-nearly-50-years-051341727--politics.html
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — The locomotive was painted to resemble Air Force One, but George H.W. Bush joked that if it had been around during his presidency, he may have preferred to ride the rails rather than take to the skies.
"I might have left Air Force One behind," Bush quipped during the 2005 unveiling of 4141, a blue and gray locomotive commissioned in honor of the 41st president and unveiled at Texas A&M University.
On Thursday, that same 4,300-horsepower machine will carry Bush's casket, along with relatives and close friends, for around 70 miles (113 kilometers). The journey through five small Texas towns was expected to take about two and a half hours. It will deliver the casket from suburban Houston to College Station.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/presidential-funeral-train-first-nearly-50-years-051341727--politics.html
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Just what could make this house fire worse?
Massive Northdale house fire made more dangerous by military-style flamethrowers inside
Fire officials believe homeowner started fire
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/...gerous-by-military-style-flamethrowers-inside
Massive Northdale house fire made more dangerous by military-style flamethrowers inside
Fire officials believe homeowner started fire
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/...gerous-by-military-style-flamethrowers-inside
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AND YOU THINK YOU had a Bad day at WORK!
When ROBOTS go bad:
SKEWERED ALIVE Factory robot impales worker with 10 foot-long steel spikes after horror malfunction
The 49-year-old was on the night shift at a porcelain factory in China when the accident happened
A CHINESE factory worker has survived being skewered with TEN metal spikes when a robot malfunctioned.
The 49-year-old, named as Mr Zhou, was working on the night shift at a porcelain factory in Hunan province when he was struck by a falling robotic arm.
The accident resulted in him being impaled with foot long, half-inch thick metal rods, the People’s Daily reported.
He was first taken to a local hospital before he was transferred to the Xiangya Hospital of Central South University due to the severity of his injuries.
Six steel rods fixed on a steel plate pierced his right shoulder and chest, and four penetrated elsewhere in his body.
During the operation, doctors found that one of the rods missed an artery by just 0.1mm.
The rods also prevented doctors from carrying out X-rays before the operation.
“They were relatively big so there was no means of getting fitting the patient into the X-ray machine while the nails themselves could have caused interference with X-rays," said Wu Panfeng, an associate professor of hand microsurgery.
Surgeons worked through the night to take out all of the rods in Mr Zhou's body.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/79542...mpales-worker-with-10-foot-long-steel-spikes/
When ROBOTS go bad:
SKEWERED ALIVE Factory robot impales worker with 10 foot-long steel spikes after horror malfunction
The 49-year-old was on the night shift at a porcelain factory in China when the accident happened
A CHINESE factory worker has survived being skewered with TEN metal spikes when a robot malfunctioned.
The 49-year-old, named as Mr Zhou, was working on the night shift at a porcelain factory in Hunan province when he was struck by a falling robotic arm.
The accident resulted in him being impaled with foot long, half-inch thick metal rods, the People’s Daily reported.
He was first taken to a local hospital before he was transferred to the Xiangya Hospital of Central South University due to the severity of his injuries.
Six steel rods fixed on a steel plate pierced his right shoulder and chest, and four penetrated elsewhere in his body.
During the operation, doctors found that one of the rods missed an artery by just 0.1mm.
The rods also prevented doctors from carrying out X-rays before the operation.
“They were relatively big so there was no means of getting fitting the patient into the X-ray machine while the nails themselves could have caused interference with X-rays," said Wu Panfeng, an associate professor of hand microsurgery.
Surgeons worked through the night to take out all of the rods in Mr Zhou's body.
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/79542...mpales-worker-with-10-foot-long-steel-spikes/
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Gene pool needs a bit of thinning out...
Possible burglar gets stuck in grease vent on roof of vacant Chinese food restaurant for 2 days
SAN LORENZO, Calif. — A trespasser or possible burglar was located by authorities trapped in a grease vent Wednesday.
Alameda County deputies responded to a vacant Chinese food restaurant in San Lorenzo, CA. In that grease vent on the roof they found a man trapped.
Authorities say he had been there for about two days.
Fire rescue got the man out and he is now in custody. His motive for being on the roof or how he became stuck are not clear at this time.
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/...-of-vacant-chinese-food-restaurant-for-2-days
Possible burglar gets stuck in grease vent on roof of vacant Chinese food restaurant for 2 days
SAN LORENZO, Calif. — A trespasser or possible burglar was located by authorities trapped in a grease vent Wednesday.
Alameda County deputies responded to a vacant Chinese food restaurant in San Lorenzo, CA. In that grease vent on the roof they found a man trapped.
Authorities say he had been there for about two days.
Fire rescue got the man out and he is now in custody. His motive for being on the roof or how he became stuck are not clear at this time.
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/...-of-vacant-chinese-food-restaurant-for-2-days
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Popeyes at airport selling 'Emotional Support Chicken' meal
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PURE SKILL How British army sniper once killed SIX terrorists with a single bullet
The unidentified marksmen hit his target from 930 yards (850 metres) while on tour in southern Afghanistan in 2013
A BRITISH army sniper once killed six terrorists with a single bullet from one of the Army’s most powerful guns.
The unidentified marksman, a Lance Corporal in the Coldstream Guards, hit the target from 930 yards (850 metres) away while in Kakaran in southern Afghanistan.
A BRITISH army sniper once killed six terrorists with a single bullet from one of the Army’s most powerful guns.
The unidentified marksman, a Lance Corporal in the Coldstream Guards, hit the target from 930 yards (850 metres) away while in Kakaran in southern Afghanistan.
“He had a shawl on. It rose up and the sniper saw he had a machine gun.
“They were in contact and he was moving to a firing position. The sniper engaged him and the guy exploded.
“There was a pause on the radio and the sniper said, 'I think I’ve just shot a suicide bomber’. The rest of them were killed in the blast.”
The vest was said to have had 44 pounds (20 kilos) of explosives in it.
It was reported that with the sniper’s first shot on that tour of duty he killed a Taliban machine-gunner from 1,465 yards (1,340m). That's more than 3/4 of a mile away!
The unidentified marksmen hit his target from 930 yards (850 metres) while on tour in southern Afghanistan in 2013
A BRITISH army sniper once killed six terrorists with a single bullet from one of the Army’s most powerful guns.
The unidentified marksman, a Lance Corporal in the Coldstream Guards, hit the target from 930 yards (850 metres) away while in Kakaran in southern Afghanistan.
A BRITISH army sniper once killed six terrorists with a single bullet from one of the Army’s most powerful guns.
The unidentified marksman, a Lance Corporal in the Coldstream Guards, hit the target from 930 yards (850 metres) away while in Kakaran in southern Afghanistan.
“He had a shawl on. It rose up and the sniper saw he had a machine gun.
“They were in contact and he was moving to a firing position. The sniper engaged him and the guy exploded.
“There was a pause on the radio and the sniper said, 'I think I’ve just shot a suicide bomber’. The rest of them were killed in the blast.”
The vest was said to have had 44 pounds (20 kilos) of explosives in it.
It was reported that with the sniper’s first shot on that tour of duty he killed a Taliban machine-gunner from 1,465 yards (1,340m). That's more than 3/4 of a mile away!
This is this month's ( Dec 2018) Rock auto email:
Volvo PV 834 manufactured in 1952.
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Volvo PV 834 manufactured in 1952.
https://www.rockauto.com/Newsletter/
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Police in Kentucky rejoice as Krispy Kreme delivers doughnuts following social media post
Posted: 10:30 PM, Jan 02, 2019
Two days after police officers in Lexington, Kentucky, mourned the loss of a Krispy Kreme doughnut truck, Krispy Kreme delivered fresh doughnuts to officers from the Lexington Police Department.
On Monday, Lexington Police shared photos of its officers shedding a tear in front of the burned-out Krispy Kreme truck. The post, which had the caption “No Words,” quickly went viral.
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/...elivers-doughnuts-following-social-media-post
Posted: 10:30 PM, Jan 02, 2019
Two days after police officers in Lexington, Kentucky, mourned the loss of a Krispy Kreme doughnut truck, Krispy Kreme delivered fresh doughnuts to officers from the Lexington Police Department.
On Monday, Lexington Police shared photos of its officers shedding a tear in front of the burned-out Krispy Kreme truck. The post, which had the caption “No Words,” quickly went viral.
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/...elivers-doughnuts-following-social-media-post
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Hey LeadFoot, this dude has an eye on you!
Cardboard cut outs coming your way!
Cardboard cutouts used to cut down on speeders in Williamson County
http://www.fox13news.com/news/cardboard-cutouts-used-to-cut-down-on-speeders-in-williamson-county
Cardboard cut outs coming your way!
Cardboard cutouts used to cut down on speeders in Williamson County
http://www.fox13news.com/news/cardboard-cutouts-used-to-cut-down-on-speeders-in-williamson-county
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meanwhile a village is missing it's local idiot:
Driver attempts to destroy giant snowman, not realizing it's built on a large tree trunk
When a driver decided to destroy a giant snowman in Petersburg, Ky., on Monday, the culprit got a rude awakening. Instead of poor Frosty being murdered, the snowman got its revenge, since its base was a giant tree trunk in the yard.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/dri...alizing-built-large-tree-trunk-021319805.html
Driver attempts to destroy giant snowman, not realizing it's built on a large tree trunk
When a driver decided to destroy a giant snowman in Petersburg, Ky., on Monday, the culprit got a rude awakening. Instead of poor Frosty being murdered, the snowman got its revenge, since its base was a giant tree trunk in the yard.
https://www.yahoo.com/lifestyle/dri...alizing-built-large-tree-trunk-021319805.html
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