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thanks Pemo3 - i didnt know if it referred to containing crowds, bombs, or something else....

i caught only the last few mins that basically said that they couldn't really get it to work in the on-street experiment - The idea being, i gather, that pumping a cloud of CO2 in front of the pursuee from a hose at the rear of the pursuer (problem # 1 being reversing the order of the 2 vehicle's normal positions...) would displace the O2, choking the motor. Problem #2 seemed to be creating a dense enough cloud when actually moving, that the now-following pursuee would be stuck in. As I said, I only saw the last few minutes, so I'm assuming that was the purpose of the CO2, as opposed to freezing some component.

Sorry - but what is the "TCV"?

Hell yeah - I didn't get to see this tour, but watched their performance on that televised environmental thing over the summer about 5 times. I saw then in early 80's twice (I think) at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse when I was at Cornell. Great sound for that big a building and a great light show.

Seth - nice work - I got redirect messages last night a few times, but this morning came up first try, and damned fast. Bravo!

Chris -

Emily, definitely.

Ah, well then...

To quote Emily Litella...

"Never mind."

Funny - I looked at the pictures, and then some of the comments, and my first thought was not on the lights, but rather, "Why the heck do they need a truck the size of an Excusion to deliver an organ, or even a few organs? You could deliver a few whole bodies in that thing... "

Now I realize that an organ is delivered in a cooler, adding a little bulk, (as opposed to, say, a zip-lock baggie), but you can put a whole lotta coolers in a truck that big...

And, then there's the fuel costs, and the price of the truck itself.... Okay, now I'm getting carried away, sorry.

Hi Seth - from Chicago via comcast - it just did the same thing - failed 1st load - 2nd OK

I have the .com set as my firefox home page. ALMOST every time I start firefox, it fails. THen, when i hit either reload or home, it loads ALMOST every time. That's via Comcast in Chicago, if that matters.

Seth - It did this just now, at appx. 2240 central. I'll look again later and let you know.

Chicago PD and FD have been using them for a few years - there's a segway store (or at least there was) a block from my office, and there were a fleet of them there one day - all over the sidewalk, for a software upgrade.

I always come in thru the .com - habit more than anything else.

Honestly - the page is a little 'busy' in the crowded sense. But I do click alot of it.

Would you consider doing some sort of semi-'self-service' photo posting template - we could fill out the template, with a main info section at the top, post pix and a caption for each, then you could just review the page and post it if you approve.

oddly - the bumper looks reversed... The airhorns and siren speaker are opposite Seth's LA picture.

Well, I wonder if the lake itself (yes, there is one) is technically Mohegan Lake or Lake Mohegan. I used to live right on it (well, my grandparents did and I spent summers there), so you would think that I'd have a clue... But, no.

Wow - one of the best and most concise I've seen written, and I say that as not only a 25+ year responder, but also as an insurance and safety professional.

wow - thats a cool shot.

Most unbelievable trip I ever took: Anchorage and Denali Nat'l Park (Alaska - duh)...

Trips a bit more local: Block Island, Conway NH, Washington DC (although this was a long, long time ago), Outer Banks NC. Then theres always WDW!

I love this thread - the points made are all top notch. Thers's an old aying that no one ever lost money betting on the stupidity of others (or something like that) - and I think it applies here. Drive (always) like the other guy is going to do the worst thing possible at the worst moment possible, doesn't matter if you're operating a car, ambulance, fire apparatus, motor cycle, or a riding mover.

People drive with their Ipod in one ear, their phone in the other, a Big Mac in one hand... well, you get the point. Do not count on them hearing or seeing you, whether you have 1 or 4 sirens, and more lights than the ship in Close Encounters, or on them taking the correct action if they do happen to break out of their fog.

But, we've all hear all of this before, so I'll quit now....

Congrats to all who fought this one. And awesome job on the pictures!

I had but 110, but you have them now.

I had read somewhere that the big truck used in the movie "SWAT" was given to the LAPD after filming. Anyone know if thats anywhere near being true, and if so, do they still use it?

If you go into the lower/rear entrance of McMahon Funeral Home on Mam'k Ave, there are (or at least used to be) a number of old photos and other items on display from WP volunteers

Yes - all of the tow services are 500 series numbers. This includes the road service vans that run out of the service areas above Harriman.

As AB2SE correctly notes - the 7000 series #s are a throwback to the old SP numbering system - All troops except T made that change over. The licence plates on the cars used to show that # before the current scheme came into use.

I remember when I was a kid, several friends whose parent's cars had plates from VT, MA, etc. - the locations of their vacation (ie ski) homes. Again, an insurance thing.

Back in the late 80's I used to spend some summer weekends up at Lime Rock Park in CT - On the IMSA Prototype race weekends there was a Medical Response car that was staffed by a Race Doc and driven by a licenced race driver that was designed to be able to get out on the track in a hurry, amongst the race cars who might still be at speed. It was a Porsche as well, a 928, with a set of first response medical gear and a Hurst (or similar) tool under the rear hatch. Somewhere I have pix of it, after I am off the crutches maybe I'll see if i can find and scan it. I did a quick web search, and find that Porsche currently supplies IMSA with at least 2 Turbo Cayennes similar to the one shown above outfitted with medical gear, rescue tools, and fire suppression gear for just that purpose to this day. I have also seen BMW cars with similar purposes.