Hello Albert, Beets, Knightmare, and everyone looking in.

Hello Kaseychief.

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(since you've been gone, my Dad died a month ago)

I am so sorry Beets, I am saddend by this news.....
I grieve for you buddy....

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So Beets, how did you make out on the Kentucky Derby?

Hey Misfit!!! :]]
I was so screwed up I didn't even feel like betting. Who won? Was it an exciting Derby?

Yes it was an exciting finish with the lead horses changing around the final turn and down the stretch. #20 Big Brown won.

Actually, it doesn't surprise me that he won. He won the Florida Derby (a major test) by 5 lengths. Betting friends were saying there were a lot of "throwaway horses". Big Brown's only question mark was whether his #20 post was going to hurt him, and it looks like it didn't.

It looked like he won by the same lengths again. Unfortunately the Eight Belles had to be put down. ESPN story

Aww Man! That's just a horrible disaster!!! :[[[

Great horses race even beyond their endurance, and tragedy strikes. Remember Barbaro? That wonderful horse won the 2006 Kentucky Derby, then broke his leg in the Preakness trying to capture the Triple Crown. In spite of millions being spent on him, he finally had to be put down in January of 2007.

It's just heartbreaking when this happens to such a fine animal! I feel for the horse, his trainer, jockey and owners. :[[

It's always a tragedy when something like this happens. But I believe there are many tracks switching their surfaces over to Polytrack to help prevent injuries. Del Mar uses it.

The Polytrack all-weather track is a patented synthetic surface for racetracks. Polytrack has a high shock absorption rate, and a low elasticity repulsion rate. According to The Guardian, trainers, owners, jockeys and racecourse managers agree that it is the best of its kind. It was invented by Englishman Martin Collins of Martin Collins Enterprises Ltd.

Polytrack has the texture of natural dirt but is lighter in color. It is a mixture of sand, synthetic fibers and recycled rubber coated with a “microcrystalline wax” and mixed on-site, according to the manufacturer.

Polytrack makes up the top six inches of the racing surface, and requires an extensive drainage system before it is applied. The existing dirt surface is removed first, and a system of pipes is installed. Crushed rock comes next, then a layer of porous macadam, followed by the synthetic.

A dirt track must be graded by a tractor-drawn harrow – an agricultural device with discs for breaking up and leveling ground – followed by a water truck after morning workouts and before every race. Polytrack, however, is less demanding, and needs to be "evened out" only two or three times a day. Tracks utilizing Polytrack are always considered to be "fast" regardless of weather conditions.

Misfit I need to correct you on the grading tool pulled by tractors on the tracks. It is not a disk, it is a flat framework with tines that protrude 2-3 inches and sometimes is followed by a section of chainlink fencing to smooth out the surface. (I worked on the tracks from 1972 until 1982)
Bob
Oh by Beets I wanted to say hi to you before I run. Have a good evening.

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Misfit I need to correct you on the grading tool pulled by tractors on the tracks. It is not a disk, it is a flat framework with tines that protrude 2-3 inches and sometimes is followed by a section of chainlink fencing to smooth out the surface. (I worked on the tracks from 1972 until 1982)
Bob

Do the people of the website that I copied/pasted from know this?

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Misfit I need to correct you on the grading tool pulled by tractors on the tracks. It is not a disk, it is a flat framework with tines that protrude 2-3 inches and sometimes is followed by a section of chainlink fencing to smooth out the surface. (I worked on the tracks from 1972 until 1982)
Bob

Do the people of the website that I copied/pasted from know this?

Well....if they don't...they probably should!!!

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Air Cold, the blade stops;
from silent stone,
Death is preordained

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Beethoven...Beethoven...Where art thou?

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PROUD TO BE TFFE!

Beethoven...Beethoven...Where art thou?

"When shall we three meet again: through thunder, lightning, past the rain? When the hurlyburly 's done, when the transformer's lost and won; when the power surge is lame, when the puter's been regained."

MacBeet

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Hello Beets.. and the rest of you ;-)

I brought some refreshment, in case anyone feel for it..
I do. ;-)

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Beethoven...Beethoven...Where art thou?

"When shall we three meet again: through thunder, lightning, past the rain? When the hurlyburly 's done, when the transformer's lost and won; when the power surge is lame, when the puter's been regained."

MacBeet

I see MacBeet has returned to bless us with his presence and company...I hope thou hast seen recovery to thine C-drive.

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PROUD TO BE TFFE!

Hello Beets.. and the rest of you ;-)

I brought some refreshment, in case anyone feel for it..
I do. ;-)

OOOH! How lovely!!!

This is a great treat Moon of my Moon. :]]


Thank you!!!

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Beethoven...Beethoven...Where art thou?

"When shall we three meet again: through thunder, lightning, past the rain? When the hurlyburly 's done, when the transformer's lost and won; when the power surge is lame, when the puter's been regained."

MacBeet

I see MacBeet has returned to bless us with his presence and company...I hope thou hast seen recovery to thine C-drive.

C-Batallion has come through the hurlyburly well, thanks to Sir Surgesupressor. Our Multimedia sustained great injuries, several long columns of troops were devastated. :[[

We are now mainly involved in a rescue mission to repair several survivors to full health.

Seriously Dan, we've taken a big power blackout in my fair burgh. I have my power back on but 11,000 homes here are still without power. There are things you learn from being in a blackout, I'll post on that here later.

I'll drop in on Rocky's to bid my respects then I'll keep working to "clean up the battlefield" as it were.


I hereby dub you "Sir Daniel". Arise, noble Knight!!!

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Wow great refreshment moon.
Exactly what i neede.

Thanks

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With each crime and every kindness we birth our future.

Friendliest cities for U.S. drivers

May 15, 2008

According to AutoVantage's 2008 rankings:

Most courteous cities:

1. Pittsburgh

2. Portland, Ore.

3. Seattle

4. Minneapolis

5. Cleveland

6. Cincinnati

7. Sacramento

8. Chicago

9. San Diego

10. San Francisco

Least courteous cities:

1. Miami

2. Boston

3. New York

4. Baltimore

5. Washington

6. Atlanta

7. Los Angeles

8. Phoenix

9. Dallas (tie)

9. Tampa, Fla. (tie)

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Hi Beets, Moon, Misfit, Mike and any lurkers out there.

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What you do today you will have to live with tonight

Greetings to all the denizens of this fair tavern....bakery....ummm....whatever this place is....lol

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from silent stone,
Death is preordained

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Here, there and everywhere!

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Here, there and everywhere!

I know one place you aren't. Haven't been for a while now...lol

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Air Cold, the blade stops;
from silent stone,
Death is preordained

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Here, there and everywhere!

I know one place you aren't. Haven't been for a while now...lol

I've been driving around with my trunk monkey.

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Here, there and everywhere!

I know one place you aren't. Haven't been for a while now...lol

I've been driving around with my trunk monkey.

I gotta GET one of those...lmao

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Air Cold, the blade stops;
from silent stone,
Death is preordained

Calm Chaos Forums : Everyone Welcome