When I first saw these speed limit signs I thought they were a joke that someone was trying to play on the people who live in my neighborhood. Turns out they are 100% legit road signs that just happen to be the only speed limit signs (at least that I’ve seen) that do not end in a five or a zero. Instead one is 14 MPH and the other is 12 MPH. I thought this might interest someone out there or give a good laugh to anyone that reads this post. Anyway if you know of any other speed limit signs that dare to be different please reply to this post and upload a pic if possible. Thanks
~Andy
We have all seen some funny cars while traveling the roads of the US and other countries, and I would like to share some of the ones I have come across while living in Colorado. The first one I came across while walking back to my house in Boudler from getting some food on The Hill (those of you who know Boulder know what this is). From a distance it just looked like the car had a shoddy paint job but as I walked closer to it I realized that it was not paint I was seeing, but ASTROTURF… yes astroturf. Someone had the grand idea of covering their entire car with astroturf!!! What the hell was that person thinking??? It may be hard to visualize but so you can see exactly what I mean by covering the car in astroturf, here are some pics I took:
Now the second car is more of a”Damn thats pretty sweet” than “What the hell…?” kind of vehicle. I was driving down in Denver and came across a white station wagon that this kid pimped out to look like the Ghostbusters vehicle. Lights, sirens, spinning sattelite dishes, wires, the whole nine yards… This thing even plays the theme song from a PA speaker he mounted on the outside of the car. Here are some pics and a video to show you the whole car in action:
And the video: ghostbusters-car
This third car is just plain absurd and screams out “White Trash!” I don’t know if these people let their children doodle on the car to deter them from drawing on the walls in their house but whatever it is it looks like a bunch of five year olds did it. And the funny thing is when I was taking these pictures the people in the car were smiling and waving at me thinking that I was so awe struck and amazed that I just had to take pictures of it. Little did they know I am now ripping on their abomination of what they call their “daily driver” and straight up laughing in their face… What the hell are these people thinking???
Just wanted to share some local favorites of mine…lemme know what ya think!
~Andy
Two wildfires that started Wednesday, Jan. 7th in Boudler, Colorado have burned more than 1,000 acres of forest area and came dangerously close to homes in the surrounding areas. The Neva Road and Old Stage fires, which started Wednesday afternoon, are 100% contained but local residents are still concerned about hot spots from smoldering stumps and other brush that were not fully extinguished. The two fires burned within a perimeter of over 3,000 acres and 1,008 acres were completely scorched by the blaze.
The fires were started by downed power lines from wind gusts that reached over 80mph on wednesday. Wind speeds of over 40mph made it a challenge for firefighters to keep the blaze under control during the afternoon, but by early Thursday morning they had most of the fire contained. Over 11,000 local residents of the Boulder/Niwot area were forced to evacuate the area, and many of these residents lived on properties where animals were kept. Extra efforts by the Boulder Sherrifs office had to be made to assist in the evactuation of horses and other animal residents of the endangered properties.
As of today Friday, Jan 9th, the two fires are 100% contained. A total of six structures were damaged or destroyed: three houses and three outbuildings. There were also two firefighters injured as well as one police officer. As winds died down early Thursday morning it made it easier for firefighters and emergency personell alike to extinguish the fire and return the evacuees to their households. Today all evacuees were allowed to return to their residences, but some are still worried about the hotspots as wind gusts have been reported as high as 50mph today.
I want to extend my personal thanks to those that assisted in this emergency as they did an excellent job in extinguishing the fire and helping the citizens of Boulder and their animals in evacuating the endangered area. I’m sure the end result could have been much worse if the firefighters got to the area later than they had; then the City of Boulder would have been endangered, and that would have been a hectic situation to deal with. Below are some pictures of the fire:
