[SML] Read the sign

[Barney Simon]

Yep, there is one of those at end of our block here.  It is a group of three train bridges, the middle one is the lowest.  The outer bridges are painted with 4' high yellow letter, there are chains hanging down.  Still every couple months : Boom.. My wife thinks I make it up to explain why I late picking her up.

Barney Simon
JC Hansen Co.

-----Original Message-----
From: Stagecraft [mailto:stagecraft-bounces at theatrical.net] On Behalf Of June Abernathy via Stagecraft
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2016 3:41 PM
To: New New Stagecraft <stagecraft at theatrical.net>
Cc: June Abernathy <JEA00321 at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [SML] Read the sign


> On Jan 11, 2016, at 3:00 PM,"Mt. Angel Performing Arts Center"
> 	<admin at mtangelperformingarts.com> wrote:
> 
> 
> On 1/11/2016 7:25 AM, Jon Ares via Stagecraft wrote:
>> On Mon, Jan 11, 2016 at 7:14 AM, Nigel Worsley via Stagecraft 
>> <stagecraft at theatrical.net> wrote:
>>> It is indeed an I beam, you get a good look at it in this video:
>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3MUqRRlNmk
>>> 
>>> That one also show how badly smashed up some of the trucks get.
>> 
>> 
>> I've seen gobs of videos from this site, and lately this site's been 
>> on the newses.... but I had never noticed the "sacrificial" i-beam - 
>> makes a lot of sense. I had wondered if the railroad that owns that 
>> trestle was out there on a daily basis, checking for trestle twist...
>> 
> 
> Well, this has given me a big incentive to measure the height of our 
> two 'tall' trucks and post the information in the cabs.
> 
> Yikes!
> 
> Carla

Indeed, my first thought was that all Rental Companies should prominently post this information in the cab, and make a point of having renters sign off on the fact that they are aware of the height. It seems like a good idea for any institution that has company trucks or vans to post this information in a conspicuous place in the cab. And if you know you have low bridge in your immediate area, you should make a point of mentioning it to anyone who may drive your vehicles.

June Abernathy
IATSE #321 (Tampa, FL)
FOH Electrician
The Lion King National Tour


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