04.15.05
Monday, Tifling and I drove past a CTA train overpass that was sporting a semi.
More precisely, the semi had attempted to travel under the overpass, which was, unfortunately, about a foot too low in clearance.
The trucker hit it so hard that at least a couple of feet of the top of the trailer was sheared back, and was partially sandwiching the concrete between it's shorn bits.
There seemed to be some concern over the stability of the structure, but it seems to be okay.
I hazard this guess since, driving by the next day, there was no semi, and the train went merrily whizzing by overhead.
So, imagine my amusement later in the week, when a semi was found after it had collided with a mystery bridge or overpass somewhere near Chicago, partially-mangling the trailer.
Apparently the trailer was the only thing that was damaged, as the two people in the truck walked away from the vehicle.
Very swiftly away from the vehicle, I might add.
Okay, that's not so very funny, but the fact that it was hauling an unGodly amount of cannabis* as it's cargo kills me.
As does the fact that authorities have no idea what bridge or viaduct or trestle it struck, because there isn't one anywhere near where the truck was abandoned.
*More than 2000 pounds worth. Yes, more than a ton of pot. Stoners everywhere are mourning the loss, I'm sure.
What's in your head?