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Facebook group names I-66 construction crane "Steve," endless memes follow
Inside NoVa ^
| August 10, 2019
| Inside NoVa
Posted on 08/24/2019 12:56:35 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
It doesnt get much more Northern Virginia than this.
Traffic woes and construction delays are daily gripes on the local Facebook group, Western Prince William Chatter. Then Steve came along -- and brought joy to the group's 20,000-plus members.
"It seems he is the light at the end of the tunnel when you're STUCK in that horrible traffic! Thanks for entertaining us Steve and for those calling him Bob, just no," one Facebooker wrote.
Before WPWC members gave him a name, Steve was simply known as a rubber tire crane. He came to the Manassas area to lift 10 concrete beams for the new Bull Run Drive Bridge over Interstate 66.
Those beams are each 131-feet long and weigh 62 tons, the Virginia Department of Transportation said.
Steves really strong.
Steve is a 'rubber tire' (RT) crane (versus a Crawler Crane that has a track wheel), says Michelle T. Holland, VDOT Megaprojects spokeswoman.
(Excerpt) Read more at insidenova.com ...
TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; Government; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; Political Humor/Cartoons; US: District of Columbia; US: Maryland; US: Virginia
KEYWORDS: chat; construction; crane; dang; equipment; facebook; fairfax; gainesville; i66; infrastructure; localnews; maryland; mountairy; nickname; p3; ppp; steve; tolls; traffic; transform66; transportation; virginia
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To: 100American; al baby; Allegra; BufordP; EveningStar; Gefn; GunsareOK; JRios1968; Lazamataz; ...
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posted on
08/24/2019 12:58:08 PM PDT
by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
(Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
To: All
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posted on
08/24/2019 1:01:00 PM PDT
by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
(Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
I can’t believe they just assumed the crane’s gender.
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posted on
08/24/2019 1:05:31 PM PDT
by
bk1000
(I stand with Trump)
To: bk1000
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posted on
08/24/2019 1:12:48 PM PDT
by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
(Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
To: 100American; Abundy; Albion Wilde; AlwaysFree; AnnaSASsyFR; bayliving; BFM; Bigg Red; ...
Steve the Crane hails from Mt. Airy, Maryland.
Maryland “Freak State” PING!
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posted on
08/24/2019 1:13:24 PM PDT
by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
(Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
To: bk1000
In fact, I think you just won the interwebs for the day.
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posted on
08/24/2019 1:13:48 PM PDT
by
Tolerance Sucks Rocks
(Show me the people who own the land, the guns and the money, and I'll show you the people in charge.)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
When I saw “rubber tire crane,” I was hoping for an early-1950’s Schield Bantam with a boom on a WWII surplus 6x6 Studebaker truck chassis... then I saw what kind of weight we were talking about.
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posted on
08/24/2019 1:14:42 PM PDT
by
niteowl77
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
I think that’s adorable! We are currently living through Construction Hell on the ONE road I HAVE to take to get into The Big City.
I wish we had a ‘Steve’ to amuse us!
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posted on
08/24/2019 1:18:04 PM PDT
by
Diana in Wisconsin
(We come from the earth, we return to the earth, and in between we garden.~Alfred Austin)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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posted on
08/24/2019 1:45:49 PM PDT
by
PghBaldy
(12/14 - 930am -rampage begins... 12/15 - 1030am - Obama's advance team scouts photo-op locations.)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Another web site wants me to pay to read their article...FO
To: bk1000
Good point. Maybe the thing wants to be known as Michelle.
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posted on
08/24/2019 1:50:42 PM PDT
by
Texas Eagle
(If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Tethingxas Eagle)
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
Memes are our future.
Memes got Donald Trump and memes shall get Trump re-elected.
To: bk1000
Bull Run
Stephen Crane
Red Badge of Courage
It appears Red Badge of Courage took place at Chancellorsville though....still not too far away from Bull Run. It’s good to see some people still appreciate American History.
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
I-66 is one dark road. Went from I-495 to I-81 at 2 in the morning. A little shaky.
To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks
How do you know about Mt. Airy?
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posted on
08/24/2019 2:48:54 PM PDT
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Federal-run medical care is as good as state-run DMVs)
To: bk1000
I cant believe they just assumed the cranes gender. He's also called Bob, if he gets a bob they could call him Stephanie...
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posted on
08/24/2019 2:53:02 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Heaven has an impenetrable wall, and a welcoming gate for those qualified, Hell is wide open.)
To: null and void
If they called it Stephanie they’d be admitting it’s a bull dyke on steroids.
To: Rebelbase
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posted on
08/24/2019 3:07:37 PM PDT
by
null and void
(Heaven has an impenetrable wall, and a welcoming gate for those qualified, Hell is wide open.)
To: scrabblehack
“Stephen Crane
Red Badge of Courage”
LOL! I am glad there is actual significance to the name. I regret I didn’t know it.
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posted on
08/24/2019 3:43:24 PM PDT
by
bk1000
(I stand with Trump)
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