Sheriff's order destroys home; ... HIGHWAY BLOCKED FOR NINE HOURS [single wide trailer]

Lexington HeraldLeader ^ | Nov. 19 2008 | Mary Meehan

[Daffynition]

Frances Barton cried Tuesday as she watched cleanup on what's left of her single-wide mobile home four days after it was overturned while it was being moved along U.S. 68 in Nicholas County near Carlisle.

[IrishPennant]

You just can’t make this stuff up, ya know!

[Chickensoup]

This is sad. She needs help

[WayneS]

Wow...

Just.... WOW!

[cripplecreek]

Seems like they Sheriff could have had it towed off the highway and had her billed.

[WayneS]

Yes. If he wasn’t a “More Dick in 2006” kind of guy...

[Daffynition]

You're tellin' me? LOL

[albie]

This story reminds me of the guy who stands on the Golden Gate bridge to jump and backs up traffic for 5 hours while authorities try to talk him down. Let him jump so we can go on about our lives and get to work. Same thing here. Clog a federal highway for 4 hours, something had to be done.

[o_zarkman44]

12 people in a single wide trailer???? hmmmm

[radiohead]

12 people in a single-wide? I feel bad for the lady, but the trailer was probably gonna explode anyway.

[brwnsuga]

Sounds like an episode of “My Name is Earl”

[Daffynition]

"She said she thought the man she hired to move her home knew what he was doing. Chris "Pancake" Meyers told her, she said, that he had more than 13 years' experience in hauling things and that he had the proper permits and insurance for the move. (She didn't ask to see proof of insurance or a permit, she said."

If there's a lesson to be learned .... don't ever hire someone to move you with a name like "Pancake."

[denydenydeny]

Ernest moves a mobile home.

[Malsua]

Did anyone even check the bearings on the wheels? I’ve been involved in hauling some large, heavy things before(drilling rigs, water tanks, a small house once, a barn, etc.) and you MUST check the bearings. You also move it about 100 yards and RECHECK, specially for heat. I bet the dope hooked up the hitch, inflated the tires and off they went.

[Daffynition]

You're too cruel! ;)

[Doohickey]

Did you actually read the story? Here, let me help:

Lee Roberts, owner of Roberts Heavy-Duty Towing in Lexington, said his company was called in to help. "We tried to pull the trailer back on the road but couldn't without tearing it to pieces."

[WayneS]

Yes, also “Nummy”, “Pecky”, “Goober”, “Coon”, “Ratty”, etc.

[WayneS]

Or Trailer Park Boys

[DouglasKC]

Chris "Pancake" Meyers

It's sad, but so funny too. I was kind of chuckling as a read the story but when I came to the name of the mover I lol'd....I can't wait to finish it.

[Daffynition]

Maybe she was adding it to a matched set somewhere?