Backhoe Rampage

[Harv]

I chose the Projects forum 'cuz it says, "For the dicussion of all the things you do with your tractor!"

Just saw this story pop up in the local news here, and figured it was somehow appropriate to share with this board:

Man Arrested For Alleged Backhoe Rampage
02.08.02 BYRON (BCN) -- The Contra Costa County Sheriff's Office reports Fridaythat investigators are still trying to figure out why a 42-year-old man allegedlyused a backhoe to plow into two taverns on Byron's Main Street.

Sgt. Ken Hansen now identifies the man arrested on suspicion of felony vandalismin the incident as Daniel Adona of Byron. Authorities earlier today misspelled the man's name.

Adona allegedly used the backhoe around 6:31 p.m. Thursday to damage two tavernsthat are separated by a small open field, authorities said. Adona was taken into custody without incident.

No injuries were reported but both structures sustained heavy damage.

"There are still structures standing, but based on the significant damage done to both,I'd deem them totaled," Hansen said.

Several natural gas lines were severed in the incident, forcing the evacuation of nearby homes.

Hansen said Adona is "well known" in the Byron community. The motive for the allegedbackhoe attack is unknown. Hansen said authorities have not yet confirmed who owns the backhoe.

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[StoneHeartFarm]

Hey Harv!

How did you do that? Your post just continutes to stretch off the screen to the right. It's exactly 2 lines long on my screen.

SHF

 

[Von]

I got the same thing on my screen.

 

[JerryG]

Harrrrrrrrrrrrrrv,
What's up with that.....................
A run on sentence?

 

[Harv]

<font color=blue>It's exactly 2 lines long on my screen.</font color=blue>

Sorry 'bout that, fellers. /w3tcompact/icons/blush.gif

I've just had no luck with the [pre] tag, which is what I used in an attempt to maintain the original news article look. Might be a Mac-related problem, but it looked okay in the preview and then the line breaks disappeared in the final post. Seems related to the GlennMac paragraph problem.

I edited the story back to normal formatting now.

 

[StoneHeartFarm]

Wow! You got all that in just 2 lines? I tried to read it and I didn't think there was that much there.

Looks like the backhoe driver had it out for the taverns, the tavern owners, bartenders, etc. Probably got thrown out of both of them and decided to get even.

SHF

 

[MossRoad]

But did it have a sub frame?

 

[ronjhall]

MossRoad.
Tractor must have had a heavy-duty top link bracket. /w3tcompact/icons/grin.gif
The story didn't mention any damage to the backhoe or tractor. /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[JJT]

No pictures?

 

[Harv]

<font color=blue>No pictures?</font color=blue>

Actually, John, I notice this morning there is now a video clip online, but I don't seem to have the right plug-in to view it with my browser. Maybe you Micro$oft-oriented folks will have better luck.

Start <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.kron4.com/Global/story.asp?s=656533>here</A> and see what you can do. I'd like to know the make/model/size of the thing.

 

[DVerbarg]

It looks to be a Case Construction King. Picture is not clear enough to see model numbers and am not familiar enough with them to identify from features.

The buildings appears to have suffered severe damage, entire side of one building is missing, including one corner. One individual on the video clip indicated that he arrived in time to see the backhoe operator swinging the bucket, hence I assume the backhoe was being used, not the FEL.

 

[MossRoad]

HOLY {CENSORED} !!! It looks like a CASE loader backhoe. Both buildings are pretty much destroyed.

The video is some sort of streaming media.

 

[Richard]

Brutus would have completed the job!!

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Richard

 

[GlueGuy]

That's too much Harv.

Kind of on the order of the times when I wish I was driving an M50 tank instead of the Ford I usually drive??? /w3tcompact/icons/wink.gif

 

[RonL]

Harv

I gotta laugh seeing this under "projects". Do you think this was on his " To Do " list for the day ?

" Fix front railing
Knock over buildings "

RonL

 

[jinman]

Carrie Nation would be so proud! /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

 

[Harv]

<font color=blue>Carrie Nation would be so proud!</font color=blue>

Of course I had to look her up to know what you're talking about, Jim, but yup, she was one <A target="_blank" HREF=http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/1900/peopleevents/pande4.html>interesting gal</A>, and relevant to this thread.