Tuesday, April 15, 2014

Jump That Hose - Jump That Hose!


Gary Larsen
            
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The French have, evidently, beat the world in the race for a  Vectored  Emergency Train Levitation Unit (Vectored Unité train à lévitation d'urgence).  Credit where credit is due.


6 comments:

Chris in NC said...

Seriously, what the heck is that? Stops the hose from contacting or getting caught in the tracks?

Chris in NC said...

OK, it was a joke staged by a Belguim Fire Department. Yeesh. Some faith in human intellect restored...

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Anonymous said...

It's their hose shutoff valve, in the double valve for safety arrangement.
French train engineers and firemen are in the same union, so they work together.
Lt. Col. Gen. Tailgunner dick

bocopro said...

Looks to me as if they've gone to the wrong fire.

DougM said...

Now that there's funny!
Thanks, Rodge. Made my day.

Rodger the Real King of France said...

welcome

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