Actually it’s a 27 ton Terex articulated dump truck. A friend of mine owns a gravel quarry and we were moving topsoil to be screened for distribution.

The hill doesn’t look steep in the video but it is! The jake brake certaily helped.

Sorry there’s not more to see but I’ll try to add extra video next time. Kinda hard to hold a camera while driving down that narrow roadway!

In the future I’ll post some video flying “heavier than air” planes rather than “heavy” equipment.

Get a sneak peek at the weekend weather too…

CBS has announced it’s fall TV lineup, get details on the new shows!

The website www.screenrant.com has done a mash up of two hit movies

They have taken the trailers of “Toy Story 3” and “Inception” and put them together to make a funny youtube clip

The spooky sound of “Inception” was linked with the video of “Toy Story” and the “Ken Doll” takes on the voice of Leonardo DiCaprio!

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“Elvis on Tour: The 75^th Anniversary Edition” is coming to theaters tonight only!

The Golden Globe-winning documentary followed Elvis on a 15-city tour of the US in 1972.

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Brooklyn Bridge Park’s “Movies with a View” continues at Pier 1

Tonight’s movie is Alfred Hitchcock’s “Rear Window” with Grace Kelly and Jimmy Stewart

It starts at 8:30pm and there is a free bike valet!

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A study by Northeastern University tracked the moods of Twitter users and shows that people are angrier on Thursdays more than any other day of the week.

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A survey just released by the Consumer Federation of America and two other agencies have ranked the areas that generated the most consumer complaints last year.

#3 was Home improvement and Construction – Complaints of Shoddy work and the failure to start or complete the job.

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Deb’s daughter Sarah Rodriguez did a great job filling in for Mr G this morning! Take a listen:

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