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the itsy bitsy spider

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the itsy bitsy spider
Posted by mikeyuhas on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 1:42 PM
Hi everyone,

It looks like a spider or other little insectoid has taken up residence on the lens of our Rochelle webcam, causing a portion of the image to be obliterated by a big black spot.

We really should climb up there with a rag and a bottle of window cleaner, but that will probably take a while. If any of you happen to be around Rochelle and have a good-sized squirt gun, please send me a message (through the profile link below) to let me know if you can give us a hosing.

Thanks!

Mike Yuhas
Rochelle webcam dude
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Posted by dharmon on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 1:55 PM
................Location: Wisconsin, land o' cows


I presumed that the women up there maybe had a little more winter layering than the SoCal girls do, but man...that's just plain cold hearted.....[;)]
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Posted by BaltACD on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 2:19 PM
Bugs in the Software....Bugs in the Hardware!

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 3:08 PM
I noticed that little black dot and I was wondering what that was. Maybe its a bug who's a railfan
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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 3:42 PM
Well, the bug is a celebrity now. Somebody go to the dollar store and get a super soaker.
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Posted by Noah Hofrichter on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 3:52 PM
I wouldn't have really ahve noticed it if you hadn't said something, but it is interesting that it's there. So does this mean that sometime here we'll be watching the cam and a hand will suddenly pop up in a frame, go side to side and then leave again as quick as it came?

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Posted by Anonymous on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 4:01 PM
Someone get a shoe!!!![banghead]
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Posted by traingeek087 on Tuesday, July 27, 2004 4:27 PM
not there anymore
Rid'n on the city of New Orleans................
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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 6:27 AM
It was there at 5:45 am this morning - notice he is riding the BNSF rails?

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 6:52 AM
QUOTE: Originally posted by Mookie

It was there at 5:45 am this morning - notice he is riding the BNSF rails?

Mookie miss tuffett
sat on her duffet
eating her choclate cake
when along on the train
she saw a spider so plain
she used her shoe and ended his day[}:)](poor spider)
stay safe[:)]
Joe

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Posted by Willy2 on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 8:21 AM
I don't see anything now. I guess Mookie got to him!

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Posted by Anonymous on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 10:56 AM
Well done Joe.[bow][bow][bow][bow][bow][bow][bow][bow]
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Posted by Mookie on Wednesday, July 28, 2004 12:41 PM
and with her great hand eye coordination, also knocked out the camera, destroyed CTC, derailed an SD70MAC and put a crack in her tuffet! Spider meanwhile is recovering from injuries suffered from falling off his perch laughing!

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