This photo was emailed to me today by a friend of the site.

I think it sums up Dayton PERFECTLY.

Click on the image for a “larger” size… hell, in this case, it’s XXXXXL.

I’ll post more of my own photos later on tonight… enjoy!

I’ve seen this sexy beast many many times in and around Queens.

Last Friday, after locking my keys in my Jeep (don’t ask) and waiting for a tow truck, I spotted the elusive target in the same lot. He didn’t escape the cameraphone this time!

Notice the custom “RESCUE 7″ license plate, clearly a reference to the FDNY Rescue Squads… I don’t even think there’s a Rescue 7… there isn’t, I just checked. There are only 5. I guess this uber whacker thinks he’s an unofficial Rescue Squad of his own.

There are tons of rear facing lights, and no whacker-mobile would be complete without some really terrible vinyl lettering stuck on the bumper… D.W.I. Hunter, indeed!

The inside is, of course, a total shit pile, full of papers and junk. It’s clear the owner of this P.O.S. doesn’t have a significant other, as the passenger seat has a really crappy mobile office thing covering the seat. Either that, or his wife wouldn’t be caught dead in this eyesore.

I didn’t get pics of the inside or the front, as it was a snap and run (the urban wannabe can be a very hostile species, don’t cha know?)… but next time I see him, I’ll be sure to snap a few more.

Click on the thumbnail for a large version.

Okay, hamsexuals… there’s going to be a small gathering of Hamsexy members in the holiest of holy lands, Schaumberg, Illinois.

Beers and wings will be consumed, pictures will be taken, fun will be had.

Please come out if you’re in the greater Chicago area!

Maybe we’ll all go to Motorola and take some pictures of all of us hoisting our oh-so-sexy HT’s in front of the big sign.

The Details:

Location: Hooters Restaurant (I swear, it was chosen only for the wings!)

Address: 1705 East Golf Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173 (Google map here)

Time: 7:30 pm CST (Don’t forget to turn your clocks back this weekend!) until whenever .

Please Bring: A good attitude, a decent appetite, a camera, and as many HT’s as you can fit on your belt!

See you all then!

Am I the only one who thinks the following email message that was forwarded to me is HILARIOUS?

“To All:

At the request of the American Red Cross in Greater New York, as of 3:30 this afternoon ARES was placed on stand-by. The Red Cross has informed me that, after meeting with NYC officials, there is a possibility of power outages occuring in sections of the City due to the extremely high demand for, and usage of, electricity. Should an outage occur, we will need operators to act as communications support for some of the borough Chapter offices to provide a link to the EOC at Red Cross HQ in Manhattan.

Please be advised that this is NOT – NOT – NOT an activation! This is only a heads-up to the membership that we may be needed should an emergency occur. Please have your equipment ready to go, and make certain that you either talk to your borough EC first, or obtain information from the Citywide net that will be held on the Citywide frequencies (CityWide 1, 2 or 3) BEFORE YOU DEPLOY! I repeat – PLEASE DO NOT EVER SELF-DEPLOY!.”

1. I can smell all the sweaty, musty reflective vests coming out of the closet already as hammies break out the ancient HTs and hardhats.

2. Isn’t it sad that the ARES coordinator (or section manager, or whatever he’s called) needs to state MULTIPLE times that this is not an activation and to NOT self-deploy? I guess that means they’ve had fully vested-out ARES members show up on the scene before, ordering emergency staff around?

ARES: “Hi. I’m from ARES. And I’m here to take over communications.”

Real Emergency Worker: “Sure thing. You go stand over there next to the guys from RISAR.“

While walking to the subway tonight, I stumbled upon this gem.

I’ve seen this whacker around before, but I’ve never been able to catch a photo… until now.

Check out the rainbow “KEEP CLEAR 200 FT” on the rear of this Exploder, in colorful stick-on letters. Of course, there’s a full compliment of magmounts and emergency lights.

I think perhaps the best part about this sighting is that he used his emergency siren (or horn in this case), to go around traffic and run a red light (making a right on a red in NYC is very illegal).

Make sure you click on the 3rd picture to see him in the act. Tsk tsk.

I guess the driver was in a rush after stopping in at the Money Mart to cash a check (which is what he was doing).

Ladies and Germs, don’t forget this weekend is the holiest of ham holy days, Field Day.

So get out there and take lots of pics for the site!

Feel free to send them to me at KC2OSF@gmail.com and I’ll get them up ASAP.

Hope everyone has a good weekend!