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    More: Dumbass, Argania, Louisburg Police Department, Emergency service, Walmart, Era, Culinary art, Franklin County Emergency Services, Thursday night  
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buster_v
2023-02-03 7:10:28 AM  
I use the word "bollard" as an insult.

Used in a sentence:
"You absolute bollard!" shouted Buster when Dave spilled his coffee on Buster's newspaper.
 
wingnut396
2023-02-03 7:20:11 AM  
Never mind the bollards, there's the Wal-Marts!
 
MissedThePoint
2023-02-03 7:38:16 AM  
Article: "driver had a medical emergency"
Sign on photo: "pharmacy"
 
Tom Marvolo Bombadil
2023-02-03 7:39:20 AM  

buster_v: I use the word "bollard" as an insult.

Used in a sentence:
"You absolute bollard!" shouted Buster when Dave spilled his coffee on Buster's newspaper.


This is the weekday newspaper comic that no one wanted.
 
RandomInternetComment
2023-02-03 8:05:01 AM  
Ever have to move bollards in the middle of the night to make room for delivery trucks as apart of your job? It sucks. We had some smaller staff that physically could not do it. I can and I'm 5'3." I was the head supervisor of that team at the time so if any of my guys or gals didn't want to do it I went out and did it though initially I would try to make that assignment spread out equally among the entire staff.
 
DarkSoulNoHope
2023-02-03 8:07:14 AM  
Louisburg Police Chief, Jason Abbot, said the driver of the vehicle had a medical emergency and was transported to WakeMed.

Considering how our bad our economy is, letting wealthy corporations exploit the poor, I was reading the facility the driver was sent to as "WalMed"!
 
I hereby demand that I be given a Fark account [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-03 8:07:48 AM  
Looks like Wal-Fart cheaped out on the bollards. Looks like those are the removable ones that basically offer no protection at all.
 
DanInKansas
2023-02-03 8:10:43 AM  

DarkSoulNoHope: Louisburg Police Chief, Jason Abbot, said the driver of the vehicle had a medical emergency and was transported to WakeMed.

Considering how our bad our economy is, letting wealthy corporations exploit the poor, I was reading the facility the driver was sent to as "WalMed"!


"You went to medical school at Wal-Mart??"

"My dad was an alum."
 
DarkSoulNoHope
2023-02-03 8:11:47 AM  

DanInKansas: DarkSoulNoHope: Louisburg Police Chief, Jason Abbot, said the driver of the vehicle had a medical emergency and was transported to WakeMed.

Considering how our bad our economy is, letting wealthy corporations exploit the poor, I was reading the facility the driver was sent to as "WalMed"!

"You went to medical school at Wal-Mart??"

"My dad was an alum."


"Welcome to WalMed, I love you."
 
snocone [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-03 8:14:10 AM  
When the driver exited the vehicle he was heard to ask, "Where are the new Oldsmobiles?"
 
KRSESQ
2023-02-03 8:15:16 AM  
Looks like that bollard snapped right off cleanly at ground level. That's some Walmart-grade engineering right there.
 
Mad Scientist [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2023-02-03 8:19:17 AM  
No, Walmart, like this...

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synithium
2023-02-03 8:24:06 AM  
I want to die peacefully in my sleep like my grandpa, not screaming under the front of his car like the Walmart greeter.
 
WonderDave1
2023-02-03 8:29:08 AM  

buster_v: I use the word "bollard" as an insult.

Used in a sentence:
"You absolute bollard!" shouted Buster when Dave spilled his coffee on Buster's newspaper.


Sorry...mind if I wring it back out into my cup?  It's been a long week.
 
Binx
2023-02-03 8:37:59 AM  

RandomInternetComment: Ever have to move bollards in the middle of the night to make room for delivery trucks as apart of your job? It sucks. We had some smaller staff that physically could not do it. I can and I'm 5'3." I was the head supervisor of that team at the time so if any of my guys or gals didn't want to do it I went out and did it though initially I would try to make that assignment spread out equally among the entire staff.


Username checks out?
 
The Irresponsible Captain [TotalFark]
2023-02-03 9:10:15 AM  
Were those bollards pot metal or plastic?
 
UNC_Samurai
2023-02-03 9:16:01 AM  
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mattgsx
2023-02-03 9:25:58 AM  
Those bollards are far too far apart.

As an aside, I just saw bollards doing their job yesterday at a Kwik Trip, where a teenager clearly not paying attention went forward instead of backwards, so instead of crashing into a cage full of LP tanks they just smashed up their bumper and one headlight. Those bollards are solid concrete wrapped in plastic though.
 
nytmare
2023-02-03 9:32:37 AM  

mattgsx: Those bollards are far too far apart.

As an aside, I just saw bollards doing their job yesterday at a Kwik Trip, where a teenager clearly not paying attention went forward instead of backwards, so instead of crashing into a cage full of LP tanks they just smashed up their bumper and one headlight. Those bollards are solid concrete wrapped in plastic though.


Concrete alone will sheer right off. Needs to have a metal sleeve or rebar to stay intact.
 
mattgsx
2023-02-03 10:16:24 AM  

nytmare: mattgsx: Those bollards are far too far apart.

As an aside, I just saw bollards doing their job yesterday at a Kwik Trip, where a teenager clearly not paying attention went forward instead of backwards, so instead of crashing into a cage full of LP tanks they just smashed up their bumper and one headlight. Those bollards are solid concrete wrapped in plastic though.

Concrete alone will sheer right off. Needs to have a metal sleeve or rebar to stay intact.


Maybe they are steel reinforced? Not sure on that but I know their bollards used to be a painted concrete face and at some point they started putting a black plastic sheath over them. Either way, it's not the first time I've seen KT bollards make an effective stop against a drunk or careless person - when I lived across the street from a KT that was in a strip mall-ish complex with a bar that did lot concerts in the summer, it wasn't entirely uncommon to hear that scronch between midnight and bar close.
 
Tyrone Slothrop
2023-02-03 10:34:59 AM  
That's a bollard, and not a parrot.

That was the news for parrots. And now tonight's drama, A Tale of Two Cities, adopted by Joey Boy.
 
scruffythecat
2023-02-03 10:47:24 AM  
Target's big red balls laugh at your tiny bollards.
 
dave_t0661
2023-02-03 11:17:45 AM  
"...the store closed early due to the damage"

According to the pic, the store remained wide open?
 
Do you know the way to Mordor
2023-02-03 1:41:30 PM  
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NO!

Bollards, I said BOLLARDS!
 
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