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Comment by Leanne King on October 11, 2012 at 5:26pm

I drove by there a couple weeks ago and saw it. I about drove off the road trying to get my camera out of my purse. But the thought of the two tracker trailer trucks around me made me refocus. It was awesome.

Comment by Barry Lee Phillips on October 11, 2012 at 5:21pm

Leanne,

Check out the Ring Power "We Built It" photo I uploaded.  Ring Power is the largest Caterpillar distributor in the Southeastern U.S.  Located at I-95 south and International Golf Parkway.

Comment by Leanne King on October 11, 2012 at 4:12pm

Lee, you are the risk taker..Well done and thank you so very much.

Thank you to the Small Business Owners in Jacksonville who have HUGE hearts.

God Bless you all.

 

Comment by Barry Lee Phillips on September 7, 2012 at 5:53am

That section of I-95 where that sign is located, has very little room to pull off.  I was risking being struck by some idiot gawking at me as they veered off the roadway.  Some years ago I was making a safety inspection on a contractor performing work in the large grassy median just east of the Buckman Bridge.  You have no idea how intimidating it is to stand in that median watching all the cars and trucks zip by and knowing at the same time, that someone could lose control, enter the median and kill you at any time.  The superintendent had taken the heavy equipment he wasn't using at the time and lined it up on one side to form a makeshift barricade.  It wasn't much, but it gave everyone some comfort while working behind the barricade.  Today, contractors use concrete barricades in construction zones which offer much better protection.  Roadwork is always dangerous.  Not because of the hazards of the work itself, but because of careless and negligent drivers who have no regard for human life while driving through a construction zone.

Comment by LeAnne J. King on September 6, 2012 at 8:02pm

Thanks Lee for taking this.  A huge thank you to all the small business owners in Jacksonville who contributed.

Comment by Helen on September 6, 2012 at 7:11pm

you pulled over on 95? Dang, that is what I call dedication!

Comment by Barry Lee Phillips on September 6, 2012 at 6:38pm

A better photo!

At the risk of life and limb, I pulled over (waaaay over) to the west side of I-95 south and took this shot.