[Kilbey]

Many were lost. Found this story on another forum HERE.

76,000 Bottles of Beer on the Road: Trucker's spill saves lives
DENVER, (Nov. 29, 2004) -- The Denver Post reported this weekend that traffic had begun to flow -- though slowly -- on Interstate 70 after a massive rock slide in Glenwood Canyon shut down the highway.

The rock slide at 8 a.m. Thanksgiving day miraculously caused no casualties, but blocked the critical east-west highway sending many drivers on a three-hour, 200-mile detour through the northern mountains of Colorado.

No one was injured because there was no one on the roadway at the time of the rock slide. An earlier tractor-trailer crash had spilled 76,000 bottles of beer on the road, forcing crews to close I-70. The driver of the beer truck, Kenneth F. Campbell, 48, of Parowan, Utah, had been hauling the beer from Fort Collins to Riverside, Calif. He was treated for minor injuries. Ironically, Campbell was charged with careless driving even though his accident kept motorists out from under the tons of debris that tumbled 1,000 feet onto the roadway, smashing the pavement and flattening guardrails.

The rock slide, estimated at about 100 feet long and 10 feet deep, sent up to 40 boulders onto I-70. Damage included a hole in an elevated section of highway where a rock crashed through and landed in the Colorado River below.

The Post reported that about 20,000 vehicles a day typically pass through the Glenwood Canyon section of I-70 affected by the slide. An additional 5,000 vehicles had been expected on Thursday and Friday due to the holiday.

In a Saturday editorial, the Post advised motorists to be wary along Colorado highways.

"Glenwood Canyon may be I-70's most dramatic stretch, but it's not the most dangerous. That distinction goes to the hill between Georgetown and Silver Plume; in 20 years, the two-mile segment has had over 100 accidents involving vehicles and rocks. Rocks killed two motorists in separate accidents in 1999 and two in unrelated crashes in 2003," the Post editorial said, adding that "Colorado's worst rock-fall accident wasn't natural: In 1987, road crews pushed a boulder off Berthoud Pass, hitting a tour bus, killing nine people and injuring more than 15."

-- From the Denver Post

Google supplied me with this news site.

[Peter]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[ajprice]

Does this mean that Grolsch is good for you???

[KeriVit]

BEER SAVES LIVES!

[Wiskedjak]

and how much is the US giving to the relief effort?

[olePigeon]

Every day on my way to work/school I get to drive through one of the top 20 most dangerous intersections in the country. Yay.

[scaught]

76000 bottles of beer on the road
76000 bottles of beeeeeeeeeeeer
pick one off the ground, pass it around,
75999 bottles of beer on the road!

[Xeo]

Originally posted by scaught:

Code:
for ($i=76000; $i>0; $i--) {
    echo $i . ' bottle' . ($i==1 ? '' : 's') . ' of beer on the road'."\n";
    echo $i . ' bottle' . ($i==1 ? '' : 's') . ' of beeeeeeeeeeeer'."\n";
    echo 'pick one off the ground, pass it around,'."\n";
    echo ($i-1) . ' bottle' . (($i-1)==1 ? '' : 's') . ' of beer on the road!."\n\n";
}

Fixed.

[fireside]

beer tastes bad

[Kilbey]

Originally posted by fireside:
beer tastes bad

Blasphemy!!!

You just haven't had good beer.

[Mastrap]

Originally posted by Kilbey:


You just haven't had good beer.

Indeed. I've been giving the Canadian brews a tryout recently. Steamwhistle is an excellent Pilsener, I also like the Upper Canada Maple Ale.

[Kilbey]

Originally posted by Mastrap:


Indeed. I've been giving the Canadian brews a tryout recently. Steamwhistle is an excellent Pilsener, I also like the Upper Canada Maple Ale.

You should try Maudite by the Unibroue Inc.

Very strong, but also very good.

[Cubeoid]

I dig the road picture. Props to the photographer.

[historylme]

Originally posted by scaught:
76000 bottles of beer on the road
76000 bottles of beeeeeeeeeeeer
pick one off the ground, pass it around,
75999 bottles of beer on the road!

OOOOO, I busted my gut on that one.

[scaught]

Originally posted by Kilbey:
You should try Maudite by the Unibroue Inc.

Very strong, but also very good.

[img ]http://www.unibroue.com/images/maudite-grbouteille.jpg[/ img]

ive been meaning to try that one. i REALLY like their "la fin du monde" ale coming in at 9%.

Originally posted by Xeo:
Fixed.

hahah. excellent.

[Kilbey]

Originally posted by scaught:
ive been meaning to try that one. i REALLY like their "la fin du monde" ale coming in at 9%.

Have you tried the Blanche de Chambly yet? Excellent brew. It's only a 5% but it tastes heavenly.



Also, seeing as you're in the Detroit area, have you tried the Dragon's Mead beers in Warren? Very good and very worth trying out this local brew.

[scaught]

Originally posted by Kilbey:
Have you tried the Blanche de Chambly yet? Excellent brew. It's only a 5% but it tastes heavenly.

[img ]http://www.unibroue.com/images/blanche-grbouteille.jpg[/i mg]

Also, seeing as you're in the Detroit area, have you tried the Dragon's Mead beers in Warren? Very good and very worth trying out this local brew.

you dont see the unibroue beers at alot of places around here. i think trader joes (grocery chain which just opened a few stores in my area) carries them.

Dragon's Mead? havent seen that one either. ill have to keep my eye out.

[Yose]

Originally posted by Mastrap:


Indeed. I've been giving the Canadian brews a tryout recently. Steamwhistle is an excellent Pilsener, I also like the Upper Canada Maple Ale.

You should pay a visit to C'est What, they focus on micro-breweries and have a great Rye beer. Mmm.

It's a Church and Front.

[Kilbey]

Originally posted by scaught:
Dragon's Mead? havent seen that one either. ill have to keep my eye out.

Opps, it's just called Dragon Mead. Not Dragon's Mead.

Dragon's Mead web site.

Directions to the brewery!

[ambush]

Originally posted by Kilbey:
You should try Maudite by the Unibroue Inc.

Very strong, but also very good.

You guys drinkin' Québécois beer? That's good, we're making progress

I always drink Unibroue Éphémère (the Apple-flavoured one) when available. It has an Apple Juice taste!!

[The Mick]

While the story is true, that picture is total crap.
The trucker was hauling a shipment from the Anheuser Busch brewery in Ft. Collins, CO (hint: they don't make Grolsch there, it's made in Belgium) to California, and that photo doesn't look anything like I-70 anywhere in Colorado (hint: I've travelled the entire distance at least a dozen times).

[Eriamjh]

That's alcohol abuse!

[Goldfinger]

Ah a Beer thread !

May I suggest "Kwak" for today ? Excellent beer.

[Kilbey]

For the love of all that's decent and good, make it stop!

[G4ME]

i have a bottle of Terrible right in front of me, also from Unibroue

but my real piece de resistance, is Curvé René



i haven't really dabbled in Lambics, but all the brewers say that this is the one. Ah perks of the job.

[waxcrash]

I discovered this beer over the summer and it has become one of my favorites. I buy a bottle every weekend. Allagash Four - four malts, four hops, and fermented four times. It's 10% alcohol.

[11011001]

Originally posted by Xeo:
Fixed.

Be that perl?

[wang_himself]

Originally posted by 11011001:
Be that perl?

I think php?

[Superchicken]

Beer = Gross

How anyone can drink anything that smells that bad... is beyond me.

[Lancer409]

Originally posted by Superchicken:
Beer = Gross

How anyone can drink anything that smells that bad... is beyond me.

garlic, cheese, onions ... need i go on?

no point in criticizing. we're all fond of something that smells "bad"

some beer drinkers will tell you the aroma is fantastic. just like cheese guys who LOVE extra pungent moldy cheese. i think wine smells like "cork" .. but hey .. who am i to criticize...

[paully dub]

Originally posted by Goldfinger:
Ah a Beer thread !

May I suggest "Kwak" for today ? Excellent beer.

Good stuff. Belgium wins the prize for country with best beer. I love the Lambics, the Trappist Ales and of course my fave of faves:



Superchicken: you'd probably like the taste of some of the sweet lambics.

[waffffffle]

Originally posted by Xeo:
Fixed.

Even better:

Code:
<?
for ($i=76000; $i>0; $i--) {
    exec("say \"" . $i . ' bottle' . ($i==1 ? '' : 's') . ' of beer on the road'."\n\"");
    exec("say \"" . $i . ' bottle' . ($i==1 ? '' : 's') . ' of beeeeeeeeeeeer'."\n\"");
    exec("say \"" . 'pick one off the ground, pass it around,'."\n\"");
    exec("say \"" . ($i-1) . ' bottle' . (($i-1)==1 ? '' : 's') . ' of beer on the road!."\n\n\"');
}
?>

save as beer.php and run on the command line as "php beer.php" and it will sing to you. 10.3 only...

[sideus]

What? Rock slide? From where? Unless the trees were throwing rocks at passing vehicles.

[Zimphire]

Originally posted by ambush:
I always drink Unibroue Éphémère (the Apple-flavoured one) when available. It has an Apple Juice taste!!

Well that's a step up. Most kids your age are still drinking wine coolers and zima.

[Zimphire]

Originally posted by Superchicken:
Beer = Gross

How anyone can drink anything that smells that bad... is beyond me.

I would agree with you if you were talking about 90% of American beer. But since you live in Canada, come on.. At least you have a lot of decent beer.

[wdlove]

A beer mess, at least it's not toxic. Should kill some bacteria and act as a nutrient to the ground.

[Kilbey]

Originally posted by wdlove:
A beer mess, at least it's not toxic. Should kill some bacteria and act as a nutrient to the ground.

You and your positive thinking.

I love ya 'wdlove!

[vexborg]

Originally posted by Goldfinger:
Ah a Beer thread !

May I suggest "Kwak" for today ? Excellent beer.

Oh yes please!