Ben Around Town #2

Ben Around Town is a fun little blog thing I'm doing where I take pictures of things I see around town that are either odd or funny and then I post them all for you guys to see. Most of these pictures are from my camera phone (since that's what I always have on me) but they should be good enough for this application. (click them for larger images)

Picture #1

I was at a local Salvation Army looking for some new games to add to my collection. As I got in my car a huge freight train passed by and I snapped this shot. I think this is the only full sized train I have ever seen in my area. Pretty neat and definitely unexpected while I was on a game hunt.

Picture #2

I saw this at a local Target and it made me laugh. It's kinda like a super advanced Slip n' Slide or Crocodile Mile type toy. Basically you get it wet and slide on it. The part that made me laugh though is that it comes with sweet 3-D goggles so it looks like the shark is eating you. If I was a kid I would so love this.

Picture #3

This picture was taken at another local thrift store. It's a tractor that must have been there for a while because if you look at the tires you can see that they are over half buried in the dirt. This one isn't particularly funny or anything, but I just thought it was kinda neat looking.

Picture #4

Near the Tractor from picture #3, I was leaning against a hand rail waiting for the thrift store to open, when I felt something fuzzy touch my hand....Turns out it was a huge spider. I know the picture doesn't really give you any sense of scale, but it was bigger than a quarter and slightly smaller than a silver dollar. In any event it was more than big enough to freak me out.

Picture #5

This one definitely goes in the weird pile. I was driving down the street on my way home from grabbing a bite and I saw a small pick-up truck who's bed was filled with lemons. The trucks suspension looked like it was going to give out but the guy was still driving crazy fast. Luckily he hit a stop light and I was able to snap this pic from the safety of a complete stop.

Picture #6

Last but certainly not least is this persons license plate. usually I wouldn't post someones license plate online, but this one was kinda asking for it. If you can't make it out it says "BOTOXME". Ahh southern California, you never cease to amaze me.

That's all I have for this blog post type thing, but it's pretty much a sure thing I'll see more weird stuff around here, so expect more blogs in the future. :)

-Ben