BrakeBlog

Local photography, National rants, Zero navel-gazing allowed… Blogging from Hopkinsville, KY

  • Church AV Streaming Be Like

    Church AV Streaming Be Like

  • Bear Spring Furnace

    Bear Spring Furnace

    This is one of those things I see on the roadside. As I drive past I wonder what is that? I like to turn around if I have time and take a few photos. The historical plaque next to the stone structure states: Joseph and Robert Woods and Thomas Yeatman built the first charcoal cold-blast…

  • Dodge Coronet Interceptor Found on the Roadside

    Dodge Coronet Interceptor Found on the Roadside

    I completed a work order in Benton Kentucky, on my way back home I stopped to look at a cool antique car. The car is a Dodge Coronet 440 that has been painted to be a police interceptor from “Hazard County”. The vehicle appears to be an original police car because remnants of police hardware…

  • My Visit to Metropolis Illinois

    My Visit to Metropolis Illinois

    I have been working as a technician since 2017. I have completed work orders in Paducah, KY but I have never had a reason to go across the Ohio river into Illinois. April 7th was my opportunity. The big Superman statue is 15 feet tall and weighs 2 tons. The statue is awesome and I…

  • The Family

    “You’ll be here for the White Clown tonight, and the ladies coming over?” cried Mildred. Montag stopped at the door, with his back turned. “Millie?” A silence “What?” “Millie? Does the White Clown love you?” No answer. “Millie, does–” He licked his lips. “Does your `family’ love you, love you very much, love you with…

  • BB&T Bank Long Lines

    BB&T closed the Millbrooke branch in Hopkinsville, KY permanently. With the Ft Campbell Blvd branch also closed today. This was the only open branch in town. I closed my checking account because of sheit like this. I still have a mortgage and I would close that too if I could. BB&T does not deserve one…

  • Massive Breakout of Libertarians in KY City

    Massive Breakout of Libertarians in KY City

    Update: The Village Restaurant agrees to serve strictly carry-out, but tent stays up, both sides declare victory. A tsunami of libertarian action took place in Hopkinsville Kentucky on December 4, 2020 when the Christian County Health Department suspended the food service license for a local restaurant. The difference between an open tent on guidelines given…

  • Animal Farm