Thanks for that info Chris - I'm sure that tower would be very unsafe if it
had water in it !
...Wayne
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> From: Chris Crawford [mailto:chris@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Saturday, 8 February 2014 7:26 PM
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> Subject: Re: [OM] Happy Fuel Tank
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> The story is that the water tower was originally somewhere else and began
> leaning. The owner of the Brittain USA Truckstop bought the tower, which
> had been taken out of service because of the lean, and had it moved to his
> truckstop to serve as a curiousity that would attract the attention of
passing
> tourists. He never used it as a water tower! The truckstop went out of
> business years ago and was demolished, leaving just the tower itself and
the
> truckstop's sign, which features a small replica of the
> tower:
>
> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=770
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> On 2/8/14 1:59 AM, "Wayne Harridge"
> <wayne.harridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> >
> >That seems pretty original !
> >
> >...Wayne
> >
> >
> >>
> >> Ken, have you ever seen the famous Leaning Water Tower outside
> Groom,
> >> Texas?
> >>
> >> http://chriscrawfordphoto.com/chris-details.php?product=767
> >>
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> >> Fine Art Photography
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> >> 260-437-8990
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> >> On 2/6/14 4:02 PM, "Ken Norton" <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>
> >> >>> That's a really fun shot. I've seen those as well. Remember
> >> >>> seeing a water tower somewhere painted with a big smiley face.
> >> >
> >> >> Just north of Ken's place.
> >> >>
> >> >>https://foursquare.com/v/adair-smiley-face-water-
> >> tower/4da0d53b7ccc816
> >> >>e8b
> >> >>4d457b
> >> >
> >> >Also, Fruitport, Michigan. That one was pretty famous. I've seen
> >> >several of them around the country. But here in Iowa, we've got one
> >> >town with two water towers shaped like creamer and sugar. Another
> >> >town has hot and cold water towers.
> >> >
> >> >Yes, we get bored here in Iowa.
> >> >
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