UFO's over Taft, CA

[ratto-jims mom]

Does anyone know What is behind that huge wire fence on  5 (going south on the right hand side?   Fence looks like its electrified and they have security guard at the entrance.
It starts with a C     
When you look back it is the big building ... I see nothing else.
Tried to find it on the internet, no luck.

[nicolas]

well.... in this sinkhole, armpit area we are talking about here.... there are lots of fun and interesting things to do...

you can:

see where pure black tar seeps up from the dirt up in the hills
look for endangered San Joaquin Kit Fox and signs of its habitat (reason for our first trip in 10/94, a college project I was working on, well really it was a place we could get soggy drunk and powerslide my Vanagon)
watch oil pumps bob up and down
from the air you can actually "see" the San Andreas fault line 
hunt for Indian artifacts
get sunburned
get lost
get chased by rednecks
I have heard rumors that drug trafficers land planes in secret out on Soda Dry Lake bed in the middle of night 

So no worries. Lots to do.

i am up for that.

[Rune]

I love all of these strange places you have in the US. I did'nt really have enough time to see that much this time around.. I really need to take some time of and get seriously lost out there sometime...

[Rick Meredith]

I love all of these strange places you have in the US. I did'nt really have enough time to see that much this time around.. I really need to take some time of and get seriously lost out there sometime...

I dunno... Stanton is pretty strange!! 

I never get lost cuz everyone always tells me where to go!! 

[Rune]

Stanton was not that strange really. Strangest thing I came across was the lickour-store dude. He was just like Apu from The Simpsons, and I mean really like him in every way..... Come to think of it some of the girls that hang around the motel at night seemed to be really into me.. Must have been because of my good looks... Right?? 

[Rick Meredith]

Come to think of it some of the girls that hang around the motel at night seemed to be really into me.. Must have been because of my good looks... Right?? 

That and your Norwegian accent! 

[Jim Ratto]

Stanton was not that strange really. Strangest thing I came across was the lickour-store dude. He was just like Apu from The Simpsons, and I mean really like him in every way..... Come to think of it some of the girls that hang around the motel at night seemed to be really into me.. Must have been because of my good looks... Right?? 

well you can imagine the likes of the girls dropping from the hovering silver UFO's over Taft, Fellows and McKittrick.
And we all thought the stork brought babies...

if you guys wanna see a glimpse of what the area looks (and LOOKED.... still pretty much the same) check out movie There Will Be Blood,

the story was based out of this weird corner of California.

[Jim Ratto]

Does anyone know What is behind that huge wire fence on  5 (going south on the right hand side?   Fence looks like its electrified and they have security guard at the entrance.
It starts with a C     
When you look back it is the big building ... I see nothing else.
Tried to find it on the internet, no luck.

that's a refuse and recyclng plant if I am not mistaken, off the Crow's Landing exit, near Gustine. I think it is on Fink Road

kafercup went there on a field trip in college.

[Rune]

I knew it had to be one of the two..

BTW. Thank you so much for spending time with us Rick, it really made my california experience so much better. I have been so busy working on my oval since I came back home that I never really got around to thank you. Sorry about that..

[Rune]

Need to check out some of those places next time around. To bad we did'nt get to meet Jim..

[Rick Meredith]

I knew it had to be one of the two..

BTW. Thank you so much for spending time with us Rick, it really made my california experience so much better. I have been so busy working on my oval since I came back home that I never really got around to thank you. Sorry about that..

It was my pleasure Rune!

[Jim Ratto]

one point of interest...

before the town name was changed to Taft, the town was known as Moron

[John Rayburn]

There's somebody we used to know that's known by the same name.

[Rennsurfer]

There's somebody we used to know that's known by the same name.

Hello! I can read, ya know.

 

Wait... you ARE referring to me, yes?

[John Rayburn]

Now, you know me better that , my friend!

[Rennsurfer]

Now, you know me better that , my friend!

Heh, heh... true. Just messin' w/ya.

[Jim Ratto]

Need to check out some of those places next time around. To bad we did'nt get to meet Jim..

hey Rune... yeah next time... beer's on me buddy.

But honestly, we can pass on a trip to Taft. It would be as exciting as wet ciagarette,