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There are two ways: you can hotlink it. like I did the following image:

or you can do it properly and download it onto your desktop, upload it to your account on a free image hosting website and link to it.

Normally you get hold of the image in right clicking (or ctrl-click - if you are an Apple user) onto the image on the original page. A couple of options should show up, if you go the hotlink option click - copy image location. then start posting a comment and the link into the window with the follwoing code. [ img src=" pasted link "] using < instead of [

If you go the more friendly route, the pasted link is where you have hosted the image on your free service.

Does that make sense?
P.S thanks for this bridge, it obviously has a really fascinating story. My favourite image is the one with the VW bus and the wave swapping over the street. I love VW- busses. ... Maybe I will start a Tuesday VW -Bus blogging...

by PeWi on Fri Oct 7th, 2005 at 02:50:32 PM EST
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Thank you, PeWi!!!  I'll have to give it a try next time.  Is that top photo the bridge sinking?  That's exactly like my fearful vision whenever I cross the 520.  That bottom photo is the 520 and I've been on it and had a wave slap our car.  I won't go near the thing in stormy weather now.  The whole concept of a floating bridge just strikes me as insane.

I like VW Buses too -- maybe we could just incorporate them into all the blogging?  VW Buses on bridges, racing trains, full of dogs -- I can see it.  ;-)

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes

by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Oct 7th, 2005 at 03:02:25 PM EST
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If you start talking about VWs then this is going to turn into a car blog!

Out here in the western desert, there are hundreds of old VWs running around. I see busses being driven around practically every day, and bugs are popular cars for high school kids and retired army officers. The dry climate allows you to keep cars forever...

by asdf on Fri Oct 7th, 2005 at 03:37:46 PM EST
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Oh, no you don't.  Car blogging will lead to talk of roads and talk of roads will lead to talk of tolls and privatizing and E470 and I'm not going there again! ;-)

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes
by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Oct 7th, 2005 at 03:49:28 PM EST
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You see mine
020816_02_024
was three month old than I. and it had quite a life, dragging me around Schotland and smuggling people across the Croatian/ Slovenian border. So many a fond memories...

but it wasn't the only mode of transport.
This

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got me around quite a bit as well.

by PeWi on Fri Oct 7th, 2005 at 07:49:05 PM EST
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I'm terrified to do this, but here goes.  If I blow out margins or something I'm hoping someone can delete the comment?  If by some miracle I've done this correctly, it's a picture of the sunken bridge at its grand opening in 1940.

Image Hosted by ImageShack.us

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes

by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Oct 7th, 2005 at 04:24:53 PM EST
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It worked!!  Thank you!!

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes
by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Oct 7th, 2005 at 04:31:51 PM EST
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Izzy, if the image is too big (you can check the image size also with right-clicking: depending on the browser you use there is something like "file info"), use the following:

< img width="620" src="http://www.site.address/imagefile.jpg >

With is given in pixels. 620 is good for a diary entry, but if you put an image in a thread as a sixth-eigth reply (i.e. too inlined), reduce accordingly.

*Lunatic*, n.
One whose delusions are out of fashion.

by DoDo on Fri Oct 7th, 2005 at 08:16:14 PM EST
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Thank you, DoDo!  Now I know just enough to be dangerous!

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes
by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Fri Oct 7th, 2005 at 08:25:25 PM EST
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Just a word of caution, 600 is alright if you open a thread, but if you are five deep in, it can cause those with tabs on the left side and a limiting 17" monitor, to silently curse you. ....  .... ... (-:

I usually do 400 or even smaller

by PeWi on Fri Oct 7th, 2005 at 08:33:38 PM EST
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Thanks again.  This info should bring the danger factor down a notch!  I will try not to abuse my new powers. :-)

Maybe we can eventually make language a complete impediment to understanding. -Hobbes
by Izzy (izzy at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Oct 8th, 2005 at 01:44:15 AM EST
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Wow Izzy, excitement seems to follow you around today, hope your were able to get some wholesome sleep anyway. :-)
by Fran (fran at eurotrib dot com) on Sat Oct 8th, 2005 at 04:36:03 AM EST
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