tslex, this is an old thread, four years old to be exact. The photos in the thread don't actually physically exist in this thread. they exist on a third party (PhotoBucket) server. Four years ago, or even one month ago, you
could see the photos, and people commented on them at that time. Once PhotoBucket restricted third-party access (several weeks ago?), the images were no longer visible in this thread.
So you have here a four year old thread, with photos that aren't actually embedded in the thread, but that link to the PhotoBucket server, which has now cut off access to third-party viewers like PipesMagazine, unless the customer that posted the pix pays a suitable
ransom user fee.
Clear as mud?