Tonnes. Isn't that just a funny foreign way to spell tons? You know, like color vs colour?
{Sarcasm intended}
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tree68Tonnes. Isn't that just a funny foreign way to spell tons? You know, like color vs colour? {Sarcasm intended}
tire v tyrewrench v spannerhood v bonnettrunk v boot
The list goes on and on as the US and Great Britain are separated by a common language.
Never too old to have a happy childhood!
-or they crash into Mars again.
How fast does that racecar go in furlongs-per-fortnite?
BaltACD tree68 Tonnes. Isn't that just a funny foreign way to spell tons? You know, like color vs colour? {Sarcasm intended} tire v tyrewrench v spannerhood v bonnettrunk v boot The list goes on and on as the US and Great Britain are separated by a common language.
tree68 Tonnes. Isn't that just a funny foreign way to spell tons? You know, like color vs colour? {Sarcasm intended}
Tonnes are 10 percent funnier than tons.
Many, many years ago, I bought a used MGB. At some point, I got a "workshop manual" for the machine, which was a thorough course in British automobile terminology. From that book (and a BMC trained mechanic) I learned how to synch the "carburettors," keep the "vibration dampers" properly filled with oil and how to deal with a "positive earth" electrical system. I already knew how to keep the windscreen clean, so there was that. I do miss that car.
ChuckCobleigh BaltACD tree68 Tonnes. Isn't that just a funny foreign way to spell tons? You know, like color vs colour? {Sarcasm intended} tire v tyrewrench v spannerhood v bonnettrunk v boot The list goes on and on as the US and Great Britain are separated by a common language. Tonnes are 10 percent funnier than tons. Many, many years ago, I bought a used MGB. At some point, I got a "workshop manual" for the machine, which was a thorough course in British automobile terminology. From that book (and a BMC trained mechanic) I learned how to synch the "carburettors," keep the "vibration dampers" properly filled with oil and how to deal with a "positive earth" electrical system. I already knew how to keep the windscreen clean, so there was that. I do miss that car.
Over the years I have owned a succession of Triumph's - TR-4A, TR250, TR-6 and TR-7 Convertible which is still my toy car.
1 ton = 2000 pounds
So 1 tonne = 2204.62262 pounds approximately
2750 tonnes = 6062712.205 pounds = 3031.3561025 short tons.
Now to further complicate -- atomic weapon yields are measured in kilo tons of TNT. So what is the conversion factor of explosive NAFO vs TNT by weight ?
Will provide answer in a couple days ?
blue streak 1NOPE ! Different spelling = different value 1 Tonne = 1000 kilograms
I know that - I was being sarcastic about the newswriter (and others in the news business) not knowing the difference.... Them furriners shore spell funny.
Tree figured as much. Was just trying to educate our newbies.
About different spellings. Had to educate my son's teacher about theatre. instead of theater
good morning
On the way home last night Csx had sent a westbound with 1 engine.Well they broke down west of Defiance.So the crew had to go to Garrett and pick up another locomotive.Going to see what other things Csx is doing today.Tomorrow we move Matt's stuff to college.
stay safe
Joe
Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
Attended the memorial service for a long-time member of a neighboring fire department today. While sniffles could be heard throughout the entire service, and the designated grandaughter struggled to maintain her composure through her part of the service, perhaps the most moving part of the entire event occurred on a softball field.
A tournament was going on at said fields, and not once, but twice (due to the route the procession took) the girls (one team was local, the other from Syracuse) lined up on the baselines as the procession passed.
You don't get much classier than that.
blue streak 1Had to educate my son's teacher about theatre. instead of theater
Back when I was in high school, I had to write a story and I wrote one about the PRR's Main Line My teacher (who my brother called "learing lens, leather lunged Lowe") gave me an "F" She only thought of the Main Line as in the Phlladelphia Society definition. If I remember correctly my dad "educated her" about railroads.
Context is everything. I've come up with a reasonable definition of many words and terms that way.
morning
Matt's stuff moved to the college.He has to cross the Ns spur line to get to his room.Have chores to work on here.
Electroliner 1935 blue streak 1 Had to educate my son's teacher about theatre. instead of theater Back when I was in high school, I had to write a story and I wrote one about the PRR's Main Line My teacher (who my brother called "learing lens, leather lunged Lowe") gave me an "F" She only thought of the Main Line as in the Phlladelphia Society definition. If I remember correctly my dad "educated her" about railroads.
blue streak 1 Had to educate my son's teacher about theatre. instead of theater
And the Philadelphia Society definition only existed because of the PRR.
tree68Attended the memorial service for a long-time member of a neighboring fire department today. While sniffles could be heard throughout the entire service, and the designated grandaughter struggled to maintain her composure through her part of the service, perhaps the most moving part of the entire event occurred on a softball field. A tournament was going on at said fields, and not once, but twice (due to the route the procession took) the girls (one team was local, the other from Syracuse) lined up on the baselines as the procession passed. You don't get much classier than that.
A few years back my nephew, who was a very active volunteer firefighter, passed away from cancer. Two things I distinctly remember were 1) the long line of his fellow volunteers coming to calling hours and passing hrough together and 2) the final tribute call (I probably have the term wrong) that the 911 dispatcher called out and which we all got to hear over the fire truck radios just before we departed from the church after the funeral. While not a volunteer firefighter myself, I continue to be awed by the brotherhood that seems to get developed among those volunteers.
BaltACD And the Philadelphia Society definition only existed because of the PRR.
Many of the PRR's executives lived along the main line. I dated a gal from Radnor while in college. Her father was a PRR VP of Marketing with a focus on coal transportation.
adkrr64 ...that the 911 dispatcher called out and which we all got to hear over the fire truck radios...
That is done here - dispatch trips the pagers and does a short "last call" message. Many people hold it together until that point.
I believe it take a special calling to run into a burning building and put oneself at risk for the sake of others as firemen (and firewomen) do. For all of them, I am grateful. Recently, my wife tripped on a sidewalk discontinuity and knocked herself out. I will never forget the sound when her head hit the concrete. Itmade me think of a the sound of a baseball hitting the bat on a home run. CRACK. The paramedics were there very shortly after calling 911. She regained consciousness before they arrived and tried to tell them she was ok but they ignored that (which was theright thing to do) And they had their PPE on and took her to the hospital. She was checked out and (as I tell her, she has a hard head) is fine No broken bone. A Paramedics job is not as dangerous as fighting a fire but it has risks for some of those they a. re called to help and in some companies, they serve as both firefighters and paramedics. And volunteers are special, while they may get some compensation, I don't believe they are in it for the money. I see them really wanting to help their fellow human beings. Thanks Larry.
My late mother took a header some years ago. Unfortunately, the medics paid more attention to her mishapen arm than the more serious injury - a fractured vertebrae in her neck. She recovered from both.
Being a medic can take a toll on you. PTSD exists in EMS, and back injuries from handling patients are common. On top of that, EMS isn't legally deemed an essential service, like fire and police. Many EMTs and paramedics work multiple jobs just to make ends meet.
Some volunteers are compensated, via various means. Some get a stipend. In some areas, what appear to be volunteers are actually part-time employees of the municipality, paid only when they respond.
In this area, a t-shirt or jacket has to suffice, as we receive no pay at all.
The volunteer fire service is hurting. Changing family dynamics (two breadwinner households, multiple jobs, other commitments like kid's sports) have resulted in a serious shortage of willing and available volunteers.
On top of that are training requirements that never seem to decrease. When I started here, a 39 hour course got you in the door. Now it's 120 hours, and that's just so you can function on the fireground. Add another 80-100 hours to get certified to enter a burning building. Basic EMT is a semester-long course, and EMS personnel have annual continuing medical instruction to cover as well.
We appreciate your gratitude. It is a special calling, and not everyone is cut out to wear the boots.
Larry:
While listening to the county EMS on my scanner, the dispatcher sometimes (though not always) tells the responder to " use universal precautions". What are those, and what leads them to be called for?
adkrr64 Larry: While listening to the county EMS on my scanner, the dispatcher sometimes (though not always) tells the responder to " use universal precautions". What are those, and what leads them to be called for?
Local protocol notwithstanding - masks and gloves, perhaps a full face shield.
The idea is to keep the patient's body fluids off the providers.
These days, most call takers/dispatchers are asking COVID related questions as well as the standard who, what, when, etc. Our dispatchers simply say that the answers to the questions were negative. The advisory for universal precautions you are hearing may be an indicator that there is a possibility of COVID, and that the responders should plan accordingly.
afternoon
Ns had MOW and cars uptown after work.Chores to do here.Last nights big storm fizzled out before it got here.The rain was appreciated.
In the great upstairs, Johnny just checked-in and sat down with snow-man and Mookie. They have to be smiling watching Amtrak #6 run BACKWARDS from near Genwood Springs back to Grand Junction. At least #6 can move (and #5 can turn around at Dotsero); The fires in Glenwood Canyon and the 111 Fire near Chacra have shut down I-70 all day. The only way into Aspen-Glenwood is over Independence Pass from Leadville where LCV truckers dare not go.
tree68The volunteer fire service is hurting. Changing family dynamics (two breadwinner households, multiple jobs, other commitments like kid's sports) have resulted in a serious shortage of willing and available volunteers.
My dad was a volunteer fireman. Now when I came along, he was mostly retired from that and work, but with my older siblings - he was never around. It was either work or fire company.
My oldest brother was in the fire company, too, but when he started having his own kids - he gave it up. He actually wanted to know his kids.
The volunteer fire/ems system just isn't going to work anymore unless we do some major rethinking of just about everything.
The opinions expressed here represent my own and not those of my employer, any other railroad, company, or person.
Ns was clear after work.Matt was talking about visiting G+G on his way to college.Then G+G pull up in the driveway.I'm like whoa that was quick.Chores to do.
zugmannThe volunteer fire/ems system just isn't going to work anymore unless we do some major rethinking of just about everything.
The alternative (aside from not having fire protection at all) is not very attractive, financially. Just using straight time, ie, not including vacation and other benefits, the cost of a single four person crew at $20/Hr is over $700K a year - a real stretch for a department living on spaghetti suppers and boot drives.
And you can't usually blame for citizenry as being too cheap to pay the price - many municipalities simply don't have the tax base.
My community is all volunteer, with two fire companies covering over 80 square miles land area and a goodly number of the Thousand Islands. Our annual fire budget is just under $500K. Adding a single paid company would clearly better than double that amount. And we would still have to rely on volunteers or paid-on-call personnel to handle anything of any size.
Unfortunately, no one has come up with an answer, but a lot of people are looking for one.
tree68The alternative (aside from not having fire protection at all) is not very attractive, financially. Just using straight time, ie, not including vacation and other benefits, the cost of a single four person crew at $20/Hr is over $700K a year - a real stretch for a department living on spaghetti suppers and boot drives.
WE dont' have a volunteer sewer department... road crew... street sweeper has a paid driver.
It's a 18th century situation that needs to change. Believe me - I spent a lot of my years of a kid in a fire station (dad and older brothers), so I'm not blind to the challenges - but this current situation just isn't working anymore.
zugmann tree68 The alternative (aside from not having fire protection at all) is not very attractive, financially. Just using straight time, ie, not including vacation and other benefits, the cost of a single four person crew at $20/Hr is over $700K a year - a real stretch for a department living on spaghetti suppers and boot drives. WE dont' have a volunteer sewer department... road crew... street sweeper has a paid driver. It's a 18th century situation that needs to change. Believe me - I spent a lot of my years of a kid in a fire station (dad and older brothers), so I'm not blind to the challenges - but this current situation just isn't working anymore.
tree68 The alternative (aside from not having fire protection at all) is not very attractive, financially. Just using straight time, ie, not including vacation and other benefits, the cost of a single four person crew at $20/Hr is over $700K a year - a real stretch for a department living on spaghetti suppers and boot drives.
Do the volunteer sewer and road crews etc. have their annual carnivals and weekly bingo as well as various raffles and 50/50 drawings to finance their works and continued operation. [/sarcasm]
My locale is served by a Volunteer FD - I have no idea how much time the volunteers put in in performing their duties - I can see where the 'volunteer' time in addition to their day jobs that keep their family housed and fed takes away from their family time.
I am also aware that 'paid' fire fighters don't have the easiest of duty cycles either.
zugmannWE dont' have a volunteer sewer department... road crew... street sweeper has a paid driver.
I've heard that "back in the day" you could work off part of your town taxes by helping with road maintenance.
Our town highway department has about a dozen employees who plow, mow, sweep, pave, maintain the equipment, etc., for that 80+ square miles. They stay busy all of the time.
A national consensus standard calls for 15 firefighters to start an initial attack - if your FD runs less than a call a day (or even a call a week), it's hard to justify the cost of that many people, even spread over several townships.
Volunteer police do exist, usually to supplement the paid staff.
Some years ago, I computed the cost to implement a county-wide career-staffed fire department. It was well over $13M at a time when the sum total of fire taxes county-wide was about $3.5M.
If someone has a solution, we'll take it.
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