8:30pm
-11F (-24C)
Good thing the heater in the waterbed is working fine.
Larry Resident Microferroequinologist (at least at my house) Everyone goes home; Safety begins with you My Opinion. Standard Disclaimers Apply. No Expiration Date Come ride the rails with me! There's one thing about humility - the moment you think you've got it, you've lost it...
tree68 8:30pm -11F (-24C) Good thing the heater in the waterbed is working fine.
If you really want cold weather, there are several spots northeast of Salt Lake that regularly have below zero temperatures in the winter. One was reported a few days ago as having a low of about -53. Several years ago, we had regular reports of the lowest temperature in that area, but the novelty must have worn off, since they are seldom mentioned now.
Johnny
Just a reference to an old rock group (Three Dog Night - but that is precisely where the term came from).
We get enough of the really cold stuff right here, when an Alberta Clipper kicks in. I do feel for the firefighters who are overhauling a garage fire right now (they went out shortly after 11). I've been there myself.
-21F at 2:45AM. I'm going back to bed.
Tree - two dogs - one for each side. You lay on your back all nite. Three dogs - one will end up on your chest. (Oh that's right - that applies to cats!)
You mentioned "overhaul" - and I hear that on my scanner all the time. What in general does that entail?
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
good morning
juice coffee and hot chocolate are ready to go.we also have some cinnamon rolls.going to get the gear on and clear off the driveway.also going to refill our bird feeders too.Csx has been busy all night.
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").
Good Saturday morning, everyone. Uh, hearing thunder outside. We started at 50 when I got up at 5:30; now, we have 48, and supposed to get back up to 53, before the cold front comes in. When the cold front comes in, temps will be dropping andthe rain is supposedly to change to snow. Not supposed to be much accumulation, if any.
Joe, thanks for fixing breakfast! I'm getting off the puter, as I've heard a couple of big claps of thunder, and some lightning. Will be back, after the storm is over.
-23F at 7 AM. Home weather station only indicates to about -22, and it's reading "OFL" right now. Another thermometer provided the cold facts.
Looks like the snow will stay well south of us.
Ms Mook - Overhaul is going through and making sure the fire is really out. Fire has a way of "hiding," only to flare up later. It's actually when the firefighters do most of the damage (instead of the fire), as they "open up" walls and ceilings and drag loose stuff outside. Overhauling is time consuming and a pain, but it saves coming back again later.
Good morning! It's cold here in Sioux Falls, we have a temp of either 4 or 8 degrees above 0, depending on which source of information I look at. We got a couple inches of snow here yesterday afternoon and it pretty well quit snowing by the time I got home from work yesterday after 4:00 PM. I know that I will need to shovel my sidewalk before I head for work later this morning.
Within the last few days, Mudchicken had given us some indication that it is awfully dry out in the Boulder, Colorado area where he lives. Mudchicken was not kidding!!! I have a cousin who lives in a suburb of Boulder and at one point earlier this past week the county sheriff came knocking on his front door and ordered him and his wife to get out, there was a brush fire raging through their neighborhood, but fortunately for them and their neighbors, their houses were spared from the fire itself. Jim's sister emailed my sister in Lincoln, Nebraska the pictures that Jim had taken, and my sister then sent them to me. Jim says that he and his wife had a lot of soot to clean up, but otherwise their house was still standing, and pretty much untouched by the fire itself . I have a lot of respect for fire fighters, and I am sure my cousin and his wife now have a greater appreciation for them!
Ray
Good Saturday morning, everybody. 31 degrees and clear in Carolina this morning, headed to 65 later. We have had our share of grass fires on this property. Very little actual damage was done, but the blood pressure went up for a while. The quack visit resulted in some minor surgery, but I am OK. He wants me to stay in bed with my foot elevated, so it cramps my lifestyle considerably.Everybody take care, stay safe and warm, and C U later
Tom
COAST LINE FOREVER
It is better to dwell in the corner of a roof than to share a house with a contentious woman! (Solomon)
A contentious woman is like a constant dripping! (Solomon)
Okay, everything seems to have calmed down, weather wise, here. That was a good little storm. As loud as the thunder was, I'm about half way surprised it didn't at least wake up Mutt. Although, he's been known to sleep through the civil defense sirens going off after there's been a tornado warning put out.
At 8:28, we're down to the low to mid 40s, supposed to get back up to about 50, 53 by noon, then the temps will be dropping off throughout the afternoon, evening.
Larry, I think I'll let you keep your cccold temps up there. I definitely don't like it when we have temps that cold. I can't seem to get enough layers on, to warm up.
Tom, hope you're back on your feet in no time. Take care of yourself, and follow the doctor's orders.
You all have a good morning and afternoon, and take care. See you all later tonight, for pizza.
.....I'm seeing some very nasty low temps being reported out there this morning...especially Larry.....That's cold, no other way about it.
We're under a winter advisory here until 7 pm this evening. Overnight we've had some wintery mix and now it appears the streets are a sheet of ice....and our sidewalk and driveway as well. 32.5 degrees right now and the radar shows green. pink and blue all over the state but appears {right now}, to be moving out somewhat. I don't see it hanging heavily on the wires....{thankful for that}, as we've electric heat here.
To change to snow later. At this point, I don't know how much. Was to get our photos taken at the church today for the 09 church family record book.....but if this doesn't melt on the streets...we'll not try to do that.
Yesterday, in going into town and getting on a 4 lane feeder into town from the interstate saw a car burning and police just arriving....It was burning right under the engine {on the ground}, and terrible smoke coming out from under the hood...I wonder what was burning under it....?? Surmise the engine might have blown and put oil on something hot and drained on the ground or....an oil line....or gas line might have leaked...Must check the paper this morning to see if any info. Late model car too....
Sky here is overcast of course but really don't see much wind blowing the trees....Just hope it gets a degree or two warmer and clears the streets.
At least no temp like Larry has up northland...Wow, that's cold.
Quentin
Heck - it's not cold till it gets to -30....
Quentin - there are plenty of things under the hood that can melt and drop under the car, in addition to the flammable liquids (oil and transmission fluid). Also, many cars now are "fuel injected", which puts the gas under pressure as it arrives under the hood.
Yes, Larry...point well taken. I understand the situation under the hood as I'm an "automotive person" from decades ago....and you are correct, all the passenger production vehicles are fuel injection of one kind or another and have been for some time. Their fuel is delivered at very high pressure to the intake and I'm surprised we don't have more problems with that pressure than really we do.
But it did look a bit unusual with it burning on the ground and really lots of smoke pouring out from under the hood. That's why I wondered if possibly a rod might have exited the oil pan and dumped oil on the ground and ignited as it passed over a part of the exhaust pipe. I didn't see anything in our morning paper regarding that incident to learn more....but would I have anyway.....I thought about driving over to it as I have an extinguisher in the truck but several police cars were arriving as we pulled up to the intersection and I decided to stay out of the way and felt one ext. was not enough to make a difference anyway....
Good morning to all on this lovely morning.
Grampaw Pettibone, what misfortune has befallen you that you must elevate your foot? I remember back in the winter of '05 when I spent the better part of 3 months with my leg elevated while my achilles tendon healed. The doc warned me that my bone spur would eventually rupture that tendon if I didn't go under the knife and, as luck would have it, he was right. I was able to catch up on my reading, at least. Speaking of reading, I bought a book yesterday that may interest you and any other Carolina railfans that have an interest in the early days of railroading. It is entitled "The Charleston and Hamburg, a South Carolina Railroad and an American Legacy" published in 2008 and authored by Thomas Fetters. I mistakenly thought I was knowledgable about this railroad but as I read I realize how misinformed I was. Why, I'd never even heard of the "Aiken Planes" ! This would make a good read while you're laid up. I hope you're up to speed soon.
My heart goes out to all of you who have to cope with temps on the wrong side of 0. Gotta go work on my roof before the rain moves in tonight, catch ya'll later.
Good morning, all. We are about twenty degrees this morning, with the sun shining now, and a prospect of rising to the thirties.
Tom, I envy you your Low Country temperatures. Where I grew up, in the Up Country, we, of course, were colder, but the ice storms (seldom did it snow) were the worst part of winter. I trust you will be back on both feet soon.
CW, you write of Mutt’s ability to sleep through sirens. You remind me of an incident one summer when I was in college. I worked on the college’s building and ground crew every summer, and I lived in the dormitory. One of the summer school students thought that it would be great fun to beat the brake drum by the stairway with the brick that was kept by the drum (yes, that was our fire alarm) one night. Sad to say, even though my room was just around the corner, I slept right through the noise, but other boys in the dorm heard it, and caught the idiot. A few nights later, the boy woke in the middle of the night and realized that there were others in the room with him. He tried to rise up, but could not, because he was tied down, so he had to take the full force of the fifty or so gallon trash can full of water and trash, cigarette butts and all, that was emptied on him. He was cured, and the other boys did not mind paying for a new mattress.
baberuth 73, I had never heard of the Aiken Planes. I had no idea that that part of the state had such grades that would have caused anybody to think that pplanes would be necessary.
...........We are not gaining any temp today.....It's been moving in the 31 to 32 degree bracket all day which means the ice is staying a bit of misting is seeing we have plenty on our streets and driveway and sidewalk. We're outside the city in our addition and no salt on the streets here to incourage any ice melting. Just a gray cloudy day doing the above.
Radar shows no winter storm system passing but the temps and moisture are sure doing their part.
Deggesty: The elevation at Aiken is 510 feet above sea level; at Hamburg it is 360 feet above sea level. The railroad decided that rather than take a longer continuous route, it would use inclined planes at varying degrees of descent to handle the grade. Originally a winch and cable setup was used to lower the loads and raise the emptys. This setup was replaced by two 35hp steam engines. By 1860 the planes had been abandoned in favor of a roundabout continuous route. The author also states that a similar inclined plane method was used in Pennsylvania.
I had never heard of such an awkward method of handling railcars. With this book, I think I'm in for an education.
David
baberuth73With this book, I think I'm in for an education.
David, I too had never heard of the Aiken planes. Interesting. I am not a big fan of Fetters. I have his LOGGING RAILROADS OF SOUTH CAROLINA and read it with interest. Until my accident, I was employed by Clarendon County and got a chance to research the old railroads there. In fact, I made an exhaustive study and found that Fetters' book was riddled with errors, suppositions and hearsay. Perhaps, his area of interest was too broad, and narrowing things to the Aiken area have resulted in a more accurate history of the subject. Clarendon had 4 common carriers, the Atlantic Coast Line, The NorthWestern of South Carolina, the Charleston, Sumter and Northern and the Alcolu, along with 9 logging lines. It made a fascinating subject to study, finding the old roadbeds, trestles and where the depots were!
Mookie Tree - two dogs - one for each side. You lay on your back all nite. Three dogs - one will end up on your chest. (Oh that's right - that applies to cats!)
Mooks - applies to scotties too. Doogie is the chest implant (If it were "Gus", you'd be calling 911 - if you could breathe...)
Special order for the diner: one hot dog, plain-hold the bun. We just got Gus back from the vet with a serious eye infection. He now is wearing a conical collar (RCA Victor swallowed the dog). The hot dog will disguise the 3x/ day pill trip. (tried to hit the dog door at a full gallup - hysterical results)
Newswire missed the 38 car coal train derailment last weekend at Manzanola, CO - what a mess (saw it yesterday). The journal bearing failure is going to keep BNSF busy for quite a while in the Little Apple.) - Predict newswire will pick up over the hysteria on the other side of town (Thornton) over the whining of NIMBY's over stored cars on the UP Welby Branch.
baberuth73The author also states that a similar inclined plane method was used in Pennsylvania.
Very true....Used to conquer the Alleghenies between Hollidaysburg and Johnstown, Pa. Known as the Allegheny Portage Railroad....Hauled traffic up several Planes to the top and let them down the other side.....Even had an Inn for passengers to stay at the top of the mountain elevation.
This a major tourist attraction now. Some of the Planes are restored.
Edit: If I remember correctly....The elevation at the summit of the Planes, was about 2,200'.
Horseshoe Curve route on the Pennsylvania R R was built to overcome that route and allowed thru trains from Harrisburg to Pittsburgh. Horseshoe Curve was opened in 1854.
The above is located in the next county to my home back in Pennsylvania.
Google "Portage Railroad" to see more data.
mudchickenPredict newswire will pick up over the hysteria on the other side of town (Thornton) over the whining of NIMBY's over stored cars on the UP Welby Branch
.....Already happening in our area.....A town near here {south}, has a very long line of stored auto carriers and it even made our local paper several days ago....Photos and all. Folks upset with the long line of carriers being stored on a dead end storage track.
MC - Poor Gus! If you want to drop him off here for awhile, I would babysit him until he is well. Having met Gus, he's da man!
I saw a german shephard walking his master today, carrying a stick in his mouth and trying to get thru his front gate. Just a little bit too long. Shades of Gus and his door.
They are starting to store a line or 2-3 of cars down by the depot. There is extra trackage there right now and it is gradually filling up more all the time. However, coal is still king and ran back and forth today for several hours. Only one grain train and no freights;
I'm well aware of the whole cat-on-top-of-you thing - we had cats for a number of years.
The old girl doesn't sleep on the bed any more (she's getting very sensitive in her old age), and it's bad enough that the Dal likes to "cuddle." If the sides of the waterbed didn't hold me in, there would be times I'd find myself on the floor....
The Dal will be going in for his operation (hind leg has a growth) this month and will probably come home with a cone, so he can't chew on the stitches. It will mean some interesting encounters with the dog door - I'll probably have to keep the inside door shut so he has to ask to go out.
Stored cars - a shortline near me is storing cars for CSX - upwards of 1000 on a couple of otherwise unused lines. They don't get paid a lot for each car, but multiply it by 1000 and it adds up in a hurry. They've had some interesting experiences putting the cars where they are, as it involves some long pushes of long strings of cars.
There's some mighty good reading on here this afternoon/evening. Very interesting!!
Sarah took me grocery shopping this afternoon, to a different place. I'm kind of getting burned out with our neighborhood Kroger. So, it was a very nice change of place for grocery shopping. Here's our Pizza Fest menu for tonight:
1. Anchovie; 2. Cheese w/extra cheese; 3. Goetta; 4. Hawaiian; 5. Pepperoni/mushroom; 6. supreme; 7. Italian sausage calzones;
And, for mudchicken, a couple of plain hot dogs.
Everybody stay warm tonight, enjoy your pizzas, and take care.
baberuth73 Speaking of reading, I bought a book yesterday that may interest you and any other Carolina railfans that have an interest in the early days of railroading. It is entitled "The Charleston and Hamburg, a South Carolina Railroad and an American Legacy" published in 2008 and authored by Thomas Fetters. I mistakenly thought I was knowledgable about this railroad but as I read I realize how misinformed I was. Why, I'd never even heard of the "Aiken Planes" !
Speaking of reading, I bought a book yesterday that may interest you and any other Carolina railfans that have an interest in the early days of railroading. It is entitled "The Charleston and Hamburg, a South Carolina Railroad and an American Legacy" published in 2008 and authored by Thomas Fetters. I mistakenly thought I was knowledgable about this railroad but as I read I realize how misinformed I was. Why, I'd never even heard of the "Aiken Planes" !
So, knowing how Tom operates when it comes to research, and his passionate interest in the things he writes about, I'm not surprised that people are learning from his books."
You can contact Carl in the Lounge if you would like further information.
Mookie
Tree! A CONE! I read it really fast and thought you said a CANE!
Boy, the eyes are the first to go!
Mookie Quite diverse in his hobbies; we have the book he wrote on Lustron houses, built out of steel right after World War II
Lustron Homes......Yes, an interest of mine over past years. Steel sections plated with porcelain was the constructuion material.
Believe there were two options of size...one included a garage....$8,000 and the other around $11,000 for the complete home.
I know where there still is one here in Muncie. The history of the homes have a "cult" following.
MookieTree! A CONE! I read it really fast and thought you said a CANE!
Must..........stop..........laughing..............and..................catch...............breath.............
Modelcar Mookie Quite diverse in his hobbies; we have the book he wrote on Lustron houses, built out of steel right after World War II Lustron Homes......Yes, an interest of mine over past years. Steel sections plated with porcelain was the constructuion material. Believe there were two options of size...one included a garage....$8,000 and the other around $11,000 for the complete home. I know where there still is one here in Muncie. The history of the homes have a "cult" following.
Hmmm, if those are what I think they are, we have four of them in Cedar Rapids... I'll have to get a picture of one of them and post it.
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
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