Carl
Railroader Emeritus (practiced railroading for 46 years--and in 2010 I finally got it right!)
CAACSCOCOM--I don't want to behave improperly, so I just won't behave at all. (SM)
....With the mention of some folks liking light houses reminds me of my expended effort to get to the top of one in Florida.
Several years ago we {several times}, visited the one at Ponce Inlet some miles south of Daytona Beach. It is something just short of 200'...{don't remember exact height}, but I can comment on the energy it takes to climb up the cast iron spiral stairs all the way to the top {on the inside of course..}.
What a wonderful view from up on top where one can walk around it....A nice breeze up there too.
Brick walls are about 8' thick at the bottom and if I remember correctly, about 2' or so at the top. It leaves a same size cylinder opening top to bottom inside.
They have some wild lenses on display there at their museum...Some really large.
Yes, the light in the light house does light but it's not really used as a navigation point anymore...{Maybe by some sailors though}....The operation is run as a museum.
Quentin
1435mm wrote:Airport du jour: Phoenix. Starbucks and a egg-cheese-bacon on bagel. Peel apart, eat the bacon, eat the bagel, pitch the plastic cheese-and-egg.S. Hadid
I ate the whites, fed the yolks to the dog - we were both happy!
Cat looked at me like I was nuts!
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Just coffee, black.
I won't make a special trip to see a lighthouse, but I'll stop to take a look at any one the way. There's a nice little restored light house museum on the Leelanau penninsula (that's Michigan, not Hawaii) visited a few years ago when the kids were at the National Music Camp at Interlochen. If Carl's family cottage is anywhere near the Michigan shore, it has got to be a great spot-except perhaps when there is a lake effect snowstorm coming down at a half foot an hour.
I spent the better part of two year on an Army base at Cape Henry, Va. An older light house stands open to the public, but at least in the 1960s the "new" lighthouse was an active navigation guide. (I don't know its current status.) The new light also had a fog horn, I guess the kind of classic low frequency horn that sounds "ooooumph" at a distance. When up close, the sound is a very loud blaaat. Fortunately, the barracks were at least a mile away, otherwise it would have been like having one's bedroom 50 feet away from tracks at the point when the engineer is sounding the horn for a crossing.
Jay
"We have met the enemy and he is us." Pogo Possum "We have met the anemone... and he is Russ." Bucky Katt "Prediction is very difficult, especially if it's about the future." Niels Bohr, Nobel laureate in physics
When I have eggs, I don't want those yolks running anywhere, either.
Last week, for a picnic, I made the egg salad for sandwiches. First time I ever put mustard in it, and it was a hit. Hmmm--those might make good beach fare! Somebody might feed some of her crusts to the seagulls.
Jay, we're close enough--we just have to walk down the hill to the street, then over two or three more rows of dunes to get to the beach. Those are not the tall dunes that you see in pictures, so they're not difficult for able-bodied people. Once you get to the beach, the lighthouse is just a few hundred feet north. It's supposedly the tallest one in Michigan--not open, so I assume the light is on a sensor or a timer. All of the property across the street from the cottage is state-owned.
In Grand Haven they used to have a foghorn that had two notes, a higher one, then a lower one. Very reassuring, and able to be heard just about anywhere in town. Every once in a while there would be a problem with it, and it would die like an old record. I don't think I would want to be out on the end of the pier when that was blowing. Places like Muskegon and Ludington just use(d) a little "pooot" for their foghorns--Grand Haven's was more traditional.
As for winter, that part of Michigan really does get the snow--which is one reason the cottage is shut up tight (I don't even know whether they plow the road to get to these places). In the summer, the sand drifts like snow does during the winter. But being on that side of the lake usually means that the temperatures are more moderate.
Cottages by the lake. My aunt's (now sold) cottage was right on Lake Ontario. For many years you planned on a hike in from the main road during the winter - nobody went down there. Now there are folks there year-round and the road is plowed by someone.
And lighthouses. There are a number of them between Stony Point and Alex Bay on Lake Ontario and the St Lawrence. Most are now privately owned, with the nav aid being a separate structure now. You might be able to get to the top of them if you were in good with the owners... The Tibbetts point light still has its foghorn, but it's no longer in service.
On the other hand, I've been to the top of the Cape Hatteras light - quite the climb, but worth the view. That was before it was moved. It's amazing that the tower is a brick structure! That's a lot of bricks...
Gee - almost supper time...
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...
Mookie wrote: ^? No Brian! No Ankles? No fun! Willy - may I have this dance? BC - I like lighthouses! I am with Tree - I would be there watching it - I find them fascinating. It is strange the things that fascinate us - lighthouses, trains, diners, trains, Tonka Toys, trains..... Well, I have a lot of work on my desk to do - Monday you know. So I will have to spend some time organizing it - in the hammock! @
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No Brian! No Ankles? No fun!
Willy - may I have this dance?
BC - I like lighthouses! I am with Tree - I would be there watching it - I find them fascinating. It is strange the things that fascinate us - lighthouses, trains, diners, trains, Tonka Toys, trains.....
Well, I have a lot of work on my desk to do - Monday you know. So I will have to spend some time organizing it - in the hammock!
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It was the back to school sock hop. The theme was black and white which meant that a person could only wear black and white clothes to the dance. I liked last year's Hawiaan theme better.
We picked up another inch and a half last night. We started August 7.50 inches below for the year. Now we are a quarter of an inch below for the year. What a difference a few weeks makes.
Lots of homework tonight, so I should probably get crackin'.
Willy
good morning
juice and coffee are ready to go.going to finish cleaning up around here.carls rain made its way over here.some areas of nw ohio had tornadoes.my mom had to have surgery yesterday to fix her broken arm.going to be a long road back with therapy and healing.going to put matt on my shoulders to get the cobwebs in the corner.
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").
Joe - best wishes to Mom. May the healing time go quickly and soon be a distant memory.
Oh - looky there - got oj on my best fur piece. Fortunately I picked the orange and white one!
Willy - had a friend one time that attended a crocktail party that was all black and white. They even covered the furniture for the occasion. Milk would have been a big hit had I been invited!
Labor Day this weekend - thinking I won't do a lot of it. I lifted a feather duster Sunday - and it brought back such fond memories of a certain chicken - I had to put it back in the closet. Who knows when I will be able to actually use it........hopefully a really long time!
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So my "Sis" can dance. Did I ever tell you what happened at both of my daughters' weddings when it came time for the bride to dance with her father?
Stayed dry overnight--I might get to the front lawn this morning, anyway.
The only way I can get out of laboring on Labor Day is to have Mondays off or to be on vacation. This year I'm doing both.
And just how often did you have to dust those feathers?
(What happened: both girls were privileged to dance with their grandfather--my father-in-law--instead.)
Morning all! Gotta start getting in the habit of rising earlier to get ready for college again...grr. A bagel and some OJ sounds great!
Joe, I hope your mom gets well soon. That's not going to be fun rehab and therapy but with support and love she'll pull through!
CShaveRR, I found a great way to not labor on Labor Day...do things early! You sound like your solution works for you so I pray it pans out and you get to relax. I already cleaned the garage, painted the shed, and put in the patio!
Mook, I found some pics of my kitties I'll have to send to you. All 4 of them! You should enjoy!
CW, I hope your Tuesday Produce goes better than last weeks! I'll behave today, promise! Eagle Scout's honor!
Dan
Ah - dancing at weddings. Daughter's is coming up - fortunately I can survive on the dance floor, although I don't make any special efforts to get out there much.
Tuesday of week off - trip to "the city" to take care of a few things and then tackle more housekeeping. The house isn't dirty (although keeping up with a shedding dog can be problematic), but I have a huge problem throwing things away - even If I'm not sure where I should put them.
Of course, the plan for tomorrow is a trip to the transfer site (maybe two) so will just have to be a little pickier about what I keep....
Time to fire up old Bessie and head for town.
thanks everyone for the well wishes and prayers for my mom.
CW you always have so much for anyone coming in the diner.if we go away hungry its our own fault.matt wil take the burgers and fries for supper(anyone surprised?) I'll take some lasagna and garlic bread for lunch tonight.back to the 3rd shift routine.
joe
Joe - Hope your mom gets better real soon!
CW - Good dinner!
It was a beautiful day today. Mostly sunny and a high of 79 and low humidity. Ok, off to do homework, be back Wednesday evening.
Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!
Good evening all, from the lovely town of Lexington, Nebraska! Wow, it took me a good 15 minutes to catch up with this thread since I last viewed it, which was Friday evening.
The trip is going well, and here's a list of events that have transpired since I last posted:
Got a surprise phone call from MC at the Wheat Ridge Comfort Inn, enjoyed a nice chat with him. Thanks MC, that made my evening! And your advice was good, there certainly wasn't anything moving on UP through the canyons, but did see and get a couple of flying shots of action out around Rifle and points west.
Made it to California in two days- don't think I'll ever do that again, though. Felt hung-over on Sunday morning. Got my son and daughter-in-law's stuff packed, then ran out to Cajon to meet Chad and catch some great hard-working freight action. Pictures soon to follow when I get home!
We headed back late Monday morning after some last-minute clean-up of the kids' apartment. As a result, we didn't make it to Grand Junction until 1:30 in the morning this morning.
After a few hours of sleep we hit the road again and made it to Georgetown, where I met up with CopCarSS and enjoyed lunch.
Tomorrow, we should be able to finish the trip in fine fashion- only about eight hours of driving to go!
TTYL-
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
brian
hope you get home safely.heard from my sister if everything checks out ok mom can go start her rehab after today. made juice and coffee for today.as for work same old same old.time for a nap on the couch.
Morning All,
Well, did get to meet Tin Shoes yesterday. Oddly enough, he wasn't wearing his protective footwear. I don't think I've ever seen such scarring on an ankle before. I never knew cute little kitties could be so dangerous!
Had a nice lunch with Brian, but Alas! the loop didn't see fit to run any trains while he was here. I wonder if they're still having loco probs. Kind of a bummer.
Joe, I'm sorry to hear about your mom. Hope she has a speedy recovery.
Well, I've got to go take care of my pups, and then head off to work to finish a take-off. Hope you all have a great day, and best wishes for a safe final day of your journey, Brian.
TTFN!
-ChrisWest Chicago, ILChristopher May Fine Art Photography"In wisdom gathered over time I have found that every experience is a form of exploration." ~Ansel Adams
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