A Harvestore, eh? I understand now. My condolences to the family and friends.
Brian (IA) http://blhanel.rrpicturearchives.net.
The fire in the silo probably was the result of the adjacent barn burning a couple of days earlier. The silo in question was an "oxygen-limiting" type (the blue ones). Absolutely nothing has been released about the events leading up to the explosion, but based on information on the web, some conclusions could be drawn. They would be guesses, at best, at this point, though.
Stories, with images of the silo:
Statter911
Firefighterclosecalls
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...
blhanel A silo "exploded"? Wow, I didn't know that that could happen...
A silo "exploded"? Wow, I didn't know that that could happen...
The sugar factory explosions at Scottsbluff NE are the more dramatic stories, but any time you get particulates in suspension and then introduce a spark from an electric motor....
Justin - Just imagine that the virtual stock market just took a dive and ate up all that "money" you ended up with....
We're dealing with the second firefighter fatality in a little over a year here. A silo exploded while he was on top of it. Memorial service is Thursday.
Finished my printing jobs. Time to get some household chores done.
Afternoon all.
Today I went to this really cool place called the Reality Fair. It is like this simulation of real “Life” I ended up coming out on in the black, but it makes a person relies that you can’t just go out and buy whatever you want.
Have a good evening.
Justin
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cherokee woman Can you tell it is getting close to Derby Time?!?!
Can you tell it is getting close to Derby Time?!?!
Dan
Had to go to the basement to get this and bring it up to the top again!
Job done. Off to nap!
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
Good Monday morning, everyone. What a beautiful weekend we had here in the Ohio Valley. The only thing that wasn't beautiful, was all the grass and tree pollen around.
Coffee, juices, hot water for tea, iced tea (sweet & unsweeetened), are fresh and ready to go. There's also apple cider and Gatorade.
On the serving station this morning: bagels, bear claws, bacon ,sausage, scrambled eggs, made-from-scratch buttermilk biscuits w/sausage gravy.
My wish this morning is for all of you to have a great day, be safe and take care.
Got fresh grilled meat, pork, poultry, veggies, etc., on the serving station for tonight. Joe, fixed you some containers for work tonight. Hope you enjoy!
Randy, hope you don't have to come through our area over this next weekend: it's Thunder over Louisville, and starting, probably Thursday, they'll start closing/limiting traffic in several areas, so they can get the fireworks set up on the Clark Memorial (2nd St.) Bridge, for the Air Show Saturday afternoon, and the evening's fireworks display. Can you tell it is getting close to Derby Time?!?! Three weeks from yesterday.
Everyone have a great evening, and I'll see you all in the morning.
Randy - You might like the Inner Harbor in Balto, too.
I absent-mindedly hit the "Trains Forum" in my favorites - and got the "closed" banner. All better now...
Nice day outside, but I've got a couple of deadlines to hit, so I'm stuck inside. Still got all summer!
Back to work...
Afternoon all....
Did the trifecta of big cities this week, New York, Boston, and DC/Baltimore. Don't care for all three of them, but the waterfront in Boston was pretty. (Note to self: Do NOT do the George Washington bridge at 9am local time, it's not pretty!)
Waiting for the Budweiser distributor to open, so I can unload and head to Lipton in Suffolk, VA to pick up a load for the St. Louis area for later in the week, by then it will be time to find a shop to get my truck serviced (or maybe get a new one, I'm hoping).
Impressed with how fast they got this up and running, now, if I can get Pilot Travel Centers to clean up their internet servers so the speed comes up, I'll be happy. Can't call it high speed when it's slower than dial up.....
From Colonial Heights, VA, see everyone later.....
Randy Vos
"Ever have one of those days where you couldn't hit the ground with your hat??" - Waylon Jennings
"May the Lord take a liking to you and blow you up, real good" - SCTV
Hey there! Welcome back, everyone! I'm with you guys: I really missed trains.com being down. Looks like things are running smoothly with the new software system: it only took a couple of seconds for the site to come up, and get logged in.
Joe, thanks for taking care of breakfast this morning. You are a godsend around here!!
I think we'll celebrate being back, by having a grill out today: The grills are already going, and on the serving station you'll find: steaks, burgers, brats, hot dogs, pork chops, (and a grilled roast for tonight), along with baked beans, cole slaw, potato salad, grilled 'baked' potatoes and tossed salad.
For dessert: chocolate cake w/white icing, yellow cake w/chocolate icing, strawbery cheesecake and cherry cheesecake.
Now, guess I'd better get ready and go to the grocery store, to get some food for us for this next week. Everyone have a great afternoon ,and take care.
YAY we're back!!!!
Currently 65 and drizzly here in Alamo City...storms expected later this evening.
Enjoy your Sunday!!!!!!
Morning all!
Good to be back in here. We have been so busy these last few days! We put in a new garage door, put in new countertops, and a new sink. Also I’m mowing my grandpa’s yard to earn a little bit of money this summer. That’s why I haven’t been on much, and I sure hope none of you take it personally, I just haven’t had time to.
Well, with that off my chest it is another gorgeous day here in western Indiana. 57* here and I think it will get warmer. I do have another new photo to show you all. I hope you like it. We can frame it, and hang it on the wall if you want.
ON second thought. Something seems to be wrong w/my PC. It says there is something wrong with the “/” in my server of something like that. Hummm…
See you all later!
Good morning
didn't see the Kalmbach closed screen on the computer.Had a good day yesterday.Going to get matt up for sunday school and church.Breakfast is on the warmer bar.Juice and coffee are ready to go.Weekends are too short.
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").
When I clicked on to this thread (and one or two others) I noted that my email subscription is supposedly enabled--but I have not received any of these new posts by email.
Johnny
I hope it is up for good. It was just a day or so, but crimey I missed this place....
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)
Yes, indeed, that was quick.
......We're up and running...Wow, that didn't take long....Good service.
Quentin
cherokee woman Well, I did all right with my first physical therapy session. It wasn't much: lying on my back, and twisting to the right, hold for a count of 20, twist to the left, hold for a count of 20, do for three minutes. Lie on back, bend knees so feet are flat; being knee up to chest, hold for count of 20, same with other knee, do three minutes. Started out sitting in chair, with heat to my back. Ended up sitting back in chair, with ice to my back. (Heat felt great, felt like an icicle with the ice to my back, though.) I have to do these exercises twice a day, every day. But I can take one day a week off, and not do them. I'm kind of surprised that I was able to log in. Have they already gotten through installing the new software, or are they running late?
Well, I did all right with my first physical therapy session. It wasn't much: lying on my back, and twisting to the right, hold for a count of 20, twist to the left, hold for a count of 20, do for three minutes. Lie on back, bend knees so feet are flat; being knee up to chest, hold for count of 20, same with other knee, do three minutes. Started out sitting in chair, with heat to my back. Ended up sitting back in chair, with ice to my back. (Heat felt great, felt like an icicle with the ice to my back, though.) I have to do these exercises twice a day, every day. But I can take one day a week off, and not do them.
I'm kind of surprised that I was able to log in. Have they already gotten through installing the new software, or are they running late?
I, too, was surprised that I could get to the forums today.
I need to make the weekly trip to buy groceries.
.....This site is still available.....Did they mean midnight tonight to shut down....?
Hello Americans, it's Friday. 59 and sunny in Carolina, with a nice day forecast. Have a great weekend and see ya Monday/
We had nice weather today--the low was in the upper thirties, and some areas had a high about sixty. The snowfall earlier this week helped the northern Utah water level, but some skiers were a bit unhappy Monday and Tuesday, because they were stranded up Little Cottonwood Canyon, and not allowed to go outdoors because of avalanche danger. Alta, near the top of the canyon, receive four feet of new snow. Wednesday morning, many came back down to the valley after it was determined that the highway was safe. We had one to two inches out here in the valley.
Thanks for the snow, Willy.
Deggesty Willy2Just got done with a Calculus test on integrals, improper integralsWilly, haven't I spoken to you about avoiding impropriety? That does look like quite an exam; train watching would be a welcome relief.
Willy2Just got done with a Calculus test on integrals, improper integrals
That does look like quite an exam; train watching would be a welcome relief.
Unfortunately, the trains didn't cooperate very well. There were only two, which is better none, but a couple more would have been nice. Either way, it was nice to just sit and do nothing for a change.
Willy
Well, we did manage to see a little bit of sun today; but with the very cool breeze, when I went to the grocery, I wore my ski jacket and my insulated tobaggon hat. I was comfortable.
Everyone have a good evening, a good weekend, and see you all back here Monday?
Thunder here, and a little gust front that took out a couple of trees nearby. Not much rain, though - that stayed north.
http://www.9news.com/news/local/article.aspx?storyid=136373&catid=222
Run, Kitchi, RUN! (The otter is still on the loose)
Willy: Red flag warning is right back up (Somebody forgot to turn off the wind!)
Managed to avoid plaing "Demolition Derby" on I-25 yesterday between Denver & Colorado Springs in the snow. Almost could not go home after I-25 was closed after a tank truck rollover and 3000 gallons of spilled gasoline. (17 hour workday, snow flurried again last night)
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