mmmm...I wonder if I put myself under blacklight I'd glow a cherry red colour....what with all the radiation I took...
Any argument carried far enough will end up in Semantics--Hartz's law of rhetoric Emerald. Leemer and Southern The route of the Sceptre Express Barry
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I'm going to try that for dinner tonite!
She who has no signature! cinscocom-tmw
mudchicken ...so are the bricks in your house.
...so are the bricks in your house.
Yep - and the dishes in your cupboard. Or at least some of them. The instructor was showing some sources of everyday radiation last night, and one of them was a nice orange/red saucer which lit up the radiation sensor like you wouldn't believe.
I figure if you got a set of those, you can just put your dinner on one plate, another plate on top, and dinner will cook itself....
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Deggesty Larry, I'm glad to know that you have no expectation of being involved with any possible trouble with the shipment of the spent fuel rods. But, it is well to be prepared in case you should be needed. I think back to when I was shipping "empty" containers for hazardous materials, including "empty" phosphine, chlorine, silane, arsine, and diborane cylinders (all inhalation hazards), and various empty acid drums. I had to follow the regulations carefully--and the truck drivers who picked them up also had to be fully aware of the regulations.
Larry, I'm glad to know that you have no expectation of being involved with any possible trouble with the shipment of the spent fuel rods. But, it is well to be prepared in case you should be needed. I think back to when I was shipping "empty" containers for hazardous materials, including "empty" phosphine, chlorine, silane, arsine, and diborane cylinders (all inhalation hazards), and various empty acid drums. I had to follow the regulations carefully--and the truck drivers who picked them up also had to be fully aware of the regulations.
Unless they've been completely cleaned, trucks carrying hazmat now are not marked "Empty." They keep their product placards. A gallon of methyl ethyl awful can do the same damage as a full load, just not as much.
We learned last night that the worst hazard involved with the shipments in question is the sheer size and weight of the containers. We saw a video of a test collision in which a locomotive suffered significant damage, with no damage to the container.
The bigger threat is the little packages that are everywhere - even in package delivery trucks, for that matter. While well packaged, they aren't intended to withstand a catastrophic incident, which could lead to contamination issues.
Didja know that your ionization smoke detector is radioactive?
Goog Bordig..
Who gabe me this code?
Thag CW for the wodderful breakfasd here...
*sniffle snuffle...aaccchhhhinkiiiiii!!..snort honk*
Welb, we are geddig somb sud ad gloud with the occasiodal bid of sdowflurries aroud...
*sniff coff coff coff hack snorffle HONK!!*
I'b goig bag to the corder bood with by blanky ad a rub toddy...ad sulk...
morning
cw thanks for breakfast.will take the soup and cornbread for work tonight.Larry hope the shipment isn't glowing as it comes by.There is alot of stuff local fire departments need to know about in case something should happen.On a disturbing note an area fire dept was robbed of equipment over the weekend.All our departments are small around here and they need all they can get.Time for bed.
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 Tuesday morning all. Very chilly out, with a current temp of 24, maybe 25. But we're supposed to get up to 37 today.
Mookie, the tornadic weather was down in the southwest part of the state, close to the Tennessee border.
And Larry, yes I did make/bake quite a bit of cornbread to go with the soup and stew.
Coffee, juices and other morning beverages are fresh and ready to go, and breakfast is also ready and on the warmer station.
Everyone have a good morning, keep warm & safe,take care and see you all later.
Johnny
Vegetable soup, and cornbread? Hope you baked lots!
Just finished a fall chore, about 2 months late, aided by our January thaw.
I dug up part of my bulb garden and redistributed the bulbs therein back in October or so. Bought the mulch, but never got it spread.
Back when I dug things up, the ground was pretty dry, and with the clay we have in our soil here, it didn't level off very well. After the thaw, it raked out very nicely. So today I laid down a double layer of newpaper and spread the mulch over top of it. Now it's ready for spring!
Got a class tonight and tomorrow. They're going to be shipping spent nuclear rods through the area, so I figure it'd be a good idea to get an idea of what that's about, even though they won't be going through our FD response area. Methinks the "rule of thumb" will generally apply (if you can cover it all up with your thumb, you're far enough away).
Thanx CW!
Did I hear you had a January tornado there in Kentucky?
Good late Monday morning everyone. We are currently at 29 degrees at 11:33 a.m., up from 22 (?) degrees at 6 a.m. this morning. Supposed to get up in the mid 30s, later this afternoon. Our wind chills were in the upper teens this morning. Been busy doing my laundry this morning (just got bed linens into dryer), then will do my regular laundry.
I've got a big pot of vegetable soup on, and cornbread in the oven, just about ready to be taken out. Also, have beef stew on cooking as well.
Cannonball, you must have been reading my mind: I baked a couple of cakes yesterday for the Cafe/Diner that have black walnuts in them, along with all our other flavors of cakes/icings. One of each kind is in the pie safe, at the end of the counter (yes, Mookie, our chocolate is there also). And there's plenty of ice cream in the freezer as well. Will now be working on making the cobblers and pies this afternoon. Saving the cookies until tomorrow, and will bake them then.
Everyone keep as warm as possible, keep safe, take care and see you all later.
Massive amounts of rain from Sat. late until Sun evening....Don't know how much yet, rain gauge in for the Winter...Sat. 60 plus degrees....This morning when I first looked, I witnessed...20 !
Water was laying everywhere {yesterday}....I'm not effected by it, but I know many people were.
Sky is bright now, and I believe our week is to be cold and mostly dry.
Wishing a good week to all.....No snow here anymore.
Quentin
Currently 38 and mostly sunny here in the wilds of Northern New York. A lot of our snow is gone, much to the chagrin of the snow sports fans. The 14+" I had in the back yard is down to about 4". Some minor flooding issues in the area due to the run-off, but my FD wasn't called out for any pump details.
I suspect the wind we got overnight (it was pretty breezy, at least for a while) was from the freezer door being opened. Cold will be the rule again here pretty soon.
At least I got all my Christmas decorations brought in. Otherwise some of them would be frozen in place until the next thaw.
Good Morning
Another ccold damp raw day for our viewing pleasure...yuck. Current temperature is 28F going to 24F this afternoon...beh...
Got a bunch of little 'things' that gotta be done today, as well, I also have some reports to print out and get ready for tomorrow...might even get some train time a little later on...
^~^ !!!! I need a new fur coat! This one is drafty!
6 above. Turn freezer knob to warmer!
mamma don't like it either.car doors were a little hard to open this morning.some minor flooding in our area but not too bad.Breakfast is ready.Juice and coffee are ready.Work is quiet for now until the phone rings.Time for bed.
Joe
Deggesty mudchicken OK - Now we know who left the freezer door open! I'm sorry; I thought I had closed my freeezer door. I knew you would get our weather the next day. At least, you are not surrounded by mountains as Salt Lake City is, so the cold should move on.
mudchicken OK - Now we know who left the freezer door open!
OK - Now we know who left the freezer door open!
Evening all.....
Well, the 2-4 inches of snow predicted turned into about a half inch that froze hard to the sidewalk, and the temperature has now plummeted to 16, 9 is the forecast low. Supposed to see the sun tomorrow.....
On vacation this week, so working on projects around the house, got all the lumber for some new deck railings cut yesterday, started to prep and prime them today, got about halfway through that, should have at least some of it painted barn red by the time I go back out Friday. I'll wait until spring to install the new railings outside....
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
It's good to read the reports of warm weather in such places as northern Kentucky, central Indiana, northern Ohio, and southwest Ontario. You should move to northern Utah. When I got into my car this morning to go to church, the temperature inside was 9, and the outside temperature on the way was about 6. We were expecting the temperature to perhaps get up to 20 during the day--and we will have the same or colder all week long because another high pressure cell has moved in to keep the air pollution close to the ground and keep the really snow-melting warming rays of the sun out--it will be warmer at the ski resorts than down in the valley. We had more snow Thursday and Friday nights (5 1/2 inches in my yard Friday morning, and maybe an inch more Saturday morning--Katie had 12 inches in her yard Friday morning). At least, I do not live in one of the "sinks" northeast of here which will have temperatures of about minus twenty or so.
Katie is moving to our house tomorrow, and once I have been able to get the books I want packed and the rest of the books and such furniture that I will not have room for disposed of, I will move. Then we will both live above the area that is affected by the high pressure that comes in after such a storm (and, perhaps, have more snowfall).
John: I am glad to see states taking care of the water. I know our fire department works really hard to keep all but water out of our storm sewer system. It is taken very seriously when gasoline or paint gets loose.
Had a huge afternoon. Went grocery shopping, out to eat at Outback (yum) for our anniversary (it was in November, but we were looking the other way and missed it.) then to the car wash to give Millie a bath (nose plugs and goggles for her) and then to the park to watch a squirrel peeking in the window to see if there were any acorns in the front seat.
Driver is wondering how long it will be until a squirrel figures out how to open those new latches on hatchback vehicles that use your toe to open.
Militant squirrels!
Good Evening
mmm...we ended up kind of wet here...tomorrow will be much colder...with no snow in forecast..so lots of ice and such is the name of the game around here...many ice puddles...
Today was a do nothing day here...good to have those on occasion...
Mookie We get run off from rain, plus farm land - which is all higher than we are and do have a problem with algae during hot, still months. Surrounding lakes have the same problem and they all sit in between acres and acres of farmland. So I can see why they would want to limit fertilizing.
We get run off from rain, plus farm land - which is all higher than we are and do have a problem with algae during hot, still months. Surrounding lakes have the same problem and they all sit in between acres and acres of farmland. So I can see why they would want to limit fertilizing.
That is pretty much the reason for the New Jersey law although it is suburban lawns that really cause the the run off. Now our soaps and detergents must be free of phosphorus because that his caused a lot of algae growth, especially in Barnegat Bay. With lawn fertilizer it is important not to apply too much and especially important not to let it fall on any paved area where it will just dissolve and run off in the rain.
The power of suggestion doth prevail, (black walnut) as in cake. White cake w/ chocolate icing or yellowcake w/white icing and a dollop of vanilla ice cream. What do you think would be best?? With that on the plate , hot coffee.
Jim
Y6bs evergreen in my mind
In the late 50's and early 60's a major contributor to the "atmosphere" at my aunt's cottage on Lake Ontario was "moss," as we called it. The great green masses would come in in rafts, washing ashore, clogging up water lines (most cottages use lake water for utility water) and piling up on shore. This would also foul boat launches/ramps and stunk to high heaven, no matter what one tried to do.
I remember one fellow in his power boat with a grappling hook, trying to break up the rafts so they didn't wash ashore all in one place.
While there's still some moss washing ashore from year to year, it's nowhere near as bad as it used to be. Credit for that goes to the reduction of fertilizer runoff.
mookie
The reason why the lake was built was to drain the area and the extra canal water.Very simple what gets put into it affects what people get out of it.
Well, never thought I would be discussing fertilizer (Thanx Tree), but I think Joe answered our question.
We have a big city "pond" that is part of our drainage system. We get run off from rain, plus farm land - which is all higher than we are and do have a problem with algae during hot, still months. Surrounding lakes have the same problem and they all sit in between acres and acres of farmland. So I can see why they would want to limit fertilizing.
Predicting more drought for us this summer, so don't know if we will have any water left to algae....
Loving no snow, but I know it will come back to bite us down the road.
Good Sunday morning to all. Just cloudy here right now in Shepherdsville. When I woke up this morning, the rain was coming down pretty good. But our temps are to slowly drop throughout the day, til we have a temp Monday morning somewhere in the 30s, and could see a snow flurry or two. I did notice in the back yard, a couple of areas that have water now ponding, particularly under the black walnut tree. Everyone take care, keep safe and have a good day.
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