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Posted by CSSHEGEWISCH on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 6:57 AM

We've had an inordinate amount of rain so far this year, some rain on almost every day for the last couple of months.  Fortunately, we had the foundation patched last fall so the basement is staying dry.

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Posted by Paul of Covington on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 8:45 PM

tree68
As for rain - we've got a few billion acre feet we'd like to send you, if we had a way...

   How far can your fire pumps shoot water?

   By the way, here's an impressive number:  The flow in the Mississippi River past New Orleans at flood stage (It's just below that now.) is 1.25 million cubic feet per second.

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Posted by jeffhergert on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 7:41 PM

Concerning corn around here, most is past knee high.  Even some fields in Nebraska, that I though wouldn't get planted, now have knee high corn.  And some places the water is still receding and won't produce a crop this year.

It seems like one day they are just preparing the fields and planting.  Soon the plants can be seen to sprout.  Almost over night it seems like they're knee high or higher.  Then within the blink of the eye, they're full grown and starting to dry out.  Then comes harvest time and the fields are bare again.  The snow comes, and eventually goes and it all starts over.  The year flies by so fast it seems.  The older I get the faster time seems to fly by.  No matter whether having fun or not.

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Posted by switch7frg on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 5:19 PM

I would guess that was very good show. We ( my bride, ) &  me remember  those days. They were the best of the best, a shame Brian  had to drown.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 2:27 PM

afternoon

Scattered rain here in Nw Ohio.Ns still has the hopper cars in the siding.Chores to do here.One more day of work this week.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by tree68 on Tuesday, July 2, 2019 2:29 AM

CShaveRR

There may have been a bright golden haze, but they'd be lucky if the corn is as high as an elephant's toenail.

That's the case here - "knee high by the Fourth of July" is just a dream in most cornfields around here.

Paul of Covington
 It just ocurred to me-- most of last week we had a yellowish haze due to Saharan dust blowing across the Atlantic from Africa.  It's cleared up now, but we could use some rain.

We had a similar event some years ago, although it was smoke from wildfires in the north of Quebec.  Even brought along a slight smell of smoke.  Caused a few "vicinity calls" as people saw the glow of the orangish sodium vapor lights and smelled (and saw) smoke.  Made the sky a strange color, too.

As for rain - we've got a few billion acre feet we'd like to send you, if we had a way...

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Posted by Paul of Covington on Monday, July 1, 2019 11:13 PM

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Was there a bright golden haze on the meadow?

   It just ocurred to me-- most of last week we had a yellowish haze due to Saharan dust blowing across the Atlantic from Africa.  It's cleared up now, but we could use some rain.

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Posted by CShaveRR on Monday, July 1, 2019 7:50 PM

There may have been a bright golden haze, but they'd be lucky if the corn is as high as an elephant's toenail.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, July 1, 2019 2:30 PM

afternoon

Triple H's in effect here in Nw Ohio.Ns still has the ballast train in the siding.There  was also an eastbound mixed freight waiting on track 2.Chores to do here.Matt gets to do dishes tonight.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by Deggesty on Monday, July 1, 2019 8:05 AM

tree68

Started out my Monday morning amateur radio net today by suggesting that folks might want to dust off their copy of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning.

Pleasant temperatures and hardly a cloud in the sky - and for most of the week, to boot!

Happy B-DayHappy Canada Day to our neighbors to the north (for me that's about 10 miles), or if you're old school, Happy Dominion Day!

 

Was there a bright golden haze on the meadow? 

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, July 1, 2019 7:07 AM

Started out my Monday morning amateur radio net today by suggesting that folks might want to dust off their copy of Rodgers and Hammerstein's "Oh, What a Beautiful Morning.

Pleasant temperatures and hardly a cloud in the sky - and for most of the week, to boot!

Happy B-DayHappy Canada Day to our neighbors to the north (for me that's about 10 miles), or if you're old school, Happy Dominion Day!

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Posted by tree68 on Sunday, June 30, 2019 5:28 PM

There, a couple of days of railroading in the books.

Ridership was decent, weather was great Saturday, kinda damp on Sunday.

Saturday night brought some interesting weather in the north country.  Weather out of the west usually gets moderated by Lake Ontario.  No so that which comes out of the northwest - ie, out of Ontario and across the St Lawrence River.  The system generated a plethora of severe thunderstorm warnings and a tornado warning (radar indicated - none actually spotted, to my knowledge).  

By the time it got to the Old Forge area it was oh-dark-thirty and I slept right through it.

Some minor damage and a couple of power outages.  Had a tree down in the road near my house, but I haven't found out exactly where,  yet.  My FD was called to it.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Sunday, June 30, 2019 11:35 AM

Afternoon

Went and looked at Csx.They have a railgrinder keeping the caboose company in the Defiance yard.Trains all around trying to get by Deshler from what I heard on the scanner.Deck has tables and chairs put back on.Grass is getting crunchy.Could use some rain now.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by Deggesty on Friday, June 28, 2019 8:42 PM

Quoting tree68 "Then there was the fellow who decided to move because he heard that most accidents occur within 25 miles of home..." That's like the fellow who heard there was a traffic jam downtown, so he went downtown, taking a loaf of bread with him so he could make jam sandwiches.

65-70 years ago, such a fellow would be characterized as being greatly deficient in intelligence.

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Posted by tree68 on Friday, June 28, 2019 8:31 PM

BaltACD

Speed doesn't kill - sudden stops do!

A factoid lost back when they were busy lowering speed limits was that most fatal accidents occur at speeds under 45 MPH.

Then there was the fellow who decided to move because he heard that most accidents occur within 25 miles of home...

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Posted by BaltACD on Friday, June 28, 2019 7:24 PM

Speed doesn't kill - sudden stops do!

Never too old to have a happy childhood!

              

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Posted by tree68 on Friday, June 28, 2019 7:05 PM

ChuckCobleigh
It’s the long way down that is more disturbing, though.

Just the sudden stop at the bottom...

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Posted by ChuckCobleigh on Friday, June 28, 2019 6:27 PM

tree68
I've been up 100' on a fire department tower ladder a number of times - 100' doesn't sound like much on the ground, but it's sure a long way up...

It’s the long way down that is more disturbing, though.

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Posted by tree68 on Friday, June 28, 2019 5:59 PM

Working on a unique project.  We're doing a "boot drive" at the fire department next week - standing in the road (with permission) and asking for donations.

Instead of holding a fire boot, I'm assembling pseudo-boots using old badminton raquets.  Kinda like a basket as used in church, but the "basket" will resemble a fire boot.  Still working the kinks out of the pattern, but they should be interesting...

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Posted by JoeKoh on Friday, June 28, 2019 5:31 PM

evening

Ns still had cars near work when I left.Ran errands in town.Saw 2 CSX stack trains go eastbound.Also saw some young men starting to bale and stack on a wagon.Has been a few tears since I did that.Tomorrow going to clean and reseal the back deck.Matt is doing dishes tonight.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by JoeKoh on Thursday, June 27, 2019 3:52 PM

afternoon

Mother nature sent a small shower this morning.Looked like Ns had a herzog ballast train on Main 2 after work today.Came home and mowed the swamp.Might go into town and see a Fleetwood Mac tribute band.We'll see what Stacey says when she gets home.

stay safe

Joe

 

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Posted by JoeKoh on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 2:25 PM

afternoon

Ns was clear when I left work today.Chores to do here.Matt has to go do dishes tonight.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by tree68 on Wednesday, June 26, 2019 7:16 AM

Electroliner 1935

 

 
tree68
Got the drone out of the tree, by the way.  It was all of 35 feet up.

 

OK, Larry, how? Get the Dept ladder truck? 

Nah - rented a lift.  Had some other work to do with the lift as well, so it wasn't quite as bad.

Never could have gotten a ladder truck where the drone was anyhow, never mind that we don't have one.

If you've never worked on such an aerial device, you don't realize how much they move when extended.  I have a safety harness, and felt a good deal more comfortable wearing it than not.  

I've been up 100' on a fire department tower ladder a number of times - 100' doesn't sound like much on the ground, but it's sure a long way up...

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Posted by Electroliner 1935 on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 11:57 PM

tree68
Got the drone out of the tree, by the way.  It was all of 35 feet up.

OK, Larry, how? Get the Dept ladder truck? 

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Posted by JoeKoh on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 2:46 PM

afternoon

Ns local was backing up after work today.There is also a Loram railgrinder in the siding too.Mother nature making it warmer.Chores to do here at home.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by Deggesty on Monday, June 24, 2019 9:22 PM

[quote user="tree68"]

 

 
blue streak 1
Tree just found a stack  (3" )  of contact cars from 1931. Know any place thaat would be interested ?

 

As to an individual, no idea.

You might try contacting ARRL (225 Main Street

Newington, CT, 06111-1400 US

They may want them for their archives.

Got the drone out of the tree, by the way.  It was all of 35 feet up.

 

Larry, your mentioning the American Radio Relay League brought back memories from years and years back. I do not doubt that some members would rejoice to have some old contact cards. My brothers had a couple of their books, which I thorougly perused. They also had some copies of CQ and QST.; I do not know if these are still published.I never did learn the International Code, though I thought about it. I did build a superheterodyne, using surplus military parts primarily. I also built a power supply, which I used with an amplifier that I built--using a speaker from an old Atwater Kent radio; I iused the electromagnet on the speaker as the choke in the power supply. Did you ever see an ozone-filled rectifier at work?--it has a beautiful blue-purple glow.

My last two years in high school, I made pocket money getting other people's radios to work--primarily by replacing burnt out tubes, though I did replace other components from time to time. One of the most interesting radios was the one in the post office at home--the postmaster asked if I would look at the radio, and invited me in to the inner sanctum (only employees allowed) to pick the radio up and to put it back after I had replaced a tube.

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Posted by tree68 on Monday, June 24, 2019 4:39 PM

blue streak 1
Tree just found a stack  (3" )  of contact cars from 1931. Know any place thaat would be interested ?

As to an individual, no idea.

You might try contacting ARRL (225 Main Street

Newington, CT, 06111-1400 US

They may want them for their archives.

Got the drone out of the tree, by the way.  It was all of 35 feet up.

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Posted by JoeKoh on Monday, June 24, 2019 3:15 PM

afternoon

Ns has a coal train in the siding at work.Ran errands in town.Matt has all his"tools" for his mission trip.Have chores to do here at home.Haven't got too much rain yet but the day isn't over.

stay safe

Joe

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Posted by blue streak 1 on Monday, June 24, 2019 7:11 AM
tree68

Well, amateur radio field day 2019 is over.  We made a lot of contacts, including as far west as AZ.  I tried for a couple of Hawaii contacts, but couldn't quite get them.

It's a long day/night - basically 24 hours straight - but it's fun trying to make as many contacts as possible.  We had folks doing conventional phone (voice), digital, and even Morse code.

Once I got home, it was snooze time...

 
 
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Posted by tree68 on Sunday, June 23, 2019 8:26 PM

Well, amateur radio field day 2019 is over.  We made a lot of contacts, including as far west as AZ.  I tried for a couple of Hawaii contacts, but couldn't quite get them.

It's a long day/night - basically 24 hours straight - but it's fun trying to make as many contacts as possible.  We had folks doing conventional phone (voice), digital, and even Morse code.

Once I got home, it was snooze time...

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