MikeF90Re the Bosler spill, cleanup looks like a great job for wild critters but I can't recall local ones. Wild turkeys and feral pigs aren't likely, canada geese are out of season and not enough water. Pronghorn antelope?
Officials had the same thought - let Ma Nature deal with it.
There were so may animals hit on the road that they finally had to clean up the fruit.
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MikeF90On top of that, an unusually long & hot heat wave (upper 90s+low 100s) for this area adds to the misery index. At least I got some refuge in Oakland (!) earlier with lower temps and better AQI.
Are the "Rolling Blackouts" affecting your area. Heat wave plus overload can add to the misery. Good luck for all those people in California.
Re the Bosler spill, cleanup looks like a great job for wild critters but I can't recall local ones. Wild turkeys and feral pigs aren't likely, canada geese are out of season and not enough water. Pronghorn antelope?
Due to wildfires across the state, the air here now rates 'chunky style' ala 1975 Burbank; may have to moisten the cloth mask and wear it indoors. New air fighting assets have been procured and stand ready but are grounded due to the low visibility. On top of that, an unusually long & hot heat wave (upper 90s+low 100s) for this area adds to the misery index. At least I got some refuge in Oakland (!) earlier with lower temps and better AQI.
Oh, yes, we're under Red Flag warning due to the tropical storm caused disturbance moving northeast. Possible thunderstorm activity ....
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Wow.Thats a mess for someone to clean up.Matt had his supper but waited for me to get home.Back to college life for him.Going to get cleaned up and relax.Work will come early again tomorrow.
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").
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Wonder how many threads will start over Uncle Pete's mishap near Bosler (West of Laramie) this morning on the transcon? What a mess (on so many levels)
A lot of those three letter acronyms are in for a workout (DPU,CTC,PSR and PTC for openers)
Attended a nice laid-back wedding of a first cousin once removed this afternoon. Casual was the word of the day - the groom and his entourage sported matching "gimme" caps, and the bride switched over to cowboy boots after the formalities.
The weather even cooperated.
afternoon
Wasn't planning on Deshler today but made a quick stop.Q 507 had a nice leader as he passed q 351. The yard at north baltimore is constantly clogged.Have to get things ready for supper tonight.Matt says he's ready to eat.
Uncle Pete and Amthrax are operating, albeit slowly, in Glenwood Canyon. I-70 is still closed (still raining rocks from above). Any of those old Iron-Highway demonstrators still around?
Ns was clear after work.Went into town and gave hugs.Also found out our great niece has her drivers license and a job.Dont think her pizza place delivers out this far.Chores to do here.Going to be warm this weekend.
Ns had an eastbound Carl special in the siding this morning.This afternoon they had a westbound ethanol train being passed by a westbound stack train.Came home and took care of the yardwork.Tomorrow after work need to go give hugs.Going to go have supper.
Ns sent a westbound stack train after work.Chores to do here.
Ns was clear after work.Went to a meeting in Deshler.Most of it was still wait and see before we do.Did see D743 come south across the diamond.Saw a few other trains as well.Time for a couple chores here.
mudchicken Beyond the derecho power issue, the rest of the house OK?
Beyond the derecho power issue, the rest of the house OK?
We got by fairly unscathed- lost maybe three shingles from the roof, had a basement window screen with holes poked in it from flying branches, had my garage door pushed in (two lag bolts lost their grip), and lost a tree in the back yard which was uprooted. It landed in the neighbor's yard without hitting anything, and was an Ash that we were going to take down anyway. Mother nature decided to hurry up the process...
We're back home now, and the power just came back on a hour ago, hopefully for good, but we're not in any hurry to stock the refrigerator yet.
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Ns had some cars to get uptown when I left work.Did some chores here at home.Matt is doing fine one his first day of classes.Need to give hugs sometime soon.
We have a line of thundershowers over the house right now that's had my weather station in alarm for almost ten minutes.
The alarm is triggered by rainfall rates over an inch an hour. The highest reading I got was 9.44 inches per hour. We got an inch of rain in about 15 minutes.
As I type this, it's tapering off with 1.12" on the "gauge."
Hopefully some of it will soak in, not just run off.
Mother Nature can also be quite nasty- ask me about last Monday and Iowa's hurricane. If I were at home currently, I wouldn't as yet be able to post this, no power still.
I was sitting at the computer last night when there was a flash, followed very shortly by the boom.
A cell formed just to the east of me, and rained there for upwards of an hour. I didn't get a drop.
Mother Nature can be fickle.
(1) Eerie orange light for most of the day.
(2) Everything has a smoked taste/ sandlewood smell to it.
(3) Fine layers of ash all over.
Glenwood Canyon may re-open Tuesday?
Pulling for the BNSF special agent stabbed 4 times near the stockyards. The felon got what he deserved.
Well did get rain last night.Areas to our north got 5 inches of rain.Now the triple H effect.Heard on the scanner that the ns computer wanted to run a hot ups train on 10 mph track.Dispatcher took care of that.Saw csx q 352 come by with a rare sd 50 on the point.Guessers say rain tomorrow then cooler.Will be at work.
I've offered some of our water before, but you guys haven't taken it. Last week the ground was so saturated that every step I took left a black mushy hole in the grass.
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We are in moderate drought conditions here in the north woods.
Many systems that come in from the west get "moderated" by Lake Ontario and drop no rain by the time they get here.
And while there haven't been any major fires in the Adirondacks, there have been a fair number of woods fires.
I'll defer the water to you , though. You very definitely need it. We've seen just enough rain to keep the farmer's crops viable.
Somebody please send water. Getting kinda nuts around here (especially around Glenwood Springs, CO to Aspen). Railroads and highways are cut-off from the rest of the state by fires and stoopid truckers....backroads into the Roaring Fork Valley closed due to overturned/stuck/disabled trucks.
Railroad bridge in the canyon near No Name now threatened by fire. Uncle Pete sending one of the ex-SP fire control spray trains? (rumor)
Ns was clear after work.Matt did find the laundry room.It's one floor above his.Rumbles and grumbles but no rain yet.Chores to do.
mudchickenHopefully they don't tangle with errant garbage trucks at crossings this time.
That is about all those prior trips were worth.
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Hopefully they don't tangle with errant garbage trucks at crossings this time.
blue streak 1VIP notice for White Sulphur Springs WV for Aug 15. Anytime any activity there we always have to wonder ? Here is FAA notice. -- FAASafety.gov -------------------------------------------------------- VIP Notice - White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia Notice Number: NOTC1280 Notice: Expect VIP movement August 15, 2020 in the vicinity of White Sulphur Springs, West Virginia. Pilots can expect temporary airspace restrictions in conjunction with this VIP movement. The FAA recommends that all aircraft operators check NOTAMs OFTEN for temporary airspace restrictions prior to operations within this region.
In the past there have been Congressional 'retreats' by rail to The Greenbrier.
I don't think that the orange man would go to the Greenbrier since he tends to prefer his own properties.
VIP notice for White Sulphur Springs WV for Aug 15. Anytime any activity there we always have to wonder ? Here is FAA notice.
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