"Never gonna happen."
Posted on 06/09/2023 9:17:05 AM PDT by SunkenCiv
...This year, the General Services Administration (GSA) will give away six of the historic beacons, including the Warwick Neck Light, at no cost. An additional four will be sold via public auction. The goal of the transfers is to preserve the historic buildings, even as technology renders them obsolete...
Since the passage of the National Historic Lighthouse Preservation Act in 2000, the GSA has been transferring ownership of lighthouses... to groups willing to preserve them, according to a statement from the agency...
At many lighthouses, upkeep is challenging: Two of the structures up for auction, the Penfield Reef Lighthouse in Fairfield, Connecticut, and the Stratford Shoal Light in the middle of the Long Island Sound, are accessible only by boat...
For now, the lighthouses won’t be available to just anyone. The GSA is first offering them at no cost to federal agencies, state and local governments, nonprofits, educational agencies and community development organizations. To be eligible, interested buyers must be able to maintain the historic property and allow the public to access it. More than 80 lighthouses have found a new owner—and stable future—through this process so far, according to the GSA...
If no owner is found, the lighthouses will be offered for sale to the public via auction. The GSA has auctioned 70 lighthouses to date, in sales ranging from $10,000 to over $900,000, reports NPR’s Emma Bowman.
Other lighthouses going to auction this year include the Cleveland Harbor West Pierhead Light in Cleveland, Ohio, and the Keweenaw Waterway Lower Entrance Light in Chassell, Michigan. The list of transfer-eligible lighthouses includes Lynde Point Lighthouse in Old Saybrook, Connecticut; Plymouth/Gurnet Lighthouse in Plymouth, Massachusetts; Little Mark Island and Monument in Harpswell, Maine; and Erie Harbor North Pier Lighthouse in Erie, Pennsylvania.
(Excerpt) Read more at smithsonianmag.com ...
Can hydraulic presses be considered?
Kickoff sites, yeah, that’s what the ocean sometimes uses them for.
A beautiful spot indeed. Regrettably, Eastham has turned quite woke. After 60 years, I’m starting to hate Cape Cod.
And for those who really want solitude, with some considerable physical and political risk, there’s Rockall:
https://www.google.com/search?tbm=isch&q=rockall
"Never gonna happen."
"Free" does not take "for."
"Free" means "for nothing" or "in exchange for nothing" so "for free" means "for for nothing."
"For free" is a redundancy. It should be, simply, "free," all by its lonesome.
In the author's defense, the editor always has final say on the headline, regardless whether it was the author's idea or the editor's.
Journo 101, never use a long word (or phrase) if a shorter, simpler one means the same.
syntax error in headline = F
Killer insurance, too.
Features excellent view of the bay, the Olympic Mountains, the Cascade Mountains, and Puget sound, never used, built circa 1990 by newly arrived Californian with lots of money to throw around.
Would love a lighthouse but am not a big ocean fan. Wonder if I could find one around Casper, Wyoming? :/
The Goodies had a great episode about lighthouses.
Lighthouse Loonies - probably one of the best.
All creative solutions should remain ‘on the table’!
No one cares.
Casper sounds like a friendly spot, btw.
Just like Rome did....
Still more topics coming up this week, y’know, if I get around to it:
Archaeologists discover 4,300-year-old copper ingots in Oman
https://phys.org/news/2023-06-archaeologists-year-old-copper-ingots-oman.html
3D scans shed new light on mysterious Roman burial practice
https://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2023/research/3d-scans-mysterious-roman-burial-practice/
Why the Earliest Alaskans Didn’t Eat Fish for 1,000 Years
https://www.haaretz.com/archaeology/2023-06-03/ty-article/why-the-earliest-alaskans-didnt-eat-fish-for-1-000-years/00000188-76ad-dd65-abae-76bd9b680000
https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/4159608/posts?page=3#3
I watched one of those fixer upper shows where a guy bought a lighthouse in Maine I think. It looked outstanding when he finished. But what a pain in the neck to do the work. Every supply delivery was a major production.
I want an SR-71.
Looks nice
I might have trouble installing my bowling 🎳 alley
“Free” means “for nothing” or “in exchange for nothing” so “for free” means “for for nothing.”
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I’ll bet you never use an ATM machine either nor even know what your PIN number is. Do you even have a hot water heater?
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