Posted on 01/05/2007 4:19:07 PM PST by snugs
Do you want me to do the ping tomorrow
There are always plenty of excuses to be lazy. On a serious side, I would miss taking walks if I ever hurt my ankle or leg badly enough to curtail walking. Of course, my road may become too dangerous for walking anyway, but that's another story. I hope you'll at least be in a position to enjoy taking a walk now.
LOL! I think we got about 9" out of the last storm. It's awfully PRETTY out there, though. All those millions of diamonds on the snow, in the moonlight...
It's just Kate.
Up here, its a hot topic. Very hot.
If you change your mind, be sure to let me know!
If you can suggest good corrosion, inspection, or integrity books or journals, please let me know.
I am *very* thankful. I love the South.
Lol that works too :)
Think I am calling it a night - loads to do tomorrow - night all
Ideally, eventually I want to work permanently in the Arctic (like Redhead's son, who is the one who got me my interview in Deadhorse - hence the photos). I would like to get a log 'home' (key point being running water and utilities) somewhere like Wasilla, Palmer, or Talkeetna.
I also want to cut and build my own cabin sometime in a more remote spot too, and land would be fairly cheap to do so. It would be a nice getaway, and nice for hunting too. As novel as it sounds, I think not having utilities for an extended period would become tiresome.
Once I get the staples out, walking should be a lot more comfortable. Actually, when I had the plate put in, I started *hating* to ask people to do things for me. After a while, I wanted to throw away the crutches and just walk normally. This time, I know it won't last that long. Plus, I've figured out how to get around easier so it's not that bad.
I don't know exactly how much we got, but the hillside got a lot. There is a ton on my roof, and I'm thinking about climbing up there tomorrow to shovel. My porch roof is kind of sketchy!
Man, when the sun came out yesterday morning did the temp drop. This global warming(TM)/abrupt climate change(TM)/environmental crisis(TM)/ we are experiencing is nuts, no?
Did Intenseracer show you the pic of the old Jeep with the 12" "camper top" on it? (It took the snow-removal guy 2 hours to plow their yard...)
That may work better if you do, assuming you are free. I have to run some errands later in the afternoon.
When I get a chance, perhaps in the morning, I will look online for some neat Alaska links & info.
Oh my gosh. His driveway isn't that big at all!
I will try to get some pics of my yard and our plow pile. There is a ton.
Outside one of our sliders, the snow is as high as the deck rail. I've seriously pondered a good 'snow roll' before a hot shower!
I assume that you have Fontana and Greene. The other one that is becoming a standard is the one that C.P. Dillon wrote, but I've forgotten the name of that one. McGraw-Hill has been publishing a couple of Nalco books on corrosion. They have some good pictures showing examples of various kinds of corrosion, and I look at them fairly frequently. I like my copy of Vol 10, Failure Analysis and Prevention of the Metals Handbook series. I think ASM also publishes one called Corrosion in the Petrochemical Industry, and I've used that one a bit. Are you in upstream or downstream? I'm afraid I've forgotten exactly what you do.
what up?
Once you start walking, you'll have to start dancing. Of course, if you want to avoid having broken feet and ankles, you won't dance with guys like me.
On the other hand, I shoveled my dooryard by myself (about 20x40), but left the driveway. Yesterday, I had one of the neighbor boys come over with his scooper. Took him about 30 minutes to swoosh it out, and only cost me $10. (He and his enterprising brothers are doing what lots of Alaskan kids do: Plowing/shoveling for spending money. Glad to see the tradition lives on...)
Lol that's okay. There's no one I wanna dance with anyway.
Well, that makes things easier for you. LOL
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