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35 years later, residents remember Mount St. Helens eruption [May 18, 1980]
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| 5/18/15
Posted on 05/19/2015 10:51:00 AM PDT by SoFloFreeper
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To: Sawdring
I have a jar full of ash my aunt brought me from the eruption. I have a jar full of ash that is my aunt.
To: SoFloFreeper
Knowing that it was threatening, I took vacation an headed out from Wisconsin on my bike to see the mountain again. (I had lived in Idaho and traveled to Ore/Wash numerous times from there) I was on the interstate in Missoula, MT when the ash started falling. I was stuck there for a week as the interstate was shut down. I bought the local BMW shop out of their air and oil filters and snuck out into the mountains to bypass the closures and made it to friends on the Wash/BC border. Fun trip, 120mph all the way back on the transCanada.
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posted on
05/19/2015 11:49:11 AM PDT
by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: SoFloFreeper
As a kid I lived in the town of Cougar - ground Zero - but I was living in Spokane when she went and we all thought, it’s about time. A few hours later it was pitch black at 2 in the afternoon and you couldn’t see a street light from 50 feet away. When the sky cleared it looked like the moon. The ash was so fine if a car drove by the ash would be suspended for a half hour blinding any drivers, hence, only emergency vehicles for the first week. Stores were out of product, ash in every nook and cranny, clothes ruined. About a year later I had the opportunity to fly over the crater - frigging awesome.
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posted on
05/19/2015 11:50:35 AM PDT
by
stormer
To: soycd
I believe that a split second after death, one is quite impressed.
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posted on
05/19/2015 11:51:30 AM PDT
by
Gator113
(~~Cruz, OR LOSE~~ Ted Cruz is the only true Conservative in this race.)
To: RayChuang88
I was stationed at Travis on 26 Oct 1980, my first active duty assignment. I came to hate the place because it was always cold, windy and the winter rains seemed to never end. (Love the Bay Area though, some great times were had there)
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posted on
05/19/2015 11:51:59 AM PDT
by
PeteePie
(Righteousness exalts a nation, but sin is a reproach to any people - Proverbs 14:34)
To: gorush
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posted on
05/19/2015 11:52:32 AM PDT
by
combat_boots
(The Lion of Judah cometh. Hallelujah. Gloria Patri, Filio et Spiritui Sancto!)
To: combat_boots
Same bike, years later as the new Mrs. and I moved to WA via Mexico to our new home.
![photo JimandMaryofftoWashington.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/gorush/JimandMaryofftoWashington.jpg)
![photo JimandMaryatPrincessLouisainlet.jpg](http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/gorush/JimandMaryatPrincessLouisainlet.jpg)
Great memories, that was in the early '80's.
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posted on
05/19/2015 11:58:34 AM PDT
by
gorush
(History repeats itself because human nature is static)
To: SoFloFreeper
Funny, I have a picture and bag of ash from that eruption sitting on my desk. IIRC, it was family friends who got it for me. There's a chart on the back of the ash that shows the composition (Element and percent by weight):
Chromium 0.02
Zinc 0.02
Copper 0.03
Lead 0.03
Barium 0.04
Strontium 0.06
Manganese 0.12
Phosphorus 0.35
Titanium 0.90
Potassium 1.20
Magnesium 2.59
Sodium 4.18
Calcium 5.36
Iron 6.02
Zirconium 8.02
Aluminum 16.60
Silicon 60.50
These numbers add up to more than 100%. 106.04%, actually, but I'm not certain where they're off, since I have nothing else to go by.
There's also a statement "Traces of sulfur and chlorine can be seen by x-ray but not enough to measure. Non-pozzolanic: Meaning when mixed with water will not form a cement or concrete. Will return to ash when dry. Used 2 grams of ash in 25 milliliters of water for testing."
The ash was collected in Richland, WA.
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posted on
05/19/2015 12:07:47 PM PDT
by
IYAS9YAS
(Has anyone seen my tagline? It was here yesterday. I seem to have misplaced it.)
To: soycd
Doing it without killing 57 innocent people would be more impressive.To be fair, they were warned well-enough ahead of time to leave the area.
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posted on
05/19/2015 12:12:03 PM PDT
by
IYAS9YAS
(Has anyone seen my tagline? It was here yesterday. I seem to have misplaced it.)
To: SoFloFreeper
My Grandma in Coeur d'Alene sent me some bottles of ash from her front yard. Still have it somewhere.
Bought my Mom & Dad some commemorative Mt. St. Helens whiskey in this cool "bottle" as a gag:
![](http://www.alleewillis.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Mt-St-helens-whiskey-bottle_4415.jpg)
They are both gone now. I wonder what happened to that jug? They had it on display in the family room for a long time (humoring the son, no doubt). Haven't thought about that in probably 35 years.
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05/19/2015 12:17:50 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
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To: Vendome
I’m in Silicon Valley — sure don’t remember any ashfall here. You sure it hit SJ? I thought the plume all went east.
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posted on
05/19/2015 12:19:44 PM PDT
by
ProtectOurFreedom
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To: IYAS9YAS
These numbers add up to more than 100%. 106.04%, actually, but I'm not certain where they're off, since I have nothing else to go by. They're ALL "off". Each of those measurements has an error bar, and I'd wager that if all the error bars were properly combined, they would add up to more than 6.04% ...
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05/19/2015 12:26:41 PM PDT
by
NorthMountain
("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Im in Silicon Valley sure dont remember any ashfall here. You sure it hit SJ? I thought the plume all went east.I lived in Nampa, ID at the time, east and south of Mt. St. Helens, and I don't remember any ash from it, either. The map in this link may explain why. It appears that it went just north of us heading east, before expanding out and going south. Nampa, ID is on I-84 about 30 miles southeast of the ID/OR border, or on the linked map, just south of the ash plume area.
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posted on
05/19/2015 12:28:40 PM PDT
by
IYAS9YAS
(Has anyone seen my tagline? It was here yesterday. I seem to have misplaced it.)
To: IYAS9YAS; ProtectOurFreedom
Just asked my folks, we got trace amounts in our area - a light dusting at most. Which probably explains why I don’t remember any.
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posted on
05/19/2015 12:34:19 PM PDT
by
IYAS9YAS
(Has anyone seen my tagline? It was here yesterday. I seem to have misplaced it.)
To: dainbramaged
It’s a pretty spot to view from.
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posted on
05/19/2015 12:39:09 PM PDT
by
Pilated
To: al baby
To: Graybeard58
Watch the end of The Big Lebowski and take her to the beach in a Folger’s can.
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posted on
05/19/2015 12:49:56 PM PDT
by
Sawdring
To: soycd
To: soycd
To: IYAS9YAS
Are you sure that isn’t the label off a vitamin bottle....
Looks like the ingredients off of one : )
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posted on
05/19/2015 1:07:16 PM PDT
by
Popman
(Christ Alone: My Cornerstone...)
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