Posts by Scarecrow

41) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Transportation safety 2 (Message 1704507)
Posted 24 Jul 2015 by Scarecrow
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July 18, Elkhart County Indiana. A stretch limo got high-centered on the tracks. Everyone got out, no injuries. Limo driver might be looking for a new job, however.

Train vs. Limo video
42) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Don't know where it should go? Stick it here! (Message 1704481)
Posted 24 Jul 2015 by Scarecrow
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Are you are sure I'm not a NERD??


Or......a rare hybrid like a Gerd or Neek.
43) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Don't know where it should go? Stick it here! (Message 1704458)
Posted 23 Jul 2015 by Scarecrow
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It's feeling much bettter now.

Rub your neck with whiskey from the inside... that'll help it.
44) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Raccoon Update XX I - All are welcome in the Critter Cafe (Message 1704300)
Posted 23 Jul 2015 by Scarecrow
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I don't understand what their problem could be


In the less urban areas around here it's not too unusual to have the tree clinging spieces of birds (woodpeckers, finches, sapsuckers) land on and cling to window screens. I used to have a red headed woodpecker that actually damaged the nylon mesh screen by hanging on it and pecking at his reflection in the glass behind the screen. Time of year and migration appears to dictate when, and what type of hanger-on'ers are around.
45) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Extraterrestrial search gets $100 million from Russian billionaire (Message 1704156)
Posted 23 Jul 2015 by Scarecrow
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It has been mentioned that the brain has the consistently of half done Jello.

Mine has bits of banana in it.
46) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Extraterrestrial search gets $100 million from Russian billionaire (Message 1703829)
Posted 21 Jul 2015 by Scarecrow
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I'm going to need a bigger rolling pin.

It's all fun and games til someone gets their dome dimpled.

47) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Don't know where it should go? Stick it here! (Message 1703205)
Posted 20 Jul 2015 by Scarecrow
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My idea: Make the screen able to be raised or lowered with a handle at the bottom or top of the screen, kind of like on some desk lamps, just sturdier


I've been trying to remember where it was we saw it (both Kris and I stopped at the place), possibly in Wichita, or maybe further south in Oklahoma. It was this same sort of multi Coke product dispenser, but rather than a stand alone machine it was a 3 wall panel setup with cups, lids, straws, etc on a small counter to the right, the center section was the dispenser where you filled the cup with ice/product, and on the left at about the same height as the other equipment was the recessed and slightly angled back touch screen to pick a flavor and fill your cup. Not sure if it would improve accessibility, but everything ended up being about waist high when standing in front of it. Don't know if that sort of setup is an option or some sort of home spun hybrid.
48) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Cajon Pass Fire (Message 1702821)
Posted 18 Jul 2015 by Scarecrow
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Of course it was the trailer brakes.
Who owned the trailer?



edit:
he he....

Huh... that's what the cop said. (minus the 'he he')
49) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Cajon Pass Fire (Message 1702815)
Posted 18 Jul 2015 by Scarecrow
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It's been many moons since I was out that way, but if the truck weigh station at the bottom of the hill on the southbound side is still there, I wouldn't feel too broken up if it burned down.

($350 for 'defective equipment'... of course the trailer brakes were smoking at the bottom of a 5 mile/6% grade... you made me stop!) :)
50) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Happy Birthday Uli!!! (Message 1702702)
Posted 18 Jul 2015 by Scarecrow
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Ok who ate Uli's birthday cake?

I have no {BURP} idea....

Happy Birthday, Uli!
51) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Don't know where it should go? Stick it here! (Message 1702398)
Posted 17 Jul 2015 by Scarecrow
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Sammy, wondered where you were ...

LOL!


"...and that goesh for yer damn cat, too"
52) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Don't know where it should go? Stick it here! (Message 1702374)
Posted 17 Jul 2015 by Scarecrow
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53) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Pluto will always be a Planet to me (Message 1702030)
Posted 16 Jul 2015 by Scarecrow
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54) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The train thread (Message 1700983)
Posted 13 Jul 2015 by Scarecrow
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That would be a siding. Most Canadian main lines are double tracked these days, so passing sidings are rarely needed, unless track work is underway. In addition, we built so much track in the first half of the 20th century that even where main lines are single, there is probably an alternate route between any two major points. The alternate may be a bit longer, but that is better than letting a train sit. Rail freight in Canada is usually not time sensitive. That stuff goes by truck or by air.


BNSF has successfully completed their new dual main in the local area. They now can have twice as many trains in the same space staring at the red board!
55) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Don't know where it should go? Stick it here! (Message 1699483)
Posted 8 Jul 2015 by Scarecrow
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Spelling is very impotent.
56) Message boards : Cafe SETI : The celttooth thread ... Last day. Thanks all! (Message 1699185)
Posted 7 Jul 2015 by Scarecrow
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Due to Canadian Wild Fire smoke, image taken in Minnesota ....


Our normal 10 mile visibility here in eastern Nebraska is down to 3-5 miles tonight due to the smoke from up north. The smoke has been present, but high enough in the atmosphere so that it was only noticable at sun rise and sunset with a pinkish tint to the sky. Storms today, and the passage of a cold front, has let the smoke settle to ground level over most of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. You can actually smell it out there tonight.
57) Message boards : Cafe SETI : July 6th is Vic's Birthday!!! (Message 1698957)
Posted 6 Jul 2015 by Scarecrow
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Yo! Victor! HAPPY BIRTHDAY!
58) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Happy Birthday Eric!!! (Message 1698108)
Posted 3 Jul 2015 by Scarecrow
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Happy Birthday, Eric!

(Do old badgers turn gray, silver or white?)
59) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Raccoon Update XX I - All are welcome in the Critter Cafe (Message 1693098)
Posted 18 Jun 2015 by Scarecrow
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bacon Bacon BACON, mate
60) Message boards : Cafe SETI : Raccoon Update XX I - All are welcome in the Critter Cafe (Message 1693094)
Posted 18 Jun 2015 by Scarecrow
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One afternoon on the roof


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