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Wow! If I read that right, the cannon flew 2 miles?

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Absolutely amazing!

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hi guys.the explosion was a huge disaster and i won't ramble on about it,anybody can look it up if interested.it was the largest man made explosion ever,til the atomic bomb was dropped on japan,windows 60 miles away in a town called Truro,broke and it was heard in Amherst,120 miles away.2 ships,1 loaded with munitions for the war and in the narrowest part of the harbour collided as 1 ignored the rules about leaving.a huge section of Dartmouth on 1 side of the harbour was obliterated and a huge section of Halifax on the other side of the water,gone.Halifax had it's first motorized firetruck "the Patricia" roaring down to the waterfront when the explosion happened,the truck was destroyed,all the men on it were gone,only a piece of an arm and hand attached to the steering wheel remained.there is a famous story about a railroad telegraph operator,Vince Coleman,realizing there was going to be an explosion,fratically telegraphing an incoming passenger train that would have brought 100's of folks right into the midst of the calamity and trying to stop train.he was successful,the train stopped miles away,just as Coleman got the message from the train,the explosion happened,Coleman and almost 2000 folks were killed,1000's more hurt.it was December and a huge storm the next day.a train was loaded full of doctors,nurse's and supplies in Boston and another in Montreal,headed for Halifax to do what they could.Nova Scotia sends a big 50 or 60 foot Christmas tree to Boston every year where it's set up in the Boston Common.a thank you from here to the folks of Boston for the help.it was all over the front page of the paper here last week when the tree was cut down,loaded on truck and like it has been done for 50 or 60 years now,the tree left with a police escort,for Boston.there are several parks around town,where pieces like the cannon are on display and a bell tower park,in the heart of the hardest hit spot in Halifax where every year on the anniversary,there would be a ceremony with survivors but they're all gone now.if anybody ever wanted to see some fascinating artifacts,pictures and so on,there is a huge display at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in downtown Halifax,they also have a big display of Titanic artifacts as there were more bodies brought to Halifax and buried in various cemeteries,than anywhere in the world.

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Thanks MrMud1.

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X2, now I'll have to look it up and do some reading!:metal:

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Danger :lol:

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Thanks Greg. Fascinating and horrifying story.

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yes sir,it was today in 1917.a terrible time.all the best to you and yours.Greg

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Sitting on the couch watching TV tonight and looked over and see these guys staring at me.
My mom made these probably around 30 years ago and gave them to my honey and I as a Christmas gift back then. She passed around 17 years ago. We have a bunch of neat stuff she made over the years. I’m surprised these guys have their noses and arms still hoho!

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That's neat. They are in great shape. The homemade decorations are the best. We made them a lot when I was a kid. They are the ones that mean the most over time

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Wow, wasn't even cluing into the fact that it was the anniversary. Even today it's an unimaginable tragedy and even more so because it was so highly preventable. Greg, my best to you and your family as well in this season.

Very cool that Boston's official Christmas tree is sent there every year in appreciation. I also saw that Massachusetts was a major donor of funds for reconstruction. For anyone interested, here is the Wikipedia link:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Halifax_Explosion

There are many interesting and tragic facts. Here are a couple that stood out to me - spoiler alert -

The last victim was recovered in the summer of 1919 - two and a half years after the explosion.

Two US ships at sea saw the debris cloud from the explosion and came to Halifax to help in the rescue and medical treatment efforts.

The explosion expelled so much water that it exposed the bottom of the harbor. The water flowing into the void created a 60 ft tall wave. The wave was responsible for much of the destruction and wiped out the remainder of an Indian tribe which had a settlement in a nearby cove.

The Halifax Relief Commission was in operation until 1976, providing care for victims and pensions for survivors.

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yes sir,thanks for all that and the link.i have read about it for years,scene some of the artifacts around town,like that bent cannon,a broken off anchor shaft and more,been to the bell tower and the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic.an amazing part of our history but i will go read over that link again.thanks and all the best to you and yours.

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Random barn timber pictures I took. I took them to get help identifying the species. The sun was just right at the end of the day so not only a help for identification but kind of artistic looking

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looks like Hemlock to me

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That's what I was thinking. Cool decorations.

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a little ice formation on the side of the road,a water hose hanging in the trees???for what purpose i have no idea but on a cool windy day it makes some interesting artwork?

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When were you lurking around my barn :lol:
Depends on where the barn is located as to wood species . My barn is American Chestnut White oak and black locust . The locust is primarily at the ground contacts.

I believe the slabs in the rafters to be either Chestnut or oak need to get them down . The neighbor said they were there when he was a kid and hes in his late 70s

Two middle pics are upside down cant get them to flip

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turn

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I took these on an ATV riding trip. Coal mines in West Virginia. Apparently, they bored horizontally into the vein.

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They sure are blueprint consistent. Was that all of them or how many in a row?

Hey Mark, after I came out of your barn, I loaded up some locust

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Those honeycomb holes were everywhere.

Somone told me an auger brought the coal out and in some case's they had conveyors that brought it off the mountain. The roads are rough now, but, looked to have been well maintained at one time. I suspect there was a lot of truck traffic.

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Is it just my computer or are they still flipped?...:(

LockDoc

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Must be your pc Doc. They're now right side up on mine.

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OK on mine too.

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Sounds like it was quite an operation.

Eager beaver at Safeway

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I wouldn't even have notice . I'm working on 24/25 winter wood now . Friend had 2 large standing dead white oaks come down alone his tree line . Also a large Hickory shaped about 10 feet up. So I'll be getting that next week . He wanted me to drop a huge white oak again standing dead but it's to close to his garage and power lines. Told him he needs to get a tree guy to do it . Problem is they are super busy now after the past few wind storms we've had .

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Look good here .

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sadly not much chance of saving this old 1800's barn but I might try some homemade shoring and restoration when I retire

dad and I lofted over two thousand bales in that barn only 35 years ago when we were feeding cattle out of it

back then stored a couple of tractors and the hay trailer in there too

mortise and tenon joints just sitting on limestone blocks, nothing in or fastened to the ground

I remember as a little kid my dad cleaning out the tack room and found a box of old wet dynamite

thankfully the local quarry made arrangements with him to demo it for us

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I'm no longer ahead and always looking and listening. Seems I was running into the wood for the taking like you are all the time, but it's been a while. I mostly scavenge off the side of the road, fallen or dropped. Lots of competition there these days.

This house was along Main St in Mt. Airy where I live, the Martin place. I knew it sold and saw it being prepped for raising, unfortunately. So, on the day I saw all the dust ahead I knew what was up. I found it ironic there is this huge billowing dust cloud from a pre-75 house drifting through town when I have regs up the wazoo for lead dust control so stringent with ridiculously high fines per violation. I think it begins on disturbing any area of wall over 32 sq' (4' x 8'). Ah, whatever.

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Old home tear downs are sad. Some see it as progress while ridding the town of just an eyesore. I see it as the removal of someone's many memories.

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That place is a memory of mine. Many changes since I first came here. a local builder bought it, put in a cul-de-sac, and stuck 4-5 smaller homes in. Lots are big in town. Most places have a barn. They took the barn on this place down a few years prior. They are just now building the last house, which sits right where the old one did. It would have been more tasteful, in my opinion, to have left the old place stand. It was bought for the value of the land, so renovate the place that has been fitting in all along and stick the newer places (where they are) down grade and back where they impact the street view less. I mean, the town is known for its picturesque Main St. He did a good job, but I would have left the old place.

No eyesore. Someone removed the doors, windows, and most of the siding. I would have dismantled the whole thing. That place just needed paint on the exterior. It wasn't bad.

The places along Main St, especially up the hill (like this place), were built as summer homes. The town originated as a whistle stop for the B&O climbing Parrs Ridge, people came out of the city to the cooler fresher air. The whole street is lined with turn of the century homes. The ones going down the hill are mostly the same Sears Catalog house. I think this place was one as well, frame house with steep turned gable. The ones up the hill are mostly Victorian. The president of the B&O's daughter built a sanitorium for children out of Baltimore along the ridge. I guess the town might not be here if there had been air conditioning :lol:

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Here you need to do abatement prior to demo . Lots of the old places seem to burn down for no apparent reason.

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Getting ready for a drive on Christmas Eve.

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Very cool!

I took this one back in June at the ATCA National show in Macungie, PA

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Little hummer did not like!

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This was one of the best purchases we made for Christmas. Pool, air hockey, fooz ball… ;)

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had a flood last month. at one time there was over 6 ft of water on the highway.
Highways dept made them wait till the water was way down so the shoulder wouldn't collapse. the first day i saw it , it was up the front winda 'bout 6". sat in there for a week.
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close to 20 mil worth of burned rv's. around 200 of the 400 on the lot went poof
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kinda weird, all these go up in flames during a flood....
but living in a flood plain, you can't get flood insurance....but pretty much everybody has fire insurance.....
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WOW!! The flooded truck left to sit a week was enough. Then the not so small fire?? Jeezy Peezy, that's some real carnage right there! It's like a boat sitting out on the water burning till it sinks. Only this would the whole marina. That sky view really sends it home. Shewee!

And a Hummingbird in the snow?? Certainly never seen that! They are long gone from here long before the first frost