Friday Night Steam

 How about a tour of a steam powered tugboat for tonight's story?

SS Master

Length Overall     85 ft
Beam                   19.5 ft
Tonnage               225
Power Triple Expansion  Steam Engine
Propeller              8′ – 9 pitch
Horse Power        330 hp
Normal Cruise      7 knots @ 100 rpm

For more info:

https://www.ssmaster.org/

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Today's funny :o)

 H/T to Glenn!

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Gooses!

 Lots and lots of geese leaving - do they know something we don't know?

Ice on the trees:

 

Interesting clouds:

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No...just NO!

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Defiance

Defiance
Roller Coaster

Defy Gravity

Now OPEN, is Glenwood Caverns Adventure Park’s newest attraction, Defiance. This one-of-a-kind Gerstlauer Euro-Flight roller coaster is an action-packed, 56-second rocky mountain adventure like no other! Defiance defies convention with a 110-foot record breaking 102.3-degree free-fall drop in the western United States.

Our one-of-a-kind roller coaster defies gravity with its:

• 102.3-degree freefall, the steepest in the Western US.
• 98-foot twisted top hat switch
•  111-foot banana roll
• 41-foot Zero-G heartline-roll
• Defiance will sit 7,132 feet above sea level, making it the highest looping roller coaster in the United States.

 

 

 

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Today's funny :o)

 H/T to Donna!

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Tuesday morning, afternoon and night....

 A beautiful sunrise:

Visitors in the afternoon:

Vultures hanging out by the coop:

Treats for the gang:

They sound like a bunch of piggies:

Then the temperature started dropping:

And THEN:

The first snow!!

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How to repair a .....

......  wagon wheel!

SourceL   :

EngelsCoachShop

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Some wheels can still be productive, while others have value in their history, yet are still worth preserving. I have two wheels that demonstrate both of these categories this week. One will be serviceable, while the older wheel is preserved mainly for it's historical significance. Building and restoring horse drawn vehicles often involves preservations as well as restorations.

 

 

 

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