Oil Storage Wars
Oil Storage Wars
7/14/2020 by NPR
Web player: https://podplayer.net/?id=109684837
Episode: https://play.podtrac.com/npr-510325/edge1.pod.npr.org/anon.npr-podcasts/podcast/npr/indicator/2020/07/20200714_indicator_200714_pop_up_oil_final-d509bf73-922e-4d54-a717-e0a854516854.mp3?awCollectionId=510325&awEpisodeId=891121071&orgId=1&topicId=1006&d=560&p=510325&story=891121071&t=podcast&e=891121071&size=8940269&ft=pod&f=510325
Because of the global economic slowdown, there’s a glut of oil on the market right now. And companies are coming up with creative ways to store it.
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Moose seen swimming across Indian Lake yesterday.πΈ by Lyle Gallup
Posted by Life in the ADK on Friday, July 31, 2020
July 31, 2020 Morning
Good morning! Where did July go? Tomorrow is August already – I know, wow. Partly sunny and 62 degrees in Delmar, NY. There is a north-northwest breeze at 6 mph. π. The dew point is 58 degrees.
I went for my morning walk πΆ and it was quite pleasant. I’m going to head down to the library shortly and work down there, the internet is so much faster and reliable there π» plus my phone is a dying so I can’t use that for internet or email right now. π
Scheduled my oil change for Tuesday. π§ I used do it myself but by the time I ran to two or three stores to buy oil and the in filter, struggled to get the filter off, it just isn’t worth my time. Plus then you have the used oil to return – if u lived out in the country I’d use it to burn brush π₯ but in the city I have to take it bdck to the store for recycling. β» Oil kind of stinks when you burn it too and the synthetic stuff I swear is harder to burn.
Today will be mostly sunny π, with a high of 83 degrees at 2pm. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical day around July 26th. Average highs are already cooling down a fair bit. Maximum dew point of 63 at 11am. North wind around 7 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. It was very sticky. The high last year was 81 degrees. The record high of 98 was set in 1917.
Today is work πΌ and then heading out to the folks house for a picnic dinner. π² I haven’t seen them in weeks because I’ve been been traveling. Should be a pretty nice day, still muggy but that’s not expected for late July.
Solar noon π is at 1:02 pm with sun having an altitude of 65.5Β° from the due south horizon (-5.3Β° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 2.7 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. The golden hour π starts at 7:37 pm with the sun in the west-northwest (289Β°). πΈ The sunset is in the west-northwest (296Β°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 8:18 pm after setting for 3 minutes and 13 seconds with dusk around 8:48 pm, which is one minute and 8 seconds earlier than yesterday. π At dusk you’ll see the Full π Moon in the south-southeast (150Β°) at an altitude of 18Β° from the horizon, 235,158 miles away. π The best time to look at the stars is after 9:29 pm. At sunset, look for mostly clear skies π and temperatures around 78 degrees. The dew point will be 61 degrees. There will be a north-northwest breeze at 6 mph. Today will have 14 hours and 29 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 10 seconds over yesterday.
Tonight will be mostly clear π, with a low of 61 degrees at 6am. One degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical night around August 2nd. Maximum dew point of 62 at 9pm. North wind around 6 mph. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies. It was somewhat humid. It got down to 61 degrees. The record low of 46 occurred back in 1964.
Tomorrow will have patchy fog before 7am. Otherwise, mostly sunny π, with a high of 86 degrees at 4pm. Four degrees above normal. Maximum dew point of 64 at 10am. North wind 3 to 6 mph. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. It was very sticky. The high last year was 85 degrees. The record high of 101 was set in 1933.
Tomorrow I’m going to a socially distant small gathering π at a friend’s farm after hiking and fishing π£ at Partridge Run. Maybe a tad bit muggy tomorrow but should be a nice day.
Looking ahead to Sunday, a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 2pm. β Mostly cloudy, with a high near 83. South wind 5 to 13 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Maximum dew point of 70 at 8pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 82 degrees.
I will probably stay home on Sunday π‘ and do some reading π of the many books I’ve gotten out of the library. π I’ve been so busy lately and I need to finish putting away my camping stuff when it’s hopefully not so hot out. π°