how Americans stopped trusting their water | Kentucky | The Guardian

‘It smells bad, it tastes bad’: how Americans stopped trusting their water | Kentucky | The Guardian

Reed, 63, grew up drinking the crystalline water from wells and local springs dotted throughout the Appalachian mountains in Martin county, but switched to bottled while raising her own family amid safety fears linked to coal mining and mismanagement at the utility.

‘We’ve always known ours was contaminated’: the trouble with America’s water She’s not alone: 96% of residents rely primarily on bottled water for drinking, and only 56% use tap water for cooking, according to a recent study by the University of Kentucky.

The tap water smells strongly of chlorine, like a swimming pool, and residents frequently report problems with bad taste, discolouration, sediment and irritated or burning skin after bathing.

Outside Pharaslia

Heading along NY 23 as things started to head towards evening, somewhere west of Norwich.

I think it makes sense to not appoint a Supreme Court Justice until next year

I think it makes sense to not appoint a Supreme Court Justice until next year …Β  βš–

Much like the argument was in 2016, it makes no sense to appoint a Supreme Court Justice during an Election year. This year it’s much too political and being the end of a term, the person appointed by President Trump would likely be a third-rate back bencher, unlike the first justice appointed by a President during the start of their term.

Merrick Garland, was a third-rate backbencher appointed who sat on the US Court of Appeals but didn’t have a lot going for him besides his job on US Court of Appeals – and that he was a Democrat. He certainly didn’t strike me as man of intellect or offering much to the the court. I was much more impressed by Neil Gorsuch then Garland.

That said, I fully expect Donald Trump to appoint somebody much more of Garland then Gorsuch in his rush to get somebody appointed before the end of the year when Congress may flip Democratic, and before his term may end on January 20. But that’s not a very good excuse for appointing an immature, poorly thought out justice in an expedited reform process.

Assuming that President Trump is re-elected, then he will have plenty of time next year to appoint a competent, well thought out pick for Supreme Court Justice through a carefully-planned and reviewed confirmation process in US Senate. And if Trump isn’t re-elected, then the American people will have a chance to set the Supreme Court in a new direction.

September 22, 2020 Morning

Good morning! Happy Autumn πŸ‚! Starts at 9:30 am. Sunny and 36 degrees in Delmar, NY. 🌞 Calm wind.

Autumn always comes and goes so quickly πŸ‚ and I don’t think this year will be a exception. But honestly November is my favorite month. I like the many shades of brown and yellow from the tamarack. I like the cold and the wood smoke.

I only had the dregs of the coffee β˜• in the coffee container so I boiled the percolator extra long. It actually became out reasonably strong. Maybe not as strong as cold coffee that has sitting out for a couple of days but still pretty good.

So this morning I’m heading downtown 🚍 for work a little bit later than usual to miss the commuter crush. I have that comfortable mask to wear 😷 and it should be a good day. I told John last night that I would come over to and continue digging through his files πŸ“‚.

Today will have areas of frost before 9am. Otherwise, sunny 🌞, with a high of 65 degrees at 1pm. Five degrees below normal, which is similar to a typical day around October 2nd. Light north wind increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the morning. A year ago, we had mostly sunny skies. It became humid as the day progressed. The high last year was 87 degrees. The record high of 95 was set in 1895.

Solar noon 🌞 is at 12:49 pm with sun having an altitude of 47.5Β° from the due south horizon (-23.4Β° vs. 6/21). A six foot person will cast a 5.5 foot shadow today compared to 2.2 feet on the first day of summer. Same as the first day of spring. 🐸 The golden hour πŸ… starts at 6:16 pm with the sun in the west (265Β°). πŸ“Έ The sunset is in the west (271Β°) with the sun dropping below the horizon at 6:54 pm after setting for 2 minutes and 54 seconds with dusk around 7:20 pm, which is one minute and 47 seconds earlier than yesterday. πŸŒ‡ At dusk you’ll see the First Quarter πŸŒ“ Moon in the south-southwest (206Β°) at an altitude of 22Β° from the horizon, 229,801 miles away. πŸš€ The best time to look at the stars is after 7:55 pm. At sunset, look for clear skies πŸŒ„ and temperatures around 62 degrees. Breezy, 16 mph breeze from the north-northwest. Today will have 12 hours and 8 minutes of daytime, a decrease of 2 minutes and 52 seconds over yesterday.

Tonight will be mostly clear πŸŒƒ, with a low of 50 degrees at 3am. One degree above normal, which is similar to a typical night around September 21st. Northwest wind 7 to 14 mph. In 2019, we had mostly clear skies in the evening, which became mostly clear by the early hours of the morning. It was humid. It got down to 66 degrees. The record low of 32 occurred back in 1963.

A picture perfect weekend on tap. 😎 Saturday, mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Maximum dew point of 57 at 5pm. Sunday, a chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 40%. Maximum dew point of 62 at 1pm. Typical average high for the weekend is 68 degrees.

I am still planning on heading up to Spectulator for four days starting Thursday before work. β›Ί I am undecided on my exact plans, I am going back and forth about whether I should bring my kayak πŸ›Ά. The problem is I’m going to need a lot of sunshine β˜€ to keep things charged with the laptop and the sun angle is twenty degrees lower than even a few months back. Winter is coming.

Sturges Hills with Wilson Ridge Beyond

September 22, 2020 7 AM Update

Average Temperatures

This table shows the average high, median, and low temperatures for the next year. Previous year values are shown in parenthesis. The sun angle is the maximum sun angle at solar noon for the day.

Clouds

Week Date Sun Angle High Median Low
September 22 47.5° 70 (87) 59 (69) 49 (51)
1 October 2 43.6° 65 (75) 55 (62) 45 (49)
3 October 15 38.7° 60 (62) 50 (51) 40 (39)
5 October 28 34.1° 55 (60) 46 (53) 36 (45)
7 November 10 30.1° 50 (47) 42 (40) 33 (33)
8 November 22 27.1° 45 (48) 38 (41) 30 (33)
10 December 4 25.1° 40 (36) 33 (28) 26 (19)
12 December 17 24° 35 (30) 28 (28) 21 (26)
15 January 8 25.2° 30 (39) 22 (30) 15 (21)
20 February 15 34.8° 35 (28) 26 (16) 17 (4)
23 March 4 41.1° 40 (50) 31 (44) 22 (38)
25 March 17 46.2° 45 (51) 35 (43) 26 (35)
26 March 28 50.5° 50 (51) 40 (41) 30 (30)
28 April 7 54.3° 55 (65) 44 (54) 34 (42)
29 April 18 58.3° 60 (49) 49 (42) 38 (34)
31 May 1 62.6° 65 (61) 54 (55) 43 (49)
33 May 16 66.6° 70 (73) 58 (64) 47 (55)
36 June 3 69.7° 75 (81) 64 (70) 53 (58)
39 June 22 70.8° 80 (95) 69 (83) 59 (70)
47 August 18 60.4° 80 (87) 70 (77) 60 (67)
50 September 8 52.9° 75 (73) 65 (63) 55 (52)