I am glad I learned to cut my own hair during the pandemic πŸ’‡πŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸ’ˆ

I am glad I learned to cut my own hair during the pandemic πŸ’‡πŸ»β€β™‚οΈπŸ’ˆ

It really does keep things a lot more consistent length and allows me more flexibility with styling. Plus it’s so easy to do with the shaver, you just put the blade on and run it over your head. I can’t imagine going back to the barber anytime soon.

SABIC violated environmental law before Selkirk leak, state says

SABIC violated environmental law before Selkirk leak, state says

According to DEC, the SABIC plant in Selkirk, which uses the styrene to make plastic, failed to follow procedures when it stored on its property since May a loaded rail tanker car that had a frozen valve.

Officials said that is what led to the release of approximately 15,825 pounds of styrene vapor, a release could be smelled by people miles away. The gas is considered to be toxic, but it also poses a fire and explosion danger if allowed to heat up while under pressure. Although stabilizers are added to tanker cars full of styrene, those additives can wear out over time.

Once the leak was detected, state officials and local firefighters began cooling the tanker car with a steady stream of water to keep it from rupturing. Officials also closed roads near the plant.

Carving a Pumpkin

This year for my November camping trip, I am thinking of buying a pumpkin I can carve with a knife πŸ”ͺfor a jack-o-lantern.Β πŸŽƒ I can carve out the guts of the pumpkin in the woods one day, bake the pumpkin seeds for a snack, and have the jack-o-lantern with a candle to light up the long nights.

I think having a pumpkin will be a lot of fun. At the end of the trip, I can blast it with the shotgun or the twenty-two πŸ”« and leave it back in the woods to rot. It’s zero-waste, wildlife like deer will eat it up, and it’s supporting local agriculture too.🚜 Plus I like baked pumpkin seeds, 🍰 they’re pretty yummy to boot.

Pumpkin Left By Columbus Day Campers

Scenic Corridor H

Corridor H is a new divided highway that runs along the northern tier of West Virginia from Davis, WV to Moorefield, WV. Eventually it may be upgraded to the superhighway, but for now it's a two lane divided highway with some at-grade intersections. While much of the highway passes coal mining areas, it also has some very scenic sections.

(Mount) Mt. Storm Lake

(Mount) Mt. Storm Lake

Want to go swimming in a lake at 3,100 feet elevation in West Virigina during the winter?

"A 1200 acre, massively heated thermal lake at 3,100 feet elevation above sea level. A 1.6 GigaWatt coal burning power plant, owned and operated by Dominion Virginia Power, super heats Mt. Storm Lake 20 - 25 degrees above normal. Fall temperatures can still be in the 90's (93 degrees on 9/17/05) while summer temperatures approach 100 degrees Fahrenheit. The power plant supplies 2,000,000 people in the DC area with their power. The power plant consumes 15,000 tons of coal per day and sucks up 234,000 gallons of water per minute to cool it's turbines (entire lake recycled in 2 1/2 days). Popular with scuba divers in the tri-state area practicing high-elevation dives, this rural lake is up to 160 feet deep and miles across. Locals call this Lake "Vepco". It will likely soon be more popular with parasailing, water skiing, jet skiing, and more with scuba divers as it is discovered and when the new Rt. 55 Corridor-H Super Highway opens an exit ramp just a couple of miles away near the Liberty Gas Station and Convenience Store (2010). "