London’s Retired Tube Trains Live on an Island – Atlas Obscura

London’s Retired Tube Trains Live on an Island – Atlas Obscura

Though it lies just a few miles off England’s southern coast, the curious, diamond-shaped Isle of Wight seems to exist in another era entirely. Once a beloved vacation destination for Victorian visitors, the island – still reachable only by boat from the mainland—remains a British family holiday favorite that capitalizes on the kitschy seaside charm of yesteryear.

But the end of an era on the Isle of Wight is approaching. The island’s train line, whose rolling stock has consisted exclusively of former London Underground carriages from the 1930s, is undergoing its biggest transformation in a generation.

Weather Update – July 25, 2021

Today actually looks a lot nicer than I had expected but I think I still want to stay close to camp and do some hikes 🚢🏻 and day drinking 🍻. Maybe move down to the campsite β›Ί I really want for the balance of the week if it comes available.

I got the stuff for burritos 🌯 for dinner tonight and I know what I can wash that down with. 🍻 Still hoping to get clams for later in the week. I saw some clam shells 🐚 in the dirt, they must be available somewhere locally. I’m sure I could get fried clams somewhere but they sure are good in beer especially when you don’t have to drive. 🚘

Monday I’m planning on going to Watkins Glen. I will need ice ❄ by then and also ice cream. 🍧 Spend the balance of the day at the Watkins Glen Pool πŸŠπŸ»β€β™‚οΈ and maybe hike part of the Finger Lakes Trail through the state park 🏞.

The second half of the week is going to be downright cold ❄. It will save on the ice but sure will make swimming πŸŠπŸ»β€β™‚οΈ unpleasant. Well good weather for hiking. Where to hike is the question. Maybe the Finger Lakes trail along some of the more open sections along farm fields. I like nice views of the Finger Lakes, especially ones I haven’t seen before.

Weather Summary
Today.
Feels like …
September 1st.
Chance of Showers then Sunny and 79 degrees , 8:34 sunset.
Tonight.
Feels like …
August 13th.
Mostly Clear and 61 degrees , 62 max dew point, 5:53 sunrise.
Monday.
Feels like …
September 1st.
Sunny and 79 degrees , 62 max dew point, 8:33 sunset.
Monday Night.
Feels like …
August 13th.
Mostly Clear and 61 degrees , 59 max dew point, 5:54 sunrise.
Tuesday.
Feels like …
September 8th.
Chance of Showers then Chance of T-storms and 77 degrees , 59 max dew point, 8:32 sunset.
Tuesday Night.
Feels like …
August 20th.
Chance of T-storms then Chance of Showers and 60 degrees , 5:55 sunrise.
Wednesday.
Feels like …
September 19th.
Mostly Sunny and 73 degrees , 61 max dew point, 8:31 sunset.
Wednesday Night.
Feels like …
August 20th.
Partly Cloudy then Chance of Showers and 60 degrees , 5:56 sunrise.
Thursday.
Feels like …
September 19th.
Chance of Showers then Chance of T-storms and 73 degrees , 60 max dew point, 8:30 sunset.
Thursday Night.
Feels like …
September 3rd.
Chance of T-storms then Chance of Showers and 57 degrees , 5:57 sunrise.
Friday.
Feels like …
September 30th.
Mostly Sunny and 68 degrees , 60 max dew point, 8:29 sunset.
Friday Night.
Feels like …
September 12th.
Mostly Clear and 54 degrees , 5:58 sunrise.
Saturday.
Feels like …
September 19th.
Sunny and 73 degrees , 53 max dew point, 8:28 sunset.

50-year war on drugs imprisoned millions of Black Americans

50-year war on drugs imprisoned millions of Black Americans

Fifty years ago this summer, President Richard Nixon declared a war on drugs. Today, with the U.S. mired in a deadly opioid epidemic that did not abate during the coronavirus pandemic’s worst days, it is questionable whether anyone won the war.

Yet the loser is clear: Black and Latino Americans, their families and their communities. A key weapon was the imposition of mandatory minimums in prison sentencing. Decades later those harsh federal and state penalties led to an increase in the prison industrial complex that saw millions of people, primarily of color, locked up and shut out of the American dream