I was surprised looking at the assessment records that the hamlet of Rotterdam Junction is newer then I would have thought. Most of the hamlet was built between 1900 and 1950, with many of structures from the turn of century. There also newish subdivison built off of Alexander Drive that was built in 1980-1982 and Ulrich Road that was built in around 1993, with a few luxury houses added in 2003-2004.
Been continuing to look at continuing education opportunities and certifications I could get in the GIS geographic information systems field. I am really not excited about going back to college, I am so beyond that in my life but I do see some value in having some formal training for more structured thinking around map making – and as something I can list on my resume.
I am hoping at this point to keep my current job for the remaining years of the decade so I can get 20 years in and that extra bump that you get with Tier 4 retirement. But additional skills wouldn’t be back to fall back on should things not go to plan. Plus I will have a gap I need to fill between when I own my off-grid homestead and full retirement. The GIS field is in high demand and I have a lot of hands on experience from my blog and community groups and others I’ve helped out with map projects.
Still something to research further. So far I’ve not found a GIS study program that fits well with my hands on experience, my learn it non professionally way of doing things with a hobby. Something that is actually worthwhile to list on a resume. I should read up more and network with the folks in the state GIS Association. I am also a bit hesitant to learn commercial software and the formal ways of doing maps, as I like the anything goes, if its pretty and works well for my purposes as a hobby. The professional GIS industry just seems so stuffy and set in its ways, resistant to the hobbyist who likes to play with maps. Plus I’m no fan of expensive commercial software and proprietary datasets when I’m such a big user of free government data and open source QGIS.
Certainly there is a lot of things that can be done with GIS professionally. But I can’t imagine ever working for a planning commission or even worse a developer when I’ve used my learned by doing skills over the years to critique and challenge developers and planners. I get there is a lot of money working to be made developing farmland and forest into commercial developments but it’s not an industry I’m particularly interested in supporting. But maybe if it is a good income for that time between my reduced income work when I have my off grid homestead until I can collect all my well earned retirement benefits.
Sewers are an effective and efficient way to move poop and wastewater but can cause a lot of environmental issues.
Last Monday, I went for a nice stroll along Forest Road 71. It's a nice road to drive but some of those long hills can be tiring to walk.
Taken on Monday July 6, 2020 at Green Mountain National Forest.It looks like the upcoming week with be unstable and fairly cool but the dampness and humidity is going to be around through the week. The main reason why the dew point is going to be so high, is it’s going to be wet. The weekend though looks pretty nice, although a bit cool especially if I am planning to go to the Adirondacks. Starting to loose a bit of time in the evening as the month progresses.
| Weather Summary | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tonight. | Isolated T-storms then Partly Cloudy | 67 degrees | 69 max dew point | 5:25 sunrise |
| Wednesday. | Mostly Sunny then Heavy Rain | 85 degrees | 69 max dew point | 8:35 sunset |
| Wednesday Night. Feels like … July 2nd. |
Heavy Rain | 61 degrees | 70 max dew point | 5:26 sunrise |
| Thursday. Feels like … May 23rd. |
Showers | 73 degrees | 70 max dew point | 8:35 sunset |
| Thursday Night. | Showers | 65 degrees | 68 max dew point | 5:26 sunrise |
| Friday. Feels like … June 11th. |
Showers is likely | 78 degrees | 68 max dew point | 8:34 sunset |
| Friday Night. Feels like … July 10th. |
Mostly Cloudy | 62 degrees | 67 max dew point | 5:27 sunrise |
| Saturday. Feels like … June 15th. |
Mostly Sunny | 79 degrees | 67 max dew point | 8:34 sunset |
| Saturday Night. Feels like … June 26th. |
Partly Cloudy | 60 degrees | 5:28 sunrise | |
| Sunday. Feels like … June 19th. |
Mostly Sunny then Chance of Showers | 80 degrees | 63 max dew point | 8:33 sunset |
| Sunday Night. Feels like … July 2nd. |
Chance of Showers | 61 degrees | 62 max dew point | 5:29 sunrise |
| Monday. Feels like … June 19th. |
Chance of Showers | 80 degrees | 62 max dew point | 8:33 sunset |
| Monday Night. | Chance of Showers | 65 degrees | 66 max dew point | 5:29 sunrise |
Lock 9 outside in Rotterdam Junction is not only a dam but also a bridge. Not all Bridge Dams though are actual bridges. See this article from the Canal Society, Bridge Dams on the NYS Barge Canal.