Low Hannacroix Creek

I have no idea why the Hannacroix Creek was so low on this particular day. I wonder if the city is not letting much in the way of rainwater out of the reservoir lately.

Taken on Saturday April 25, 2015 at Hannacroix Preserve.

OSHA cites ‘serious’ workplace health exposures at Pittsfield trash-burning plant | Central Berkshires | berkshireeagle.com

OSHA cites ‘serious’ workplace health exposures at Pittsfield trash-burning plant | Central Berkshires | berkshireeagle.com

PITTSFIELD — Workers at a Pittsfield waste-to-energy facility risked breathing in smoke containing arsenic, cadmium and lead, the federal government says, a finding that confirms other accounts of hazards at the bankrupt plant.

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has ordered Community Eco Power LLC, of Pittsfield, to respond by April 4 to violations it lodged Feb. 15 against the Hubbard Avenue plant, when it imposed $26,107 in penalties

The Deutz-Allis 9170 | Successful Farming

Collateral Damage: The Deutz-Allis 9170 | Successful Farming

The Deutz-Allis 9170 is a good tractor. Maybe even a great tractor.

But man alive, if you show one to a random Allis guy, there’s a decent chance their head will explode. They’ll call it a traitor because of its green paint. Kick dirt on it. It will get awkward. At the end of the day, nobody will feel real great about it, and the 9170 gets the short end of the stick.

There is a Pennsylvania farm channel on follow on the Youtube that farms with Duetz-Allis tractors. Definitely mutant creatures of 1980s but they still do good hauling the manure and turning over the dirt.