Day: February 26, 2026

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The Wonder Of Positive Crankcase Ventilation

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Positive crankcase valves required starting in 1963 not only cleaned smog enormously and got rid of a major stench in cities, they got rid of the oil stains that used to be common on roads and made a safety hazard after light rain. And they actually extended the life of engines enormously by reducing sludge build up in engines. As emissions technology goes it really was a win win.

When you see old photos of highways, the thing that sticks out is the oil stains. But it's not oil leaks but blow by gasses that used to blow out of cars as they went down the road. Very noticeable on old concrete interstates but it used to be norm on any heavily trafficked road.

Lewistown Narrows

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They managed to fit US 322, PA 333 through this narrow gap in Blue and Shade Mountains.

Reber

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Back in college I used to like to explore the back roads of the Adirondacks. My explorations once took me to Reber on the Bouquet River which is one of the rare agricultural valleys of the Adirondacks - and iysnot right on Lake Champlain.

NPR

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Trump’s tariffs likely cost you hundreds of dollars. Will you get a refund? : NPR

American businesses and shoppers paid the vast majority of the billions of dollars collected for the emergency tariffs that the Supreme Court recently ruled illegal. Companies are now pushing to get their money back. But can shoppers expect their own refund? Probably not, according to Robert Shapiro, an international trade lawyer and partner at the law firm Thompson Coburn. "And if you do, it'll be pennies on the dollar," Shapiro said. The roughly $180 billion collected under the struck-down tariffs, according to an estimate by Goldman Sachs, was typically paid for directly by businesses, and indirectly by consumers through higher prices. Because those companies often paid the actual customs bill, any refund from the federal government would go to them.