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Worst Weather in the World

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I flew up to Maine to see my sister and cousins for a few days. As part of the trip we went up Mount Washington in NH. We went up on the Cogged Railway. It's A unique old vehicle system that only uses a large cog underneath the engine hooked into a ladder type of rack on the tracks all the way to the top. The modern engine uses a 600HP John Deere driving a hydraulic pump which in turn drives several hydraulic motors turning the large cog. Mt Washington is known for the extreme cold and highest wind in the world. Yes, the world. That was not the case when we went up. The winds were 3 MPH and the temp was 62 degrees. the highest ever temp ever recorded was 72 degrees and a 3 MPH wind is generally unheard of. So, the weather was quite kind for us.
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"Sir, Gonorrhea is on Aisle 13." Life is truly stranger than fiction. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_dick
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I went into town today (Whitney Point, NY) and took this picture. I can't make this stuff up! Note what it says on the side of the bedliner "Hillbilly Tours". I had a short conversation with the owners. They seemed pretty normal.
"Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind."- Dr. Seuss
Have you ever thought of someone (their mannerisms and subtleties) and then realized they are dead? That is the definition of middle age.