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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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I made a bunch of runs around this nice little lake in Wichita (wee-cheeta) this past week. It sure was a refreshing difference from the hamster wheel I am usually on in the gym. The lettuce in the beer is my trend setting idea of healthy eating. Who says you can't get what you want?
I am in Kansas this week. Unfortunately my camera got broken with the TSA folks at the airport. What a complete PIA the security checks are. I usually get the precheck lane in Atlanta which is the way things used to be pre 911. Other countries check like pre 911 too. I am planning my weekend. Work is going well.