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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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Dumpster to Dumpster and Garbage Toter -- signs of achievement and productivity

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I have had another dumpster delivered to the house. That makes 4 dumpsters over the 10 years I have owned the house. That in as much isn't a big deal, but knowing how much construction debris I have put in the garbage toter over the years seems a bit much. Notice the cracks in the toter. It seems I could have disposed of the entire house by now. But there it stands waiting for new siding, soffits, facia, gutters and other exterior trim parts. Expensive, but long overdue, patching isn't cheap or free. It is patching.
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