tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post1241320526730977473..comments2024-03-18T19:58:19.662-04:00Comments on The Adventures of Roberta X: Who Makes The Coal Roll?Roberta Xhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-12584214832441050932011-02-21T10:25:53.535-05:002011-02-21T10:25:53.535-05:00Virginia takes coal very seriously.
And when the R...Virginia takes coal very seriously.<br />And when the Roads stop rolling? We found out in December. http://www.joc.com/rail-intermodal/norfolk-southern-coal-port-returns-normal<br />Yup, we ship coal from Virginia, the western counties, TN, KY and even southern Ohio out of Norfolk to the world.Stretchnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-71148102260923881522011-02-21T08:41:37.312-05:002011-02-21T08:41:37.312-05:00I DO love the RAH references from you, young lady....I DO love the RAH references from you, young lady. Makes me feel relevant....The Old Manhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09854776544931267722noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-60041880732849322732011-02-21T07:54:12.803-05:002011-02-21T07:54:12.803-05:00It's an evocative few lines, isn't it? Th...It's an evocative few lines, isn't it? That whole description of what happens as the high-speed strip shuts down is some of Heinlein's best work.Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-44598944662767625372011-02-21T02:42:23.876-05:002011-02-21T02:42:23.876-05:00So, uh.
I'm thinking the reference is Heinlei...So, uh.<br /><br />I'm thinking the reference is Heinlein (I think?) short story, "Who makes the roads roll"?<br /><br />Title/author not remembered in detail, but story is, particularly the bit about the poor woman who met the road just as everything stopped...LabRathttp://www.atomicnerds.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-30257134164503876042011-02-20T20:03:05.702-05:002011-02-20T20:03:05.702-05:00The Obama admin is working to stop coal right now....The Obama admin is working to stop coal right now.<br /><br />With no concern for how we'll actually pump all that mystery electricity in the grid if they succeed.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05699652902909032781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-20531932526671177032011-02-20T19:58:40.437-05:002011-02-20T19:58:40.437-05:00When I was taking my machinist apprenticeship, in ...When I was taking my machinist apprenticeship, in the Cretaceous period, I worked in a coke plant. <br /><br />No, not the stuff you drink, nor the once-related stuff you jam up your nose with rolled up $100 bills, but the black stuff mostly composed of carbon, refined by heat from coal. Coal was all around you, and when you went on vacation, it took the first three days of schnotting to get all the black gunk out of your sinuses. <br /><br />Having spent a lot of time dealing with coal handling equipment, I have a go0od deal of respect for those who still do. And I'm glad I don't anymore.oghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07551049745184408924noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-6742496670163440092011-02-20T19:42:28.790-05:002011-02-20T19:42:28.790-05:00Uh huh. It was supposed to be nuclear. When they w...Uh huh. It was supposed to be nuclear. When they were putting together the rocket launch facilities at Canaveral, the proto-NASA people thought it would be cool to have a spaceport run on nuclear power.<br /><br />No, said the Dean of the Senate. If Florida got rockets, they would by God get their electrons from West Virginia. They don't, of course, but coal, like oil, is fungible.<br /><br />Regards,<br />RicAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-50087046950240246172011-02-20T16:52:37.797-05:002011-02-20T16:52:37.797-05:00Thorium?<a href="http://energyfromthorium.com/" rel="nofollow">Thorium</a>?Roberta Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09956807794520627885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-80358340664221119832011-02-20T16:17:46.539-05:002011-02-20T16:17:46.539-05:00St Johns River Power Park... I have lots of histor...St Johns River Power Park... I have lots of history there. I installed 30 or so 286s and 386 CAD stations (AutoCAD7 I think?) there back in 1986...<br /><br />Even more better stuff in that area... Look a little north of there, just up New Berlin Rd about a mile and find the North Florida Gun Club- were we spend many a long afternoon shooting skeet and trap.<br /><br />TBG<br />www.listen2unclejay.comThe Big Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16973716466048213786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-50749820453057488352011-02-20T15:53:43.044-05:002011-02-20T15:53:43.044-05:00The future is thorium!The future is thorium!Timmeehhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10473249796933057572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5837660608809488753.post-73057793517176631922011-02-20T14:53:36.641-05:002011-02-20T14:53:36.641-05:00Yep. You'll find those around here, too. Ohi...Yep. You'll find those around here, too. Ohio River coal country. From the minehead straight to the power plant prep area, to be turned straight into electricity. Not like Powder River Basin country, where you see miles-long trains carrying the coal to the fire.<br /><br />Engineers UP !MerlinV12noreply@blogger.com