Wait, I thought this was NOT to be a political thread (?).

. . . lest we go:

 

That's very interesting data. Yes, wind/solar appear much worse than nuclear. But holy F#$K compared to coal, oil, and biomass!

Sidenote: don't those wind and solar maintenance dudes wear harnesses?


unrelated mutagen picture.

 

 

Rated G. One of the many hidden things in Disney animated movies.

 

I was thinking of SL-1 -- OK, so "a few", rather than "quite a few".

I had also been thinking of USS Thresher, but re-reading the material on it it's only partially related. The leak that sank it wasn't related to the reactor plumbing (this was the part I'd forgotten), and the only reactor-related part is that it got emergency-scrammed by the leak, so they couldn't use it to get to the surface and escape.

--Ian

 

 

Yep. And that's the problem. If you're not familiar with the difference between base-load and peak-load generating capacity, google it. Windmills and solar panels are great, but until we develop the technology to store and release energy at grid-scale in real time, they simply cannot replace base-load generators. Which means that every single nuke plant that gets shut down is replaced with a fossil-fuel plant, and that's pretty much the Worst Possible Thing™.





To be honest, I kinda forgot about Thresher. And yeah, it's a tossup. The leak was not in the reactor plumbing, but it was in the engine room. But even if we include the crew of 129 aboard, US nuclear power still causes fewer fatalities per hundred years than any other generating technology.




Moving on....


I'm pretty much unpacked at this point:





While I was unloading the truck, the mail arrived. In most parts of the US, the mail arrives in a white, right-hand-drive truck, with "US Postal Service" printed on the side. Here in New Bern, it arrives in a purple Ford F150 with an amber strobe light on top, and the lady driving it (from the left hand position) leans over to the passenger side window at every stop.



I live in the ******* sticks. I have become those who I once mocked...



And yeah, it turns out to be one of those states where you can't buy liquor at the grocery store. ******* tight-*** southerners...





Also, people here suck at parking. The owner of this VW managed to **** it up in not one but TWO axis:









And I always hate the moment when you drop off the truck. It signifies the end of a journey. You served me well, Unit # 91601445.

 

Seems like a recipe for a fun evening:

 

Thresher loss was huge news in my home state at the time. BTW, it looks like you screwed up 4 spots with the truck....

Planning on staying for long?

 

So you fit right in Joe.

 

To be fair, I parked that truck out at the extreme far end of the lot, near the storefronts with a "FOR LEASE" sign in the window. Mr. VW was right up front near the entrance to Harris-Teeter.



Also, a belated ode to Shitibike II:

Good bye, Shitibike II. You served me well and faithfully. Now, I part with you as I did your predecessor, abandoned on the street against a signpost. May the thief who takes you find joy in your existence.

 

Joe, I'm impressed that you found Unibroue down there.

Along with the women, beer is one of the things we produce in fine quality in my little part of the world.

 

The kitchen/breakroom at my new employer:

 

Peche Mortel.../ thread.

https://www.beeradvocate.com/beer/profile/1141/10325/

 

 

Lol, I wanna say I hope it's satire, but you just never know anymore.

 

I knew a guy that thought that if a charging transformer were plugged into a switchable outlet and the outlet were turned off, it would discharge the phone attached to it.

 

this is the breakroom in my office:

 

The live video on TV now shows that as parts of the house fall, the hole is full of water and waves slosh back and forth. Totally crazy. Must be an underground river or spring in a limestone cavern that opened up. This is currently ongoing. It has eaten the road all the way across now on the live feed. http://www.fox13news.com/live

 

Hmm better cabinet/snack setup, but I see no TV/PS4/Ping pong table either. How many employees? I think we only have about 45-50 in our office and half the time only about half are working in the office.

Must have Larry E. up his game in the break room. But they are too busy trying to take over the rest of the floor in our building at the moment.