Earthshaking news
Apr. 18th, 2008 08:35 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
altivoWell, not really. There was an earthquake here early this morning, apparently, but I didn't notice. Might be that the peculiarities of this particular area damped out most of the vibrations, or maybe not. But I was awake at about the right time and should have noticed it if it was as long and definite as people are describing. Supposedly it was felt all the way in Ontario, with at least one noticeable aftershock mid-morning here. Nope, didn't feel that either. I'd say I'm just so used to the noise of heavy trucks and the vibrations they cause that it didn't seem any different to me, except that the dogs didn't notice either. And they really should have. Simon is so sensitive to thunder that he starts getting all nervous and hides from it long before I can hear it. Sarah barks at anything the least bit unusual. Both were quiet this morning and behaving normally.
I found it amusing that once I knew the thing had happened, the best information about it that was immediately available on the net came from the Xinhua Chinese news agency rather than from any source within the US. That changed of course once the USGS "declassified" their data or whatever it is they have to do.
In spite of two days of thunderstorm predictions, we've not even had measurable rain. I don't imagine this will continue, though the thunderstorm predictions do extend through Monday pretty much.
Gas prices in Harvard jumped 11 cents last night, to the highest in the region (higher even than Chicago) for no apparent reason. They've risen by more than 30 cents since the beginning of the month, and are now at $3.77 a gallon. That's a full 31 cents higher than the price in Capron (12 miles away) was on just Wednesday afternoon. I smell something fishy. There are four stations in town, and their prices always change together within about 15 minutes of each other.
Driving in on US14 after work to meet Gary for dinner, I passed a new (I think it's new) subdivision. Yet another land-wasting development. It's called "Horse Farm Acres" though I'm sure there will be no horses there. Perhaps it was a horse farm before the developers bought it. Anyway, the amusing thing was right next to the edge of it, there's a real horse place, at least judging by the buildings and fences, though I saw no horses at 6 pm. They might have all been indoors or behind the buildings. Anyway, there was a sign in front of it identifying it as "Poop 'n' Scoop Farm." I'm sure the suburbanites moving in next door won't like that very much.
Speaking of poop scooping, we (well mostly Gary) are in the process of moving a large pile of aged sheep poop onto various garden and flower beds. It has taken a week to get through just half of it, and it seems really funny that it isn't there where it has been for the last couple of years. Hopefully the veggies will be pleased with it, though.
And, I'm off work now until a week from Monday. Then I'll be off again the following Thursday until the next Wednesday. Not going anywhere this week, just staying home, which is often the best vacation of all for me. Then if all goes well and gas prices don't keep climbing to infinity,![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
quickcasey and I will be driving down to Ohio for the first weekend in May to have some fun with aerofox and loriana. Right after we get back I have a two day weavers' workshop on doubleweave techniques, then back to work for me. I'll end up with only one extra vacation day carried into the new fiscal year, which is within the acceptable limits.
I found it amusing that once I knew the thing had happened, the best information about it that was immediately available on the net came from the Xinhua Chinese news agency rather than from any source within the US. That changed of course once the USGS "declassified" their data or whatever it is they have to do.
In spite of two days of thunderstorm predictions, we've not even had measurable rain. I don't imagine this will continue, though the thunderstorm predictions do extend through Monday pretty much.
Gas prices in Harvard jumped 11 cents last night, to the highest in the region (higher even than Chicago) for no apparent reason. They've risen by more than 30 cents since the beginning of the month, and are now at $3.77 a gallon. That's a full 31 cents higher than the price in Capron (12 miles away) was on just Wednesday afternoon. I smell something fishy. There are four stations in town, and their prices always change together within about 15 minutes of each other.
Driving in on US14 after work to meet Gary for dinner, I passed a new (I think it's new) subdivision. Yet another land-wasting development. It's called "Horse Farm Acres" though I'm sure there will be no horses there. Perhaps it was a horse farm before the developers bought it. Anyway, the amusing thing was right next to the edge of it, there's a real horse place, at least judging by the buildings and fences, though I saw no horses at 6 pm. They might have all been indoors or behind the buildings. Anyway, there was a sign in front of it identifying it as "Poop 'n' Scoop Farm." I'm sure the suburbanites moving in next door won't like that very much.
Speaking of poop scooping, we (well mostly Gary) are in the process of moving a large pile of aged sheep poop onto various garden and flower beds. It has taken a week to get through just half of it, and it seems really funny that it isn't there where it has been for the last couple of years. Hopefully the veggies will be pleased with it, though.
And, I'm off work now until a week from Monday. Then I'll be off again the following Thursday until the next Wednesday. Not going anywhere this week, just staying home, which is often the best vacation of all for me. Then if all goes well and gas prices don't keep climbing to infinity,
quickcasey and I will be driving down to Ohio for the first weekend in May to have some fun with aerofox and loriana. Right after we get back I have a two day weavers' workshop on doubleweave techniques, then back to work for me. I'll end up with only one extra vacation day carried into the new fiscal year, which is within the acceptable limits.
