The Times has an interesting historical map about tornadoes and deaths from them. 1953 was a very bad year, including in, of all places, Worcester MA, which is not exactly Tornado Alley. [link]
Everyone's getting spanked but me.
Willow ,'The Killer In Me'
Natter 68: Bork Bork Bork
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
flea - May 23, 2011 4:44:21 pm PDT #9421 of 30001
information libertarian
sj - May 23, 2011 4:47:16 pm PDT #9422 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
The Times has an interesting historical map about tornadoes and deaths from them. 1953 was a very bad year, including in, of all places, Worcester MA, which is not exactly Tornado Alley.
Yup. It pretty much went right through my street. And when they rebuilt they only replanted one type of tree, which happens to be the type of tree the the Asian longhorn beetle likes, which is why nearly all of the trees in my neighborhood had to be chopped down to deal with the beetle problem a couple years back. t /more information than anyone wanted to know
flea - May 23, 2011 4:50:44 pm PDT #9423 of 30001
information libertarian
I am a librarian - there is no such thing as too much information! Here's a slideshow of photos from Worcester in 1953. Looks like there weer bad fires, too. [link]
sj - May 23, 2011 4:58:16 pm PDT #9424 of 30001
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I am a librarian - there is no such thing as too much information! Here's a slideshow of photos from Worcester in 1953. Looks like there weer bad fires, too. [link]
Interesting. I have never seen that link before. I do recognize all the street names, though. My landlord lives on one of the streets shown.
Steph L. - May 23, 2011 4:59:37 pm PDT #9425 of 30001
this mess was yours / now your mess is mine
Possible in the sense of I am here right now? Then yes. I was hoping you might be able to break away sometime Thurs lunch or afternoon. Weds night also a possibility.
Oh, you bet I can! Thursday probably best, but Wednesday night is workable. My profile addy is good if you want to e-mail me.
Woo!
aurelia - May 23, 2011 7:05:31 pm PDT #9426 of 30001
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
No news from the family. I have to believe that someone would let me know if they weren't okay. Yes, this really is how my family communicates.
Anyone know how ita is doing? Is she still in the hospital?
Connie Neil - May 23, 2011 8:48:58 pm PDT #9427 of 30001
brillig
I'm going through old photographs (ah, melancholia), and I've found a few shots that weren't half bad. I have the negatives, but I'm wondering how good negatives from 1982 will still be. Am I looking at something that's going to cost much more than it's worth, to try and get prints and/or digital copies of these pictures?
Also, I have prints from the same era but no negatives. How hard would it be to get decent digital copies? I want to send one to my sister, but I don't want to send my only copy.
Beverly - May 23, 2011 9:21:21 pm PDT #9428 of 30001
Days shrink and grow cold, sunlight through leaves is my song. Winter is long.
We had a picture printed from a 35mm slide taken more than 30 years before, Connie, and it turned out super good. We took it to one of those 24 hour photo places. This was probably a dozen or so years ago. Now, your photo center at Staples or Office Max could probably reproduce the print digitally. It would be worth a call to see if they could print and then digitize your negative.
Typo Boy - May 23, 2011 9:24:34 pm PDT #9429 of 30001
Calli: My people have a saying. A man who trusts can never be betrayed, only mistaken.Avon: Life expectancy among your people must be extremely short.
Nothing ~ma for your sister. And a bit of time away does not end your being a buffista. You can't escape that easily (or at all). Still: one of us, one of us, one of us....
sarameg - May 24, 2011 12:56:29 am PDT #9430 of 30001
Mmm, another day of waking irrevocably before the alarm at 5:45. WTF?