Good morning!!!!

[daugen]

over 2 billion dollars to fix that interstate? I wonder who will pay for that.
probably costs twice as much as "before" if going to be rebuilt to withstand what
just happened. 2 thousand million dollars seems like a great deal of money.
of course to really put it in perspective, the cost of our last aircraft carrier was 13 billion dollars.
so we must have it...

they need to give Buppies the paving business.
At least a billion dollars worth.
bit of a drive for him though

Interstate 40 (I-40) in North Carolina is closed at the Tennessee-North Carolina border due to damage from Hurricane Helene. The highway is expected to reopen in early 2025, and here's some information about the current status:

• Reopening
  The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is working to open I-40 when it's safe. They've awarded a $10 million contract to stabilize the westbound lanes in the Pigeon River Gorge.
  
• Reopening date
  The NCDOT announced that I-40 will reopen with one lane in each direction by New Year's Day.
  
• Long-term reconstruction
  Long-term reconstruction plans are still in early development. There's no date for the start of construction, nor a cost estimate.
  
• Damage
  The flooding from Tropical Storm Helene collapsed nearly the entire shoulder of parts of I-40. The NCDOT estimates that damages will total up to several billion dollars.
  
• Road closures
  A large swath of western North Carolina roads remain limited to essential travel only.

 

[Looking4new]

over 2 billion dollars to fix that interstate? I wonder who will pay for that.
probably costs twice as much as "before" if going to be rebuilt to withstand what
just happened. 2 thousand million dollars seems like a great deal of money.
of course to really put it in perspective, the cost of our last aircraft carrier was 13 billion dollars.
so we must have it...

they need to give Buppies the paving business.
At least a billion dollars worth.
bit of a drive for him though

Interstate 40 (I-40) in North Carolina is closed at the Tennessee-North Carolina border due to damage from Hurricane Helene. The highway is expected to reopen in early 2025, and here's some information about the current status:

• Reopening
  The North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) is working to open I-40 when it's safe. They've awarded a $10 million contract to stabilize the westbound lanes in the Pigeon River Gorge.
• Reopening date
  The NCDOT announced that I-40 will reopen with one lane in each direction by New Year's Day.
• Long-term reconstruction
  Long-term reconstruction plans are still in early development. There's no date for the start of construction, nor a cost estimate.
• Damage
  The flooding from Tropical Storm Helene collapsed nearly the entire shoulder of parts of I-40. The NCDOT estimates that damages will total up to several billion dollars.
• Road closures
  A large swath of western North Carolina roads remain limited to essential travel only.

Wright Brothers Construction won the contract.

 

[Wagtail]

Good (Sunday) morning. Overnight Low of 12.3C and it's presently 17.8C, fairly clear & calm.

A lovely Christmas BBQ gathering yesterday arvo. Home by 1815.

Received a text message from my Aunt (Burlington, Ontario) that all was well except that everyone was tired from the 'ordeal'. She must have been tired as the text was sent @ 0230 (my time). ...still, I needed to get up to use the toilet anyway.

I'm off to Church in a while. A later Service as we're going to have a Christmas BBQ following. Then the rest of the day is His.

That's about it, take care all.

 

[ronjhall]

Updated my iPhone and iPad to 18.2 today. Bunch of weird stuff started happening. Finally turned off “Apple Intelligence and Siri”. Later I was looking at a photo I took with iPhone. Zoomed in on photo. Kept my finger on photo and a white line started going around subject in photo. I have no idea what I would use this for. Sure sign I am falling back on what all this AI stuff is about.

 

[mpham]

Phil, that new lathe your looking at is beautiful! I would love to have your old lathe, I just don’t know how much use I would get out of it ! Are you able to use your old chucks on the new lathe ? Or did you have to buy replacements with your new machine ?

Different sizes. Luckily 4 of them have replaceable inserts. Already ordered. I also bought an adapter to use the others if needed. Will let a couple go with the lathe.
New it only came with a drive center and a face plate.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Updated my iPhone and iPad to 18.2 today. Bunch of weird stuff started happening. Finally turned off “Apple Intelligence and Siri”. Later I was looking at a photo I took with iPhone. Zoomed in on photo. Kept my finger on photo and a white line started going around subject in photo. I have no idea what I would use this for. Sure sign I am falling back on what all this AI stuff is about.

I've been rejecting the update for a few weeks, they already went from 18.1 to 18.2 during that time. The photo thing happens on version 17, you can cut out the part it selects.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Wright Brothers Construction won the contract.

When you want it done wright...

 

[Popgadget]

The seating is so low that it was difficult to get UP and out of as well as being snug in the shoulders and back.

I completely agree, that happened with the 23 model year. I made sure to get a 22 to avoid it. It’s like climbing into a corvette, way to low, and I had to duck to get in the door. None of that applies to my 22 though.

 

[LouNY]

Anybody looking for a little toy to play with?

She would be lots of fun and a quick way to liken your wallet a bit

 

[Buppies]

Long day today.

Good evening Gentlemen