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What are Love Bugs, and How Can I Eliminate them?
Posted By ImperialPest on Pets
Pouring On The Coal by Keith R Wahl, Made From RI Gallery
Posted By MadeFromRI on Photography
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Pouring On The CoalThrottling up on the M/V Block Island with initial smoke coming from the stack of the M/V Block Island
Summer kickoff has always had images of boats and ferries in my mind. These were part of my upbringing year-round. But there is something about that first trip of summer, out on the outer deck. One long blast on the horn as the vessel departs (along with three short blasts if backing away). Then a slight rumble under your feet and the ferry moves in earnest.
That smoke emitting from the stack is what most of the skippers I grew up with called, "Pouring on the coal". Now, I only worked a couple of steamers (and they were not coal-fired). But I knew some skippers who came up from the
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4 Factors That Help Determine The Value Of A Used Forklift
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What is the Difference between Drywood termites and Subterranean termites?
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Bow Watch by Keith R Wahl, Made From RI Gallery
Posted By MadeFromRI on Photography
"Into each life some rain must fall." ~ Ella Fitzgerald
Into Each Life
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Into Each LifeInto each life a little rain must fall. Especially when crossing the sound on a rainy day on the M/V Block Island
Into each life, some rain must fall, especially if your life is on an island ferry. Along with the rain come bow watches, wet windows, and rolling ships.
This is ferry and island life. The islanders and the crews grow accustomed to these sea conditions. Tourists will grumble with these conditions, but they need only wait. There is a clearing over the island fine on the starboard bow. But for now, the views of bulwarks and capstans forward are rain-covered. And we can tell you that they are playing jazz, perhaps Ella, at a c
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Easing Along by Keith R Wahl, Made From RI Gallery
Posted By MadeFromRI on Photography
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Easing AlongEasing in along the docks and throttling back preparing to dock in the Port of Galilee on a cloudy, rainy morning
When coming into port, especially on a cloudy day, one must throttle down and ease along. In Galilee (Narragansett, Rhode Island), this is sometimes easier said than done.
When one arrives in a port such as Galilee on a stormy day, there are often a few steps. First, when the swells are sweeping in from the south (as they were on this day), there are adjustments. The following seas mean that one is "playing" the wheel and throttles. Once in the breakwater, the seas can often peak a bit as the bottom shoals up a bit. Then once in port, the skipper is breaking down that little bit of adr
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12 Easy Ways for Teens to Make Money
Posted By PartnersinFire on Creative Lifestyle
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A Country Drive by Keith R Wahl, Made From RI Gallery
Posted By MadeFromRI on Photography
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A Country DriveBright late afternoon spring sunlight filters through the trees highlighting a country drive in Rhode Island's South County
As a youngster, Sunday afternoons outside of boating season were for taking a drive. Though I am not that old, the drive was more rural. Driving down what is now a retail district was a drive in the country (what is now Route 2 in Warwick, Rhode Island).
On those Sunday Drives, we would pass various properties and farms. Looking out the backseat window, I was often enamored with the property's driveways. Some were straight. Some curved. Some fence lined. The term is, "character". These places had character.
So today, as I move about, I make note of rural settings.