This was just one of the accident/near-miss investigations I read from the RAIB site, thanks to Mike D sending me the link. It’s an excellent example (so were others, but this one had colored images enough to really “feel” the whole accident and its precursors on both the train side and the signallers’ side.) Read More…
Month: February 2022
Ride 16: The Other Half of West Grass
Last week was a cold, wet, muddy, colder, icy mess. This week was lovely, but the horses had a hoof trim in the middle of it. I was still trying to get all the caked mud off their coats and out of their hooves…once it dried neither horse felt I should be tugging at the Read More…
Sunny Week Ahead: But Will It Last?
Climate change right here has *generally* made winters less severe, warmer, but has also shifted the dates of first and last freeze, and first and last 100F days of summer. When we moved here, just over 40 years ago, the first cool break came in late August–not much cooler by day, but “crisper,” with a Read More…
Winter Storm 2022: Still Here
We’ve had the first burst of sun (about half an hour ago) and though clouds covered again within a minute, they were thinner. I see occasional streaks of blue as they blow past. We’re fine (but gee whillikers is it cold outside with the wind…!) It’s up around 20F now, but if the sun does Read More…