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Spring Point Ledge Light
Spring Point Ledge Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in South Portland, Maine that marks a dangerous obstruction on the west side of the main shipping channel into Portland Harbor. It is now adjacent to the campus of Southern Maine Community College.
History
The lighthouse was constructed in 1897 by the government after seven steamship companies stated that many of their vessels ran aground on Spring Point Ledge. Congress initially allocated $20,000 to its construction, although the total cost of the tower ended up being $45,000 due to problems with storms and poor quality cement. The lighthouse featured a fog bell that sounded twice every 12 seconds, and a lantern fitted with a fifth order Fresnel lens first lit by Keeper William A. Lane on May 24, 1897.
Improvements were made to the lighthouse throughout the 20th century. It was electrified in 1934, and in 1951, a 900-foot breakwater made from 50,000 short tons (45,000 t) of granite was constructed in order to connect the lighthouse to the mainland. The lighthouse was originally owned and operated by the United States Coast Guard. However, on April 28, 1998, the Maine Lights Selection Committee approved a transfer of ownership of the tower to the Spring Point Ledge Light Trust, with the USCG retaining only the light and fog signal. On May 22, 1999, Spring Point Ledge Light was opened to the public for the first time in its history. It is a popular spot on any summer day for families to picnic and boat-watch on the breakwater or for fisherman to spend an afternoon catching fish. Adjacent to the lighthouse, visitors may also tour the old Fort Preble, the Southern Maine Community College Campus, and visit a small gift shop.
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Spring Point Ledge Light Station on January 21, 1988, reference number 87002279.
For more information: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Point_Ledge_Light
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An ornate Edwardian enamelled metal advertisement in the showroom window of the garage in Beamish Museum town suggests that we should use Sphynx plugs in our 1913 cars. Unlike normal enamel adverts of the time, which were usually flat, this one is domed and has fancy chain around the edges - proving that the product is a cut above the rest. Or not.
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Back at the Insecticon hive, Kickback turns from his duties at the monitor to report.
Kickback: The key! It's in use!
Bombshell runs to the hive's computer!
Bombshell: Scan it! Get Insecticon to scan it!
Kickback: He is! He is!
Shrapnel frantically joins his cohorts.
Shrapnel: The key of the Time Lords *time lords*! The key of the Time Lords *time lords*!
It suddenly occurs to Shrapnel that he has forgotten something and darts back to retrieve it. He returns as information from the scan flashes up on the holo-screen with a diminutive prisoner in hand and lets slip a demented cackle!
Shrapnel: Ha ha ha! Are you prepared, slave *slave*? Are you prepared to unleash the power of the key to future's past *past*?!
I love the rusty window frame here. The aged decal is a nice bonus.
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When Rachael & Anya walked by in their Godzilla and Transformer Sparkplug costumes, Gigi Edgely (Chiana of the SF TV series FARSCAPE) ran up and asked to have her picture taken with them - She loved their costumes! I don't think they could walk 10 feet without being asked for photos. They had a lot of fun. Anya won first place, and Rachael second in the 11-under section of the costume contest. Pictures of them are starting to pop up on the 'net already!
Pictures of the West Bank Light from on board the Royal Caribbean Anthem of the Seas at the beginning of our week-long cruise. The West Bank Light is a sparkplug lighthouse that dates from 1901 and is in the Lower New York Bay. It serves as the front range light with the Staten Island Lighthouse serving as the rear range. This guided ships into the Ambrose Channel. I was able to see a number of lighthouses in New York Harbor this trip. On board the Royal Caribbean Anthem of the Seas for the Seven Night Labadee & Puerto Plata Cruise (November 6th through 13th, 2022). The cruise embarks from Cape Liberty (Bayonne, NJ) with stops at Labadee, Haiti and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic before heading back to New York City. The itinerary changed after Hurricane Nicole canceled our planned stops.
Pictures of the West Bank Light from on board the Royal Caribbean Anthem of the Seas at the beginning of our week-long cruise. The West Bank Light is a sparkplug lighthouse that dates from 1901 and is in the Lower New York Bay. It serves as the front range light with the Staten Island Lighthouse serving as the rear range. This guided ships into the Ambrose Channel. I was able to see a number of lighthouses in New York Harbor this trip. On board the Royal Caribbean Anthem of the Seas for the Seven Night Labadee & Puerto Plata Cruise (November 6th through 13th, 2022). The cruise embarks from Cape Liberty (Bayonne, NJ) with stops at Labadee, Haiti and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic before heading back to New York City. The itinerary changed after Hurricane Nicole canceled our planned stops.
Spring Point Ledge Light is a spark plug lighthouse in South Portland, marking a dangerous obstruction n the west side of the main shipping channel into Portland Harbor. It was constructed in 1897 after seven steamship companies complained that many of their vessels ran aground on Spring Point Ledge. t was electrified in 1934, and in 1951, a 900-foot breakwater made from 50,000 short tons of granite was constructed connecting the lighthouse to the mainland.
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The conical spark plug style Spring Point ledge Light was built in 1897 at the entrance to Portland Harbor. The first floor of the tower was used for storage, and upper floors contained a galley kitchen, bedrooms and a watch room. The light was automated in 1934. In 1951, a breakwater was built to connect the light to the mainland. The U.S. Coast Guard turned over the light to the Spring Point Ledge Light Trust in 1998. The light is an active aid to navigation. (Source: Various)
Looking a little ropey after 1000 miles since a wash. I have just washed her now. Had an oil change, new oil filter and sparkplugs last week, along with fluid levels topped and new wipers. Clocked over 160k just as I arrived home on saturday evening. She performed faultlessly on the 400mile round trip. Bulletproof!
Pictures of the West Bank Light from on board the Royal Caribbean Anthem of the Seas at the beginning of our week-long cruise. The West Bank Light is a sparkplug lighthouse that dates from 1901 and is in the Lower New York Bay. It serves as the front range light with the Staten Island Lighthouse serving as the rear range. This guided ships into the Ambrose Channel. I was able to see a number of lighthouses in New York Harbor this trip. On board the Royal Caribbean Anthem of the Seas for the Seven Night Labadee & Puerto Plata Cruise (November 6th through 13th, 2022). The cruise embarks from Cape Liberty (Bayonne, NJ) with stops at Labadee, Haiti and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic before heading back to New York City. The itinerary changed after Hurricane Nicole canceled our planned stops.
Pictures of the Romer Shoal Light from on board the Royal Caribbean Anthem of the Seas at the beginning of our week-long cruise. The Romer Shoal Light is a sparkplug lighthouse that dates from 1898 and is in the Lower New York Bay. It is 2 and a half nautical miles north of Sandy Hook, New Jersey. A few of the pictures also show the Sandy Hook Lighthouse in the background. I was able to see a number of lighthouses in New York Harbor this trip. On board the Royal Caribbean Anthem of the Seas for the Seven Night Labadee & Puerto Plata Cruise (November 6th through 13th, 2022). The cruise embarks from Cape Liberty (Bayone, NJ) with stops at Labadee, Haiti and Puerto Plata, Dominican Republic before heading back to New York City. The itinerary changed after Hurricane Nicole canceled our planned stops.
5/8" of chrome-y goodness. I think everything on my car is metric... apart from the sparkplugs.
SOOC apart from desaturating to B&W (there was a reflection of my hand ruining the monochromacity)
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Yes, they glow in the dark! :)
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My Bandit is running poorly. One of it's cylinders isn't firing properly causing bad combustion.
When you hold a handkerchief or paper towel to an exhaust it should not stain with soot in a couple of seconds.
I took out the old sparkplug and replaced it with a new one. Alas no real improvement (yet).
Probably needs a carburator clean.
Other things to check: I can touch exhaust number 4 after 30 seconds. Exhausts 1 to 3 are too hot to touch. It means the combustion in carburator 4 isn't good enough.
Check for water inside the sparkplug enclosure. There wasn't any. Check power of the sparkplug lead by attaching the sparkplug outside the engine and grounding it to the vents and then power your motorcycle. The sooted sparkplug still gave electrical power. This means the lead to the sparkplug is still working and OK. The new sparkplug had a nicer bluer spark.
Sooty sparkplug?: Over-rich fuel/air mixture, faulty choke operation or blocked air filter.
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Romer Shoal Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in Lower New York Bay, on the north edge of the Swash Channel, south of Ambrose Channel and north of Sandy Hook, New Jersey, in the entrance to New York Harbor. It is in New Jersey, very close to the border with New York.
The shoal was named for the pilot boat William J. Romer which sank there in 1863. The light was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2007 as Romer Shoal Light Station.
The Light was heavily damaged during Hurricane Sandy. The non-profit that has taken over stewardship of the Light is working with FEMA and private donors to preserve this national landmark.
Orient Point (The Coffee Pot) Light is a sparkplug lighthouse in active use as an aid to navigation off Orient Point, New York. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2007. In June 2011, the General Services Administration made the Orient Point Light available at no cost to public organizations willing to preserve them. It can be found off Orient Point at the end of Oyster Point Reef on the western side of Plum Gut. It throws a flashing a white light every five seconds; its tower is 24 feet tall, 21 feet wide at base, 18 feet wide at top, brick lined, of cast iron plate construction and painted brown on top and white on bottom. At the top of the tower (below the lantern) is a watch deck; the foundation is a concrete-filled cast iron caisson 32 feet tall with a 25 foot diameter. 1899: Constructed; First Keeper, Ole N. A. Anderson; 1954: Automated; 1970: Coast Guard announced that the light will be extinguished and demolished; 1973, Work began to restore the light; 1978: Light was upgraded to compensate for the extinguishing of the Plum Island light; 1999: The light celebrated its 100th birthday.
We liked the menu board above the bar. During the tour, you find out there is actually a Toledo connection to how and why Flying Dog wound up in Maryland. From their website:
Nobody had ever connected the words “flying” and “dog” together...until 1983, when George Stranahan* was itching for an adventure. (George Stranahan is part of the renowned Stranahan family of Toledo, of Champion Sparkplug fame; for more on their history and how he wound up in Colorado, see: www.aspenphys.org/aboutus/history/first35years/chp1.html)
This time it would be K2, also known as the “Savage Mountain,” the second highest mountain in the world and one of the most deadly. For every four people who have reached the summit, one has died trying. And it has never been climbed in the winter.
After traveling 8,000 miles from Woody Creek, Colorado, George and his band of 12 “Innocents” set off from Rawalpindi, Pakistan (or “Pindi” as everyone called it) for the summit of K2 with a Sherpa and a mule loaded with provisions.
Ignoring the fear, George and the Innocents trekked across the Baltoro Glacier and the Braldu Gorge. Reinhold Messner, the world’s greatest mountain climber, said the Braldu Gorge was the “most dangerous thing [he] had ever done in his life.” According to George, the largest disaster he and the Innocents faced was that “on day 17 of a 35-day trip, we totally ran out of booze.”
Back in Pindi at the Hotel Flashman, George and the Innocents were triumphant but in a dry state of mind. After getting on the “alcohol list” of this Muslim nation, they settled in to drink their quota. Then, their eyes caught sight of a large painting.
As George describes it, “It was a full-on oil painting of a dog. A beautiful oil painting, big, nice. And the dog was like…well, he had left the ground. Here we were, the March of the Innocents and this ‘Flying Dog,’ and the weirdness of it all. And the combination of the words ‘Flying Dog’ stuck with all of us, but particularly for me. They fit together in some way. I don’t know how it makes sense, but it makes sense.”
In 1990, George founded the Flying Dog Brewpub in Aspen, Colorado. From that brewpub to a full-fledged Denver brewery (co-founded by George and his longtime friend and partner, Richard McIntyre**) in 1994, and then to our current state-of-the-art brewing facility in Frederick, Maryland, Flying Dog continues to make sense.
* George Stranahan is an astrophysicist with a PhD from Carnegie Mellon University and the founder of the Aspen Center for Physics. He is also a photographer, rancher, writer, philanthropist, and an educator who has founded three schools. For more information, visit www.georgestranahan.com.
** Richard McIntyre is a rancher at the Flying Dog Ranch, which also serves as a conference and retreat center, situated at the base of Mt. Sopris in Carbondale, Colorado. For more information, visit www.flyingdogranch.com.