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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.
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 horn that sounded every 12 second, 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 tons of granite was constructed in order to connect the lighthouse to the mainland.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spring_Point_Ledge_Light
Info on South Portland: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Portland,_Maine
I cleaned the spark plugs on my 1929 Model A Ford. The last time I had my Rolex cleaned the charge was $400. As I recall, AC was one of the top selling plugs at that time. The ad was in the September 1937 Country Getleman. AC used that horse in many ads.
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A Bag of Queens
Little John Nee
An Grianán Theatre Productions
Autumn/Winter 2012
A Bag of Queens is part of a series of shows featuring the character Sparkplug Callaghan, a musical odyssey that races along with Little John’s trademark comic storytelling style, exploring themes of ‘random acts of kindness’, responsibility, loneliness, greed and creative expression, in a gentle and fun way.
A favour for a friend leads Sparkplug to an old grocery and hardware shop at a country crossroads. Inside he discovers a lost treasure of consumer items that now assume a very different meaning and value. When he visits the elderly shopkeeper in a retirement home he is cast off in an adventure to a city that’s tearing itself apart for want of more ‘stuff.
The show is about human relationships and it gives children an appreciation and connection with the lives of older people as well as offering a view of being “ a fish out of water” and what it is like to be “different” in a new community.
Suitable for 7+
Admission Free
This project is part-financed by the European Union’s European Regional Development Fund through the EU Programme for Peace and Reconciliation managed for the Special EU Programmes Body by Donegal County Council.
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.
Location: connecting Kingsland Point Park in Sleepy Hollow with the Tarrytown Light House
Type: Metal Footbridge
Opened: late 1970's
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.
Nikon D700, AF Nikkor 18-35 f/3.5-4.5D with circular polarizer.
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!
Avon Champion Spark Plug collectible bottle, issued around 1975. Milk glass bottle (empty) with plastic lid. In excellent condition, no chips, cracks, or discoloration, marked Avon. About 4 3/4" tall, 2" across widest, 1 3/8" across bottom. Three available, two with unreadable label remnants, one with no label. Great collector item.
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.
National Register #87002279 (1988)
Captain Thunder and Blue Bolt / Heft-Reihe
The Opening: Introducing King's Gambit
art: Eufronio R. Cruz
Verlag: Heroic Publishing (USA; 1988)
ex libris MTP
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.
NGK DR9EIX for the Iridium version
Denso X27ETR for equivalent of JR9B
Suzuki OEM number: SUZUKI (09482-00397)