2020 New Random Pics

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by john70t

and that's why I don't wear those silly shoes.

[GH85Carrera]

[GH85Carrera]

Bruce McLaren and his M6GT road car











An astronaut captured this mesmerizing photograph of Parinacota and Pomerape, twin volcanoes in the Andes Mountains from their view on the International Space Station.
These majestic peaks, part of the Nevados de Payachata volcanic group, stand proudly on the border between Chile and Bolivia

[masraum]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

I've done my fair share of mechanic yoga, but that second pic takes it to a whole new level!

I like to look out of the window of a plane when I'm flying, some of the scenery can be really amazing. One of the most impressive views was when I left SEA-TAC one morning. Once the plane got above the clouds (completely overcast) the sun was shining and the sky was clear, and I was able to see several of the peaks (seemed like there must be at least 4-6 that I was able to see sticking up out of the clouds over a long distance. Looking down a row of volcanos is a completely different sort of view than looking at a "range" of young mountains.

I wasn't able to find anything like what I remember seeing, but this gives an idea.


When we lived in Japan, especially the first time, we had a wonderful view of the Hakkoda mountains. They aren't super tall, the tallest is just under a mile high. I think that most years they have snow on their peaks for most of the year (I think they are clear for 1-2 months if memory serves. I didn't realize at the time, but they are an "active volcanic complex". I think we may have camped near them once when I was in the boy scouts the second time that we were in Japan.


Both as a family and with the scouts I've been to Lake Towada.

"Lake Towada (十和田湖, Towada-ko) is the largest crater lake in Honshū island, Japan. Located on the border between Aomori and Akita prefectures, it lies 400 meters (1,800 ft) above sea level and is 327 m (1,073 ft) deep, drained by the Oirase river. With a surface area of 61.1 km², Towada is Japan's 12th largest lake, its bright blue color is due to its great depth. The lake is roughly circular, with two peninsulas extending from its southern shore approximately one-third into the center of the lake.

Lake Towada occupies the caldera of a stratovolcano still regarded as an active volcano. This volcano became active around 200,000 years ago, and through repeated eruptions and pyroclastic flows, especially 55,000 and 36,000 and 15,000 years ago, created an 11 kilometer diameter caldera with the proto-Lake Towada. From approximately 15,000 to 12,000 years ago, intermittent eruptions formed a small stratovolcano within this caldera (Mount Goshikiiwa). Intermediate eruptive activity continued and at least eight eruptions of magma occurred from 11,000 years ago to the present. The Ogurayama Lava Dome was formed approximately 7,600 years ago on the northeastern slope of the Goshikiiwa volcano. The Mikadoishi Lava Dome is estimated to be within 12,000 and 2,800 years ago.[2] The collapse of these secondary lava domes approximately 5400 years ago give the lake its distinct shape and the inlet between its two peninsulas (called the “Nakaumi”) is the remnant of a secondary caldera which erupted and collapsed."
view of the lake from the rim

tour boat for the lake out of the water

mushroom "farm" on the road to the lake

[Jolly Amaranto]

I was flying into Chicago one morning and the tall buildings were poking out above the clouds. I rented a car and drove to a business meeting down town in the rain. I wondered about the folk who went to work in the rain only to get to their office on an upper floor and find it was a nice sunny day.

[masraum]

Originally Posted by Jolly Amaranto

I was flying into Chicago one morning and the tall buildings were poking out above the clouds. I rented a car and drove to a business meeting down town in the rain. I wondered about the folk who went to work in the rain only to get to their office on an upper floor and find it was a nice sunny day.

That would be really cool to work that high. The building that I work in is the tallest in Texas and was the tallest west of the Mississippi, 75 stories. I've been to the observation deck on the 60th floor. I work on the 16th floor, so I'm not terribly likely to see above the clouds from my desk.

The Newby–McMahon Building, commonly referred to as the World's littlest skyscraper, is located at 511 7th Street[4] (on the corner of Seventh and La Salle streets) in downtown Wichita Falls, Texas.[5] It is a late Neoclassical style red brick and cast stone structure. It stands 40 ft (12 m) tall, and its exterior dimensions are 18 ft (5.5 m) deep and 10 ft (3.0 m) wide.[2] Its interior dimensions are approximately 12 ft (3.7 m) by 9 ft (2.7 m), or approximately 108 sq ft (10.0 m2). Steep, narrow, internal stairways leading to the upper floors occupy roughly 25% of the interior area.[3]

This is one of my favorite buildings in Houston. It was "Bank of America Center", but now it's "TC Energy Center". The entire outside of the building is what looks to me like red granite, including the sidewalk surrounding it.



In 2001 when Tropical Storm Allison hit causing a lot of flooding, the building announced that anyone working late should move their cars up to higher levels of the parking garage in case of flooding. Some woman didn't hear the announcement or didn't pay attention. He car was on the 3rd sub-level. When she was ready to leave, she jumped into an elevator and pushed the button to go to her car. The elevator was submerged into the flooded garage and she drowned.

I guess that might be better than this other Houston area elevator accident which is truly the thing of nightmares and/or horror flicks for at least 2 people.

HOUSTON — A surgical resident was killed when an elevator malfunctioned and decapitated him. Hitoshi Nikaidoh, 35, was stepping into a second-floor elevator at Christus St. Joseph Hospital on Saturday when the doors suddenly closed, pinning his shoulders. His head was severed when the elevator moved upward. A hospital employee witnessed the accident and spent about 20 minutes trapped inside the elevator before firefighters rescued her. She was treated for shock in the hospital’s emergency room.

[GH85Carrera]

Grand Staircase of the Marsh Mansion, built in 1893 and on the market in 2020 for $895,000. The mansion is located in Plainfield, NJ, and has been completely restored.

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Grand Staircase of the Marsh Mansion, built in 1893 and on the market in 2020 for $895,000. The mansion is located in Plainfield, NJ, and has been completely restored.

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More than 6000 sf and it sits on less than 1 acre. 895 is a crazy price but I wonder what the resto cost was.

https://www.historicalhomesofamerica.com/post/restored-1893-new-jersey-marsh-mansion-with-one-of-the-most-impressive-staircases-ever-lists-at-895k

[GH85Carrera]

This is NOTan AI or Photoshop image!
A "split screen" sunset happens when clouds on the right half of the sky are higher in the sky and are thus still picking up some of the Sun’s lingering rays. This was recorded in Florida.
More details/photos: https://bit.ly/3NbkggC

[masraum]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

This is NOTan AI or Photoshop image!
A "split screen" sunset happens when clouds on the right half of the sky are higher in the sky and are thus still picking up some of the Sun’s lingering rays. This was recorded in Florida.
More details/photos: https://bit.ly/3NbkggC

This image had folks in Houston freaked out and wondering what was going on.

[GH85Carrera]

STS-126 - The Space Shuttle Endeavour mounted atop its modified Boeing 747 carrier aircraft flies over California's Mojave Desert on its way back to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida on Dec 10, 2008.


A group of kids gathered together, Massachusetts, 1904.

[GH85Carrera]

[Racerbvd]

Originally Posted by masraum

I've done my fair share of mechanic yoga, but that second pic takes it to a whole new level!

I like to look out of the window of a plane when I'm flying, some of the scenery can be really amazing. One of the most impressive views was when I left SEA-TAC one morning. Once the plane got above the clouds (completely overcast) the sun was shining and the sky was clear, and I was able to see several of the peaks (seemed like there must be at least 4-6 that I was able to see sticking up out of the clouds over a long distance. Looking down a row of volcanos is a completely different sort of view than looking at a "range" of young mountains.

I wasn't able to find anything like what I remember seeing, but this gives an idea.


When we lived in Japan, especially the first time, we had a wonderful view of the Hakkoda mountains. They aren't super tall, the tallest is just under a mile high. I think that most years they have snow on their peaks for most of the year (I think they are clear for 1-2 months if memory serves. I didn't realize at the time, but they are an "active volcanic complex". I think we may have camped near them once when I was in the boy scouts the second time that we were in Japan.


Both as a family and with the scouts I've been to Lake Towada.

"Lake Towada (十和田湖, Towada-ko) is the largest crater lake in Honshū island, Japan. Located on the border between Aomori and Akita prefectures, it lies 400 meters (1,800 ft) above sea level and is 327 m (1,073 ft) deep, drained by the Oirase river. With a surface area of 61.1 km², Towada is Japan's 12th largest lake, its bright blue color is due to its great depth. The lake is roughly circular, with two peninsulas extending from its southern shore approximately one-third into the center of the lake.

Lake Towada occupies the caldera of a stratovolcano still regarded as an active volcano. This volcano became active around 200,000 years ago, and through repeated eruptions and pyroclastic flows, especially 55,000 and 36,000 and 15,000 years ago, created an 11 kilometer diameter caldera with the proto-Lake Towada. From approximately 15,000 to 12,000 years ago, intermittent eruptions formed a small stratovolcano within this caldera (Mount Goshikiiwa). Intermediate eruptive activity continued and at least eight eruptions of magma occurred from 11,000 years ago to the present. The Ogurayama Lava Dome was formed approximately 7,600 years ago on the northeastern slope of the Goshikiiwa volcano. The Mikadoishi Lava Dome is estimated to be within 12,000 and 2,800 years ago.[2] The collapse of these secondary lava domes approximately 5400 years ago give the lake its distinct shape and the inlet between its two peninsulas (called the “Nakaumi”) is the remnant of a secondary caldera which erupted and collapsed."
view of the lake from the rim

tour boat for the lake out of the water

mushroom "farm" on the road to the lake

As have I, especially at the track..

[Steve Carlton]

[GH85Carrera]

[craigster59]

A Christmas bulb salesman's display case

[GH85Carrera]

[masraum]

Originally Posted by craigster59

A Christmas bulb salesman's display case

I remember our Christmas lights when I was a kid having these sorts of bulbs. The strings of lights were heavy and well built.

[fanaudical]

Originally Posted by GH85Carrera

Maybe the colors are off on the picture or my monitor, but I don't see any double red bands in that photo...

[Steve Carlton]

LS-equipped, supposedly.