Moontanman

It was weird! I used to spend a lot of time fishing at night and coming and going to the beach at all hours of the night and I never saw the streets this deserted. Wilmington, NC has 117,000 people, the county has 229,000 people including Wilmington, not exactly metropolis but it seemed like no one was home the morning of the 1st. 

Even more troubling if you woke up to find Rod Serling standing over you, saying ...
"You're travelling through another dimension, a idmension not only of sight and sound, but of mind ..."

Get yourself checked out, and get better.

I'm fine now @MigL, weird experience for sure. If I had seen Rod Stirling I think I would have vapor locked! 

Where do ghost lights go when their natural habitat is destroyed? 

Probably removed the sign/reflector the light was bouncing off of when they removed the tracks and road. I don't know where ALL the ghost lights go, but the bad ones go to prism. 

I've seen the Maco light, several times, I do not know what it was but reflector it wasn't. I always figured it was some kind of electrical phenomena associated with the RR tracks. Not everyone could see it even when others did. It was weird enough to make a sceptics hair stand up... it did mine. 

I often wonder if it would still be there after the tracks were taken down but the area is lighted now with street lights and no way to see such a dim red glow with the lights drowning everything out. 

To be fair the amount of lighting in the area seems more than a bit extreme, I wonder if the light has something to do with that. It was nearly 50 years ago now but if I remember correctly a news crew managed to film it once but that could be wishful thinking on my part.

I used to breed dwarf crayfish commercially, in the time these self cloning crayfish have resulted in many dozens of crayfish I would have been lucky to get a dozen having started out with just two. 

I have a couple of "proprietary" methods of insuring crayfish breed out of season, every 28 days to be specific. But these self cloning females breed continuously with no need to trick them into season.  No need for males either and none appear in the clone's broods.

My self cloning crayfish have resulted in such a numerous population i am using them as fish food. The down side is that some escape and start eating my plants.  

I belonged to an astronomy club in my teens - it is hard to overstate the giggle factor of that poor, erm, gas giant.  With the American pronunciation, anyway.  (I know some English speakers call it "YUR-uh-nuss," which neatly defuses all the fun that "yur-AY-nus" provides)

Not only on the less reputable sites. "... frogs ... massive leap ..." : Scientists regrow frogs’ amputated limbs in massive leap for regenerative medicine | Euronews

Glad to see you back, and with your sense of humour in good shape.

It's a massive comeback.  

Hope it gets better soon Moon. Hang in there!

Hope you're well soon, and can start posting regularly again.
We haven't had any threads about extra-terrestrial visitors in a while 🙂 .

It's so hard to focus when you're in pain. My heart goes out to you, my friend, and I hope the pain fades as you continue to get better.

Missed that, heard old Diana Ross songs.  How many years left?

I am so sorry to hear that. Please take time for yourself and know that folks are there for you.

Sorry to hear that Moontanman.

I can only imagine what you're going through, and have gone through, but I do know time can help, even if it is one day at a time.

May she rest in peace.

Moon, my dear friend, my heart aches for your loss. You will be in my thoughts in these coming days, stay strong and keep well knowing so many care for you and share in their hearts your grief.

...and tan.

Tan too.

Arnold Shwarzenegger said in his emotional video clip yesterday that American democracy is like this Conan sword he's holding, that US democracy will get stronger with each tempering (Capitol raid) just like this sword gets stronger with fire and water. It was a very good video and much needed in light of current events but he forgot about one crucial thing which renders his clip a scary cliche - the sword is a movie prop.

Life interfered, no room for it now. 

It would be a good way to keep busy, and get yor mind off things.
When you're ready, of course.

I live in an apartment now, no place to really work, it makes a huge mess to make such a background. 

I think you'd better talk to JCMacSwell about that cod, Strange.
Won't find much cod in Moony's neck of the woods.

You got me mouth watering until you mentioned the tadpoles. 🙀 Hello. We've never met before.

The fish were far too small to eat... 

Yeah and I like it! 

They did tell me it was paramount that I avoid the covid 19 virus while sick.

Only you could manage to catch a flu in sunny California.
In the midst of a different kind of pandemic...

Glad you're better; stay safe.

I'm in the bay area, not that sunny, but orange trees grow in peoples yards!

Good luck to you Moon. Nothing better than a grandchild to raise your spirits!

Don't get too used to the 'beach' lifestyle.
We'll have to start calling you SUNtanman.

The ocean is probably a coule hours from where I am, I live close to the ocean in NC!

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Have just read this now

Moontanman,

Sorry to hear of your loss and the invasion of your stepmother's house. As long as there is breath in a body and a will to carry on, people inevitably do...

We can only give our good feelings to you and I will pray for your troubles to decrease.  Please realise that there is always light at the end of this tunnel. 

Keep hope alive!

Read just now. Please accept my condolences Moon. It was only a couple lines but it was a very hard read.

I am deeply saddened by the loss that you have encountered. 
And I am moved by the fact that this forum is a place where such bad news can be shared in an open and honest fashion.

Congratulations! A granddaughter born during a hurricane is bound to be a low-pressure child!

Congrats old man.

It's all over, we got beat pretty bad, mostly by the tornados it spawned bu the wind and rain was vicious! 
 

But more importantly I am a grandpa! Eleanor Louise 8lbs 8oz! Mother and child are doing well!   

Congratulations!

WooHoo! Super freaking awesome! Congratulations Moon!

I once had a pack rat chew through the wires that monitored whether or not someone was sitting on the seat. Since there was no signal that I was indeed on the seat, the lawnmower would not start as part of that standard safety feature. Fixed the wire and all was good with the world.

I will put that on my list, shade tree mechanicing lawn mowers is not fun.

Sandbox no. 6 Test by  carrock.

Halfway down are links. Not sure if its what your looking for though.

Hey Moon, I have one of its descendants, they only offered it for one year in the U.S. 1982 Yamaha XJ650RJ Seca 650. 

It's a four stroke of course, but still has a great get up and go  It's my little time machine, when I need to get back to those good old days. 

https://ridermagazine.com/2012/11/12/retrospective-yamaha-xj650rj-seca-650-1982/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naaXuqezwdo

That is a nice looking ride, I've thought of getting an old V-Max, maybe a 2000 model or there about and customizing it to something similar to this but I'd have to acquire some skill first. 

https://pin.it/zap5zuhi7b4xvb

Whoa! How about this helmet, I might wear one of these driving a car! Maybe eve walking around after dark!

https://pin.it/njv4sdydcxp36h

Nice bike, careful you don't fall off and land on your helmet.

I would be remiss if I didn't add something...

"Dying ain't much of a livin', boy"
Outlaw Josey Wales

What about
"when you have to shoot, Shoot...Don't talk"
Tuco ( The good, the bad and the ugly )

Tuco did the digging...

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There are two type of people in the world. those who have guns... and those who dig...

Catchy. Attractive. I like it.
I've been a digger all my life and I'm pretty sure I can't eradicate it. It sucks to be a digger.

So is the Hulk your 'residual self image' ?
( the mental projection of your digital self )

Morpheus quote, from The Matrix

Who is the benign, rogue incognito based on?

i liked your story!