tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post3453227994933181643..comments2024-01-19T02:23:51.665-06:00Comments on Journal Wunelle: My Steamy Encounterwstachourhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12447198404608861357noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-72418426460823352352013-08-10T19:40:32.697-05:002013-08-10T19:40:32.697-05:00Your research is better than mine! I think using t...Your research is better than mine! I think using the ash for other purposes is the *perfect* solution to the problem! Here's hoping they follow this lead.wstachourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447198404608861357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-59948951837985479492013-08-10T19:34:58.647-05:002013-08-10T19:34:58.647-05:00On the inside, it looks a lot like the ferries we ...On the inside, it looks a lot like the ferries we rode in WA. I love riding in boats and ships. When you mentioned the ash problem, I immediately thought, " wait, isn't ash used in concrete, paint, etc.?" I looked, it is. There should be a market for some of it if they can contain it and bring it back to shore with them. I hope tey can kerp it running.VVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08751403913379728345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-71457317127102717072013-08-10T06:25:01.157-05:002013-08-10T06:25:01.157-05:00Odd that it didn't know who I am!Odd that it didn't know who I am!wstachourhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12447198404608861357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-3130886612287837632013-08-10T06:22:56.174-05:002013-08-10T06:22:56.174-05:00The trip coming TO Ludington had many more passeng...The trip coming TO Ludington had many more passengers than rode back across on our run. Probably not a full boat, but I'd guess 350 folks and 100 cars. It's interesting to me that many more people used to use these ferry services; what changed? Just air travel?<br /><br />I suspect this is one of these times where things exist on the coat tails of a previous effort. No one could afford to build and operate a new Badger today--not at this scale, certainly not the labor-intensity of coal-power. So if this delicate balance tips, the Badger will go away. I wonder if anything would replace it?<br /><br />We may soon know the answers to these questions.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06567278791740091792noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15935045.post-43031498652925224792013-08-09T17:02:46.061-05:002013-08-09T17:02:46.061-05:00Looks like fun. Curious to know how many people r...Looks like fun. Curious to know how many people ride this on any given day? It must be enough for them to make some kind of money at it or it wouldnt be around. All in all its got to be expensive to keep a ship like that running. There arent too many places left I would think that still use raw coal other than power plants and the like. All in all, very interesting. To bad about the rain, with all the bike trips you have taken, your still probably ahead in the rain dept.Jonnoreply@blogger.com