timberwolf0122

timberwolf0122 t1_iver3vv wrote

I relocated from the UK to VT and I’ve never felt more welcomed. I now pay it forwards when ever i can, like helping visitors trying to take. A group photo by a covered bridge or I’m fairly handy and have a truck+trailer so helping move or take down/put up/move something that’s beyond someone’s physical or diy ability.

The way I figure it is if we al do random nice things for each other we can keep VT nice.

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timberwolf0122 t1_iv28d4d wrote

Was that actually a significant problem? I’m being serious.

Tritium has a half life of 12.3 years, which is relatively short.

According to what I found on atomic insights VT YANKEE was leaking 100gal(320L)/day of water containing 2.5million picocuries/liter.

That’s 0.35 curies/ year of radiation diluted in 138,000 liters of water.

If you drank all that water yourself you’d get a dose or ~30 rem, which is around the max yearly dose for a us radiation worker. Realistically you’d end up consuming a such a small fraction of that water it would not impact you.

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timberwolf0122 t1_iuakul0 wrote

Not sure what your budget is so I’ll just cover all the things

Those 5hr Hand warmers. Windshield scraper 2 buckets, 1 labeled margarita salt the other driver way salt Warm socks Chap stick A blanket for the car (just in case) An outside thermometer that goes to -40f, but mark it where the usual AZ min is in winter Snow tires Snow pants Snow boots Snow shoes Ski pass Skis

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timberwolf0122 t1_iu7llir wrote

Reply to comment by Ausmith1 in Vermont ICBM missle silos by airhogg

These look like atlas F silos. If I recall it took something like 2 hours to get the 75 ton doors open, the rocket lifted out on an elevator then fueled on the surface before the could launch.

The idea was these location could withstand a direct nuclear blast. Inside the missile tube the whole lift assembly and missile were attached to the rock via massive springs to absorb the shock waves from a direct strike, the control room were the men were simmally suspended but on pneumatic air shocks. Ceazy stuff.

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