The World – Baltimore Bridge Collapse

 To be honest, I would have thought that the design of the bridge would have taken the possibility of a ship colliding with one of the pylons into account.  The thing collapsed like it was made out of matchsticks. Lucky that it happened just after 1am.  If it had happened during morning rush hour, … Read more

Thunder Bay – Monday

Sigh…..Snowing.  Not going to see the sun today.  Just carrying my point and shoot camera today.  I am not expecting many photo ops today. There was no snow on the ground yesterday. As I type this, it is still snowing. Looks like a photo I took in February. Tracks.

Thunder Bay – Sunday

The makings of a reasonable sunrise this morning There are some clouds Pretty intense Nice Some cloud colour showing up As good as it got and here is the sun, behind some clouds and so the day begins Ice I noticed yesterday that the MV CSL Welland  has left Keefer Terminal.  Ships are expected to … Read more

Canada – What If?

    What would Justin Trudeau and his attack dog Steven Guilbeault do 25,000 years ago when the planet started to warm and the three kilometer thick sheet of ice that covered Canada began to melt?  Would they put a carbon tax on fire? Twenty five thousand years ago, the climate started to change. The … Read more

Thunder Bay – Saturday

Clear and cold this morning.   This is about as much colour as you are going to see in the morning  sky today. Nice ice texture Click on image to enlarge

The World – ‘There’s Been No Increase’: Scientists Debunk Climate Change Claims About Hurricanes

‘There’s Been No Increase’: Scientists Debunk Climate Change Claims About Hurricanes This year’s hurricane season, which officially starts June 1, is being predicted by WeatherBELL as the “hurricane season from hell,” with weather patterns similar to those of 2005, 2017, and 2020. Along with it, says the firm’s meteorologist and chief forecaster Joe Bastardi, will … Read more

Thunder Bay – Friday

Mostly overcast this morning.  The only colour in the sky was this wedge Not much anywhere else Nothing out there Still some remnants of the former grain elevator around. Still ice in the harbour.  The icebreaker is supposed to show up tomorrow. Trash in context. Area still blocked off.  No rush to fix the light … Read more

The World – Plastic: Burn It Or Eat It?

 Yes, the recycling program paid by us taxpayers, is a scam.   What happens to all of that plastic etc that is supposed to be recycled?  Do you know? What I do know is the only way to deal with all of this is to reduce the stream of plastic.  That or burn it. ‘Matter … Read more

Thunder Bay – Thursday

Mostly clear and cold morning. Not expecting a lot in the sunrise today. We will see the sun though. I like the texture of the ice right now. The ice is making some very loud crack sounds  this morning. All of the colour that there was. You can see where the sun will appear. Click … Read more

Thunder Bay – Police Seeing Success With Artificial Intelligence Video Software?

Police seeing success with artificial intelligence video software Since December, the Thunder Bay Police Service has used the video analytic software BriefCam for three sudden death investigations. THUNDER BAY — Software using artificial intelligence to analyze video footage is already proving beneficial for investigators with the Thunder Bay Police Service. Last fall, the Thunder Bay … Read more