tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post4273360894711411096..comments2024-03-18T10:16:50.234-04:00Comments on Alchemy of Clay: No ElectricityBarbara Rogershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-71419143828448558822017-03-12T19:05:49.780-04:002017-03-12T19:05:49.780-04:00Excellent observation work on the prompt photograp...Excellent observation work on the prompt photograph. We are lucky to only experience power failures caused by weather here events relatively rarely here in Melbourne Aus ( as opposed to Melbourne, Florida), but it's warned that they may become less unusual because demand may outstrip supply in relation to gas-fired power availability here in Australia. There are still a lot of areas in Aus where mobile phone recption is either poor or non-existent, and they are not necessarily all that remote!Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-91298546412631537732017-03-11T15:59:35.465-05:002017-03-11T15:59:35.465-05:00Rural Electrification was a big deal back in the d...Rural Electrification was a big deal back in the day. Now it's high speed internet connection that's the big necessity. Sadly the old infrastructure needs replacing before it collapses but instead we have to build huge walls. <br />And even though I now live in the mountains, having lived on the coast for much of my life I still keep several kerosene lamps in the house, as well as radios, rubber boots, flashlights, bottled water, soup, etc. Can't be too prepared. Mike Brubakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13065245846262417519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-4118675571043675182017-03-11T11:23:16.490-05:002017-03-11T11:23:16.490-05:00We do take electricity for granted these days and ...We do take electricity for granted these days and it’s easy to forget what an innovation it was. You’ve done a good job of studying the photo minutely. I never noticed the times.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-11111124490036291032017-03-10T19:35:35.669-05:002017-03-10T19:35:35.669-05:00I figured it was a hurricane photo too - I'm a...I figured it was a hurricane photo too - I'm amazed they named a hurricane "King"!Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-74630998607366017442017-03-10T15:44:10.759-05:002017-03-10T15:44:10.759-05:00I love the detective work on the photograph :) The...I love the detective work on the photograph :) The Flickr caption says Title: Philip and Frederica Wylie listening to weather reports: Miami Beach, Florida<br /> <br />Date: November 10, 1950<br /> <br />General note: Photographed for a Saturday Evening Post article on hurricanes. Philip Gordon Wylie (May 12, 1902 - October 25, 1971) was a prolific American author on subjects ranging from pulp science fiction, mysteries, social diatribes and satire, to ecology and the threat of nuclear holocaust.<br /><br />So I checked for a possible Hurricane. From this site http://hurricanecity.com/city/miami.htm I got "1950 hurricane King oct 17th ,125mph(hurdat) from the SSE some gusts to 150mph press 28.20 106mph 97mph for 5 min, 1 min 122mph,Many radio towers destroyed in North Dade.Very short notice on this one as the forecast was for the Bahamas to get hit." Not a female name !?! :)Anne Younghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17970750528434435027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-78290591439000448962017-03-10T14:33:45.938-05:002017-03-10T14:33:45.938-05:00My grandfather's house did not have electricit...My grandfather's house did not have electricity until the late 1950's, not because there were no lines close by, but because he refused to get connected. I remember my aunt ironing with an old heavy flat iron, heated in the gas stove, and she stood on a chair every evening to light the gas mantle. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-88766383411786962592017-03-10T14:13:05.259-05:002017-03-10T14:13:05.259-05:00Ha ha, I even remember when there were miles of s...Ha ha, I even remember when there were miles of spaces out in the country that were called "dead zones" and you couldn't get any cell phone reception...there weren't any towers nearby. Now apparently satellites make up for those missing towers, but I wonder that there aren't still many areas without cell reception.Barbara Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351113054045427775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-82360563285130903012017-03-10T14:03:54.023-05:002017-03-10T14:03:54.023-05:00Too bad cell phones and transistor radios weren...Too bad cell phones and transistor radios weren't invented before electricity got to rural areas which would have kept the backwoods areas connected to the rest of the world. But that would have been backward altogether.La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8999463332198347326.post-67934890242763085342017-03-10T09:54:36.806-05:002017-03-10T09:54:36.806-05:00What an interesting study of the photo searching f...What an interesting study of the photo searching for clues to tell the story. Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.com