http://www.robsherwood.com/blog/index.php Rob Sherwood Blog en-us Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:05:26 +0000 Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:05:26 +0000 SoftCab.com http://www.robsherwood.com/blog/index.php?number=318 Pix Here

I undecorated my Christmas tree last night and now that I have cleaned all the decorations, I have to string some new lights (3 strings burned out). I've had that tree up for 7 years now. Perhaps, I'll take it down after Christmas and take a break.]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2008 13:58:01 +0000 http://www.robsherwood.com/blog/index.php?number=318#comment http://www.robsherwood.com/blog/index.php?number=318
I like putting up the Christmas tree - it's part of the holiday festivities, part of the season. I don't think I'd feel the same way if I left it up and just re-trimmed it. We've been doing the real tree thing for some time now. I love spending a nice October day hunting down just the right tree and marking it for later harvest. And I love gettting out the saw in December and bringing my prize home to its place of honor. But I hate trying to keep the damn thing watered and I am tired of the constant clean-up to say nothing of the mess on take down day. So screw it. I'm in the market for a good artificial, pre-lit Christmas memory maker.]]> Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:21:30 +0000 http://www.robsherwood.com/blog/index.php?number=318#comment http://www.robsherwood.com/blog/index.php?number=318 Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:47:09 +0000 http://www.robsherwood.com/blog/index.php?number=318#comment http://www.robsherwood.com/blog/index.php?number=318 Thu, 13 Nov 2008 18:36:49 +0000 http://www.robsherwood.com/blog/index.php?number=318#comment http://www.robsherwood.com/blog/index.php?number=318 click here There was a lot of 'magic' when we had a funky tower location. The best was the Seattle/Tacoma FM tower location. Also on top of a mountain, but totally inaccessible in the winter and with no power lines. Generators produced the electricity and huge tanks held enough diesel to get thru most winters. Snowmobiles enabled the engineers to maintain the site and after particularly severe storms helicopters did the job. I think they kept 100,000 gallons of diesel on site. Or not. I know it was a lot. Come to think of it, almost all my stations had unique tower sites. WDGY ...9 free standing towers. KDWB six tall ones. WEBC...across Lake Superior. Well..not all. Austin, Green Bay, Cedar Rapids, KSTP, U100....just some field. I liked it better before I started thinking about it.

I'll be off line for a few days while I travel....see you all when I get there.]]> Fri, 14 Nov 2008 11:36:15 +0000 http://www.robsherwood.com/blog/index.php?number=318#comment http://www.robsherwood.com/blog/index.php?number=318 Fri, 14 Nov 2008 14:16:13 +0000 http://www.robsherwood.com/blog/index.php?number=318#comment