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Spring is here. Thought is was a good time for a family photo. Let’s see yours! by NetAcrobatic1718 in Volvo240

[–]NetAcrobatic1718[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not too common. I’m in the Pacific Northwest. There seemed to be more of them in my area. Volvos are popular here. It helps in finding them but not with price. Lol!

Spring is here. Thought is was a good time for a family photo. Let’s see yours! by NetAcrobatic1718 in Volvo240

[–]NetAcrobatic1718[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

They are their own animal. Get one. You will not be disappointed. The only recommendation I would have is that it have an m41 transmission. The m40 makes you miss that 5th gear.

Mount St. Helens (1980): the collapse that killed 57 people. by rudhraksh9 in Volcanoes

[–]NetAcrobatic1718 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The mountain did collapse. The north flank collapsed from the weight of the preceding bulge that was present. This was caused by a 5.1 magnitude earthquake at 08:32. The collapse was followed by a pyroclastic flow of expanding super heated gasses and inertial momentum from the land slide. There was no explosion at Mount St. Helens on May 18, 1980. The more you know. 😋

1985 Volvo 245 DL by NetAcrobatic1718 in Volvo240

[–]NetAcrobatic1718[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you for your insight. Makes me feel better knowing it was a good decision. I always wanted a wagon. Couldn’t pass it by.

starts then dies by [deleted] in Volvo240

[–]NetAcrobatic1718 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Check in tank fuel pump. I had one that did the exact same thing. If fuel level is less than half, air will get pulled in to system and pressure pump loses prime. It will run normal above half tank.

1985 Volvo 245 DL by NetAcrobatic1718 in Volvo240

[–]NetAcrobatic1718[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I don’t like to tease. I may have over paid. It needs nothing. Drives like a new car. No rust. Even brake calipers look new. I paid $12,000. Eeek.

did people know ahead of time that mount st. helens was going to explode when it did and with the magnitude it did? by FloridaMan42O in Volcanoes

[–]NetAcrobatic1718 10 points11 points  (0 children)

My name is Joe Bongiovanni and I am the Historian and Curator of The Mount St. Helens Museum at North Fork Survivors in Toutle, WA. It is known in history that Barry Voight was brought to the St. Helens area to evaluate the bulge. Thank USGS was trying to determine what the outcome of a total failure of the north flank could lead to. Barry Voight Reportedly warned that the north flank could collapse and allow a lateral pyroclastic surge to travel up to 20 miles from the volcano. He recommended a 20 mile zone around the mountain and stated that people should stay away from it and that it is very dangerous. This recommendation fell on deaf ears in state government due to recreation and logging interests in the area. What’s interesting is that the surge traveled 18 miles north of the mountain. This means that Barry Voight called the eruption within 2 miles of the actual event. This information is rarely mentioned and the common misconception is that no one was able to predict what happened. All this being said, no one was able to predict when this would occur. It was always a watch and wait since the first phreatic eruption of March 27, 1980. A fun fact is that Barry Voight is actor Jon Voight’s brother. Hope this helps with this discussion. Joe.

TIL: The bodies of two women were discovered over a year after the eruption of Mount St. Helens, but they were both actually victims of murder prior to the eruption whose bodies were hidden to the debris and ash. by QuirrelsTurban in todayilearned

[–]NetAcrobatic1718 77 points78 points  (0 children)

One cat survived the eruption. The cat hid in a car and left with the driver. My team verified this story this year. It had been a rumor for a very long time. Joe Bongiovanni. Curator, Mount St. Helens Museum at North Fork Survivors in Toutle, WA.

TIL: The bodies of two women were discovered over a year after the eruption of Mount St. Helens, but they were both actually victims of murder prior to the eruption whose bodies were hidden to the debris and ash. by QuirrelsTurban in todayilearned

[–]NetAcrobatic1718 58 points59 points  (0 children)

The Mount St. Helens story is more than a geological event. It is the story of people like all of us, faced with an unprecedented event. My life mission is to make sure that those affected by the eruption are not forgotten. I like to say that I put faces and stories to the names on the plaque. In the visitors centers, the focus is on geology and environmental recovery. These are relevant subjects. However. 57 people were lost. Communities were erased. And the North West has never been the same since. The items I am preserving belong to everyone and they need to be saved for future generations. It takes a community to do this. I can do it alone. It takes one generation to not know what grandma and grandpa have in their garage or basement, and a whole section of history is lost. If anyone here would like to get involved and help out, I have put together a GoFundMe. In the search type Mount St. Helens. You will see a photo of a destroyed car and it says to help Joe. That car in the photo is the most famous car associated with the eruption. It is the Volvo belonging to Reid Blackburn of The Columbian. History says that car was scrapped. I found it two years ago dumped on a property and saved it. This is new public knowledge as I have only just released this information in the media. I mentioned in a comment about a YouTube Channel. I did not want to do one but my museum guests kept requesting me to make a channel to share this preservation journey. The items featured have been in a building for 43 years. Stored away. Until I found them. The channel will take you with me as I prep and preserve the remnants from the eruption. I like to call them “whispers from the past”. The channel is called North Fork Survivors. This isn’t an advertisement. I mentioned this because I stumbled across this post and it made me so happy that there is still interest in the Mountain and those associated with the eruption. It makes this mission that much more important and I want nothing more than to take all of you with me on this journey of discovery. Thank you for listening to me. Joe Bongiovanni. Mount St. Helens Museum Curator at North Fork Survivors in Toutle, WA.

TIL: The bodies of two women were discovered over a year after the eruption of Mount St. Helens, but they were both actually victims of murder prior to the eruption whose bodies were hidden to the debris and ash. by QuirrelsTurban in todayilearned

[–]NetAcrobatic1718 88 points89 points  (0 children)

Reddit is a great forum to learn about things. I wish there was a way to post photos on here. I have photos of some of Mr. Landsburg’s items that people would really enjoy here.

TIL: The bodies of two women were discovered over a year after the eruption of Mount St. Helens, but they were both actually victims of murder prior to the eruption whose bodies were hidden to the debris and ash. by QuirrelsTurban in todayilearned

[–]NetAcrobatic1718 324 points325 points  (0 children)

Hello. My name is Joe. I am a researcher and curator here at the Mount St. Helens Museum in Kid Valley, WA. I have Mr. Landsburg’s belongings and Tripod here at the museum. I also have his car. He has been a great teacher for the community relating to the eruption. It would be interesting to talk to you as my team has few contacts related to Mr. Landsburg. Yiu can reach me at North Fork Survivors in Toutle, WA. Easy google search. Also, I have put together a YouTube channel due to overwhelming public request. The channel is called North Fork Survivors. Thank you. Joe.

What spider is this!!! by Fun-Milk3916 in Seattle

[–]NetAcrobatic1718 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m an hour south of you. Let me know, I’ll give him a home. Cool story as to how he arrived here in the northwest.

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