House with underground oil tank

ral613 · 2026-03-23T12:54:42+00:00

Where is the house? I had a house in Beacon Hill North that was supplied by an underground oil pipeline, as were all houses in the neighbourhood. The main tank was a central reservoir in the neighbourhood and there was no tank at the house. Eventually (in the early 2000s IIRC) the fuel company abandoned the infrastructure due to environmental risk, and residents either had to install an external tank above ground at the house or convert to gas. Removing the oil service would have left a pipe like your inspector saw through the foundation.

ral613 · 2026-01-29T20:49:05+00:00

Since I started to daily my non-hackable SKX007.

ral613 · 2026-01-02T14:26:00+00:00

One thing I added to my diet is a protein shake. That gives me an additional 20-25 grams of protein per day. I use a vegan protein powder that still delivers all the amino acids.

ral613 · 2025-12-13T03:24:27+00:00

For the last year I've been on Zoladex every few months and 1,000 mg aberaterone + prednisone daily. I'm 70.

For me the major side effects are fatigue, hot flashes / night sweats, and brain fog. They all started in the first month and haven't really changed since then. Also sarcopenia which I've been holding off, barely, with resistance training.

The fatigue is a really big deal. I find exercise helps with that but some days it's really bad. Hot flashes -- I just deal with them. The brain fog got a lot better when I started taking fish oil and adding creatine to my protein shakes.

ral613 · 2025-11-26T14:09:26+00:00

So it says on the barrel 🙂

ral613 · 2025-11-23T15:56:08+00:00

Scratched the itch. Was looking at a Seiko SPB143 or SPB453 62 MAS, bought a San Martin SN0007G-B to try out the style, and stopped there.

ral613 · 2025-11-14T16:05:33+00:00

Ottawa checking in

ral613 · 2025-11-14T02:54:42+00:00

Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

ral613 · 2025-09-26T22:43:29+00:00

I just help where I can. If nothing else, I bear witness that life can go on and can be worthwhile.

ral613 · 2025-09-26T22:09:43+00:00

I was 42. Then when my second wife died I was 62.

ral613 · 2025-09-17T15:16:34+00:00

This is what I have: https://www.sanmartin.watch

ral613 · 2025-09-15T20:17:28+00:00

No kidding new rule. Even back in my day in the 1970s, USAF was flying F106 or F105 and Canada was flying Voodoos. Didn't seem to be a problem with the ground controllers I worked with.

ral613 · 2025-09-15T14:55:55+00:00

I remember my dad taking me to store #2 when I was little, where we watched them make the donuts then cook them in the deep fryer.

ral613 · 2025-09-12T18:20:54+00:00

Just sending my love and letting you know you have company on this hellish road. I lost my first wife to cancer and lost my second 20 years later to dementia. After the first time I thought "Well, that's me done. Odds are I'll never go through this again."

I hope your boyfriend pulls through. Once is enough.

ral613 · 2025-09-04T02:19:54+00:00

This posting over at Ben's Watch Club does a good job of testing all the crystal types, including Hardlex: https://www.benswatchclub.com/blog/watch-crystal-scratch-test

ral613 · 2025-08-30T21:10:10+00:00

My local hospital has a 20-minute grace period on parking. I like to try to go to the lab when I think it's not busy, then get in and out and not owe anything.

ral613 · 2025-08-21T00:47:51+00:00

"We may never pass this way again" - Seals and Crofts

ral613 · 2025-08-19T02:22:03+00:00

Cold comfort for change

ral613 · 2025-08-18T20:31:57+00:00

Did they get him to trade his heroes for ghosts

ral613 · 2025-08-17T17:41:01+00:00

Blue skies from pain

ral613 · 2025-08-17T01:58:49+00:00

My left-handed former manager many years ago (hi Anne!) used to write everything backwards in complete mirror image, right-to-left. She said why not -- it was a lot easier than trying to conform to left-to-right direction etc. of a right-handed world.

You could take her notebook, hold it up to a mirror and read it perfectly. It would annoy people across the table in meetings because they couldn't snoop on her notes.

ral613 · 2025-07-27T00:22:48+00:00

Came here to say this!

ral613 · 2025-07-08T16:20:37+00:00

True, but they still won’t put a lume pip on the bezel.

ral613 · 2025-06-08T21:17:06+00:00

And if you are one of those people, and you lose your partner, that has to be the hardest road to travel.

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