I found out this week from some folks at work that the nearly 600 foot tall smoke stack near my office was going to be demolished this morning. Great photo/video opportunity for myself and Jake! We woke up earlier than normal and trekked over to St. Paul. There were tons of people there. We were fortunate enough to get a spot on Cliff Road directly across from the old coal burning plant.
At 7:30 with no siren warning that anyone around me heard, a small explosion occurred at the base. The plan was for the tower to topple on a series of dirt mounds that would cushion the fall and break the material up more easily. The missed their target “by that much”, but the worst of it was some debris that shot across Shepard Road (which was closed).
I shot a little over 110 images during the fall sequence (thank you Canon 40D!). You can enjoy the photos up on my Flickr account or click on the YouTube video below.
My sister-in-law was using my iPhone this past weekend and was having trouble typing the letter “T” on its little virtual keyboard. After I tried it out, I figured that yes, this is not working. PANIC! I headed off to the Genius Bar at the Mall of America Apple store today at lunch. Apparently one of the more common problems they have had with the phones are that a strip of the touch sensitive material goes bad and you get a dead spot.
Sorry for not posting more. That is what good temps in Minnesota does…gets you away from the computer.
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