WKYT News Story

Lexington TV Station WKYT ran a story today about the flooding in Pike County.  On their website the cover photo  for the story is a shot of Mom and Dad’s bridge.

 

Michelle was the first to point out the photo. 

Mom and Dad’s Bridge

Here are a couple of photos from Mom and Dad’s place

This a shot showing the driveway and the new blacktop that was put down a few weeks ago.  The high water washed out way back under it and under the road on the other side.  The ground was washed out from under both ends of Dad’s bridge and it collapsed down into the creek.  It’s still there, just not passable.

You may be able to tell from this shot how close to the house the water came.  It washed trash right up to the front edge of the carports.

Clyde

PS  I also shot a couple of short videos.  I posted them on YouTube at

 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XI7_qVzO-xI 

and

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xyPp4869iPE

Nuclear Ootie’riggin’

Oh No ! 

Now I’m really worried about what Chris and Shawn might be doing in that workshop.

 

Clyde

Computer History - 1980

Significant events in computer history during 1980…

On January 3 Hewlett Packard introduces its HP-85. A microcomputer with 16kB of RAM and a 5-inch CRT display. ( It cost $3,280 ) IBM hires Paul Allen and Bill Gates to create an operating system for a new PC. The pair buy the rights to a simple operating system manufactured by Seattle Computer Products and use it as a template. IBM allows the two to keep the marketing rights to the operating system, called DOS. IBM hires Microsoft to develop versions of BASIC, FORTRAN, COBOL, and Pascal for the PC being developed by IBM. Atari becomes the first company to register a Copyright for two computer games "Asteroids" and "Lunar Lander" on June 17, 1980. Microsoft licenses Unix and starts to develop a PC version, XENIX. The programming language FORTRAN 77 is created.   The first Tandy Color computer is introduced. Quantum is founded. Iomega is established.  Shawn David Coffey is born in Pikeville, KY on June 19, 1980. HAPPY BIRTHDAY SHAWN

BORDEN'S MILKSHAKE

I remember back somewhere around 1961-1963, somewhere before we had to do without the cable line.  There was this commercial I liked.  I was all of the time getting on Google putting "Borden's milkshake, shake, open, and pour."  I couple of weeks ago I looked and there it was!  I remembered it almost perfect, except I thought the blonde headed girl had two ponytails; she didn't.
Clyde would you do me a favor and put the video on the Stalker Clan.  Please.

( Here you go… )

Sherry