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Roofing Green: Green Programs and Incentives to Grow Your Business Dr. Jim Hoff Research Director Roofing Green Green Roofing Opportunities $ High R Roofs $ Cool Roofs $ Rooftop Energy Production $ Roof Daylighting $ Rooftop Water Management $ Roofing Material Management Green Roofing Opportunities High R Roofs High R Roofs Why High R Roofs? • Economical Investment During Re-Roofing • Long-Term Building Energy Savings • Greenhouse Gas Reduction • Federal Tax Incentives High R Roofs Insulation Standards • "Old" Standard: ASHRAE 90.1-1999 to 2004 • "New" Standard: ASHRAE 90.1-2007 • "Future" Standard: ASHRAE 189.1-P High R Roofs Insulation Standards Minimum R-Values: Low-Slope Commercial Roof Insulation ASHRAE "Old" "New" "Future" Climate Typical ASHRAE ASHRAE ASHRAE Zone City 90.1 -1999 90.1 - 2007 189.1-P 1 Miami 10 15 20 2 Houston 15 20 25 3 Atlanta 15 20 25 4 Nashville 15 20 25 5 Chicago 15 20 25 6 Milwaukee 15 20 30 7 Minneapolis 15 20 35 High R Roofs LEED: The Future is Now • The most recent version of LEED requires a minimum of 8% up to a maximum of 48% total building energy savings over ASHRAE 90.1-2007 • For the roof to contribute its "fair share" to the energy savings, R-values must be increased above ASHRAE 90.1-2007 minimums High R Roofs LEED Energy Savings Targets LEED v3 (2009) EA Credit 1 Building Energy Use Targets (Percent Improvement over ASHRAE 90.1-2007) LEED Energy Savings Target Points New Existing (Reference) Buildings Buildings 1 12% 8% 3 16% 12% 5 20% 16% 7 24% 20% 9 28% 24% 11 32% 28% 13 36% 32% 15 40% 36% 17 44% 40% 19 48% 44% High R Roofs LEED Targets & Equivalent Roof R Value LEED v3 (2009) EA Credit 1 Building Energy Use Targets (Percent Improvement over ASHRAE 90.1-2007) New Buildings: Existing Buildings: LEED Energy Equivalent Energy Equivalent Points Savings Roof Savings Roof (Reference) Target R-Value* Target R-Value* 1 12% 22.7 8% 21.7 3 16% 23.8 12% 22.7 5 20% 29.0 16% 23.8 7 24% 25.0 20% 29.0 9 28% 27.8 24% 25.0 11 32% 29.4 28% 27.8 13 36% 31.3 32% 29.4 15 40% 33.3 36% 31.3 17 44% 35.7 40% 33.3 19 48% 38.5 44% 35.7 * Roof R-Value Needed to Achieve Proportional Energy Savings Source: Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing. Note: Chart is applicable for buildings within ASHRAE Climate Zones 2 through 7 - from Houston, Texas to Minneapolis, MN. Target energy savings and proportional roof insulation R-values will be lower in Zone 1. High R Roofs Calculating the Savings Use the NRCA "EnergyWise" Online Roof Calculator http://energywise.specright.net/ High R Roofs Commercial Building Tax Deduction • Part of 2008 Energy Extension & Improvement Act • Applies to new or existing buildings • Available through 2013 • A total $1.80 tax deduction may be divided between partial deductions for: – Lighting systems: $0.60 / sq. ft. – Heating & cooling systems: $0.60 / sq. ft. – Building envelope: $0.60 / sq. ft. • The deduction is available for private and public projects: – Private Project: The building owner may receive the deduction – Public Project: The building designer may receive the deduction (1) (1) IRS Notice 2008-40 Building Envelope Partial Tax Deduction How the Building Envelope Deduction Works • A $0.60 per square foot deduction is available for building envelope improvements only: Roof, walls, doors, windows • In order to qualify, the building envelope must be upgraded to provide a minimum 20% reduction over ASHRAE 90.1-2001 in the combined usage of the building's heating, cooling, ventilation, hot water, and interior lighting systems(1) • Energy calculations must be performed and certified by a design professional using approved energy software(2) • The deduction must be taken in the year the building or the energy improvement is placed in service • Roof insulation and reflective roof surfaces may be used in part to achieve the 20% reduction (1) IRS Notice 2008-40 (2) List of approved software available at http://www.eere.energy.gov/buildings/info/tax_incentives.html High R Roofs High R Business Strategies • Recommend "LEED-equivalent" R-values that achieve LEED savings targets for customers looking to "go green" • Provide an energy analysis with every roofing quote using the NRCA "EnergyWise" Online Roof Calculator • Look for local partners to develop building envelope solutions eligible for the Commercial Building Tax Deduction Green Roofing Opportunities Cool Roofs Cool Roofs Why Cool Roofs? Building Energy Savings: Reduced Peak Energy Needs: Heat Island Reduction: Greenhouse Gas Offset: State & Local Incentives: $ Cool Roofing Options Cool Reflective Roofs Cool Reflective Roofing Materials: • Cool Membranes • Cool Coatings • Cool Metal • Cool Shingles & Tile Cool Reflective Roofs Measuring Reflectivity Solar Reflectance Index (SRI = 0 to 100+) Solar Reflectance Thermal Emittance (SR = 0 to 1) (TE = 0 to 1) Reflective Roof Standards Finding Reflectivity Data EPA Energy Star – Provides reflectivity data as reported by roofing manufacturers – Reports initial and aged SR only – Available on-line at www.energystar.gov Cool Roof Rating Council – Provides third-party certified reflectivity data for registered products – Reports initial and aged SR, TE and SRI – Available on-line at www.coolroofs.org Cool Reflective Roofs Reflective Roof Standards Minimum Minimum Initial 3-Year Minimum Minimum Standard Roof Slope SR Aged SR TE SRI California Low Slope n/a 0.55 0.75 64 Title 24 Steep Slope n/a 0.15 – 0.20 0.75 10 – 16 LEED 2009 Low Slope n/a n/a n/a 78 Steep Slope n/a n/a n/a 29 ASHRAE Low Slope Only 0.70 n/a 0.75 82 90.1-2007 Low Slope 0.65 0.50 n/a n/a Energy Star Steep Slope 0.25 0.15 n/a n/a Cool Reflective Roofs Calculating Energy Savings DOE on-line Cool Roof Calculator DOE Cool Roof Calculator My State Select a state My City Select a city My Proposed Roof R-Value Solar reflectance, SR [%] Infrared emittance, IE [%] My Energy Costs and Equipment Efficiencies Summertime cost of electricity [$/KWh] Air conditioner efficiency (COP) Heating fuel cost [$/Therm] Heating system efficiency [fraction] Net Savings [$/ft2 per year] Cooling Savings [$/ft2 per year] Heating Savings (Penalty) [$/ft2 per year] Cool Reflective Roofs Calculating Energy Savings • For Constant Electricity Rates: – Use the DOE Cool Roof Calculator – http://www.ornl.gov/sci/roofs+walls/facts/CoolCalcEnergy.htm • For Peak Electricity Rates: – Use the DOE Cool Peak Calculator – http://www.ornl.gov/sci/roofs+walls/facts/CoolCalcPeak.htm Important Note: Consider using an aged reflectivity value (approximately 50%) not to overstate long-term energy savings. Cool Roofing Options Cool Roof Alternatives Cool Vegetation Cool Ballast Cool Colors A Traditional An Emerging An Aesthetic Alternative Using Economical Alternative Transpiration & Alternative Using Thermal Mass Thermal Mass Cool Roofs Financial Incentives • State & local cool roof incentives currently available in: – AZ, CA, CO, FL, ID, NC, NJ, NY, SC, TX – Find out more from the Cool Roof Rating Council www. coolroofs.org • Cool reflective roof surfaces may be used in part to achieve the energy reduction required for the Commercial Building Tax Deduction Cool Roofs Business Strategies • Become the Cool Roof Expert – Know the impact of local climate – Know the impact of electricity rates, especially peak rates – Understand how roof reflectivity is measured and the differences between initial and aged values – Understand cool roof alternatives such as cool vegetation, cool colors, and cool ballast • Provide an energy analysis with every roof quote using the Cool Roof Calculator • Check out state and local incentives available in your market Green Roofing Opportunities Rooftop Energy Rooftop Energy Why Rooftop Energy? • Direct Access to Sun and Wind • Low Cost "Energy Real Estate" • Out of Sight, Secure Location • Close to the Customer • Close to the Grid • Federal, State & Local Incentives Rooftop Energy What You Need To Know • What are the available technologies? • What are the local economic trends and incentives? • What is the local supply / operating chain? • Why is the roofing professional critical to successful rooftop energy projects? Rooftop Energy Available Technologies • Photovoltaic (PV) • Conventional / Roof-Mounted • Thin-Film / BIPV • Solar Thermal • Combined PV / Solar Thermal • Roof-Mounted Wind Turbines Rooftop Energy Economic Trends • Material costs are falling • 30% Federal Investment Tax Credit is in place through 2013 • Many local electric utilities are offering incentives and rebates • Growth could be explosive as soon as financial markets become unfrozen Rooftop Energy Local Incentives Check out the incentives in your state: all at one web site: Database of State Incentives for Renewables and Efficiency (DSIRE) http://www.dsireusa.org/ Rooftop Energy Why the Roofing Professional is Important The roofing professional is critical to … • Maintaining roof watertightness and continuous operations • Maintaining the roof warranty • Assuring that building codes and safety regulations are met Rooftop Energy Business Strategies • Keep up-to-date on emerging technologies • Understand the potential for rooftop energy in your market • Develop business relationships with key players in the supply and operating chains • Market the value of the roofing professional for successful rooftop energy installations Green Roofing Opportunities Roof Daylighting Roof Daylighting Why Roof Daylighting? • Easy to install in new construction or re-roofing • Proven energy savings • High return on investment Roof Daylighting Current Technologies Passive Active Systems Systems Capture, Follow the Sun Reflect & to Maximize Direct Sunlight Daylight Capture Hybrid Systems Combine Solar and Electric Lighting in an Integrated Package Roof Daylighting Design Tool SkyCalc 2.0 • Free download • Comes with weather data for 48 locations in the USA • helps determine the optimum skylighting strategy to achieve maximum lighting and HVAC energy savings for a building. • Uses simple data inputs to describe a building and analyze possible skylighting strategies. • Calculates energy impacts and produces graphs and charts that describe annual energy-use patterns. Available from www.energydesignresources.com Roof Daylighting Current Incentives • 30% Federal tax credit for installation of residential skylights (Energy Star rated) • Many state & local incentives available http://www.dsireusa.org/ Roof Daylighting Business Strategies • Understand the potential of roof daylighting in your market • Develop business relationships with key players in the supply chain • Learn how to use tools like SkyCalc to demonstrate the value of daylighting • Sell at least one skylight / tax credit with every re-roof! Green Roofing Opportunities Rooftop Water Management Rooftop Water Management Why Rooftop Water Management? • Reduced storm water runoff • Improved water quality in rivers and lakes Rooftop Water Management What You Need to Know • Is storm water management important in your market? • What are the available options? Storm Water Runoff Storm Water and Combined Sewer Overflows Storm Water Runoff Combined Sewer Overflows Combined sewer system are remnants of the country's early infrastructure and so are typically found in older communities. Combined sewer systems serve roughly 772 communities containing about 40 million people. Cities with Combined Sewer Systems Source: US EPA Rooftop Water Management Water Management Options • Vegetated Options ("Green" Roofs) • Non-Vegetated Options ("Blue Roofs") • Hybrid Options Rooftop Water Management Vegetated Options INTENSIVE EXTENSIVE Heavy Weight Very Heavy Weight Lightweight Moderate Weight Flowering Shrubs Sedum Plants Plants & & Trees Media Shrubs Soil Soil Soil 2" – 4" 4" – 6" 12" – 36" 36"+ Root Barrier / Drainage Mat Root Barrier / Drainage Mat Insulation Insulation Roofing / Waterproofing Membrane Roofing / Waterproofing Membrane Rooftop Water Management Non-Vegetated Options 1 2 1 3 4 1. Ballast 2 2. Moisture Retention Mat 1. Ballast 3. Drainage Board 2. Interlocking Drainage Tray 4. Roofing Membrane Rooftop Water Management Hybrid Option Ballasted Areas Hold Water for Vegetated Areas and Improve Wind, Fire & Traffic Resistance Vegetated Areas Transpire and Clean Storm Water Tapered Roof Insulation Design Directs Storm Water Plus … the hybrid water management roof is a cool roof!! Rooftop Water Management Business Strategies • Understand the value of rooftop water management in your market • Promote ballasted water management as an economical alternative to 100% vegetated roofs • Develop business relationships with key players in the supply chain Green Roofing Opportunities Roofing Material Management Roofing Material Management Why Roofing Material Management? Annual U.S. Landfill Waste • 160 Million Tons Of Construction Waste • 40 Million Tons of Roofing Waste • 25%+ of Total Construction Waste Source: US EPA (1998) Roofing Material Management Recycling Options • Asphalt Shingles / Wood Shakes: Local and regional recyclers are developing roof recycling programs. • Single-Plies: Several roofing manufacturers and trade associations have initiated recycling pilot programs for some single-ply membranes. • Metal Roofing: The metal industries have well- established recycling programs. • Insulation: A new organization has started a successful national recycling program for foam insulation boards Roofing Material Management Business Strategies • Locate and cultivate local and national sources for material recycling • Enlist material suppliers to reduce packaging waste, take back unused materials, and develop recycling options • Provide quotations for "zero-landfill" projects for customers interested in "going green" Green Roofing Opportunities Other Opportunities • Roof Life Cycle Management – Preventative Maintenance Programs – Roof Asset Management • Green Business Practices – Energy Usage / Carbon "Footprint" – Waste Management / Recycling The Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing JOIN US! The Center for Environmental Innovation in Roofing 816 Connecticut Ave, NW Fifth Floor Washington, DC 20006 Phone 866.928.CEIR Fax 202.380.3378 Craig Silvertooth, Executive Director (firstname.lastname@example.com) Mary Mai, Corporate Relations Director (firstname.lastname@example.com) Jim Hoff, Research Director (firstname.lastname@example.com)
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- Adam-X
- Domina
- Tarot
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Mutants that need a comeback and evolved!!!!!
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Synch is dead
Cerise isn't a mutant
Gaia wasn't a mutant
Domina wasn't a mutant
Adam - X????? No thanks
Chamber needs a mean comeback, maybe he can hook up with Alchemy and some other guys and start a new Excalibur
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Nina wasn't a mutant either she was a mannite
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- Nina
- M-twins
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Lol, no. Who even are most of the characters? (I know who they are, I was just emphasising a point).
What about Marrow and Jubilee??
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Jubilee's receiving her comeback, but yes, where are Marrow and Heather ?
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The only character I miss out of the whole bunch is Cerise. I use to love her in Excalibur. I just don't know where you could stick her. Oh poor Cerise, she would be heart broken to find out that Nightcrawler is dead....
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Jubilee's receiving her comeback, but yes, where are Marrow and Heather ?
Okay-- by comeback--- I mean ridding her of the this vampire powerset. lol
It's soo... twilighty... :/
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cerise was a key component in excaliber & to kurt
all stats say the synch isnt confirmed dead and with his powers i bet he easily cured himself of the virus & death hell elixer was definitly on the island so who knows & elixir is still there, an omega level healer who says he cant bring people back to life now that would be raw but then he'd be too powerful yadayada but id like for a synch returned, they realized how powerful he could be & threw him in limbo only to come back as hope only synch wasnt limited to only mutant powers.
i think now that chamber & blink are both among the x-men is gonna cause some chaos i still dont understand why chamber was coming to utopia right before AoX & how he turned up regular i am they did too much with him to just really reconn him & not even bring him some spotlight. he could have just stayed in limbo if he wasnt going to used. i love chamber so im waiting, i think he could used well in a storyline.
Abyss- returns to findout about his brother being dead & wants to honor him by joining the x-men, needs an upgrade to powers thou lol.
i could see nina returning even thou she was not a mutant, i felt she should atleast have come to show respect to the x-men since she didnt make the funeral & that envolves her in the team or even scotts team.
adam x confuses me cause....... isnt he the half brother of the summers trio????? if so i think that really needs to be revisited & why havent none of the royal family's offspring adam included, challenged gladiator to the throne yet.
tarot definitely i feel she should also get a power up like she can turn her cards into creatures or items & such.
thunderbird 3- why hasnt he resurfaced he was my favorite x-treme x-man. i feel his power should have evolved on its own over the time
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characters I would most like to see make an actual comeback:
these guys really deserve better roles than they've received in the last few years.
The complete roster from Kyle & Yost run at new x-men. Every single young mutant team since that have been utterly boring, awful and unimaginative including the "young x-men", generation hope and half of WatXM team, that last one has some members with potential, but the sum of the parts is awful.
I miss Hellion, Mercury, Elixir and co. running around. They were a great team with great individuals.
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I would like to see a few character make a come back.
Lifeguard should come back but with out all those avian changes that she went through. I wish she could have met Namor. I think they would have hit it off.
Neal Sharra need to return to a book. Maybe not as Thunderbird but with a new code name like Flashfire. He would be such a welcome addition to any team, by bringing some much needed diversity. He is the only Indian mutant I know of. But with the population of India you would think there should be more. Especially now with the X-gene restarted. There better be more in the future.
The Acolytes should join cyclops' side, since they would fit very well on that small team and already followed him to Utopia.
Unuscione would be nice addition to the X-men and has a lot of history. She could Uncanny's psy-tank.
Random seems to go where she goes, and he always came off a nice bad guy who just need good cause. He can bring the fire power too.
Neophyte would be so cool to see again since he has never stood out before and could use a second chance on Cyclops' team.
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TOAD! Use his fighting skills from the First X-men Movie and his personality from the X-men: Evolution animated series and create an awesome and complex character that new readers can relate to.
Think about it: Toad is an awkward mutant who often doesn't have the same skill or strength as most Mutants, but his own mutant powers actually give him plenty of strength to fight against most of the B-list X-men. His only downside is that he isn't confident and isn't the brightest, so he often gets tricked or outsmarted by the others. But now Toad is back and ready to show everyone who's boss with his new Identity, the Bull-Frog! He shows his growth as a mutant and how strong he really is and creates a band of Misfit Mutants who are going to try and get the respect they deserve. Other low-rank Mutants could join him. Mutants that don't exactly measure up to the rest, mostly because they don't have any fans among the writing boards, and this means they don't get to be cool like everyone else.
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The dentist just giggled when he accidentally shot water across my face, I can sense how he treats women.
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I made out with the bride. You tell me how my night was
Turns out they use me as an example of What Not To Do at freshman orientation. My little brother told me.
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Nice Central Double room incl. BreakfastUnited Kingdom, Scotland, Edinburgh
About This Listing
This is a spacious, comfortable double bedroom. It's a cosy room, a warm and pleasant space with touches of luxury. A lovely central location from which to enjoy Edinburgh.
Space where guests can cook their own meals
Central heating or a heater in the listing
In the building, free or for a fee
In the building, free or for a fee
Space where guests can cook their own meals
Towels, bed sheets, soap, and toilet paper
Central heating or a heater in the listing
In the building, free or for a fee
In the building, free or for a fee
Continuous access in the listing
Breakfast is provided.
The listing can accommodate a gathering of 25 or more attendees
Easy access to the building and listing for guests in wheelchairs
Private or Shared
Free, in the building or nearby
Posted emergency information and resources
The Space
Warm, friendly and relaxed environment. That's the most important thing about this flat; how well those of us who live here get along. Mostly it's quiet, our place away from the rest of the world - we like reading, cooking and watching movies. It's the kind of place where you check if anyone needs to use the bathroom before jumping in the shower for 20 minutes. If that sounds like you please read on...
This is a carefully modernised traditional Edinburgh tenement flat built in the 19th century. Its architecture, decor and comfort combine to make this a very homely flat. It boasts many original features including large windows, high ceilings, cornicing, wood panelling and solid wood floors. It also offers modern creature comforts such as temperature-controlled gas central heating, unlimited hot water, double glazing, modern fitted kitchen and good quality furniture.
I own a few flats and look after a few others for friends but this is a real Edinburgh home, it's my home. I bought 10 years ago and have put a lot of time and effort into making it feel right. And because it's my home it comes with some very special features including an esoteric audiophile hifi system and home cinema, high end kitchen equipment (Miele, NEFF, Dualit, etc.) and a luxury heated-floor marble bathroom. This is a lovely space to spend time in and the perfect base from which to explore the city from.
Easter Road is walking distance (about a mile) from Princes Street, Waverley Train Station and the Royal Mile. It is the closest point to town with free on-street parking so ideal if you're travelling by car. If you don't fancy walking then the award-winning local bus service runs routes right past the flat direct to both the new town and the old town.
This listing is for the the green room, a space I enjoy spending time in. It has a pleasant atmosphere with half wooden floor and half lovely wool carpet around the bed - perfect on cold mornings. It also has an extremely expensive electric massage bed which is very comfortable and great for reading, lazy mornings and a certain comedy value.
Guest Access
This listing is for a private room with a double bed which will sleep 2 people comfortably.
Interaction with Guests
The flat is about a mile from Waverley Train Station; you can walk, catch the no.1 bus or jump in a taxi.
From the airport you can catch the regular (and inexpensive) no. 35 bus which brings you all the way to the flat in about an hour.
I will meet you when you arrive to hand over a set of keys, show you round the flat and answer any questions you may have about the accommodation, location and Edinburgh in general. After that, well I live here so ask questions when you see me or call if i'm out. You will get my email address when your booking is confirmed and my phone number is on all the key fobs.
The Neighborhood
Easter Road is great neighbourhood that i've seen go from strength to strength over the last decade. Close to the city centre but with its own identity and community. In the immediate vicinity we have the best Italian restaurant, best bakery, best off-license, my favourite pub and the best Thai food i've eaten since Bangkok. There are cool cafes, vintage shops and an award-winning local supermarket (as well a choice of big supermarkets slightly further away, perhaps 10 minutes walk).
The flat is central enough that many guests walk everywhere. You will find high street shopping, restaurants, pubs, historic tourist attractions and the picturesque walks that Edinburgh is famed for.
The Royal Mile is less than 1 mile away, it is the heart of Edinburgh's old town. It links Holyrood Palace (the Queen's official residence in Scotland) and the Scottish Parliament with Edinburgh Castle. Halfway up is a section called High Street which is the epicentre of street theatre, especially during the Fringe.
Princes Street is also less 1 mile away. It is the main shopping street and the epicentre of Hogmanay celebrations (Scot's new year).
George Street, where Edinburgh's nightlife and the Fringe's Assembly Rooms (plus other venues) are based is even closer.
Bristo Square in the Old Town is the hub of the commercial Fringe (Gilded Balloon, Pleasance, Underbelly, etc.). It is 1.5 miles away so 25-30 minutes walk or catch the 35 bus from just outside.
Murrayfield rugby stadium is slightly away from the centre of town so takes about 25 minutes on the bus
Getting Around
Edinburgh is a small city so many guests find they can walk everywhere they wish to visit. However, if you prefer public transport or wish to visit the attractions on Edinburgh's outskirts (such as Rosslyn, Cramond and Portobello) then a close by bus route will take you there. The buses are now GPS tracked with arrival boards at the stops and you can even download a free app to your phone to see exactly how soon the next one is arriving.
Other Things to Note
Some discounts are applied automatically. For example, if you stay for a week you get one night free and if you stay for a month you only pay for 3 weeks. AirBnB's system is good but not perfect so I have to apply some discounts manually. In particular if more than 1 person stays in this room for a week or more then I will manually apply a discount to the price you are quoted.
When you enquire about renting this room I will send you a special offer with the correct price.
NO smoking inside the flat or stairwell.
If you have to smoke please go outside.
Please check if anyone needs to use the bathroom before taking a shower.
No shoes on the bedroom carpet or living room rug please.
Please keep communal areas tidy, especially the kitchen:
Wipe surfaces, put dirty dishes in the dish-washer and wash pots, etc.
Please be courteous and don't disturb the neighbours or other guests.
Feel free to play CDs and enjoy the home cinema.
Please put CDs away carefully.
And DO NOT touch the turntable or vinyl.
Pets are only allowed if cleared with myself in advance, a security deposit is paid and they do not damage anything.
Report any issues promptly so I can sort them out, my phone number is on the key fob.
24 Reviews
Had an enjoyable visit to Edinburgh staying in Zeb's flat. He was very responsive in dealing with queries beforehand, and was pleasant and helpful during the stay. It's a 3rd floor flat, quiet, and well located with a bus stop right outside for 1 and 35 routes. Recommended!
Zeb was a helpful and lovely host. I stayed here whilst looking for permanent accommodation in Edinburgh and ended up extending my stay to two weeks. The flat is homely and easy to come and go as you please. The access to easy public transport outside the front door is a definite positive. Great bathroom too. I'd advise that there are cracked tiles in the kitchen and the flat sometimes became a little cluttered and messy- this didn't bother me but may other guests. Overall was a great stay and appreciate being able to be there. Thanks!
Good stay. Very comfy and Zeb is very helpful, friendly, and kind.
Excellent location to visit Edinburgh on a short stay. Zeb was away when I stayed there but everything was well organised ( instructions for the keys and direction).
I had a fantastic stay at Zeb's. Zeb was a friendly and knowledgeable host with an answer for everything. I greatly enjoyed my stay of one month and look forward to staying there on my next visit to Edinburgh.
This host has 125 reviews for other properties.View Other Reviews
About the Host, Zeb David
Buen dia,
Mi nombre es Zeb David, yo soy de Escosia. Comos estas? Hablo un poco Espanol but I'm learning.
I have just arrived in DF and love it. My plan was to travel down through Central America to Colombia but now I think I will stay in Mexico. So I'm looking for an affordable clean room with a good size bed (I am 1.83m tall) in a friendly apartment for 1-2.5 months. I don't need much but wifi is essential and I'd like to be quite close to my friends in Roma and Condessa. I will travel round quite a lot but want to have somewhere permanent that I can leave my things and always come back to.
A little about me. I'm 38 years old, university educated and don't smoke or drink (though did try tequila last night which was fun so perhaps I do drink now). I do a lot of AirBnB hosting in Edinburgh, one of my jobs is renting out other peoples' flats, so I think I know how to be a good guest. My other jobs are organising small music festivals and teaching massage. I have a good life but Escocia is too cold over winter so I try to travel when the wind, snow and ice arrive.
I look forward to meeting you, ZD
ps This is the profile I put up for my guests: I divide my year between organising music festivals, teaching massage and travelling. When not working I play squash, listen to music, watch movies and read a lot. Also enjoy DIY and have done a lot of work on my flat over the last few years - it's now a really comfortable place to spend time. I like my home to be quietly sociable and welcoming, if that sounds good to you please come and stay here.


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When some people look at a mountain, they see a pretty landscape filled with plants, flowers, trees and cool looking rocks.
When other people look at a mountain, they see terrain that would be fun to ride their bike down — fun turns and a whole bunch of things to jump off.
At Pajarito Mountain, the lines mountain bikers fantasize about can become a reality, if they're willing to build the trail themselves.
"If you're in with the trail-building group, you can pretty much build whatever you want, as long as it's somewhat safe," Alex Adams said. "That's very cool, and very rare too."
Before Tom Long took over as Pajarito's general manager, Long said people used to build trails on the mountain "under the cover of darkness." He changed that when he took over about a decade ago.
"I encouraged them and they jumped into it whole-hearted," Long said. "They've done a superlative job."
Neal Pederson has volunteered since then and is now the lead dog on the crew.
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Post office in Hinkley, CA to close: What would Erin say?
March 14, 2015
The Postal Service is closing the post office in Hinkley, California, on March 20 for an emergency suspension. According to the local news report, the building housing the post office is being sold to Pacific Gas & Electric. Hinkley's only gas station and market are also in the building, and they'll be closing too, so this will be a big loss to the community.
While it's possible that the Postal Service will eventually find a new location in Hinkley, that doesn't appear likely. The news report says PG&E offered to help find another location, but the Postal Service is installing a cluster box unit instead, and it has told residents that if they need to do business at a post office, they'll have to drive over 14 miles to Barstow.
Hinkley is a small, unincorporated community in the Mojave Desert, with a population of about 1,900 (as of 2000). The new owner of the post office building is not just any business in town, and one wonders why PG&E wanted to buy the building in the first place.
According to the Wikipedia article, Hinkley is the location of a compressor station for PG&E's massive natural gas transmission pipelines. Between 1952 and 1966, the water used to cool the compressors contained hexavalent chromium to prevent rust in the machinery. The water was stored in unlined ponds and ultimately contaminated the groundwater in the area.
Residents of Hinkley filed a class action suit against PG&E, which resulted in a multi-million-dollar settlement in 1996.
If any of this sounds familiar, it's probably because the legal case was the subject of Erin Brockovich, the 2000 film starring Julia Roberts.
Unfortunately, the legal settlement wasn't the end of the story. The cleanup of the underground plume of contaminated water is still going on, and the plume is apparently just getting bigger.
Regarding the closing of the market and post office, PG&E issued a statement saying, "PG&E understands that the market is an important part of the Hinkley community, and that it will be missed by many Hinkley residents. PG&E remains committed to working with Hinkley residents on other community-focused initiatives."
The letter PG&E wrote the Postal Service gives March 24 as the date for vacating the building. Coincidentally enough, that's also the date that the Postal Service's lease on the space ends.
More than likely, then, the Postal Service knew long ago that it would not be renewing the lease, so it it's not clear why residents are being informed just one week before the post office is closing.
For those who can't make the long drive to Barstow, the Postal Service says that they can have stamps mailed to them by making orders on the U.S. Postal Service website at www.usps.com.
(Photo credits: Hinkley market and post office (Google street views); Julia as Erin; mailboxes in Hinkley)
Things are looking up: The Postal Service's financial report for January 2015
February 26, 2015
The Postal Service released its financial statement for January 2015 yesterday. It shows that for the first four months of Fiscal Year 2015 (Oct. – Jan.), the Postal Service posted a $1.325 billion profit in Controllable Operating Income. That's compared to a $912 million profit for the same period last year (SPYL).
During this period, the Postal Service owed $1.9 billion to the Retiree Health Benefit Fund (RHBF) and $1.496 billion for an adjustment to its Workers Compensation fund due to "the impact of discount and inflation rate changes and the actuarial revaluation of new and existing cases." There were also some income and expenses associated with interest.
All told, the net loss so far in FY 2015 is $2.125 billion, compared to $1.38 billion for the same period last year. The main source of the difference was the Workers Comp adjustment, which was only $336 million last year at this time.
The news reports will of course say that the Postal Service has lost over $2 billion so far this year. A few of them may mention the $1.3 billion profit in "controllable" income.
The report also has some good news in terms of mail volumes. In January, First Class volumes were actually up 1.4 percent compared to last January, and for the year so far, they're down only 0.5 percent. Perhaps the steady slide of about 4 percent a year has come to an end, and volumes have found their "new normal."
On the other hand, the numbers on First Class mail need to be taken with a grain of salt. As the report notes, "Actual Vs. SPLY for revenue and volume may not be comparable due to a large PIHOP adjustment that occurred in Jan-14 related to a price increase." That refers to the effect of Postage in Hands of the Public, i.e., Forever stamps purchased prior to the effective date of the exigent surcharge.
Standard mail volumes are up 2 percent for the year so far, periodicals are down 5.3 percent, and shipping and package services are up 11.1 percent. Total volumes are up 0.8 percent so far.
Revenues are also doing well, thanks largely to the exigent rate increase that went into effect a year ago. First class revenues are up over 4 percent, Standard mail revenues are up 2 percent, and total mail revenues are up 3.8 percent.
As we suggested in a post back in November 2014, it appears that the exigent rate increase has not had the disastrous effect on mail volumes that some opponents of the increase predicted. That may be because the increase is only temporary (it ends sometime this summer), or perhaps improvements in the economy have helped out the mail.
Whatever the explanation, mail volumes for FY 2015 look to be better than the Postal Service was projecting in September 2013, when it presented testimony to the Postal Regulatory Commission. At that time, the Postal Service was seeking a permanent 6 percent rate increase — 1.7 percent for the CPI increase and 4.3 percent for the exigent increase.
The following table compares the projections from 2013 with what has actually happened.
Beware of false assumptions: The OIG looks at the Postal Service's "unfunded liabilities"
February 17, 2015
The USPS Office of Inspector General has just released a new report about the Postal Service's unfunded liabilities for its pension and retiree health benefit funds. It's entitled "Considerations in Structuring Estimated Liabilities." As with previous OIG reports on the topic, the Inspector General suggests that concerns about unfunded liabilities are way overblown.
The OIG's report provides a refreshing reminder that the Postal Service is actually in very good long-term financial condition and certainly not in the dismal shape that critics claim — or, for that matter, as maintained by the new Postmaster General, Megan Brennan, who said recently, ""Our current financial situation is untenable when you consider that we have 35 cents in assets for every dollar of liability."
The OIG shows that the estimates of the liabilities, which are done by the Office of Personnel Management, are based on highly uncertain assumptions that have inflated what the Postal Service owes. In addition, Congressional mandates that the obligations be funded at 100 percent are unreasonable and unique to the Postal Service. Plus, the Postal Service's assets are considerable — and significantly more than the PMG seems to believe.
The report may be intended to refute one of the points made in a recent GAO report that put the Postal Service on the GAO's High Risk list. In addition to the decline in First Class mail volumes and annual deficits, the GAO says the Postal Service is high risk because of $102 billion in unfunded liabilities — $87 billion in liabilities for retiree health benefits, pensions, and workers' compensation liabilities, plus $15 billion in outstanding debt to the Treasury.
The OIG's report shows that there's much more to the liability story than the GAO acknowledges. The OIG makes three basic points:
1. The current estimate for long-term pension and healthcare liabilities is about $404 billion. The Postal Service has already set aside $335 — 83 percent of the liabilities. The pension plans are nearly 100 percent funded, and the retiree healthcare liability is 50 percent funded. All these funds are doing much better than comparable funds in other parts of the federal government.
2. The three funds are unfunded by about $86.6. The Postal Service owns real estate assets with a fair market value close to $85 billion, which could be sold to cover the liabilties. That's not likely to become necessary, but it shows how misleading it is to cite liabilities without mentioning assets.
3. The liabilities are calculated based on estimates that involve variables that can change in ways that would make the liabilities smaller.
For example, the low interest rates we've witnessed over the past few years significantly skew long-term assumptions. If interest rates were to go up just 1.25 percent, the unfunded liabilities would be reduced by $72 billion and 85 percent of the liability would disappear.
If postal retirees were required to participate in Medicare, the retiree healthcare liability would drop from $98 billion to $55 billion, and the fund, which currently has $49 billion, would be fully funded as is.
If the liabilities were calculated using demographics specific to postal workers — rather than using demographics for all federal employees (which is how the OPM does the estimates) — the liabilities would be reduced by $8.5 billion.
The OIG summarizes these points in the following chart.
Sale of historic Princeton post office moves forward
February 14, 2015
The sale of the historic Palmer Square post office in Princeton, New Jersey, is moving forward.
Earlier this week the Princeton Packet revealed that the post office would be relocating a few blocks away to a former West Coast Video building on Nassau Street. The Postal Service will share the leased property with a 7-Eleven. The move will take place once the sale is completed and the new location is made ready for business.
As we reported back in December 2013, the sale of the Palmer Square post office has been in the works for a long time, at least since 1997.
According to an article in Planet Princeton, the Postal Service completed a study and informed postal workers and elected officials of its plan to sell the building back in September 2011. Letter carriers and other operations were moved to other locations back that same year. A public meeting about the relocation was held in December 2011, but it didn't mean much since a decision to sell the building had been made long before.
The sale was initially blocked by the Historic Preservation Office, a branch of the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. According to an item in the Jersey Journal, the Preservation Office "believed the Postal Service had not taken adequate steps to ensure its history was preserved."
That obstacle has apparently been overcome, and, as news reports revealed in December 2013, the building is being sold to a company called LCOR Ventures, based in Oakland, California.
When we reported on the story in 2013, we examined the connections between LCOR Ventures in Oakland and LCOR, Inc., a large real estate investment and development company based in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, an hour's drive from Princeton. It was difficult disentangling the two companies.


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If you should Andrea Bateshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-22899591806281190912015-04-30T11:05:00.003-04:002015-05-12T09:30:16.672-04:00Advocate2Vaccinate: World Immunization WeekToday marks the last day of World Immunization Week. And as part of that, we're wrapping up Advocate2Vaccinate with Shot@Life. I had the opportunity to attend the Shot@Life Champions Summit in March of 2014. It was a life-changing experience. Besides all of the information I learned, which was a LOT, I also stormed the Hill with friends to advocate for what was important to us and so many. Yes, Andrea Bateshttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-6208706644410714856.post-5713382670708128822015-04-29T10:47:00.002-04:002015-05-12T09:30:52.014-04:00Book of the Week: The 20Project, Compiled by Hilary A. 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O.K. it appears that a lot of us like to fish the Cape Cod Canal! How about some Tips, Spots, Techniques, maybee even a funny story that all of must have about the wonderfull, sometimes frustrating place we all call the DITCH.
Cape Cod Canal Stories
Posted January 17 2001 - 3:14 AM
Posted January 17 2001 - 6:10 AM
my canal expertise is limited but i have managed a few bass over the last couple of years. for me, a neat thing happened last september down at the sandwich marina when i got to see my first school of albies (maybe bonito, not sure)blow through the big school of peanut bunker hanging around the bulkhead area. i couldn't get my line in the water quick enough but a guy next to me hooked up and got spooled...very cool. this year i've got to hook up at least once.
Posted January 17 2001 - 10:08 AM
One funny story goes back a few years. My crew at the time (the "Leper Colony" but that's a story in itself) hung out on weekends at the Maritime Academy, and if you stay there long enough, you'll see it all. This was on July 4th weekend, I think. Some guy pulls up in a Volvo, and he's wearing the "Harvard Professor" look, right down to the tweeds and pipe. He must have stopped at Red Top and asked them what they were getting fish on, and bought a whole bunch of tackle. He took a 2 piece rod out of the trunk that still had the price tag on ot, put a new Penn 704 on it, and rigged the thing up with a fishfinder bottom rig. He put the sinker where it belonged, and then tied a 7" Gibbs pencil popper onto the line and cast the rig into the Canal, sat on the rocks and waited for his bite--which, of course, never came.
We learned the hard way not to make fun of some of the tourists. Another day, some hammerhead came down and attached a whole, frozen mackerel, I mean a big horse-mack weighing about 2 pounds, to the hook, and lobbed it all of about 40" out. We were splitting our sides laughing at the "dumb tourist". Of course, you can guess the rest--20 minutes later, the dumb tourist was walking a 36# bass back to his station wagon.
The Admin. Who Couldn't Stop Ankle-Biting
Posted January 17 2001 - 10:28 AM
I told this story on the Main Board once before but I think it's worth repeating.
I was banging jigs out into the middle of the canal from the service road near the Cribbin. I was just probing for fish. If I get a hit , then I walk down the rocks and fish the spot. Well, on this particular morning just as a fish hit the jig way out in mid-canal a seagull came flying low over the water and " clotheslined" itself on my braid ( He got the braid wrapped around his neck - in mid air). Just as this was all happening, a small band of girlscouts and cubscouts, scoutmasters in tow, came bicycling by on the service road and stopped to watch the man catch a fish. By now the fish is tugging at his end - the bird is a sreaming banshee in the middle- and I'm just trying to figure out what to do at my end.
I overhear one of the little girlscouts ask one of the scoutmaster " Is the man catching birds" ?
I look over and just know that if I yank on the rod, this bird's head is coming off in an amazing gush of blood in mid air as my braid decapites it. I'll be left to explain this horror to the kiddies , now assembled all around me.
I cut the line. Fish gone - bird gone - kids sleep nightmare free.
What strange cosmic disharmony causes this stuff to happen ?
Posted January 17 2001 - 11:52 AM
you should have taken the albino buzzard's head off. me and my buddy started bringing wrist rockets with us during herring season because we were tired of those creatures plucking our bait out of the water.
Posted January 17 2001 - 12:27 PM
Many years ago while fishing the Ditch with a very good friend of mine we were both bothered by seagulls who would swoop in after we threw in our carefully chopped up chum. They not only scooped up the chum but also hit upon our chunks as we proceeded to drift our cut pogies.
My buddy, a resourceful and innovative person, came up with a noval idea to deter the pesty birds.
Being one who was plauged by an upset stomach most of his adult life he always carried a good supply of alka-seltser tablets on his person.
Breaking the tablets in half he inserted the tablets neatly inside a half-dozen chunks of chum and threw them on the water.
As usual 5 to 6 gulls swooped down and took the chum. Not knowing what would happen we naturally observed the gulls after they flew off.
Let me tell you, no more than a minute had passed and these gulls were doing cartwheels in the sky....diving, screeming, soaring, screeming, zigzaging you name it. They were going crazy, just PLAIN CRAZY!!!!
Needless to say they must have told their buddies because we were not bothered by them for the rest of the day. Joe G
Posted January 17 2001 - 12:52 PM
FYI on the alka-seltzer...you can go to jail for that. Even if your a minor
Posted January 17 2001 - 1:00 PM
JoeG, not trying to start anything, but if you are going to kill the seagulls, you should at least do it humanely. Just carry a .22 or a good pellet gun. exploding stomach can not be comfortable for anything, even if it is a seagull. Alka Seltzer most definitely kills birds, seagulls included. As for the wrist rocket, I have seen it done, and do not recomend it; I am not sure what is worse, getting harrased by birds, or watching one suffer and screech about a broken wing, leg, neck, etc while you are trying to fish. They seem to have the habit of going just out of your reach and staying there after they are wounded. My approach is to either put a little lead in the bait so it sinks out of reach a little quicker, or switch to artificials. Just my .02, but I think even the flying rats deserve a little respect.
Posted January 17 2001 - 1:05 PM
Hey guys---Dave Winfield had to pay a fine once because he ACCIDENTLY killed a seagull with a thrown ball during batting practice. Granted this was in Canada, but they're protected in both countries. If you "do" one on purpose, they'll at least cramp your new tackle budget if they see you doing it.
I don't like them stealing my bait any more than the next guy, but you have to be careful about who sees you doing nasty things to the dump-ducks. And, they serve a purpose in the grand plan.
[This message has been edited by Ditch Jigger (edited 01-17-2001).]
The Admin. Who Couldn't Stop Ankle-Biting
Posted January 17 2001 - 1:44 PM
i'm not looking to hurt anything out on the water, not even the gulls. i just want them to leave my bait alone. i've heard about the alka seltzer but i thought it was some urban legend, i didn't know it really works.
Posted January 17 2001 - 2:09 PM
The first tip if you use bait is to put the whole pogy head on the bottom if you want a big fish,does not matter if it is fresh or old. When live lining herring,place the hook in the nostral area,less apt to tear out when casting. Make sure your drag is clean and working properly. This year any fish placed on a rope must be cut and of course legal size 28 inches. Be innovative in the colors you use on jigs,plugs. If you use dead herring for bait fillet one side of the herring ,but do not remove from head section.
Experiment where you fish,do not get locked into where every one else is fishing. Work your surface plugs slow motion and change the direction you cast. Cast against the current and work your plug back. I will leave this for now Supper is waiting Baked cod fish and red potatoes. Angler
Life member Izaak Walton Fishing Association
Life member Cape Cod Canal
Posted January 17 2001 - 4:58 PM
My first lessons on how to fish the Canal was from my dad, he loved to fish from the docks at the Sandwich Marina, we would buy a whole flat of seaworms from Red top or some other Bait shop in the area. My whole family would go, my mother staying in the station wagon reading a book, while me, my brother and two sisters would have a good pincher sea-worm fight! We would spend hours catching Sea Robins, flounder, and occasional Cod. I can still remember how exited my Father would get when the Mackerel would be running, he would throw out his Christmas Tree rigs and catch bucket loads, he would bring them home and make my Mother fry'em up! (I still can't eat Mackerel!!)(Thank god it's a great Striper bait!) I don't remember catching any Stripers! We either never fished for them or they just weren't there! My father got older and I started to fishing more on my own, let me tell ya, catching Sea Robbins got OLD fast! I saw a lot of seasoned salts catching Stripers, and I wanted to learn how! Most of the time I would fish the bottom with Mackerel and caught a lot of Blues instead, it was fun but they weren't Stripers. I headed out to a place called The Old Stone Church, I heard it was a hot spot to catch Stripers. I got there at day break on an East tide, I fished the bottom with Mackerel and lost most my bait and a lot of lead! I was about to leave when a guy came down to the rocks and asked how I was do"in, I told him I was leaving and only got one run that, I lost. He said don't leave now they will be coming in an a half an hour! I had one Mackerel left and no more lead, who is this guy Houdini? While we waited for the Stripers to come in, he told me about drifting the bait without weight into the pools and backedies? What is this guy talking about? Oh yea, he gave me some fish called pogies, and told me how to chum? Well that half hour came and I watched this guy catch a Striper! not schoolie, a KEEPER!, Ok maybe this guy was on to something! My first run on my Pen 704Z zipped off my fingers as fast as I ever seen before! I heard my new friend say drop and point the rod close the bail and set the hook! Another CANAL RAT BORN! Oh by the way this same guy later bought out Cape Cod Charlies under the Bourne Bridge! ool:
Posted January 17 2001 - 7:24 PM
Stories about fishing the Sandwich Marina takes me back to my roots, catching flounder in the boat basin, between choggies, and macks from the bulkhead, where the old Corps station was. Some of those old Corps guys were characters. They could also fish from the little wharf where they tied up the patrol boat, too, where we couldn't. Later, I moved up to bouncing sea worms for bass, on a bait rig we tied ourselves, along the bottom just like a jig. We did that at the west end, from the point at Bell Rd down to Aptuxet. Some guys might remember a handicapped fellow named Chalie Desmers from Worcester, who had free reign of the point. Charlie had huge Luxor reels and liked to feed a LOT of line out on the west tide--we often said he fished the stern of the Bay State on that tide. He used to drive the guys on the mudflats, like Floyd Roman, nuts, they'd always tangle with his line. I remember one night, everyone was going nuts over about a 5 lb bluefish my dad caught on an Atom Jr, the first one they'd seen in years. Later on, when they built the power plant, I got my first blue ever there, on a mackerel chunk. The next morning, my father caught the biggest blue a lot of guys had seen in years, 17 pounds, in the same spot. I remember, he had his old Harnell 552 and a Squidder with 36# braid--he had a knot in the spool a little below where he hooked the fish, and couldn't let it take drag. He had about a 15 minute tug-of-war with that gator and that Harnell bent farther than I ever thought it could. Later on, when I was in my early 20s, I took my first-ever "30" on that rod, which didn't bend it as much as that blue. Dad actually had it converted to a spinning rod when I got my first 30, it fell off the roof of his wagon and the Squidder bent its frame. Rather than spend the money to fix it, he had Charley Murat re-wrap the rod so he could use his Mitchell 302 on it.
Lots of good memories in that Ditch, and it's been almost 20 years since Dad passed on. Plenty of warm memories, though.
The Admin. Who Couldn't Stop Ankle-Biting
Posted January 18 2001 - 7:21 AM
A few years back Russ had a daily routine of jumping in his truck, placing Lil'Tyke his mini-smooth dachshound beside him and drive to the Canal just before first light. Along the way he would pick up a coffee at John's Diner and grab the Boston Hearld. A nice morning to sip his coffee, read the paper and walk the dog while experiencing the dawn break over the Ditch.
This morning Russ headed for the parking area on the bulkhead Cape-side down from the Coast Guard Station. Russ position was intentional---he knew that Gary would soon launch his 21 CC out of Sandwich marina for a morning of fishing off the Plymouth area. Russ wanted to wish Gary well as Gary would be passing him on the way out of the basin anchorage.
Russ exited the truck and proceeded to place his coffee on the vehicle hood before reaching in to grab the leash Lil'Tyke sported around his small neck. The dog was quite old and his eyesight was failing. Diagnosed with cateracts in both eyes Lil'Tyke had to be picked up and placed on the ground.
Russ then reached for his newspaper and in a flash the dog bolted and ran towards the Ditch. This area has no restraining area on the edge of the bulkhead, it's a complete dropoff over the bulkhead and down to the water. The poor dog not being able to see the edge plummeted to the water below.
The current was just starting to flow east. Russ saw his struggling pet but had no effective method of reaching him. Russ then thought about Gary.
Rushing to the launch area Russ found Gary in the process of shoving off. Russ hurriedly jumped into the SeaCraft, told Gary the problem and, they both proceeded to do a search and rescue for Lil'Tyke.
Steaming out of the marina and bearing hard to starboard they searched the bulkhead area down to Joes' Fish Market. Then they covered the area from Murphys Beach down to the end of the jetty.
Russ, using a flashlight, caught the shimmering eyes of something near the rip-rap. Closer investigation proved it to be a raccoon searching for food among the rocks.
The sun was coming over the horizen by now and the water was flowing a mite faster when, ahead, Russ saw a distinct V shaped wake ahead bearing east between the first green can and the end of the jetty.
Russ heart was pounding....it was Lil'Tyke!!
While instructing Gary to steam towards the dog, Russ saw what looked like a small Trident sub trying to surface to the rear of the dog.
The wake approched the dog at a fast rate of speed and in an instant the water exploded in a thunderous crash and slap of white water.
Lil'Tyke yelped and whined in pain as he was thrown into the air and arched over five feet before hitting the water. A sickening sucking and slurping sound was heard as Lil' Tyke disappeared from sight. The east flow water soon smoothed the turbulent scene.
A few days later at the shop I offered my condolences to Russ as he sat in the high-backed chair behind the counter. Gary was in the large chair with his dog, Buddy, on his lap.
As tears welled up in Russ's eyes I looked over to Gary. Gary prophetically said that Lil' Tyke was sacrificed to the Canal Gods a few days ago.
Saddened, I slowly exited the shop and shed a few tears outside. Joe G
[This message has been edited by Joe G (edited 01-18-2001).]
Posted January 18 2001 - 12:33 PM
Joe My eyes are all misty after reading your post on Russels Dog. It reminds me of my Lab Maxine that I had to put down after I moved down here from cancer. She gave me comfort when I was recovering from my cancer and I was unable to do the same for her. Very disheartning to say the least. I am reminded of her love and companiship every time I go by her place of rest in the back yard. Angler
Life member Izaak Walton Fishing Association
Life member Cape Cod Canal


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