Some ice boating. Reporter rich fitzpatrick manages the Hardware Store in sparta. Without snow business is sluggish especially compared to last year. Last year was phenomenal for snow blower and other sales. It was almost we couldnt keep up. Reporter last winter he sold more than 1,000 bags of rock salt and calcium chloride combined. This year he only sold about 300. Clearly this winter has been slow for snow. We lushly get 4. 8 we usually get 4. 8 in december. We only had a trace. Now we usually have 2. 4 but we have received none yet. This is an el nino winter which is warmer than average precipitation but often more rain than snow. And that has some people or lack thereof come spring. We part of a watershed area reporter of course were looking at just a dusting here in sparta. We had a burst of snow showers a couple of hours ago. That slowed down. We are seeing occasional flurries. There is another burst of snow showers moving through the area in the next couple of hours. Some peopl
Geoff they are diehards, arent they . Aly myles is in Downtown Greenville this morning. Good morning. Aly good morning, guys. It is hard to show people just how cold it is, but if you take a look the hind me at the fountain, you can see just how many icicles are hanging off of it. The icicles are hanging onto the bits there. According to the Insurance Institute for home safety, these temperatures can possibly freeze your pipes. We are a couple degrees away from the temperature alert threshold. At 20 degrees or below, pipes are vulnerable to freeze. The best way to tell if you have a frozen pipe is if you turn on a faucet and only a trickle comes out. Pipes running along exterior keeping your faucet on, applying a heated pad or hairdryer to the frozen pipe, and applying heat until full water pressure is restored are the tips they give. Do not use a torch to unfreeze the pipe. If you cant unfreeze it, call a licensed plumber. Geoff stay warm oututhere this morning. For the first time, a
New york. Charlie when did this love affair with photography begin . Sally pretty early relay. 17. Charlie did your dad give you your first camera . Sally he did. He had taken it around the world in 1939. 1937. He handed it to me with virtually no explanation. This is how you load the film. This is the weston light meter. You remember that. I just started taking pictures. It was an instant love affair. Charlie what was it . Sally i was just ecstatic. The joy of looking at a negative, the fixers dripping down your arms when you hold it up to the light, its magic. It is still magic. Charlie it is that more than taking the picture . Sally yeah, maybe. You take the picture, and you so fervently play that you have the 1 10 of a second you hope you got, and so many times you dont. You get the 1 10 of a second on either side of the one you hoped you got. Really, it is when youve seen the negative when the moment happens. There is nothing like the moment. Its almost sexual in its intensity. Yo
Photographs. I spoke with sally mann in a rare and candid conversation in new york. Charlie when did this love affair with photography begin . Sally pretty early relay. 17. Charlie did your dad give you your first camera . Sally he did. He had taken it around the world in 1939. 1937. He handed it to me with virtually no explanation. This is how you load the film. This is the weston light meter. You remember that. I just started taking pictures. It was an instant love affair. Charlie what was it . Sally i was just ecstatic. Negativef looking at a , the fixers dripping down your arms when you hold it up to the light, its magic. It is still magic. Charlie it is that more than taking the picture . Sally yeah, maybe. You take the picture, and you so fervently play that you have the 1 10 of a second you hope you got, and so many times you dont. You get the 1 10 of a second on either side of the one you hoped you got. Really, it is when youve seen the negative when the moment happens. There i
And policies which led to such illfated federal investments as that of the now bankrupt solyndra Solar Panel Manufacturer as well as the a 123 caller Battery Manufacturer to a withering analysis which we at the institute have come to expect of the oxford trained economist whose chief of staff for the council of economic advisers. Sorry. During the administration of president george w. Bush. In her book she helps us understand why the failures of such direct investments in private firms are both significant problems in themselves and cautionary tale for those who would have the government rather than private investors allocate capital. The publication of regulating to disaster calfs dianas first year as an Institute Senior fellow in which she has been prolific and influential. Cited by writers, reporters, talkshow hosts across the country. In particular i think of many contributions to our issues 2012 ranging from her analysis demonstrating that even adjusting for the state of the econo