Spider on Sandogardy Pond
I was at Sandogardy Pond Saturday and saw this spider hanging out on the surface of the pond. I think it’s pretty cool the way they can take advantage of surface tension to walk on water.
In other news, I just wanted to say that I am astounded Vermont has not been getting more news coverage following TS Irene. In my blogroll I have a link to Little Bang Theory. I have been reading his blog for a year or two. He lives in Western MA near Southern VT, and he has some jaw-dropping photos of the devastation there. His account is heartbreaking.
Next month the Pathfinders are scheduled to have our annual Fall Camporee at Molly Stark State Park. We expect clubs from all over VT, NH, and ME. But I just don’t see how it’s possible that we will be able to camp at Molly Stark after looking at the photos. Google Maps has removed portions of route 9 in southern VT, because Irene has removed portions of it from the face of the earth. Molly Stark is on a closed section of that road (which is a major thoroughfare in that area).
There’s a chance that I will deploy with ACS after all. We do not have an agreement with the state of VT, so setting things up will take longer. Also, I don’t know what good a warehouse would do, since it is not possible to deliver goods to the stricken areas of VT via the roads. You can’t get there from here!
Jomegat's Weblog 
September 1, 2011 at 1:18 am
Omigosh, it’s true, the news hasn’t explained the seriousness of the damage. Granted I don’t watch TV, but I had been browsing web news sites, and didn’t get the picture, and NPR has certainly moved on to other topics. Amazing to think that Google Maps has already reflected the loss of roads.
Michelle
September 1, 2011 at 7:08 am
NPR ran a story this morning, but they pegged the damage at $10-15 million. That is grossly understated. Change that m to a b! The other thing they did was tell how the National Guard is delivering bottled water, so now we can expect a “flood” of bottled water donations. Yes, they need water, but nearly all emergency management agencies have agreements with major bottlers to supply that. The need is not the supply, it’s the delivery.
September 1, 2011 at 7:04 am
Fickle thy name is News!..your spider is pretty cool, but awful that the storm has gouged out so much of the infrastructure up there.. I am so cut off in my TV less, Radio less world. c
September 1, 2011 at 7:09 am
I made it a point to watch the local TV news last night to see if they had any coverage. There was a little, but Ralph’s blog is doing a much better job IMO.
September 1, 2011 at 10:23 pm
We have had just a little news of the Vermont situation here too. I suspected there would be much more to it than what we were shown. I’m so sorry for the folks there!
September 1, 2011 at 10:29 pm
I’m hoping I can get 200 Pathfinders to work on muck-outs there in three weeks.
September 1, 2011 at 10:37 pm
That would be great for everyone!