AKwelder Posted September 18, 2016 Author Share Posted September 18, 2016 27 minutes ago, mader656 said: I got reeaaally lucky, but it was a 21 mile hike in 2 days 21 miles? You earned it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitty Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 24 minutes ago, AKwelder said: 21 miles? You earned it X2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brady Boy Posted September 18, 2016 Share Posted September 18, 2016 On 9/15/2016 at 8:55 PM, AKwelder said: At the light today Steve is in the GTO, retired, late 60's. He's the young guy talking smack to the gentlemen in the Porche. They left 4 black lines from the light And the year is 1970?, lol. Takes me back. BK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted September 20, 2016 Author Share Posted September 20, 2016 In Prudhoe, saw quad tracks on the line not often you see 10 in a herd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baradium Posted September 22, 2016 Share Posted September 22, 2016 On 9/17/2016 at 9:19 PM, AKwelder said: You got that right, just spent the day boning it out and getting it ready to process this week Congratulations! You're the only one I know who got a moose this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted September 23, 2016 Author Share Posted September 23, 2016 4 hours ago, Baradium said: Congratulations! You're the only one I know who got a moose this year. Thank you. Only one, Really? I would have thought someone would have been out to your field and gotten one, nothing hanging around the end of the field? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baradium Posted September 23, 2016 Share Posted September 23, 2016 33 minutes ago, AKwelder said: Thank you. Only one, Really? I would have thought someone would have been out to your field and gotten one, nothing hanging around the end of the field? Nothing in the field, maybe it's because it's warm, but coyotes and wolves being around definitely aren't helping. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted September 25, 2016 Author Share Posted September 25, 2016 Borrowed uncles mini excavator and worked on the driveway, oldest boy dug some he has grown up a lot this year, time for hunter Ed class Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
poor farmer/logger Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Cool always nice to see the younger ones get involved and pull a few leavers. Never now maybe he's found his lifelong career. Looks like the new trailer is being put to good use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyDairy Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 On 9/25/2016 at 10:32 AM, AKwelder said: Borrowed uncles mini excavator and worked on the driveway, oldest boy dug some he has grown up a lot this year, time for hunter Ed class Cool, let them try everything. Are scissors a rare thing in AK? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave McCallister Posted September 27, 2016 Share Posted September 27, 2016 Got his legs crossed and taking it easy isn't he! D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 10 hours ago, TroyDairy said: Cool, let them try everything. Are scissors a rare thing in AK? Yeah, it drives me a bit nuts, but my wife has always been shy about the haircuts since I sheared them one summer, and I have to say "NO!" About enough other stuff so what the heck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 2 hours ago, Dave McCallister said: Got his legs crossed and taking it easy isn't he! D Oh yeah, he was Cool. I came back and he was doing a Jurassic Park re-enactment. He is definafly not intimidated by the equipment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mader656 Posted September 28, 2016 Share Posted September 28, 2016 8 minutes ago, AKwelder said: Yeah, it drives me a bit nuts, but my wife has always been shy about the haircuts since I sheared them one summer, and I have to say "NO!" About enough other stuff so what the heck. Forgiveness vs, permission vs. Angry wife paradigm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted September 28, 2016 Author Share Posted September 28, 2016 Just now, mader656 said: Forgiveness vs, permission vs. Angry wife paradigm I figure it will sort itself out, and low and behold, she wants to go see her extended family in Florida during the holidays, the proper southern aunts and uncles, she is all about clean cloths and yes ma'am and no sir. Wanna bet those boys are getting a tune up like they are going to court? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 Been on the road for a bit over a week, stopped in at the local store Then a storm passed through we got a 1/4 inch, most of the ponds and potholes froze. Nearly winter here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BOBSIH856 Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 Just read an article this morning about a large oil discovery in Alaska (smith bay?). Said it will be a couple years before they develop the field. Can you keep the white dust up north for a while longer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 Inline inspection pig for small bore lines it inspects and records the pipe so they can confirm the condition of the buried pipe, every inch of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevingweq Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 7 hours ago, AKwelder said: it inspects and records the pipe What ,where ,how, please ? I need a "Inline inspection pig " for dummies tutorial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baradium Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 45 minutes ago, Kevingweq said: What ,where ,how, please ? I need a "Inline inspection pig " for dummies tutorial It is put in the pipeline and the oil pushes it along and it has sensors that scan the pipe walls while it's moving. I don't know the process for getting them in and out, but I imagine it involves diverters and specific points in the pipeline. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitty Posted October 5, 2016 Share Posted October 5, 2016 10 minutes ago, Baradium said: It is put in the pipeline and the oil pushes it along and it has sensors that scan the pipe walls while it's moving. I don't know the process for getting them in and out, but I imagine it involves diverters and specific points in the pipeline. I believe where the pipes come up out of the ground they call that the pig catcher and that's where you catch the pig . Similar to what we do when draglining when we send a nerf Pig through to clean the line out. My question is on the brand new pipelines that they installed around here they sent one of these things through to inspect it after it was built. Do they chase it through with water then or do they just chase it through with air? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 1 hour ago, Kevingweq said: What ,where ,how, please ? I need a "Inline inspection pig " for dummies tutorial if it is the begining or end of the line they only have one or the other, so they bypass the launcher and load the pig, then close it up tight and send the product thru the launcher, reverse to catch it. The product pushes the pig on in-service lines, for inspection they use magnetism or other methods to produce a 3D picture of the steel and record the results, then they download the data at the other end. on new pipe they launch pigs with compressed air to ensure the pipe is clean and then they push a sizing disc thru that shows there is no restrictions or issues. They may also push a batch pig to fill the line or switch products Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted October 5, 2016 Author Share Posted October 5, 2016 9 hours ago, BOBSIH856 said: Just read an article this morning about a large oil discovery in Alaska (smith bay?). Said it will be a couple years before they develop the field. Can you keep the white dust up north for a while longer? Yeah, off to the west from here, time will tell, 1 to 4 billion barrels of recoverable crude they think, maybe, if the data is right Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Englander Posted October 6, 2016 Share Posted October 6, 2016 9 hours ago, AKwelder said: Yeah, off to the west from here, time will tell, 1 to 4 billion barrels of recoverable crude they think, maybe, if the data is right Amazing that the administration has not declared it a "National Monument"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKwelder Posted October 6, 2016 Author Share Posted October 6, 2016 2 hours ago, New Englander said: Amazing that the administration has not declared it a "National Monument"! What's more likely to happen is they will declare the walrus endangered like the polar bear. Then all kinds of hurdles will get in thier way. The big point from the article is it said "shallow sea" up up hear if it's shallow enough they get a permit and build an island (or find a natural one) to drill from, much better than a platform. If they have to put 125 miles of line in to get to the Alpine fields there is some very serious work to bring this to market. Alpine was 20 some miles and on land and they claimed well over 10 million man hours to bring oil into the pipeline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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