[LRflex] Re: Day into night.
- From: William Abbott <bill2301@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: "leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <leicareflex@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 22 Oct 2014 10:55:13 -0700
David,
You have good instincts.
Thanks, nicely done.
Bill
> On Oct 22, 2014, at 07:50, David Young <dsy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I make the long drive between Grande Prairie, Alberta and our home several
> times a year.
>
> Each time, between GP and Grande Cache, I pass about a dozen gas plants. They
> "flare off" surplus gas (which always strikes me as a waste) for various
> technical reasons. (Sorry, I'm not a gas expert.)
>
> Usually, the flare pipes are off or, if on, flaring only small amounts of gas.
>
> But I'd often thought what a dramatic image a large burn might be ... but only
> if taken at night, for the flames are pathetic (as photo ops) by day. But,
> those few times I've seen large flare-offs at night, I'd be near the end of a
> 12 to 13 hour drive, and not really interested in stopping. Just in getting to
> my destination.
>
> As I drove home about a week ago, one of the plants, quite near the road, was
> flaring large amounts of gas. It was 9 o'clock in the morning with a very
> dark
> sky, caused by a heavy rain storm. It looked like day had turned into night.
>
> I stopped the car.
>
> http://www.furnfeather.net/Temps/D2N.html
>
> Comments, criticism welcomed, as always.
>
> David.
>
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