The Story Behind It

Toward the end of last year, The Fuzz heard the sound of machinery in the woods across the creek.

When he checked it out he found this.
This part of the woods had been logged off.
Now the speculation began. Why did they do this? Was it just for the money? Or was there something more sinister going on.
Of course there were rumors.
Chicken "Farming" is big business these days.  So here is the sad reality behind our latest Mystery Pix.

Those things were some of the huge fans used to keep these poor things from suffocating.
And here's a look at the New View from the same approximate location as above.

Fortunately for The Fuzz and His Sweetie, This operation is downwind.

Wednesday of Doom

It's about time for a Cute Kitten Picture again, so here we go.

But what we're really dealing with here, is The End of the World. (On Wednesday)
It seems that this Welsh Physicist is planning to test fire his new Particle Accelerator and some other Scientists think he may do us all in. It seems that he liked to blow stuff up when he was a kid.

"I had a number of chemistry sets. Like everybody, I used to make explosives. I even blew the fuses of the whole house a few times."

The Fuzz says he's not so sure about all this, but he does remember "Ice 9" I suppose it's gonna happen sooner or latter. But just so you know, here's what we may be in for.

"...the spinning-top-like quasar devoured the world from within, the two jets emanating from it would grow and catastrophes such as earthquakes and tsunamis would occur at the points they emerged from the Earth.

‘The weather will change completely, wiping out life, and very soon the whole planet will be eaten in a magnificent scenario..."

Apparently, this Global Warming stuff ain't squat, so The Fuzz says y'all better get ready for the Real Thing.

Dental Diminishment

Those Nectarines are Tasty, but a little harder than most peaches. After The Fuzz had one, his tongue noticed something unusual. To tell the truth, it was not all that unusual since he had experienced it before.
He does not blame the Innocent little fruit. He is only glad that there is no pain associated with this. There is really no reason to take any further steps in this affair, since this is only the latest Dental Diminishment.
I realize this could be considered a somewhat Gross Post, but, it's been a slow day.

They Were The Mills

When The Fuzz and His Sweetie where out and about the other day, they slipped over the County Line. It seems they are becoming quite the travelers these days, what with the Big City Trips and all. Now this.


His Sweetie took her sketch pad and favorite pen, he, naturally, took his camera.




This area used to have a big textile industry, but that has pretty much tanked. But the old mills are interesting to see.



Check out this one.

That dam is great.Here's a closer look at how it sits on this small river.


The broken windows are a sad reminder of it's past.


Father down the road, we came upon this one.


If you look closer, you can see some guys on the roof. The appear to be tearing the place down. I suppose, for the scrap metal.




This smokestack is about all that's left of this one.





It would be a pity to tear it down, it seems rather unique to me.




There was an old Hotel in our town years ago. Like maybe in the '30s or older. But it burned down a long time ago. All that was left were some large Columns out in the woods. People used to go out there with metal detectors looking for old money and stuff. Mostly they found old nails.




Someone decided this would be a good place for some High Dollar Townhouses. The Fuzz thought they could get kinda creative there, like maybe make a little garden around the columns. It would be like some sort of Greek, or Roman thing. But the first thing they did was tear down the old columns. In the end they named the place "The Columns". Go figger.

Here's all thats left of this one.

Unfortunate Event

It's not clear how this fire stared. It could be possible that Count Olaf had something to do with it.Perhaps there was some sort of collusion with the Grinch, some kind of conspiracy to bring down the Economy by disrupting the Holiday Frenzy.
This may look like just any old ordinary plant. But don't be misled here. If you look closely, you will notice the remains of Commercial Christmas.
As you enter your local Mall this year, take a moment to appreciate all those little Reindeers, Elves and other wonderful things there to help you get into the "Holiday Mood" and spend your money. Remember, it is your patriotic duty to support the economy. But enough of this Scrooge-talk.
If you ever stopped to wonder just where all those wonderful things came from, it was here, the emphasis is on "was". This place supplied a lot of those things, and they did a pretty good job. This happened near the end of the "Christmas Rush", so all was not lost, at least not quite. Maybe you thought it was Elves that made this stuff. You would be wrong. It was real human people, even some of The Fuzz's kinfolks. Now they are scrambling, in borowed space, to get the last of it out.
We don't know how all this will turn out. Could this be the end of Christmas as we know it ? Would that be a bad thing ?
The fire was pretty bad. All the plastic, paint and stuff caused an inferno. There was nothing the Firemen could do but watch it burn, and try to keep it from spreading. There was a huge, black cloud drifting across the sky. The area around the plant was evacuated. Fortunately, no one was seriously hurt as far as we know.
This Bear somehow survived all this.
The Fuzz and his Sweetie stopped by the other day to check it out. There was still a chemical smell in the air.
But don't worry, the Chinese are still making lots of great Christmas Stuff.

Bad Day at the Office

Bad day at the office. Here is the office. See The Fuzz in the office. This is not his usual office. This is known as a "Leafer". A leafer is a big vacuum cleaner on wheels. The Fuzz is a Garbageman. But today he is a Leaferman. Leafers suck. They suck up leaves and grass and even small animals if they are too slow. The Fuzz once sucked up a cement block. Fortunately it didn't make it into the impeller, but it was hard to get out of the sucking up hose. Today did not go well. The Fuzz was called on the radio and told there was a problem. It seems the Dumper Door was partially unlatched. This means that as fast as he sucked up stuff it was blowing out of the back of the truck. Bummer. The Fuzz backtracked and sucked up all the leaves off the street.
But that was not the Bad Day at the Office.
When the Fuzz went to dump the leaves out of the leafer, the dumper would not go back down. Fuzz tried many things. It was quitting time, but the leafer did not want to quit. Finally the fuzz was enlightened to this particular machine's idiosyncrasies, and the dumper came down.
But that was not the Bad Day at the Office.
As the now hurrying Fuzz drove though the gate, the sucking hose caught the gate itself and destroyed it.
Tomarrow, the Fuzz will go to work and see if he still has a job. Perhaps they will give him a drug test. This would be no problem, as long as he drinks a lot of water. The Fuzz is very sad about this. It was not a good day.