If you weren’t up this morning at 3:37 AM to check out the eclipse it looked a little something like this (out our bedroom window) as the earth started moving out of the way and putting a little light on the upper edge. (Click the image to see it larger.)
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On July 5, 2007 we told you about an accident involving a City of Carlsbad truck and a white motorcycle at the intersection of Tamarack and Jefferson streets (click here for story and photos). Now one of the people involved is seeking witnesses to the accident and they have placed a flyer on a Eucalyptus Tree on Tamarack. Here’s what it says:
Looking for witnesses to an accident that occurred on July 5th around 2:26 PM. . . Please call 760-822-3965. Your help is greatly appreciated.
The photo would suggest that someone may have run a red light. Now it sounds like exactly who that was is up for debate. If you saw the accident, please give the number a call: (760) 822-3965. And here’s a photo if you don’t remember.
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Sorry about the short notice, but tomorrow morning (August 28) starting at 12:53 AM the moon will begin its trip into the shadow created by the earth. By 3:37 AM the moon will be completely eclipsed. The good news is that Carlsbadistan is one of the epic locations to watch the entire event. Here’s what NASA has to say:
All of North America will witness some portion of the eclipse, but western observers are favored. The early penumbral or umbral phases will be in progress at moonset for observers in Maritime Canada. From the eastern USA, the Great Lakes region and Ontario, the Moon sets in total eclipse. Only observers to the west of the Rockies (including Alaska) will be treated to the entire event.
If we’re up (which we doubt) we’ll try and snap a photo. All the Monday night revelers might want to stay up a little longer after stumbling home from Dini’s and check it out from the sea wall.
[Link: NASA]
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Carlsbadistanians who thought today would be a great day for a morning stroll got a surprise at 9:30 AM when the skies opened and it began pouring rain (.3 inches) monsoon style. What we thought was bombs going off on base was actually thunder and lightening. Steam floated up off the streets and most ran for cover. Of course the Weather Underground said there was only a 20% chance of rain this morning. Guess they were 80% wrong on this one. The guy crossing Grand Ave. at Roosevelt was one of the few, the proud, the prepared. Who carries an umbrella in Carlsbadistan in August?
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The bridge that takes The 5 over Carlsbad’s Batiquitos Lagoon is 42-years old, and last week Caltrans workers Xing Fang and Kenneth Vo took a closer look at it to make sure it’s safe. According to the San Diego Union Tribune it’s something Caltrans does every two years.
In its most recent inspection, in 2005, the west side of the bridge received a sufficiency rating of 97. The east side was given an 86. A bridge receiving a rating of 50 or less, and designated as “structurally deficient” or “functionally obsolete,” qualifies for federal replacement funding. . . Last week, Fang and Vo spotted what appeared to be a new problem: heavy erosion near one of the bridge’s footings.
Fang said this didn’t pose any “immediate danger,” however, they would work with Caltrans to come up with a solution. You know, because we don’t any bridges falling down especially when they carry 212,000 cars a day through Carlsbad.
[Link: San Diego Union Tribune]
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Ray Patchett, 59, has been Carlsbad’s city manager for 20 years and last Tuesday (Aug. 21, 2007) he announced that he will be retiring from his $220,683 a year position. North County Times writer Barbara Henry reviews his career and speaks with many who knew him and will miss him, several who won’t miss him refused to comment on the record. We think you can put us in the “we’ll miss him” category.
[Link: North County Times]
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Having been watching the chaos in Agua Hedionda Lagoon since someone mentioned it to us last week, we find it very hard to believe that this doesn’t happen more often, what with all those PWCs buzzing around and around in that tiny corner of the lagoon:
A 13-year-old was flown to Rady Children’s Hospital in San Diego after a collision Friday [Aug. 24, 2007] of two personal watercraft at California Water Sports in Snug Harbor Marina, according to officials. . . The boy’s watercraft was bumped by another, causing pain to his back, firefighters said.
The boy was flown to the hospital via life flight, however, his injuries were not that serious according to The North County Times. The helicopter was simply used because traffic was so bad on The 5.
[Link: North County Times]
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We’d hoped that the winds would continue all week and thwart Canada’s chances at building the world’s tallest Lego tower at the Canadian National Exhibit. But that didn’t happen.
Unfortunately the winds didn’t co-operate so we couldn’t get the boom operators up and then we waited all day on Tuesday and unfortunately the winds were even higher on Tuesday,” said John Lotenfoe from Lego Canada, who had been helping oversee construction. . . Luckily for us today we were able to get the boom up there and set ourselves a brand new world record,” said Lotenfoe.
The new record is 29.03 meters only .45 of a meter taller than the record previously set at Carlsbad Legoland at the beginning of summer. But Canada won’t be able to gloat for long. The next record is set for Oslo, Norway in May of 2008.
Kind of makes us want to do our own version and mess up their whole PR campaign. If you have a couple hundred thousand Legos laying around, please let us know.
[Link: 680 News]
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Bonnie Cha is a senior editor at CNET.com. On her blog Miss Direction she uses, then writes about GPS devices. This weekend (August 24-26) she is hitting the road and heading for Carlsbad with the TomTom Go 270 GPS as her co-pilot.
My friend Kristen just moved there with her fiance Mike, so I’m going to visit their new crib and hit the waves at Tamarack and Moonlight Beach (you’ve been warned San Diego surfers; steer clear of the girl with the yellow surfboard). I’m looking forward to paddling out in warmer waters, enjoying the sunshine, and good times with friends.
Bonnie says she’ll be blogging the whole trip. So if you’d like to see what a NorCal tech diva thinks of Carlsbad and surfing Tamarack check her blog out right here. We’ll keep you posted as well.
And Bonnie, if you read this, leave a comment and we’ll go out for a surf.
[Link: c|net.com]
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