#Seymour Indiana

[railwayhistorical]

Ubiquitous

Crossing the north/south rail line in Seymour, Indiana, I noticed a headlight. I pulled over and set up for this northbound train, which can be seen with a connector track to the east/west line in town.

The train is on the Louisville & Indiana (former Pennsylvania) with the unseen line being CSX (former Baltimore & Ohio). I was hoping for some spiffy-painted L&I units (which take after the old Pennsy), but instead got yet another dose of the ubiquitous Union Pacific.

One image by Richard Koenig; taken November 15th 2024.

[unteriors]

N Ewing Street, Seymour, Indiana.

[postcard-from-the-past]

Masonic Temple of Seymour, Indiana, US

American vintage postcard

[tomsiebert]

[billlaotian]

[redhatmeg]

Miss Seymour, I'm disappointed in you. You noticed Mrs. Jones is harrassed by a man and you make excuses for her to be alone with him? Where is your Girl Code?! Where is your British sense of good manners to not leave a married woman with a man alone?

Do you really think it's romantic or something?

Edit:

And now you see them out together and act all shooketh they seem so affectionate with each other?

I don't understand you, girl. I don't know what the writers were going for with your motivations in this episode.

Edit 2:

Seven minutes before the end and you're getting to the bottom of this and saying what needs to be said: Puccini thinks only with his dick, he expects Anna to uproot her whole life just because and it's not Anna's responsibility to help him with his fucking operas.

[isubright]

Discovering the Ideal Fit: A Comprehensive Guide to Homeowners Insurance in Madison and Seymour, Indiana

Owning a home in Madison or Seymour, Indiana brings immense happiness, but it also entails a considerable duty - protecting the investment with the suitable homeowners insurance. Grasping the complex landscape of various policies and providers can be overwhelming. Luckily, proper research and legwork can make it easy to understand the intricacies of homeowners insurance. Let’s check out this detailed roadmap to help secure the best possible deal on homeowners insurance in Madison and Seymour.

Step 1: Understanding the Needs

Before delving into the realm of insurance quotes, it is important to thoroughly understand one’s specific needs. Consider various factors such as:

- Home details: This encompasses the age of the property, its value, square footage, construction materials, and the presence of features such as pools or fireplaces.

- Needs that are specific to an individual: Determine the desired coverage levels, deductible amount, and whether additional endorsements like flood or earthquake coverage are needed.

- Risk factors: Evaluate the crime rate, proximity to natural hazards, and past claims history in the neighborhood.

Step 2: Researching and comparing providers

Those days are long gone, when people chiefly relied on local agents. Explore a wide range of possibilities, such as:

- Independent insurance agencies: These agencies represent multiple companies, providing a wider selection of quotes and potentially more competitive rates. Consider local agencies for personalized service.

- Captive agents: Representing only one company, these agents may offer discounts for bundling policies, such as combining car and home insurance.

- Online comparison websites: Take advantage of comparison sites to get quick quotes from different insurers. Remember that these platforms mainly prioritize national providers, so make sure to verify if there are any local options available.

Step 3: Obtain quotes and engage in negotiations

Once the list of potential providers has been narrowed down, it’s time to gather quotes. Prepare to provide detailed information about the home, personal details, and desired coverage. Feel free to ask questions and seek clarification.

Remember, negotiation is crucial. Take into account these tips:

- Bundle policies: Combining homeowners insurance with other policies, such as auto insurance, often attracts discounts.

- Increasing the deductible can help lower the premium while still maintaining affordability in the event of a claim.

- Explore different options: Avoid accepting the initial quote. Share competing offers with each provider to determine if they can match or surpass them.

- Take into account discounts: Ask about potential discounts for security systems, loyalty programs, or a claims-free history.

Step 4: Carefully review the details

Before finalizing any agreement, it is important to thoroughly review the policy details. Comprehend:

- Coverage limits: What is included in the coverage and what are the corresponding amounts?

- Deductibles: The amount that needs to be paid out-of-pocket before insurance coverage begins.

- Exclusions: Situations that fall outside the scope of the policy.

- Claim process: Filing a claim and what to anticipate throughout the process.

Step 5: Consider utilizing local resources

Remember that there are resources available beyond national companies.

- The Indiana Department of Insurance offers valuable consumer information and resources for filing complaints.

- Independent agents: Provide local expertise and personalized service, often representing multiple companies.

- Community forums or groups: Seek recommendations and insights from others in the neighborhood.

Extra Tip: Yearly Evaluation

Insurance needs change as time goes on. Schedule an annual review with an agent or provider to ensure coverage remains adequate and the best deal is still being received.

Remember, exploring the ideal homeowners insurance in Madison and Seymour, Indiana requires continuous effort. Take initiative, perform comprehensive research, make comparisons, engage in negotiations, and regularly review. With the knowledge and steps outlined above, one will be well-equipped to find the perfect insurance fit for a Madison or Seymour home, ensuring peace of mind and protecting the most valuable asset.

[roughridingrednecks]

Seymour in Indiana

[trainmaniac]

Family Reunion by JW Stanfield Via Flickr: CSX L422 splits the CPL intermediates at Fort Ritner with a former B&O GP40, now CSX road slug in the lead, and two hoppers in tow. Signal replacements are ramping up on the Indiana Sub as well, with multiple trailers of the infamous "orange snakes" showing up in Mitchell, and work already started on replacements just west of Seymour.

[fatehbaz]

At the intersection of Ohio, Michigan and Indiana, the corn monoculture melts away to reveal green rolling hills and deep gorges. The lush forest is pockmarked by steep-banked ponds, carved out by retreating glaciers 10,000 years ago. Standing waist-deep in a forest pool, Megan Seymour scans the shrubby banks with binoculars. A slight change in colour and texture spotted in the tangled buttonbush swamp reveals her quarry: a thick, glossy, copperbelly water snake (Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta). [...]

The copperbelly water snake – named for its tangerine-orange underside – inhabited what was one of the largest wetland areas in North America.

Roughly the size of Connecticut and stretching from Fort Wayne in Indiana across much of north-west Ohio, the Great Black Swamp was home to elk, wolves, mountain lions and black bears.

In the mid-19th century, farmers began to clear the trees and drain the swamp to access the fertile soil hidden beneath the water. In just five decades, the Great Black Swamp was dry.

Today, the copperbelly water snake lays claim to just 50 sq km (20 sq miles) of remnant swamp forest in the tri-state area – slightly smaller than Manhattan Island.

Though the exact number of the reptiles is not known, experts estimate that fewer than 100 individuals, possibly as few as 40, remain.

“I think they will be gone within 20 years,” says [...] a land steward with the Nature Conservancy [...]. He believes saving the copperbelly water snake is essential to the region’s ecology because it is “an umbrella species” [...] for dozens of other declining species that rely on the swamp forest, including the rare bobolink blackbird and the checkerspot butterfly. When Seymour began searching for copperbelly water snakes in spring 2021, no one had seen one alive in the wild in almost three years. She spent more than 180 hours combing through the wetlands historically inhabited by the species but found none. [...]

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All content above, images, caption, and text published by: Ryan Wagner. “‘They aren’t mean and they aren’t trying to get you’: saving the copperbelly water snake.” The Guardian. 14 February 2023. [All photos published with this story were also taken by Ryan Wagner. Bold emphasis and some paragraph breaks added by me.]

For reference, here’s the distribution range of the copperbelly water snake:

And here, what was once the Great Black Swamp:

Snake, endemic species unique to Great Lakes region and flooded prairies of the “Prairie Peninsula,” nearly extinct.

[railwayhistorical]

Color Position Lights

This is the second time, in the last few years, that I've ventured down to see the Ohio & Mississippi in southern Indiana. I photographed a fair amount of action on this line (as the Baltimore & Ohio) when I was a teenager back in the late 1970s. I'll try to illustrate that soon here.

I scouted a couple of spots today, but seemed to have missed the one train per day that rides these rails. We're between Seymour and Brownstown, Indiana, and I believe this particular spot is called Shields, not far from mile post 94 (measured from Cincinnati).

One image by Richard Koenig; taken November 13th 2024.

[truth-has-a-liberal-bias]

On the morning she died, Ashleigh Anderson researched her symptoms.

Nausea.

Jaw pain.

Chest pain.

Cold sweats.

“I think I am having a heart attack,” the 41-year-old texted her longtime boyfriend from the CVS store in Seymour, Indiana, where she had just begun her shift as the sole pharmacist on duty.

It was Sept. 10, 2021. Retail pharmacy was reeling from the pressures of the pandemic, and frontline workers like Anderson were dangerously burned out. For months, they had been filling prescriptions and vaccinating patients without bathroom breaks or a bite to eat.  

...

The CVS in Seymour was a 24-hour store whose pharmacy counter never closed, not even for lunch. Patients came at all hours to pick up medications, ask questions and get shots. It was a relentless grind made worse by the recent departure of two staff pharmacists and the pharmacy manager. In their absence, the remaining crew struggled to fill the hundreds of prescriptions coming in each day and had soon fallen behind by more than 1,000. [...]

[practically-an-x-man]

This isnt TST but an idea I had: Your OCs and their plus ones are all going to a halloween party and they come to you for extreme hollywood level makeup/effects/costuming. What do they get transformed into.

Bonus if you wanna write a fic/ramble: After the party you find out you're a Super whose powers are transformstions. All those partygoers are now really what you made their makeup/costumes for...

Ooooooh, thank you!! This will be fun!

Think I'm gonna skip that bonus part, just don't have the mental energy for it right now, but it's a cool idea!!

Talk Shop Tuesday (I'm still counting it lol)

Rae & Warren W: Honestly, I think they'd just be like "gimme the scariest thing you got", they're both pretty daring and adventurous people who are down for just about anything

Robin & Peter M: Frankenstein (it's frahnk-en-steen!) and the Creature from Young Frankenstein, Robin's favorite movie

Madison & Alex: They'd pay extra for all-night makeup service, they've got a plan. Both appear at the party looking completely normal, dressed in fairly plain clothes. Halfway through, they disappear - when they come back, Madison's a little scratched up, Alex has patches of fur and Wolfman claws, and both their clothes are torn. By the end of the party, they both disappear again, and later Madison is found on the floor of the kitchen, covered in blood and gruesome wounds with Bravo (her wolfdog) standing over her looking menacing.

Ophelia & Peter P: Oh, they don't need me. They both show up in intentionally-shitty costumes of the other's hero persona, having independently decided to try and fuck with each other in the exact same way.

Gia & Kate: Assuming Gia would even agree to going to a party in the first place... I could see them going as classic Goosebumps monsters. Gia's the humanoid plant from Stay Out of the Basement, Kate's a scarecrow from They're Alive! Alternatively, I could see them as a genderbent/WLW Seymour and Audrey from Little Shop of Horrors, with Gia's clover mixed in with her prop Twoey (ok ok, that's partially bc it gives Gia an excuse to have her clover with her and fend off a little of that anxiety... but mostly because Gia as a character is based on Seymour originally and I think it's playfully ironic)

Jasper & Kyle: Frank N' Furter and Rocky, of course! Kyle brings a robe since it would get a little uncomfortable to just wear the Speedo the whole time, but he does wear it.... the things people do for love, lol

Kestrel & Warren B: Warren's the only one who needs a costume, Kestrel will just shift into what fits with the theme. And honestly, with that freedom, it could be just about anything. Probably something Indiana Jones-themed, since they're Warren's favorite movies.

Katherine & Ahk: Honestly, Kat would probably just revisit her Bastet costume from that first Halloween party and clean it up a little, and Ahk would wear what he normally wears.

Quinn & Billy: I can't imagine Quinn would want particularly heavy makeup, since she would have to have to deal with removing it all after the party (when she's already tired and in pain from being on her feet). Maybe Morticia and Gomez Addams? That would be fun, and if Quinn wears her platforms she can really make the height difference pop (she's 6'3" without heels, Billy is 5'11"). And of course, Billy's so undeniably smitten he doesn't even need to act the part of Gomez.

Eris & Rick: Hm... tough question. On the one hand, I could see Eris getting really into it, spending weeks putting together the perfect costume only for it to be some historical figure that nobody besides them even really remembers. On the other hand, I could see them being pretty open about it, and willing to follow Rick's lead with whatever costume he decides on - as one of Eris' little hidden gestures of how much they care about him. Sorry this one's a non-answer, I just can't really think of something specific for them.

Nikoletta & Abner: Honestly, I don't know that they're the type for costumes. Neither of them really grew up in an environment where they celebrated Halloween much (save perhaps for Nikoletta being exposed to all the tourists flocking to New Orleans for the holiday), so there's not really nostalgia in dressing up, and they wouldn't be motivated to spend their hard-earned and limited money on costumes or makeup. I could see them agreeing to a group costume (probably at Harley's insistance), but they wouldn't come up with anything on their own.

Jimmy & Lars: Honestly, it would be fun enough just to play up the whole Ghostbusters thing. They're something of local celebrities, but with Lars being more of a behind-the-scenes guy and Jimmy being... well, a ghost that doesn't look like a ghost, everyone just thinks it's a damn good costume until they demonstrate the reality of it. If Lars can get his idea for a painless proton stream worked out in time, he'll make a spectacular show of "catching" Jimmy. If he can't, he'll just make a spectacular show of missing.

Spider (pre-apocalypse, attends alone): Would show up with a detailed sketch of a monster of his own devising, something super creative and super creepy. Hell, he's probably got four-leg stilts and an articulated costume tail of his own, just to add to the effect - he's a film guy, he takes Halloween seriously!

[syncallio]

Here's a pen that's been patiently waiting in the repair pile:

Back in the day, pen models came in multiple sizes. Parker called their small Vacumatic "debutante" for some reason. Here it is next to a normal Vac:

It has a very fine nib. Took some tuning to get it flowing again. As the materials age, they can deform and screw up their function. It writes well now.

The engraving says "JACIE E HANNER", and to my delight I found a little bit about her online. Jacie E. Hanner passed away in 1993 at the age of 82 in Seymour, Indiana (where the pen shipped from). And she established two grants: one for a high school and one for the Humane Society.

I wonder, did someone inherit this pen and use it in her memory? And now they too have passed, maybe.

Anyway, Jacie, I fixed your pen.

[gotankgo]

Friday May 13th 1977, Seymour, Indiana.