Comments on: I love the smell of sewage in the morning http://wattsupwiththat.com/2008/04/26/i-love-the-smell-of-sewage-in-the-morning/ Commentary on puzzling things in life, nature, science, weather, climate change, technology, and recent news by Anthony Watts Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:04:30 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Fun with Sewage Treatment Plants « A1A South http://wattsupwiththat.com/2008/04/26/i-love-the-smell-of-sewage-in-the-morning/#comment-12786 Fun with Sewage Treatment Plants « A1A South Sun, 27 Apr 2008 18:26:28 +0000 http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/?p=1137#comment-12786 [...] 27, 2008 · Filed under Uncategorized You should check out Watts Up with That? as he has been visiting the weather stations that we get our “official” temperatures [...] [...] 27, 2008 · Filed under Uncategorized You should check out Watts Up with That? as he has been visiting the weather stations that we get our “official” temperatures [...]

]]> By: Philip_B http://wattsupwiththat.com/2008/04/26/i-love-the-smell-of-sewage-in-the-morning/#comment-12744 Philip_B Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:06:50 +0000 http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/?p=1137#comment-12744 Integrated sewage systems have done more for people's health and welfare than perhaps any other technological development. These systems may not be glamourous, but they are important. And I for one, appreciate the men and women who keep them working. Integrated sewage systems have done more for people’s health and welfare than perhaps any other technological development. These systems may not be glamourous, but they are important. And I for one, appreciate the men and women who keep them working.

]]> By: Bill P http://wattsupwiththat.com/2008/04/26/i-love-the-smell-of-sewage-in-the-morning/#comment-12743 Bill P Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:52:49 +0000 http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/?p=1137#comment-12743 If I recall, Marlowe found Kurtz at the extremity of the "Heart of Darkness" babbling something about "The Horror!"... Should we be worried? If I recall, Marlowe found Kurtz at the extremity of the “Heart of Darkness” babbling something about “The Horror!”…

Should we be worried?

]]> By: JFA in Montreal http://wattsupwiththat.com/2008/04/26/i-love-the-smell-of-sewage-in-the-morning/#comment-12741 JFA in Montreal Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:37:22 +0000 http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/?p=1137#comment-12741 don't you like these big cement slabs right beside the sensor? The IR radiation can just zip into the sensor housing from under the louvers. They could not locate the darn ratiative mass at a better location to affect the results! They must really have worked hard, used sizeable budget from taxpayer's money to figure out the optimum angle to optimise the data corruption. :-) don’t you like these big cement slabs right beside the sensor? The IR radiation can just zip into the sensor housing from under the louvers. They could not locate the darn ratiative mass at a better location to affect the results!

They must really have worked hard, used sizeable budget from taxpayer’s money to figure out the optimum angle to optimise the data corruption. :-)

]]> By: Bruce Cobb http://wattsupwiththat.com/2008/04/26/i-love-the-smell-of-sewage-in-the-morning/#comment-12738 Bruce Cobb Sat, 26 Apr 2008 16:24:55 +0000 http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/?p=1137#comment-12738 "Kilgore: I love the smell of sewage in the morning. The smell, you know that methane smell… Smells like… victory. Someday this war’s gonna end…" I know that's supposed to be humorous, but it should be pointed out that Methane (like C02) is odorless. It's actually hydrogen sulfide that smells, and is bad to breathe. Some plants are adding Methyl Benzoate to reduce generation of it. Hydrogen Sulfide is also an acid, so damaging to equipment over periods of time. Methane is also being captured and used to power some treatment facilities. “Kilgore: I love the smell of sewage in the morning. The smell, you know that methane smell… Smells like… victory. Someday this war’s gonna end…”
I know that’s supposed to be humorous, but it should be pointed out that Methane (like C02) is odorless. It’s actually hydrogen sulfide that smells, and is bad to breathe. Some plants are adding Methyl Benzoate to reduce generation of it. Hydrogen Sulfide is also an acid, so damaging to equipment over periods of time.
Methane is also being captured and used to power some treatment facilities.

]]> By: Bill in Vigo http://wattsupwiththat.com/2008/04/26/i-love-the-smell-of-sewage-in-the-morning/#comment-12737 Bill in Vigo Sat, 26 Apr 2008 15:48:31 +0000 http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/?p=1137#comment-12737 Anthony this is all such good news. I just hope that when this survey is done that the NCDC will conduct their own survey and audit their CRN and USHCN or USHCN2. I hope that they will enforce an openness policy especially at NASA GISS. I believe that there will be some very eye opening surprises when the historical data is re-examined and some truth is extracted from the mess of manipulations that have been done to it. It is my hope that they will still have the original (microfilm) copies for use. If this happens we just might be able to get some better scientific studies with true and statistically correct hypothesis that can be used for better performing models. Just my 2 cents, Bill Derryberry Anthony this is all such good news. I just hope that when this survey is done that the NCDC will conduct their own survey and audit their CRN and USHCN or USHCN2.

I hope that they will enforce an openness policy especially at NASA GISS. I believe that there will be some very eye opening surprises when the historical data is re-examined and some truth is extracted from the mess of manipulations that have been done to it. It is my hope that they will still have the original (microfilm) copies for use. If this happens we just might be able to get some better scientific studies with true and statistically correct hypothesis that can be used for better performing models.

Just my 2 cents,

Bill Derryberry

]]> By: Jon Jewett http://wattsupwiththat.com/2008/04/26/i-love-the-smell-of-sewage-in-the-morning/#comment-12735 Jon Jewett Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:51:54 +0000 http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/?p=1137#comment-12735 It’s more than "just a smell". To the folks that work there, it is the smell of their bread and butter. It’s all a matter of perspective. Regards, Steamboat Jack <strong>REPLY:</strong> I agree, sanitation has moved mankind forward, we all owe people that perform this valuable service a debt of gratitude. It’s more than “just a smell”.

To the folks that work there, it is the smell of their bread and butter.

It’s all a matter of perspective.

Regards,

Steamboat Jack

REPLY: I agree, sanitation has moved mankind forward, we all owe people that perform this valuable service a debt of gratitude.

]]> By: Roger Carr http://wattsupwiththat.com/2008/04/26/i-love-the-smell-of-sewage-in-the-morning/#comment-12731 Roger Carr Sat, 26 Apr 2008 14:20:41 +0000 http://wattsupwiththat.wordpress.com/?p=1137#comment-12731 "<i>I’m gonna take a loooong shower when I get home.</i>" But no baths. Promise? Or not unless the wife and kids are there to steady you in and out? <strong>REPLY:</strong> Well as Kramer said of the bathtub, in that famous Seinfeld episode where he lived in the shower for a week: "...you're just soaking in your own filth!". I may need one of those elephant shower heads to do this job of cleansing after a week surveying WWTP's. Ok, last entry for awhile, off to the stench I go. “I’m gonna take a loooong shower when I get home.”

But no baths. Promise?
Or not unless the wife and kids are there to steady you in and out?

REPLY: Well as Kramer said of the bathtub, in that famous Seinfeld episode where he lived in the shower for a week: “…you’re just soaking in your own filth!”.

I may need one of those elephant shower heads to do this job of cleansing after a week surveying WWTP’s.

Ok, last entry for awhile, off to the stench I go.

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