Biking Buddies

Yesterday at work Bruce, Bill, and i were talking about old biking trips we have gone on in the past. This is a picture of the bridge at the half-way mark going up to Crescent Lake. Bruce is on the right. This summer we have been working so much because of the impending closure of the plant next year that we haven't even gone biking. There are some great trails on the Kenai Peninsula --- (there are also some that are not so great). We seemed to recall the trips that were not so great at the time.

Happy Birthday Heidi

Hope you had a fun birthday. Did you do anything special on your day?

One good thing about blogging is that we do not have to be late in wishing you happy birthday anymore because we can change the date on the blog to make it the 25th!

Like father - Like son

This is Bill, one of the smarter operators at our plant. There is another smart operator named Phil who is on another shift. Both of them drink a tankard or more of Diet Pepsi every 12 hour shift. Maybe Pepsi has some special ingredients that stimulates their brains and helps them to think better than most of us average operators???



Last week my wife and I went over to see Bill and his wife Liz. I glanced over toward the desk and was surprised at how much William Jr. looks like his dad! All that he needs now is some Diet Pepsi nest to that computer.


Bill is also kind of a financial genius. One way he saves extra money is by wearing uniforms at home!! (Liz said not to put this photo on the blog.)

Working for another year...

Pipealley(above)

Just before our vacation to Minnesota last month Agrium decided to keep our plant running at least another year. Ammonia and Urea prices are very high now. Natural gas is also expensive, but we will have enough gas for the plant, at a resonable cost, for the next year.

The Syngas compressor below is one of the most powerful in Alaska @ 38,000 horsepower. It uses a 1500# steam turbine and a 550# turbine (to the right and out of the photo) to make it spin 10,400 rpm's. That compresses the synthesis gas from 350 lbs. to over 3000 lbs.

This is the 1500# turbine taken apart a few years ago.

One final picture of hard, dirty work.... Must've been night shift after a big meal.

What kind of coffee????

I think these folks need to rethink their name.... There was not a long line outside waiting for this coffee.

Wild Fish

"Spamon Y"

"Summer School"

"Spenard Spawn Shop"

The last few years artists have been decorating salmon for the state fair.