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Tallsie 29 points ago +29 / -0

Yep, our county’s coal plant is headed for decommissioning. You don’t just turn one of those on and off.

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drsowells1fan 14 points ago +14 / -0

And given the dearth of unicorns of color..💁🏼‍♂️

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RealRedneck 16 points ago +16 / -0

They're dismantling the one that I worked at when I was in college. I was the third generation to work there. Grandpa was there the day it came online and dad was there to shutdown the last turbine.

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Trump2024 6 points ago +6 / -0

You sound like a RealRedneck!

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txladyvoter 5 points ago +5 / -0

I love rednecks! They are the soul of Texas!

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TexasPiper 7 points ago +7 / -0

It’s a damn shame what’s happening to our nation’s coal plants. Incredible feats of engineering performed in a time when hand calcs and hand drawings were the norm. I’ve done a lot of work at coal plants and I’ve always felt a special connection to them.

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Reaver2158 3 points ago +3 / -0

If you've worked on the ball mills that is a life long connection. the shit is in my ass crack 2 years later!!

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Gyrfalcon 2 points ago +2 / -0

feats of engineering performed in a time when hand calcs and hand drawings were the norm

Don't forget the slide rule

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Mashiki 2 points ago +2 / -0

I’ve done a lot of work at coal plants and I’ve always felt a special connection to them.

Never had that chance in the US, and the ones I got a chance to explore were made low-scale or mid-scale, the one midscale one was in operation since 1930. A lot of the stuff, especially the exposed stuff reminded me of steam train engines(there's another thing we should bring back). It all felt...alive. No better word for it.