Memories of Mike Miller
August 30, 2009 at 8:49 pm by DerekLast Thursday, our good friend Mike Miller passed away. Many people knew Mike from the work he did for the Buffalo Central Terminal, Broadway Fillmore Alive, and most recently Preservation Buffalo Niagara. We knew Mike first as a friend, and a great advocate for Wesern New York second.
You often hear people say, “He’s [...]
How hot does my attic get, part 2
August 16, 2009 at 10:29 pm by DerekSo a little less than a year ago, I took some temperature measurements in my attic to see if the installation of a ridge vent would cool it off any.
Here’s last years (pre-ridge vent) numbers:
Updates:
Attic:113.2°F Outside Max:85°F
Attic:95.5°F Outside Max:70°F
Attic:106.5°F Outside Max: 75°F
Here’s the new (post-ridge vent) numbers:
Attic:100.9°F Outside Max:80°F
Attic: 108.0°F Outside Max: [...]
Former CTRC President Russell Pawlak has passed away
August 10, 2009 at 9:02 am by DerekFormer CTRC President, Russell Pawlak, has passed away after a long battle with cancer. Russell was a tireless supporter of the Terminal, taking it from the pipe dream of a bunch of preservationists, to a successful event venue, bringing thousands of people per year back to the East Side of Buffalo. The Central [...]
Hail yes!
August 4, 2009 at 9:46 pm by DerekOut here in Holland, we got hail. Lots of it. So much so that 5 hours later there were still piles of it around the yard.
No noticeable damage other than to our corn stalks which got knocked over, and and handful of tomatoes got knocked off the plants.