Sunday, January 31, 2016

Ice Capades at River Park

These two were treading on river ice near the Veterans Memorial Bridge today, similar to what two girls did last year, as shown HERE.









About Town

Some recent pics from around town . . .

 I-105 at Advance Auto Parts on Saturday

 Pedestrian

 Yep, it's a boat.

 The secret staging area of the nefarious phone books
(Invasion is imminent.)

Jack Skellingtons on a pajama person


Little red chair, why are you there?

 We have a snow removal ordinance, but it appears that not all sidewalks are required to be cleared - like this one at Commerce and Walnut . . .

. . . and this Columbia Plaza sidewalk along Barber Street.

 Resident of Lloyd Mifflin House at Second and Walnut, extending a proprietary paw.



Other critters around town seemed none the worse for wear a week after the big snowstorm . . .





Speaking of critters, this sign recently appeared on the first block of South Third Street.



Down by the river . . .

 On reflection . . .

 The short and winding road

 Tracks in the snow

 River of snow

                A shadow of her present self

 The snowman cometh

 Stuck!

Rescued!


The weather was unseasonably warm today (Sunday), and skies were mostly clear, a fact that didn't escape pilots, judging by the inordinate amount of air traffic . . .

 Stitch in the sky

 Two jets . . . racing?

 A "closer-up" view

Cue the ominous music, because the plane shown above is from Qatar Airways, the state-owned flag carrier of the State of Qatar, an Arab country that has reportedly funded such terrorist groups as Al-Qaeda and ISIS. So why is it allowed in our airspace?

Thanks Alan!

Seen this morning at Columbia River Park:



Snow removal schedule for Monday, February 1


Friday, January 29, 2016

SNOW REMOVAL FOR SATURDAY 01-30-16

JANUARY 29, 2016

The Public Works crew is slated to remove snow on Walnut St. from 5th St. to 9th St. on 01-30-16 starting at noon. Residents are asked to remove their vehicles from the streets during this time.

Source: 

Columbia Borough Police Department

Forecast: Climbing temps, dwindling snowpack

Greg Sahd, Columbia borough manager, said clearing up storm drains was part of the overall clean-up strategy. Officials are working on getting assistance from PennDOT to help clear the roads. "It's a slow slog," Sahd said.
MORE:
http://lancasteronline.com/news/local/forecast-climbing-temps-dwindling-snowpack/article_640dd3a4-c6c7-11e5-8248-a7b50d37238a.html