Mike,
Do you live near Sequim, Washingon too? I used to love that plaintive
'hooonk' through the night, letting us know the New Dungeness lighthouse was
keeping marine traffic safe in the Straits of Juan de Fuca.
Ah, progress ~ ; - (
Harold*
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>>US light houses have been automated, but still are all maintained. And
>>they still use aural fog signals. I was just listening to one a few
>>weeks ago in Maine. Did I mention that it was foggy in mid afternoon?
>>
> Alas, this is no longer true. They are eviscerating the lighthouses
> around here by removing their sound making capabilities. A few years ago
> I could lie in bed and tell the weather by the beautiful sound of the
> diaphone at the nearby lighthouse. Then they replaced the diaphone with
> a horn. And now the horn is gone. Seems that the out of state trophy
> home owners complain.
>
> mike
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