Monday, August 30, 2010

Dinosaurs in the Neighborhood

Well, you look and tell me if you don't think it looks a little like a dinosaur.  This photo was taken on Sunday last, down by the Oatland Fire House.

Here is a look at the lubricating instructions, placed right where it can be seen by all the operators.  I suspect that in a monster like this machine, good lubrication is important.


And here, in yellow, is a smaller, three wheel, machine for perhaps doing trim work.  It is parked right behind a white "Bobcat" or "Skid Steer".


All very impressive to me.  And, the equipment is for milling down Route 38 so that it can be resurfaced.  I wonder if this is part of the Administration's public works projects that are supposed to be spreading money throughout the economy, in order to stimulate spending, which will cause businesses to place orders to refill inventories and lead to those who have major capital investments replacing older equipment that has outlived its usefulness.  If Keynesian Economics works, now would be the time for it to kick in, giving that the Dow Jones Industrial Average fell to 10,009.75.  Granted that there is nothing magic about the 10,000 mark, per se, but to penetrate it would have a bad psychological impact on the markets and thus on the nation as a whole.

Regards  —  Cliff
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2 comments:

  1. JoeS8/31/2010 03:52:00 PM

    I don't know if this is part of the federal stimulus, but it has been placed on the State TIP (transportation improvement program) by NMCOG (northern middlesex council of governments)some time in the past, as the TIP is a 3-year plan-ahead. Being on that list helps with the "shovel-ready" criterion for ARRA (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, aka stimulus) funds.

    The rash of road-building projects in the State is a combination State and Federal funding, so there may be some "stimulus" money behind these projects. But putting too many of those eggs into the asphalt plant bucket doesn't seem to be the best way to "stimulate" the economy.

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  2. C R Krieger9/01/2010 03:58:00 PM

    I like the idea of "a 3-year plan-ahead."

    And, I agree that we need to fix and expand transportation if we are to have a growing economy here in the Commonwealth, but we also need to be doing the kind of stimulation that results in job creation.  Job creation that creates more jobs.  That is what is nice about manufacturing jobs.

    Thanks for this insight.

    Regards  —  Cliff

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