398 Comments Posted by Colin

I have been living in Royersford for maybe 2 and a half years and i am 14, i know many people who were at Pennhursts as a Job and as a person many said its was a place and the others it was a nightmare. I have seen Bike Mike is it? at my school near a 7/11 little far? and i have talked to them they are very nice just a little slow and there is nothing wrong about it.

Joe about summed it up.

The fly really makes this picture!

the object in the middle of the coat of arms is a sextant. Sunderland was producing more ships than anywhere else in the world at the turn of the last century

the building should be flattened because of all the sins done in there

the building is in sunderland NE England. I know who pepsy is and he knows I know....dont you!!

I worked in this hospital when it was open and patients used to hide behind the organ. It was pretty hard getting them out!

whoa. if you have a mouse with a scroller on it look at the stair case and scroll up and down, it looks real crazy.

muy buena ( todas )

It's a water tower, dummy. Who said it was supposed to be scary?

Well I spend ~50 hours a week in them, so I pick up alot of stuff along the way.. Most people have no idea what goes on behind the scenes. They just know that they flip a switch and a light goes on. The amount of work that has to be done on a daily basis to keep these plants up and running is astounding. From the routine maintenance, to operations, to the major overhauls. I am just a mechanic though. My knowledge is limited to the plants I've actually worked in. "Red Dragon" and "Bob" seem to be on the operations or engineering side of thiings. I can tell you about the major systems in the plant, and what their purpose is... They know more of the details though. And on types of plants that don't exist where I am, like Coal powered.

I know the Ravenswood plant in Queens sends out steam to heat the surrounding area. I don't know how it could possibly be used for cooling though.

RD, how do you know so much about these plants? You sound like a plant engineer.

Shhh We don't talk about that place.

Another interesting fact (I think.) All the turbines on Long Island point north and south. I'm not sure what purpose that serves, and if it's the same at other plants. But if you get lost inside, you can figure out which direction you are going.

What is this "Other" plant you speak of? I'm interested as well.