tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post8971904299709302859..comments2024-03-04T19:26:00.689+08:00Comments on A WineDark Sea: A day at the towersarah toahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-9553964027909905662023-02-03T18:56:06.312+08:002023-02-03T18:56:06.312+08:00That's interesting. A.I. is catching up though...That's interesting. A.I. is catching up though. When I was a lonely and morose teenager I wanted to be a lighthouse keeper, but then I discovered that it meant sharing with at least one other. Now they are all automated so I will never be one.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-73686684302389319512023-02-02T19:56:47.517+08:002023-02-02T19:56:47.517+08:00It's an interesting job. I spoke to a couple f...It's an interesting job. I spoke to a couple from BC today who live in similar conditions on the other side of the world. Fire towers were gradually automated, until fire authorities began to realise that hotspot satellite tech had no match for a pair of eyes. They work well together of course, but I've seen satellite hotspots out to sea or a km or so from where the fire is.sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-73928455686898083222023-02-02T19:44:07.789+08:002023-02-02T19:44:07.789+08:00I do know what you mean Rachel :) Views are unusua...I do know what you mean Rachel :) Views are unusual around here because we live in the forest - but climb a decent hill and it's laid out like a tableau.sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-77154051559922116672023-02-02T19:41:57.610+08:002023-02-02T19:41:57.610+08:00Thanks Susan!Thanks Susan!sarah toahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12412812914705725798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-87172083580035215202023-02-01T06:28:25.382+08:002023-02-01T06:28:25.382+08:00I still want your job...I still want your job...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-71383193999337700102023-02-01T06:06:56.428+08:002023-02-01T06:06:56.428+08:00It's sort of like unusual. I don't get to...It's sort of like unusual. I don't get to see views like that except in books! And I actually know you. Well sort of you know what I mean.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8649507973626411498.post-2172344058410038252023-02-01T00:08:39.602+08:002023-02-01T00:08:39.602+08:00The panoramic views from your tower are amazing. ...The panoramic views from your tower are amazing. You do very important work in the tower. That said, I can see how 4 days of isolation and being on watch is very tiring. Your views at your home are very lovely and restorative. Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14473063249106111719noreply@blogger.com