Talk about POWER plant
Yesterday we went to the intake at PSEG. Holy crab. We were there from 11-3 and tagged 244 crabs!! And only about 6 or 7 were recaptures and we got one of the sonars. Not too sure how good that's looking for the company- the estimate of 2000 crabs is seeming more realistic and the ones we tagged there previously tended to stay there so far. Talked to Jessie for the first time in a long time last night and we talked about the project. She's done a bunch of marine bio stuff up in Maine and said they had a similar problem at a powerplant and the crabs way up in Maine. She said the power plant was making the water warmer thus most likely causing more algae and other types of plankton to grow rapidly, so the crabs came there to feed since it was so abundant. I ran the idea today by Guy and Mark but being the talkative experts tha they are- they kinda sorta shot down the idea but then were like 'duh I dunno something to think about.' I HATE it when you come up with a good idea and especially when it's from a similar problem and since you're not as "advanced" as they are your idea is automatiically dumb or shot down. I'll try running it by Dr Mattei anyway.
Met a nice guy named Kenny who worked at the power plant who told me and Gabe about good places to eat in Bridgeport/Fairfield since he lived near there. *thumbs up*
Today was incredibly unproductive. Found 25 crabs in like 4 hours. And went at a receding tide so that was disappointing. A waste of gas if you ask me. But whatever. Feeling not so happy today.
Maybe it's because things at home aren't going so great and I'm mad at dad about it. My mom can't do EVERYTHING by herself and dad's taking that for granted. God dad get your priorities straight. And I had a bad dream last night that mom died from smoking. I woke up and cried. Then I called her later today and told her about it and how I really would like her to quit and I'll even buy stuff to help her out. And I got the same vendetta about how she KNOWS she SHOULD but no promises were made. Again showing me there is NOTHING I can do. She just means so much to me I don't want anything bad to happen to her. And when it seems like she doesnt' care and I just see her running herself into the ground it's impossible not to blame myself. I mean if I was at home maybe I could help out with the bills and stuff or at least be there for her. But I'm not. Great daughter, eh? So busy with my life down here. :( I love my family but hate my family life. Sometimes I feel we're too damaged to fix. And that in itself makes me cry.
Met a nice guy named Kenny who worked at the power plant who told me and Gabe about good places to eat in Bridgeport/Fairfield since he lived near there. *thumbs up*
Today was incredibly unproductive. Found 25 crabs in like 4 hours. And went at a receding tide so that was disappointing. A waste of gas if you ask me. But whatever. Feeling not so happy today.
Maybe it's because things at home aren't going so great and I'm mad at dad about it. My mom can't do EVERYTHING by herself and dad's taking that for granted. God dad get your priorities straight. And I had a bad dream last night that mom died from smoking. I woke up and cried. Then I called her later today and told her about it and how I really would like her to quit and I'll even buy stuff to help her out. And I got the same vendetta about how she KNOWS she SHOULD but no promises were made. Again showing me there is NOTHING I can do. She just means so much to me I don't want anything bad to happen to her. And when it seems like she doesnt' care and I just see her running herself into the ground it's impossible not to blame myself. I mean if I was at home maybe I could help out with the bills and stuff or at least be there for her. But I'm not. Great daughter, eh? So busy with my life down here. :( I love my family but hate my family life. Sometimes I feel we're too damaged to fix. And that in itself makes me cry.