Electricity

Don't believe everything you read. That is a strange way to start an article that I really do hope you'll read because it involves a very serious subject. Did you know there are major power outages that have just been forecast for states like Missouri in 2024, but I have so many questions.

I'm not sure if this fact is reassuring or if it makes me want to build a home miles underground where it's safer. But, there's no questioning that Illinois produces more nuclear power than any other state and there isn't really even a close second.

Everything is holding together for now, but there are reports that the power grid in Missouri is being pushed to the extent of its capabilities during the recent historic heat wave.

It's clear that I should have paid more attention to colors in school. Certain pigments are used by authorities to provide an immediate visual warning and there's none more serious than seeing red paint on the ground in Missouri. If you don't understand the danger that lies underground, time to take some notes.

There was an era when Illinois had a method of transportation unlike any before or after it. It was the electric railroad and there's a vintage video showing what this railroad was like in action.