AbleAir-1 Blog: Heating, Cooling, HVAC, and Plumbing Information http://ableair1.sites.captico.com Air Conditioning, Heating, Plumbing. Serving Virginia Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:39:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 On Our Radar: A Beached Whale http://ableair1.sites.captico.com/2012/01/27/on-our-radar-a-beached-whale/ http://ableair1.sites.captico.com/2012/01/27/on-our-radar-a-beached-whale/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:39:37 +0000 ableair1 http://ableair1.sites.captico.com/2012/01/27/on-our-radar-a-beached-whale/ An examination of the whale’s ribs and vertebrae indicates that it was probably struck by a large vessel in a coastal shipping lane.

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