Good morning!!!!

[Kyle_in_Tex]

Thanks. They are coal. I installed the regulators on them 6 or 7 years ago. They need some tuning parameters changed so they can run very low VARS at night when they need to. I don't mind going there to work. It's 45 minutes from me. I've been watching all the snow. I think I would prefer snow over the feet of rain we have this year.

Welcome and interesting occupation. I had a racquetball acquaintance that was the lead engineer at a coal plant. He took my college physics class to work one day, while the plant was down for revitalizing. Got to see a Westinghouse turbine opened up for maintenance, and the big mortar and pestle that ground up the coal to a small powder.

 

[RoyJackson]

14 here right now (at 1850, 2021-02-10)...
Forecast over the next week is a total of about 11-12 inches of snow...8 on Tuesday, 4" or so on Friday...

 

[riptides]

People want connectivity and decent speeds. Others are at their wits end dealing with poor customer service.

If the response to sign up and put up the deposit every where is the same as has been reported here,
that is one heck of pre release interest.

 

[toppop52]

Snowing for the last couple hours, light ground coverage, supposed to do this off and on until Friday afternoon. Likely to be some freezing rain and sleet as well.

 

[Looking4new]

It gonna get a little chilly tonight. -6°F.

 

[lostcreekranch]

I received my second Covid Moderna vaccination yesterday.

Patricia gets her second Phyzer this Friday.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Welcome workinonit

I used to do power system design years ago as a rookie EE. But only worked on small 30-40 MW diesel backup plants. Was in a coal fired plant once for a tour.

Went in earlier so I could leave before the snow. It started a little later than predicted. Nice to get home before dark. About 1/2” so far. NWS finally changed us to storm warning, was an advisory.

Got most of taxes done, need to do state which is real quick.

The project at work is winding down, maybe 2 more weeks left. Then don’t know what’s in store.

I keep at least a dozen 1 gal jugs of water for emergency flushes during power outages.

LS, hope surgery goes well. And settlement.

Wife made really good chili for supper.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I looked at signing up for that starlink internet service, than saw $500 for equipment plus $99 a month, thought that was high so didn’t do it.

 

[txdon]

I'm home. My son had a positive test, and my company wants me to stay home rest of week and get tested on Friday. He's fine, bored, and wanting to go outside and play. Depending on results, I might get to go back on Monday.

Don, I had to use the chainsaw notch trick to split one of the big Post oak rounds with the electric splitter. It was prolly about 24" diameter x 18 long. Chainsaw was out of premix, and my son has ran us out of premix with his GT80....I had a small can of spare to get by with.

Is there such a thing as old oak being so hard....that it doesn't readily burn? This stuff is almost as hard as stone. Tuf on chainsaw chains. DAMHIK.

Kyle are you isolating your son from the rest of the family? Hope he continues to feel well. Watch him closely. Don't want to scare you but be aware - Dell Children’s part of international study into rare illness linked to COVID-19 | KXAN Austin

Once those really old hard oak pieces do catch on fire they really burn hot. Yes they are very tough on chainsaw chains. As we are cutting down cedars in the park every once in a while a large oak tree will need a few dead limbs cut. After those oak cuts the cedars don't cut like butter anymore and I have to sharpen my blade in the field.

 

[mostly_gas]

Good evening all. 25F for the start, ice fog, ice on trees etc. Light to moderate wind overcast all day, high temp was 28F. Forecast is moderating in short term 37F for high tomorrow, but Monday now has high of 15F low of 10F not good biking weather.
Stoke fire to start day, Men's meeting was lightly attended today, Dr follow up from colonoscopy, quick run through store and fill up truck. Nap on C-PAP then trip to bike shop to pick up Volagi and drop Trek. Wife enjoyed stop at Red Lobster, then home, seems like I was moving all day. Heat exchanger on heat pump defrosting a lot.
Covid update: Cooke 2936 confirmed cases, 70 active cases, Montague 1651 confirmed cases, 26 active cases, Grayson 10342 confirmed cases, 264 active cases, local 6 active cases.
Yesterday morning postings:
Drew glad you have alternatives if 1099 don't catch up to you.
Paul sorry to hear no vaccine, nice work on amp love pic of you and future trials rider
Bill good luck with designing a prop bar for rear window.
Dennis what was the 1040EZ, what did you make, then send it all in? :muttering:
Thomas those deer are eating you out of house and home
Rand and why do you look forward to DST?
Dennis good luck with Dish
Randy good luck getting your pie, Your weather forecast sound like the forecast the Flight Service people used to joke about
Ken hope you get your tax documents, good luck handling the snow
Ken thanks for snow pic, have ice and snow in forecast.
Bill hope no trouble from the grader guy
PJ they are more south and less west than I was. Besides if tax flat and for everyone , then they would have to pay also
Drew good luck finding a cruising partner
RS opportunity rich environment, good luck with vaccine
RNG glad they found van leak safe trip home
David good luck with Starlink let us know when you get pics back
Bill hope Drs can find the issue with DIL
Randy do you really think English smoke will stay put?
Billy hope you are ready for snow BIL/SIL had 3 in ice storm 2009, forest canopy still has not grown back
Stopping here only 75 posts behind
prayers for all, especially Jay/Peg, Kyle's daughter/sister & family Covid/friend's grand baby, David(moss)/remodel/divorce, Ron/hearing/son/aunt, Phil/wife's eyes, Dennis/older brother/son, Grev/wife's eye, and Country.
stay safe and healthy you all.