RedNeckGeek
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- Butte County & Orcutt, California
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Good Morning!!!! 74F @ 5:00AM. Sunny. High 98F. Winds light and variable.
Looks like steadily increasing temps through Tuesday, peaking Sunday at 110F. Then dropping into the mid 90s again. Summer is still alive and well out here for a while yet. Looking over the electrical use over the past few days, the solar panels have been doing a good job pumping just about as much energy back into the grid as is being used when the sun goes down. This weekend will be a good test to see if they can stay even.
PG&E sent out their first Public Safety Power Shutoff warnings yesterday, too. It seems like Sunday's highs will be accompanied by some wind, and with vegetation as dry as it is, any fires that start will rapidly spread. And since they've talked more about upgrading their grid than actually doing anything about all the deferred maintenance, chances of sparking from downed lines are still high.
Good luck with your new network design, David MFW. Most mesh systems lose half their bandwidth each hop they make, so be sure you pick one that uses a dedicated backhaul channel, either wired or wireless, if you go that route. The Unifi ship has already sailed at this place, no goin' back now...
Had to look at those frogs twice to see they were real, Ron, not like one of Drew's old ceramic turtles.:laughing:
That's a lot of doctor appointments, Drew. Hope your news continues to be good. And that goes double for those others out there also facing medical issues!
They say black snakes are "good" snakes to have around, Billy, but that one needs to be taught some manners!
After lots of reading and head scratching yesterday, it doesn't seem like the Montana dodge is gonna work, either. Turns out California defines residency by how long a vehicle spends in state, and if over half a year, they require it to be licensed in California. And you must be able to show proof of where it was for the other half year. So now I'm taking three big steps back and looking at all my options, which are many and varied, but none of them are cheap.
Got no less than six status notifications from the USPS yesterday, all declaring that the o'scope would be delivered today. FedEx notices, too, for more network cameras and the new monitor.
That dead oak up at the gate was leaning far enough that a limb was preventing the gate from opening all the way, so I went after it with the loping shears. The wood is very hard and it was all I could do to get through a half inch, let alone the inch I would have liked. It was enough, but doesn't leave much room if the tree keeps leaning. Just need to have it stay up until it starts raining and I can take it down safely.
Looks like another bad air day here, so maybe I'll take another lick at the garage clean up/reorganization until the solar power fans make it too warm in there to do anything. Then who knows, maybe a nap?
TGIF gang!:drink:
Looks like steadily increasing temps through Tuesday, peaking Sunday at 110F. Then dropping into the mid 90s again. Summer is still alive and well out here for a while yet. Looking over the electrical use over the past few days, the solar panels have been doing a good job pumping just about as much energy back into the grid as is being used when the sun goes down. This weekend will be a good test to see if they can stay even.
PG&E sent out their first Public Safety Power Shutoff warnings yesterday, too. It seems like Sunday's highs will be accompanied by some wind, and with vegetation as dry as it is, any fires that start will rapidly spread. And since they've talked more about upgrading their grid than actually doing anything about all the deferred maintenance, chances of sparking from downed lines are still high.
Good luck with your new network design, David MFW. Most mesh systems lose half their bandwidth each hop they make, so be sure you pick one that uses a dedicated backhaul channel, either wired or wireless, if you go that route. The Unifi ship has already sailed at this place, no goin' back now...
Had to look at those frogs twice to see they were real, Ron, not like one of Drew's old ceramic turtles.:laughing:
That's a lot of doctor appointments, Drew. Hope your news continues to be good. And that goes double for those others out there also facing medical issues!
They say black snakes are "good" snakes to have around, Billy, but that one needs to be taught some manners!
After lots of reading and head scratching yesterday, it doesn't seem like the Montana dodge is gonna work, either. Turns out California defines residency by how long a vehicle spends in state, and if over half a year, they require it to be licensed in California. And you must be able to show proof of where it was for the other half year. So now I'm taking three big steps back and looking at all my options, which are many and varied, but none of them are cheap.
Got no less than six status notifications from the USPS yesterday, all declaring that the o'scope would be delivered today. FedEx notices, too, for more network cameras and the new monitor.
That dead oak up at the gate was leaning far enough that a limb was preventing the gate from opening all the way, so I went after it with the loping shears. The wood is very hard and it was all I could do to get through a half inch, let alone the inch I would have liked. It was enough, but doesn't leave much room if the tree keeps leaning. Just need to have it stay up until it starts raining and I can take it down safely.
Looks like another bad air day here, so maybe I'll take another lick at the garage clean up/reorganization until the solar power fans make it too warm in there to do anything. Then who knows, maybe a nap?
TGIF gang!:drink:
