Good morning!!!!

[LouNY]

Perhaps you might want to clarify what exactly it is you are meaning (or looking at) when you use those words ?

In the meantime, I'll leave you with this scenario:

Leaving aside generation of methane via decomposition of biological resources, fossil NG is, for all practical purposes, a finite resource.

Why not then take advantage of wind energy (when present and available) to reduce consumption (aka "conservation") of that finite resource ?

You know I have heard that all my life.
Yet they keep finding more and more deposits continually.
If a person listened to all the doomsday forecaster we were to have run out of petroleum products decades ago.
The so-called green energy sources are nice feel good sources that unfortunately have limited use without adequate storage and peaking ability.
Clean abundant nuclear is the energy source that should be pursued and it should be in mid sized generation facilities in close proximity to the usage area.

On a different note seeing as how it's afternoon to me,
Afternoon all,
Hope everyone is having a good day and staying or getting healthy.
Got my first covid shot this morning, wasn't too bad in and out inless then an hour which for the VA is blindingly fast.
Starting to shop around for a new pickup dang the prices and the sales tactics,
have to get a bit short with some of them. I've ended up building a truck on line and just dropping the list on the salemans lap
saying this is what I want get me a price.
You all enjoy the sun is shinning up here today and it's up to 38F I'll go scrape the snow we got yesterday in an hour or two.

 

[pennwalk]

Vaccinations here in Lancaster county have not been a model of efficiency. I have no idea how you get an appointment. The newspaper reports 54,000 shots given. It will be a long time before they vaccinate everyone who wants a shot. I keep wondering where they are going to get the vaccine for the 6000 shots a day that they hope to give in March and April. Still I hope the experts who say this will all be over by late spring are right.

Chris

 

[Looking4new]

An uneventful trip to Burks Falls and back. The vampire took 14 vials of blood out of my anemic DIL. No bloody wonder she is anemic, 14 vials. She is restricted to 1.5 Litres of liquid/day intake (about a quart and a half give or take a little).

The furnace oil truck came while we were out...$699.84. $1.17/L converted to US gallons =$4.439988/US Gallon. Not cheap.

Pennwalk, don't hold your breath on that score.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

I have lifting eyes in the ceiling of the garage. Very handy. The one I use the most has a chain hoist hooked on it. There is a strongback in the crawl space above the garage to spread the load. I wouldn't want to lift tons but 5-6-7 hundred pounds have been no problem.

Chris

I have several of those in the garage ceiling, too. But I also had what could have been a serious accident using one of them. Unlike your strongback, I just used the kind with a wood thread, and drilled an appropriate sized hole in the rafter. It was a big one, maybe 3/8" bar, but when I was laying down the steel I-beam frame for a 20 ton press using a come along, the screw eye popped out of the hole and down she came. I'd placed a plastic milk crate under where it would fall, just in case, and made sure that the ladder I was standing on would be clear, too. But it was startling, and made a heck of a noise, too.:shocked:

 

[sodamo]

Radio waves won't pass through metal, and they are heavily attenuated by masonry and drywall, too. Stucco is bad as well, as it has a chicken wire mesh inside that won't let the waves pass, and that's what I've been dealing with here. The good news is you can just add more APs inside, but that means running more Ethernet cable.

Part of the frustration
Here is a diagram of the situation:


My interior APs (1st gen Eeros) are excellent. Not only inside but some outside coverage and via 2 wireless hops get me to Tractorshed for my Outback, albeit a weak signal. I had previously accomplished same with Airports, but better performance with Eero. Too bad they aren’t exterior rated or support external antenna.

My Pico Station was my initial attempt for external coverage, but my research seemed to indicate the Unifis would be better coverage than Picos in AP Repeater mode. Not so far.

Sitting in same Living Room spot I can’t connect to the mounted, wired, Unifis, I can connect wirelessly to my Mobley, GL-AR300, , Mofi, & PicoStation, again weakly even though in Office building.

I have 3 goals:
1 - Get a strong signal to Caretaker / Tractorshed that would support a separate LAN at Caretaker and stronger signal for Outback Mate. Had I been smart enough when I built the house I would have run ethernet to garage and tractorshed or at least extra conduit. No easy way to do so now, too much concrete between buildings

2 - Get a better external signal within property boundaries, especially deadspots where AP on tractor would mesh in.

3 - Reestablish a solid wireless connection to cottage for future, especially when Starlink is my primary.

 

[sodamo]

Drew, I think I see a truck in your near future.

 

[sodamo]

Drew if you have a hitch have you considered something like 5 lb. Capacity Aluminum Cargo Carrier

 

[sodamo]

Quick fix...fit crack back where it belong,holes ready there just need piece 3/16" or 1/4" flat stock wider than drill holes same height fame,back side thick washers and tighten nut real good...had Craftman did the same as yours.

Thomas, that is what I have in mind. Just haven’t found the right plate yet (assuming I have something tucked away somewhere)
I do have to be mindful of being able to remount the transmission guard.

 

[lostcreekranch]

Drew if you have a hitch have you considered something like 5 lb. Capacity Aluminum Cargo Carrier

I've seen some of those that hinge in the center and can tip down to load electric wheel chairs.

 

[farmeratheart]

Good afternoon all.

30 here this morning. 49 now with the high temperature supposed to be 50. It’s sunny and pleasant out. Easy stuff this morning- pail of ashes removed from stove and a 3 day supply of wood brought into the house.

I went and donated blood at a bloodmobile a town or two west of here. They seem to call every 56 days, but I usually only give 3 or 4 times a year.

Had a nice lunch at a local diner as a reward!

Have a good pre- hump day.

Frank

 

[sodamo]

Rip, that’s one delicious looking pizza, Mmmmmmmm

 

[Bird]

Speaking of fridge issues, the one in my basement seems to get warm inside, so I got a monitor I read about on TBN
Good morning!!!!-img_8742-jpg
The fridge has gotten up to 53ｰ. I have it turned as cold as it goes to keep in low 40s. Freezer seems ok.

Fan could be bad or blocked. I had that exact problem about 15 years ago, bad fan motor.

And I just had it happen less than a month ago. I'd never seen that little fan in the back. I thought the service guy was going to take the whole refrigerator apart.:laughing: But he lubricated that little fan and all has been well since.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

I have 3 goals:
1 - Get a strong signal to Caretaker / Tractorshed that would support a separate LAN at Caretaker and stronger signal for Outback Mate. Had I been smart enough when I built the house I would have run ethernet to garage and tractorshed or at least extra conduit. No easy way to do so now, too much concrete between buildings

2 - Get a better external signal within property boundaries, especially deadspots where AP on tractor would mesh in.

3 - Reestablish a solid wireless connection to cottage for future, especially when Starlink is my primary.

I feel your pain.

Here's a discussion thread at the Unifi Community site discussing WiFi tuning. That's where I'll start when I finally get around to tackling the signal quality challenges. Mine aren't horrible, but I think it could be better, so this one doesn't have a lot of priority...:confused3:

 

[sodamo]

I feel your pain.

Here's a discussion thread at the Unifi Community site discussing WiFi tuning. That's where I'll start when I finally get around to tackling the signal quality challenges. Mine aren't horrible, but I think it could be better, so this one doesn't have a lot of priority...:confused3:

Thanks. Yup, understand the priority thing. Mine isn’t either. More important I got my internal wifi back stable since changing internet source. Still anxious to get Starlink though.

I did decide I’m not happy with my Cloud Key as it goes down rather often and I wonder if part of my problem. So I ‘m upgrading to the Gen2+. If I ever add cameras I’ll be ready. When I switch Controller I think I will factory reset everything and start from scratch.

Soph and I just laughing. Raining here so she checked weather station, .53 inches. Seems it has been up more than down since we were discussing replacement Sunday and I haven’t done anything. Maybe the Davis senses I have a replacement in the WeatherFlow shopping cart.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Check with the State Forestry Dep. They are paid experts. Paid by YOUR taxes.
In Mississippi it's free to the small landowner. I had the local Mississippi State forester work up a management plan for my parcels of land (about 400 acres all told).
One of the main reasons for me to do it was that there was some effort to get the lumber stores to favor "politically correct" wood. Trees grown under a forestry management plan would be more "environmentally" proper.
Basically he cut and pasted from the soil surveys and a few other sources. He came up with about 5 short plans covering various parcels. They had some recommendations but basically all said "grow trees, thin occasionally, cut when mature". Then he put signs on the parcels saying the land was under a forestry management plan. The locals use them for target practice.
During the course of my career I had been involved in writing several environmental plans for areas of forested/"wild" areas of Army Installations from Fort Dix to Fort Bliss. They ran into hundreds of pages, took hundreds of man hours and thousands of dollars.
His plans were about 5 to 10 pages. Might have taken a week to do.
My involvement was limited to discussing how much effort I wanted to put in to maintenance.

But now when I go to sell timber if I'm asked if the timber is and has been in a "managed forest" I can say yes, since about 2010. I view it as one of the little things like getting a passport stamped.

Thanks for the insight.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

I made it out of 1/4” steel plate, rolled the top to make it an exact replica of the largest size rural mailbox. Even labeled it “approved by the toastmaster general”.

Toastmaster

 

[toppop52]

A “small” twin turboprop is still a comfy pressurized ride, hopefully you will enjoy it.

It’s a friend of mine that keeps it at the airport near my house. He volunteered to drop us in Elizabeth City, he has business in Chesapeake.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Mostly I have no idea which utility the hole diggers belong to, or why they dig the holes.
.

Here They will dig around power poles, then put tar and a wrap at ground level to help stop post rot.

 

[toppop52]

If it’s a private plane like a King Air or Cheyenne it will be much quieter than a commuter, but still bordering on hearing protectors.

It’s a privately owned King Air, I don’t know the model, it’s not new, but knowing him, well kept. They don’t fly the turboprop commuters here for over three years now, all jets.

 

[toppop52]

Perhaps you might want to clarify what exactly it is you are meaning (or looking at) when you use those words ?

In the meantime, I'll leave you with this scenario:

Leaving aside generation of methane via decomposition of biological resources, fossil NG is, for all practical purposes, a finite resource.

Why not then take advantage of wind energy (when present and available) to reduce consumption (aka "conservation") of that finite resource ?

I don’t disagree, but leave in place what works until you are self sustaining on wind, solar, tidal, nuclear or whatever.