Good morning!!!!

[riptides]

Found a loop-loc in NY but no dealerships in Texas.

I would think any Pool store to be familiar with them and the installation process.

I believe any custom pool design would have to be measured. Carefully.

 

[ronjhall]

Txdon, my neighbors have a cover on his pool. Got it installed by local pool supply place.
.17” rain so far today. It is now snowing. Waiting for wind to clear things up and get some sunshine.

 

[daugen]

55 outside so when wash done headed out to plant
got radish and lettuce plants in, plus about twelve linear feet each
of romaine lettuce seeds and a radish easter egg variety
then planted bush beans in multiple locations, tricolor variety

motivated by rain coming later, always nice to have some natural rain on plants instead of
my acidic well water.

nose pad fell off one side of glasses, will need to stop at glasses place on way to sister's later.
until then, time to conserve some energy.

 

[scott_vt]

Good Afternoon,

Expensive but on a steep driveway that can be icey they work

Lou’s driveway is the ultimate test for good traction devices, I know that for fact

Found a loop-loc in NY but no dealerships in Texas.

Don, yes Loop-Loc is based on Long Island I believe. But as Mike mentioned, there must be others closer to your local. I could not buy direct from Like Loop-Loc, they only sell to the pool installers. So you might have better luck if you knew what company installed your pool and contact them.

 

[sodamo]

66°F and .54 inches rain

Happy Solstice

Yesterday stayed wet enough to be an energy conservation day. Hoping for better luck this morning.

Friends having a Solstice gathering this afternoon. A different mix of people than we usually see. A challenge for the hosts as Marks hearing has deteriorated quite badly of late, very difficult for his wife as he tends to avoid people.

Prayers for all
Be safe
Have a great day

 

[daugen]

when you can't hear well, you can feel pretty self conscious always saying what?
I have a good friend that socializes less due to substantially reduced hearing.
and I for one can't take places with loud music anymore.

interesting to read that every Tesla Cybertruck is now being recalled due to:
Defective adhesive that holds the trim panel onto the cant rails
(the structural pieces that span the window pillars on either side
of the roof) that is “susceptible to environmental embrittlement”.
In plainer English, if the glue goes bad, trim piece can delaminate and fly off the truck.

if you get behind one on the interstate, maybe don't follow too close.

one of many reasons cybertrucks cost 45 percent more to insure on average.
folks do really stupid things with them for youtube moments too.
don't they know the insurance companies know how to google youtube?...
and everyone should read the policy language regarding prohibition of any organized
speed event.

fond memories of driving my 64 356 Porsche in a couple of gymkana events in 1973, going around cones in a big parking lot,
as a rookie insurance underwriter and then finding out I was uninsured while competing.
I wonder how the collector car insurance handles that, can you take your car to the drag strip?

 

[sodamo]

Good Morning Again,
David, almost forgot, the original owner that built our cabin mentioned how expensive it was just to put that one pole onto the property. So I understand how yours could be very high.

At the time it was pretty much a wash, poles vs off grid except the residuals. Off grid was not, suspect still not cheap, but very happy with our choice. Most of the highs and lows of this adventure are documented here on TBN. Both Tech and prices have come a long way in last 20 years. I’d like to think my inverter upgrade of last month is my last major upgrade, but mentally I still look and wonder “what if”

Had a new neighbor arrive from Maryland maybe 10/12 years ago, insistent she was going to get power run down the road to her place. Never happened and they pretty much trashed their solar system. Moved back to Maryland after about 5 years.

Many years ago I took the Port Jeff ferry numerous times.

 

[sodamo]

Drew, I read a very interesting article not long ago linking hearing loss and dementia. Really made sense. My friend Mark has been getting progressively worse since knowing him and he has avoided crowds for years. Today will be interesting. He is my friend that has every nut and bolt sorted and organized in his barn. He and wife cruised the seas more than 10 years before settling here in Hawaii. Just sold their boat a few years ago in Australia Some great stories.

 

[daugen]

installing the new surge protector on my new washing machine, decided to plug the watts meter in.
hmmm
constant parasitic drain of .03 amps
3.6 watts?
I wonder what circuit it is keeping warm
might just unplug it though 3 watts is like a small night light.
but it isn't glowing in the dark...

had to look that up...less than a penny a day
gonna have to cut back a bit

 

[scott_vt]

Good Afternoon David,

Many years ago I took the Port Jeff ferry numerous times.

Well we are on a new ferry but it’s so foggy we can’t see much of anything. Our luck I guess

I will add pictures later , no signal out in the middle of the sound !