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july 13, 2016 - July 13, 2026 - Our 10 Year Anniversary!!!
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nivek
As Above So Below
We have the storm that caused all the tornadoes in the states towards the west, hurricane force winds right now with bands of rain...First wave coming through now, the bigger part of the storm is fast approaching...Expecting power outages in the area, got my generator set up and ready...
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pigfarmer
tall, thin, irritable
My niece in SE Wisconsin got walloped with bad storms and has been without power for days so she and her husband went out and got a nice Briggs & Stratton portable generator, she's been texting back and forth to me about hooking it up.
Actually listening to what I say does not seem to be on the menu. Like many interactions I've had at Home Depot on this very topic (hundreds and hundreds of them) she seems to want my approval for whatever they want to do more than useful advice. My point is there is only one way to hook these up to a panel, the right way, the NEC approved way that avoids physical danger and risk of equipment damage or even fire. When I did mine a few years ago it as under a Town permit and signed off on by an electrical inspector. God forbid there ever is any problem with that my home insurance will not have an issue, it's 100% legit and up to Code.
Naaaaah. Why bother when you can hire some generic handyman called 'Wolf' who will whip you up a nice suicide plug to use on the dryer outlet. In that situation they always seem to want to argue the point despite not having the faintest idea of what's involved or how it works. FAFO I say. Once again I am thankful for that thousand mile distance between us
Actually listening to what I say does not seem to be on the menu. Like many interactions I've had at Home Depot on this very topic (hundreds and hundreds of them) she seems to want my approval for whatever they want to do more than useful advice. My point is there is only one way to hook these up to a panel, the right way, the NEC approved way that avoids physical danger and risk of equipment damage or even fire. When I did mine a few years ago it as under a Town permit and signed off on by an electrical inspector. God forbid there ever is any problem with that my home insurance will not have an issue, it's 100% legit and up to Code.
Naaaaah. Why bother when you can hire some generic handyman called 'Wolf' who will whip you up a nice suicide plug to use on the dryer outlet. In that situation they always seem to want to argue the point despite not having the faintest idea of what's involved or how it works. FAFO I say. Once again I am thankful for that thousand mile distance between us
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pigfarmer
tall, thin, irritable
This winter was the worst in decades. Lots of cleanup as section of fence fell apart and there were limbs down everywhere. Its been a nice cool Spring so far and WHAM 85 degrees yesterday - and again today.
I was hauling out deck furniture yesterday and about sweated to death, my blood is still too thick It was only a short time ago it was ten below zero and I had to use thigh high trails cut into the snow just to take the dog out.
I was hauling out deck furniture yesterday and about sweated to death, my blood is still too thick
It was only a short time ago it was ten below zero and I had to use thigh high trails cut into the snow just to take the dog out.
nivek
As Above So Below
Same here, but temps here went up to 90 degrees yesterday and forecast to be 93 today and 95 tomorrow...
What happened to spring?...
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pigfarmer
tall, thin, irritable
Wrong thread but it's probably that nasty Donald Trump's fault, he ruined it when he co-opted the Easter Bunny. God I laughed at this ......
pigfarmer
tall, thin, irritable
This past Saturday night I went to bed very early because I was exhausted. The next morning my wife said we had a tremendous winds, thunder, lighting but not so much rain. We never lost power and I didn't see anything amiss in the area. I got several 'outage updates' from the local electric company but didn't think much of them, we never lost power.
Yesterday we took Pie dog up to our favorite place Vanderbilt's Federal Park. You park near a large Gilded Age mansion and the loop we make is about three miles, it descends to the Hudson River, follows a carriage trail through the woods and then back up a paved road. It's fairly steep and we did it early so it's nice and cool out for everyone.
On the carriage trail we saw all sorts of trees and limbs down but that's not unusual, there's a staff of Park Service men who keep it clear. What is unusual is to have a pickup truck roll through there with the supervisor surprised to see us. Obviously the trail was open if he had his truck down there and he just made idle chit chat, said this was from the storm Saturday night. The one I slept through and never noticed.
When we got to the paved road to go back up the hill there were several more trees down blocking the road and a small front loader parked nearby with a claw obviously meant for limb removal. That got my attention, never saw that before.
When we got to the top a Park Service employee came over very surprised to see us and asked 'what condition is the road in down there?' Eh? You're asking me ? So I told him and again, he was more than a little surprised we just showed up calmly walking our mutt ! I was more than a little surprised that they all stopped and were staring at us !
That's when I saw what the storm did to the hundred acres of manicured grounds. Wow ! Dozens of very old trees down - trunks so big it would take two of us to put our arms around them. They cable them to protect them from lighting but after what must be the better part of a century they're firewood now. They have their own large well equipped crew for this sort of thing and am sure they'll take care of it quickly.
Soooo... they couldn't put out an orange cone or something? We had zero clue and on foot had no trouble navigating our way but it makes me wonder if there were ever a dangerous zoo animal loose, a sinkhole or some other unexpected event how we might find out about it
Yesterday we took Pie dog up to our favorite place Vanderbilt's Federal Park. You park near a large Gilded Age mansion and the loop we make is about three miles, it descends to the Hudson River, follows a carriage trail through the woods and then back up a paved road. It's fairly steep and we did it early so it's nice and cool out for everyone.
On the carriage trail we saw all sorts of trees and limbs down but that's not unusual, there's a staff of Park Service men who keep it clear. What is unusual is to have a pickup truck roll through there with the supervisor surprised to see us. Obviously the trail was open if he had his truck down there and he just made idle chit chat, said this was from the storm Saturday night. The one I slept through and never noticed.
When we got to the paved road to go back up the hill there were several more trees down blocking the road and a small front loader parked nearby with a claw obviously meant for limb removal. That got my attention, never saw that before.
When we got to the top a Park Service employee came over very surprised to see us and asked 'what condition is the road in down there?' Eh? You're asking me ? So I told him and again, he was more than a little surprised we just showed up calmly walking our mutt ! I was more than a little surprised that they all stopped and were staring at us !
That's when I saw what the storm did to the hundred acres of manicured grounds. Wow ! Dozens of very old trees down - trunks so big it would take two of us to put our arms around them. They cable them to protect them from lighting but after what must be the better part of a century they're firewood now. They have their own large well equipped crew for this sort of thing and am sure they'll take care of it quickly.
Soooo... they couldn't put out an orange cone or something? We had zero clue and on foot had no trouble navigating our way but it makes me wonder if there were ever a dangerous zoo animal loose, a sinkhole or some other unexpected event how we might find out about it
pigfarmer
tall, thin, irritable
It's crowding 100 degrees F this week. Nobody's dropping dead, there are no riots. For those without AC they have public spaces available that people can go to if needed. Personally I'll just touch the magic button on the wall and it'll never get over 70 in here and its absolutely silent. That's the best investment we've ever made in this house.
