wow half the year is over already.Here we are in our new spot. breakfast is ready.Matt is going to the zoo with his cousins today.I told him not to swim with the polar bear cubs or stay too long with the monkeys.need to get going .
stay safe
Joe
Deshler Ohio-crossroads of the B&O Matt eats your fries.YUM! Clinton st viaduct undefeated against too tall trucks!!!(voted to be called the "Clinton St. can opener").
Peace be with you. I have been having computer problems for the last month or so and finally gave up. A friend in the business gave a loaner while he wipes the hard drive and reinstalls windows, Hopefully, I have it all backed up!
We have had rain every day for a week often very heavy. A ham friend about 90 miles to the south had over 5 inches in the past 24 hours. Coupled with high temps, the humidity is high enough to swim in! Of course, the heat is nowhere close to what the southwest has been experiencing and for that we are most thankful.
Everyone take care and try to stay cool.
Tom
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Good MorningEverything is all dull here...kind of. Supposed to get to 72F this afternoon...right now it is 64F.Going out later this evening to get the firework display up and going...we have a couple of empty parking lots we can use for this....hopefully it won't rain until after the thing.No workie on the lair of doom today...but will have to come thursday....Have a good one!!!
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grampaw pettibone Peace be with you. I have been having computer problems for the last month or so and finally gave up. A friend in the business gave a loaner while he wipes the hard drive and reinstalls windows, Hopefully, I have it all backed up! We have had rain every day for a week often very heavy. A ham friend about 90 miles to the south had over 5 inches in the past 24 hours. Coupled with high temps, the humidity is high enough to swim in! Of course, the heat is nowhere close to what the southwest has been experiencing and for that we are most thankful. Everyone take care and try to stay cool.
I have not been keeping up with the number of 100+ days we are having in a row; I'll say that it is to hot to trot as the day wears on. Living on the lower level of a split entry house is comfortable--and when I am invited upstairs for supper I get warmer, even with the air conditioner going (my vents are closed, but a little air still comes in).
Johnny
Good Morning.
I would like to wish BOC and the other Canadians on the forum a Happy Canada Day!!
Things are starting to return to normal around here, after the flooding. I was talking to my brother, who is a Civil Engineer, yesterday and he tells me at one of his job sites nine of those construction site trailers just washed away. If Calgary was on the Mississippi watershed I would ask my fellow forum members to be on the lookout as they floated downstream, but I guess bits and pieces of the trailers will probably end up in Hudson Bay.
This bottled water thing has really got me going. I really like the way frozen concentrated juice tastes when it is made with it. It is like I found a whole new, better brand, of juice. I will try one more pitcher of juice made with tap water but I may have unleashed a monster. Tap water for drinking and making coffee seems to have returned to normal.
The flooding has forced the relocation of the normal civic celebration of Canada Day. but I think I will go down to the new location, to join the festivities, later on this afternoon.
It is already 75° and sunny at 10:20 and it is supposed to be 82° this evening. Everyone have a good day.
Bruce
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AgentKidI would like to wish BOC and the other Canadians on the forum a Happy Canada Day!!
My daughter posted on Facebook this past weekend that it had never occurred to her that her high school was (and still is) just a mile from Canada. Yes, I live that close. Folks around here head for Toronto instead of NYC...
When she attended college in Virginia she amazed her friends because she knew the words to "O, Canada" due to singing it in choir.
Many Canadians celebrate by visiting the resort villages on the US side of the St Lawrence River.
So, Happy Canada Day from here, too!
AK - sounds like there's a bottled water dispenser in your future.
The fire service is mourning the loss of 19 wildland firefighters in AZ at the Yarnell Hill fire. It sounds like they got caught by a sudden wind shift and were overrun. Estimates now have the fire at 8500 acres, or 13 square miles, and over 250 buildings destroyed, mostly in the little town of Yarnell.
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tree68 wrote: The fire service is mourning the loss of 19 wildland firefighters in AZ at the Yarnell Hill fire. It sounds like they got caught by a sudden wind shift and were overrun. Estimates now have the fire at 8500 acres, or 13 square miles, and over 250 buildings destroyed, mostly in the little town of Yarnell.
Our prayers go to their families...
We are now waiting for the grounds to dry before we let off fireworks here...hopefully we get them off ...otherwise maybe next weekend....weather permitting of course.
Happy Canada Day and Happy Independence Day combined!!
Been considering the purchase of one of those drones (helicopter) for a while now - you may have seen the video of the chase over Tehachapi done with a drone. Cleaned out the bill box and had some money left over, so I splurged.
This promises to be fun. It'll record video, flies with my tablet computer instead of a joystick controller, and is amazingly high tech. It will hold its position (or try very hard) even when buffetted by breezes. Push the "take off" button and it lifts up off the ground to about 3 feet, then hovers there. Tell it to land, and it does. The display indicates how far off the ground it is, and how fast it's going.
Range from the controller is about 150 feet - more than enough for the goofing around I'll be doing.
Actually got two new "toys" today. The drone was one, the other was a new cable box, as the old one died. They traded it in on a higher tech version that actually processes HD channels - which my TV will do, but the old cable box wouldn't. I'm impressed.
good morning
not a good day for flying.More rain and maybe a thunderboomer.Larry there is a youtube video somewhere where they used a helicopter in Deshler.Pretty impressive.A guy in Marion used a RC helicopter and it got stuck on top of the courthouse statue.he tried to get the police and fire dept to get his"toy" down.Breakfast is all set.Need to get the trash to the curb.Nap time and more chores later.
tree68 Been considering the purchase of one of those drones (helicopter) for a while now - you may have seen the video of the chase over Tehachapi done with a drone. Cleaned out the bill box and had some money left over, so I splurged. This promises to be fun. It'll record video, flies with my tablet computer instead of a joystick controller, and is amazingly high tech. It will hold its position (or try very hard) even when buffetted by breezes. Push the "take off" button and it lifts up off the ground to about 3 feet, then hovers there. Tell it to land, and it does. The display indicates how far off the ground it is, and how fast it's going. Range from the controller is about 150 feet - more than enough for the goofing around I'll be doing. Actually got two new "toys" today. The drone was one, the other was a new cable box, as the old one died. They traded it in on a higher tech version that actually processes HD channels - which my TV will do, but the old cable box wouldn't. I'm impressed.
Awesome. I've been tempted, but so far have stayed away. I don't need another hobby, no matter how cool it is.
So... what kind did you get?
It's been fun. But it isn't much fun anymore. Signing off for now.
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zugmannSo... what kind did you get?
Parrot AR 2.0.
Need to get more batteries, though. They only last about 10 minutes. Pretty standard, but still a pain.
tree68 zugmannSo... what kind did you get? Parrot AR 2.0. Need to get more batteries, though. They only last about 10 minutes. Pretty standard, but still a pain.
We ended up getting the same one...great thing to get the cats all excited!! lol!
MorningAnother dull one for our viewing pleasure as well...mmmmmmmToday is another batch of interviews to get through up here then wrap the whole thing up tomorrow.Rest of the day will be in the lair of doom, getting all THAT straightened out....not so yay....Have a good one!!
blownout cylinderToday is another batch of interviews to get through up here then wrap the whole thing up tomorrow
^~^ I missed the interview? But, I am sure I would have been a good interview! Commute a little long, however. Were chocolate chip cookies involved?
We have weather, I think. Sun, mid 80's to 90 temps, normal humidity - enjoy, repeat all week.
We tore out of here @ 7 am only to find out that the fish aren't biting. (like I care - I got the paper read and a short nap)
Maybe I should get a drone...scare the bejeebers out of the barking dog next door. Wouldn't take 10 min either. What a nice thought!
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Good afternoon.
We are actually having a HHH day. Out on the prairie here, this is very uncommon. Having been fortunate enough to have read the forums here for a number of years I knew what was about to happen, but last night the weather lady was explaining it to us like we were all a bunch of beginners. And a lot of us are. Now to the numbers, 93° feeling like 102°.
We usually don't post links to photos here, but I thought I would link you to a beautiful shot of Canada Day fireworks exploding over the CPR Calgary-Edmonton line bridge crossing the recently flooded Bow River. The picture is looking west toward downtown and from the same location Trainboy H16-44 posted one of his photos a year or so ago. After the bridge that collapsed here last week was determined to be only a 101 years old, the bridge in this photo is clearly the oldest railway bridge in Calgary. It was built in 1892.
Enjoy;
http://www.ctvnews.ca/polopoly_fs/1.1349536!/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_960/image.jpg
AgentKid Good afternoon. We are actually having a HHH day. Out on the prairie here, this is very uncommon. Having been fortunate enough to have read the forums here for a number of years I knew what was about to happen, but last night the weather lady was explaining it to us like we were all a bunch of beginners. And a lot of us are. Now to the numbers, 93° feeling like 102°. We usually don't post links to photos here, but I thought I would link you to a beautiful shot of Canada Day fireworks exploding over the CPR Calgary-Edmonton line bridge crossing the recently flooded Bow River. The picture is looking west toward downtown and from the same location Trainboy H16-44 posted one of his photos a year or so ago. After the bridge that collapsed here last week was determined to be only a 101 years old, the bridge in this photo is clearly the oldest railway bridge in Calgary. It was built in 1892. Enjoy; http://www.ctvnews.ca/polopoly_fs/1.1349536!/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_960/image.jpg Bruce
NICE Picture Bruce!! Around here and this time of the year, Triple H is the "Norm" for our days, (and sometimes evenings) this time of the year.
Had "mild" thunderboomers earlier today, definitely not as bad as the last few evenings to where we've had close to severe weather. [DEFINITELY don't need to water the flowers and other garden plants this evening.] Storms last night were bad enough to knock out phone and internet service here.(typical hardwired phone line, not cable, etc.)
Larry, et al; I'm having a very hard time taking in why 19 brothers perished doing their life's work. Know about those "Wind Shifts". We don't have those things in this area, quite like that. Our biggest problems were the terrain, one wrong foot, and you were gone about 100 feet.
Being Crazy,keeps you from going "INSANE" !! "The light at the end of the tunnel,has been turned off due to budget cuts" NOT AFRAID A Vet., and PROUD OF IT!!
Mutt - From what I'm reading, the biggest culprit was the wind, which was signficant even before the shift, and the sudden 180 degree change. I read today that they may not have had an adequate "safe area" staked out. That might be because they had just arrived at that spot and were still reconnoitering, or far more unlikely, due to inadequate planning. These guys were good, so it's hard to imagine that they were taking shortcuts.
Also read today that they may have been working in front of the fireline, instead of on a flank thereof.
That some of them apparently didn't have time to fully deploy their shelters speaks volumes as to the suddeness of the situation change.
A terrible loss no matter the reason.
Peace be with you. Bruce, that was an astounding picture.
We have another day of storms and rain. The wife has the house in condition 4 and water rations lest the whole thing backs up. When water stands in the ditch, she gets spastic!
Johnny, thanks for the welcome back. I should get my computer back fairly soon and be seen more often. This one is OK but is lacking in a few things.
Everyone take care and keep cool.
tree68 Mutt - From what I'm reading, the biggest culprit was the wind, which was signficant even before the shift, and the sudden 180 degree change. I read today that they may not have had an adequate "safe area" staked out. That might be because they had just arrived at that spot and were still reconnoitering, or far more unlikely, due to inadequate planning. These guys were good, so it's hard to imagine that they were taking shortcuts. Also read today that they may have been working in front of the fireline, instead of on a flank thereof. That some of them apparently didn't have time to fully deploy their shelters speaks volumes as to the suddeness of the situation change. A terrible loss no matter the reason.
AMEN!
I may have been away from the fire grounds for about 20+ years now, but they are ALL still brothers to me........
morning
foggy outside.going to be muggy today.thunderboomers for the holiday.breakfast is all set.off to bed.
joe
Good MorningI'm all prepared to finish of the interviewing..next stop choosing the right candidates....do do do do do do do do.... Then....it is off to 'finish off' the Lair of Doom. BTW...it is a three car garage that I am hoping I can convert into a recording studio thingee...note I said hopefully....
Here SW of Atlanta we are once again getting the weather "training" across us. Since 0400 we have received over 2" of rain again. At last count we are over 14" above average on rain for the year. My grass is out of control since I've been unable to mow. May have to get it bush hogged..
Anyone know if CSX and NS are having bridge problems ? Our A&WP subdivision has several older wooden bridges that may get scoured but so far no problems.
Randy Vos
"Ever have one of those days where you couldn't hit the ground with your hat??" - Waylon Jennings
"May the Lord take a liking to you and blow you up, real good" - SCTV
We are in our sixth or seventh day in a row with 100 degree+ temperatures. The record is ten days, and we do not expect to break it this time. If some of you folks back east could send us your excess water, we can use it; we had hardly any rain in June, and do not really expect much this month.
I was a little tired of my old computer, and traded it in yesterday. This one has Windows 8, and I wonder why such great changes were made between the old system and the new; it is miserable and abominable.
Aside from the above, life is great here. As I may have mentioned, when she has time to prepare supper, Katie asks me up to eat with her and Jackie (if Jackie is home). Last night, we went out to a sushi restaurant--they both enjoy sushi, and I order some other Japanese dish. I do not feel compelled to do yard work, for Katie enjoys doing such; I do police the yard once a week, picking up after Holly (Dalbrador or Labmatian--we are not sure which she is), and little bit here and there.
Deggesty This one has Windows 8, and I wonder why such great changes were made between the old system and the new; it is miserable and abominable.
Sometimes I think they monitor our use of their programs, and if they find a feature that gets used a lot, they remove it, or at least make it hard to use. That seems to be the case for me (it often applies to things I like to buy, too...)
There is actually a precedent for that, albeit probably not for the same reason.
When typewriters were being developed, there came a need to slow down typists, as the mechanicals in early typewriters couldn't keep up with the speed of the typists. Thus the E key, which should be the most used (at least in English) involves a reach instead of being one of the "home row" keys. Anyone who has ever typed with an old-fashioned manual typewriter knows from whence I speak.
The Dvorak keyboard makes more sense, but the now-traditional QWERTY keyboard is so ubiquitous that replacing it today would be virtually impossible.
Dvorak's keyboard:
Years ago, I was tested at 85 wpm on a manual (piano lessons helped) I looked at this keyboard and immediately broke a "knuckle" (see forum) and 3 fingernails. Would be a one finger typist on this. Would be like taking the main 2 octaves on a piano and rearranging them. Wow....
Mookie Years ago, I was tested at 85 wpm on a manual (piano lessons helped) I looked at this keyboard and immediately broke a "knuckle" (see forum) and 3 fingernails. Would be a one finger typist on this. Would be like taking the main 2 octaves on a piano and rearranging them. Wow....
And there lies the rub. Supposedly, if you became proficient on the Dvorak layout, you'd be able to type even faster, since it is laid out with the most frequently used keys in the easiest locations. Note that "E" is under the middle finger of the left hand, rather than one row above the home row. No reaching.
I took typing in 10th grade (and really didn't do very well), but anything above 40 WPM would be virgin territory for me. It was still one of the most useful classes I ever took...
But I don't think I'm going to bother learning a new keyboard. Not at this stage of the game.
Deggesty I was a little tired of my old computer, and traded it in yesterday. This one has Windows 8, and I wonder why such great changes were made between the old system and the new; it is miserable and abominable.
Microsoft just released an "upgraded, new and improved" version of Win 8; it's called 8.1 (clever, eh?). See a preview here: http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/enterprise/products-and-technologies/windows-8-1/default.aspx
I'm hoping my computer with Win7 lasts until a hopefully improved Win9 comes out. If only the programs I like were released in a Mac version.....
tree68 Mookie Years ago, I was tested at 85 wpm on a manual (piano lessons helped) I looked at this keyboard and immediately broke a "knuckle" (see forum) and 3 fingernails. Would be a one finger typist on this. Would be like taking the main 2 octaves on a piano and rearranging them. Wow.... And there lies the rub. Supposedly, if you became proficient on the Dvorak layout, you'd be able to type even faster, since it is laid out with the most frequently used keys in the easiest locations. Note that "E" is under the middle finger of the left hand, rather than one row above the home row. No reaching. I took typing in 10th grade (and really didn't do very well), but anything above 40 WPM would be virgin territory for me. It was still one of the most useful classes I ever took... But I don't think I'm going to bother learning a new keyboard. Not at this stage of the game.
It is much cooler today but we still have a bit of a humidity problem. It is currently 73° feeling like 77°. Last night was a bad one to try and sleep. My system just isn't used to the kind of heat we had yesterday. Humidex over 100°. We didn't set any temperature records, but our power consumption did. There were rolling blackouts in some parts of the province.
To work in the CPR Commercial Telegraph department you had to be able to type 50 w.p.m. Dad could do it, but he only used the pointer and index fingers of each hand, with his thumbs for spacing. It was fun to watch him type, as he had an up-and-down motion with his forearms that looked like old time film clips of rag-time piano players.
I also took typing in High School, but I could never get much above 30 w.p.m. Today, I sort of alternate between touch typing and hunt and peck.
Maybe someone on here could help me. When I was working, our receptionist had a "new" keyboard that was almost split in half and angled. I wouldn't go near it since it looked like a headache to me. But she seemed to like it. When she got used to it, she liked it just fine. But I don't remember what or how.
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