1st
December
2016
Looks like Maritime Electric can’t catch a break. Just as they were starting to get stability, another front has come through, complete with gusty winds and snowfall. Here, the power bounced all afternoon; proof that my propane cylinders aren’t empty yet. I’ve been playing a little game: close my eyes and ask “is this current from the road or from the generator” during that period before the noisemaker goes back to sleep. The “snap” from the transfer switch is actually soothing.
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posted in Wx |
19th
November
2016
Guess it can be too late to shop for the upcoming holidays. After coming across a really neat suggestion, I went online this afternoon to try and make a purchase. Something that could be delivered in just a couple of days, etc. Alas! The site let me know that there is no assurance of a delivery date in this calendar year. I’m not talking about something rare, or coming from distant lands by a slow boat. This is (was) the sort of gift I should find in a well-stocked store, locally. OK, not locally. Anyhow, I’m back to my research phase, and I hope the “next great thing” won’t be already beyond my grasp.
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posted in economy, sports, Wx |
7th
November
2016
“Sunny and 7C in a flat calm”; the answer to the weather this afternoon. Or as I look on it, pretty nice, considering that winter could begin at any moment. Not this moment, but any other…
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posted in technology, Wx |
11th
October
2016
Nothing lasts forever: should be printed on the side of a BBQ fuel tank. This evening, while my two steaks were carefully arrayed, the grill temperature went from low to “no longer registering”. I had a Plan B, and so the meal was completed in the kitchen, but now I’m going to have to find a gas vendor… or settle for an exchange at the local general store. Again, Plan B.
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10th
October
2016
Those dry fields, from yesterday? Not any more. It’s been raining for the last twenty hours or so, and we just passed the 115mm measured rainfall mark. Coupled with high winds – the dog flatly refuses to go outside without better incentives. I understand. We didn’t flinch when the lights did so, because the generator kicked in as planned. Not so simple for our neighbour, with a smaller backup system. Our ovens were drafted into service for the afternoon.
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posted in politics, Wx |
7th
October
2016
With my weather station server now sited “one room east”, it’s time to move my (eventual) studio desk into a better position. Might be the effect of feng shui, but I haven’t been inspired with my desktop. Too full (the weather server?); no room to wrangle the mouse around.
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posted in computing, Wx |
4th
October
2016
Sitting on the deck, in full suntanning mode. Preparing steaks on the BBQ, at sundown, in shorts. In October. Fair compensation for any perceived delay in the arrival of summer.
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17th
August
2016
I’ve decided that the CBC preemption of the suppertime news to bring me suppertime sports has a plus side. I’m getting to watch events that would normally not “cross my radar”. This evening, people jumping off a very high platform to land in the water, after twisting in panic all the way down. I understand! I’ve also decoded the scoring: the least splash wins. Who knows what tomorrow will bring?
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posted in economy, sports, Wx |
6th
June
2016
The missing power cable for my transceiver has really bothered me. I know, yesterday I went so far as to order another one, but the transaction was held up awaiting a quote for postage fees. And in the meantime, my subconscious remained in process mode.
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posted in technology, Wx |
31st
May
2016
Out here, in the country, things grow. I’d become familiar with weeds during my time in the city. Now, I’m seeing planned growth, on a large scale. I’m impressed. The field below was seeded, a week or two back. Now: green. Oats in the early stage. Soon, I’ll be able to “watch the wind”.
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