Subj : Re: flood stuff was: Vacation To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Mon Mar 23 2020 20:44:04 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 12-Mar-2020 12:29 <=- BM>>> And did: March 13th. Well, if it doesn't go BM>>> right we know what to blame! NB>>> But Friday the 13th is a LUCKY day.... At least my sister would NB>>> say so, she turned 13 on a Friday the 13th... ;) BM>> And my parents were married on a Friday the 13th. ...My joke to BM>> people worried about Friday the 13th is "You know what's worse? BM>> Saturday the 14th!!". NB>> Or, when Friday the 13th comes on a Monday (Tues, Wed, Thurs, NB>> etc)... BM> That would really screw things up!! Ah, but that happens more months than not... At least that's the way one of the regular announcers on my station usually states it whenever the 13th is on some day other than a Friday.... :) BM> As for hearing more about the rescan, as I write this it's the morning BM> of the 12th, so the rescan is scheduled for tomorrow; haven't heard/ BM> seen anything additional. Guess if the station isn't 'on the air' BM> tomorrow morning will be doing a rescan! And how DID that go...? ;) BM> And speaking of rescanning, there have been a few posts in the MythTV BM> Forum about rescanning without going through the whole thing. There BM> is, done by entering transport numbers (the channel frequencies) -- BM> what I had tried was just the channels (entering "6" instead of 82-88 BM> MHz). Even then there are some other tweaks needed -- easier to just BM> sit back and let the machine do the rescan and put in all the numbers. How long does a full rescan take....? I can see letting it just do its thing on auto.... ;) BM> Biggest problem was like I had here with repeater stations (locally BM> WHBF has its main channel on 4 with a translator [repeater to me] at BM> 47). So you'd need to know the precise details for your side of things... (and yes, I know what a translator/repeater is... North Country Public Radio uses them, too...) BM>> BM> BM>> Backup plans are always good. Have read where "having a backup plan BM>> means a lack of commitment to the original plan", which on the surface BM>> I'd agree with, but things will break, something unanticipated will BM>> occur, etc. NB>> I think that lack of commitment idea is just a bit too strong... :) NB>> OTOH, planning tons of detailed contingency plans is definitely NB>> overkill in the other direction... ;) It doesn't hurt to have a clue NB>> what one might do, should the bridge need to be crossed later, but the NB>> detail certainly can wait until one is a lot closer to that potential NB>> bridge... A little planning for the future, in a few possible options, NB>> can be wise; planning in great detail for an unlikely future is a NB>> waste of time and energy.... :) BM> I am fully committed to all changes! ...So far found what doesn't BM> work easily: sticking the solar cell in the window; doesn't work BM> because of the UV block stuff in the glass. Next step will be testing BM> the one window that doesn't have the UV block and gets sunshine most of BM> the time. If that doesn't work will check about outside; running the BM> wires to inside is the big problem with that option. May end up with BM> charging off the grid. You mean, charging things just from a plug-in inside...? And just keeping in readiness to put into the system as needed.....? BM>> My pens generally don't seem too fearful as I try to keep them all BM>> snuggled together in a container. NB>> Much handier that way, too... ;) BM> They seem to like it that way and for me reasonably organized. That works... ;) NB>> ... The solution to a problem changes the problem. BM> From hard to easy, or vice versa? Yes. ttyl neb .... STATE-OF-THE-ART: Soon-to-be-obsolete. --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .