Subj : Re: flood stuff was: Vacation To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Thu Apr 09 2020 19:23:50 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 01-Apr-2020 08:26 <=- NB>>> Or, when Friday the 13th comes on a Monday (Tues, Wed, Thurs, etc)... BM>> That would really screw things up!! NB>> Ah, but that happens more months than not... At least that's the NB>> way one of the regular announcers on my station usually states it NB>> whenever the 13th is on some day other than a Friday.... :) BM>> I tend to overlook suspicions but also am slightly cautious BM>> because _others_ find the situation bothersome and so tend to act out BM>> of the norm. NB>> You mean superstitions, not suspicions...? ;) I suppose one might have NB>> to pay some attention to others for some superstitious behaviour... ;) BM> Yes -- not only do I have dyslexic typing but also that space-saving BM> abbreviated typing! As far as superstitious stuff, some of my BM> response is just a reaction to others' erratic reactions: they'll focus BM> on the black cat and so run into me. That could be an issue.... ;) BM>> OTOH walking under a ladder does enhance the possibility BM>> of getting paint or hammer dropped upon, a black cat crossing ones path BM>> could increase the possibility of tripping over in the dark (though a BM>> white cat in blackened room has the same).... NB>> Some things are more things to be careful about for good reason, than NB>> truly superstitions... ;) And cats seem to think that human eyesight NB>> in the dark is as good as theirs... so they stay in the shadow and NB>> expect you to not step on them all the same... BM> And us humans think the cats think.... The cats probably stay BM> hidden to protect themselves; we're the ones stupid enough to go BM> wandering in the dark when we can't see! Actually, our cats are sitting in shadows right in the way of where we need to walk... either they move before we actually step on them, or there's a surprised squawk.... we try not to step too hard just in case.... BM>> scanned. Did find one pleasant surprise: the station either moved the BM>> tower and/or increased transmitting power as it now is received with a BM>> greatly increased signal. Before would drop out on most of the TVs and BM>> occasional problems when using the computer system to record. BM>> (Two viewing systems: one is off-the-air TV, so "watch live TV". The BM>> other is the recording system using the computer, and that system uses BM>> the TV as a monitor. I have been told the wrong 'TV'.) NB>> Now that is a pleasant surprise... and good that the rescan went so NB>> easily this time... :) BM> Yes, nice for the extra signal strength. And probably helps to get in BM> practice with channel scanning so know what to do, expect, etc. Indeed. :) NB>>> How long does a full rescan take....? I can see letting it just do NB>>> its thing on auto.... ;) BM>> On the computer the whole rescan process probably takes 30-40 minutes. BM>> And that's for the four tuners, so not an all-day job. It is easier BM>> to let it 'do it's thing', though manual intervention is still needed BM>> as for some reason the software remembers the old information: BM>> old/now-dead "Channel 8" is remembered as well as the new "Channel 8". BM>> It seems to have been done on purpose because of various repeaters BM>> (translators). NB>> That's not too long at all.... So, you have to babysit it in case it NB>> gets confused, then....? BM> Right: the length of time isn't bad, just the system is off-line while BM> scanning/updating so need to be sure not recording/running into a BM> recording period, and no one else can watch a recorded show. (Using BM> the TV to watch live is fine -- two separate systems.) So ahead of time, you announce that the recording system is going offline for the scanning, and for everyone to wait until the all-clear sounds at the end.... ;) BM> And yes, I do 'babysit' while the system scans; just easier for me to BM> sit here and play a few games of Solitaire or look through e-mail. BM> Just another reason why I talked myself into two monitors. Safer that way... and with the extra monitor you can amuse yourself while you wait.... ;) BM>> With the TVs (not talking the computer system on this one) one TV BM>> would display 4.1 and 47.1, another had two 4.1's (so when doing a BM>> Channel Up scan on the remote would be 4.1, 4.1, 4.2, 4.2,), while BM>> another combined: said 4.1 but might be Ch 47's, 4.2 might be from BM>> Ch 4. (The good news is seems they got rid of the repeater.) NB>> That is good news.... ;) That should reduce some of the NB>> confusion... :) BM> Yes. Was relatively easy to set to ignore the repeater on the Backend BM> (the computer), not at all so for the TVs. But by getting rid of the repeaters, you also get rid of some of that overlap you were seeing on the TVs.... :) BM>> BM> BM>>> ...So far found what doesn't work easily: sticking the solar cell in BM>>> the window; doesn't work because of the UV block stuff in the glass. BM>>> Next step will be testing the one window that doesn't have the UV BM>>> block and gets sunshine most of the time. If that doesn't work will BM>>> check about outside; running the wires to inside is the big problem BM>>> with that option. May end up with charging off the grid. NB>>> You mean, charging things just from a plug-in inside...? And NB>>> just keeping in readiness to put into the system as needed.....? BM>> Yes, plug-in charger. Would probably try to unplug just to save a few BM>> cents of electricity -- that was one of the advantages of the solar BM>> charging option was didn't cost anything. NB>> True.... and you still might find a way to make that work with solar... NB>> but probably wouldn't really cost all that much to just plug it in, NB>> either... ;) BM> Right: at this point it's not going to work the way I would like it BM> the easy way. Do have to test in the basement with the window with the BM> glass blocks still: cleaning up, overcast, other things to do, But BM> Firsts.... As you said, may be easier just to plug in to maintain the BM> charge. Eventually you'll probably check it out further.... :) NB>>> ... STATE-OF-THE-ART: Soon-to-be-obsolete. BM>> All too true! NB>> Almost not really funny.... ;0 BM> Uh-huh! My manager when I was working at the store's computer BM> department said the computers the manufacturer was assembling to ship BM> off to us were already out-of-date. BM>> ... ęsecond - Time takes your state-of-the-art computer to become BM>> obsolete. NB>> Yup. ;) BM> See above! Right... the manager had it right... ttyl neb .... 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