Subj : flood stuff was: Vacation To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Mon Apr 20 2020 10:35:00 Hi Nancy! BM> Cold out there this morning! 29ø -- a few days ago it was in the low BM> 80's. NB> We had that swing in temps, too... not quite so bad, as we were NB> only almost to 70 and then went to the low 30s... ;) Was at 31ø when I woke up to what sounded like something sliding off the roof -- must have been the trash pickup as they start at 4 a.m. now due to the COVID-19. Used to start collections at 7 a.m. Not sure why they start three hours earlier now but.... Supposed to get into the low 60's this afternoon but also up to 40 MPH winds this afternoon and rain/thunderstorms around 9 or 10 tonight. 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.) NB>> So ahead of time, you announce that the recording system is going NB>> offline for the scanning, and for everyone to wait until the all-clear NB>> sounds at the end.... ;) BM> Pretty much. On the remote/viewing side of things would see a 'cannot BM> connect to Backend' error which is then followed by me being told BM> something is wrong with the system! So yes, announcing ahead of time BM> and when finished is better. NB> Less bother for you... ;) Yes. And I do want to be told if there is a problem when I'm not doing an update, etc., so "always tell me about error messages unless specifically told not to". 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. NB>> Safer that way... and with the extra monitor you can amuse yourself NB>> while you wait.... ;) BM> Right: though I do have several bars to look at if don't want to BM> 'play' on the other computer: progress bar, signal strength when it BM> locks on a station, ... hmm: another few things to look at but BM> apparently not all that exciting! NB> The sort of thing you can do with one eye while playing NB> solitare... ;) Right. And for me Solitaire is 'easily interruptible' so can stop and restart as needed. 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. NB>> But by getting rid of the repeaters, you also get rid of some of that NB>> overlap you were seeing on the TVs.... :) BM> True. Didn't really mind the duplication of the repeater but when it BM> was overriding and the TV 'chose' the weaker repeater over the BM> stronger primary station was shall we say alloying. NB> (was that meant to be annoying....? [g]) Maybe: when two substances combine.... BM> It seemed like the TV would accept the last station scanned, so 47 BM> (repeater, weaker) would be selected over 4 (primary, stronger), BM> though not always (47.1, 4.2, for example). So good something else BM> was changed. NB> True, it would have been less annoying if there seemed to be some NB> legitmate logic to it... Though I'd rather have it so both the stations were selected and the user could select the option of removal. BM>> 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. NB>> Eventually you'll probably check it out further.... :) BM> Yes, and maybe even get a few other half-started projects completed BM> too! NB> Especially if you are stuck home more at the moment (as long as NB> you have all the parts at hand there).... ;) Yes: handier to be able to patch in the 'correction' rather than wait for the part to hopefully fix come in. ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Daffynition: MBA ... Master of Bogus Accounting --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .