Wake n Bake, Nothing Better!

Laughing Grass

Laughing Grass

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BudmanTX said:
yes, it's the start of my bday........
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Think we're going to get trick or treaters this year? They don't come to my door, it's handed out at the main entrance. Last year my parents had a sign on their lawn that said we love you, we miss you and we'll see you next year, still chokes me up a bit thinking about it lol. I doubt the house will be sold by then so I'm taking a shit ton of candy and water there to hand out.
 
BudmanTX

BudmanTX

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Laughing Grass said:
Think we're going to get trick or treaters this year? They don't come to my door, it's handed out at the main entrance. Last year my parents had a sign on their lawn that said we love you, we miss you and we'll see you next year, still chokes me up a bit thinking about it lol. I doubt the house will be sold by then so I'm taking a shit ton of candy and water there to hand out.
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i dunno honestly....hope so.....especially in the city.....i don't get very many of those where i live in the country.....we usually start up the fire pit...and hang outside bbq pit going and ice chest full.......

one year we had a drum circle going and other things.....very pagan style celebration....
 
Laughing Grass

Laughing Grass

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BudmanTX said:
i dunno honestly....hope so.....especially in the city.....i don't get very many of those where i live in the country.....we usually start up the fire pit...and hang outside bbq pit going and ice chest full.......

one year we had a drum circle going and other things.....very pagan style celebration....
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You must have accidently left out the part about your costumes :D
 
Singlemalt

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Laughing Grass said:
We actually have an ancient crestron system, pre app craze that uses a remote control and is running on a tired old HP windows 7 notebook. I'd like to get some of the newer stuff, but it's not high on the list.
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Did you hear what happened in Texas last month or so? Don't recall the reason but they had some sort of power crisis, storm or whatever. The regional electric company turned off all electricity (without notification) to a shit ton of clients that had smart homes

edit: this is what happens when you leave and go do errands and grocery shopping then come back to where you were; off topic lol
 
Jeffislovinlife

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GreatwhiteNorth said:
And really FAST!

"The Arctic Man is a race for teams of two skilled competitors that tests the strength of an athlete and the horsepower of a snowmobile. Courage and training are essential elements of this team of snowmobile and skier.

The Arctic Man is one of the World's Toughest Downhill Ski races, and an exciting snowmobile race, all in one. The skier begins at a summit elevation of 5,800 feet and drops 1700 feet in less than two mile to the bottom of a narrow canyon where he meets up with his snowmobiling partner.

The snowmobiler meets the skier, on the go, with a tow rope and pulls the skier 2 1/4 miles uphill at top speeds of up to 86 mph. The skier and the snowmobile then separate and the skier goes over the side of the second mountain and drops another 1200 feet to the finish line.

At the Arctic Man you "GO FAST or GO HOME"

Truly the Ultimate Adrenaline Rush for spectators and competitors alike.

Last year approximately 13,000 spectators came from around the nation as well as different countries around the world to enjoy this spectacular Alaskan event. The area the race is held is some the of the best snowmachine riding country in the world. The snowcapped peaks and beauty make this spring event one that you will treasure for a lifetime."
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440 Polaris with nitrous he he he you said go fast or go home lol
 
Laughing Grass

Laughing Grass

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Singlemalt said:
Did you hear what happened in Texas last month or so? Don't recall the reason but they had some sort of power crisis, storm or whatever. The regional electric company turned off all electricity (without notification) to a shit ton of clients that had smart homes

edit: this is what happens when you leave and go do errands and grocery shopping then come back to where you were; off topic lol
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First rule of T&T, there are no topics. :D

I don't think I'd want my house so interconnected that you couldn't do anything without the system online. Our isn't IoT and you can control the lights and blinds without it. It was offline for a couple months when I got hit with that ransomware.
 
Singlemalt

Singlemalt

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Laughing Grass said:
First rule of T&T, there are no topics. :D

I don't think I'd want my house so interconnected that you couldn't do anything without the system online. Our isn't IoT and you can control the lights and blinds without it. It was offline for a couple months when I got hit with that ransomware.
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PG&E has put in smart meters in over 90% of clients; allegedly you could opt out, but they didn't play fair. I said no, but I got home from work one day and they had switched out my meter; it would now cost me a fee to switch back. Ostensibly smart meters were to cut labor costs (no employees have to come read meter monthly), however it also gives them realtime monitoring of your unique useage and they send emails often about how much you are using and tips to cut back. Basically, you've got a snoop peeking in on you; it also gives them the ability to single out individual clients and turn them off remotely.
 
BudmanTX

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Singlemalt said:
PG&E has put in smart meters in over 90% of clients; allegedly you could opt out, but they didn't play fair. I said no, but I got home from work one day and they had switched out my meter; it would now cost me a fee to switch back. Ostensibly smart meters were to cut labor costs (no employees have to come read meter monthly), however it also gives them realtime monitoring of your unique useage and they send emails often about how much you are using and tips to cut back. Basically, you've got a snoop peeking in on you; it also gives them the ability to single out individual clients and turn them off remotely.
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that blows
 
Laughing Grass

Laughing Grass

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Singlemalt said:
PG&E has put in smart meters in over 90% of clients; allegedly you could opt out, but they didn't play fair. I said no, but I got home from work one day and they had switched out my meter; it would now cost me a fee to switch back. Ostensibly smart meters were to cut labor costs (no employees have to come read meter monthly), however it also gives them realtime monitoring of your unique useage and they send emails often about how much you are using and tips to cut back. Basically, you've got a snoop peeking in on you; it also gives them the ability to single out individual clients and turn them off remotely.
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How is that even legal? Did you have anything in writing where you declined to have it installed? We have those here too. I do like that your monthly bills are now accurate. They used to estimate one month and do a meter read the next so there was never any consistency and they always way underestimated our water usage.
 
DarkWeb

DarkWeb

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Singlemalt said:
PG&E has put in smart meters in over 90% of clients; allegedly you could opt out, but they didn't play fair. I said no, but I got home from work one day and they had switched out my meter; it would now cost me a fee to switch back. Ostensibly smart meters were to cut labor costs (no employees have to come read meter monthly), however it also gives them realtime monitoring of your unique useage and they send emails often about how much you are using and tips to cut back. Basically, you've got a snoop peeking in on you; it also gives them the ability to single out individual clients and turn them off remotely.
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Yeah I opted out a long time back. I think it's a $10 per meter charge to leave it.
 
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