OT Things to ponder

[Zorch]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: MakeeLearn

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warspite1

Mr and Mrs warspite 'discussing' who was in the right and who was in the wrong during their latest argument.....

Nag, nag, nag. [:D]

[rustysi]

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

I'm going to be pondering how to restore my computer from the backup. Never done that before. It's in the shop. There was a power outage while Windows Update was running and I was unable to boot up after that. Maybe I should get a power backup. In this heat we're having frequent brown-outs too. I'm borrowing a friend's PC to check my mail.

Solar baby.

[Will_L]

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

I'm going to be pondering how to restore my computer from the backup. Never done that before. It's in the shop. There was a power outage while Windows Update was running and I was unable to boot up after that. Maybe I should get a power backup. In this heat we're having frequent brown-outs too. I'm borrowing a friend's PC to check my mail.

Get a UPS unit.

[rustysi]

ORIGINAL: WRLertola

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

I'm going to be pondering how to restore my computer from the backup. Never done that before. It's in the shop. There was a power outage while Windows Update was running and I was unable to boot up after that. Maybe I should get a power backup. In this heat we're having frequent brown-outs too. I'm borrowing a friend's PC to check my mail.

Get a UPS unit.

Or a laptop. I'll never own a desktop computer again since I've gotten the freedom of a laptop. It goes anywhere, and even if I lose power its battery keeps me going until I can save and close the program.

[wdolson]

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

I'm going to be pondering how to restore my computer from the backup. Never done that before. It's in the shop. There was a power outage while Windows Update was running and I was unable to boot up after that. Maybe I should get a power backup. In this heat we're having frequent brown-outs too. I'm borrowing a friend's PC to check my mail.

ORIGINAL: WRLertola
Get a UPS unit.

I was going to say the same thing. We have 6 UPSs. It gets noisy with all the alarms when the power goes out, but they are better surge protectors than those power strips with surge protection and gives you a chance to shut things down when the power goes out.

Bill

[witpqs]

ORIGINAL: wdolson

ORIGINAL: geofflambert

I'm going to be pondering how to restore my computer from the backup. Never done that before. It's in the shop. There was a power outage while Windows Update was running and I was unable to boot up after that. Maybe I should get a power backup. In this heat we're having frequent brown-outs too. I'm borrowing a friend's PC to check my mail.

ORIGINAL: WRLertola
Get a UPS unit.

I was going to say the same thing. We have 6 UPSs. It gets noisy with all the alarms when the power goes out, but they are better surge protectors than those power strips with surge protection and gives you a chance to shut things down when the power goes out.

Bill

I almost said that (I think we have 4), but then considered that he said a Windows update was in progress and a UPS might not last long enough for a really slow computer doing an update. I could swear I remember Geoff saying his PC is really slow.

[Lecivius]

Just make sure the UPS has the wattage to keep whatever you have up for a few minutes, anyways. There are a ton of cheap UPS systems out there, that can't keep a toaster up.

[Zorch]

Remember that only the PC and monitor need the benefit of a UPS. Don't waste precious battery power on your printer, sound system, or table lamp. Most UPSes have 2 rows of plugs - one row for devices needing battery backup, and a second row for those that only need power.
Most UPSes will estimate (in minutes) how long they can supply power for, based on current usage.

[geofflambert]

The computer wasn't dead, there was a dialog about different options to try to bring up Windows. None of them worked, including those that would have wiped everything clean. Something about the configuration having changed or something like that.

[Chickenboy]

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: MakeeLearn

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warspite1

Mr and Mrs warspite 'discussing' who was in the right and who was in the wrong during their latest argument.....

Which one is the more hairy? [&:]

[warspite1]

ORIGINAL: Chickenboy

ORIGINAL: warspite1

ORIGINAL: MakeeLearn

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warspite1

Mr and Mrs warspite 'discussing' who was in the right and who was in the wrong during their latest argument.....

Which one is the more hairy? [&:]

warspite1

That is more than a little unkind. Mrs W is not hairy...well except for her chest... and of course the backs of her hands.... and the 5 o'clock shadow.

[wdolson]

ORIGINAL: MakeeLearn

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That pretty much sums up my parents' relationship. My mother was not a pleasant person.

Bill

[Lecivius]

Things to Ponder [;)]

[pws1225]

[:D]

[geofflambert]

In the interest of giving the hawks something they can really splash around in I've got a collapsible pool (5' dia.) coming. I won't want to empty it and clean it real often so I'm thinking of getting treatment stuff to use. Is the following stuff appropriate and what else do I need?

[geofflambert]

Test kit? Do I need chlorine too?

[BBfanboy]

If the hawks are drinking the water rather than just splashing in it, I would be very reticent to use any chemicals. Look what a little DDT did to them!

[geofflambert]

You're right. I'll just have to give it a good cleaning every week. Hope I get some good pics of them in it. I'd like them to visit more often and get some of the rabbits that have been eating my garden. They've killed two rose bushes and eat a lot of other stuff as it comes out of the ground. I've even seen them eating milkweed! That's got latex in its veins.

[Chickenboy]

Hai! Probably not appropriate to use pool cleaners on anything you suspect would be consumed by wildlife.

FWIW, in the commercial poultry setting, a 2PPM-5PPM solution of chlorine in the drinking lines is tolerated well by turkeys. Anything north of that level will result in water refusal, which can be a disaster. Anything north of 20PPM (dilution errors occur-Oops!) may result in chemical burns or esophageal/crop/gizzard ulceration.

[Lecivius]

A simple circulating fountain might be a better option...