Still starting a bit cooler, under 70F, but warming into the 90s later in the day. It was still 89F at 5pm in my driveway, in the shade. The forecast has no rain for Houston for at least the next three days, so I’ll have to break down and water the yard. I’ve been watering what’s left of the garden, and my potted lime tree, now I’ll run the sprinklers for a while. That will mean fixing them, which wasn’t on the list…
Speaking of lists, only very minor things got done yesterday. I did get the lappy my wife brought home cracked and set up for us. I still need to do some de-installation, and tweaking, but we can use it. Still pretty decent hardware for something the company thought was obsolete.
I got a few things off the list. Moved some stuff around, cleaned some stuff up. SO MUCH MORE of that to do. But not today.
Today I’m making a scrap run with what’s in the truck. Then I’ll do a big loop of pickups, errands for the girls, and dinner… and that will be the whole day. I’ve got a couple of auctions in the morning before I leave the house though. Mostly I’m watching an epilog laser engraver at a school district surplus sale. It’s not even $200 now, and they still sell online for thousands. Plus, I’ve always wanted one…
We’ll see. I won’t spend real money on it, but I won’t let anyone else steal it either. It’s a side hustle in one box…
Meanwhile, stuff is heating up all over the world.
Well, y’all know what to do, get to doin’ it….
n
****Stack!******
Tim Horton’s has plans for a significant expansion in Austin after the completing the first outlet, currently under construction near my house.
At one point, Howard Schultz was contemplating a run for President.
Schultz and Bob Iger.
Laughable in retrospect for both.
DeSantis taught Iger what is best in life.
At one time, the Governator understood.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo9buo9Mtos
@lynn, will your genny survive being submerged in six feet of water?
How about your A/C compressor(s)? Are they typically at ground level or on the roof?
— actually, after the lessons of Rita and Harvey, anyone who could, or who had a mandate (ie commercial buildings, hospitals, etc) moved that stuff to above where the flood water would normally reach. There are a lot of legacy installs at ground level, which is fine if you aren’t in flood plain, but new installs are often elevated, and quite a bit in coastal areas. Some of the new infrastructure like gennies for cell sites, or lift stations, or monitoring are crazy high in the air.
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Lunches are packed, coffee is brewed. I’m vertical for the moment. Kids are stirring and wife is in the shower. Typical morning at Casa de Nick… no possum in the traps.
n
The generator installation at the cell site in our neighborhood is elevated, probably way more than necessary, but the owner got caught swimming naked – no backup power for the site in the February 2021 freeze.
I don’t remember which member of the Co-Dominium owns the tower, but that really doesn’t matter since all three carriers have equipment there.
Better security, too.
And Fukishima Daitchi, when the nuclear reactors were fine UNTIL the backup generators to run the coolant pumps were swamped by the tsunami. THEN everything went to hell.
Iran Launches Over 100 Ballistic Missiles at Israel.
https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2024/10/01/breaking-iran-launches-over-100-ballistic-missiles-at-israel-n3795250
Thete is a Qom crater in this timeline—it’s just 45 years late.
WWpD = What Will plugs Do
This can’t go unanswered. The plugs/Kamel response could crush the Kamel Humpers chances of winning.
If there ever was a time for a tactical nuke, this could be that time.
“Here comes the Sun….”
>> Got a genny, got food, got water, got guns, got ammo. Everything else can be bought until Walmart runs out.
@lynn, will your genny survive being submerged in six feet of water?
How about your A/C compressor(s)? Are they typically at ground level or on the roof?
Both my home and my office complex are 81 feet above sea level. Antarctica will have to melt before we get sea water up here. And the Brazos River would be over 10 miles wide before it got to my house. The office complex is less than a mile from the Brazos River but all of the levees on the east side would be under water. The west side where all of my properties are is the high side of the Brazos.
I am also 30 miles inland from the Gulf of Mexico. No tsunami will come this far.
Iran is putting those “pallets of cash” to no-good use.
Man, this daily shaving is a real pain in the buttocks. I really hate this.
Why are you shaving down there?
Why are you shaving down there?
No, no, no. I shave up here. Oh my goodness.
I have a goatee and a mustache so I shave my neck and facial cheeks. I am trying to keep my sparse sideburns but, I keep on going higher and higher each day.
“Lodge 12″ Cast Iron Skillet – Chef Collection – Perfect Sear – Ergonomic Handles – Superior Heat Retention – Cast Iron Cookware & Skillet”
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07Z6TV9Y7?tag=ttgnet-20/
“Pre-Seasoned And Ready-to-use ” – can this be true ?
Iran is putting those “pallets of cash” to no-good use.
Biden and Obama need to be impeached for this travesty. They funded this nightmare.
@lynn, will your genny survive being submerged in six feet of water?
How about your A/C compressor(s)? Are they typically at ground level or on the roof?
— actually, after the lessons of Rita and Harvey, anyone who could, or who had a mandate (ie commercial buildings, hospitals, etc) moved that stuff to above where the flood water would normally reach. There are a lot of legacy installs at ground level, which is fine if you aren’t in flood plain, but new installs are often elevated, and quite a bit in coastal areas. Some of the new infrastructure like gennies for cell sites, or lift stations, or monitoring are crazy high in the air.
This is why I moved us to a new home at higher ground in 2019. From 72 feet above sea level next to the river (300 feet away behind a 10 foot unstable levee) to 81 feet above sea level. No levee needed now.
Yes. I have several pieces of Lodge like that.
There are some fun videos out there of people sanding and polishing the inside of their cast iron skillets to a mirror finish and then re-seasoning them. The idea being that they’re cast in sand molds and so that sand leaves a texture which makes them less non-stick than they could be.
Yes, but…
The factory seasoning has improved from what they did decades ago. So it’s technically seasoned, and mostly nonstick.
Proper care and continued seasoning will improve it over time. Lots of fat, recoating every time you wash it and heat dry it.
Sanding and polishing and reseasoning from ground zero is only necessary for rusty estate sale finds. Which are generally, I’m told, completely recoverable.
I use my Lodge skillet a lot. I used to do eggs in it, but I’ve moved on to French omelettes, and I’ve got a smaller ceramic pan that’s perfect for a 3 or 4 egg omelette.
I just listened to Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA.” It brought tears to my eyes, as I think we are going into another war. Please, Lord Above, no.
RIP John Amos.
It is long past time to just let those sand monkey turd world countries turn themselves into massive slabs of glass. They have been fighting for years with no real progress. The U.S. does not help when they meddle in the affairs of those countries. Spongey and Obuttwad in particular have done any of the countries any favors.
Fired by Norman Lear.
Spongey and Obuttwad in particular have NOT done any of the countries any favors.
The only favors have been to the coffers of their family members.
“Box Office Bomb: Netflix Cancellations Explode After Co-Founder Gives Huge Donation to Kamala”
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2024/10/01/box-office-bomb-netflix-cancellations-explode-after-co-founder-gives-huge-donation-to-kamala-n2180003
“I admit it, I like Netflix. During the pandemic, when our Overlords here in California demanded we stay in our living rooms for two years, I watched countless terrible movies as well as some quality entertainment—it’s always hit or miss with the streamer.”
“But I may soon vote with my wallet and join the multitudes who canceled the service after co-founder Reed Hastings revealed he donated a whopping $7 million in July to the Harris-Walz campaign. Imagining that some of my hard-earned dollars went to support those socialist weirdos makes me ill.”
Hastings is a woke idiot.
Poppy, Shrub, and the family’s cabal started the ball rolling.
Hopefully, George P. (Diddly) is done with politics but I have my doubts. As soon as Abbott calls it a career, the cabal will resume chasing another shot at the White House.
“Britain shuts down last coal plant, which may increase imports of LNG from the U.S.”
https://justthenews.com/politics-policy/energy/britain-shuts-down-last-coal-plant-which-may-increase-imports-lng-us
“The cost of power for Britain’s industries jumped 124% in the past five years, according to official figures. This is 50% more expensive than Germany and France, and 400% higher than the U.S.”
Looks like the UK is going back to peat moss and cow patties for cooking their supper. I wish them well.
Hat tip to:
https://thelibertydaily.com/
>>Iran is putting those “pallets of cash” to no-good use.
More ‘damage’ done by two crazies with a rifle and a knife…
https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-822839
Still starting a bit cooler, under 70F, but warming into the 90s later in the day. It was still 89F at 5pm in my driveway, in the shade. The forecast has no rain for Houston for at least the next three days, so I’ll have to break down and water the yard. I’ve been watering what’s left of the garden, and my potted lime tree, now I’ll run the sprinklers for a while. That will mean fixing them, which wasn’t on the list…
I’ve been running my sprinkler system at the house that I had installed last year for over a month now. Three nights a week. Doubled our water usage.
We just had the driest September on record around here. We probably got less than ¼-inch of rain the entire month. Last year it was May that we didn’t get a single drop of rain. Yards are browning because a lot of people have winterized their sprinkler systems for the year and so aren’t watering.
So, 200 missiles launched with no real damage and nobody injured? I’m not sure that’s praiseworthy. Umm… thanks for the impotent revenge attack Iran. That’ll really show those Zionists… lol
“Pete Rose, baseball’s banned hits leader, has died at age 83”
https://www.chron.com/sports/article/pete-rose-death-19805474.php
Now they will put him in the Baseball Hall Of Fame.
It’s the thought that counts.
“Reports of Electric Cars Exploding After Being Exposed to Saltwater from Hurricane Helene (VIDEO)”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/electric-cars-are-exploding-after-being-exposed-saltwater/
“Tom Barth with the National Transportation Safety Board stated, “If the saltwater is able to bridge the gap between the positive and negative terminals of battery, then it can cause a short circuit.””
Wow ! That is a seriously nasty electrical fire in the garage.
https://xkcd.com/2992/
“Oil Soars After Iran Launches Rockets at Israel in Direct Attack”
https://finance.yahoo.com/news/oil-steadies-mideast-tensions-vie-232651975.html
“West Texas Intermediate jumped as much as 5.5% on Tuesday and held much of the day’s gains to settle near $70 a barrel as the market remained on edge while awaiting Israel’s potential retaliation.”
That is not much of a soar.
Electrons want to be free!
“This “trans Muslim” threatened to shoot up public buildings in Mississippi and when he was imprisoned he claimed he was abused so now he’s asking to be euthanized”
https://notthebee.com/article/trans-muslim-charged-terroristic-threats-us-requests-euthanasia-canada-australia-colombia-italy
“A man identifying as a Muslim woman is on trial for threatening to kill public safety officials in Jasper, Mississippi. And now, 64-year-old “Tanya Morgan” is demanding that the court allow him to be euthanized.”
Um, that is a whole bunch of crazy.
“DOE, USDA announce over $2.8B for Palisades nuclear plant restart”
https://www.utilitydive.com/news/doe-usda-announce-nearly-3b-for-palisades-restart/728538/
“A $1.5 billion loan guarantee and $1.3 billion in awards will support site work and power purchase agreements for the 800-MW Michigan plant, the Biden-Harris administration said Monday.”
I think that this makes seven nuclear power plants that are being restarted now after shutdowns to make crazy people happy. Too bad they disassembled Maine Yankee.
FPL’s Turkey Point in Florida has permits for two AP1000 reactors which have been blocked for 20 years by local governments, including the “Mayor” in Dade County. If things get bad enough, those reactors will get built.
Further north, Duke Energy’s Crystal River was a voluntary decommissioning, but the permits still cover operating a reactor there. Construction jobs would go a long way towards storm recovery in the region, but the obstacle would be Republican politics rather than Dem.
The Villages continues to assimilate westward. That’s the seat of Republican power in Florida now.
Got home from my errands and started the sprinklers. I think I waited a little too long as the grass is crunchy today. I haven’t had any heads that I had to replace just to get them running- yet. I’ve got one that doesn’t rotate though.
WRT the middle east, “Let’s you and him fight.” seems about right to me.
n
Didn’t win the epilog laser. It went for almost $800 after fees. Still a great deal if it’s working. Given that it came out of a school, I bet it only has less than 100 hours on it, but you never know. They don’t typically maintain anything, they just send it to auction when it stops working.
I did get a pallet of 3d printer supplies and a pallet of resale stuff, since I was going there anyway.
@paul, I’ll wave as I go by, I’m picking up tomorrow in Leander ISD. Greg too. Wish I had time to meet for lunch but I need to turn around and get back to get D1 from school. It’ll be tight. I won’t even stop at the Goodwill bins or the State Surplus store on my way thru Austin.
n
I don’t have a lot of respect for modern organized labor, even though I spent years in Hollywood benefiting from their agreement.
Shutting down a play or a film shoot is one thing, or even stopping a plant. Shutting down ports is a terrorist act. They are holding the economic well-being of the country hostage. We don’t negotiate with terrorists. We kill them.
n
Lost opportunities are a bummer.
Trump is now fundraising for rebuilding Hurricane Helena victims since FEMA is apparently going through emergency DEI training. “Hurricane Aid Surges: Trump’s Fundraising Efforts Achieve a Shocking Milestone [WATCH]”
https://www.rvmnews.com/2024/10/hurricane-aid-surges-trumps-fundraising-efforts-achieve-a-shocking-milestone-watch/
“In the wake of Hurricane Helene’s devastation, former President Donald Trump has once again demonstrated his commitment to the American people by raising over $1 million to support victims affected by the storm.”
“Following a visit to Georgia, where he surveyed the damage firsthand, the Trump campaign initiated a GoFundMe page dedicated to aiding those in desperate need, as reported by Fox News.”
““With so many across the Southeastern U.S. facing challenges after the storm, President Trump is on the ground in communities to see the aftermath firsthand,” the campaign’s page proclaims.”
Biden is sitting in his beach chair on the beach. Kamala is flying around pretending to listen to her phone using unplugged wired earphones.
I don’t have a lot of respect for modern organized labor, even though I spent years in Hollywood benefiting from their agreement.
Shutting down a play or a film shoot is one thing, or even stopping a plant. Shutting down ports is a terrorist act. They are holding the economic well-being of the country hostage. We don’t negotiate with terrorists. We kill them.
I don’t understand why the port workers are doing this right now before a big election. I can only guess that they think that they will get extra stuff in a quick settlement.
Two dud movies tonight.
First was Miami Vice. The movie with Colin Farrell. I fell asleep after half an hour. The jungle drums music did not help.
Second was Atonement. Seven Academy Award nominations including Best Picture. Boring. I mean, after over half an hour and the love story ain’t happening? But it is a pretty film what with being English scenery and all that.
Well. Two more for the Thrift Shop stack of movies.
It’s been a few years since I’ve run my sprinklers. Like, water the grass? That I have to mow? To impress who?
Anyway. While it’s spraying and not rotating, press down a bit, to take out the slack, and wiggle a lot in each direction. Let the slack out and keep moving, too.
The object is to clear out the lime build up. Works for me almost always. Worse come to worse, pull the sprinkler head and soak in vinegar for a few days.
I have RainBird sprinklers.
From Leander is about 15 miles to Bertram. And another 15 to Burnet. Meeting for lunch? What? Where? I have lunch stuff right here.
🙂
Maybe next time. It would be great to meet you in person. Bring Greg, too.
I’m always up for a trip to the Blue Bonnet in Marble Falls, but weekdays are tough.
Plus, I’m on campus tomorrow, one of my three required days per week.
Tight schedule if you have to get back to Houston in a hurry. Leander is a haul from I-35 unless you take the toll road out to 183 and up as far as possible.
My interpretation: The union leadership is working with the Harris campaign. There will be a strike. There will be supply-chain disruption. There will be price spikes. There will be weeping and wailing. And then Kamala the Peacemaker will descend and there will be a settlement and life will be wonderful, just in time for the election.
Trump apparently STARTED the GoFundMe with a million dollars; by the time I saw it and contributed, it was already over $3M.
Longshoreman’s strike; The union’s starting wage is $147K/yr, PLUS $35K/yr in medical benefits. The president of the union gets almost $900K/yr, drives a Bentley and has a 74ft yacht. AND he’s a Commie Harris supporter. And what are they striking for? A contract that FORBIDS AUTOMATION.
Nope. Trump should break the strike and order them back to work. And then full speed ahead on automating the ports!
Had “Neighbors Night Out”. Good to chat with the other folks on the street. Constable’s Deputy and our precinct HPD officers stopped by to say hi… nice to see all the babies and little ones. The neighborhood is changing to “young families”. We knew it would but we’ were about 10 years early. Oh well, I’ve got a couple of kids in prime babysitting years…
n
Typical middle eastern terrorists…
Israel-Hezbollah attacks LIVE: Iran insists its action against Israel is over after missile barrage but Netanyahu vows to make Tehran ‘pay’ – latest updates
Attack, then stop and claim it’s over. Call your victim the aggressor when they retaliate.
n
Follow up.
n
The FCC’s Political Attack On Elon Musk Has Put American Lives In Danger
https://thefederalist.com/2024/10/01/the-fccs-political-attack-on-elon-musk-has-put-american-lives-in-danger/
The FCC needs to have a visit by Trump-appointed attorneys in January, locking down all records, and making them available to the appropriate congressional committee. Investigate the political actions of the FCC, keep the Democrat commissioners testifying for months, force them to spend their own money on attorneys and bleed them dry before putting them in prison.
The Trump DOJ can take a page from the PLT playbook. Affected victims of Hellene should bring suit, and the government should agree to a consent decree where Trump-voting country gets immediate Starlink and damages equivalent to fees for ten years. Kamel Humper voters get tin cans and a string on their own tab, which is pretty spending since its the only communications method left that is Israeli-proof.
“Parker: Why are more young women than young men moving left?”
https://www.semissourian.com/opinion/parker-why-are-more-young-women-than-young-men-moving-leftfa62bfca/
“More young women are shifting left politically compared to young men. This trend, influenced by changing attitudes towards marriage, children, and religion, poses questions about the future of our society.”
“When they asked those 18-34 with no children if they want children someday, 57% of men said yes, and 45% of women said yes.”
Wow, that is a radical change for women.
“A new Gallup poll reports the average percent of women ages 18-29 identifying as “liberal/very liberal” over the period 2017-2024 was 40%. The same age group of women over the period 2001-2007 identifying “liberal/very liberal” was 28%. So, the percentage of women identifying as liberal/very liberal increased 12 points.”
That is not a good trend. That means that those liberal women want Uncle Santa acceding to their every need and whim.
There are commercials in the VP debate ! ! ! ! Unreal, I don’t remember commercials in any previous Prez or VP debate.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAGZGQg31hs
BTW, my office Starlink was locked up again today. I did not notice until I was thinking that the internet was running slowly. I checked and my Peplink 30 WAN Mux was automatically shifted over to the two AT&T DSL lines. I rebooted the Starlink and the traffic went back to it automagically.
Mental illness. Exacerbated by and sometimes the product of modern culture and education.
Women are raised with the foolish idea they are equal or superior to men in every way and in every field, and the only reason women are not in charge of everything is some combination of racism, mysogeny, patriarchy, capitalism…
Believing this rot is one thing. That’s just delusional. But acting on it, suppressing men everywhere, tearing down western civilization to achieve a femininst paradise – that’s a deep psychosis.
“Here We Go… CBS Hacks “Fact-Check” JD Vance — Then Won’t Let Him Speak — Then CUT HIS MIC”
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/10/here-we-go-cbs-hacks-fact-check-jd/
“The far-left CBS hacks moderating the debate on Tuesday took time to “fact-check” JD Vance on the 20,000 Haitian migrants that Joe Biden and Kamala Harris flew into Springfield, Ohio in the past three years.”
“Senator Vance then interrupted and corrected Margaret Brennan about the Biden plan to fly in illegals to American cities.”
“That’s when CBS cut his mic!”
“They wouldn’t let him speak!”
Mental illness. Exacerbated by and sometimes the product of modern culture and education.
Women are raised with the foolish idea they are equal or superior to men in every way and in every field, and the only reason women are not in charge of everything is some combination of racism, mysogeny, patriarchy, capitalism…
Believing this rot is one thing. That’s just delusional. But acting on it, suppressing men everywhere, tearing down western civilization to achieve a femininst paradise – that’s a deep psychosis.
My son and his friends tell me that many, maybe most, young women will not date or marry a guy who is not a millionaire. The young women are very materialistic. This is not good.
comments on the HotAir debate thread:
John Sexton–You can’t yell ‘Hunter Biden’s laptop is real’ in a crowded theater.
Ed Morrissey–One of my good pals just texted me this:
‘Our so just texted me this:”Vance is kicking Don rickles ass. I thought he’d passed”‘
ha hah.
n
I am really not used to not being able to sleep. Especially when I have to be up in 4 hours and then drive for six.
Ceste la vie….
I’ll try again.
n
Wednesday, though this will land on the end of Tuesday’s comments. Motivation missing today. There are several things I ought to be doing, but nothing urgent, so maybe I’ll just be lazy. Or maybe I just need another coffee?
Unions were once a great and necessary counterpoint to abusive businesses. Unfortunately, many unions managed to go too far. I’ve seen the results of union agreements too often: stupid work rules designed to maximize the number of jobs, even when totally useless, and to protect incompetent workers. Plus, workers are generally forced to join the union – it’s not any sort of choice. Add in the problems with corruption, and, well…
Of course, in the absence of unions, business happily become abusive all over again. See Amazon for an example.
Sure, that’s a decent political move. Not so clever were the Republican Congresscritters who voted against FEMA funding shortly before the storm hit. Still, FEMA listing “equity” as their number one priority? That is beyond stupid.
I had a long phase where I had trouble sleeping. One thing I read definitely helped: It is entirely possible for you to think you have been awake for hours when you have actually been in a light sleep. Don’t let yourself get frustrated. Lie there, do whatever it you do to empty your mind, and let the time pass. Likely, you will get more rest than you think.