@Steve_Lee said:
Looks like aluminum oxidation from a severed insulation jacket . . .
Yep. Happens. In the beginning, it can be something as small as a nick from a shovel.
@Wolf said:
We had a couple of those situations occur growing up. If they are not ran in conduit, a rock can drop in the ground and wear on the jacket. Water gets in and corrodes the aluminum to aluminum oxide.
What was interesting about it, was that half the house had power and half acted like it was running at under 110vac. Dim displays, not turning on, etc. Not like half the house on one side vs. the other either. Half the kitchen worked, half not, etc, really weird all around. After the second occurrence, they put conduit in.
Guess that kind of makes sense. One leg was ok while the other leg was struggling to pass anything, like a dog passing a peach seed.
@Wolf said:
Dio wasn't a tall fellow, right? Sometimes I'm surprised how big a persona comes from such a small front man.
Still, that had to have been fun...
Absolutely. Big voice from that little guy! It was kinda comical seeing him looking up at Shaun, who's 6'1.
Been 30 years since broke any bone. Surgery Monday to put a plate in, broke fibula (smaller leg bone) in two places near ankle and prob some ligament damage - as left slipped on basement stairs right foot stayed planted, like in the old days of AstroTurf in football. But least more patient in mid older age where know time moves on.
Guess relegated to playing with new 3d printer and soldering
Yeah I have that black n blue on the inside, though broken bone is on the outside - but ortho doc said could be ligament damage. Luckily I work remote doing backend coding for ecommerce so no need to drive anywhere. They not forcing us back to office as over last few years our digital platform peeps all over the county now and have always had about 40% in Bangalore. Though also helps that our work culture is everyone pulls their weight or would not be there. There was mass exodus of mid level coders cashing in on the crazy job market in late 2020 and 2021.
Though since mid-late 2023 job market horrendous. I've been chipper that my wife landed gig couple weeks ago after only 2 months unemployment. I was stressed out most of this year awaiting the choppy waters, but never prepared enough with everything nickel n diming these days. Gets hard securing right job at gen Xer age. --- err, avoid any political/social issue talk.
Heh, hopeful thinking that'll be on feet hobbling around in the boot early Jan and by the time be cleared from using the boot, scared it'll have sawdust and aluminum shavings stuck to it - guess I'll have to cover it up to hide being bad patient.
@Ron_E said:
You can have ours. We had a couple of days of single digit highs (F) and tonight we expect a couple tenths of ice from freezing rain.
Yeah, yuck. While it still isn't very light out, everything I can make out here in Ankeny looks like a mirror. 31F and hopefully that keeps creeping upward.
We had sleet before it turned to freezing rain last night. We replaced the patio light this year with a LED floodlight and it was acting as a strobe light for the sleet bouncing off the roof. I captured a frame from the video I took.
Our Winters have never been as harsh as most places in the US: we don't get the blizzards, 6" snow drifts etc.
Snow only falls on our 'Australian Alps' on the east coast above about 800 metres. With climate change, ski resorts sometimes need to use snow making equipment and the ski season is getting shorter each year.
In the 1960s and before, Melbourne used to get 30F and frost on some Winter mornings, but the coldest it gets now is around 35F-40F in urban areas. I don't think we would cope with the sort of conditions you guys get.
I thought Melbourne would be bad tomorrow with 105F, but I just heard the weather forecast and Mildura (inland on the Victoria/NSW border) will be 114F, sheesh.
That sort of heat can kill people and animals; bush-fire danger will be extreme.
Ron, was that video clip made with your Google Pixel 8? I just picked up a Google Pixel 8 Pro on sale and am currently running it through the gears. What software did you use to pull the still frame from the clip? Just wondering, because I am thinking about trying to do something similar at DIY speaker events. Shoot a bunch of extremely short 4K 60fps video clips and then pull a bunch of stills from the video later.
Yes, I used my Pixel 8. I pulled the image using VLC media player. It will play just about any video file format. I had to rotate the image 90 degrees and then crop it with Photoshop Elements.
Despite the climate, we can get black ice here and it's, as you say, challenging.
I couldn't believe how tricky it was until I hit a patch coming down a hill, on a sharp bend: thank the aeronautical engineers in the 1950s for inventing anti lock brakes! The freeway near that spot now has black ice detectors which give drivers warnings as they approach, but the system isn't perfect.
Lucinda Williams has released a Beatles collection to add to her Dylan and Stones albums: some tracks don't grab me that much yet, but I really liked this one:
I’m envious of the members here with ability to pull an oldie apart, know what they’re doing, and in many cases update. Some really cool older equipment to bring back to life. I’m a fan of the old GAS amps i.e. son of Godzilla- but wouldn’t have a clue in updating. But, kudos to you all that can - and thx for posting.
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Yep. Happens. In the beginning, it can be something as small as a nick from a shovel.
Guess that kind of makes sense. One leg was ok while the other leg was struggling to pass anything, like a dog passing a peach seed.
Absolutely. Big voice from that little guy! It was kinda comical seeing him looking up at Shaun, who's 6'1.
https://x.com/brianroemmele/status/1865887144239317472?s=46&t=UxUwFO-wJhLN1_WtH2nx7Q
Smoke On The Water - Beethoven in reverse
Well damn, this messes up my household todo's while burning last of PTO later this month.
Looks painful!!
Oh no!!!
Looks like he tripped over a toroid transformer . . .
I ha e 2 kids in boots right now. I feel for ya.
Been 30 years since broke any bone. Surgery Monday to put a plate in, broke fibula (smaller leg bone) in two places near ankle and prob some ligament damage - as left slipped on basement stairs right foot stayed planted, like in the old days of AstroTurf in football. But least more patient in mid older age where know time moves on.
Guess relegated to playing with new 3d printer and soldering
Sorry for your, woes, Traw - hopefully, you will heal up quickly.
What Steve said
Right foot, too so you can't even drive - get well soon
Geoff
I'd still try.
Yeah I have that black n blue on the inside, though broken bone is on the outside - but ortho doc said could be ligament damage. Luckily I work remote doing backend coding for ecommerce so no need to drive anywhere. They not forcing us back to office as over last few years our digital platform peeps all over the county now and have always had about 40% in Bangalore. Though also helps that our work culture is everyone pulls their weight or would not be there. There was mass exodus of mid level coders cashing in on the crazy job market in late 2020 and 2021.
Though since mid-late 2023 job market horrendous. I've been chipper that my wife landed gig couple weeks ago after only 2 months unemployment. I was stressed out most of this year awaiting the choppy waters, but never prepared enough with everything nickel n diming these days. Gets hard securing right job at gen Xer age. --- err, avoid any political/social issue talk.
Heh, hopeful thinking that'll be on feet hobbling around in the boot early Jan and by the time be cleared from using the boot, scared it'll have sawdust and aluminum shavings stuck to it - guess I'll have to cover it up to hide being bad patient.
Melbourne weather is renowned as um, 'challenging', with "four seasons in one day" a favourite saying.
However, this weekend is a real doozy, with today 25C, Sunday 32C and Monday - - 41C (105F). Eek...
I don't understand the science, but we get hot winds from inland Australia, whereas Sydney and Brisbane, for example, generally don't.
Bring back Winter!
Geoff
You can have ours. We had a couple of days of single digit highs (F) and tonight we expect a couple tenths of ice from freezing rain.
Yeah, yuck. While it still isn't very light out, everything I can make out here in Ankeny looks like a mirror. 31F and hopefully that keeps creeping upward.
It's a sheet of ice here in CR too. The sand trucks are backing up the hills in our neighborhood.
Pretty slick here, too. Not as bad as I expected but I will still likely be bunkering down for the day.
We had sleet before it turned to freezing rain last night. We replaced the patio light this year with a LED floodlight and it was acting as a strobe light for the sleet bouncing off the roof. I captured a frame from the video I took.
Ron
Our Winters have never been as harsh as most places in the US: we don't get the blizzards, 6" snow drifts etc.
Snow only falls on our 'Australian Alps' on the east coast above about 800 metres. With climate change, ski resorts sometimes need to use snow making equipment and the ski season is getting shorter each year.
In the 1960s and before, Melbourne used to get 30F and frost on some Winter mornings, but the coldest it gets now is around 35F-40F in urban areas. I don't think we would cope with the sort of conditions you guys get.
Geoff
I uploaded my sleet video to my Google drive. You can see the strobe effect better if you slow the speed down.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1rEC3IUQpqGKTYwCwx1BEs5IvGeWfspsR/view
Ron
I thought Melbourne would be bad tomorrow with 105F, but I just heard the weather forecast and Mildura (inland on the Victoria/NSW border) will be 114F, sheesh.
That sort of heat can kill people and animals; bush-fire danger will be extreme.
Geoff
Ron, was that video clip made with your Google Pixel 8? I just picked up a Google Pixel 8 Pro on sale and am currently running it through the gears. What software did you use to pull the still frame from the clip? Just wondering, because I am thinking about trying to do something similar at DIY speaker events. Shoot a bunch of extremely short 4K 60fps video clips and then pull a bunch of stills from the video later.
Yes, I used my Pixel 8. I pulled the image using VLC media player. It will play just about any video file format. I had to rotate the image 90 degrees and then crop it with Photoshop Elements.
Ron
I just drove 40 miles home from my inlaws. Crazy spots of black ice. Not fun.
Despite the climate, we can get black ice here and it's, as you say, challenging.
I couldn't believe how tricky it was until I hit a patch coming down a hill, on a sharp bend: thank the aeronautical engineers in the 1950s for inventing anti lock brakes! The freeway near that spot now has black ice detectors which give drivers warnings as they approach, but the system isn't perfect.
Geoff
Lucinda Williams has released a Beatles collection to add to her Dylan and Stones albums: some tracks don't grab me that much yet, but I really liked this one:
Geoff
I just recapped this guy. It's amazing that it was still working as well as it was considering how far off some of the caps had drifted.
I’m envious of the members here with ability to pull an oldie apart, know what they’re doing, and in many cases update. Some really cool older equipment to bring back to life. I’m a fan of the old GAS amps i.e. son of Godzilla- but wouldn’t have a clue in updating. But, kudos to you all that can - and thx for posting.