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Mike Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 34250 Credit: 79,922,639 RAC: 80 |
Don't say any more. I didn't miss it. It airs here in 1 hr and 4 mins. O.K. You will like it. With each crime and every kindness we birth our future. |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34041 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65690 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Train ride win. The only train rides I've ever been on were at Disneyland in Anaheim CA... The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
kittyman Send message Joined: 9 Jul 00 Posts: 51468 Credit: 1,018,363,574 RAC: 1,004 |
Whilst I cant win, I think just avoiding electrocution is a win!! I went through the power strip bit a few years ago.... Had too many computers running through a number of them, and one night the smoke came out, short cicuits ensued, and most of the house went dark. After that, I ran a 50a 240v subfeed box to handle the computers, with 6 15a 120v circuit breaker protected outlets to safely feed the computers. The only thing I use power strips for now is low power thingys like wall worts, the monitor, modem, router, etc.... "Freedom is just Chaos, with better lighting." Alan Dean Foster |
Bernie Vine Send message Joined: 26 May 99 Posts: 9954 Credit: 103,452,613 RAC: 328 |
The only train rides I've ever been on were at Disneyland in Anaheim CA... Well as a UK resident I have done something that a US resident hasn't in their own country, I have ridden Amtrak from New York to Washington and New York to Boston. Great way to see the country especially the NY to Boston, goes right up the New England coast. Spectacular!! |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65690 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Power strips for low power devices, yep, I do that too Mark, seems to work. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
Train ride win. That does tend to be a problem. In the US, Amtrak is trying, but constantly moving through tunnels, under bridges, between buildings, past power lines, and through the various wireless carriers' strong and weak areas tends to make the reliability less than desirable. The only train rides I've ever been on were at Disneyland in Anaheim CA... There's a lot more to trains than that, Vic. Besides Amtrak, there are also luxury excursions and even chartered cars you can ride. Take a look at High Iron Travel and start dreaming. That's all you'll be able to do, though, unless you win the Publisher's Clearing House. (Well, I have a friend who works for the company and sometimes he'll let me ride with him when he's deadheading a car somewhere. I don't get all the personal service, or even the food and drinks, but I still enjoy the ride.) [edit] If any of you ever do book a trip with High Iron, let me know. I don't think they'll pay me a commission, but they'll at least owe me a favor. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
I went through the power strip bit a few years ago.... I have long, high capacity extension cords running across my basement so all my computers aren't on the same outlet. I do also have the computer that's on a UPS plugged directly into the UPS with a strip for the router, etc. You would either laugh or cry if you saw how many daisy chained power strips some (not all) of the computer labs where I work have running through them, each powering a computer and monitor or two, plus the next strip in line and whatever it's supporting. In at least one other lab I'm aware of, there are several circuits with their hot wires running through a chase so the computers aren't all on the same one... but I think (not sure) all the circuits share a single neutral wire. Sometimes I'm surprised the place hasn't burned down already. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65690 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Train ride win. Oh I know there is more than what Disneyland offers, but so far I've not been able to take the train to My relatives house, which is about 45 miles away, I have to drive there, local isn't any better here either, I'd love to move back to the City of My birth(Los Angeles), but that's impossible. The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
David S Send message Joined: 4 Oct 99 Posts: 18352 Credit: 27,761,924 RAC: 12 |
The only train rides I've ever been on were at Disneyland in Anaheim CA... I haven't done that since I was a kid and didn't care about the scenery. These days, the train will go quite a bit of the way between New York and Washington at 135 MPH and will hit 150 for a few miles between NY and Boston. (I know, that's not really impressive by European and Japanese standards. California's working on 220.) The NY-DC part could do 150 if they could get funding to replace the overhead wires that power the trains. David Sitting on my butt while others boldly go, Waiting for a message from a small furry creature from Alpha Centauri. |
Nick Send message Joined: 11 Oct 11 Posts: 4344 Credit: 3,313,107 RAC: 0 |
Posting in the rain...roll on summer. The Kite Fliers -------------------- Kite fliers: An imaginary club of solo members, those who don't yet belong to a formal team so "fly their own kites" - as the saying goes. |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65690 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Posting with without even virga... The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65690 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Posting with without even virga... This is Virga Chris... But then I can spell, I worked in a Library in My early years... It's quite common above the desert... The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
Dimly Lit Lightbulb 😀 Send message Joined: 30 Aug 08 Posts: 15399 Credit: 7,423,413 RAC: 1 |
Whilst I cant win, I think just avoiding electrocution is a win!! Reminds me of a brand new three way plug that fell to bits after just simply removing something that was plugged into it. I honestly don't know how such crap (safety wise) can be sold. And that live cable looks like it's just been soldered on. Member of the People Encouraging Niceness In Society club. |
Julie Send message Joined: 28 Oct 09 Posts: 34041 Credit: 18,883,157 RAC: 18 |
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John Clark Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0 |
Older than the morning I still win ... It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues |
zoom3+1=4 Send message Joined: 30 Nov 03 Posts: 65690 Credit: 55,293,173 RAC: 49 |
Posting without any sugar charged kids or kids of any sort... The T1 Trust, PRR T1 Class 4-4-4-4 #5550, 1 of America's First HST's |
John Clark Send message Joined: 29 Sep 99 Posts: 16515 Credit: 4,418,829 RAC: 0 |
As I poster earlier ... It's good to be back amongst friends and colleagues |
Mike Send message Joined: 17 Feb 01 Posts: 34250 Credit: 79,922,639 RAC: 80 |
Winning. With each crime and every kindness we birth our future. |
AndyW Send message Joined: 23 Oct 02 Posts: 5862 Credit: 10,957,677 RAC: 18 |
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