We have blue sky and sunshine and a relaxed week to come as most of the country goes on holiday!

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Power is restored for the 2nd time this week and in less than 10 minutes just like last time, someone is flipping a switch, as there is no reason for a power outage here. Even the weather is not doing anything that could shut the power off to the park and the area.

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Rolling blackouts and ancient grid technology. Or just something to annoy you.

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Rolling blackouts and ancient grid technology. Or just something to annoy you.

This desert area is lightly populated and is not supposed to have rolling blackouts.

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Rolling blackouts and ancient grid technology. Or just something to annoy you.

This desert area is lightly populated and is not supposed to have rolling blackouts.

You sure you ain't got Ex Machina roaming free nearby?...

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Posting on a frosty Sunday morning in the mountains where it's currently -4C (feels like -8C) with an hour yet to go until sunrise.

Time for a coffee.

Cheers.

Yay! We're enjoying at least +20 deg C above that!!

Enjoy!

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Posting on another frosty start in the highlands.

It was a -4C (felt like -6C) start here with 13C being expected.

Cheers.

And we still have 1 Monkee left: Mickey Dolenz...

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I've just come back inside to thaw out a bit after bringing the bin in and moving the 2 x 1000L IBC's (aka: liquid pods) that I got the other day under a downpipe each as the temp gets to 9C (feels like 5C).

Once I've done thawing out I just have to divert 1 downpipe and then both IBC's will be ready to get flushed out with this coming weekend's forecasted rain. Both IBC's came from a concrete plant in town of which 1 contained a quick set additive while the other had waterproofing additive in it, but for $50aud each they beat paying around $150 for clean jobs (and the longer drive to get them).

Anyhow I'll enjoy this coffee break for now.

Cheers.

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Isn't he a little tall for a little green man? :-D

Well a few beers was had for LLB after a morning out in the veggie plot. I harvested the 2nd stack of potatoes, but I will have to get some sand to mix into the compost for the next lot as the current mix still retains too much moisture, winding up with about 5kgs worth and next time I'll have a full frost cover setup over them for this time of year (they could've grow a lot more given the chance).

I also cleaned out my raise pumpkin beds, got the compost screw into them and then added some more compost to them followed by another good screwing to fully mix the lot while upsetting the worms, but they'll be right to go again come spring.

Hopefully tomorrow I'll get to cutting down my busted 1000L IBC to start making a giant sized wicking tub for carrots and shallots for the coming spring as well.

The mercury here also reached our expected max of 15C (feels like 13C) after another frosty -3C (felt like -5C) start.

Anyhow I think that it's time for a bit of a feed now.

Cheers.

Smoke signals in the dark...

It must be summertime for the firepit beers into the night...

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It was another frosty -3C (felt like -6C) start here this morning and we're now up to 15C (feels like 11C), 16C is expected today, after just finishing cutting my buggered IBC completely in half. I just have to pop rivet the label plates across the hole that was in the top of it now and line out both halves with builders plastic for 2 massive wicking tubs ready for when spring returns.

Anyhow it's now LLB time. ;-)

Cheers.

We have a feature out on the horizon to identify... With only a random guess as to how far away...

So... For the first time in years...

This is a job for the old surveyor's compass and a good old fashioned paper map!

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I got a bit of weeding done out on the old veggie garden bed today and I'm now ready to enjoy a few P.O.E.T.S. Day beers up at the pub.

Cheers.

I got almost everything I wanted to do today done, on 1 item there will need to be a refund as free shipping could not be done on one item, oh well, I'll get that item soon enough.

But I will soon have enough to repair my old speakers and to replace a component on a video card once I figure out which black w/a white stripe 220uf smd polymer tantalum capacitor that I need for a project that I have in mind, I'd need the equivalent to a 220 2R0 L34 chip and that is the only markings that I can see.

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By 'eck I hope you have a steady hand with the old soldering iron!

Meanwhile on this side of the planet, we have a beautiful full moon... Werewolves come soon!

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I was going to do some pruning today, but it's such a beautifully peaceful and sunny morning that I went back to just weeding the old veggie garden bed instead of making a racket with the chainsaw.

Anyhow, unlike yesterday, I won't sit on my milk crate for 90mins straight today as doing that near had me crippled and after just 40mins today I'm feeling it so it's time for a coffee break to straighten the spine out for another session of weeding.

Cheers.

That and needle nose pliers. I looked at a few comparable video cards online and I found one 220uf capacitor that was used on one, it's a 10v part, so I just need to remove 2 metal parts with some flux(that are from a capacitor that are stuck to the pads) and solder wick, once the two remnants are gone and the two pads are cleaned, I just need to use some flux and apply some solder on the pads, orient the capacitor properly and apply heat to the solder on one end and then on the other, then that will be done and the car will then be ready for testing. My hands are good enough for minor stuff, smaller smd's no thanks. I will have to rinse the card and let it dry to clean it of any flux residue, pine tree sap, who knew...

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