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#91
Politics, Society and News. / Re: Ice storm tree damage and ...
Last post by ssfc72 - April 08, 2025, 09:29:55 AMIt is good that you didn't have any damage done to your house from the downed tree limbs.
You must have an automatic feeder for your fish, when you are not home?
Good to hear from you, Mike.
You must have an automatic feeder for your fish, when you are not home?
Good to hear from you, Mike.
#92
Politics, Society and News. / Re: Ice storm tree damage and ...
Last post by fox - April 08, 2025, 09:15:21 AMI was away for the ice storm, but when I returned I found that I had lost numerous branches from two trees, and I had a big cleanup. My power was off for three days, but was back on by the time I got home. However, the lost of heat in the house and in my aquaria resulted in the loss of 7 fish. Meanwhile, my internet also went out; the line from my house to the telephone poll that carries my internet connection was severed. I still don't have it back, but Cogeco is coming today to repair it.
#93
General Discussion / Re: Windows 10 End off Life, O...
Last post by Jason - April 06, 2025, 10:28:04 AMJason will consider it. 
#94
General Discussion / Re: The Really Unpleasant Comp...
Last post by Jason - April 06, 2025, 10:27:21 AMI know what you mean about numbers ticking over that is pathetically exciting. I only just reached 1K followers on Bluesky and was thrilled.
#95
Politics, Society and News. / Re: Ice storm tree damage and ...
Last post by Jason - April 06, 2025, 10:25:10 AMWe were lucky. Other than one half-hour period, the power didn't go off. We have numerous times where the power flickered or briefly (seconds) went off. Just enough to annoy you if you were working on the computer and getting a stern warning from my printer.
We lost the internet for a day or so. The phone service and internet worked but the data was slow as all hell and kept disconnecting for another day.
We have damaged trees down our side street and anyone in Peterborough knows we had limbs blocking off roads and many old trees all but taken out. If they were cars, you'd call them write-offs. A beautiful huge maple tree beside our driveway had major branches ripped out. I hope they don't have to take it down. With the horrible storm we had before and a windstorm the next day after the ice storm, we've lost a lot of foliage. It's sad.
I have another friend who didn't get his power back until Thursday, and he relied on it for heat. Cold showers must be rough. Do gas furnaces work when the power goes out? I know the thermostat wouldn't but I thought there might be a fall-back mode.
Aside from blocked streets forcing some buses to cancel or re-route (they cancelled service altogether for a day), they assigned heat buses where people could get on and warm up. So only half the lines were running for a few days.
We lost the internet for a day or so. The phone service and internet worked but the data was slow as all hell and kept disconnecting for another day.
We have damaged trees down our side street and anyone in Peterborough knows we had limbs blocking off roads and many old trees all but taken out. If they were cars, you'd call them write-offs. A beautiful huge maple tree beside our driveway had major branches ripped out. I hope they don't have to take it down. With the horrible storm we had before and a windstorm the next day after the ice storm, we've lost a lot of foliage. It's sad.
I have another friend who didn't get his power back until Thursday, and he relied on it for heat. Cold showers must be rough. Do gas furnaces work when the power goes out? I know the thermostat wouldn't but I thought there might be a fall-back mode.
Aside from blocked streets forcing some buses to cancel or re-route (they cancelled service altogether for a day), they assigned heat buses where people could get on and warm up. So only half the lines were running for a few days.
#96
Politics, Society and News. / Re: Ice storm tree damage and ...
Last post by ssfc72 - April 04, 2025, 08:44:09 PMYes, very attractive. :-)
The Lindsay landfill has a web camera that shows the line of vehicles lined up to go over the weigh scales.
I got there this morning, Friday, at about 9:20 am. the landfill opens at 8 am and the web cam showed the line up of vehicles was out past the entrance to the landfill.
I got out of there by 11:30 am. The vehicle line up was all the way out to the highway.
The Lindsay landfill has a web camera that shows the line of vehicles lined up to go over the weigh scales.
I got there this morning, Friday, at about 9:20 am. the landfill opens at 8 am and the web cam showed the line up of vehicles was out past the entrance to the landfill.
I got out of there by 11:30 am. The vehicle line up was all the way out to the highway.
#97
General Discussion / Re: The Really Unpleasant Comp...
Last post by buster - April 04, 2025, 02:36:30 PMThis is getting ridiculous!!!
The view count has reached 80,241.
The only reasonable explanation I can come up with is that the Blarnots from the planet Trinougthe have returned in their huge space cities and are circling the planet, though why we can't detect them is beyond me.
And they continue to be nosy neighbours and read and listen to humans whenever they show up.
The view count has reached 80,241.
The only reasonable explanation I can come up with is that the Blarnots from the planet Trinougthe have returned in their huge space cities and are circling the planet, though why we can't detect them is beyond me.
And they continue to be nosy neighbours and read and listen to humans whenever they show up.
#98
Politics, Society and News. / Re: Ice storm tree damage and ...
Last post by buster - April 04, 2025, 02:29:00 PMOld maple, city tree, split and now rests comfortably across the front yard, and into the backyard over the fence, and the partially broken fence is not happy. None of this would fit into your Subaru Bill.
Lost power only for 25 hours, and we have a natural gas stove in our rec room, so it wasn't too bad except for the lack of caffeine.
It's kind of you to help your friend Bill. Is she pretty?
Lost power only for 25 hours, and we have a natural gas stove in our rec room, so it wasn't too bad except for the lack of caffeine.
It's kind of you to help your friend Bill. Is she pretty?
#99
General Discussion / Windows 10 End off Life, Oct 2...
Last post by ssfc72 - April 04, 2025, 01:21:38 AMThe security support for Windows 10 OS, from Microsoft, is ending this October, on older computers and notebooks.
To save these perfectly good computers from being sent to the landfill and having to spend hard earned money from being spent on new computers, now is a good time for people to install a Linux OS (Distro) onto their older computer.
Maybe Jason might want to add a new Topic to the Forum about installing a Linux Distro on an older computers, to help the public learn how to go about doing an install and the advantages and disadvantages people might experience?
To save these perfectly good computers from being sent to the landfill and having to spend hard earned money from being spent on new computers, now is a good time for people to install a Linux OS (Distro) onto their older computer.
Maybe Jason might want to add a new Topic to the Forum about installing a Linux Distro on an older computers, to help the public learn how to go about doing an install and the advantages and disadvantages people might experience?
#100
Politics, Society and News. / Ice storm tree damage and hydr...
Last post by ssfc72 - April 03, 2025, 07:33:03 PMAt my area in Lindsay the hydro went out around 8 am Sunday. It was back on at 4 pm Tuesday.
I didn't have any issues with downed tree limbs at my house but the rest of Lindsay had a mess of downed tree limbs and wires with numerous streets being blocked off.
it was hard to get around town in the car with all the blocked streets.
My internet (Cogeco system) and home phone (VOIP) was down from Sunday until 4 pm today, Thursday. :-(
I have been very busy ever since Sunday, working at a friends house in Lindsay were the 25 foot high maple tree on the front lost 3 large limbs split off the tree and crash onto the front yard.
One large branch landed on the hedge, on the property line and a small section of the house eave-trough had some minor damage.
I have been cutting up the downed limbs with a swede saw and also cutting down limbs that still were attached to the main tree. Took a car load (Subaru Outback) of limbs and tree trunks to the landfill today and have the car filled again with limbs, to go to the landfill tomorrow morn. Lots more trips needed to clean up all the limbs.
I didn't have any issues with downed tree limbs at my house but the rest of Lindsay had a mess of downed tree limbs and wires with numerous streets being blocked off.
it was hard to get around town in the car with all the blocked streets.
My internet (Cogeco system) and home phone (VOIP) was down from Sunday until 4 pm today, Thursday. :-(
I have been very busy ever since Sunday, working at a friends house in Lindsay were the 25 foot high maple tree on the front lost 3 large limbs split off the tree and crash onto the front yard.
One large branch landed on the hedge, on the property line and a small section of the house eave-trough had some minor damage.
I have been cutting up the downed limbs with a swede saw and also cutting down limbs that still were attached to the main tree. Took a car load (Subaru Outback) of limbs and tree trunks to the landfill today and have the car filled again with limbs, to go to the landfill tomorrow morn. Lots more trips needed to clean up all the limbs.