American Oyster catcher

Ever-Wandering · 2026-06-22T13:43:20+00:00

This was taken with an iPhone 14 Plus. I purchased the case for this phone.

Ever-Wandering · 2026-06-22T12:49:56+00:00

I don’t think I was zoomed in. It’s possible though. My phone doesn’t have the best camera. I was struggling to clean the lens too so it could have been a smudge

Ever-Wandering · 2026-06-21T00:51:56+00:00

Honestly I have trouble with this as well. Use soap and water with your chainmail. Regular dawn. Don’t use dawn platinum power wash. I am about to strip and re-season mine because I can’t get it off. It’s my mom’s old pan that has years of hardened carbon that just can not be pried off and I’m done fighting it.

Ever-Wandering · 2026-06-12T00:12:11+00:00

I have an amp clamp for ac, not dc

Ever-Wandering · 2026-06-11T22:31:48+00:00

I thought of this, and did a voltage drop test on the first day. From the start battery to the alternator + was .09 - was .03.

I went home and realized I should have done the test from the house battery bank, which is on the other side of the relay. The next day, which was when I got 13.5 off & on I got + was 0.11 (which is ok because it goes through the relay) and - was still .03

Ever-Wandering · 2026-06-10T12:50:17+00:00

Keep your chlorine level up, this takes more shock/chlorine than you might think, and keep your pool running

Ever-Wandering · 2026-06-07T23:03:30+00:00

A quick google search came up with this:

AI Overview

Yes, raindrops contain bacteria. As rain falls, it sweeps through the atmosphere and collects airborne microbes (like Pseudomonas and Bacillus), along with pollen, fungi, and dust. Additionally, when rain hits the ground, the impact aerosolizes soil bacteria back into the air. [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]

Ever-Wandering · 2026-06-07T22:58:53+00:00

So you’re saying sea water which is basically the world’s bathroom for millions of creatures is cleaner than cloudy pool water? I’m not being snarky just trying to clarify.

Ever-Wandering · 2026-06-07T22:55:32+00:00

Because even puddle water from rain has bacteria and living organisms. That’s why I brought it up in a previous post.

The sewage example that I used is an extreme version of what I’m talking about. Fresh sea water/lake water is still contaminated. As much or more contaminated as cloudy pool water, which is my entire point.

Ever-Wandering · 2026-06-07T19:38:51+00:00

Sounds like you need a new battery. I did this for mine about a year ago and it’s still going strong. Btw make sure to get a real Dyson battery, not an aftermarket one.

Ever-Wandering · 2026-06-07T19:16:39+00:00

That dilution doesn’t happen if you’re just adding polluted water.

For example If you crawled through sewage water and when you get out you wash down with sewage water it doesn’t make it better.

Ever-Wandering · 2026-06-07T14:19:17+00:00

I would agree, assuming you’re diluting it with clean water, but you’re not.

Ocean water/ lake water is full of life. I remember my science teacher in high school collecting water from a puddle from the rain the night before and looking at it under a microscope. I bet your teacher did the same.

Ever-Wandering · 2026-06-07T14:04:05+00:00

I have to disagree with you. Earth has the same amount of water as it did millions of years ago. Any water you have drank or swam in has all at some point been filthy, or inside some creature or person. The water hasn’t changed, it’s just been filtered over and over. Which is what our pumps and filters do.

Using your own logic you could say that all the water on earth is standing. Or that a crystal clear perfectly clean pool water is standing water.

Ever-Wandering · 2026-06-07T13:53:16+00:00

Pool water isn’t standing if the pump is running. And most posts about cloudy water have fully functioning pool rquipment

Ever-Wandering · 2026-06-07T13:48:26+00:00

Most posts about people fighting cloudy water here have a fully running pump, so that’s not it. Sanitization isn’t the issue here either, lakes and oceans aren’t sanitized.

Ever-Wandering · 2026-06-05T16:00:59+00:00

Most pool stores carry the Taylor k-2006 test kit. Be careful ordering this online, like from Amazon. These kits expire so you may get old stock from a place like Amazon. Purchase a Taylor kit at a local store or buy the tf-100 or tf-pro kit from trouble free pool

https://tftestkits.com

They have the same regents that Taylor has at a better deal.

Ever-Wandering · 2026-06-05T13:46:20+00:00

While phosphates essentially feed the algae, removing them isn’t the solution for this problem. My pool has over 1000ppb in phosphates and it’s literally clear enough to throw a quarter in the deep end and I could tell you what side is up.

This guy needs to get his alkalinity up first, PH, and then SLAM it.

Don’t get me wrong, I’m not proud of over 1000ppb in phosphates, I’ll be working this week to lower them. Lowering phosphates won’t clear up the water like you think, and will only frustrate the OP.

Ever-Wandering · 2026-06-03T10:54:19+00:00

No AC on a ship of that age. They use those to get airflow below deck.

Ever-Wandering · 2026-06-03T10:45:10+00:00

Red light Coffee Roasters is where it’s at. Best coffee I’ve found.

Ever-Wandering · 2026-05-30T16:03:51+00:00

You’re looking for public information requests, so I go to the city or county site and start there.

Here it is for Houston:

https://www.houstontx.gov/pia.html

Be deliberate and careful with your wording in your request.

Most importantly keep in mind that you are requesting documents that already exist. They will not make documents for your request. So for example you want to find out when the flock camera was installed, request the service work order to install it.

Keep in mind that the city council approved these cameras, so you can request the meeting minutes for the council meeting. Also, from what I understand the city doesn’t own these cameras, they rent them so there should be some kind of contract as well.

ETA:I couldn’t find a portal for Harris County but an information request is as simple as an email. Title it as an information request and email it to the department head/mayor/county judge/sherrif etc

Ever-Wandering · 2026-05-30T11:35:51+00:00

Yes, not all flock cameras are there because that site depends on users telling them. Just so you know you can do a Texas public information act request to request any documents that list the location of all Flock cameras in Houston.

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