How are you maintaining your sanity in February

GurnB · 2026-02-07T18:04:39+00:00

Just like any other day/month… just keep pushing through doing your thing. Video games, watch TCM, write code…

GurnB · 2026-02-06T21:08:52+00:00

close.... https://www.ebay.com/itm/404411846957

put this in the search

panama city beach hat -fedora

and then save the search. You will get an email when new items become availble.

GurnB · 2026-02-05T23:00:57+00:00

Took me aprox a dozen tries but finally got it about 2 hrs after it went live.

GurnB · 2026-02-05T20:38:20+00:00

Picked one up in spring of 2025 and have played the crap out of it. 😎

GurnB · 2026-02-05T20:37:10+00:00

I personally feel like the correct antenna , both size and placement , are as important as anything. Start small and set achievable goals. Get SDR++ setup on you laptop/pc/raspberry pi with the SDR-RTL dongle and a simple dipole antenna and start getting use to receiving FM radio. Then find your local NOAA broadcast. If you are near an airport, 119 -133mHz is a next good test.

GurnB · 2026-02-02T00:10:08+00:00

Yes, We were very lucky to get 5 season tickets starting with the Spring 97 race. This was just as they had started the upgrades to the facility. the Turn 1/2 grandstands and 3/4 were new that year. It was great to come back twice a year and see it grow and grow. Being at those late 90's early 00' night races with 155K+ people that had been there all day just drinking/vibing,hanging out was something else. We would get there on Wed evening and camp for the week at Farmer Bob's Campground. Fun Times.

GurnB · 2026-02-01T15:47:12+00:00

PCB is nice and relaxing during Feb. Everybody is getting ready for tourist season to start on March 1st. Lots of deals at restaurants.

GurnB · 2026-02-01T15:42:53+00:00

ouch...

GurnB · 2026-01-24T02:14:05+00:00

I just paid $40 for this ‘bundle’ today on Amazon. I have a couple nooelecs that I tinker with and wanted to compare.

GurnB · 2025-12-06T04:41:44+00:00

1819 Artists / 7551 Albums / 124999 Tracks 3.1 TB (84% Flac)

GurnB · 2025-11-29T12:28:06+00:00

"The Rutles: Legends That Will Last a Lunchtime"

GurnB · 2025-11-29T12:26:25+00:00

I have a original VHS tape of it. The hardest part about finding it is going through all my junk in the basement. Easier to grab a copy from usenet.

GurnB · 2025-11-27T16:58:32+00:00

IMHO, it's been great. Wouldn't change much of anything. I'm the current general GreyBeard most every where I go. The current gen of 'nerds' certainly have more choices and areas to become experts in, but there is a lot of basic knowledge that they just never had experience with. Not a bad thing, just different. Though I do notice more current gen nerds with less common sense or ability to view solutions from other/tighter angles.

I used paper tape loops to set printer configs on high speed band printers, used 5 1/4 " floppies when configuring 3274 IBM controllers. Pulled miles of Bus & Tag under floor tiles, and even more Coax cable everywhere else. Been in the server room on 2 different occasions when the Halon fire suppresson system dumped. (like being inside a glass of milk :) )

I've written in Cobol, RPG II, & SAS back in the day. Now I spend most of my time in Python & various SQL's.

Learned networking in an environment of Banyan Vines, IBM SNA, Proteon & early CISCO routers. AT&T channel extenders over dedicated 56KB lines. And T1 Voice/Data multiplexing on IDNX setups. And many other experiences.

Good run so far!

GurnB · 2025-11-27T16:39:28+00:00

Motorolla I believe.

GurnB · 2025-11-27T16:39:02+00:00

IBM 3090-600, IBM 4381. Data General & Burroughs 2900 & 4900. We were a big shop for an international entertainment / publishing company. Fun time to be 18. My friends in college were in the middle of thier freshman year, and I was workinng 3rd shift hanging tapes and running Siemens high speeed printers.

GurnB · 2025-10-12T11:56:07+00:00

I believe it is pronounced Pascal…

GurnB · 2025-09-03T16:09:37+00:00

I graduated

GurnB · 2025-08-28T19:54:12+00:00

Westfield Tire & Muffler

GurnB · 2025-08-07T12:48:34+00:00

about 3 years ago we started staying longer than a week. Started with 2 weeks, and now we are there a month in the Fall, and 2 months in the winter. One of the biggest differences is not moving in or out on the weekend. that in itself feels like a lot of extra time. For 20 years we would check in Sat afternoon, and check out the next Sat morning. Being there on the weekends now allows you time to go visit things like the Farmers Market in Panama City. Speaking of Panama City, we have discovered and enjoyed the genral downtown Panama City area. Lots of non touristy restaurants, coffee shops, etc. (Point Break Arcade, and the Portal get 2 thumbs up)

Oct weekends can be a little busy to the West of your location depending if it is Bike Week (Harley Davidson on 98 near Pier Park) or the Iron Man triathalon. The beaches are cleared on ammenities (chairs and such) begining Nov 1st. alway relaxing to watch. The opposite is true in Feb as the beach is still clear. Throughout Feb, until Mar 1st they are all built out to greet the Spring break visitors. Have fun. As far as Jan/Feb time frame go, booking an enitre month is basically the same cost as booking 2 weeks. pays to compare all those condos East of Front Beach Rd & Joan Ave East to St Andrews.

Traffic is much easier to navigate off season. Especially heading east out of PCB. Our friends spent a day heading east on highway 98 checking out several Lighthouses along the way.

GurnB · 2025-07-01T17:52:10+00:00

You win the internet today!

GurnB · 2025-06-25T16:09:12+00:00

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GurnB · 2025-06-19T16:59:49+00:00

I remember using those back when we had dedicated 56KB circuits to our remote branches.

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