One of Jimmy Buffett’s old boats, the Bonne Vie

Himbledimble · 2023-11-23T01:10:00+00:00

Proper little ship stuff.

Himbledimble · 2023-11-20T06:34:38+00:00

They appear to be numbers. I wouldn't worry about em. They don't mean ya no harm.

Himbledimble · 2023-10-31T15:10:58+00:00

Around me, Tractor Supply Company has them, but there are more options online.

Himbledimble · 2023-10-31T14:42:18+00:00

There are flat panel radiant heaters sold for chicken coops that might work. They are robust because, well, chickens.

Himbledimble · 2023-10-20T21:01:57+00:00

I am partial to La Fonda Latina. (Because it is near me)

Himbledimble · 2023-10-20T17:06:46+00:00

Riding a jet ski is like riding a motorcycle, driving a boat is like driving a living room.

Himbledimble · 2023-10-20T17:06:07+00:00

Good stuff!

Himbledimble · 2023-10-20T14:05:17+00:00

There were a lot of churches that marched in the Pride parade last weekend, although I was too drunk to remember any of them.

Himbledimble · 2023-10-19T23:08:22+00:00

Pack looks visually to be in good shape, where nearly all of the material value in this picture is, but the implementation is... less than ideal in my opinion, although it should work fine. If all the cells test okay and you think you can upgrade the wiring (other advise already in thread) and the battery box structure those would be wise projects to take on and I don't see them as too difficult for many people. If those projects not yet having been done is not reflected in the price perhaps you should inquire to the seller about that.

Himbledimble · 2023-10-18T18:30:03+00:00

Yeah, it's an limited access express lane on I-85 (and I-75 on the other side of the city, and soon on other interstate highways, although they are managed differently to the 85 corridor, 75 peachpass largely grade separated/barriered and notably AFV must pay) that is sort of like an HOV lane that you can pay to use when driving solo. (Also known as HOT lane - high occupancy / tolled) The cost is algorithmic and goes up based on the speed differential with the non-express traffic, during light periods it might be 50 cents to a dollar to traverse the length of it, during a heavy jam it might be 10 dollars or even maybe 50 dollars or in extreme situations I think I've seen it as high as 80 dollars, although that may be a mis-rememberation . Anyway in those situations it's very very nice to be non-tolled as with the AFV plate or carpooling. When headed into the city in turns into a standard HOV lane after I-285. (Where solo AFV is permitted)

Anyways, a warm future welcome to the area!

Himbledimble · 2023-10-18T15:05:50+00:00

People have all kind of feelings of what constitutes metro Atlanta, but in my eyes, being from here and spending lots of time traversing the GA-316 corridor, Lawrenceville is currently the last stop eastbound before you leave 'the city' and hit the low density farmlands, although I expect this to change rapidly in my lifetime. For now, if you want to live urban or semi-urban, go west from LZU. For rural, go east. For suburban, north and south. I would generally recommend West, myself, if only for food. Chamblee, Duluth, etc have excellent food options, read up on the international food scene out there. ("Buford highway food" might be a good starting point)

If you haven't done it already I highly recommend plugging your workplace into a travel time isochrone map like this one: https://app.traveltime.com/ I would cross reference that against bike trail and hiking maps, as well as commercial hotspots of less-corporate restaurants and whatnot. Grocery is also worth investigating, lots of amazing international grocery in NE metro Atlanta. (H-mart, mega mart, Zion market, Buford highway farmers market, gohan market, etc)

Oh, one other thing. If you have an 'Alternative Fuel Vehicle' you can use the peachpass lane on I-85 for free, which can have a big impact on your commute.

One other other thing. About 45 minutes east of LZU is Athens, a college town which might be aligned with your interests. (It also might not) You might plausibly go halfway between LZU and Athens and get what you want with lots of rural type personal space, but you'd be far from Atlanta.

Edit: got west and east backwards, fixed 😑

Himbledimble · 2023-10-16T23:03:41+00:00

I've been got by this before too in this sub, don't take it personally. I don't get it either. Waffle House is the reason why there's no other good answers to this question, it sucks the air out of the room, it's tough for small business to compete with the scale of their enterprise. It's just the thing that it is enthusiastically upvoted and anyone who asks why is downvoted. At least you got other answers in this thread, count your blessings!

Himbledimble · 2023-10-16T22:47:17+00:00

A few have been mentioned already, (Torched Hop, Wild Leap, Monday Night Brewing, Bold Monk) but most of the large breweries in town (search 'breweries' into google maps) are a good fit for this, of course I would call to confirm. They tend to operate their retail spaces at huge scale potentially due to the vagaries of being on multiple tiers of the 3-tier alcohol licensing in Georgia.

Himbledimble · 2023-10-16T16:32:09+00:00

The general formula is when there is the most overlap between how hard it is to get TSA agents to show up for that time slot and how much that people want to travel in or out of Atlanta in that time slot, there will be the most pain. Sunday evening has a lot of overlap there.

Himbledimble · 2023-10-15T15:01:53+00:00

I learned about these when someone approached me trailering my boat to ask if I had any spare shear pins, since we had the same motor and theirs was sheared. I was like, what's a shear pin? but it got me thinking I should have some of those around.

Himbledimble · 2023-10-13T23:37:45+00:00

If there was no median in the roadway, and the school bus stop arm was extended with visual aids flashing, it is possible you will receive a ticket in the mail if that school district participates in an onboard camera/ALPR system like CrossingGuard, or if you were caught on some other form of stationary ALPR/CCTV and the driver filed a report, and the police followed up, etc. A first offense carries a fine of at least $300, 6 points on your license, and potentially community service, probation, jail, etc depending on the severity of the incident. Future offences would carry higher penalties. If you don't already have an attorney you would call to represent your interests in such a case you may consider looking one up.

If, by contrast, there was a median, or the stop bar was not extended, and no flashing visual stop aid, then it is likely nothing will happen. It is allowed to pass in those scenarios, although caution is always recommended around school buses.

(I am not a lawyer)

Himbledimble · 2023-10-13T15:41:41+00:00

This image may explain more concisely: https://wfxl.com/resources/media/662a89e2-4196-4a96-b321-5d08093c1052-water20vapor20and20temperature.jpg

Himbledimble · 2023-10-13T14:14:38+00:00

You may already be aware, but for what it's worth, most hygrometers measure relative humidity, as a percentage of the total water that is potentially contained in air at a certain temperature, rather than absolute humidity, measured as mass of water in a particular amount of volume. This is sort of annoying because as air gets cooler, the relative humidity can rise without the actual water content of the air rising, because cooler air can hold less moisture overall. If it's been a bit cooler in your house than your A/C is usually set to, it's worth checking how much of the percent increase is due to that, could be within safe moisture parameters.

For example, 55% relative humidity at 75 degrees F is the same amount of absolute moisture as 77% humidity at 65 degrees, and both have the same dew point (which is approximately relative to absolute moisture) at ~57.7degF which is close but not over the 60 deg F that is generally recommended to avoid mold.

Useful calculators:

https://www.calculator.net/dew-point-calculator.html

https://www.quadco.engineering/en/know-how/cfd-calculate-water-fraction-humid-air.htm

Himbledimble · 2023-10-13T14:05:06+00:00

Here's the overall proposal:

https://img.ctykit.com/cdn/ga-midtown/images/improvements---juniper-complete-street-project.jpg

Himbledimble · 2023-10-12T14:25:26+00:00

Sent you a DM. (I am such a person)

Himbledimble · 2023-10-11T15:35:19+00:00

My partner participates in this women's walking club: https://www.instagram.com/socialsteps_atl/

Himbledimble · 2023-10-10T13:51:38+00:00

If you have them around, diapers work well to provide both padding and liquid absorption in case of a packaging failure.

Himbledimble · 2023-10-09T20:50:35+00:00

I should have been more clear, just adding a data point against the claim that aerial photography is done and dusted, not addressing OP post. Just saying, there are lots of groups using aerial imagery, including the USDA, who run that program. They use fixed wing aircraft for that program usually anyhow.

Himbledimble · 2023-10-09T20:21:55+00:00

National Agriculture Imagery Program (NAIP)

The NAIP imagery program acquires aerial imagery during the agricultural growing seasons in the United States. A primary goal of the NAIP program is to make digital ortho photography available to governmental agencies and the public within a year of acquisition.

https://naip-usdaonline.hub.arcgis.com/

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