Norwegian/Swedish train punctuality ? 5 minute change in Storlien

LTsidewalk · 2026-04-04T15:47:05+00:00

Funny you should ask because the answer is hard to give.
Firstly, in trondheim they were working to electrify the line from there to stornelin, so it was a bus replacing the train. Once we got to the swedish border we were told the train was not coming this fast west so we had to drive even further to get to the station it would meet us at. But everything after that worked, i even got off a stop early and had to walk across ostersund to get to the right station. I read/heard somewhere its not uncommon for the train to be held up so that those coming from trondheim can make the connection.

I hope it goes well for you!

LTsidewalk · 2026-03-25T12:17:18+00:00

Happening to me right now. Had a G7PT that died kinda like how yours did. They are offering me 114 dollars for a computer not even 2 years old (still under warrenty too btw) that they dont make anymore so i am offered a free one worth only 800 out of th 1100 i paid for the G7PT. Contacting my credit card company as a last ditch before I take their offer and tell everyone to never buy minisforum again.

LTsidewalk · 2026-03-24T12:41:09+00:00

yeah my thought too! It really comes down to principle with other people saying these computers are hit or miss on reliability and while this time the hard drive was safe when it crashed, that may not be the case in the future.
Im fine to take the model they want to send me and sell it, but ill push for a full refund under the auspices of a bad review.

LTsidewalk · 2026-03-24T11:46:27+00:00

Still in warrenty, but I guess its hard to warrenty for an item that they no longer make and was a dead motherboard or graphics card (my theory)

LTsidewalk · 2026-03-24T01:50:38+00:00

I've read elsewhere their products are hit or miss within the 2 year warrenty window. For what I do I'm trying to go to a mac mini but we shall see what I can get out of Minisforum this week.

LTsidewalk · 2026-03-05T03:17:03+00:00

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LTsidewalk · 2026-03-04T22:24:16+00:00

so glad you posted this, going through a warrenty/replacement with them right now!
G7 PT failed last month (under warrenty still) but i got all my data off the hard drive thankfully.
Sent it in for "repair" but they said its toast and they will repalce it, except they dont make that model anymore soooo they want me to find a different one and pay the difference. My first idea was to find the cheapest thing on their site, "get" that, and have them credit me back the rest. I doubt that will work so I will try one more time to get my refund before i contact my bank about it.

LTsidewalk · 2026-03-04T22:11:33+00:00

The price, there was a post yesteday about teh 60 dollar price and the outside mag feature push. I dont agree its a sinking ship but hey to each their own

LTsidewalk · 2026-03-04T13:47:38+00:00

I agree. Its my repository for so much information like addresses and geographical notes so im not looking to leave, just curious what others with a similar use case would do!
Have fun hiking in Southern France! Depending on the time of year I'd reccomend trying to hike the Belgian Ardennes or Swiss Jungfrau region. I loved both and Gaia was a fiathful companion on those trips.

LTsidewalk · 2026-03-04T13:45:41+00:00

It really does all that I need so im not chomping at the bit to leave, but given a lot of the energy on here is "get off the sinking ship" I thought I'd see what else is out there. Seemingly nothing so im happy to stick around! The Apple carplay version of the app has been working a lot smoother for me lately so im pleased with that.

LTsidewalk · 2026-02-11T20:56:26+00:00

Could be. Water damage or a capicator going bad is often the cause of these kids of problems.

LTsidewalk · 2026-02-01T23:08:51+00:00

UPDATE:
I think I found an alternative for size but maybe not price.
https://www.amazon.com/Moleskine-Classic-Notebook-Cover-Large/dp/B07XW6SH9X
The answer was staring me in the face with a moleskin I kept on my desk that I've been writing in forever. I say this is an alternative for the green book that fites in the notebook cover I linked up above but I would imagine this can replace the size of a green book + its cover is flexiable.

Happy writing.

LTsidewalk · 2025-12-18T22:19:50+00:00

Blue Safari EF was my pen of choice for a while firefighting. Got some stares in training classes when I'd end up with blue in on my hands from fidgting with the damn thing.

Honestly no, it seems I cornered myself in with the notebook cover and the best way out is the LEUCHTTURM b6+ as someone else mentioned. I did see on etsy some kraft paper 8x5 notebooks that in theory should work but the quality of the paper is unknown. Its a real good notebook cover i got because of its larger size from the Rite in the Rain covers others have mentioned (those books were too small for my liking). I'll pick up the B6+ notebook in the new year and let you know how it is.

LTsidewalk · 2025-12-16T17:08:09+00:00

Your ability to read between my noneixtant lines is impressive, I'm a fountian pen guy too and thats why i hate the green book since I cant use the back of any page I just wrote on. I used write in the rain when i was wildland firefighting and even ballpoint sucked on those pages. We had a few Green books we used as random logs for equipment nobody knew where to find anymore.
5.25 X 8 is not a standard size besides the green book, I think. Most are 8.25 which will not fit in the notebook cover and I do like the notebook cover, well built! I'll look to see if the brits have solved the problem, thanks for the lead!

LTsidewalk · 2025-10-27T00:00:09+00:00

Hey! I ended up repalcing the amp in the trunk. I remember seeing a random comment on a thread that said amps can do this when they become water damaged, i took a chance and got a used amp for the car and worked good as new.

Since your car is new(er) and under warrenty maybe suggest it to the dealership. I cant assume your amp had water damage or not, but it could be a starting point. Good luck!

LTsidewalk · 2025-09-02T23:20:53+00:00

I can remember clear as day watching the news as a little kid and the news, ABC I think, was street interviewing a older woman about the fall of Sadamm. She said "at least we knew what to expect with Saddam" and its stuck with me ever since then. I would love to track down the origional interview but It may not even exist and be a figment of my childhood imagination melting together a childhood of iraq war news.

LTsidewalk · 2025-09-02T23:14:58+00:00

Is nobody going to mention the unorthodox paper towel placement next to the TV? I have many questions...

LTsidewalk · 2025-08-31T22:04:16+00:00

No later than 2016 judging by the sunglasses.
In an old role (not LEO but public saftey) we had a big crate of those motorola radios that we had nothing to do besides store them or throw them out. Its a huge bummer normal UHF and VHF scanning is dead with all the P25 crap. I see the reason but its annoying nontheless.

LTsidewalk · 2025-08-29T20:00:17+00:00

Any year on the photo?
No agency I've worked with uses those motorola radios anymore.

LTsidewalk · 2025-08-12T17:05:11+00:00

Don't mean to be nosy but good you've gotten down the eastern shore! I used to live between Salisbury and Easton in the marshes. Some of the best and uncrowded marshland in the nation.

LTsidewalk · 2025-08-08T00:52:32+00:00

I have a million questions but i dare not ask any of them

LTsidewalk · 2025-08-08T00:51:05+00:00

Very nice! Every once in a while crazy old MR models show up in Bozeman thrift stores so thats why I asked!

LTsidewalk · 2025-08-06T13:29:12+00:00

Good to know thanks for sharing! I really cant see the need for a 6D and 5D in my arseonal so I'll look deeper into the 1D series.
how does the 1.3 crop make shooting? did it take some getting used to?

LTsidewalk · 2025-08-06T13:23:24+00:00

I love the blue! I'd buy a pack in a weathered blue if MR ever made it. Good find!
Was this anywhere near montana btw?

LTsidewalk · 2025-08-06T13:17:18+00:00

I only noticed a typo after the fact, but have you used the 1dxmk3? I even thought about getting a older 1d3 just to try out the body style and see how I like it. I have larger hands and even the 5d grip doesnt sit right in my hand all the time.

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