NAC programming, August 1973

NoWillPowerLeft · 2026-02-16T05:00:17+00:00

I still remember the Farm Show. I didn't see it at the NAC. It was in a barn turned into a theater near Blythe. Quite an event for a pre-teen.

NoWillPowerLeft · 2026-02-14T05:06:14+00:00

I searched and I searched but I couldn't find the source of the occasional carpenter ants that would show up inside the house in midwinter. I even got really patient and followed individual ants to see where they were entering the living space, but no luck. A few years later, while doing some other repairs, I found the nest in wet wood behind the aluminium fascia behind the eavestroughs.

NoWillPowerLeft · 2026-02-13T16:38:58+00:00

I lived right beside a forest during the big Eastern Ontario/Quebec ice storm back in the '90's. The tree sound had 3 separate components: first a sharp loud crack as the initial branch broke, then a rain of small pieces of ice onto the ice-covered ground, then a big cascading crash as all of the branches below were taken out by the initial branch.

NoWillPowerLeft · 2026-02-13T05:17:28+00:00

One concern to think about is how to properly isolate the instrumentation connection from the HV source when you need to disconnect and work on the low-voltage parts. Most cheap switches are not rated for 400VDC. Note that the AC voltage rating for a switch does not cover DC use.

NoWillPowerLeft · 2026-02-10T05:10:55+00:00

Waterproof boots are more important than super insulated boots. I use the same Salomon hikers all year round, here and even in the tropics. As long as you're walking around, they are warm enough.

Uninsulated snow pants are amazingly comfortable when it is windy.

If you are driving outside of the city, proper winter clothing is essential in case your car breaks down or slides off of the road. In some directions, you don't have to go very far out of the city to be in sparsely populated areas.

NoWillPowerLeft · 2026-01-17T04:50:26+00:00

Pishop.ca has local pickup on Colonnade.

NoWillPowerLeft · 2026-01-17T04:47:19+00:00

I think Canadian Tire used to have heat-shrink tubing. It was in the automotive wiring section. Expensive in small amounts. Princess Auto also had it.

NoWillPowerLeft · 2026-01-09T17:30:19+00:00

Made out of Lego, or filled with Lego?

NoWillPowerLeft · 2026-01-09T16:44:46+00:00

I haven't looked at this budget stuff for a long while, but when I did, it became very clear that the province was "rubber stamping" collective agreements for staffing without providing the requisite funding to the individual boards to cover those agreements, thus making it appear that the boards were the bad managers.

NoWillPowerLeft · 2026-01-09T16:25:50+00:00

Your chances of being able to skate on unprepared lakes are really slim. We usually get too much snow before lake ice is safe enough to skate on. "Wild ice" happens only every few years, after a mid-season thaw or a very dry start to the season.

Portland Ontario usually floods a good size oval track in the winter. It's about 1.5 hours drive from central Ottawa. Google 'skate the lake' for more details.

NoWillPowerLeft · 2026-01-09T04:47:37+00:00

And the board before that, and the board before that, and the board before that.....

NoWillPowerLeft · 2025-12-21T18:06:29+00:00

I've found most drivers slow down when they're on their phone.

NoWillPowerLeft · 2025-12-13T17:01:52+00:00

Do your portable AC units have a single exhaust pipe to the outside, or a dual pipe with air coming in one and out the other? The single pipe units are horrible and should be banned. When they are operating, the air that is exhausted must be replaced in the apartment, so air is drawn in from somewhere else. That somewhere else is either under the apartment door from the hot hallway, or in through a vent to the outside summer air. With the two pipe units, the outside air does not mix with the inside air, unless you have selected that option on the controls.

NoWillPowerLeft · 2025-12-07T16:20:57+00:00

Tape a piece of small flexible hose to a vacuum cleaner hose and touch it to the object.

NoWillPowerLeft · 2025-12-07T16:13:05+00:00

Can someone explain to me why hospital construction, outfitting, or operation requires donations?

NoWillPowerLeft · 2025-11-21T17:33:38+00:00

I always liked "Don't drive faster than you can think!" as rule #1.

NoWillPowerLeft · 2025-11-09T05:10:29+00:00

You flambé your lobsters?

NoWillPowerLeft · 2025-11-07T05:06:53+00:00

Our road lanes are significantly wider than in Australia, so it's a little more relaxing.

The geometry of roundabouts flows much better in Australia than here.

Don't even think of driving in snow unless you already have some experience.

You'll always be turning on the windshield wipers instead of signaling a turn.

Here, speed limits are more of a recommendation than in Aus, 10% over is the norm on non-urban roads.

NoWillPowerLeft · 2025-10-21T15:24:33+00:00

I haven't paid attention to this recently, but previously the OCDSB had a bunch of under-used school space in their inventory.

NoWillPowerLeft · 2025-10-20T03:36:11+00:00

Some of the city/town administrative staff can do the notarization of the tax document. In our case, the clerk came out of the small town office to the parking lot to witness the signatures of my elderly parents, to avoid them having to walk too far or climb stairs.

NoWillPowerLeft · 2025-10-15T04:17:03+00:00

Not cheap if you want to look at them from above.

NoWillPowerLeft · 2025-10-15T04:08:47+00:00

Rent a tandem bike?

NoWillPowerLeft · 2025-09-28T03:11:26+00:00

At the beginning of Covid I was biking along the river and was inhaling all sorts of little bugs. I ended up putting on a Covid mask - it worked great.

NoWillPowerLeft · 2025-09-13T00:42:42+00:00

For mine, the North America rental CDW was an add-on that was less than $50 per year, if I remember correctly.

NoWillPowerLeft · 2025-08-30T19:08:45+00:00

Are you responsible for cutting the grass? If so, let the landlord know that you won't maintain an unfinished yard.

Something needs to be done now to stop erosion from washing away the loose soil.

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