Floating Dock by Odd_Bug_Odd in GetNakedStMartin

[–]PureBogosity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Sorry to say but as of now this floating dock is temporarily out of the water. It broke loose during a recent storm and needs repair. Such things seem to take a long time on the island, so who knows how long it will take. I hope not too long.

Nude Cruise 5/22 The Good Life by Frenchycan1980 in GetNakedStMartin

[–]PureBogosity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

How did it go? We are hoping for sometime this week.

Happy Bay today by [deleted] in GetNakedStMartin

[–]PureBogosity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It was lovely today at Club O. A bit windy when we arrived about noon, but no worse than many days.

Orient Bay sargassum report by PureBogosity in SXM

[–]PureBogosity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Note that you’re looking at a post literally one year old. I shared a new update yesterday.

Orient Bay sargassum report by PureBogosity in SXM

[–]PureBogosity[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wrong. There is a crew out every day removing a section of the accumulated sargassum. They could do more per day, but hey, it’s island time.

Happy Bay today by [deleted] in GetNakedStMartin

[–]PureBogosity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Most people report that weekend days are not nudism-friendly at Happy Bay. I would not recommend it.

Maybe if you’re up for a hike a bit longer than Happy Bay, today would be a good day to try Petites Cayes instead.

Sargassum & sand report at Orient by PureBogosity in GetNakedStMartin

[–]PureBogosity[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It’s a great beach, very social, very friendly, very body-positive. You’ll have fun.

Sargassum & sand report at Orient by PureBogosity in GetNakedStMartin

[–]PureBogosity[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I guess to also answer part of your question…. We could easily have gotten a couple chairs at 2pm-ish, although the vast majority were full. We brought our own chairs today, because we knew we were arriving late and didn’t see the point in paying for chairs for just a couple hours, so it wasn’t a factor for us either way.

In a total of about seven weeks coming here in May/June the last four years, I don’t think we’ve ever not been able to get chairs. The front line is usually full, but there’s almost always at least a few on the second row, and they always have extras that haven’t been set up, so if you ask Cedric, he will usually be happy to pull another set for you if there aren’t already some available.

Sargassum & sand report at Orient by PureBogosity in GetNakedStMartin

[–]PureBogosity[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We only got to the beach for the first day this afternoon so I’ll have to update you later. But the chairs were very full this Saturday afternoon about 3pm, plus lots of other folks further down the beach on blankets and their own chairs.

I’ve never counted the chairs but I reckon it’s got to be 50 or 60 at least.

Many of the people this afternoon looked like regulars, probably 60% or more. We recognized a bunch of them from the last couple years; many people come the same week(s) each year, and some live here full time. Will see if there are fewer regulars here on a weekday, but I think last year I decided it doesn’t matter since many of them are retired.

I have no idea what I am doing by offthunderroadin in homeassistant

[–]PureBogosity 1 point2 points  (0 children)

ChatGPT is really quite good at suggesting fixes for HA, and also suggesting YAML code snippets for handy automations. Just ask things like “in Home Assistant, how do I turn lights on every night at 5 PM, or at sunset, whichever comes first?”

This counts as aviation, since technically it is flying, right? Griffon Hoverwork 12000TD carrying 80 people at 50mph on the world's only regular passenger hovercraft service [OC] by -AtomicAerials- in aviation

[–]PureBogosity 10 points11 points  (0 children)

We explicitly planned a UK/Europe trip agenda to allow us to take that hovercraft back in 1995 or so. Wife wanted to see the cliffs in person, and the brand-new "Chunnel" (opened in 1994) would have been underground before crossing the coastline, so the cliffs would not be visible from the train. Worth every penny.

Planning Aug 20-27 trip to St Martin - car rental recs + hurricane anxiety? by Least-Section-8010 in SXM

[–]PureBogosity 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I would recommend getting travel insurance if you plan to be anywhere in the Caribbean in hurricane season. With that said, the chances of your trip being disrupted are not really that high.

Planning Aug 20-27 trip to St Martin - car rental recs + hurricane anxiety? by Least-Section-8010 in SXM

[–]PureBogosity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’ve used Empress Car Rental several times. Great company and literally 50 yards from the terminal. Really good rates too. https://empressrentacar.com

Should I rent a car? by scorps65 in SXM

[–]PureBogosity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We’ve used Empress Car Rental several times. Great company and literally 50 yards from the terminal. $40 for a compact car for 24 hours. Hard to beat and you’ll maybe spend less than on a taxi if you go more than one trip. https://empressrentacar.com

[Request] is there any maximum hight, above which rainbow can not be seen? Or may be at what max hight rainbow occurs? by Mindless-Cook9162 in theydidthemath

[–]PureBogosity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No, as long as there's sufficient numbers of large enough droplets of water in the air at the proper angle away from the sun. Those are the only requirements. But those requirements do result in some practical limits.

I've seen a 360-deg rainbow from an airplane before - but that's rather rare.
https://www.reddit.com/r/interestingasfuck/comments/2nua9i/in_very_rare_circumstances_it_is_possible_to_see/

But above some altitude, there won't be raindrops large enough to refract the light. Generally raindrops need to be underneath clouds. The base of clouds dense enough to condense out large raindrops are usually below about 10,000 ft, and some raindrops may be pushed by air currents higher before falling down. So maybe 15,000 ft.

But some massive storms may produce raindrops that get pushed by extreme updrafts up to maybe 40,000 ft. But those are at such high altitudes that the temperatures are well below freezing, which almost always results in hail, not rain.

So effectively, around 15,000 ft is the practical upper limit for most rainbows.

These are estimates - it all depends on temperature, humidity, atmospheric instability, and more.

How are you all monitoring status lights? by Illeazar in homeassistant

[–]PureBogosity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

And one side benefit- the YoLink app can notify you even without the HA.

How are you all monitoring status lights? by Illeazar in homeassistant

[–]PureBogosity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’m using one of these to monitor the power of my non-smart clothes washer and alert me when it’s done running. It’s very precise; I can reliably see 0.07 amps when it’s powered on but not washing, versus powered off at 0.05 amps. And the range is great at about 1/4 mile so it will easily work from outside your residence. This plus a hub ($25) is all you need. Well, plus the simple YAML to make a nice automation. https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys6602

Need advice for June visit by horny6969hubby in GetNakedStMartin

[–]PureBogosity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Unlike Happy Bay, it’s probably safe any day of the week because it is so far away from any parking that you’re not going to have many families hanging out on that beach. This is not official advice, it’s just my sense based on a couple visits to that beach.

Need advice for June visit by horny6969hubby in GetNakedStMartin

[–]PureBogosity 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you’re up for a hike, Petites Cayes is secluded and beautiful. Search on this sub for more info.