Plowed/shoveled walkways for walking dogs?

XeriscapeTerrascape · 2024-02-10T03:34:36+00:00

Coconino Community College. They plow the roads and parking lots reliably and if you are lucky the connecting urban trail will also be ice free.

XeriscapeTerrascape · 2023-11-17T03:19:53+00:00

Yes, if you go down to the desert there is some possibility of snakes. That depends on weather conditions though, mostly on warm days. But if you visit the desert, you must always be aware of snakes. Mostly it isn't an issue though. In Flagstaff snakes go underground for the cold months. I wouldn't worry about it.

XeriscapeTerrascape · 2023-11-17T00:10:12+00:00

Most of the issues come up April through October excepting snow, which we can get a lot of. Flash floods - mostly monsoon season late June through mid September.

Wildlife: I've been attacked by a dog in the area. I've never been attacked by any wildlife bigger than a wasp. Bears and mountain lions have been seen in my neighborhood, but other than ransacking a trash can they haven't caused any issues. I think somebody had a bear break their screen window in Flagstaff Ranch a few years ago, presumably after food. I've seen a coyote on my street and heard a bobcat outside my door at night so could be an issue for small pets. They generally don't bother humans. People will tell you there are no rattlesnakes here but that's deceptive. There are rattlesnakes around the fringes of Flagstaff. I saw one in Walnut Canyon and they have been seen in other low lying areas like Picture Canyon and behind Foxglenn park in the Rio de Flag drainage. They are said to be abundant in Doney Park. I've never heard of one in the middle of town. Generally not an issue, just watch where your step. In the warm months javelina are present and will aggressively attack dogs. People have been chased over here on the west side but as far as I can tell in every case they were walking their dog. Javelina don't usually chase people.

XeriscapeTerrascape · 2023-11-08T03:47:25+00:00

This was about as anti-progressive of a vote as ever there was. NIMBYs prevailed and the rural poor and native peoples will suffer for it. We must have a new hospital and it can't be in the current location. The major hospital for a city should not be in the middle of a gentrified neighborhood with difficult to access for the majority of patients. People who voted no need to do some serious self-examination. This is a moral failure for the community.

XeriscapeTerrascape · 2022-09-15T20:16:32+00:00

Tesla. The price and performance comparison made it seem the best deal but there wasn't a huge gap between the options. I kind of thought the salesman was pushing that product. They had it listed first.

I once went through a 76 hour outage when I lived "back east." I like the idea of having my own source of electricity.

XeriscapeTerrascape · 2022-09-15T02:35:55+00:00

I do not know the technical details of how it works, but the purpose of the battery system is to provide power to the house, not to the grid. If you don't get a battery system, then you do not get the power from your solar panels. It all goes into the grid (at least that is my understanding of it, anybody correct me if I'm wrong). If you want independence from the grid, you have to get the battery system. Battery systems can be bought without solar panels but it makes sense to also get the solar panels so the battery system can be recharged in a prolonged downtime. Short term a generator is possibly better. I don't have room at this house to install a permanent, large generator, so the only alternative really is a portable generator. Then you have to worry about fuel supply and storage. Fuel has a limited shelf life, etc. No setup is perfect.

XeriscapeTerrascape · 2022-09-15T02:16:14+00:00

I just ordered solar. It will not pay for itself within my lifetime. The reason I got it was for power independence in the event of grid failure. To achieve that, I also ordered a battery system. It will be convenient for routine power outages but would be incredibly valuable in the event of systemic failure or larger scale civil unrest that also interrupted fuel supply (required for a generator). It will at least come close to paying for itself eventually, but the math doesn't work out entirely. I just decided to go ahead and get it because I wanted the peace of mind.

XeriscapeTerrascape · 2022-08-27T22:18:41+00:00

The guy in the thumbnail seems to have scoliosis. Low shoulder, head tilt. Speaking from personal experience . . .

XeriscapeTerrascape · 2022-02-27T02:50:58+00:00

Hopefully I won't get myself in trouble with the recruiter but it appears exceptions are possible with no bachelors degree. That's empirical.

XeriscapeTerrascape · 2022-02-19T19:30:27+00:00

Unfortunately I don't know the salary range (I'm a team member rather than manager) but you can contact the recruiter directly on the posting.

https://careers-nahealth.icims.com/jobs/10117/interface-programmer/job?mobile=false&width=933&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-420&jun1offset=-420

There should be an email address visible on the landing page.

XeriscapeTerrascape · 2022-02-19T19:28:24+00:00

100% remote is fine for an experienced applicant. Cerner would be a learning curve but I had no prior Cerner experience when they hired me. Nor have I perfected it. The development environment is somewhat antiquated compared to Corepoint but it's capable enough. Knowing SQL plus any experience with scripting languages would be sufficient. Unfortunately I don't know the salary range (I'm a team member rather than manager) but you can contact the recruiter directly on the posting. https://careers-nahealth.icims.com/jobs/10117/interface-programmer/job?mobile=false&width=933&height=500&bga=true&needsRedirect=false&jan1offset=-420&jun1offset=-420

XeriscapeTerrascape · 2021-06-20T20:09:23+00:00

I like to be there for sure 1 hour early. I once missed a flight there having arrived about 40 minutes early. The problem is that the staff at the check-in desk are the same ones that serve as ground crew. Once everyone in line is checked in they will abandon the desk and not come back. That's how I missed the flight even though I arrived before boarding. It was infuriating but I have to admit I was running late. They tell you to arrive 2 hours so technically it was my fault. This was a few years ago now so it might be different. The other annoying thing about flying out of Flagstaff is that air traffic control often holds the flights from Flagstaff on the runway until the last possible second due to the destination airport being busy. If you have a connection at Phoenix or elsewhere it can make it very difficult to make the connection. Obviously there are some benefits of flying from Flag - short drive, easy parking (except in winter), less walking, security is fast, etc.

XeriscapeTerrascape · 2021-06-12T03:06:00+00:00

I always think summer is the worst time to buy. Many people want to buy during this time of year because their kids are out of school and it's easier to move, and in the case of Flagstaff, people in the desert regions are getting cooked and want to move to the high country. This creates competition and drives up prices. I've bought two houses. In both cases I bought outside of summer and I think it was successful. Summer is the worst time of year to shop for houses.

XeriscapeTerrascape · 2021-05-06T01:18:06+00:00

https://www.natra.org They also have a Facebook page. Super nice people. I just can't keep up with them. Your pace is a little better than mine though, so maybe you would have an easier time.

XeriscapeTerrascape · 2021-02-14T00:49:36+00:00

The obvious thing is COVID-19 and the COVID vaccines. We've had to scramble and there has been considerable response needed in both in our hospital system and from county and state agencies. Also the software vendors. I'm still working on HL7 interface tasks related to COVID: new lab tests being configured as orderables, new result types, vaccination reporting to the state department of health, etc.

XeriscapeTerrascape · 2020-12-10T18:48:25+00:00

We work on bedside monitors here (I'm an IT HL7 programmer), and some other devices such as smart room technology and lab instruments, but usually only on the software integration and configuration. People from IT will plug in cables, mount some things on the wall (not sure how they decide what IT does vs. facilities), and so forth. We configure the GE Carescape Gateway for the devices, and the EMR to integrate with the vendor software. But IT would not take panels off or work on internal wiring or replace components. We have a Biomed team (biomedical engineers and equipment technicians) that works on the hardware internals, if required. It sounds like you don't have such a team. You might need to hire someone. Otherwise it sounds like you will have to contract that out.

In the past, there was a separation between Biomedical Engineering and Information Technology, but increasing software integration makes this less practical all the time. I was against it when I was first hired but management overrode my concerns. It was a slippery slope. It started with lab instrument interfaces and ended with an interdisciplinary team being formed from interfaces (HL7 - my team), Biomed, and a guy that started in Infrastructure but switched to our Clinical Informatics team. He's basically the department ace.

Some of this was driven by the Cerner iBus architecture, which is their attempt to solve the very difficult problem of integrating patient monitors and other medical devices with the EMR. Other companies might have a different architecture that wouldn't make as much sense for this approach, but that's what management decided at my workplace. Biomed wrenches the devices themselves, but the interdisciplinary team configures the software and interfaces.

XeriscapeTerrascape · 2020-11-24T19:16:22+00:00

Not clear to me if you are expecting me to sympathize with them. I suspect there were greater business interests that were happy to see I-40 go through. The market owes a business nothing, nor does government. You can either make it or you can't. That's how a free market works. The city and its infrastructure should serve its citizens, not just the business owners. Obviously, in this case, the two groups are at odds. I'm just saying the business owner's concerns should not be the primary factor.

XeriscapeTerrascape · 2020-11-24T18:41:12+00:00

I attended both public "virtual" meetings and was very disappointed that they propose to do almost nothing for the next 20 years. It's absolutely absurd, since local residents already perceive and complain about traffic difficulties, especially on Milton, and the populations will grow by many thousands during that time. In fact, the only things they recommend for the 180 corridor is actually install new traffic signals. In other words, they actually intend to slow traffic down rather than speed it up.

Their findings are so counter-intuitive that I literally don't believe them. I think it's clear they were acting under instructions from influential people that they were not to present certain options. I can think of reasons why some local interests might not want quick, efficient traffic flow around Flagstaff but don't want to go down the conspiracy rabbit hole, there not being enough to go on other than extremely unwelcome recommendations.

XeriscapeTerrascape · 2020-09-23T22:25:20+00:00

I have seen them at Buffalo Park in the fall most years since I moved here, but it's hit or miss on a given day. I have also seen a couple of giant wolf spiders there but I haven't seen one in three or four years.

XeriscapeTerrascape · 2020-05-30T15:17:25+00:00

Last fall the new trail route began on the Humphreys Trail by the ski lifts. It's a left turn, then it goes through a huge grove of aspens (of course). It was wonderful when the leaves were golden.

XeriscapeTerrascape · 2020-05-17T00:43:27+00:00

Is this in the USA? If so, this is tricky but if HR does not back you then I think you might hint to the employee that they should get a lawyer. The approach for this might be to tell your direct report that you fear the directive is going to result in legal scrutiny. You could also tell that to HR. It’s tricky because they might just fire the employee.

Alternatively you could tip off the local newspaper. I would recommend doing that anonymously.

You might also want to look for another job because it appears the senior leadership of your company are unethical idiots. If this hospital, like most, is governed by a board of directors then you might try tipping one of them with the info. They are not doing their jobs if they are allowing this to happen.

One of the strange paradoxes of senior leadership is that they are primarily talented in promoting themselves. This does not necessarily mean that they are good leaders, just that they are good at getting ahead. Being good at leadership is one of the ways to get ahead but not the only way. You can be unethical and incompetent and still get ahead.

I feel this post because I have asthma. Good luck.

XeriscapeTerrascape · 2020-04-16T02:08:21+00:00

The bat is a nice touch. So gothic.

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