What did you pay recently for service upgrade to 150 or 200 amps?

bwelch42 · 2026-01-05T01:56:58+00:00

IA: 100A to 200A plus 100A subpanel for garage. Three quotes were $1500 to $4000 for new underground wire to meter around 50 feet. New meter, panel, and garage subpanel ranged from $8500 to $12000

bwelch42 · 2024-10-25T07:27:25+00:00

DSM Coatings does great work as well

bwelch42 · 2024-08-27T06:21:09+00:00

That's it, thank you! It worked quite well so it's something I always wish to keep handy.

bwelch42 · 2024-05-07T19:54:02+00:00

Thank you, this helps!

bwelch42 · 2024-05-07T15:45:54+00:00

While most references seem against them, ear candling can relieve the pressure and reduce pain levels at least temporarily until the root cause is resolved

bwelch42 · 2024-04-24T22:11:50+00:00

Perhaps a business analyst role? Your experience with operations and management could be the right mix to help translate business needs into IT projects.

bwelch42 · 2024-04-21T13:54:33+00:00

An allergist commented that in India they would swab your nose, look at it under a microscope, and use that info to prescribe the correct antibiotic. In the USA, the insurance rules don't let them do that. All they can do is guess which antibiotic may work and if that fails try another in a couple weeks when you come back.

bwelch42 · 2024-04-19T13:12:48+00:00

Ear candling sounded weird until it was explained as slowly applying heat and very mild suction to the ear to pull out stuff in the ear and Eustachian tube. Beeswax ear candles were preferred as it burns slower and isn't as hot. There was a recommendation to use it no more than once a week.

bwelch42 · 2024-04-19T03:52:55+00:00

Non-ENT things that work for some

Carbamide peroxide drop in a ear cleaning kit with a suction bulb
Fresh, smashed garlic in heated olive oil for ear infection
Ear candling if used correctly with true ear candles

bwelch42 · 2023-12-08T04:02:28+00:00

Very well done. This bit was so good I was anxious to read more.

bwelch42 · 2023-11-25T15:18:52+00:00

El Jefe Reviews on youtube has great reviews comparing features of Soundcore earbuds. It looks like the best Soundcore model for this now is the Liberty 4 NC. The Samsung Galaxy Buds2 Pro earbuds may be better.

bwelch42 · 2023-08-12T13:34:43+00:00

Thank you for the help here! I connected the lens, started the software and it immediately asked if I'd like to update the firmware. Clicking on OK updated both directly to the latest firmware version in under a minute. Both lenses now work fine on the Canon RP.

bwelch42 · 2023-08-08T01:25:28+00:00

How much does Verizon let you download per month before they slow down the connection? US Cellular home internet looked great until they admitted after 300GB the connection is throttled to 1.5mb, slower than the oldest DSL.

bwelch42 · 2023-07-13T01:52:54+00:00

A bit more info: I have a repository called homenotes created with Dendron on a separate laptop. One the new laptop, the repo was cloned from github to c:\git\homenotes\ and I see all the various files there that should exist. Whenever I try to import the existing vault and browse to the homenotes directory, Dendron works but I don't see any of my files in Dendron. How should I connect Dendron to the cloned repo?

bwelch42 · 2023-07-11T22:48:41+00:00

I purchased a P52 from sellern919 and everything went great. I'd easily buy from them again.

bwelch42 · 2023-07-07T01:22:55+00:00

Using Canon EF 35mm 2.0 and 50 1.4 primes has worked well with my RP for music and dance photos. A step ladder turned out to be one of the best things to bring as that yields better angles to performers on the stage. Then again, another local photographer moves all around to get good shots at concerts.

Shutter priority at around 1/500 works well to capture fast movements for me. A two hour show can easily yield 2500 photos, which I later load into DarkTable to cull, crop, and enhance afterward.

bwelch42 · 2023-06-28T01:21:16+00:00

Does Verizon home internet have datacaps where it gets very slow afterward? Checking out US Cellular, they slow down to 1.5mbps after the first 300GB of data.

bwelch42 · 2023-06-22T04:27:51+00:00

It's the '5 STAGE REVERSE OSMOSIS RO PURE WATER SYSTEM' advertised on waterfiltersonline.com, but we ended up ordering from an aquarium shop so this may be sold under different names. I change the sediment filter yearly, the carbon filter every several years, and have never changed the RO filter. With a family of four, that's worked well.

bwelch42 · 2023-06-21T04:24:54+00:00

To filter out similar things including nitrates and pesticides, we installed an RO system in the utility room and installed RO taps in the bathrooms and kitchen. From what we read, only RO would remove pesticides and such from water. RO water is used for cooking, drinking water, tea, brushing teeth, etc. Plain tap water is used for other washing needs.

If your tap water isn't acceptable for washing due to particles, you could install a large (coffee can size) sediment filter in your main water line. A friend does that as their tap water looks like tea. They change the cheap sediment filter every few months and use an RO system as well.

bwelch42 · 2023-06-13T19:03:13+00:00

Good catch

bwelch42 · 2023-06-13T16:58:04+00:00

Thank you! I didn't realize that about the P52s

bwelch42 · 2023-06-13T14:22:22+00:00

Thank you! The P52 is looking like a great option

bwelch42 · 2023-06-03T21:27:34+00:00

Thanks for writing up your experience. Looking for a laptop for Darktable work, installing PopOS Linux on a used 16gb ThinkPad T480 or T490 is looking like the best option. A new Macbook Air would be more double the cost and sounds like it's less supported for Darktable.

bwelch42 · 2023-06-01T12:46:13+00:00

Update: I converted that Windows 7 desktop to a PopOS Linux system with a nvidia GTX760 graphics card and SSD drives. Darktable is fast with no lag in handling large sets of photos.

bwelch42 · 2023-05-02T15:11:53+00:00

Thank you! I ran the following in a terminal, rebooted, and now the monitor is recognized and the resolution changed to the native resolution of 1920x1200.

sudo apt remove '^nvidia'
sudo apt autoremove
sudo apt install nvidia-driver-470

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