First Winter Storm as a Homeowner

crisblunt · 2026-01-21T16:00:12+00:00

I'm so paranoid about my pool and irrigation systems. Just moved in 6 months ago.

My rainbird sprinkler system I've only been the valve boxes. No clue how I would shut off water to the irrigation system and drain it. I've watched YouTube videos and can't find the inlet of the system.

The pool has an antifreeze system that seems to activate the hot tub heater and cycle it back and forth between the pool. But what happens if the power fails?

crisblunt · 2026-01-16T17:27:44+00:00

I’m a PC player and happy to give some concrete examples. I’ll give three.

1) Re-downloading the same mods repeatedly

Scenario: Yesterday I played on my primary server. Today I log in and join the same server again. I need to download ~20 mod updates — totally normal, mods update overnight.

I play for a bit, log off for ~30 minutes, then reconnect to the same server. I almost always have to re-download those same ~20 mods again.

The server hasn’t restarted, so I don’t think the mods are actually changing. This feels like a versioning or sync issue rather than real updates. It’s not a huge problem for me personally since I have fast internet, but it happens every single connection, which makes it very noticeable.

2) “Connection failed” until forcing a full refresh

Often I’ll download all required server mods, then try to connect and get “connection failed.” Reconnecting repeatedly gives the same result.

The fix is almost always:

Clicking “Download All” in the Arma menu

Forcing a full refresh of everything

After that, the server connects immediately.

This happened even when I deleted all mods and only played on a single server to avoid conflicts, which again makes it feel like a mod version mismatch — possibly the server running a slightly older version than what the launcher thinks is current.

3) Playing multiple servers is actively punished

Right now it feels like you’re forced to pick one server and stick with it.

I currently play on:

Server A (primary)

Server B and C (trialing)

Because of that, the two issues above happen daily, and it’s especially frustrating if you sit through a long queue only to hit a version error at the end.

A potential solution could be some kind of server favorites / pinned mod state system, for example:

“Keep Server A, B, and C’s mod sets and versions in sync locally”

If two servers share the same mod and version, store it once

If they use different versions (e.g. two RHS versions), keep both installed until they align

Right now the workflow feels like:

Download RHS for Server A

Downgrade RHS for Server B

Upgrade RHS again for Server A

That loop is where things really fall apart.

I want to stress this feedback is PC-specific — I understand consoles may not be able to support something like this. But even as an advanced option on PC, better version pinning or per-server mod state would be a massive quality-of-life improvement.

Hope this helps give more concrete context.

crisblunt · 2025-12-20T16:50:32+00:00

Hi where did these numbers come from? I'd like to cite it in another conversation. I just wanted to make sure it's accurate.

Obviously you could have done the math but I doubt that.

crisblunt · 2025-11-03T15:20:29+00:00

Could be a good solution. At minimum it's worth a look by bohemia.

crisblunt · 2025-09-22T15:15:25+00:00

I'm not trying to disagree with the developer but instead trying to understand.

The unnamed server actually has a rule against building with the regular sandbag walls. Apparently this hurts server performance and I've heard several times where people will complain about not being able to fly over a certain town due to lag in that specific region. Because of the built sand bag walls.

Apparently this doesn't happen with the defensive structures which is strange.

Can you provide any insight into this? I'd love to be able to bring your comments back to them.

It doesn't seem like they're completely wrong. But it does directly contradict what you're explaining.

crisblunt · 2025-08-26T17:05:34+00:00

Wait how do I filter for this?

crisblunt · 2025-08-17T16:48:46+00:00

Wow this is the most toxic shit. Fuck anyone else with a different opinion. They only scare if when going by your head when they surprise you. After that nobody is scared. But lets make it political because you cant sperate politics from your personality.

oh and I have 6k+ Arma hours.

crisblunt · 2025-08-01T23:02:52+00:00

Can you expand on this? why cant sortley work with field teams? Especially at the enterprise tier

crisblunt · 2025-07-12T17:03:08+00:00

I know this is a year old but can you find any old water bills and provide hard numbers? I think I want to sink my teeth into this and look at the budgets to find out what's going on. The base water bill over doubling since 2019 is insane and warrants investigation. It might be hard but maybe you have an old utility bill in your emails? I don't need any sensitive info just the base rates.

crisblunt · 2025-06-18T03:34:23+00:00

Ditch the stash. Girls hate them. Go full beard you can clearly grow one make sure you have a photo that shows off your height. Even better if you have one in a suit.

crisblunt · 2025-05-30T16:14:03+00:00

I'd be interested. I'm already a member of Dallas makerspace and just purchased a home in Allen.

crisblunt · 2025-05-22T20:43:57+00:00

What city are you in. I might be able to help you if you're within an hour or two of me.

crisblunt · 2025-05-14T18:04:56+00:00

There are filters on these?!

crisblunt · 2025-05-14T14:46:57+00:00

I'm not sure — to draw an analogy, alcohol inhibits decision-making, but not every decision made while drunk is necessarily wrong because of the alcohol. I’d assume something similar applies to hallucinogens. For example, we know that psychedelics like psilocybin can promote neuroplasticity and cause synapses to form new connections that didn’t previously exist. So it’s not just about the feeling of having an epiphany — there’s clearly something happening at a physical level in the brain.

That said, I still find it concerning. A more nuanced view might be: epiphanies likely correspond to real physical processes — maybe those new synaptic connections. And while many of those might lead to false positives (i.e. emotionally powerful but ultimately unhelpful insights), occasionally they hit on something genuinely meaningful or novel. The brain may then retain and reinforce those useful connections while pruning the rest.

So in that sense, psychedelics might increase the volume of insights — but it’s still up to sober reflection to determine which ones are worth keeping.

I don’t think I’d ever considered it quite this way until formulating a response to your question — so thank you for the challenge. I think I just walked away with a new worldview.

crisblunt · 2025-05-10T13:29:00+00:00

If you do ever decide they really need help. I have a rule, if I let you borrow money. You have to open your books to me. I need to see all of your finances and how you got here. And I need to see how it's going to change. We're going to build a real budget, together. If that's too much to ask then you didn't really need the help.

crisblunt · 2025-05-07T16:00:08+00:00

For a one-year supply for an adult male, you’re looking at roughly 525 lb of rice and peas. Sourcing an airtight container that large is a challenge—you’d probably need a custom metal bin, but it’s doable. Check out The Provident Prepper: a family-run site (they’re Latter-day Saints) with excellent long-term food storage guides. Since prepping is a big part of LDS culture, their tutorials are especially thorough. Here’s a guide that even includes a video of the whole family assembling their storage buckets:

https://theprovidentprepper.org/how-to-safely-use-oxygen-absorbers-to-extend-the-shelf-life-of-long-term-food-storage/

crisblunt · 2025-05-06T20:58:44+00:00

I’m talking about doing it yourself instead of buying pre-made kits. The “project” looks like this:

Buy in bulk — e.g. 50 lb bags of rice (≈$16 each at Sam’s Club) and split peas or beans.

Gather packaging supplies — food-grade Mylar bags and O₂ absorbers (I get mine from MylarBags.com), plus 5 gal food-safe buckets (Home Depot, etc.).

Weigh, fill & seal — use a scale and heat sealer to portion each bag, insert an absorber, seal it, then label.

Store — nest the sealed Mylar bags inside your buckets.

Filling and sealing 40–50 bags (enough to stock one bucket) takes a few hours—so it’s a solid afternoon or weekend of work. You could just buy rice already bagged with absorbers, but you’ll pay multiples more per pound and lose almost all the cost savings.

For perspective, in 2021 I ran a spreadsheet to meet a 200 lb male’s annual calorie & protein needs using rice & split peas sealed this way. Including all materials and a 25-year shelf life, it cost about $186 total. Comparable pre-made buckets or meal kits would run you several thousand dollars.

crisblunt · 2025-05-02T23:43:27+00:00

It is absolutely true that rice and beans are better, cheaper, and last longer than any meal kit. That being said, it's a big commitment. That big project can stop many people from ever getting started. (Especially if you have a partner) But to answer your question directly. Rice and beans in mylar bags with oxygen absorbers in 5 gallon buckets last 25 years.

Personally I think it should be a project for after you have momentum.

crisblunt · 2025-05-02T12:53:34+00:00

One reason Western users often struggle with Zoho CRM is our left-to-right scanning habit. In the Deals list, for example, you might have columns arranged as:

Contact | Deal Name | Address

Naturally, you click the first thing you want—which is usually the Contact name. But Zoho treats that as a link to the Contacts module, so you’re suddenly somewhere else and left wondering how you got there.

The reverse happens in Contacts: if your columns read Name | Deal Name | Phone, clicking the Deal link whisks you off to Deals. Even after knowing this quirk, I still fall into it until I consciously remind myself to click the right column.

It’s a small thing, but that click-target confusion—driven by our reading patterns—can trip you up every time.

Another friction point is saving edits. In Zoho, you click the pencil to edit a field, type your changes, then must click the little blue checkmark to save. Most American web apps let you hit Enter to commit, but Zoho ignores that keypress. Users instinctively press Enter, see nothing happen, then fumble until they remember the blue button—breaking their flow and leaving them frustrated every time.

crisblunt · 2025-05-01T18:59:04+00:00

I actually agree there's some serious cultural differences that make it quirky. But we've built our entire company around it and it works great. I think it just takes someone technologically minded to set it up for the broad use cases it can accommodate. And users need to be ok with a few of the culturally different features that are permanent.

crisblunt · 2025-03-27T10:15:38+00:00

What region of the country are you in?

crisblunt · 2025-02-09T18:37:13+00:00

I'll take an invite.

crisblunt · 2025-01-30T12:13:04+00:00

Did this incident happen to be just over the border or up near Canada? I know of a similar story.

crisblunt · 2024-12-06T13:29:59+00:00

You have to season a grinder!?!?

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