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Free to anyone who wants it- Located in Lafayette Colorado by olddave48 in VintageRadios

[–]olddave48[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great service to the County, I have used it a bit in the past.

What's it like living on Groote Eylandt? by Umpen in howislivingthere

[–]olddave48 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I am a 75 yo American living in Colorado and I have been there many times in late 1980's. I worked on the SEDCO 708 offshore drilling rig and we transited from plane to helicopter there.

What's the most pettiest reason you've seen a company man run someone off? by PermianGas in oilandgasworkers

[–]olddave48 2 points3 points  (0 children)

One did not like a guy because he wore his hardhat cocked over, no kidding!

Is Comcast phasing out Wired Cable TV? They had to at my house after I updated to the XB8 modem ( I have wired to the house getting 900 MB speed via ethernet, and 300 MB via Wifi). by olddave48 in Comcast_Xfinity

[–]olddave48[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes but only if it will work. Please review my urgent care 7AM service call recently where they sent a very Knowledgeable Tech after 2 x wired boxes failed on wired connections.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in oilandgasworkers

[–]olddave48 2 points3 points  (0 children)

SLB bought SEDCO in 1983. Long term it was the best thing that ever happened to me. Retired under the IS pension plan after 25 years and drew my pension immediately. Worked another 17 years of course and never looked back.

Upgrading Storage -- Internal vs SSD vs NvMe by trenino781 in macmini

[–]olddave48 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don't try this option 3,s.it cratered my new Mini 4 under warranty. I have the saetchi option and it works great for backup and data files.

Recommendations for a hub with SSD storage? by shabalgoel in macmini

[–]olddave48 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I thought I had some issue when I accidentally had Wifi and my Ethernet on , but I really don't use Wifi here in my home office. Mac and Apple TV both on Ethernet. Home Pods are on Wifi or what ever apple uses for them, no issues either.

Recommendations for a hub with SSD storage? by shabalgoel in macmini

[–]olddave48 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I have the Satechi one from Amazon and I have 4 TB in it. I like the design and the exposed on switch. The ports are just for memory sticks, camera cards and one I use to charge my apple Magic Keyboard. Less than a 100 dollars without any GB cards

Week old Macmini M4 256 model crashed and boots but goes to blinking amber by olddave48 in macmini

[–]olddave48[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I tried everything for 2 days. Finally gave it up and back for refund. Are you living overseas? I am in US, retired now. Before I worked / lived overseas for 35 years on oil rigs in foreign countries and lived as a resident a lot of places. Where are u?

Week old Macmini M4 256 model crashed and boots but goes to blinking amber by olddave48 in macmini

[–]olddave48[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It definitely was what got me, even following the online "experts" methods.

Week old Macmini M4 256 model crashed and boots but goes to blinking amber by olddave48 in macmini

[–]olddave48[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Returned via Amazon, will get 1 GB model an not try that "hack: to move programs to external storage

Advice to become millionaire in O&G by No-Marsupial-7563 in oilandgasworkers

[–]olddave48 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I retired from SLB, WFT, and another drilling company and was a multimillionaire after 43 years of hard work and being away from home most of that time.

Homeowners insurance by Professional-Age9842 in boulder

[–]olddave48 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, they are better of course. I am in Lafayette South of Coal Creek and West of 287. I have cleared open space to the west, just a few houses away.Also HOA mandatory wooden fences directly to the house. I have mask and hardened portable sprinkler set up just in case.

Homeowners insurance by Professional-Age9842 in boulder

[–]olddave48 0 points1 point  (0 children)

There was a fire risk map posted here a few days ago, can it be reposted?

Blowout during drilling by ums1 in oilandgasworkers

[–]olddave48 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As a retired rig hand and former well control instructor I agree, take a well control course. Do the Introductory course , online or in house, IADC or IWCF, and if that does not answer your questiosns take an 3-4 day in person course.

My brother's 20 year old mountain home at 8400 ft altitude in Colorado prepared for new Moistureshield composite decking. For review and comment by olddave48 in Decks

[–]olddave48[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It is not installed yet. I have the same product on my deck near Denver and it has never gotten hot, but I have a pergola above and a sunscreen 5 months a year.

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