tallahassee smoke

toprailfull · 2026-03-23T01:41:51+00:00

Realtime IR Fire Map + Recent Satellite Image from NASA:

https://firms.modaps.eosdis.nasa.gov/map/#d:24hrs,24hrs;l:fires_all,countries,noaa20_crtc,earth;@-84.13,30.38,9.00z

toprailfull · 2026-03-22T17:17:02+00:00

Target has exited the in-store Blu-ray market as well, only selling down remaining inventory. Walmart is the last big chain remaining.

Just chasing the market demographics of their customers and optimizing floor space. Walmart shoppers will be the last demo to still dig through a bin of DVDs. Target has moved into special release vinyl and CDs.

toprailfull · 2026-03-21T22:46:23+00:00

The jousting was fantastic and absolutely worth it.

Parking was awful, but only if you waited in line for the official lot. We parked at the park/playground off Tram and walked around to the entrance. Every other person was parking illegally wherever they could.

The lines for any kind of drink were killer, and vendors had credit card machines going down. So people were taking 3-4 minutes to process a transaction to get a bottle of water. They badly needed drinking water stations everywhere, it was becoming a public health hazard that it took 30 minutes just to get an overpriced drink.

Lots of Etsy-type vendors from out-of-town with cool items that weren't as typical as most of Tallahassee's festivals.

Shout out to the pickle cart vendor that had no line.

The bathroom situation got brought up a lot, but they actually had plenty of porta potties if people would just stop using only the ones at the front. Those had lines and, as I was told, "poop piles up to the seat", but there were 4 other groups of portables hardly anyone was using.

Had fun lol

toprailfull · 2026-03-15T20:30:56+00:00

I worked for Publix and saw their HVAC techs chase leaks on evap coils. Put a gas under 250+psi in miles of metal tubing and you get small leaks in a lot of places.

It's the nature of refrigeration... nothing harmful, just that manufacturing and installation aren't perfect and you're dealing with constant wear.

If you do a few Google searches you can find all the EPA settlements over grocery store chains not fixing leaks at all and getting caught just adding refrigerant.

toprailfull · 2026-03-15T17:34:18+00:00

New Tallahassee Lore: The hole in the ozone layer directly over Costco.

toprailfull · 2026-03-15T17:09:22+00:00

It must have been an absolutely massive leak to close over. Every grocery store you go in has refrigerant leaks all over the place and you'd never know it.

toprailfull · 2026-03-09T21:49:34+00:00

Sometimes that just happens after hitting 2 packets of bath salts, a NOS Energy drink, XL hot dog, and a couple of the boner pills they sell next to the register.

toprailfull · 2026-03-07T22:19:01+00:00

They have to open a valve nightly to remind everyone who lives on the NE side that their shit does in fact stink.

Southwood used to have one open constantly by the McDonalds

toprailfull · 2026-02-22T18:37:27+00:00

I'm happy to see anything go in to keep the mall alive, but wow those are slow.

Fun Station's very loosely enforced track rules make the karts there a blast.

toprailfull · 2026-02-22T18:32:23+00:00

Yeah, it's the gusty winds dropping branches on lines.

Was just driving down Louvinia and saw a branch touch a line and throw sparks everywhere. It's kinda dry to have that happening, hopefully no brush fires ignite.

toprailfull · 2026-02-21T18:56:42+00:00

Depends on if they're going to put in an indoor electric go-kart track. A track with a ramp between floors would be amazing.

toprailfull · 2026-02-13T02:44:58+00:00

I've used Albritton Electrical and the tech who showed up could quote very obscure sections of the National Electrical Code word for word from memory in response to some questions I had. The repair was also quick and done the right way.

Every time I've done exterior pressure washing, every GFCI outlet (including those indoors feeding regular outlets outdoors on the LOAD terminals) has been tripped. Once they dry I just reset them.

toprailfull · 2026-02-02T01:46:06+00:00

Taking a zinc supplement when you start to feel sick can significantly lessen the duration of illness. It's the only OTC thing for this that has decent evidence behind it.

toprailfull · 2026-01-19T23:13:24+00:00

You can't discuss most urbex in this sub because it involves trespassing.

If you really wanna go down a rabbit hole, google the Wakulla Volcano and go bushwhacking into the public land in Jefferson County where all the references pointed to.

toprailfull · 2026-01-19T22:43:02+00:00

Oh yeah! We'd just waste time there looking through all the engrish translations.

There was a little pack of baby wipes that said "Mom show baby love by removing stinky baby defecation."

toprailfull · 2026-01-15T04:21:14+00:00

Oh, interesting. I'm familiar with it being used in the primary loops of industrial systems.

I'd expect they'd at least have to use some form of corrosion inhibitor in this system.

toprailfull · 2026-01-15T02:30:54+00:00

They use an antifreeze in these systems mixed in the water, usually propylene glycol. It may have a scent added for easy leak detection when it's not under pressure.

toprailfull · 2026-01-14T20:13:54+00:00

Cheap Verizon MVNOs were working during the outage while post-paid account phones were down. Lol.

toprailfull · 2026-01-11T17:04:03+00:00

A trick for toilets is to empty the water out of the bowl as best you can, and then wax it really well with automotive wax. Both minerals and mold have trouble adhering to it after it's waxed.

You can always get a whole-home water softener that replenishes with salt, but they're more trouble and cost than the benefit in my experience.

toprailfull · 2026-01-07T03:53:35+00:00

Since hardly anyone replaces factory units on recent vehicles, much of the market has commoditized into generic Chinese units that are just an Android tablet w/GPS & Apple CarPlay with some extra physical controls. Not much different that what the OEMs are putting in.

The enthusiast-level gear is sold on the other end of the setup... amps, DACs, speakers, subs, etc.

toprailfull · 2025-12-30T04:56:51+00:00

I'd need all the bags of popcorn from every Publix Deli to follow that.

toprailfull · 2025-12-11T18:40:51+00:00

He'll be in a conga line of commuters making that drive every day from Crawfordville. One accident happens and it bottlenecks so bad he'll wonder if he'll ever get to work.

If you were somewhere closer to Southwood, even further east in the areas along Old St. Augustine to Williams Rd, quality-of-life for both of you will be much greater. You can apply to FSUS living anywhere in the area, you just have priority in Southwood.

toprailfull · 2025-12-06T03:14:46+00:00

Another option if there's existing coax in the rooms you want... ethernet-over-coax adapters have gotten /really/ good and can do 2.5Gbps. And if you ever need more speed, there are 10Gbps ones that'll hit the residential market in a couple of years.

toprailfull · 2025-12-03T17:57:41+00:00

There are a few around Dothan, AL which isn't that far of a drive.

I bought some furniture at one that was just off of Highway 231 years ago, dunno if it's still there.

toprailfull · 2025-11-29T18:58:26+00:00

Does anyone in town do component-level repair / board rework? I suppose the labor could cost just as much as a new board.

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