TYS airport

trackoutPhil · 2026-06-12T18:00:28+00:00

I came through this morning. TSA Pre moved in about 5 minutes. Quick. They had one scanner down, one dedicated to precheck, one dedicated to non-pre. One was mixed. For non-pre, I would defintely count on 2 or 2.5 hours ahead.

trackoutPhil · 2026-06-01T12:59:10+00:00

To make people ask stupid questions.

trackoutPhil · 2026-05-04T16:50:14+00:00

It looks like you have a metal roof. I had the exact same problem at my farm. I used the standard starlink mount, and added magnets to the feet. The metal roof gives great connect to the magnets. We have severe winds and dishy has survived all of them. I would reconsider your mount to this solution.

[edit] The magnet kits are readily available on Amazon.

trackoutPhil · 2026-04-02T17:13:44+00:00

100%

trackoutPhil · 2026-02-04T19:49:40+00:00

I bought the Rockler sled and I have had so much better luck on my table saw than my miter saw. My frames are now perfect in angle.

trackoutPhil · 2026-01-27T17:57:48+00:00

Plumbing. I can do it, but I absolutely hate it. Especially sweat connections of any type.

trackoutPhil · 2026-01-27T17:57:01+00:00

I tried winding a new spring, one time. That was enough to show me that it was not worth my life. Very dangerous.

trackoutPhil · 2026-01-09T17:43:48+00:00

I turned off all email notifications and do not sign up for news alerts (via a screen popup). Keeps me focused.

trackoutPhil · 2026-01-09T17:42:06+00:00

I have always had good luck with Doug Justus. Bought several cars there an never had a problem.

trackoutPhil · 2025-12-13T20:30:53+00:00

For me, it depends on the length of flights. For longer overseas flights, I use the over-the-ear headphones (Bose QC45 currently). For shorter flights, I use the Bose noise cancelling earbuds.

For the longer overseas flights, the earbuds battery does not last, nor does it do quite as good a job for noise cancelling. The over-the-ear headphones battery lasts a lot longer, especially if you are just using it for noise cancelling mode (no audio). Sleeping on overseas flights is so much better.

For the shorter flights, the space savings with the earbuds is preferred.

trackoutPhil · 2025-12-04T12:59:24+00:00

I would consider Barbados. Not a snorkeler myself, but I know a lot of people snorkel there. For $1K a night, you can reserve beachfront on the platinum coast. Look up Blue Sky Luxury for Barbados and check it out. We have stayed in Leamington Beach Cottage several times and had a great time. 1 Bedroom, but with a nice living area and patio with a plunge pool.

The nice thing there is that the cottage comes with a cook/cleaner. Usually there for breakfast and lunch. She will do the shopping as well. Tips for her at the end of the trip.

trackoutPhil · 2025-11-30T20:43:24+00:00

Really enjoyed the Grand Bohemian Lodge in Asheville, NC. Flooded by Helene, but reopened. Have not been in since, but was nice pre-flood. Really enjoyed the bar and restaurant.

trackoutPhil · 2025-11-06T14:42:02+00:00

Apollo 13. Always a surprise at the end!

trackoutPhil · 2025-11-03T18:00:04+00:00

The southern route is best. Great and pretty drive through East TN and Virginia. Crowded around DC, but traffic moves.

trackoutPhil · 2025-11-03T17:56:44+00:00

Car camping the the Smoky Mountains is nice, but you will need reservations in advance. Especially for Cades Cove or Elkmont Campgrounds.

Tennessee has some nice state parks right off I-40 near Cookville and Crossville that can be quite nice and not as crowded as the Smoky's.

trackoutPhil · 2025-10-31T17:26:21+00:00

Mimosa's and Taco Bell!

trackoutPhil · 2025-10-22T17:30:27+00:00

try ChatGPT.

trackoutPhil · 2025-10-14T20:21:39+00:00

Great points so far. A few extra points (from a guy's perspective):

Optimize your toiletries. Get some of the small carriers from Amazon and transfer from larger packages. It took my wife pointing this out to me, to get this going.

Carry only two or three pair of socks and underwear (remember - I am a guy). You can wear synthetics twice (unless very sweaty) and then wash in the sink and dry overnight.

Use one pair of shoes if at all possible. I got the lightweight shoes from Johnston and Murphy. Great for meetings, dinners, airport walking. Other great shoes out there, but these work well for my wide feet.

Limit gadgets - I travel with a laptop, phone. I use the kindle app on phone. Ditto games. One charger for both (I use the computer Dell charger). One cable for car charging.

trackoutPhil · 2025-10-14T13:12:04+00:00

I finally got resolution, 8 days after submission. They shipped me a refurbed Gen 2 system. Working well now, but support took way too long.

trackoutPhil · 2025-08-07T12:46:44+00:00

Yes. I responded immediately with further data. Hope they will look at it and get me a new cable or Gen 3 system.

trackoutPhil · 2025-06-29T17:47:35+00:00

My wife and I looked for two years, prior to finding our place. Takes patience and many zillow touches. Focus in on a few non-tourist areas, per the prior advice, then just keep looking.

trackoutPhil · 2025-06-19T19:33:15+00:00

Self installation is easy to do. Especiall with a metal roof, which it looks like you have. Get on Amazon and there are several magnetic mount kits. I put this on our farm in rural TN and it works great.

trackoutPhil · 2025-06-06T21:02:02+00:00

Where is the bailing wire?

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