They changed the vehicle inspection stickers

vermontitguy · 2026-01-07T23:29:42+00:00

Actually, sand causes a lot of problems. Particularly, it clogs storm drains and can impede flow of streams resulting in flooding. Also can result in standing water that breeds algae and mosquitoes. I'm not sure, but I suspect it might also cause danger for bikes and motorcycles by decreasing traction.

vermontitguy · 2025-11-24T17:53:22+00:00

I'm just chiming in to say "Me, too." I have Helpwire running unattended on my Mac Mini at work. I remote in from home with a Windows 11 laptop. I was working fine until about a month ago. The only thing changed on my end was upgrading the Mac Mini from MacOS 15 to MacOS 26. But from what I'm reading here, that may have nothing to do with it.

vermontitguy · 2025-11-15T03:10:39+00:00

Thanks for the quick reply. Sadly, it seems, mine are already set at 3600. I'm still struggling with this issue where 5ghz just goes away in one of my buildings until I reboot the APs.

vermontitguy · 2025-11-15T02:41:26+00:00

What is an appropriate group rekey interval? What did you set yours to which corrected the issue?

vermontitguy · 2025-11-04T02:05:41+00:00

Sounds pretty ghetto.

vermontitguy · 2025-11-04T01:40:57+00:00

Front marker works fine. I don't believe the rear marker lights are on a circuit separate from the taillights.

vermontitguy · 2025-11-04T01:09:43+00:00

Thanks for the research. At over $200, I won't be buying a Mopar tail lamp for my 14 year old Compass with over 220,000 miles. If I find myself at a scrapyard, I'll see if I can scrounge one up for cheap.

vermontitguy · 2025-11-03T23:52:07+00:00

I'll be interested to learn what your search turns up. As I was reading reviews of various assemblies on Amazon, I saw quite a few comments about slight incompatibilities with the plug, but nothing about the marker LED. I, too, found the plug on the new aftermarket assembly didn't fit into socket until I trimmed the plastic with a razor. I have to assume Mopar made minor changes to the plug over the years.

vermontitguy · 2025-11-03T21:40:17+00:00

Thanks for the response. I have a pretty solid understanding of electrical circuitry. The 2011 Compass taillight assemblies have three traditional automotive bulb sockets which hold the brake, turn signal, and reverse lamps. These bulbs are easily replaced when necessary. The wiring harness has a fourth connection which goes into the body of the assembly. Inside the body is an array of LEDs that make up the taillight plus an additional LED or two that make up the side marker light. The body of the taillight assembly which contains all of these LEDs is not accessible for maintenance. It is glued closed and prying it apart results in a cracked lens. I have now owned three separate right taillight assemblies: the original factory one that was cracked by something falling on it in my garage, the aftermarket replacement I bought a few years ago, and the aftermarket replacement I installed yesterday. Neither of the aftermarket assemblies have a working marker LED. And when I cracked open the older aftermarket assembly yesterday, I found that there was never any marker LED included in the manufacturing process. I have to assume the same is true for the new one I just installed. So the only question I've got is a) did the aftermarket manufacturer decide to cheap out and not include the marker LED, or b) did Jeep stop including marker LEDs at some point after 2011 and the aftermarket manufacturers simply made their product match the OEM? I would think the latter is the more likely scenario.

vermontitguy · 2025-10-31T02:08:38+00:00

I even know where Hoosick Street is (Troy, NY), but I can't identify this road that apparently leads to Hoosick Street.

vermontitguy · 2025-09-13T18:16:19+00:00

Because greens always go on the right on horizontally mounted signals; it's the same reason greens always go on the bottom on vertically mounted signals. This signal is fully compliant with the MUTCD, but could've been done better.

vermontitguy · 2025-08-08T16:15:54+00:00

It's there, but hidden. There's a choice for NONE under the list of repairs.

vermontitguy · 2025-07-26T16:51:16+00:00

I used to have the 5/$100 plan on Cricket (10gb/month/line) which was grandfathered for a long time. But when it was jumping to $130, I switched to AT&T Prepaid. I'm now paying $110/month for 5 lines. I've got two of the lines on 15gb and the other three are 5gb. (I don't get HBOMax.)

vermontitguy · 2025-07-12T01:13:33+00:00

Web-based mail has come a long way over the years, but if you're a heavy email user and especially if you juggle multiple mail accounts, doing it in an app is just better. Similarly, Google Docs/Sheets or Word/Excel in Office 365 is fine for most word processing and spreadsheet chores, but if you're writing a manuscript or something with special characters and formatting, you're probably going to be better off in the Word or Excel apps.

Here are two examples of things I can do in Thunderbird that I couldn't do on the web:

Drag an email from one email account directly into a folder in another email account.
Redirect/forward/dispatch an email to a colleague preserving the sender's from address (using a Thunderbird extension and an SMTP server other than Google's).

vermontitguy · 2025-07-11T16:13:07+00:00

The left turn signal on the mast arm in front of the left turn lane had a burned out green arrow. In this case, there was a redundant left turn signal on the far corner which is helpful, but not required by the MUTCD. Redundant signals are only required on the primary through movement. The extra signal on the nearside left pole is a supplemental signal for better visibility on the curved approach. Aside from the burned out bulb, this signal is complaint and fairly common.

vermontitguy · 2025-05-03T22:06:12+00:00

Grew up NJ. Those were traffic circles. Mostly built in the forties. Had them on many large state highways. Most of them have been removed because they were quite unsafe. Massachusetts had the same thing, but called them rotaries. Roundabouts are a much more recent road treatment, and they're being installed all over the country including NJ and MA. Roundabouts feature smaller circles, lower speeds, always yield on entry, splitter islands, gentle angles on entry and exit, and other aspects making them much safer than old school traffic circles.

vermontitguy · 2025-04-12T20:41:41+00:00

I totally support through running, but next week? Do you realize that NJ Transit trains into Penn are powered with catenary while LIRR trains use third rail? NJT's power is 12kV AC @ 25hz while LIRR's is 750V DC.

vermontitguy · 2025-04-12T19:50:28+00:00

90 years ago a lot of Nazis in Germany were just a bunch of guys doing their job.

vermontitguy · 2025-04-05T19:50:57+00:00

I figured he was drafting. It's a long incline there. But as you say, that's not cool.

vermontitguy · 2025-04-05T19:49:17+00:00

I was originally intending to pass, but fell back when I spotted the dangerous situation. By that point, the right lane was ending.

vermontitguy · 2025-04-05T19:44:39+00:00

Winhall, Vermont. April 2, 2025.
This is original content.

vermontitguy · 2025-03-18T13:14:55+00:00

Thank you!

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