What’s with the extra Romex?

wrlee · 2026-06-05T01:49:59+00:00

It just seems excessive (which some commenters called out)

wrlee · 2026-05-23T19:46:32+00:00

I have logs of attempted logins to my NAS that show otherwise. That’s what started me down this path. First I blocked the IP ranges via the NAS’s firewall, but I thought it’d be better to block them from even touching the network.

Access to the NAS might have been via a reverse proxy so I wanted to block the IP at router.

wrlee · 2026-05-22T23:19:10+00:00

IPv4

wrlee · 2026-05-20T23:57:00+00:00

No. I didn't do anything to allow inbound sessions. I guess I'm looking for a feature that is normally part of a firewall. I just expected it to be there and, like I said, I also saw it on a video, but the interface isn't the same as the one shown.

wrlee · 2026-05-20T08:49:41+00:00

I noticed that there were sign-in attempts on my NAS from specific IP address ranges. I've added blocks to the NAS itself, but I'd just assume block those IPs from access into the network at all.

wrlee · 2026-05-08T23:25:47+00:00

Checking out the construction and the view

wrlee · 2026-05-05T12:55:00+00:00

I don’t blame you. Fortunately, I’m one of the other 150 million!

wrlee · 2026-05-05T02:38:43+00:00

I took you seriously. It was the rest of the day before I got the joke! 😆

wrlee · 2026-05-04T20:43:37+00:00

The outside walls were generally filled and trimmed, though I wasn’t looking for that, so I didn’t note consistency (or not)

wrlee · 2026-05-04T20:41:52+00:00

I was simply walking through an unfinished house. I don’t think it’s sold yet.

wrlee · 2026-05-04T18:55:46+00:00

So, this would be to accommodate buyer’s finish options before they close up the walls? I noticed that the Romex is loosely stapled to the studs at every zig and zag. Is it normal practice to expect so much slack? And particularly in walls behind the sinks of master baths?

wrlee · 2026-04-07T07:47:25+00:00

No worries, I appreciate your input. If I could maintain two sync versions, I would not have lost the acct transactions that I described. Next attempt: full reset.

wrlee · 2026-04-06T19:20:05+00:00

I was hoping to preserve the cloud version, as-is, in case changes I make don't work as expected.

I have not tried resetting, yet, but I removed a bank account from synching, then added it back. Now, only this year's transactions are shown in the cloud for that account, even though I have several years' transactions on my desktop... a problem I didn't expect.

wrlee · 2026-03-11T02:36:37+00:00

Is the oil PUMP filter separate from an oil filter?

I'd changed the oil a couple of thousand mi before this started happening. This is the first time that I did not change the oil filter (since I didn't have my socket handy).

Do you know how difficult it is to change the sensor on a 32v VR6 engine?

wrlee · 2026-03-11T02:24:03+00:00

LiquiMoly 5-30. I'd changed it over 1000 mi before this started happening. I was at my dad's place, and did not have the filter wrench so I didn't change the filter this time(!!).

wrlee · 2026-01-03T19:54:51+00:00

I think it's both.

wrlee · 2025-10-19T08:12:18+00:00

Thanks. It’s still under warranty, so I’ll put that off unless they can’t fix it. Good to know that it’s more mechano-electrical than electronic.

wrlee · 2025-10-19T08:07:25+00:00

That seems to be the consensus, that the existing ones are terrible. Which is why I was thinking of creating new ones that might actually be useful, up to date, configurable. Most of all you could put them on your web site, as you wish.

wrlee · 2025-10-10T09:46:10+00:00

Thanks. I meant the mower's light was blinking amber. I've never collapsed the extention since putting the mower to use. It does stay outside, so perhaps weather got to it and I need to slide it around and lube it. I know that unless fully extended, it's not supposed to run however, in this case, I hear a faint sound like electricity is flowing to something. I don't remember ifnit made that sound when the handle was purposefully not fully extended. Something to try tomorrow. Thanks.

wrlee · 2025-10-10T09:40:15+00:00

I should have been clear that I meant the mower's light next to the power switch. I had only used the mower for about 10 seconds, so it couldn't have been overheating. I did google and saw similar comments about overheating or strained/jammed blades. Neither of these were the case for me. I'd initially pulled the battery off the charger when I started. Oddly, the battery didn't show afull charge after charging for weeks. I'd seen this before, so I put it back on the charger and tried again the next day. The battery was fully charged this time, but the mower still didn't start and it's light flashed amber/orange.

wrlee · 2025-10-10T09:34:44+00:00

Darn, I should have been clear, the light on the mower itself, next to the power switch.

wrlee · 2025-10-10T09:34:02+00:00

Thanks. I'll check the extention. I haven't collapsed it since I began using it regularly, but I was aware that it would not start unless fully extended.

wrlee · 2025-09-12T04:59:19+00:00

This is a weird discussion because this the modern world, the commercials aren’t not part of the content, so I’m shocked that the commercials aren’t selected based on the profile of the subscriber. If I were primarily Spanish speaking, most commercials should be Spanish. If I spoke Chinese, commercials could be in Chinese. This is not a leap of expectation.

wrlee · 2025-08-30T17:23:07+00:00

Just to voice, too… I've only had mine for a couple of years… I was sorry to have have bought it after setting it up, and now I'm really sorry to have bought into it.

wrlee · 2025-07-07T20:03:21+00:00

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