Recent content by Tom

(y) It does. That's what I've been thinking.

We've had a similar system with VZW for many years - they call it 'home connect'. We take the box (cellular adapter) when we go to our place in OH and plug in the base station for the DECT (cordless) phones. We have handsets upstairs, downstairs and in the basement. More and more, I'm...

LOL Rene. They had a name and a story for their mascot. BTW the guy sitting behind the mascot is an accomplished musician and singer. He's also a great whistler. I couldn't whistle if my life depended on it, and I recruited him to accompany me playing/singing Sukiyaki.

A big thanks Tony. We'll be in Star Valley first week of June. We'd normally be ready to head out before that, but our uke band has a couple of concerts June 1 & 2. Chris is itching to leave (already packing), but she also has to video our show.

Ah, some real data from another GD owner. Thanks!

Our 60-member uke band has a few breakout groups (small ensembles) who play at local assisted living facilities and other venues. Yesterday, one of the breakout groups 'No Strings Attached', played and sang at the Mothers Day luncheon of our local SIR retired guys club. They played a variety of...

Thanks, that's what I was concerned with, and figured I'd need to take the batteries to our lot for an overnight charge while we stayed at a cabin or motel. I have one of those, and have used it to dump sufficient charge into a dead battery to start a car. Good thought. Thanks again.

Is it normal for a tow truck to power the jacks on a 5th wheel when the 5W is hooked up to the truck? Or does it only power the rear lights and turn signals on the 5W? The reason I ask is that we have a 5W in storage a couple of miles from our WY summer lot (no power available to permit battery...

Back in the day, when I was responsible for all the "electronics" at a hot steel rolling mill, many production operators worked remotely, relying on CCTV to "see" what they were operating. I'd show up at a 'blank screen' monitor and realize there was no incoming video signal, then check the...

Who knows, and it could be one of several reasons/motives.

Reminds me of my time at a huge steel plant (largest in Europe) with miles of cable tunnels. Power entered the plant from the national grid at 132KV and was transformed down to 66KV for distribution to numerous substations. I worked in the (power) distribution dept for a few months during my...

Thinking aloud - will/could this lead to folks having their own charging cords (in their trunk) and plugging into the car and the charging station?

So true. Chris (my better half) was off to the races in 6-8 weeks after her knee replacement. I'm past 11 months since mine, with no light at the end of the tunnel.

Local news is reporting that a number of Tesla charging stations in Vallejo, CA were stripped of their charging cables over the weekend. A few were replaced Monday and the remainder replaced yesterday. It appears that the purpose was to steal the copper in the cables (no surprise). I know this...

Today it was reported that the boy died in hospital. Very sad, and probably avoidable by close supervision and wearing a life vest.