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    Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

    Speaking of cleaning the areas where rodents nest or leave droppings: Be advised that mice do not have a urinary sphincter. They're basically peeing at all times, and leave it sort of painted all over everywhere they walk. Where I used to work, mice could get in, and it was out in a prairie...
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    Pandemic threat? Anyone else concerned?

    In about 1991, I was working on a project that had to be finished by a certain date or my company would be subject to completion date penalties. I was working on it on a Saturday, and got a call from my wife saying that she and my son decided to start cleaning our garage and encountered a huge...
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    Cutting Down A Palm Tree

    Excellent camera work, and a fun video to watch. I wouldn't have guessed this was the way to fell a palm tree! I suppose it depends on what's all around it nearby. I climbed only a few poles with spikes way back when. Didn't like it, especially old, rotten poles! We did a lot of tower work...
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    Crazy Shooting - Neighbors house hit

    Believe me. Mice do not need the door to be open. They can get in through an opening as small as 1/4" diameter. Ask me how I know. ;)
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    Just when you think the storm is over...

    A very dangerous (and common) time for lightning to strike is just as the rain from what seems like a safely-distant cloud begins to hit your location. The charge that's built up suddenly has enough potential to break down the air's insulating capability as that rain makes the path easy enough...
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    Romance on the Corner

    I recommend cutting out the carbs, for both of them. And I don't think that was a regular cigarette!
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    Siren Run

    She looks a little rough.
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    Tips for a successful termination with RJ-45 connector

    If you want to see corrosion, do work in the oilfield or a wastewater plant where you have H2S gas. I've seen new, shiny copper ground wire installed down a new pole turn completely black in just the time it took for us to go to the hotel for the night and come back the next morning. Another...
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    Tips for a successful termination with RJ-45 connector

    I made this cheat sheet up years ago. Then I printed an array of them small, using Corel Draw to fit onto those sheets of business cards that you can tear apart. Then I laminated them, and gave them to the guys where I work. We didn't do a lot of this, so it was nice to have a cheat sheet in...
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    Where can I get a replacement BNC conector for this super thin wire??

    Is this for a high frequency situation? RF? The cable size looks like RG174. You can get BNC Male connectors to fit RG174 in several styles. But you will need to be prepared to terminate the connection properly if this is for a high frequency/RF application. And does the other end of this...
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    Deer Collapses in the Street

    It's hard to say why the deer was in distress. Hopefully they were able to get it the help it needed or euthanize it humanely. You have to be careful approaching, let alone picking up and handling, a deer or pronghorn (antelope). I heard a funny story about some guys near here many years ago...
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    Close Call

    Thanks, Tony. I sometimes get busy and don't check in here for long spells, but it's great to see so many familiar people when I do get a chance to check in!
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    Moving to new house. What are your latest recommendations for cameras, POE switches, etc?

    All of the cameras came yesterday. Andy shipped everything very quickly! Man, is that PTZ unit a beast! I'm thinking of ways to mount it that will be sturdy enough to handle its mass and the high winds we get around here. Since this is a corner lot at an intersection where one street...
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    KP7 Aurora June 1, 2025

    We had thunderstorms and clouds last night here in Wyoming. It may well be the same story tonight for us.
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    Close Call

    I, too, hate vertical videos. But I do see the point if the only people watching will be watching on a phone, and they will be holding it vertically. I also hate the way people tend to crop things when filming and photographing. I've been a photographer since I was about 6 years old and my...
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