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Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Tom Elam <thomas.e.elam@gmail.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.advocacy Subject: Re: OT: For those waiting breathlessly for news of my racing weekend. Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 08:36:50 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 112 Message-ID: <vcbt51$3gssr$1@dont-email.me> References: <vc5r93$20fvj$1@dont-email.me> <vc7q0b$25bpk$3@dont-email.me> <vc8ekd$2lpoo$1@dont-email.me> <vc94od$2q5t1$3@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:36:50 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="9b9275a880b72fad2c9c8fe34fb827fb"; logging-data="3699611"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX198GbbQkXU+u4P8r2EdC3RdwhcGOUH6Jug=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:MFpBmvYZU69+a/eNAG2DuHpcxvQ= In-Reply-To: <vc94od$2q5t1$3@dont-email.me> Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 6220 On 9/16/2024 7:28 AM, -hh wrote: > On 9/16/24 1:10 AM, Alan wrote: >> On 2024-09-15 16:18, -hh wrote: >>> On 9/15/24 1:28 AM, Alan wrote: >>>> Well... ...it came to an abrupt end at about 1:25pm today, >>>> >>>> Our race had only just started, and at turn 3 of lap 1, the car >>>> immediately ahead of me spun, and while I was able to get my speed >>>> off to the point where all we did was bump tires... >>>> >>>> ...there was nothing I could do about the Formula Vee following me... >>>> >>>> ...who hit might right rear tire hard enough to fold up and/or break >>>> every piece of the right year suspension... >>>> >>>> ...and who ended up half on top of my car with his left front tire >>>> immediately beside my head. >>>> >>>> I haven't seen the video from his car yet (we have to have video >>>> cameras now), nor have I heard from the steward of the meeting about >>>> his conversation with the Vee driver, but to my mind, this was just >>>> a racing incident. >>>> >>>> Conditions were marginal--there had been rain for qualifying but it >>>> was drying out, but all three of the fast(ish) FF driver determined >>>> that we would all go out on the same tires, and the very last-minute >>>> choice was to run on slicks. 15 minutes before our race, it looked >>>> like the better call would be rain tires, but then the sun came out, >>>> and with other race groups before us dissipating the water on the >>>> track, we call changed to dry tires. >>>> >>>> And this change proved too much for Martin's traction in turn 3. >>>> >>>> With me running close behind him, he spun 1/4 of the way around, and >>>> there was just no way I could have tightened my line to go to his >>>> left. So I moved as much to the right as I dared (with a wall >>>> preventing a complete off-track avoidance, and hoped for the best. >>>> And I nearly pulled it off. >>>> >>>> Unfortunately, the FV running behind me had opted for wet tires, and >>>> so had better grip in the mid-corner phase, and (despite not having >>>> seen the video or heard the report) I don't think there was any way >>>> he could have tightened his line enough to avoid me. >>>> >>>> The end result was this: >>>> >>>> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Y9CbWveqC2PS5R3yR0vahcfqMSQ7cV4d/ >>>> view? usp=share_link> >>>> >>>> Bottom of the line: bad luck. >>> >>> Dang, that's an Ouchie. >>> >>> Nevertheless beats my weekend project, which started with removing >>> some landscaping plants to gain access to replace a failing concrete >>> skim coat. Naturally, there's also some other scope creep >>> discoveries involved... >> >> Scope creep in one's house is often bad news. I hope it's not too bad. > > > Leaks on the irrigation system, which has also revealed that its indoor > winter water shutoff valve has a leak too. Resulted in ripping out the > control valves too, to have easier wall access for the concrete work; > now debating how to change the design while buying all new to put it > back together, and what to do about the inside valve. > > Been debating adding this from YoLink, and if that would do double-duty > or would be for belt-and-suspenders on the seasonal shutoff. > > <https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys5001-dn15#owl1> > > Similarly, thinking about adding the capability of a rain detector to > save water too; pros/cons of adding a local rain sensor to the > controller, vs going to a "smart" device that checks the weather: > > <https://www.lowes.com/pd/Orbit-White-Wired-Rain-and-Freeze-Sensor/1043275> > vs > <https://shop.yosmart.com/products/ys4102> > > > > >> To make matters worse, the same FV driver was involved in an incident >> with Dave McKay that was even worse; resulting in the rear and front >> suspension of Dave's Lola being absolutely destroyed. >> >> <https://drive.google.com/file/d/1CX7HmLymYCg_q9obYjWTQdk6GGXyTCYG/view? usp=share_link> >> >> Apparently, as Dave was coming up to pass, the FV driver committed one >> of the cardinal sins: >> >> Having received the blue flag that a faster car was coming up behind >> him, he moved of his line to "help" let the faster car by, but by >> doing so, he had to guess where Dave was intending to go; guessed >> wrong, putting Dave into the grass on driver's left, where he spun, >> and hit the wall driver's right at something like 65-75mph. >> >> Sadly, in addition to the incidents with me and Dave, this particular >> driver has at least once had his license pulled. > > > > -hh Two days before we left for Paris last month a basement water sensor went off. A leak had developed at the water softener's plastic intake. I pulled it apart, cleaned it up, put it back on, but the leak persisted. With some spare copper parts I soldered in a bypass and ordered all new parts. If that leak had developed a few days later I hate to think what might have happened in the 2 weeks we were gone. The parts were delayed but finally arrived last week and fixed the issue.