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Path: ...!weretis.net!feeder8.news.weretis.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: -hh <recscuba_google@huntzinger.com> Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.advocacy Subject: Re: OT: For those waiting breathlessly for news of my racing weekend. Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2024 21:24:40 -0400 Organization: A noiseless patient Spider Lines: 180 Message-ID: <vct4cp$2tpta$2@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> <vcbt51$3gssr$1@dont-email.me> <vcm6d5$1i2ms$2@dont-email.me> <vcmom6$1l3ue$1@dont-email.me> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit Injection-Date: Tue, 24 Sep 2024 03:24:41 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="017a2dca43cabc7dc84f61b7b390bb91"; logging-data="3073962"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX18R992Zu3xYr/eJx3ILigecL+G8HZ2ZtD0=" User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Cancel-Lock: sha1:/rDLyNpW9A/5jo6DhxMTXUd+jlg= In-Reply-To: <vcmom6$1l3ue$1@dont-email.me> Content-Language: en-US Bytes: 9521 On 9/21/24 11:28 AM, Alan wrote: > On 2024-09-21 03:16, -hh wrote: >> On 9/17/24 8:36 AM, Tom Elam wrote: >>> 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. >> >> >> While mistakes happen, so too does accountability. > > I certainly hope so. > > Not only is he (in my opinion) lying about his part in both incidents, > it looks like he's playing fast and loose with the rules and--despite > being a Canadian--racing on a US license. Wheels of justice turn slowly... /s >>> 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. >> >> We've gone for decades without having any modern sensor/alarms, but I >> included two of them on the YoLink order which arrived yesterday. >> >> >>> 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. >> >> We had a similar luck some years ago. A holidays trip to family which >> got changed at the last minute from leaving in the evening right after >> work to sleeping overnight and heading out in the morning for the 4hr >> drive. Washing machine's hot water hose failed catastrophically at >> 4AM, so we caught it within an hour instead of 4 days later. >> >> Since then, the washing machine's water supply gets turned off >> whenever we're not doing laundry. Of course, with the irrigation work >> being adjacent, pulling the washer for plumbing access revealed that >> this shutoff valve has a slow seep to it (doesn't close off 100%). So >> I've picked up a replacement valve (they're not really rebuildable) >> and located the torch ... just need to find the solder & flux, as they >> weren't stored with the torch for some reason. > > The joys of being a homeowner, huh? Stuff always wears out...just like we do too. I found the solder, so I now have all the tools ... and most of the parts needed for that valve replacement. It will take a day (without rushing), but it beats a $300 service call. The irrigation is effectively done; that work is the result of a trade-off of adding complexity for wanting to automate a chore. I missed two PVC joints in the gluing-up during final assembly, which resulted in three 2 hour cure time delays to finish it off. The new design has all of the zone valves on a common manifold with Unions on them so that I can decouple the entire thing and bring it into a non-freezing space until spring for winterization. Put the electrical on connector plugs too. > The laundry room in our condo has been torn apart to deal with some > water leaks... > > Sigh. Doing it yourself, or paying the bill? Last time I hired a plumber (last summer), he was young and didn't know how to solder, which made extra work for himself. BTW, on a completely different subject, I should "timely" disclose that I sold off some TQQQ last week, due to my 12/22/2022 purchase that made Tommy Seim rant so much (just in case he ever pops back up). 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