toedtoes wrote:
If you have any percent signs in your post, rvnet will error out. Also the square brackets.
If you have any percent signs in your post, rvnet will error out. Also the square brackets.
Yes, I often forget the differences between writing for publication and posting on discussion boards.
Going to take a break for now ... to bring my stress level down and get some things done that I need to do.
1970 Explorer Class A on a 1969 Dodge M300 chassis with 318 cu. in. (split year)
1972 Executive Class A on a Dodge M375 chassis with 413 cu. in.
1973 Explorer Class A on a Dodge RM350 (R4) chassis with 318 engine & tranny from 1970 Explorer Class A
Griff in Fairbanks wrote:
My Internet Service Provider (ISP) has clearly either underfunded their infrastructure, has oversold their services, is failing to pay enough to attract trained and experienced system/network administrators, or all of the above.
When cable (their main competitor) finally reaches out where we are, I'll switch so fast your head will spin.
My Internet Service Provider (ISP) has clearly either underfunded their infrastructure, has oversold their services, is failing to pay enough to attract trained and experienced system/network administrators, or all of the above.
When cable (their main competitor) finally reaches out where we are, I'll switch so fast your head will spin.
The big V?
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Ballenxj wrote:
The big V?
Griff in Fairbanks wrote:
My Internet Service Provider (ISP) has clearly either underfunded their infrastructure, has oversold their services, is failing to pay enough to attract trained and experienced system/network administrators, or all of the above.
When cable (their main competitor) finally reaches out where we are, I'll switch so fast your head will spin.
My Internet Service Provider (ISP) has clearly either underfunded their infrastructure, has oversold their services, is failing to pay enough to attract trained and experienced system/network administrators, or all of the above.
When cable (their main competitor) finally reaches out where we are, I'll switch so fast your head will spin.
The big V?
No, the two major internet service providers in Alaska are predominately Alaskan companies.
The companies that dominate the market in the lower 48 states are relatively minor players in the Alaska market. Even then, their coverage tends to be very limited, usually just the Anchorage urban area and maybe Fairbanks. (If their "coverage" extends beyond those limited areas, it because they've contract with the Alaska companies that have more complete coverage.)
To put it in lower 48 terms, they're like a company that only provides actual service to the Dallas/Fort Worth immediate area.
Griff in Fairbanks wrote:
No, the two major internet service providers in Alaska are predominately Alaskan companies.
No, the two major internet service providers in Alaska are predominately Alaskan companies.
Hmm, OK. Thought I might have been on to something since my connection has been doing the same things lately. Connection reset, etc.
Griff in Fairbanks wrote:
Yes, I often forget the differences between writing for publication and posting on discussion boards.
Going to take a break for now ... to bring my stress level down and get some things done that I need to do.
toedtoes wrote:
If you have any percent signs in your post, rvnet will error out. Also the square brackets.
If you have any percent signs in your post, rvnet will error out. Also the square brackets.
Yes, I often forget the differences between writing for publication and posting on discussion boards.
Going to take a break for now ... to bring my stress level down and get some things done that I need to do.
Just log into the forums through the good Sam forum portal and you should have no more problems.
Thanks!
Jeremiah
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Ballenxj wrote:
Hmm, OK. Thought I might have been on to something since my connection has been doing the same things lately. Connection reset, etc.
Griff in Fairbanks wrote:
No, the two major internet service providers in Alaska are predominately Alaskan companies.
No, the two major internet service providers in Alaska are predominately Alaskan companies.
Hmm, OK. Thought I might have been on to something since my connection has been doing the same things lately. Connection reset, etc.
As someone who's spent a half century in-depth in the computers and communications industries, I can say it's symptoms of system-wide problems.
The Internet has, by an exponential order of magnitude, grown far beyond anybody's expectations. It's tremendous popularity and ubiquitous nature is straining everything from the backbone down to individual companies, universities, and government agencies.
In countries where the Internet is keeping pace with demand, doing so is the result of government backing and finance. Unfortunately, that's not true in North American in general and the United States in particular.
If you want to really give yourself a headache, try exploring and understanding who's responsible for the Internet, who's involve in maintaining it, and especially how it's funded. It makes even the most complex multinational corporations appear remarkably simple.
Nobody, including the most astute science fiction authors, could have envisioned it.
Leeann wrote:
Looks like the same loose wire we have...on the left here:
Hi
Most interesting setup. Open the hood that gets supported by an iron rod. A dip stick and a place to add water a couple of horns and a place to set a battery. Appears the old washer fluid bag still hangs on the drivers side inner fender. Lots of room to add electrics. Pig iron tubular framing. A modern rv tech in their white coveralls would have no idea where to start. I really like your rig, best of luck. Only drawback tho is I like to watch my 440 running, or purring. That's usually the highlight when I take it out. I see no sight of your engine going by the photo.
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Looks like the same loose wire we have...on the left here:
Hi
Most interesting setup. Open the hood that gets supported by an iron rod. A dip stick and a place to add water a couple of horns and a place to set a battery. Appears the old washer fluid bag still hangs on the drivers side inner fender. Lots of room to add electrics. Pig iron tubular framing. A modern rv tech in their white coveralls would have no idea where to start. I really like your rig, best of luck. Only drawback tho is I like to watch my 440 running, or purring. That's usually the highlight when I take it out. I see no sight of your engine going by the photo.
Axiom #5: Consider how often you'll need to use the tool when deciding how much to spend.
If you're only going to use the tool a few time or, especially one time, rent it, borrow it, or pay someone who the tool to do the job for you.
I actually cringe when I say, "borrow it," considering how often people have failed to return tools they've borrowed. Even when I do agree to loan someone a tool, I make them understand (before or after the fact) that I'll never loan them a tool again if they fail to return it or take too long to return it. (It's the "kiss of death" if I have to go get the tool back because I need to use it.)
As a general rule, I require a 150 percent cash deposit before I'll loan out a tool. (The extra 50 percent is to compensate me for having to go get a replacement.) In one case, an individual was pestering me to borrow my outboard jet boat. After repeatedly telling him "no," I finally said, "Fine, but first you have to give me a $30,000 cash deposit." He protested, stating he could buy the same boat for $20,000, to which I replied, "Great, to buy yourself one."
(He kept it up, forcing me to report the "harassment" to our commander. He received a formal reprimand because he outranked me and he was disrupting the mission.)
There's a number of reasons people are selling serviceable tools. They may be going out of business, they may be experiencing a financial crisis, they bought a tool for a one-time task (Axiom #5), or they've discovered they've violated Axiom #1 and bought a tool they're obviously never going to use. (All of which explains why you sometimes find new tools for sale through these sources.)
My wife has almost never questioned my tool purchases and has actually often said, "Go buy the ****** thing," when I was hemming-and-hawing about whether to buy it. She did question some of my purchases early on in our 40+ years of marriage but soon learned what she got in return was worth more than what I'd spent.
When I rewired my '49 Int'l Metro bumper-to-bumper, I relied exclusively on three tools: a sharp pocketknife, a flat-blade screwdriver, and lineman's pliers. I used the pocketknife to strip wires and cut electrical tape and the lineman's pliers to cut wires and crimp connectors. I have since added special purpose tools for some of the tasks but still rely heavily on those three.
I emphasize sharp because sharp cutting tools do a better job, with more ease, and much, much greater safety. I have to warn people to be very careful around my knives, hatchets, axes, chisels, and so forth because I keep them razor sharp. (People know when I've been sharpening tools, especially knives and chisels, because I'm missing significant portions of the hair on my arms.)