tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50467418016319830772024-03-19T01:47:26.663-07:00Stranger in a strange landUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2924125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046741801631983077.post-29094230396340046682024-01-16T09:02:00.000-08:002024-01-16T09:02:54.998-08:00January 8th<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvjEXgwBOZL7liQf2gUfK5O7KTNKS0mngTzURVzKgAqZ7oQDmTQFuGnRisH8u43IpiO_xMb9QlQ3y_4eFf2oezPAVyED0MM-ZWp4UEpJws4zJzMJCauqAz8RmUqJZ8nkIrUEZCSbQRX1azYrCCqzhtNH-qb_b2ZtGE81VNgJ0CX_m4NeLLT26IyXca_Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1600" data-original-width="1200" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjvjEXgwBOZL7liQf2gUfK5O7KTNKS0mngTzURVzKgAqZ7oQDmTQFuGnRisH8u43IpiO_xMb9QlQ3y_4eFf2oezPAVyED0MM-ZWp4UEpJws4zJzMJCauqAz8RmUqJZ8nkIrUEZCSbQRX1azYrCCqzhtNH-qb_b2ZtGE81VNgJ0CX_m4NeLLT26IyXca_Q=w150-h200" width="150" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046741801631983077.post-26745959857277345912024-01-02T10:24:00.000-08:002024-01-02T10:24:54.874-08:00January 1st<p>A new month so here are the solar stats.</p><p></p><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj71IcE4wjvZqQp0dnXOcBA-MxID1G4cR9KaGqH07VeUjviUDixit5beirs1A0Ofam8_gvLmkwuNAljP3wVimrOOLsWis4NPhztwiTLmNmZPlNsN699VRFI4hqno2kzEQrtiVjlQcjM8dndVcU9KDY9LjAl397vYcbS7uuhTzXHP8kzvVUW7IqsL_OEig" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img data-original-height="578" data-original-width="1081" height="107" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj71IcE4wjvZqQp0dnXOcBA-MxID1G4cR9KaGqH07VeUjviUDixit5beirs1A0Ofam8_gvLmkwuNAljP3wVimrOOLsWis4NPhztwiTLmNmZPlNsN699VRFI4hqno2kzEQrtiVjlQcjM8dndVcU9KDY9LjAl397vYcbS7uuhTzXHP8kzvVUW7IqsL_OEig=w200-h107" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Power billed</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZ8z7acY99RcZqVdy-n29b6-OdQ8bx_ek_WM5NRyyxkpleITV4d_E9oAdFbqVeiJvy8iveFdD0hGzPlWjfDdQhvQNHOjPnbq_SdYL__Ly8F98PC2XNpwqwr8QwA8iqxiYhY8yHlb2vSZptJYeFROtFrPJN7KJ8b5kzBPJ_XdP8KeWvgzeF9ZA4bsW_4g" style="margin-left: auto; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX0HdkMjlbKnq7-QB58E6MJ0sJEiohtNjYBC5PTjBGCePb59QoYuDZPJPOut2Ns-we6bzCv-tGlFoapgieHc8zFqxI0nIlBdYTzNMjo2hjhall4g-Myz6o3QNc2kUu02ZPM0r8vkVcim7ocXpXrgpZgEh27tEF-c_juPMJNk62-CBvNiGPVACoj-OV3Q" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1524" data-original-width="1973" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgX0HdkMjlbKnq7-QB58E6MJ0sJEiohtNjYBC5PTjBGCePb59QoYuDZPJPOut2Ns-we6bzCv-tGlFoapgieHc8zFqxI0nIlBdYTzNMjo2hjhall4g-Myz6o3QNc2kUu02ZPM0r8vkVcim7ocXpXrgpZgEh27tEF-c_juPMJNk62-CBvNiGPVACoj-OV3Q" width="311" /></a></div><br />Last year's flight destinations...<p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046741801631983077.post-22426917233221762842023-12-27T18:52:00.000-08:002023-12-27T18:52:35.532-08:00December 27th<p>I got the latest utility bill from Roseville. Looks like the water leak's fixed :o)</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvJTHeqP5xB608WXZfaBtwVbRh2xIUzEyBIia3OCSppHzF2bbF-Z5XqQM8xcP1iIbXGXp8ghlmwGq0qdtiRd0pI9DnJhHN48hO31ljmAnpmXmHlaBu_KB2Cfy2XRycKlc8Bu-ubOOND5n6YD1FKReIf88WNtO--YY8arWTJiS6SbosKn5qNeJBwMasvg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="466" data-original-width="1483" height="101" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgvJTHeqP5xB608WXZfaBtwVbRh2xIUzEyBIia3OCSppHzF2bbF-Z5XqQM8xcP1iIbXGXp8ghlmwGq0qdtiRd0pI9DnJhHN48hO31ljmAnpmXmHlaBu_KB2Cfy2XRycKlc8Bu-ubOOND5n6YD1FKReIf88WNtO--YY8arWTJiS6SbosKn5qNeJBwMasvg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046741801631983077.post-14269875037285406442023-12-26T07:44:00.000-08:002023-12-26T07:44:52.336-08:00December 25th<p>We spent the morning trying to get Tilly to eat something - she wasn't interested in her kibble, a little interested in chicken, a little interested in baby food with ginger cookies in it, a little interested in carrots and quite interested in bananas and sausage. She's recently bored of fried rice, wet dog food (different flavours), steamed rice, hot dogs (beef and turkey) and most of her dog biscuits :o(</p><p>I spent a little time playing with some video, and came up with a Far West Lake flyby video for the year:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/He0hRANIxGY" width="320" youtube-src-id="He0hRANIxGY"></iframe></div><br /><p>During that time, I managed to delete last year's flyby video, so I've reuploaded that:</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" class="BLOG_video_class" height="266" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FE-At67uTsU" width="320" youtube-src-id="FE-At67uTsU"></iframe></div><p>I then went and took the plane out - mostly flying in a bigassed circle so I could bother some people who didn't come out and wave :o(</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRXzgjvhv-HIQed1yoO7a5Ht99U7RmQzurkgZmUWbic7FfqBtPPIr-6QwqlE-KwTT1dMcDWMt9_N2zG6NCZ3NTbxh1UmzRgbG2YZpAeRHywhqsLNeKYXXK7Uykydzeuu1aZrDj4lkZzhLhMV9ElsDJnkwyZRvLh1iGgGq1g6GxtoIbHepFi-cAOunv0g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1282" data-original-width="1757" height="233" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRXzgjvhv-HIQed1yoO7a5Ht99U7RmQzurkgZmUWbic7FfqBtPPIr-6QwqlE-KwTT1dMcDWMt9_N2zG6NCZ3NTbxh1UmzRgbG2YZpAeRHywhqsLNeKYXXK7Uykydzeuu1aZrDj4lkZzhLhMV9ElsDJnkwyZRvLh1iGgGq1g6GxtoIbHepFi-cAOunv0g" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046741801631983077.post-10904614444025171622023-12-24T16:41:00.000-08:002023-12-24T16:41:59.871-08:00December 24th<p>I flew out to Oroville to meet Chris for lunch. We'd initially agreed on 12:00, but then Chris was running early so he called and suggested 11:45. Paul was in his hangar when we got to Oroville, so we stopped and chatted to him long enough that Chris could no longer get the breakfast burrito by the time we got to the golf club for lunch.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046741801631983077.post-84902503154184320742023-12-24T16:40:00.000-08:002023-12-24T16:40:05.844-08:00December 23rd<p>The weather was bad, then goodish, then bad, then good, by which time I'd given up on trying to fly. We did take Tilly next door to see Pumpkin, but all the grand dogs there sort of freaked her out and she wanted to come home again.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046741801631983077.post-69963903187656441172023-12-21T15:34:00.000-08:002023-12-21T15:34:03.301-08:00December 21st<p>We got Tilly's official photo with Santa.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkWn4feYhcwrpRbI0NAzyX8dmImUE-AZ8AfU2RpID4tqVB_zr9sCPO5vi3BXXSdWhstbcheWx7z92fmqAf1Xn3mXK8hBWLtihCsIhV5G32aIKcmyLl2CtKy2FRTGZ-ATn-LupxPJFYErqpdW6SVcm_DbWVby0PTTEDj7jThR_oVs21DXUS1vaWqPp_A/s1617/itsie-bitsie-santa-2023-393.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1617" data-original-width="1080" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbkWn4feYhcwrpRbI0NAzyX8dmImUE-AZ8AfU2RpID4tqVB_zr9sCPO5vi3BXXSdWhstbcheWx7z92fmqAf1Xn3mXK8hBWLtihCsIhV5G32aIKcmyLl2CtKy2FRTGZ-ATn-LupxPJFYErqpdW6SVcm_DbWVby0PTTEDj7jThR_oVs21DXUS1vaWqPp_A/w134-h200/itsie-bitsie-santa-2023-393.jpg" width="134" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046741801631983077.post-51761699418921498942023-12-20T17:38:00.000-08:002023-12-20T17:38:45.318-08:00December 18th<p>Well, <a href="https://uk.flightaware.com/skyaware/">SkyAware Anywhere</a>'s working again :o)</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046741801631983077.post-20447489255501704012023-12-18T12:42:00.000-08:002023-12-18T12:42:11.280-08:00December 17th<p>I've noticed that my <a href="https://uk.flightaware.com/adsb/stats/user/schmoe90">ADS-B listener</a> seems to be sending data, but I can't see anything on the "SkyAware Anywhere" page. I started tinkering with things and found there'd been a software update, so I installed that. I tried looking at the local maps, and couldn't even get to them. They're provided by lighttpd, so I tinkered around with that to find it wasn't starting. Checking around, it looks like it needed to be reinstalled, so I did that. Despite it saying it wasn't touching the config, it screwed that up and I stopped uploading data. I decided to just start over on a new micro-SD card.</p><p>Chris texted about meeting at the airport, so I drove over and collected him and Perry, then we went to lunch.</p><p>After lunch, I got the micro-SD card up and running, and got that working. Data was flowing, the local maps are now working and updating but the Anywhere map still doesn't work. So I gave up - that comes from the FlightAware servers rather than me directly.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046741801631983077.post-63509910428737965332023-12-17T14:04:00.000-08:002023-12-17T14:13:44.647-08:00December 16th<p>I'm still not feeling great, so I wasn't going to be flying anywhere.</p><p>We took Tilly to see Santa.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifHBA3ne1JXgvHBJwTLb6oh2FpJ24owLm1AeQLi-RjcSxIanzTal4P2H1QTBhApoVdk164nzH7r8Tft8n2ixwsZfHkmiulwkMhIg50HHUyXryP7LtpcqNy5pi7iN7_Vh7w1pwSYiHc8US_uKAEc5Ze2EMVqPqKOq4ZaRGNXeW4Q0yhUON9CnuCQLYP0g" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1684" data-original-width="947" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEifHBA3ne1JXgvHBJwTLb6oh2FpJ24owLm1AeQLi-RjcSxIanzTal4P2H1QTBhApoVdk164nzH7r8Tft8n2ixwsZfHkmiulwkMhIg50HHUyXryP7LtpcqNy5pi7iN7_Vh7w1pwSYiHc8US_uKAEc5Ze2EMVqPqKOq4ZaRGNXeW4Q0yhUON9CnuCQLYP0g=w113-h200" width="113" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I did start tinkering with some video, but I realised the clips are too long so I need to start over :o(</div><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046741801631983077.post-69245463779438321312023-12-14T08:49:00.000-08:002023-12-14T08:49:55.792-08:00December 13th<p>We were supposed to be going to the EAA Xmas party, but I'm sick - my second cold of the season. It's my own fault for going out amongst the disease vectors, sorry, public.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046741801631983077.post-41834239277606617202023-12-14T08:48:00.001-08:002023-12-14T08:48:52.179-08:00December 10th<p>I got up stupid early and went to the airport to fly to Cameron Park and collect Judi.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYxShmqBcRAo_uzcZiC8yFFuq5QCidgnH4_vRhx7FxbneGqZS8IC5XqbEXSpNFsbrhzIjDg3nBJa5deaBp3mAkskK2v-q3KTwc7E4MwwvMgFkW9r1IDj7eZhGykBx0wo0VYRpqkRuy0QOKTngLTy9ZeWG9K0BQC_XgZsoqwAggv5Rr4e1AvaVPzKtjg/s1809/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1478" data-original-width="1809" height="163" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiYxShmqBcRAo_uzcZiC8yFFuq5QCidgnH4_vRhx7FxbneGqZS8IC5XqbEXSpNFsbrhzIjDg3nBJa5deaBp3mAkskK2v-q3KTwc7E4MwwvMgFkW9r1IDj7eZhGykBx0wo0VYRpqkRuy0QOKTngLTy9ZeWG9K0BQC_XgZsoqwAggv5Rr4e1AvaVPzKtjg/w200-h163/3.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Randy was flying Judi's cousin, and we went and met Chris at Auburn for lunch.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpjoRad-X8mcCNp6zLlPVs7bYzinOhfHJrfbPb2Tyq6FK8p19RzvQ72lO5KA1KQxZqjaXzSbO0w1roKgEPAPuAlKOPNQnu-bY_NbzbZqIGb3wKIRfE1ODlTHvRUXeQmna-iVZGbWUJfOba060CB38ZQ33QGtmLtAm-wMvqh55-RRNh7qDQU4EmKYplg/s1670/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1670" data-original-width="908" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcpjoRad-X8mcCNp6zLlPVs7bYzinOhfHJrfbPb2Tyq6FK8p19RzvQ72lO5KA1KQxZqjaXzSbO0w1roKgEPAPuAlKOPNQnu-bY_NbzbZqIGb3wKIRfE1ODlTHvRUXeQmna-iVZGbWUJfOba060CB38ZQ33QGtmLtAm-wMvqh55-RRNh7qDQU4EmKYplg/w109-h200/3.jpg" width="109" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">After lunch, Chris flew Judi back to Cameron Park and I went straight back to Lincoln.</div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9kN6gKlMO8lZoaBJPJmIts36X6hdRR8VMQIbR24hIoEX9u_Du0NaFx6OZLjRfWNu25JzT59f-pa6xW2LgvpE7uuKmoYX568PGuMZUXpvTwrAzPIAwnbH5x3ZXk5ilKIHM_lTWuExvvqMcq3GJgn3YaWmh9QaUUqGaW5c_zzada0c6EhAoxQSitfP1_g/s2532/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="959" data-original-width="2532" height="76" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9kN6gKlMO8lZoaBJPJmIts36X6hdRR8VMQIbR24hIoEX9u_Du0NaFx6OZLjRfWNu25JzT59f-pa6xW2LgvpE7uuKmoYX568PGuMZUXpvTwrAzPIAwnbH5x3ZXk5ilKIHM_lTWuExvvqMcq3GJgn3YaWmh9QaUUqGaW5c_zzada0c6EhAoxQSitfP1_g/w200-h76/3.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">At home, I got a load of leaves cleared out in the garden. I'm sure that'll last, he said, knowing it won't.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046741801631983077.post-8986595064520951652023-12-14T08:48:00.000-08:002023-12-14T08:48:00.314-08:00December 9th<p>I started the day at the airport getting breakfast at the EAA hangar, then getting nagged into buying tickets for the Xmas party.</p><p>After breakfast, I took the plane out for a flight to look at Camp Far West Lake reservoir and the Feather River to see the leaves changing colour.</p><p>At home, we mounted a couple of solar powered lights to the side of the house to hopefully scare off the skunk that's tearing the ground to pieces digging up worms.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046741801631983077.post-50573314461411819152023-12-06T15:58:00.000-08:002023-12-06T15:58:14.325-08:00December 5th<p>We talked to the vet about Tilly's test results - it sounds like she has <a href="https://vcahospitals.com/know-your-pet/cushings-disease-in-dogs">Cushing's disease</a> and is unlikely to make it past her 18th or 20th birthday.</p><p>We've pretty much agreed that this isn't something we're going to stress about yet, as other than maybe drinking more (and a lot of that ends up on the floor, so who really knows?) she's not showing any of the standard symptoms... her appetite isn't great, her lethargy is probably because she's 16 (and almost 4 months,) her hair's looking fine and she definitely doesn't look bloated. She also doesn't have thin skin or other skin problems or bladder infections.</p><p>Basically it seems that nobody realised how many dogs are getting this because it just looks like old age a lot of the time, and she is so very, very old.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046741801631983077.post-90642442938753176752023-12-04T18:17:00.000-08:002023-12-04T18:27:26.500-08:00December 4th<p>We took Tilly to the vet for her annual inspection. This was our first visit as part of the <a href="https://dogagingproject.org">Dog Aging Project</a>'s precision cohort, so there were a bunch more tests to be done. We also decided to try some drugs to help her with her arthritis and (hopefully) sleeping all night.</p><p>I went and met Randy at the airport and got the oil filter wrench back so I could tighten the filter about 1/4 turn. After lunch, I went for a brief test flight and everything seemed fine afterwards.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQVJj51gNb9i_HsbkU4WGV1yCYejNy0ng4sB_-Pmj6OM_6rZz9BCUBlCwtG70OrMjzbgz1onnOdx4FXrRZ0rXz1GLuZqr5b9RammmJFC6op9kjN0GuiTFWdbyw0audC8ZgQ_J8FlLnZ4mUoeT9wpERQkXhTXbX8Bq3GRj-8KT1ByMpx4thZfKq-mGxg/s1323/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1323" data-original-width="841" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAQVJj51gNb9i_HsbkU4WGV1yCYejNy0ng4sB_-Pmj6OM_6rZz9BCUBlCwtG70OrMjzbgz1onnOdx4FXrRZ0rXz1GLuZqr5b9RammmJFC6op9kjN0GuiTFWdbyw0audC8ZgQ_J8FlLnZ4mUoeT9wpERQkXhTXbX8Bq3GRj-8KT1ByMpx4thZfKq-mGxg/w127-h200/3.jpg" width="127" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><br /></div><br /></div><br /><br /><p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046741801631983077.post-10277758695259558552023-12-04T18:03:00.000-08:002023-12-04T18:03:46.121-08:00December 3rd<p>I went to the airport and test flew the plane.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghDbHlG4-LBWyCB00KAaEilyvxFgefIqYC1Qkf6HuCBPlmi_vOirXC4bylSYRyxzZfKl5DIf0w-6GR8CJ1rTwK17-gVO2PMY2e9ecROGvjM62kFfTqu2QBbrcubSKgeDIpnacXRbafFqP83Lupwp-0Y7aiVtP-1K111JH79vfVdZQZqzrDpV8lCkizOg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img data-original-height="1621" data-original-width="933" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEghDbHlG4-LBWyCB00KAaEilyvxFgefIqYC1Qkf6HuCBPlmi_vOirXC4bylSYRyxzZfKl5DIf0w-6GR8CJ1rTwK17-gVO2PMY2e9ecROGvjM62kFfTqu2QBbrcubSKgeDIpnacXRbafFqP83Lupwp-0Y7aiVtP-1K111JH79vfVdZQZqzrDpV8lCkizOg=w115-h200" width="115" /></a></div><br />There was a slight oil leak at the oil filter, and I need my oil filter wrench to tighten it. I ended up driving up to Auburn to meet Chris and Perry for lunch.<p></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046741801631983077.post-71140194794808595532023-12-03T15:29:00.001-08:002023-12-03T15:29:28.101-08:00December 2nd<p>Vic and I went to the airport and finished up the service on the plane - greasing bearings and so on, then went to lunch. It was crappy weather so there wasn't much else to do.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046741801631983077.post-87421913247615130732023-12-02T09:21:00.000-08:002023-12-02T09:21:22.652-08:00December 1st<p>A new month, so here are the solar stats:</p><p><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeFuS9aFVFCCKy6R2Ia4Ms-NGt5QkeSGbAtWsZlWksrFrji6J8Uor8AM3crih23WHPYWx1oc6U4xLpQ4StFBUCKNCx8AsnS8tPfo9A1q37hyftuWyAxBeHXd7_hCW_1aDrdYYGNo7xnQvBH6kRwvEL7Vt8W5-H8hl5o8o69y0GrqibEP3TdqcHDvpJJA" style="clear: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img data-original-height="580" data-original-width="1043" height="111" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeFuS9aFVFCCKy6R2Ia4Ms-NGt5QkeSGbAtWsZlWksrFrji6J8Uor8AM3crih23WHPYWx1oc6U4xLpQ4StFBUCKNCx8AsnS8tPfo9A1q37hyftuWyAxBeHXd7_hCW_1aDrdYYGNo7xnQvBH6kRwvEL7Vt8W5-H8hl5o8o69y0GrqibEP3TdqcHDvpJJA=w200-h111" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Power billed</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirQ09lAoU4v1GVExXSjBLRlQgaWehiv7D5tUrDxu_Dx99mvo5Aqzu7PR7acuNxgfRLV9Cjtptr4bK5QhSFPwGQeQESaneTukBfwVNp74DpUuqmZPEMEmQL51y7eQ9Fbt1PwwaGWkDt9LMNl1O4sUNdQMurzdO0ahZt-wm3qJre2TSGG7tqspTh_mhufA" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img data-original-height="569" data-original-width="958" height="119" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEirQ09lAoU4v1GVExXSjBLRlQgaWehiv7D5tUrDxu_Dx99mvo5Aqzu7PR7acuNxgfRLV9Cjtptr4bK5QhSFPwGQeQESaneTukBfwVNp74DpUuqmZPEMEmQL51y7eQ9Fbt1PwwaGWkDt9LMNl1O4sUNdQMurzdO0ahZt-wm3qJre2TSGG7tqspTh_mhufA=w200-h119" width="200" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Power generated<br /></td></tr></tbody></table><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046741801631983077.post-31230412489791292862023-11-29T16:22:00.000-08:002023-11-30T08:23:30.370-08:00November 29th<p>I got the utility bill for Roseville, and our water use is way down even though we were leaking water for a while at the beginning of the month.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YxbWCxkq6sJBxMYhHylvE8QRVS0hp9TTt54hezw47LsFX1DXYjaYHuoIhulVWXcNmhQMHDCAOfs4GeuoFHs7FJ8jL3ctNRG-7hjfGIZ1xPLxwVRsyEfIlbcod0zh5MaGCVl4pzRyrM4OMOknKNalxgtrxfvpVnqLcjzBlNH1UQs99wAIE1NO09R2yA/s1445/Untitled.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="455" data-original-width="1445" height="63" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0YxbWCxkq6sJBxMYhHylvE8QRVS0hp9TTt54hezw47LsFX1DXYjaYHuoIhulVWXcNmhQMHDCAOfs4GeuoFHs7FJ8jL3ctNRG-7hjfGIZ1xPLxwVRsyEfIlbcod0zh5MaGCVl4pzRyrM4OMOknKNalxgtrxfvpVnqLcjzBlNH1UQs99wAIE1NO09R2yA/w200-h63/Untitled.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>As I was wrapping up at work, John called to say he was in the area and came over. After chatting for a while, we were just heading out to get something to eat when Vic got home, so we took her with us.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046741801631983077.post-57117828911105454032023-11-29T08:06:00.000-08:002023-11-29T08:06:34.468-08:00November 28thI took the day off to do a bunch of stuff I didn't manage to get done on Sunday. After tidying up the garden a little, I went to the airport and did some work on the plane. It's now almost finished with the 1500 hour service - I need a hand to do the remaining bits.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046741801631983077.post-88584190186597162052023-11-26T18:43:00.000-08:002023-11-27T12:48:45.312-08:00November 26th<p>I went to the airport and flew to Auburn to met Chris, Perry, Shane and Liza for lunch.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXIdRc-4iCn-nv1igO3IRc-ihR8jV6NXwn1VaEVgz6YQ37RVtvRsS8csWe37JBVvjYHgtKhZ_Wc0MAe7izrQ47j_39XAF6OBwNNXA4reXEOGO5whDtw9xmh_9OugtgURO30lZMqXyihvqNFO8rCRvWX9tPnF79-gfPAF-afE8xPZlbx9Sd1z2l4BPnw/s2308/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="844" data-original-width="2308" height="73" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBXIdRc-4iCn-nv1igO3IRc-ihR8jV6NXwn1VaEVgz6YQ37RVtvRsS8csWe37JBVvjYHgtKhZ_Wc0MAe7izrQ47j_39XAF6OBwNNXA4reXEOGO5whDtw9xmh_9OugtgURO30lZMqXyihvqNFO8rCRvWX9tPnF79-gfPAF-afE8xPZlbx9Sd1z2l4BPnw/w200-h73/3.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>After lunch, I flew back. Luckily the 2 planes flying circuits and landing downwind left and landed and stopped so I could land into wind :o)</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhk5LWi9oxES7ILDrKxG1iceSwz-rOTbjDD2Bpq_suvP8ual-3OC3ZA3WLtvZsPNgqpNBLUzpZoszkqlpL9YyMyIR6E_r6US1iFJm1VqniXgRGtDVVBLTDNYgnm8Sa_XPd5bqIjtxgKUU725md66osIFI3aa_iQFfQWr1j8zUDkcl8QWNwgQxo5-ghg/s2453/3.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="929" data-original-width="2453" height="76" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghhk5LWi9oxES7ILDrKxG1iceSwz-rOTbjDD2Bpq_suvP8ual-3OC3ZA3WLtvZsPNgqpNBLUzpZoszkqlpL9YyMyIR6E_r6US1iFJm1VqniXgRGtDVVBLTDNYgnm8Sa_XPd5bqIjtxgKUU725md66osIFI3aa_iQFfQWr1j8zUDkcl8QWNwgQxo5-ghg/w200-h76/3.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><p>I sat and waited for the engine to cool down a bit, then started the oil draining. That usually takes 10 minutes or so, so then I get everything ready to change the filter - I was testing using using a diesel exhaust fluid funnel that I'd bought on Amazon for less than $2 to catch the oil from the filter, but I couldn't find my damned oil filter wrench anywhere. I looked several times, and eventually resolved to go home and get my strap wrench that barely fits behind the exhaust to try and get the filter off. I also got Vic to come back with me in case I had to hammer a screwdriver through it - you're time limited as the oil runs out of the engine into the external oil tank - too much and you have to re-prime the oil system.</p><p>We managed to get the strap wrench on and get the filter off - the funnel worked fine other than a slight leak at the end where I'd put electrical tape over it. I put the new filter on as tight as I could get it by hand (until the gasket touches then 3/4 of a turn,) drained more oil out of the previously empty tank, which was concerning, put 2 litres in the tank and fired the engine up. It took longer than usual, but the pressure came up within 10 seconds so I shut the engine down and called it good - hopefully the filter's tight enough, otherwise I'll have to try and get the strap wrench back on, tighten it a little and get it back off again.</p><p>In the evening, we sat in the hot tub for the first time in ages.</p><p>It seemed Randy had taken the wrench over to Cameron Park :o(</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046741801631983077.post-4137017005758110962023-11-26T18:30:00.000-08:002023-11-26T18:30:43.322-08:00November 25th<p>After knocking around the house for a while, I went to the airport and took the plane out for a couple of laps of Camp Far West Lake reservoir.</p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3UCF1qjdMJ80DXojHv3X0Cpc0nmtELJxHk3RImt4ZW2xiQmB88DLNikvLTwJ6Ab3qnkXWMP9398gK_HO63hIKmoyJ1IBMhfeiQbuFRKor75K9YJRvsbfKrTIdxv0ZrNpPbbiOLvUStdSoWTwdlvHnXRjY-8S5ZkhAMKcX9ir5cLM-mcLymJC1JktHTA/s2138/3.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1691" data-original-width="2138" height="158" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3UCF1qjdMJ80DXojHv3X0Cpc0nmtELJxHk3RImt4ZW2xiQmB88DLNikvLTwJ6Ab3qnkXWMP9398gK_HO63hIKmoyJ1IBMhfeiQbuFRKor75K9YJRvsbfKrTIdxv0ZrNpPbbiOLvUStdSoWTwdlvHnXRjY-8S5ZkhAMKcX9ir5cLM-mcLymJC1JktHTA/w200-h158/3.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br /><p><br /></p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046741801631983077.post-57502774395247024632023-11-24T17:55:00.000-08:002023-11-24T17:55:18.927-08:00November 24th<p>Today was Black Friday when Americans work off their turkey hangovers by going shopping. Once it had warmed up a bit, I set myself the task of getting the hot tub all cleaned up, and hoped the wind would have died down by the time that was finished.</p><p>I got the hot tub cleaned and left it filling to go to the airport and try to fly. Remember the shopping holiday? It took me an hour to get to Costco to get gas for the plane. When I got to the airport, I ran into our A&P, Randy, and when I'd finished chatting with him it didn't seem worth getting the plane out and taxying the 3/4 of a mile to the threshold of 33, so I just filled it up with gas and left.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5046741801631983077.post-50072949368293526042023-11-24T17:52:00.000-08:002023-11-24T17:52:09.005-08:00November 23rd<p>Today was Thanksgiving, when Americans eat turkey. I was on call so couldn't leave the house, but I got some work done in the garden. As the afternoon wound on and the Australians came online, I did think about going flying but there was a wind advisory until tomorrow afternoon.</p>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0