The strips usually read within about 200ppm or so of what my SWCG reads. Close enough for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toybuilder
Poor critters.....
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The strips usually read within about 200ppm or so of what my SWCG reads. Close enough for me.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toybuilder
Poor critters.....
It's kinda quiet around here right now....
Two more months till pool opening here.......Quote:
Originally Posted by FormerBromineUser
Right now, 2 months seems like forever!!!
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Originally Posted by FormerBromineUser
Especially since we've been freezing our areses here! Local station is saying this is turning out to be one of our coldest February's on record.
That's what they're saying here too. And I am a believer!
Good enough for me too! :D Honestly, I wouldn't know. I have a hole in the ground with snow in it...and some dirt. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by JimK
You mentioned something about global warming earlier? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by FormerBromineUser
That's pretty much what ours looks like right now. We got about 6" of snow this past Tuesday and it's still around (temps plumitted here). Here it's rare for snow to stick around this long.Quote:
Originally Posted by Toybuilder
Hahaha! I do have a degree in Geology...Quote:
Originally Posted by Toybuilder
The most PC thing I can say is that "change" is relative. The climate here and in Colorado (and Virginia) WILL "warm" one of these millennia!
The past few years we've been having colder winters and cooler summers. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by FormerBromineUser
So, Toy, how is global warming treating you? Hahahaha. Assuming there is no progress... We are on a warming trend here. Maybe 27 degrees tomorrow. Oh boy!!!!
Morning Former! It's about 10 out now and snow pretty much covering the back. We set a new record for the month of February with over 22" of snow. Looks like the month of March is going to start out the same as we're expecting more later today. Tuesday's forecast gets even better with highs in the lower to mid teens with blizzard conditions possible. What happened to those nice 60's we had about a month ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by FormerBromineUser
Not much has been done over the past week. The pool is still covered, mostly, but the landscapers came in and moved a mountain of dirt. They were going to bring in all the rocks, 18 tons, for the waterfall and retaining wall on Friday, but it was too snowy and muddy. Hopefully tomorrow they'll be able to do something before the big storm rolls in on Tuesday.
So, to pass the time away, I've been "admiring" the salt chlorinator that was delivered a couple of weeks ago. :) Also, looking into how to get music piped into the backyard after all is said and done. Don't suppose you know anything about AirPlay and home theatre receivers with AirPlay?
I'm not that familiar with AirPlay, but here's a few forums full of people who could probably help;Quote:
Originally Posted by Toybuilder
http://www.avsforum.com/forum/90-rec...ps-processors/
http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?board=131.0
http://www.audiocircle.com/index.php?board=60.0
It's been unusually cold here as well. Normally we should be in the mid 50's this time of year, but the past couple weeks or so we've only had a couple days above freezing. We've also had more snow than we've had in many, many years.
Don't like hearing that, Jim! I am headed to Hilton Head Island on Friday to watch the kid play tennis. I will be there for a week and then spending the next week in VA. I will mostly be in the valley, but probably Richmond. Doubt I'll get too much further east, though. Guess I'll pack the heavy coat!!!
Hopefully it will warm back up to normal by then.Quote:
Originally Posted by FormerBromineUser
Thanks for the links, Jim. I think I've posted on avsforum before and got an answer back that I think was in English. :) Some of that electronics lingo is way beyond me. Spent more time Googling text than anything else. Guess I'll give it a try again.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimK
We have some hope for decent weather by the end of the week too. Back to the 40's by Thursday and possibly 50's by the weekend. Have to see if our patio critters made it thru the storms.
Yeah, sometimes the responses on those AV forums can be a bit technical. Being a hobby of mine, I enjoy those sites though. However, I tend to get lost when the topic deals with the more computer side of AV (wireless streaming and such).Quote:
Originally Posted by Toybuilder
That said, I'd be glad to help if I can. Maybe I can at least help translate some of the lingo?
Thanks again, Jim. I'm searching thru threads now to see if there are any that relate to my issue. So far, nothing. I don't suppose Ben has enabled the private messaging capability. I don't think carrying on a conversation about audio/video problems on a pool forum works too well. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by JimK
Feel free to email me at chickies 75 at hot mail dt cm (format as you normally would an email address. I intentially misspelled/misformated the address here to prevent spam bots from picking it up).Quote:
Originally Posted by Toybuilder
Just sent you an email.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimK
Reply sent. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Toybuilder
Are you putting a TV poolside?
The thought had crossed my mind...but the "CFO" did put her foot down on that one. :(Quote:
Originally Posted by FormerBromineUser
We're just putting speakers out there to have some music when we have gatherings. Or as we lounge in the back. :)
Nice. Our 4 speakers are hardwired to our "stereo" -showing my age here- but the 20's something kids that hang around a lot know how to sync their pandora account and stuff to the stereo/tv thing. How about that for technical?
We love having radio outside for sports and stuff. Hoping for hockey playoffs!!! 2 of the speakers are mounted off the house deck, and 2 are on the house aimed poolside. We also were gifted speakers that look like rocks to go into the gardens around the pool, but the hubby hasn't installed those yet.
I have 4 Bose 151's hidden in shrubs in my back yard. The yard sounds fantastic while floating or grilling.
I've put my research on how to connect speakers "on the shelf" for the moment. Got a headache thinking about it. Decided to enjoy the day and look at the progress that's been made through the previous week. Retaining Wall and waterfall have been started, but we're redesigning the waterfall. Not real happy with the "diving board" look so the landscapers are revamping and removing the rocks that jut out over the pool. Too much of a temptation to climb on and jump. We didn't think it was a good idea with only a 6' deep end.
http://i1376.photobucket.com/albums/...psjrwtqarx.jpg
http://i1376.photobucket.com/albums/...psbofb5wfp.jpg
Looks great!!!! See what you mean about the diving board and I agree. Think they wanted a big splash!
Yep. Too much of a liability though...and it looked like a big tongue sticking out at you too. :) I'll be happy with a smaller ledge with a trickle down effect. Actually, the landscapers agreed with us once we explained our point of view. They're going to tear down most of it, relocate the unused rocks around the yard, and start over. They're a "mom and pop" shop and are super easy to work with.Quote:
Originally Posted by FormerBromineUser
Looking good! :)
Thanks Jim. Should look a little different tomorrow.Quote:
Originally Posted by JimK
BTW, the "critters" are fine. Saw them sunbathing yesterday. Hoping they move on before the end of the week as the landscapers are going to be covering that area with flagstone.
Bumparoo
Hi Former! Glad to see the forum back online. Hope all is well with you.Quote:
Originally Posted by FormerBromineUser
Well, not much has been done this week. The equipment building is up but not quite finished. Not much to show so I'll include pics next weekend. PB is a little behind, but we are scheduled for coping and tile starting Wednesday followed by equipment. Landscapers will be adding in the deck as the equipment is being installed. Wow, equipment. I can't wait. Plaster will have to wait as our temps are still pretty low in the evening according to the builder. We're hoping in the next 4 weeks, most of the backyard will be done! Ready for Summer! :)
Ditto that!!!
Happy Easter everyone!
Well, I wish we had more progress than we’ve had in the past week. Only a bit of coping has been cut, and the equipment has been installed. No tile, gas or electric, yet. This is the first time we feel the builder has let us down. Seem to us that he’s chewed off a bit more than he can chew as he’s complaining he’s behind. We've seen him twice in the past month.
At this point, he’s now delayed the landscapers as they need the coping to be installed before they can install the flagstone for the deck and patio. Good thing it's still a bit chilly out...but it is getting nicer. :)
Hopefully, this coming week, they’ll start motoring and get everything back on track.
http://i1376.photobucket.com/albums/...ps0imyfi6r.jpg
http://i1376.photobucket.com/albums/...psiowggdnc.jpg
Test? Anyone having issues?
Ha!!! Somehow you must have reopened it. Yay!!!
Issues??Quote:
Originally Posted by Toybuilder
Whew! Thought I screwed this all up. :D
It is easy to accidentally close a thread... That's what happened but it's fixed now. Hey Jim