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We got about 12 inches early in the week and about 4 inches last night/today. Roads were very greasy with some slush on top of an icy base. Sure was nice being able to push the 4 wheel drive button on the Suburban and drive out of the pile that the street plow had piled up in front of our...

Anyone ever used a Canada Goose Citadel Parka? It's apparently a slimmer version of their Expedition Parka. I'm looking for a down filled jacket and they seem to be highly rated.

I couldn't jusify the price so I went with the Sandisk Extreme USB 3 models in 16 and 32GB sizes.

IIRC you can set these to do a buck/boost at a range of different settings (thru the software or DIP switches), however I can't imagine it delivering 313VAC without switching over to battery and giving you less. My first recommendation would be to get/borrow another multimeter to verify your...

Good to hear you made it through relatively unscathed jtr. Sorry to hear about the cat.

Great news. Thanks for the update apairofpcs :)

You could try plugging his phone number into here: https://apps2.coned.com/csol/reportoutage.asp Sounds like there are some issues there: "It's very dark here, people can't get gas and food is running out so people are going to shelters," he said. "Luckily where I am in Flushing I have...

A 500 gallon tank (which has an effective capacity of approx 400 gallons) can run a 16kW generator, which uses 2.5 gallons of propane per hour at full load, for a little over 6 days. Half load at 1.6 gallons per hour will extend that considerably. A 1000 gallon tank with 800 effective gallons is...

500 gallon LPG tank? Diesel/gas generator can be a pain to keep filled during an extended outage. Plus that will cover your stove/oven, hot water, clothes dryer and heat.

Thanks. Fortunately we didn't lose power, we do have a couple of combined CO/explosive gas detectors in the place in addition to the standard smoke detectors, also poor insulation and lots of drafts. Hopefully jtr is ok, I know he lives somewhere in Queens or Brooklyn. Clearly massive damage...

Commute home here in upstate NY was slow with heavy rain and winds increasing, if we lose power we still have running water, hot water and stove are LPG driven. Problem at that point would be lack of heat with no juice for the blower motor, we have a kerosene heater that could keep the chill...

Looks like the big issues this time will be the long duration/slow storm movement and heavy rain, plus high winds from the North into trees with leaves on them.

I consider many of those deaths to be the responsibility of the dirty fraudulent bastard that was the structural engineer (despite no degree in engineering) that supervised the construction of the high rise building that collapsed and caused the majority of the deaths. He's currently living in...

I did see some some issues online with K&N and MAF contamination, I thought it was related to over-oiling the media after cleaning them, but sounds like it screwed you right out of the box? A can of Seafoam in the gas tank seems to have smoothed out the engine response nicely, will keep up with...

Stocking up on parts from Amazon to get some maintenance done on the Suburban. Already done: K&N air filter. Waiting to arrive: 8 iridium tipped sparkplugs New radiator cap Locking gas cap Gallon jugs of Mobil 1 5W-40 Diesel oil Mobil 1 filter. Purchased from NAPA due to cheaper retail...

If I could edit the first post, I would have to add to Cons: "handles poorly compared to a lighter vehicle".

I agree with all of that. A large vehicle cannot change direction as rapidly as a lighter one. A lot of accidents seem to happen when the driver over corrects on the recovery and goes spearing off in the opposite direction. I've told my wife, if she sees a deer, take it, don't swerve, because...

Right, when driving a heavier vehicle you have to increase your following distance to suit the conditions.

If someone cuts into your (say 2 second) gap from the car in front of you (gap is now reduced to 0.5 seconds) and then slams on the brakes, there's no guarantee you would have been able to stop in time either? Perhaps with the newer cars that have the active radar/laser and apply the brakes for...

440 Nm from the front wheels! That thing must be a towing monster.

Sure, an 18 wheeler is going to trump all.....pedestrian < motorcycle < small car < medium car < large car < large SUV < F250/F350 < medium-rigid < heavy-rigid < heavy articulated.

Too soon after breakfast for a video like that but good to know about the second flush trick on infrequently used dunnies.

How much damage to your friends F-350? In a larger mass vehicle you are indeed less nimble, but also more likely to walk away in a crash with another vehicle.

A moose will need something more substantial.....fortunately no moose around here http://www.4wdaction.com.au/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=92141&start=50

After driving some more it seems to be ok as long as I don't shift early like my motorcycle, tho it can still have some issues when four people have the car loaded down. Most of my miles are highway. Pros for replacing a Hyundai Elantra with a GMC Suburban: - Effortless torque - Ridiculous...

Sounds like a good time ;)

Looks like this time around whilst the strength of the tornado is less, the stalling of the movement is causing more rain than last time. I guess this time they had school buses to evacuate those that wanted to leave.

Oh if you want to see some real hardcore test crashing, instead of this wussy 40mph stuff, check out Fifth Gear. I saw an episode the other day where they ran a Ford car into a concrete block at 120mph (outdoors). Just incredible damage. Basically bent in half like a sandwich...

"A 2009 institute study of newer vehicles that performed well in front crash tests found that small-overlap-type crashes accounted for 20 to 25 percent of fatalities, with similar findings for serious injuries. Mr. Lund said that the main crush-zone structures are generally found in the middle...

Plus by then Audi should have improved their sub-standard performance in the new small front overlap test that Coug linked to. It's interesting how Mercedes is living in a fantasy land where they only support the tests where the existing models do well (confirmation bias anyone?), whereas...

Usually I make sure it says "sold by Amazon", and avoid the 3rd party sellers unless they are the only ones with stock. Currently waiting on a 90lb mattress from them which I paid $3.99 for next day shipping. They got it from Phoenix, Arizona thru Memphis to NY but looks like it won't be...

Let me divert the thread for a second and check in on how mubs is doing with the power outages over there? Generator set for backup?

Lotus Notes and Sametime here at work. I actually get a lot of work done over sametime versus email, it's so much faster than waiting for an email back and forth (if the person is available). And it has custom preferences so I can appear busy to those I choose whilst still being available to...

They call that "crown moulding" over here.

Ended up with a T520 so can't give you feedback on the chiclet keys on a T series.

Waiting for my work laptop to arrive. Unknown what model I am getting, perhaps a T530, though I have requested Optimus switching video so I can use the laptop screen in addition to the two 1080p panels on the desk (attached to the dock).

Congrats and here's to a lifetime of happiness!

How is the room set up in terms of ambient light? If you have some sun coming thru curtains etc than you will probably be better off with an LCD model as you have selected in your last post, they have the brightness levels to be visible whereas a plasma is best used in a darkened environment...

Headlight on my motorcycle no longer functions. Technically I should have it on at all times, so ordered one of these to fill in: http://www.amazon.com/CREE-2400Lm-Bicycle-Light-Rechargeable/dp/B007RKPSYE/ Also a blinky red light for the rear, will prob mount to backpack. Brake light and turn...

I just hold F8 down continuously until it takes. With the faster PCs these days trying to hit the window can be tricky.

Seems ok to me. Windows RT has 0% marketshare currently and without Windows app backwards compatibility seems unlikely to capture more than say 5% of the market once released. So there is no monopoly being leveraged illegally. Compared to the PC desktop market where it has 90% etc, and was found...

Well after cocking up the G84, G86 and G92 (and others?), this is hardly new ground for nvidia. Given how much kicking and screaming and denial we got from them last time around, I doubt any voluntary recall will occur. The Kepler range may be like the IBM Deathstar. Only use for a max of 8...

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Yeah, for this use case (job reputation at stake) better off with a Supermicro Intel server board and Supermicro case. I say Intel board because the AMD Supermicro mobos don't play nice with the Intel designed plastic air ducting plenum that comes in the case (can run without it but not ideal).

Congrats :)

Be very careful flying Air Canada over long distances: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2012-04-17/pilot-thought-venus-was-a-plane/3954126 "A sleepy Air Canada pilot mistook the planet Venus for an aircraft and then sent his airliner diving towards the Atlantic to prevent an imaginary collision, an...

For a phone? There is the potential for burn-in after extended static screens so best to have the display turn off when not in use, otherwise a screen saver type will be OK but prob cut in to your battery life. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdbTuMamqSA Slight but there with certain solid shades.

As the frequency goes up, the building penetration goes down.

When we went over to New Zealand to shoot, as a team with probably 10 of us and 40+ pistols plus plenty of ammo, coming out of Sydney, they had us put all our checked baggage to the side, then a couple of blokes came by and actually applied some kind of solution to the outside of our checked...

Looks like AMD have dropped prices in response: Bundling 3 games as well. "Buried in this promotion was a price drop for three 7xxx cards. The 7970 drops from $549 to $479, and the 7950 goes from $449 to $399. On the other end of the spectrum, the 7770 drops $20 to $139. These cuts put the top...