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kyfdx · September 10

Kindle APP on my iPad, and a library membership..

Kirstie_H · September 10

stickguy said:
The library is your friend.

Correction: The library SHOULD be my friend, but unfortunately, I've been too busy/lazy to get over there. I read on Kindle, and I know you can check out e-books from the library. I have been on a free trial of Kindle Unlimited for a month, expires next month. Looking at the cost of the series that I'm interested in, I feel this might just be the prompt I need to get over there.

imidazol97 · September 10

Our library system is terribly expensive but good. I can read Wall Street Journal and others with an online subscription through the library or read them through the library's system subscription.

Even car repair manuals can be read, although the most popular one may require now that folks go in to a library terminal to read the library group's subscription. Printouts and text saved to a USB are both available IIRC.

Library politicized itself, but I'll avoid that. Most things can be done online for ebooks to read at home. Picking up paper copies is all that requires going into the new buildings.

Offensive is that every checkout slip, paper in branch or online by email, states a cost for the book and states that the library "saved" me that amount of money, when actually the state funding is large out of Ohio tax monies along with local levies make it very expensive on a yearly tax basis.

it would be cheaper to buy the book on Amazon, read and return within 30 days. Which I would never do. Amazon is too good about everything that I really need to return. They even refunded by hearing aids cost because the hearing aid company wasn't fulfilling their one-year guarantee--that was after Amazon's 30-day total promise.

nyccarguy · September 10

Kirstie_H said:

explorerx4 said:
Not sure about anyone else here but I'm excited for the next Thursday Murder Club book about to be released.
I still have the last one to be read yet.
Also, just bought Hotel Ukraine, the latest in the series of Inspector Arakdy Renko series.
Haven't read any of those, but I'm on the last book of the series I'm reading, and desperately seeking another series to start, so I've put those on my wish list. I swear, the older I get, the more my book-buying budget outpaces my going-out budget.

After watching "Reacher" on Prime Video, I picked up one of the "Reacher" books by Lee Child entitled "The Enemy." It was very well written. I look forward to picking up another one (of many) in the series.

Kirstie_H · September 10

nyccarguy said:
After watching "Reacher" on Prime Video, I picked up one of the "Reacher" books by Lee Child entitled "The Enemy." It was very well written. I look forward to picking up another one (of many) in the series.

I've read every one of those books, and all of the "Prey" series, and the Harry Bosch series. When I had kids and more family local, I had less time to read and paced myself, so the next book in those series (and the others I religiously read) would often come out just at the right time for me. Not so much anymore. Good choice, though! There are quite a few in that series, so should keep you busy for awhile.

nyccarguy · September 10

Kirstie_H said:

nyccarguy said:
After watching "Reacher" on Prime Video, I picked up one of the "Reacher" books by Lee Child entitled "The Enemy." It was very well written. I look forward to picking up another one (of many) in the series.
I've read every one of those books, and all of the "Prey" series, and the Harry Bosch series. When I had kids and more family local, I had less time to read and paced myself, so the next book in those series (and the others I religiously read) would often come out just at the right time for me. Not so much anymore. Good choice, though! There are quite a few in that series, so should keep you busy for awhile.

Good to know. I need to spend more time reading and less time scrolling.

explorerx4 · September 10

C J Box has the Joe Pickett, a Wyoming Game Warden, series which is up to 26 books.
I just realized I'm a couple books behind in that series.
#26 hasn't been released yet but I ordered a used #25 for less than $10 delivered.

Michaell · September 10

nyccarguy said:

Kirstie_H said:

explorerx4 said:
Not sure about anyone else here but I'm excited for the next Thursday Murder Club book about to be released.
I still have the last one to be read yet.
Also, just bought Hotel Ukraine, the latest in the series of Inspector Arakdy Renko series.
Haven't read any of those, but I'm on the last book of the series I'm reading, and desperately seeking another series to start, so I've put those on my wish list. I swear, the older I get, the more my book-buying budget outpaces my going-out budget.
After watching "Reacher" on Prime Video, I picked up one of the "Reacher" books by Lee Child entitled "The Enemy." It was very well written. I look forward to picking up another one (of many) in the series.

I've got every Reacher book, every Spenser book (even those penned after Robert B. Parker's death) and every Jack Ryan book (again, even those written by other authors after Clancy died).

Currently they (along with all the other books I have, about golf and cars and business) put away into cardboard boxes while the basement is getting finished, but there are two brand new bookcases waiting to be assembled in the garage when the project is finished so I can unbox them.

tjc78 · September 10

@qbrozen said:
Hope this link works for some. And hope it’s permitted. It is a ticktock love letter to Cadillac.
https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8SF2Tqd/

That’s classic

sda · September 10

@explorerx4 said:
Not sure about anyone else here but I'm excited for the next Thursday Murder Club book about to be released.
I still have the last one to be read yet.
Also, just bought Hotel Ukraine, the latest in the series of Inspector Arakdy Renko series.

My wife and I enjoyed the recent Netflix movie with Helen Mirren.

explorerx4 · September 10

@sda,
I haven't seen the movie but I'm assuming Helen Mirren plays Elizabeth and is a great choice for that role.

stickguy · September 10

You people are killing me. I need to retire so I can start reading again.

imidazol97 · September 10

I've read, and reread, the Harry Bosch books by Michael Connelly and the Reacher
books by Child. It's sad that I actually had to reread many of them since I ran out
of newer material that I like. It was almost like reading them for the first time because I enjoyed them so much. I read other authors but not as avidly.

Linda Castillo who writes about Ohio Amish
country adventures with a police chief of a small NE Ohio town, Kate Burkholer who grew up
Amish but left the religion. J. A. Jance writes several series with various characters, but Joanna Brady, sheriff, in a New Mexico setting is my favorite.

I take any suggestions of similar authors and will check them out, literally.

imidazol97 · September 10

stickguy said:
You people are killing me. I need to retire so I can start reading again.

It's a great cure for insomnia at my age.

explorerx4 · September 10

@imidazol97,
The first book in the Joe Pickett series.
1. Open Season (2001)
"Joe had always considered individual words as finite units of currency, and he believed in savings."

In C. J. Box's gripping thriller, Open Season, game warden Joe Pickett finds himself in a deadly confrontation with a group of ruthless poachers, uncovering dark secrets that will challenge his dedication to justice in the brutal and unforgiving wilderness of Wyoming.

📇 278 Pages
📝 69,500 - 83,400 Word Count
⏱️ 9 Hours Reading Time

benjaminh · September 10

My wife and I enjoyed the Thursday Murder Club movie too. Great cast. Solid direction by Chris Columbus (Harry Potter, etc.).

kyfdx · September 10

imidazol97 said:

stickguy said:
You people are killing me. I need to retire so I can start reading again.

It's a great cure for insomnia at my age.

No kidding. If I'm the least bit sleepy, trying to read will put me out.

roadburner · September 10

I'm reading Clown Town; Mick Herron's latest Slough House book.

explorerx4 · September 10

I'll have to put Clown Town on my list, too.

kyfdx · September 10

@explorerx4
Latest batch

Michaell · September 10

Basement remodel update!

(bet you've been waiting for this.....)

Framing is in, and the plumbing started on Monday. Turns out that when the house was built in 2016, the builders (Lennar) didn't compact the soil enough. When trenching for the shower drain and toilet routing, this became a problem. An extra $2000+ to remedy the situation.

No info yet on whether this will impact the schedule - the HVAC folks are here today, and the electrician did the initial walk through with my daughter today as well. The sight and sound guy (cable, internet, etc.) is supposed to be here in the next 30 minutes.

And so it goes...

tjc78 · September 10

Pics or it didn’t happen.

Not sure what you current network setup is but if you can put Ethernet behind your TVs it’s a good step up in performance if you’ll be streaming. My theater room has the Roku hardwired and it works better than any other one in the house … this is despite a good mesh system that downloads at over 500 mb/s. Nothing beats hardwire.

Also - Change Orders are a contractor’s best friend.

explorerx4 · September 10

@kyfdx,
I haven't had a nitro beer in a while. There is at least 1 store around here the carries that brand but probably not the latest and greatest recipies like you have.

kyfdx · September 10

explorerx4 said:
@kyfdx,
I haven't had a nitro beer in a while. There is at least 1 store around here the carries that brand but probably not the latest and greatest recipies like you have.

Yeah, this stuff doesn't get wide distribution, like the "normal" variants do.

Michaell · September 10

tjc78 said:
Pics or it didn’t happen.

Not sure what you current network setup is but if you can put Ethernet behind your TVs it’s a good step up in performance if you’ll be streaming. My theater room has the Roku hardwired and it works better than any other one in the house … this is despite a good mesh system that downloads at over 500 mb/s. Nothing beats hardwire.

Also - Change Orders are a contractor’s best friend.

So, since we use Apple TV quite a bit, that's going to get hardwired for the basement TV. Also likely to get 1 or 2 Eero pods (?) to help boost the wifi signal. The intention is to make the whole house better equipped for our entertainment and wifi usage.

Change orders - yes, we're aware of them. Fortunately, we haven't had any come up yet that we've initiated. The sight and sound guy recommended a conduit behind the drywall for the wiring, as that costs $69; if we wanted to do it after we were finished, it would run $4-500. Also looking at Sonos speakers for the basement, which the girls have at their cooking studio. The idea is to make it as clean a set up as we can.

And, as the cherry on top, the guy mentioned that they sell TVs and Soundbars under retail, as part of a deal with the basement company. I'm sure when that email comes in, the daughter will be poring over it intently. Her current TV in her bedroom is, I think 40 or 42", which is likely way to small for the space she's setting up. It's very possible that she'll get something mounted to the wall, even though she's bought a piece of furniture for the TV to reside on.

We aren't into gigantic TVs - I think the one in the family room is 50", and the one in my office is 47".

As far as pics go, I have about a 90 second "before" video of the space we're converting. I think once the plumbing, electrical and HVAC work is done, I'll take another video to show the progress.

qbrozen · September 10

Today, I am reminded yet again that I will never understand the world in which I live. I am absolutely beside myself that we have yet to evolve beyond assassinating someone over their words.

explorerx4 · September 10

@qbrozen,
I know what you are referring to. Senseless.

oldfarmer50 · September 10

qbrozen said:
Today, I am reminded yet again that I will never understand the world in which I live. I am absolutely beside myself that we have yet to evolve beyond assassinating someone over their words.

Ditto.

explorerx4 · September 10

As soon as Labor Day passed people started putting up Halloween decorations.
You think your neighbor has some over the top Halloween decorations?
Check this out from 2020. YT has been good to this channel because the more recent posts take place at a much larger house.
I give this early effort 10 thumbs up. HA HA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jY8DLFy31Bg

tjc78 · September 10

@Michaell said:
So, since we use Apple TV quite a bit, that's going to get hardwired for the basement TV. Also likely to get 1 or 2 Eero pods (?) to help boost the wifi signal. The intention is to make the whole house better equipped for our entertainment and wifi usage.

Change orders - yes, we're aware of them. Fortunately, we haven't had any come up yet that we've initiated. The sight and sound guy recommended a conduit behind the drywall for the wiring, as that costs $69; if we wanted to do it after we were finished, it would run $4-500. Also looking at Sonos speakers for the basement, which the girls have at their cooking studio. The idea is to make it as clean a set up as we can.

And, as the cherry on top, the guy mentioned that they sell TVs and Soundbars under retail, as part of a deal with the basement company. I'm sure when that email comes in, the daughter will be poring over it intently. Her current TV in her bedroom is, I think 40 or 42", which is likely way to small for the space she's setting up. It's very possible that she'll get something mounted to the wall, even though she's bought a piece of furniture for the TV to reside on.

We aren't into gigantic TVs - I think the one in the family room is 50", and the one in my office is 47".

As far as pics go, I have about a 90 second "before" video of the space we're converting. I think once the plumbing, electrical and HVAC work is done, I'll take another video to show the progress.

Sounds great! Depending on which Eero or other mesh system you go with, many can be hardwired as well.

Since my network hub is in the basement I have one node hardwired down there and I get every bit of speed that I do on the main floor at the control unit. Upstairs node is wifi repeat and while it’s better than not having it not near the quality of the wired unit.

corvette · September 10

tjc78 said:
Not sure what you current network setup is but if you can put Ethernet behind your TVs it’s a good step up in performance if you’ll be streaming. My theater room has the Roku hardwired and it works better than any other one in the house … this is despite a good mesh system that downloads at over 500 mb/s. Nothing beats hardwire.

I agree to an extent, but many newer devices, especially low to mid priced ones, don't have an Ethernet port anymore. I used to be a huge proponent of hardwiring devices that never moved. I had an original Apple TV, and uploading videos to it from my desktop computer over 11 megabit wifi (which actually ran much slower) was painfully slow. Going hardwired solved that.

Now, I have eero, and all of my wireless stuff works really well.

stickguy · September 10

when we built the new house we did not go heavy on automation stuff (since we would not likely use it). But we did homerun Ethernet to the family room TV spot, and both work desk locations. so each of our work laptops (for now!) and the main TV are wired up nice. I bout a pod setup, but Fios guy installed 2 wifi routers that do a good job blanketing the house so I never bothered to hook it up.

we are the dinos that don't have Alexa or Siri running the place, or any smart outlets or computer controls. We actually flip our own light switches.

Michaell · September 10

I got the impression that the eero unit in the basement will be hardwired, as there is a control panel for all of that right there.

stickguy · September 10

I the wifi router in the basement with the Fios head unit is plugged in. The other is in our bedroom (far opposite end and floor of the house), and that is connected to a coax cable that they put in up there, and is connected to the Fios box also.

tjc78 · September 11

Michaell said:
I got the impression that the eero unit in the basement will be hardwired, as there is a control panel for all of that right there.

That is exactly what you want

ab348 · September 11

corvette said:

Now, I have eero, and all of my wireless stuff works really well.

Same here.

graphicguy · September 11

@Michaell ....I know you have a Sportage. Thoughts? Would you buy it again? Likes? Dislikes?

Michaell · September 11

graphicguy said:
@Michaell ....I know you have a Sportage. Thoughts? Would you buy it again? Likes? Dislikes?

It's not mine - it's my daughters. She's had it one year and about 6000 miles. I drive it to put gas in it, and, yesterday, to the dealer for its first service.

It's tech laden, that's for sure. Digital dash, safety nannies galore. Pretty big inside compared to the competition. She loves it, though she drives it like @roadburner drives his C43. Which isn't bad, I suppose, except it's a hybrid and she's not getting the MPG she should. I drove it yesterday and was able to improve on the current tank by 1 MPG. Wife loves it since it's not the MINI.

The only thing I'm not thrilled about is the matte paint. When we bought it, I didn't realize that commercial car washes are a no no. Meaning it has to get hand washed with a special detergent. If we did it again, I'd find a different color, even if that meant getting a black interior (hers has a gorgeous red leather interior).

graphicguy · September 11

@Michaell .....Thanks!

imidazol97 · September 11

explorerx4 said:
@imidazol97,
The first book in the Joe Pickett series.
1. Open Season (2001)
"Joe had always considered individual words as finite units of currency, and he believed in savings."

In C. J. Box's gripping thriller, Open Season, game warden Joe Pickett finds himself in a deadly confrontation with a group of ruthless poachers, uncovering dark secrets that will challenge his dedication to justice in the brutal and unforgiving wilderness of Wyoming.

📇 278 Pages
📝 69,500 - 83,400 Word Count
⏱️ 9 Hours Reading Time

I've read and reread the Joe Pickett series. I like that guy. I like his honest spirit.

suydam · September 11

graphicguy said:
@Michaell .....Thanks!

Very glad I didn’t get the matte paint. I don’t really care for the look anyway.

oldfarmer50 · September 11

suydam said:

graphicguy said:
@Michaell .....Thanks!
Very glad I didn’t get the matte paint. I don’t really care for the look anyway.

I’ve seen that matte paint on upscale vehicles like Mercedes and I don’t get it at all.

explorerx4 · September 11

I like that a lot of vehicles are now available with non metalic paints.

jmonroe1 · September 11

kyfdx said:
@explorerx4
Latest batch

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I’ll never know why they call that stuff beer. I’m not saying I wouldn’t like it but I couldn’t call it beer. To me it’s a drink but not a beer.

jmonroe

stickguy · September 11

8% ABV pints do not bode well for me staying functional for very long. or feeling great the next day!

kyfdx · September 12

stickguy said:
8% ABV pints do not bode well for me staying functional for very long. or feeling great the next day!

On the plus side, it's not the type of beer, where you quaff 3 or 4.

suydam · September 12

kyfdx said:

stickguy said:
8% ABV pints do not bode well for me staying functional for very long. or feeling great the next day!
On the plus side, it's not the type of beer, where you quaff 3 or 4.

Or 1.

kyfdx · September 12

suydam said:

kyfdx said:

stickguy said:
8% ABV pints do not bode well for me staying functional for very long. or feeling great the next day!
On the plus side, it's not the type of beer, where you quaff 3 or 4.
Or 1.

Quaffed 1 just last night with my pizza..

jmonroe1 · September 12

kyfdx said:

stickguy said:
8% ABV pints do not bode well for me staying functional for very long. or feeling great the next day!
On the plus side, it's not the type of beer, where you quaff 3 or 4.

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That being the case it should be advertised as “the beer that saves you money”.

jmonroe

kyfdx · September 12

Ha! Not at $5/pint

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