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On 8/30/2021 at 5:26 PM, chengkp75 said:

The most common culprit is the shower head, as water and air exist here when it is off, and legionella can grow there.  Then, when you turn on the shower, it aerosolizes the water and bacteria, and you inhale it.  This is why CDC requires, in their VSP, that all shower heads be taken off and sanitized twice a year.

Is there any reason for the average homeowner to sanitize the shower head in their home bathroom?  Does it matter if one is on city water or well water?

15 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

Yep, and they need to be closed prior to closing front door.

Actually used them a lot more than I thought.

The FJ40 obviously only had 2 doors in most cases, but it had jump seats.

Thanks for the pics, I've never seen the interior.  Looks great, I'd have loved it.

In this hot used car market I'll bet the FJ40 Cruiser prices are soaring.  On one auto forum I follow some with 1 and 2 year old cars are getting more than they paid from Carvana and Vroom.  Then turning around and getting a 2021 model.

5 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

 

It was built and rode like a tank, back doors were impractical, what's not to love.

 

I've seen golf cart bodies based on the FJ😇

Those little panels behind the front doors are also doors?  If so, I never knew that.

27 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

 

I bought the first year FJ Cruiser. Kept it 2 or 3 years. Laura hated it, so I sold it.

 

Now they have a crazy cult following. I miss its quirkiness

Every time I see an FJ I wish I owned one.  

When I see one on the road and point it out to my wife she rolls her eyes.  Must be a guy thing.

3 minutes ago, Arzeena said:

Paul,

I always meant to ask you.....Have DH and I ever met you/ on the Enchantment? Dinner table with Kendra and another couple from NY and a brother n sister? Ofcourse there could be many Pauls from Maryland!😊

Maybe?  I just checked, we were on the Enchantment in July of 2012.  Sorry I don't remember any names...but it does sound familiar!

10 hours ago, A&L_Ont said:

Their price seems to be comparable to around here, but being from Canada it is hard to do a dollar comparison.  They provide great quality tint and PPF.  I have not used their brand of ceramic coating but have heard of it.  
 

I always ceramic coat on top of the PPF. 

 

With knowing little about it seems worthy of a call and most likely a site visit. It seems as though they have a good presentation but forward by their website.

You might appreciate these pics from today. PPF being cut on a plotter. They only hand cut when they bulk wrap. Scott has shared horror photos of others who hand cut the PPF on the paint, and cut the actual paint.  

 

I do plan a site visit to talk to them.  And I found a second shop for evaluation too.

I've seen pictures where the PPF was hand cut and they made many "cuts" in the cars paint.  It was horrible!  I've seen a video where they talk about the machine-cut PPF.  And how they tuck and hide the edges.  And the benefits of using both PPF and a ceramic coating.

Thanks for the great info!

On 6/20/2021 at 10:20 AM, A&L_Ont said:

I’ve been doing it since 1993 with dark tint, but that was to work with my alarm to help hide all the car audio equipment in my Explorer. That faze lasted about 10 years.  Since then I lessened the darkness level.  LOL, my age as doubled and tint level has halved. 

I would be interested in hearing a little about your experience with PPF.  I did a little research...one option might be PPF for some areas, ceramic for others?  

Your last post mentioned how important it is to find a good shop.  Someone here recommended this shop.  The link below is their page and it includes pricing...maybe you have some input on their pricing.  

https://aplusautostyling.com/tesla/

Thanks for any info you can provide. 

2 hours ago, A&L_Ont said:

We have a quick detailer (Meguiar makes a great one) that we use in that type of situation. Spot spray the bird “gift” and wipe the debris with a microfibre cloth. It’s great for clean ups between washes. Any parts store will have both, and the rags are found in bulk at Costco.

 

Polishing a car is something I would never attempt.

I'm pretty sure I saw the Meguiar's product yesterday when we purchased the wax.  I'll get some.  

Yesterday I did buy some Meguiar's car wash.  Since the car was new I've been using Optimum No Rinse (called ONR).  It seems to do well enough, but doesn't suds up at all.  I think ONR was developed for areas with water restrictions, many use it with a two bucket process instead of using a running water hose for pre-wetting and rinsing.  One bucket with the ONR solution, one bucket with clean water for rinsing.  I guess I prefer a nice sudsy solution for washing the car.

When the car was new three months ago I bought some Chemical Guys spray...says it's a hybrid wax (whatever that means.). After washing you spray it on then buff.  I haven't tried it yet.

As for the compound polish, I would only try it on the small dime sized area the bird poop left.  Regular wax for the rest of the car.

12 hours ago, A&L_Ont said:

I am a bit “obsessed” when it comes to cars. I PPF wrap the entire front end of our cars, front quarters, A pillars, leading roof edge, mirrors, lower portions of doors and any other areas that have debris contact zones.  One is wrapped 100%.

I've been considering PPF for the front end of our new car.  Might also lightly tint the side windows.

Got home yesterday from a drive and found some bird poop on the hood.  It seems to have dulled or etched the clear coat...an area about the size of a dime.  We were already thinking of performing the cars first wax job, so we did that.  It may have helped a bit?  Not sure.  A neighbor recommended trying some polishing compound.  I also saw a YouTube video by a pro in a body shop, using a compound and an electric buffer that completely removed a similar spot.  

10 hours ago, A&L_Ont said:

 Today it was done properly, along with a clear tint on the from window. The new brand of film cuts UV rays and heat down. You’d never know to look at it though. 

I'm curious about this.  One of the largest makers of automotive glass says their windshields block 98% of UVA and 100% of UVB rays.  Your post says "from window" but I don't know if you meant the two front door windows or the windshield?  If you meant the windshield, I'm curious why you added the clear tint?

3 hours ago, M8VER3 said:

Just under what the bottom of the slab. Maybe a foot. Only thing I noticed, your stuff goes downhill. The sewer went downward to the main pipe, probably about 4 feet. 

Here in Maryland they would be buried 36-inches deep.

Re: downward.  What's the old joke?  Three things a plumber must know?  1) payday is Friday; 2) poop flows downhill; 3) never bite your fingernails.

43 minutes ago, M8VER3 said:

We have what we call a Florida Basement.

Here in Maryland one would have to bury their plumbing deeper than what I saw in your pictures.  How deep was the underground plumbing?

ps: my parents built a house in Bethany Beach, DE in the mid-70's.  Same deal with the fill...dozens of truck loads of dirt to raise the lot.

30 minutes ago, reallyitsmema said:

 

We love Bermuda too. 

After three cruises to Bermuda we flew there and spent seven full days.  Rented a small condo from a homeowner for $100 a night.  Even had use of their private swimming pool.  Also rented a scooter for exploring the island.  

Best vacation we've ever had!

9 hours ago, A&L_Ont said:

We got another John Wood, under warranty.  Third times a charm or it is tankless next time.
 

I forgot to mention that a while ago we added a timer to our hot water tanks a few years ago. At both MIL houses it runs once an hour in the middle of the night when hydro is cheapest and produces enough hot water for all day for them. They each live separately so an hour is enough. 
 

We have ours run 2 times a day, early morning and late afternoon into the early evening. Works great for morning showers or afternoon ones and the dishwasher at night.  It has worked great for reducing power bills, with the insulation wrap.

Years ago I put in a timer that looked like the one in your picture.  No time of use for lower rates here (back then and still not today).  But I had the timer shut the water heater off from 11 pm until 5 am.  Worked nicely, we did not notice a difference at all.  

I took the timer off during a little renovation about ten years ago.  Our electric rates here are about as low as one will find in the U.S.  Ten cents per kWh.

46 minutes ago, A&L_Ont said:

At the same time though we’re going to look to see what it will take to put in a tankless electric heater.

Our home is all electric.  I'm interested in a tankless water heater but my research seems to indicate the electric tankless water heaters leave a lot to be desired when compared to a gas model.  Would love to hear what others here think about an electric tankless water heater.

I'm also facing a full electric service panel.  Last month I had to install two "tandem" breakers to make room for a new circuit to charge our new electric car.  We have a 200 amp panel, maybe I could install more tandem breakers for a tankless water heater?  I don't know.

1 hour ago, island lady said:

 

That's the thing I like about making a homemade pizza...no two are ever the same.  After over 40 years with my trusty pizza stone...we have a great relationship going.  The method I use, is it just simple for me and works.  😉  As long as the pizza is on the table and ready to eat...can't go wrong either way.  Pour the wine!!  😄 

 

That's true.  We're going to make a pizza tonight...green pepper and onion...one of my favorites.

3 minutes ago, island lady said:

 

Gosh no...cold stone.  I lightly flour it, then put my ball of dough on it.  Using large rolling pin, I roll it out very, very thin.  We adore thin crust pizza.  Once to the edges and uniform looking, into the preheated oven it goes at 400 degrees.  Pull it back out when starting to brown (about 8 minutes).  I let it cool on the pizza stone, then top it with any kind of creation of homemade toppings.  Yum!  😋

Interesting.  All the instructions we found say to preheat the pizza stone, which does make sense.

We use a mixture of flour and corn meal on the pizza peel.  But we got much better results after pre-baking our crust for a few minutes.  Without pre-baking it was tough to get the raw dough with toppings to slide off on to the pizza stone.

A few times we've pre-heated the pizza stone, but rolled the dough out on a thin metal baking tray we have.  Pre-bake a few minutes, remove the  metal tray and pizza crust...pile on toppings and then back in until done.  I haven't fully convinced my wife, but to me the pizza that used the thin metal baking tray was just as good as putting the dough directly on the pizza stone.

1 hour ago, island lady said:

 

Dough from scratch, roll out onto pizza stone, prebake for 5-8 minutes (insures crispy crust), then let cool a bit...start the toppings pile up.  🙂 

Roll out onto pizza stone?

We bought a pizza stone a few months ago and have been experimenting.  When we make dough from scratch we use a pizza "peel" to slide it onto the pizza stone for 5 to 8 minutes of pre-baking.  But your phrase "roll out onto a pizza stone" intrigues me.  A hot pizza stone?

34 minutes ago, John&LaLa said:

So, when you have a bad day in TX, head to FL and launch two rockets 4 hours apart. 😉 👍🚀 🛰 😎

Not sure why 18 goes before 17

Doubt I'll stay up late, or get up early

 

I try to watch the SpaceX launches.  I won't stay up late or get up early either...the replays are easy to watch on the SpaceX web site.

17 was originally scheduled for a few days ago.  Weather delays have pushed it back.  17 has an early morning launch window, 18 has an early AM launch window.

First time I've seen the Geoff Barrett web site.  Very nice.

I've been using spaceflightnow.com for the schedule.  And lately I've been using https://www.rocketlaunch.live/?filter=florida.  

Just now the Rocket Launch Live site was updated to show 17 has slipped another day, to Feb 05. But my other sites don't show that yet.

Rocket Launch Live has filters one can use to show launches for a particular area or for the entire country.

35 minutes ago, mo&fran said:

I have  LaCrosse  station  that looks similar to the Ambient station. The outside unit measures wind and rain, uses solar with battery for no sun, and displays NWS forecasts.  I am also on the Wunderground network. Outdoor temperature is a separate device that i have on my patio.

 I had an AcuRite  unit before, but did not like the display. Plus the outdoor unit also measure Temperature along with wind and rain, and used solar to power a  fan to blow outside air on the thermometer accurate, but it could not handle the Florida temperatures, and was unrealistically high.

I should have mentioned LaCrosse in my post.  Their stuff looks good too.

As for the fan in the AcuRite...some call their stuff AcuWrong. 😉  But overall it looks like good stuff.  I was just more drawn to the Ambient Weather hardware.

2 hours ago, bobmacliberty said:

 

Thanks for posting this as we're still deciding what to purchase.  I like the model that you bought...the more information the better.  It's too much for my wife though.  She wants to keep it simple with temperature, humidity, and maybe a short term forecast.  I'll need to check the Ambient Weather website.

I think most would consider Davis Instruments weather stations to be the best.  The price reflects that too.  They start at $350 or so and go up. 

The AcuRite stuff is very popular.  I almost went with AcuRite, but they seem to nickel and dime their customers.  Want to see the data on your smartphone?  Costs extra.  Want to push the data to a web site?  Costs extra.

The Ambient Weather stuff seems comparable to the AcuRite stuff.  But Ambient Weather doesn't nickel and dime their users...everything is included.  The biggest complaint you'll see about the Ambient Weather stuff is that the inside unit, the display, has a narrow viewing angle.  

Both AcuRite and Ambient Weather have units that would please your wife.  An easy to hang outside sender.  Inside display that shows outdoor and indoor temperature and humidity.  The forecast and barometric pressure too.  Prices start around $60 or so.  

13 hours ago, A&L_Ont said:

That vortex came from Western Canada.😉 I saw it on the weather network the other day, a double low. It’s quite the front, and I’m not looking forward to it. 
 

Andrew, your description of the weather station on your kitchen counter prompted me to do a little research.  I've always wanted a personal weather station and I was blown away by the technology in these things today.  No wires to run at all!

I ended up purchasing a model from Ambient Weather.  Outside unit is solar powered with battery backup.  Inside display shows wind (speed/direction/gusts), rain accumulation, outdoor and indoor (temp and humidity), barometric pressure, UVI and light indexes and phases of the moon.  This model also makes it very easy to share your weather data on the web.  Mine is sharing data to the Ambient Weather site, Weather Underground, PWS Weather and Weathercloud.

Here's a pic of mine after set up:

20 hours ago, vacationlover_mn said:

Speaking of food.. Every rib recipe we've tried (we've only done smoker and instant pot recipes), specifically tells you to remove the membrane prior to cooking.

We buy Smithfield three-packs of baby back ribs at our local Costco.  I always removed the membrane, but about two or three years ago I found the membrane had already been removed.  

Even though the instructions say to not rinse them (same for poultry) I always do.  I'm careful to avoid splashing outside of the sink area and do a careful cleanup afterwards.

7 hours ago, island lady said:

 

OMG...that does not sound fun at all...three layers...yikes!  Well, one good thing, I bet that makes that house very well insulated!  😉 

Besides the three layers of wall, the outlet below the TV where we tapped in for power was mounted at floor level...yes...right where the baseboard goes.  There are a few outlets like that in this house...mounted at floor level.  I can't imagine why they would do something like that.

18 hours ago, island lady said:

Finally finished up with the new TV set up.  Couple weeks ago installed the new 65 inch Sony on a swivel wall mount, bought sound bar speakers, and now a new Blu Ray DVD player.  

 

My cabinet arrived and fit well under the TV.  Next step was to hide that spaghetti mess of wires behind the wall.  Oh Joy that was.  Bucky did well to run them through inside the wall, but I had to connect everything up.  Was about to toss Bucky outside after a bit...he is not a patient type of person.  Was driving me crazy!!  😖

 

Got it all hooked up.  Last night it was a movie and popcorn after the Pizza.  😄 

I just helped my son wall mount his TV and hide the wires.  Hiding wires in the wall of a 90 year old house wasn't any fun at all.  We found three layers...drywall, then a weird hardboard with a printed pattern, then the original plaster and lathe.

He found some brackets that mount the sound bar to the bottom of the TV.  Worked great.