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Title: So How's the Weather...
Post by: hidden on January 20, 2007, 01:30:33 PM: Wherever you are?
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Post by: hidden on January 20, 2007, 04:49:57 PM: We got 6 inches of snow Monday and another 2 inches Friday :'(
Monday it took me 3 hours to clear our road :surrender:
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Post by: hidden on January 20, 2007, 04:53:26 PM: 4:48PM Saturday, clear, 33 degrees F, wind gusts to 30 mph

here's tonight and tomorrow's forecast:

Tonight: Increasing clouds, with a low around 17. Northwest wind between 7 and 10 mph becoming calm.

Sunday: Periods of snow, mainly after noon. High near 29. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New snow accumulation of less than one inch possible.

Sunday Night: Snow and freezing drizzle likely, becoming all freezing drizzle after 10pm. Cloudy, with a low around 26. Calm wind. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New snow accumulation of less than a half inch possible.

It was 70 degrees last week ???
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Post by: hidden on January 20, 2007, 05:25:34 PM: Sydney, 9:22am Sunday. Today will be fine and sunny, 37 celsius. Hot as hell! Going to a birthday party and will need lots of beer! >:D
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Post by: hidden on January 21, 2007, 03:08:52 AM: I t was finally sunny today that twas a blessing but its still very cold and I wouldn't go out there without a good jacket myself!

I hope tomorrow will be better - I am usually in Hawaii this time of year and forget how cold it gets in NE FL.

although there are cold parts of Hawaii on the mountains and the bad thing there is in the winter when it gets in the 50s even by the beaches, NOBODY has heat or ac and the building codes are horrible insulation wise so you basically freeze your booty off there too but all the time -

At least here I can just save up for a big electric bill and stay warm! :)
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Post by: hidden on January 21, 2007, 07:40:26 AM: Soesn't matter about my weather... I have been inside for DAYS working/playing on this thing.... (Why oh Why did I start mods ??? ???)
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Post by: hidden on January 21, 2007, 01:28:59 PM: 2 more inches of snow today and a few more each day for a week :surrender:
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Post by: hidden on January 21, 2007, 01:33:25 PM: Send some down here please. My yard is crispy from no water and higher than normal temps.
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Post by: hidden on January 21, 2007, 04:12:06 PM: Watch for a UPS truck that will be dripping water out the back LOL
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Post by: hidden on January 21, 2007, 04:29:40 PM: NP. We use freight carriers with refrigerated trucks for frozen materials. Making arrangements now for a pickup! :D But packing it may be the difficult thing
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Post by: hidden on January 21, 2007, 10:07:28 PM: The inch of snow they predicted has turned into a little more than 3 inches and the high of 29 just made it to 25. It's sleeting now to put a fresh coat of ice on top of everything.

Jim
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Post by: hidden on January 23, 2007, 11:20:02 AM: I think around 50 and sunny? Goin ridin Saturday. Spose to be 60 and sunny. Can't ask for better than that in late January. >:D
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Post by: hidden on January 25, 2007, 01:38:48 PM: So silly around here... highs in mid 60's and people are running for HEAVY winter coats! LOL
Feels REFRESHING and invigorating.

We haven't had our week of 30 degree weather this year to knock out some of the bug population so our mosquitos will be nasty this summer! :unsure:
Title: Re: So How's the Weather...
Post by: hidden on January 25, 2007, 02:28:03 PM: Quote from: hidden on January 25, 2007, 01:38:48 PM
So silly around here... highs in mid 60's and people are running for HEAVY winter coats! LOL
Feels REFRESHING and invigorating.

We haven't had our week of 30 degree weather this year to knock out some of the bug population so our mosquitos will be nasty this summer! :unsure:

33 here and light snow. We've had a very mild winter until last week. Two weeks ago the highs were mid 60's and even 70 a couple of days.
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Post by: hidden on January 25, 2007, 03:13:05 PM: Hey guys, you live on the wrong side of the world! Today, clear, sunny and 28 celsius (about 82 in your language). Might go to the beach for a swim today. >:D
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Post by: hidden on January 25, 2007, 04:40:40 PM: I miss cold weather. I look forward to our 1-2 weeks of nippy nights, and sweaters!

This past November when I went to Germany it felt GREAT being able to wear long sleeves and the one day that was very cold was :boogie: :boogie: a JOY.

Unfortunately most of this winter has been in the 80s >:(
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Post by: hidden on January 26, 2007, 12:55:53 AM: You miss cold weather ???

Just after midnight it's -1 and windy.
When I got out of the car to go into work at 9:30 PM
it was 4 and it felt like my pants froze solid,
my eyes wrere burning in just the short walk from the car to the door. :surrender:

I want summer >:(
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Post by: hidden on January 26, 2007, 08:40:43 AM: Didn't ask for negative temps! But a change of season would be nice again.
90's-106 in summer and 82-85 in the winter is NOT a change of season.

Yes...I MISS cold weather. I look forward to fall for the crispness of the air...not so humid, can walk from the building to your car without building up a slime like in our summers. Look forward to the opportunity to wear things that are just too heavy in other times of the year. I have one cashmere sweater in light blue that was given to me a while back. So soft, so yummy. Can bring it out once, maybe twice a season. I love flannel, brushed cottons, corderouy, tweed and other fabrics with texture. I have a terrific long winter coat. Hasn't been out once this year. (On rare occasion, we have been known to get in to the 20's and remain there for a few days so we do need cold clothes.) Yet I live in Florida, the cotton shorts and tank top state. BLECH. I hate it when I am cheated out of our "2 week winter". It happens every few years and it drives me crazy. I need it to recharge. The weather we had in Germany was downright NIPPY and I LOVED IT! It's FINALLY into the 40's today and I feel good....
:kickdancing: :kickdancing: :kickdancing:
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Post by: hidden on January 26, 2007, 09:26:00 AM: yup its in the 40s here too but I don't love it I have a picture of me crying in the snow as a little girl I don't think I ever grew up in that way lol but at least I have warm clothes now for a few years after I started coming back from hawaii i just froze because i couldn't make myself go buy warm clothes ne fl gets a bit colder and for longer than where you are .. but I remember one time we went to the 12 hours of sebring race for the weekend and i took bathing suits shorts and one pair of jeans - it got in the 20s with high winds and that is below you even when i got back to st aug ne fl had its 100 yr snow! Id never seen snow on the beach before. :ss-shocked:

still florida has its beauty yeah?

stay warm! :)
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Post by: hidden on January 26, 2007, 10:41:14 AM: It's 30 degrees Celsius in Cape Town, South Africa with clear skies. Rick is right. This part of the world is better now. 8)
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Post by: hidden on January 26, 2007, 10:56:01 PM: Well things are a little better, it up to 25 now, almost balmy 8)
But we got 5 more inches of snow, it took me 3 hours to clear our road today.
At least I will sleep good.
Title: Re: So How's the Weather...
Post by: hidden on January 29, 2007, 08:28:17 PM: We will be FREEZING tonight in Central Florida. Plants covered and critters in.
:boogie: :boogie: :boogie: :boogie: :boogie:
FINALLY! I love it!!! With notice, we don't lose crops, pets or plants. Just get the cold weather we need to kill off the buglet population to a decent level! You've heard of Hammer time? Well, now its Sweater time! :boogie: :boogie:
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Post by: hidden on February 03, 2007, 06:26:03 PM: Currently 6 degrees with a chill factor of -12
Snow drifts on my road of 10 to 15 inches
more coming.
Overnight -2 degrees, chill factor -20 to -25
:surrender: :surrender: :surrender: :surrender: :surrender:
Title: Re: So How's the Weather...
Post by: hidden on February 03, 2007, 07:47:29 PM: Ok...I appreciate Florida again. Thanks for that COOOOLD forecast.
Sorry you have to deal with that.
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Post by: hidden on February 06, 2007, 06:50:19 AM: Enough already!
now -6 chill factor -25

Three of our big sat dishes at work are frozzen :'(
My car starts very slow.

:surrender: :surrender: :surrender: :surrender: :surrender:
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Post by: hidden on February 06, 2007, 10:29:34 AM: MY GOODNESSS! :ss-shocked: I'll stop complaining about it being cold here -- Hands Turtle a Warm Blankie
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Post by: hidden on February 06, 2007, 02:34:45 PM: Quote
Hands Turtle a Warm Blankie
turtle wraps warm blankie around house ;)
Thanks.
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Post by: hidden on February 06, 2007, 03:45:20 PM: You're very :welsign:
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Post by: hidden on February 06, 2007, 03:56:57 PM: Hey, we have a cyclone heading our way! Hope it doesn't get too close. :ss-shocked:
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Post by: hidden on February 06, 2007, 04:49:14 PM: On Friday, we had devastaing tornados rip through central Florida.

So far, 20 fatalities and BILLIONS of $ of damages. Looks like a Cat 5 hurricane. BLOCK homes ripped off foundations! The mobile home communities didn't stand a chance.

And last night I found out about the loss of 17 of 18 juvenile Whooping Cranes that had just arrived in Florida. They are believed to have drown during the storms on friday. I saw them fly over in their migratory flight and it was truly stunning sight! Magnificient birds. What a loss! Horrible for the handlers that are trying so hard to rebuild the population.
Title: Re: So How's the Weather...
Post by: hidden on February 07, 2007, 01:22:30 PM: I can't remember if I read it or saw it on the news, but the gist of it is that Florida is becoming so overdeveloped that any hurricane or tornado that hit's it will will have devastating consequences. Whereas ten years ago the news would be, "Tornado hits Florida, thankfully it was in a nonpopulated area and there was no fatalities or property damage."
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Post by: hidden on February 07, 2007, 02:58:13 PM: True we have tooo many people moving here. In this case though, the shear number of tornados, and the wide path make this set of storms unbelievably bad.
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Post by: hidden on February 15, 2007, 05:25:01 AM: Its 5 AM and its -7 :'(

I get to go home at 7 AM, hope the car starts ok.
Will have to let it run a while and maybe do some more work while I wait. :(
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Post by: hidden on February 20, 2007, 10:24:03 PM: It's spose to be 78 tomorrow. Got my bike cleaned and ready to ride. >:D
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Post by: hidden on April 05, 2007, 05:42:34 AM: Currently 21 degrees
what happened to spring? :(
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Post by: hidden on April 05, 2007, 09:25:36 AM: Been in the 80's for weeks now.
And no rain. :ss-shocked: We are in a MODERATE DROUGHT condition. Baking. Grass is cruchy underfoot, weeds are thriving and other plants are struggling...

We got a double dose of spring this year...must have gotten yours too.
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Post by: hidden on April 05, 2007, 09:25:48 AM: BRRRRRRRRRRRRRR ! Its cold even here in NE FL! But 21~??? Wow - keep warm up there I hope this is the last of it.
Title: Re: So How's the Weather...
Post by: hidden on April 05, 2007, 09:34:33 AM: Quote from: hidden on April 05, 2007, 05:42:34 AM
Currently 21 degrees
what happened to spring? :(

It was 80 two days ago. It's 35 and dropping and snow flurries are in the forecast
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Post by: hidden on April 05, 2007, 09:45:27 AM: Send some of that weather my way please!
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Post by: hidden on April 05, 2007, 07:01:10 PM: Bah! I had to scrape snow off my car this morning.
There were over 75 car accidents on the freeway last night and this morning.
People here forget how to drive on ice very fast.
The 70's we had a few weeks ago spolied us :(
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Post by: hidden on April 05, 2007, 07:22:25 PM: I'm Dreaming of a White Easter..... Just like the ones I used to know... ??? LOL It might become a new seasonal song..

I feel bad for you all who are really going through it - I am cold down here and wishing I were "Home for the holidays!" instead ..

Lets see, rudolph the red nosed reindeer had a very shiny egg... ? NAH!
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Post by: hidden on April 16, 2007, 12:04:29 PM: Strange weather the last few days. Little snow this weekend, 70 degrees one day last week, and now 60 mph winds.

<http://www.erh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?CityName=Hamilton&state=VA&site=LWX> (http://<http://www.erh.noaa.gov/forecast/MapClick.php?CityName=Hamilton&state=VA&site=LWX>)

This Afternoon: Showers likely. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 45. Windy, with a west wind around 32 mph, with gusts as high as 60 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tonight: A chance of showers before midnight. Cloudy, then gradually becoming partly cloudy, with a low around 35. Breezy, with a northwest wind between 23 and 30 mph, with gusts as high as 55 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
Title: Re: So How's the Weather...
Post by: hidden on July 08, 2007, 03:20:33 PM: :clapping: Its my kind of weather today, 95 degrees :clapping:
Me and one of my cats are enjoying the screen proch :boogie:
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Post by: hidden on July 09, 2007, 09:26:59 AM: Two of my cats now live on the porch and attached utility room. :yes:
One of them jumps up on the perches I have covered in indoor/outdoor carpeting and lays in the sun/heat for hours. Her idea of paradise. With all the rain we have had, the porch is like a sauna these days.

Turtle, you would LOVE it down here. We have a LONG LONG season that is very (too) warm, and no snow. Should consider leaving MI for FL. Just have to dodge a few hurricanes each year. >:D
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Post by: hidden on July 09, 2007, 06:34:45 PM: I lived in Florida near Coco Beach for four years in the mid 60's and loved it.
But I had to wear a sweater in the winter at night :-[
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Post by: hidden on July 10, 2007, 02:15:35 PM: Oh..... We freeze. Lots of orange grove owners went out of business because of freezes.
But they don't last as long as your winters or nearly so cold.
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Post by: hidden on July 19, 2007, 07:49:10 PM: Wednesday we had the worst wind storm I can remember.
70+ mph winds ripped up large trees and dropped them on cars and houses.
My neighbor lost a 40 year old Willow, it snapped in half and parts spread all over the area.
I was lucky only lost one large tree branch.
But our community looks like a war zone.
We lost power on Wednesday and just got it back late afternoon today.
We had no cable or Internet until this evening.
Amy was lost without TV or Internet, while I read a book :)
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Post by: hidden on July 24, 2007, 10:36:53 AM: Your weather sounds like our Tropical Storms!
Nasty business. Glad you folks are ok :yes:

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Amy was lost without TV or Internet, while I read a book

OH MY....Perfect time to read the new HP book! Dark gloomy forboding... ;)
I have a lantern that runs on batteries and books galore. Like you I would be content to sit and read.
But do have a little B/W tv for storm situations, takes d cell batteries (and in FLORIDA, we ALLL HAVE BATTERIES!).
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Post by: hidden on July 24, 2007, 07:57:28 PM: She has a little TV too
I save the battery from an old UPS and put a wire on it that plugs into her TV for longer hours.

Me If its light out and bad weather I sit by the window and read.

My Book has shipped! will be her in a few days. :boogie:
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Post by: hidden on July 24, 2007, 08:07:03 PM: Quote
I save the battery from an old UPS and put a wire on it that plugs into her TV for longer hours.

You mean just plug the power adapter into the outlet on the UPS?
I never thought of doing that but it would draw far less than a PC....
Or Sensei, oh wise one, are you speaking of some other form of connection?
Please teach me this trick! post image, Tell me how...please.
With our storms this would be a wonderful thing!

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Me If its light out and bad weather I sit by the window and read.
Yes me too. Until dark then must have lantern.

But when we get our storms and have power out for hours or days, knowing WHERE the storms are via tv is a blessing.
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Post by: hidden on July 25, 2007, 01:38:08 AM: No I took the battery out of an old UPS that quit.

I cut the cigarette plug off of the cord for the DC adapter
and hooked it to the old battery.

You could also get a small lawn tractor battery and do the same thing.

I can charge it with my car battery charger in the 2 amp mode for a short while.
Title: Re: So How's the Weather...
Post by: hidden on July 26, 2007, 11:22:14 AM: :-[ ummm what is a ups?
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Post by: hidden on July 26, 2007, 07:37:52 PM: uninterruptible power supply (UPS), also known as battery backup.
# A constant, continuous power supply to even out electrical fluctuations
# Auto shutdown software to automatically save files and close applications
# Data line protection to cover Internet, fax, modem or DSL connections
# Sufficient battery runtime to let you finish what you were doing.

With Windows operation system, having a few minutes to safely shutdown your computer
when the power goes out is important.
Even better a short interruption won't cause a data loss.
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Post by: hidden on July 26, 2007, 08:59:59 PM: Quote
No I took the battery out of an old UPS that quit.
I cut the cigarette plug off of the cord for the DC adapter
and hooked it to the old battery.
You could also get a small lawn tractor battery and do the same thing.
I can charge it with my car battery charger in the 2 amp mode for a short while.

HMM....Better not fool with it myself. :( With my luck I would electrocute myself or set my tv on fire. :-[
I would be better off having a UPS that I can just plug the little TV adapter into. :)

Wanda:
Power out...UPS kicks in and supplies PC with power. Some as little as 5 minutes, some as long as 40 minutes...depends on equipment and power of battery. The battery units discharge and recharge repeatedly but eventually they get weak/die. My last one lasted 3 years and finally had to be replaced. They often go on sale at office supply stores. Example search for them h**p://www.officedepot.com/textSearch.do?uniqueSearchFlag=true&Ntt=ups

To buy one, you need to know your equipment. Most people only plug in Monitor and CPU. But you may need to plug in an external drive or something else too. Usually people put printers/scanners into the SURGE protection only plugs on the UPS so they have some protection from surges and spikes but no backup battery time.
Stronger/higher rating gives you EITHER:
longer time to close safely OR supports power hungary equipment OR support more less powerful pieces.
I have weak equipment so I get a strong UPS to give me more TIME. :)

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With Windows operation system, having a few minutes to safely shutdown your computer
when the power goes out is important.
Even better a short interruption won't cause a data loss.

Lots of small Windows corruptions are caused by sudden hard shut downs that occur at inopportune moments!
We have the UPS units on every machine at the office and I am THANKFUL for it!!! :yes:

I have a strong UPS because we have tons of tiny 1-4 second brown-outs in my area. While working in the pc on bright sunny days or clear evenings at least twice per week, my power gets interrupted enough to shut down tvs, dvds, etc but the UPS backup battery allows me to keep working. Having a battery unit on my computer is a MUST.
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Post by: hidden on July 27, 2007, 02:01:00 AM: lol and here I was thinking of the nice man in the brown truck that brings me all the stuff I buy on line! LOL Now that I know what it is, I can proudly say that I have a UPS!! woohoo! Although I could use a more powerful one because mine has a very good surge protector built in and I ended up plugging too many things in there and now if the power goes out - no make that when the power goes out like it regularly does due to Florida's lovely thunderstorms ( Lightening capital of the world we are) sometimes I only have a minute to shut down. Without everything on it is supposed to go up to 10 minutes but no way has it ever lasted that long. It does get me through the multiple brown outs that we also have around here. The price of being hooked up to an experimental power plant I guess. Maybe the UPS man will bring me a new UPS soon!?

I tried to get a full house generator system hooked up this year that has an auto power off detector switch mostly for hurricane and severe weather purposes but the budget didn't allow for that and a vacation so I took the vacation! :D
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Post by: hidden on July 27, 2007, 12:05:47 PM: Wanda, the UPS units are rated to last ONE YEAR. :yuck:
Many of them will last longer but they do weaken with time so it is always better to have one that exceeds the basic minimum requirement. Besides, if you get only the minimum needed for your system and your system changes (replace equipment, etc) you may need a stronger UPS to handle the load.
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Post by: hidden on July 27, 2007, 12:56:55 PM: I bought a good UPS many years ago.
There is a battery store here called Batteries Unlimited that will replace the UPS battery in most units.
I just put in my third battery.

And the old one is what I am using for the TV.

For a TV you can get a cigarette lighter socket with a cable and clips on the other end
that you can clip to a small tractor or motorcycle battery if you don't want to mess with the wiring.

On my unit there are outlets with battery backup and others for just filtering.
I have the computer, Monitor and Modem on battery backup.
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Post by: hidden on July 27, 2007, 02:17:10 PM: My Batteries Plus could not replace my UPS battery :(. No store had a compatible replacement for the UPS box. Had to replace it.

So... Radio Shack (I LOVE that store even if it is over-priced...) would have the socket/cable combo? HMMMM
Love this idea. Had a battery charger before the breakin last year. Will check garage tonight to see if I still have it! My grandfather gave it to me and it came in handy several times but have not needed it for quite a while!

Yes, on my UPS, I have monitor, cable modem, CPU, and backup drive on battery backup, scanner and printers are on surge only on the oldest UPS I have that has no battery backup now but still provides nice surge protection.
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Post by: hidden on July 27, 2007, 02:41:14 PM: I did not see the adapter at Radio Shack
but online you can search for it
i.e. cigarette lighter socket with a cable and clips

like this one
http://www.roshgo.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?page=rc01/PROD/00408/16012

You may be able to find it locally at a car parts store or RV parts store
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Post by: hidden on August 10, 2007, 10:24:21 PM: I feel like the witch in wizard of oz...."I'm melting!"
The temp is high, humidity high and I am turning into a big ball of slime!

Ok.. Where is the cool breeze I ordered??? When there is a breeze it makes things worse, like a convection oven.

When we moved to Florida in late 70's, you could set your watch to the afternoon refreshing rain that would rinse the air and cool the temp 10-15 degrees. That's gone. And now it's just miserable this year.

I come into my home, adjust the thermostat and never get cool...CALGON....TAKE ME AWAY! Cool bath/shower is the ONLY temporary remedy. But as soon as you open the door to go outside, you step back into the sauna.