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Rumpelteazer · 05-07-2018, 03:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Hitch

YES, it would. I find it truly aggravating, for all the streaming channels, that I'm forced to plow through all sorts of dreck I have ZERO interest in, to try to find the few things that we'll like. Bugger.

Hitch

And I also wish there was a "Meh" option when rating things on Netflix. Last night I watched 1922, and as usual I was asked to rate it after finishing it. But the film was neither bad nor good. That said, Netflix is good with predicting what films and series I would enjoy and which I won't.

Rumpelteazer · 05-10-2018, 04:13 AM

It's a bank holiday today. I've read for a while in bed after waking up. I've just put dye in my hair and I'm now waiting until it's time to rinse it out. Whilst waiting I'm looking up things to do in Amsterdam. Next Wednesday I'm going to a show and I've decided to take the day off and go early. I had hoped for nice weather, but the prediction isn't that good. So after lunch and visiting some of my favorite shops I have to find something to do inside until it's time to have dinner. I'm thinking of taking a canal cruise, I've never done that.

Rumpelteazer · 05-16-2018, 05:25 AM

It's strange not to have to work on a week day. Tonight I'm going to see My Favorite Murder in Amsterdam. I've decided to make it day trip, do some shopping, have lunch and dinner and if I have any time left I might take a walk in the Vondelpark, I've never been there.

Normally I would leave early for a day trip, but I wouldn't be able to fill the day if I would. So I'm planning to leave for the train station around noon, then I should be in Amsterdam by 1pm.

Rumpelteazer · 05-21-2018, 04:20 AM

Today's a bank holiday, not that it really makes a difference for me; the store's closed on Mondays anyway. But somehow it does feel different.

I've just put in a load of laundry. Now I'm going to make a bunch of bookmarks and some paper succulent (can't kill those). After that I'm going to finish my current book and read Stephen King's new short story.

Greg Anos · 05-21-2018, 09:12 AM

Reading about a supercapacitor now available for sale in Australia.

https://solarbatteriesonline.com.au/...e-3-55kwh-48v/

http://kilowattlabs.com/energy-storage-advantage.html

http://arvio.com.au/tech_pack

A safer replacement for large scale Lithium ion batteries. . .

drjd · 05-23-2018, 07:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Ralph Sir Edward

Reading about a supercapacitor now available for sale in Australia.

https://solarbatteriesonline.com.au/...e-3-55kwh-48v/

http://kilowattlabs.com/energy-storage-advantage.html

http://arvio.com.au/tech_pack

A safer replacement for large scale Lithium ion batteries. . .

I have always dreamt that capacitors will outrun the batteries some day, efficiently and economically. It seems the dreams are coming true now.

Rumpelteazer · 05-26-2018, 03:01 AM

I'm starting to pack things for my trip next week. I've packed my toiletry bag, checked my first aid kit and my backpack.

I'm also keeping my finger figuratively crossed and hope for better weather than is currently is predicted (very warm and rainy). Due to the weather my backpack is already heavy, and I will add a full water bottle to it on Monday. I've got both sunsreen and an umbrella, a waterproof cover for my backpack and a rain poncho. Plus my camera, a book (for when we have to wait in line) and some other, smaller things.

tubemonkey · 05-26-2018, 08:22 PM

Watching war movies. Memorial Day always brings on war movie marathons on TV.

Hitch · 05-27-2018, 01:52 AM

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Originally Posted by tubemonkey

Watching war movies. Memorial Day always brings on war movie marathons on TV.

Reading the Case of the Perjured Parrot. :-) Go, Perry!

(Having 3 whole days off...it's like heaven.)

Hitch

5thWiggleWife · 05-27-2018, 02:47 AM

I’m awake and I shouldn’t be. I need a pause button for my brain.

Rumpelteazer · 05-27-2018, 01:49 PM

I'm packing for my trip tomorrow. At least the things I don't need tonight or tomorrow morning.

My sister is coming to pick me up tomorrow at 11am and then we're off to the Efteling until Wednesday.

The weather prediction has improved since yesterday, when they predicted it would be very wet and hot on all three days. Now they say tomorrow it won't rain until the evening and on Tuesday there's a chance of a couple of showers. For Wednesday they still predict a drizzly day.

I'm glad we splurged and booked an apartment instead of a hotel room, it feels like we have more freedom, we can make our own breakfast and order pizza or pasta if we're too tired to go to the restaurant for dinner (no hob, only a microwave, so no real cooking).

Rumpelteazer · 06-03-2018, 03:47 AM

I've just realized my to listen to list for podcasts is starting to look like my to be read list for ebooks and to watch list on Netflix: very long. And if I focus on getting one down to a reasonable number then the other only grow longer.

astrangerhere · 06-03-2018, 12:21 PM

Been a bit of a topsy-turvy weekend here.

Our power went out on Friday night around 11 and stayed off until 10 Saturday morning. For anyone in the Southern part of the US, you can understand how miserable a night we had in the heat and humidity. As such, we were really zoned out and tired on Saturday. We trotted downstairs to discover the cable TV and internet (same service) were down. They stayed down until late last night.

But since you are meant to use your brain when you are tired, we played board games all day and well into the evening. Today will be much of the same, interspersed with laundry. But hooray for the return of internet AND A/C.

Greg Anos · 06-03-2018, 12:42 PM

Time to move concrete blocks out of the car trunk (boot for citizens of the British commonwealth). To be used in a few weeks to build pads for large pots. . .

Rumpelteazer · 06-06-2018, 03:02 AM

Today is a stressful day. Today my father has to go to court for my uncle's appeal in The Family Thing. Our lawyer is certain the judge wants my father and uncle to negotiate to see if they can come to an agreement today. My lawyer is going to try to have my uncle make the first offer, up until now my father had to do this and my uncle always countered with ridiculous demands. But we're certain that the negotiations will fail, since my uncle has stated multiple times in the past that he simply doesn't want my father to buy the house in any circumstance (hence the ridiculous demands).

When the negotiations fail, it'll have to go back to the judge and it might take a while before he can continue the case.

The court procedures start at 1pm, my father, sister, aunt and the lawyers are meeting an hour early and they usually have a drink afterwards. So I'll be on my own in the store most, if not all, day. It's going to be a very warm day, so I don't expect it to be busy, Wednesday is usually the most quiet day of the week. So I've planned to do some cleaning in the morning when it's still relatively cool. After that I'll read between customers.

05-10-2018, 04:13 AM	#41582
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,364 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	It's a bank holiday today. I've read for a while in bed after waking up. I've just put dye in my hair and I'm now waiting until it's time to rinse it out. Whilst waiting I'm looking up things to do in Amsterdam. Next Wednesday I'm going to a show and I've decided to take the day off and go early. I had hoped for nice weather, but the prediction isn't that good. So after lunch and visiting some of my favorite shops I have to find something to do inside until it's time to have dinner. I'm thinking of taking a canal cruise, I've never done that.

05-16-2018, 05:25 AM	#41583
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,364 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	It's strange not to have to work on a week day. Tonight I'm going to see My Favorite Murder in Amsterdam. I've decided to make it day trip, do some shopping, have lunch and dinner and if I have any time left I might take a walk in the Vondelpark, I've never been there. Normally I would leave early for a day trip, but I wouldn't be able to fill the day if I would. So I'm planning to leave for the train station around noon, then I should be in Amsterdam by 1pm.

05-21-2018, 04:20 AM	#41584
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,364 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Today's a bank holiday, not that it really makes a difference for me; the store's closed on Mondays anyway. But somehow it does feel different. I've just put in a load of laundry. Now I'm going to make a bunch of bookmarks and some paper succulent (can't kill those). After that I'm going to finish my current book and read Stephen King's new short story.

05-21-2018, 09:12 AM	#41585
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,532 Karma: 37057604 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	Reading about a supercapacitor now available for sale in Australia. https://solarbatteriesonline.com.au/...e-3-55kwh-48v/ http://kilowattlabs.com/energy-storage-advantage.html http://arvio.com.au/tech_pack A safer replacement for large scale Lithium ion batteries. . .

05-26-2018, 03:01 AM	#41587
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,364 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I'm starting to pack things for my trip next week. I've packed my toiletry bag, checked my first aid kit and my backpack. I'm also keeping my finger figuratively crossed and hope for better weather than is currently is predicted (very warm and rainy). Due to the weather my backpack is already heavy, and I will add a full water bottle to it on Monday. I've got both sunsreen and an umbrella, a waterproof cover for my backpack and a rain poncho. Plus my camera, a book (for when we have to wait in line) and some other, smaller things.

05-26-2018, 08:22 PM	#41588
tubemonkey monkey on the fringe Posts: 45,782 Karma: 158733736 Join Date: May 2010 Location: Seattle Metro Device: Moto E6, Echo Show	Watching war movies. Memorial Day always brings on war movie marathons on TV.

05-27-2018, 02:47 AM	#41590
5thWiggleWife I’m a Happy Boy! Posts: 12,791 Karma: 96828311 Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Evil Canada (goatees ya know) Device: iPad 2017, Acer A500, Kobo Glo, iPad mini	I’m awake and I shouldn’t be. I need a pause button for my brain.

05-27-2018, 01:49 PM	#41591
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,364 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I'm packing for my trip tomorrow. At least the things I don't need tonight or tomorrow morning. My sister is coming to pick me up tomorrow at 11am and then we're off to the Efteling until Wednesday. The weather prediction has improved since yesterday, when they predicted it would be very wet and hot on all three days. Now they say tomorrow it won't rain until the evening and on Tuesday there's a chance of a couple of showers. For Wednesday they still predict a drizzly day. I'm glad we splurged and booked an apartment instead of a hotel room, it feels like we have more freedom, we can make our own breakfast and order pizza or pasta if we're too tired to go to the restaurant for dinner (no hob, only a microwave, so no real cooking).

06-03-2018, 03:47 AM	#41592
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,364 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	I've just realized my to listen to list for podcasts is starting to look like my to be read list for ebooks and to watch list on Netflix: very long. And if I focus on getting one down to a reasonable number then the other only grow longer.

06-03-2018, 12:21 PM	#41593
astrangerhere Professor of Law Posts: 3,755 Karma: 68428716 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Chapel Hill, NC Device: Kobo Elipsa, Kobo Libra H20, Kobo Aura One, KoboMini	Been a bit of a topsy-turvy weekend here. Our power went out on Friday night around 11 and stayed off until 10 Saturday morning. For anyone in the Southern part of the US, you can understand how miserable a night we had in the heat and humidity. As such, we were really zoned out and tired on Saturday. We trotted downstairs to discover the cable TV and internet (same service) were down. They stayed down until late last night. But since you are meant to use your brain when you are tired, we played board games all day and well into the evening. Today will be much of the same, interspersed with laundry. But hooray for the return of internet AND A/C.

06-03-2018, 12:42 PM	#41594
Greg Anos Grand Sorcerer Posts: 11,532 Karma: 37057604 Join Date: Jan 2008 Device: Pocketbook	Time to move concrete blocks out of the car trunk (boot for citizens of the British commonwealth). To be used in a few weeks to build pads for large pots. . .

06-06-2018, 03:02 AM	#41595
Rumpelteazer Grand Sorcerer Posts: 5,364 Karma: 27919658 Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Utrecht, the Netherlands Device: Kindle Paperwhite Signature Edition	Today is a stressful day. Today my father has to go to court for my uncle's appeal in The Family Thing. Our lawyer is certain the judge wants my father and uncle to negotiate to see if they can come to an agreement today. My lawyer is going to try to have my uncle make the first offer, up until now my father had to do this and my uncle always countered with ridiculous demands. But we're certain that the negotiations will fail, since my uncle has stated multiple times in the past that he simply doesn't want my father to buy the house in any circumstance (hence the ridiculous demands). When the negotiations fail, it'll have to go back to the judge and it might take a while before he can continue the case. The court procedures start at 1pm, my father, sister, aunt and the lawyers are meeting an hour early and they usually have a drink afterwards. So I'll be on my own in the store most, if not all, day. It's going to be a very warm day, so I don't expect it to be busy, Wednesday is usually the most quiet day of the week. So I've planned to do some cleaning in the morning when it's still relatively cool. After that I'll read between customers.