OT 20: rotisserie roller coaster

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We are so much looking forward to it. We're bringing 2 cases of water so hydration shouldn't be an issue. Still, good advice is good. Plus, the H has cooled seats which should keep the from getting too .

Also, farther south than we're going to be, but relevant to the discussion.
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Where we're going to be in bold:

This is scary stuff for June IMO, but it's the way things are now I guess. Let's just hope there aren't crazy fires again.

I think you guys will still have a ton of fun. I'm

I'm sure we will.

Well, at least this might mean an extended boating season for you.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

This is scary stuff for June IMO, but it's the way things are now I guess. Let's just hope there aren't crazy fires again.

I think you guys will still have a ton of fun. I'm

I'm sure we will.

Well, at least this might mean an extended boating season for you.

If it stays boating weather into October, I'll be But talking to the dock company, if this drought continues along with high/dry heat, we might have to have our docks moved back by August because the water will be too shallow to safely drop boats in. Just yesterday, I noticed the water was easily 2-3" lower than it was two days before when I first put the boat up.

Wild times.

[max225]

We are so much looking forward to it. We're bringing 2 cases of water so hydration shouldn't be an issue. Still, good advice is good. Plus, the H has cooled seats which should keep the from getting too .

Also, farther south than we're going to be, but relevant to the discussion.
https://news.yahoo.com/u-likely-claims- ... 00050.html



Where we're going to be in bold:

This is scary stuff for June IMO, but it's the way things are now I guess. Let's just hope there aren't crazy fires again.

I think you guys will still have a ton of fun. I'm

I stocked up on full face protections + extra filters for when the fires hit... which they will. We're in a 1200 year drought at this point. But this is affecting the entire western united states from washington/oregon/california/nevada/arizona.
Wild times ahead.

[wap]

I'm sure we will.

Well, at least this might mean an extended boating season for you.

If it stays boating weather into October, I'll be But talking to the dock company, if this drought continues along with high/dry heat, we might have to have our docks moved back by August because the water will be too shallow to safely drop boats in. Just yesterday, I noticed the water was easily 2-3" lower than it was two days before when I first put the boat up.

Wild times.

WOW

[Tar]

I like this Chem combo, the liquid chlorine did a great job of wiping out algae after I opened it. My PH started to climb, it would be nice to have the confidence to dump baking soda into the pool as I suspected should work. Thank you for these suggestions!

Water is still on pucks for now, and I'm really surprised to see how quickly it starts to fog up if I forget to add them (about two or three days)!

The plan is to ride out a few rainfalls and kids splash sessions, and as I add more water I'll be able to dilute the excess salt and I'll be able to switch over to the salt cell.

Baking Soda raises Total Alkalinity and pH

Muriatic Acid (Liquid) or Sodium BiSulfate (Dry Acid Salts) lower pH.

High pH affects the efficacy of Chlorine as well, so it pays to keep it in the 7.2-7.8 range.

I have to add Chlorine every 1-2 days to keep it at sanitizing levels. Sanitizing levels are dictated by the CYA level. The lower the Cya the lower amount of Chlorine you need but the faster sunlight burns it off.

So your issue is too high a salt content? Can't you just run the salt cell less?

Gotcha, that would be counterproductive.

The salt cell converts salt into chloride by electrically separating Na from Cl, and I don't know much more about it tbh. It has an operating range of 2700 ppm to 3500 ppm, and I'm around 4200 right now. I could drain and fill about 6" of the pool, but I'm going to use the water as is, and with pool cleaning and evaporation, I may see the ratio adjust by mid-late summer season as I add hose water to keep it leveled up.

It is amazing how quickly water can turn un-swimmable. Literally in a week without proper systems in place.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

This is scary stuff for June IMO, but it's the way things are now I guess. Let's just hope there aren't crazy fires again.

I think you guys will still have a ton of fun. I'm

I stocked up on full face protections + extra filters for when the fires hit... which they will. We're in a 1200 year drought at this point. But this is affecting the entire western united states from washington/oregon/california/nevada/arizona.
Wild times ahead.

Fire warnings in areas that never have fires like where I live.

I should probably consider stocking up on some precautions like this. Just wild.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

If it stays boating weather into October, I'll be But talking to the dock company, if this drought continues along with high/dry heat, we might have to have our docks moved back by August because the water will be too shallow to safely drop boats in. Just yesterday, I noticed the water was easily 2-3" lower than it was two days before when I first put the boat up.

Wild times.

WOW

Yea, that was my response too. Unless someone raised my boat up, which is highly unlikely because it's not that easy to do, the water level is dropping by the day. Zero rain, dry weather, full sun, and moderate warmth is a recipe for evaporation. The lake was at a record high last year, so it's not by any means yet, just wild to watch.

[max225]

I stocked up on full face protections + extra filters for when the fires hit... which they will. We're in a 1200 year drought at this point. But this is affecting the entire western united states from washington/oregon/california/nevada/arizona.
Wild times ahead.

Fire warnings in areas that never have fires like where I live.

I should probably consider stocking up on some precautions like this. Just wild.

“Never have fires” is also what I thought. Up until last year I had the same mentality. Now if there are trees there are fires.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Fire warnings in areas that never have fires like where I live.

I should probably consider stocking up on some precautions like this. Just wild.

“Never have fires” is also what I thought. Up until last year I had the same mentality. Now if there are trees there are fires.

Northern Michigan literally never has forest fires. It's usually humid, rains frequently, and lots of green things that never brown and simply don't burn. Most summers, I have trouble making camp fires because there's not enough dry kindling or wood to use. Forest fires are not a thing here at all.

But the climate has shifted the last few years, and it was most stark this winter with next to zero snow, and now this summer with hot and dry conditions with no rain. Now all the growth is just tinder, we're being warned to limit camp fires and outside burning because it's something nobody here has ever had to think about. Hell, I didn't understand what smokey the bear was when I was a kid in Michigan because "forest fires" were so foreign to me.

I had baptism by fire when I moved to SoCal and dealt with ash rain and fires on the mountain every summer from my first. It's just a way of life out there, people deal with it and are prepared. I'm not whining about my local area because I'm used to it from SoCal, but I'm concerned about the large portions of the country that have to think about this now that have spent lifetimes not caring. The entire country could be a tinderbox this summer, that's scary.

[max225]

“Never have fires” is also what I thought. Up until last year I had the same mentality. Now if there are trees there are fires.

Northern Michigan literally never has forest fires. It's usually humid, rains frequently, and lots of green things that never brown and simply don't burn. Most summers, I have trouble making camp fires because there's not enough dry kindling or wood to use. Forest fires are not a thing here at all.

But the climate has shifted the last few years, and it was most stark this winter with next to zero snow, and now this summer with hot and dry conditions with no rain. Now all the growth is just tinder, we're being warned to limit camp fires and outside burning because it's something nobody here has ever had to think about. Hell, I didn't understand what smokey the bear was when I was a kid in Michigan because "forest fires" were so foreign to me.

I had baptism by fire when I moved to SoCal and dealt with ash rain and fires on the mountain every summer from my first. It's just a way of life out there, people deal with it and are prepared. I'm not whining about my local area because I'm used to it from SoCal, but I'm concerned about the large portions of the country that have to think about this now that have spent lifetimes not caring. The entire country could be a tinderbox this summer, that's scary.

Yea it's wild. Arizona is burning... I was just there 3 weeks ago... and I thought man this place looks like it could burn also... And lo and behold... They are on fire now also.

It just seems like a crazy "Dust bowl" type scenario for the us over the last 2 years and more to come. This entire country has some pretty damn extreme weather.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Northern Michigan literally never has forest fires. It's usually humid, rains frequently, and lots of green things that never brown and simply don't burn. Most summers, I have trouble making camp fires because there's not enough dry kindling or wood to use. Forest fires are not a thing here at all.

But the climate has shifted the last few years, and it was most stark this winter with next to zero snow, and now this summer with hot and dry conditions with no rain. Now all the growth is just tinder, we're being warned to limit camp fires and outside burning because it's something nobody here has ever had to think about. Hell, I didn't understand what smokey the bear was when I was a kid in Michigan because "forest fires" were so foreign to me.

I had baptism by fire when I moved to SoCal and dealt with ash rain and fires on the mountain every summer from my first. It's just a way of life out there, people deal with it and are prepared. I'm not whining about my local area because I'm used to it from SoCal, but I'm concerned about the large portions of the country that have to think about this now that have spent lifetimes not caring. The entire country could be a tinderbox this summer, that's scary.

Yea it's wild. Arizona is burning... I was just there 3 weeks ago... and I thought man this place looks like it could burn also... And lo and behold... They are on fire now also.

It just seems like a crazy "Dust bowl" type scenario for the us over the last 2 years and more to come. This entire country has some pretty damn extreme weather.

Yep, it's looking like a lot of what we've gotten used to over our lifetimes is no longer a foregone assumption anywhere. Extreme weather is getting more and more common everywhere. I'd be if it wasn't so concerning, but there's nothing I/we can do about it other than I guess keeping an eye on consumption. Climate is changing, the cause will be up for debate forever.

[max225]

Yea it's wild. Arizona is burning... I was just there 3 weeks ago... and I thought man this place looks like it could burn also... And lo and behold... They are on fire now also.

It just seems like a crazy "Dust bowl" type scenario for the us over the last 2 years and more to come. This entire country has some pretty damn extreme weather.

Yep, it's looking like a lot of what we've gotten used to over our lifetimes is no longer a foregone assumption anywhere. Extreme weather is getting more and more common everywhere. I'd be if it wasn't so concerning, but there's nothing I/we can do about it other than I guess keeping an eye on consumption. Climate is changing, the cause will be up for debate forever.

I think the other issue is that most of us are a lot more "adult" and in tune with the world because our livelihoods could go up in flames/storms/floods etc. As kids and adolescents we were just chasing toys and tail. So weather was a non issue.

[ChrisoftheNorth]

Yep, it's looking like a lot of what we've gotten used to over our lifetimes is no longer a foregone assumption anywhere. Extreme weather is getting more and more common everywhere. I'd be if it wasn't so concerning, but there's nothing I/we can do about it other than I guess keeping an eye on consumption. Climate is changing, the cause will be up for debate forever.

I think the other issue is that most of us are a lot more "adult" and in tune with the world because our livelihoods could go up in flames/storms/floods etc. As kids and adolescents we were just chasing toys and tail. So weather was a non issue.

Very true. I feel like I remember the weather being different, but in reality I don't really remember what it was in particular. Getting old and caring about the weather and bird watching. That last part might just be me, but

[Irish]

Baking Soda raises Total Alkalinity and pH

Muriatic Acid (Liquid) or Sodium BiSulfate (Dry Acid Salts) lower pH.

High pH affects the efficacy of Chlorine as well, so it pays to keep it in the 7.2-7.8 range.

I have to add Chlorine every 1-2 days to keep it at sanitizing levels. Sanitizing levels are dictated by the CYA level. The lower the Cya the lower amount of Chlorine you need but the faster sunlight burns it off.

So your issue is too high a salt content? Can't you just run the salt cell less?

Gotcha, that would be counterproductive.

The salt cell converts salt into chloride by electrically separating Na from Cl, and I don't know much more about it tbh. It has an operating range of 2700 ppm to 3500 ppm, and I'm around 4200 right now. I could drain and fill about 6" of the pool, but I'm going to use the water as is, and with pool cleaning and evaporation, I may see the ratio adjust by mid-late summer season as I add hose water to keep it leveled up.

It is amazing how quickly water can turn un-swimmable. Literally in a week without proper systems in place.

Yeah keeping adequate Chlorine levels is critical to keeping a pool clear and algae free.

Does your Chlorine generator not operate outside the 2700 ppm to 3500 ppm range? OR is it just suggested that you don't allow it to operate outside the range?

[troyguitar]

I think the other issue is that most of us are a lot more "adult" and in tune with the world because our livelihoods could go up in flames/storms/floods etc. As kids and adolescents we were just chasing toys and tail. So weather was a non issue.

Very true. I feel like I remember the weather being different, but in reality I don't really remember what it was in particular. Getting old and caring about the weather and bird watching. That last part might just be me, but

I like watching boobies.

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[ChrisoftheNorth]

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[ChrisoftheNorth]

Very true. I feel like I remember the weather being different, but in reality I don't really remember what it was in particular. Getting old and caring about the weather and bird watching. That last part might just be me, but

I like watching boobies.

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Sorry,

[ChrisoftheNorth]

If I had facetube I'd be voting for every day, but I don't.

Sorry,

Facetoob is getting to be a necessary evil these days. It's why I keep my account active, but never use it for more than browsing marketplace and stuff like this.

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If I had facetube I'd be voting for every day, but I don't.

Sorry,

Facetoob is getting to be a necessary evil these days. It's why I keep my account active, but never use it for more than browsing marketplace and stuff like this.

I just can't bring myself to join the collective.

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[SAWCE]

Doing a staycation in downtown San Diego this weekend to celebrate making it through prep with Michelle and get some quality one on one time. Should be fun. We’ll do a nice dinner tonight, tomorrow just lay out at the hotel pool, then doing this speedboat thing around the bay, more good food, maybe go to a movie or something. Just chill at the hotel a bit on Sunday morning until we have to head home to start taking care of things for next week.

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