Really Boring Stuff Only III: Resurrection

[adk highlander]

My mom broke both her legs just below the knees last Friday(passed out walking in her house). They fitted her with some screws and started PT a couple days ago. Going to drive from CO to IA this upcoming Friday in the EV to see her, it will be our first long drive in it. Already have the route/charging planned out with the app ABRP (a better route planner).
I was just about to start an Audyessy calibration until my dog decided it was a good time to start eating and the AC kicked on.

Wow. Good luck to your Mom. That sounds bad

 

[j_garcia]

Participated in Whatf to Wharf 10k for 8th year. Runs along the CA. coast. It was a blast as always.

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[Matt34]

Participated in Whatf to Wharf 10k for 8th year. Runs along the CA. coast. It was a blast as always.

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I really miss running. Had to stop about 1.5 years ago because of my lower back.

 

[Matt34]

Tackled the spotty upstairs wifi once again, this time I bought a moca adapter. After figuring out what coax cable was what in the basement, my eldest has her gaming PC hardwired to the network. I'll get another router and bridge it.

 

[j_garcia]

Tackled the spotty upstairs wifi once again, this time I bought a moca adapter. After figuring out what coax cable was what in the basement, my eldest has her gaming PC hardwired to the network. I'll get another router and bridge it.

Did you get your NACS adapter ordered for the Ioniq? I requested mine back in like April or something and they keep sending notices saying "will ship soon..." but still hasn't actually shipped. Though at work they are all Chargepoint, there are more Tesla chargers around where I live. The lease is up next May, but we may consider buying it out this year or turning it in and buying a 25 or 26 model before the end of the year.

 

[Matt34]

Did you get your NACS adapter ordered for the Ioniq? I requested mine back in like April or something and they keep sending notices saying "will ship soon..." but still hasn't actually shipped. Though at work they are all Chargepoint, there are more Tesla chargers around where I live. The lease is up next May, but we may consider buying it out this year or turning it in and buying a 25 or 26 model before the end of the year.

Yeah, we got it at least a couple of months ago. Used my first Tesla charger today, very uneventful.

We really like this car and our lease isn't up until Nov 26, I saw my first EV9 last week, looks sharp but I would maybe lean towards the EV6 as of now.

 

[j_garcia]

Yeah, we got it at least a couple of months ago. Used my first Tesla charger today, very uneventful.

We really like this car and our lease isn't up until Nov 26, I saw my first EV9 last week, looks sharp but I would maybe lean towards the EV6 as of now.

Someone at my work has an Ioniq9 already. Looks a bit cleaner than the EV9, but the same size. We don't need something that big. My kids are out of the house and have their own cars lol.

 

[haraldo]

Bergen, Norway is like Spain .... we had day after day with temperatures exceeding 30 °C = 86 °F
That is unusal for us here... so I had some ad-hoc days off work when nice

Now today looks like another perfect day

 

[haraldo]

Someone at my work has an Ioniq9 already. Looks a bit cleaner than the EV9, but the same size. We don't need something that big. My kids are out of the house and have their own cars lol.

That is a huge car ... over here it would be unpractical where we don´t have those US size parking spaces... I sometimes have significant issues fitting a BMW 7 series into tiny parking lots

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

Did you get your NACS adapter ordered for the Ioniq? I requested mine back in like April or something and they keep sending notices saying "will ship soon..." but still hasn't actually shipped. Though at work they are all Chargepoint, there are more Tesla chargers around where I live. The lease is up next May, but we may consider buying it out this year or turning it in and buying a 25 or 26 model before the end of the year.

I got mine a few months ago for my EV9. Hadn't had a chance to test it yet

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

That is a huge car ... over here it would be unpractical where we don´t have those US size parking spaces... I sometimes have significant issues fitting a BMW 7 series into tiny parking lots

I can see that such massive cars are impractical on small European roads or parking, but here in Murika, cars like EV9 fit like a glove. I got large storage in the back or 3 rows. Not everyday I need to move more than 4 people, but then I do it's a lifesaver. Ride quality is excellent, and in my Land trim (AWD/Dual motors), it's no slouch either.

 

[Matt34]

I got in to rural Iowa with 18% and there are no level2-3 chargers within 40 minutes of me. There is a Charge Lab station in town with 2x 350kw plugs but they are out of service and the locals said they have been for months. I called the 1-800 number and they are waiting on parts.

Thankfully I do have my level 1 charger with me and got up to 37% over night. Should be around 50-60% by tomorrow.

 

[BoredSysAdmin]

I got in to rural Iowa with 18% and there are no level2-3 chargers within 40 minutes of me. There is a Charge Lab station in town with 2x 350kw plugs but they are out of service and the locals said they have been for months. I called the 1-800 number and they are waiting on parts.

Thankfully I do have my level 1 charger with me and got up to 37% over night. Should be around 50-60% by tomorrow.

Luckily, my home state of NJ has (or had) a program to pay back up to $1.5k for a home L2 charger, assuming I pick from the authorized list and connect to my electrical company, which I did. I had only an L1 charger for a few weeks, and I could get 10-12% overnight from a 120v/10a circuit. It was barely enough and had to be charged every night. Now with L2, things are much better. Still haven't tried any L3 chargers yet.

 

[haraldo]

I can see that such massive cars are impractical on small European roads or parking, but here in Murika, cars like EV9 fit like a glove. I got large storage in the back or 3 rows. Not everyday I need to move more than 4 people, but then I do it's a lifesaver. Ride quality is excellent, and in my Land trim (AWD/Dual motors), it's no slouch either.

I like large cars .... except not for some parking lots here
I also saw some of the Ford F-150 lightning around here .... cool car
But to me .... it is way larger than the parking spot I have at my flat

 

[j_garcia]

Luckily, my home state of NJ has (or had) a program to pay back up to $1.5k for a home L2 charger, assuming I pick from the authorized list and connect to my electrical company, which I did. I had only an L1 charger for a few weeks, and I could get 10-12% overnight from a 120v/10a circuit. It was barely enough and had to be charged every night. Now with L2, things are much better. Still haven't tried any L3 chargers yet.

In Ca. the electric provider PG&E will subsidize a home charger also, both the unit and the install. When our tenant moves out in the next month or so, I may install one in the house. We haven't decided if we'll live there for a while or keep renting it though.

Work has ~100 L2 chargers on the garage roof, so charging is rarely an issue during the day. There is one EA 350kw L3 two blocks away. On my way home, there are two 350kw chargers within a few blocks of each other, which is where I normally charge. One is EA, so free for me until next May, and the other is EVgo, which I only use if the other ones are full.

 

[mtrycrafts]

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But to me .... it is way larger than the parking spot I have at my flat

Buy the next one to you and park in the middle of the two.
Long time ago when we lived in Hawaii for a bit, that is what I did for our 2nd car in a condo development.

 

[STRONGBADF1]

My mom broke both her legs just below the knees last Friday(passed out walking in her house). They fitted her with some screws and started PT a couple days ago. Going to drive from CO to IA this upcoming Friday in the EV to see her, it will be our first long drive in it. Already have the route/charging planned out with the app ABRP (a better route planner).
I was just about to start an Audyessy calibration until my dog decided it was a good time to start eating and the AC kicked on.

Sorry to hear Matt. My Mom fell recently, and stress fractured two vertebrae. Took a while but she is doing much better... for an 81-year-old. I hope your mom get well soon.

 

[STRONGBADF1]

I think I'm cured.

Two weeks and not one post. That's kind of a victory. It's been two years since I disassembled my "ManTown" system and I still haven't put it back together in its new home. This audio thing had been my latest addiction for the last 20 years or so. That's a crazy long time.

It's safe to say that the hobby has kept me out of trouble by tieing up my free time. I mean what else would I have done? And it has been a lot of free time. We have lived in a condo so no yard work or snow shoveling to keep me busy.

Now I find myself pondering Atmos. I feel like I need to make a statement ... like one final system that stands for all the effort two decades worth of passion amounts to. Not that I have the time and/or energy for such trivialities but ... I still appreciate good audio. And I believe the rec'r I got from adk/Craig will support it. It sort of amazes me that I don't know only that, I don't even know the model number. I use to remember what model rec'r everybody else had. It's an X7200W What I do remember about it is that it made like #5 or something on PENG's most powerful rec'rs list. Pretty cool.

I had to go look it up. Then I had to go check out the room it would trick out. You know what I have to do? Another brake job. This time on my car, the rears, with the e-brake. But yeah ... Atmos. (Homer drool).

This residence can be marked Safe from Atmos for the foreseeable future.

Fine, then stereo it is but brakes and a bathroom renovation need attention too.

Nice chatting.

EDIT: Okay, maybe cured is too generous a word seeing as how I'm popping ceiling tiles trying to decide on various configurations. Overhead is good enough for rear surround, right? But I have kitchen cabinets to hang.

EDIT II: I also need a hair cut.

Sup Oscar!

I am so far out of the loop. I don't know what any of the current model numbers are. I have a Denon receiver that's all I remember about it. I decided that until I have a good room to set up in it's not worth going further.

 

[GO-NAD!]

Sorry to hear Matt. My Mom fell recently, and stress fractured two vertebrae. Took a while but she is doing much better... for an 81-year-old. I hope your mom get well soon.

Glad your mom is doing better. My mom fell and broke her hip a few weeks ago. She's 82 and she and my dad had been living in an assisted living home. After a hip replacement and several weeks in hospital, it became clear that rehab was not going to help her much. So, she had to be moved to a nursing home, as the other place doesn't have the resources she needs. I don't expect she'll ever walk again. Now my parents are separated, because my dad doesn't require the level of care offered by a nursing home.

Getting old is no fun.

 

[Verdinut]

Glad your mom is doing better. My mom fell and broke her hip a few weeks ago. She's 82 and she and my dad had been living in an assisted living home. After a hip replacement and several weeks in hospital, it became clear that rehab was not going to help her much. So, she had to be moved to a nursing home, as the other place doesn't have the resources she needs. I don't expect she'll ever walk again. Now my parents are separated, because my dad doesn't require the level of care offered by a nursing home.

Getting old is no fun.

My mom had a hip fracture and the hip was operated on successfully, but she was having trouble recuperating her walking abilities. She contracted a pneumonia a few days after operation and died while at the hospital. She would have been 99 three weeks later.

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