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Hopefully, the photographers are compensated more to not own the images.

That is happening here too. Some stations have been doing it for a number of years. It started here with the gas stations associated with the large supermarkets. I live in area where for at least 20 years the five local unaffiliated stations would charge 20-30 cents more than stations just 10 mile miles away in any direction. They were relying on the convenience factor of people preferring to buy fuel near home, but I think there was some tacit collusion going on. That went on for years until a corporate Murphy station replaced one of those stations. Now the fuel prices are competitive.

Garage speakers!

So sorry to hear about Jake. I'm sure he knows how much he is loved.

I have had a similar issue with my SW10-II. I never happens with music content, only with movies. In my case, I get one sharp pop with an extreme LFE signal. These are musical subs IMO, but probably never intended as a sub for LFE in movies. @Steve Phillips told me years ago I could solve the problem by replacing the driver with the woofer driver from the KLF-20 (K-1036-E I believe). I never did and now the woofer drivers seem hard to find. My research led me to the following link as a suitable replacement, but I have not tried one - https://www.midwestspeakerrepair.com/shop/home-audio/woofers/klipsch-1/mw-audio-mw-5010-10-inch-woofer/

I am partial to French pastries, not French speakers though.

Of course, where else would they administer the injection.

Those turned out nice!

I'm not really concerned. My wife was a little sick after the second injection. I signed up yesterday. They said it could be six weeks until they get to me. I'm not in any of the early groups. My wife got the vaccine in the phase 1A since she is a healthcare worker.

I suggest placing a notice on the deceased members' profile page. Something like this below (wordsmithing suggestions welcome): In Memory of (forum name here) We regret to inform the Klipsch Forums community that this member has crossed over to the highest fidelity realm. This profile will remain up as a tribute to (forum name here).

We do have cell service, and most lakes around here do. That has become almost a necessity these days, but at least we can get away from a computer screen and cable news for a while.

I am ready for Spring, and I plan to spend as much time as possible on my boat. Although we have WIFI at the marina, I do not take a computer to the marina, and there is no cable TV. It is just like it was 25 years ago, so it is kind of a respite from the modern world.

What is this world coming to?

Yes it is. My wife gets the credit because she has kept us on TXU instead of switching to one of the "cut-rate" providers linked to the wholesale price of natural gas.

I haven't seen an electric bill yet, but I received this somewhat reassuring email notice from my electricity provider: As Texas recovers from the recent winter weather emergency, here’s how you can count on us. Insulating your Rate You may have heard about sky-high variable rates in the news, but rest assured that as a TXU Energy customer, you won’t see any near-term impact to your rate due to this winter weather event. Whether you’re on a fixed or variable pricing plan, our customers are always insulated from extreme variable wholesale power price swings like the recent ones.

From howstuffworks.com: "Botulism, caused by the bacteria clostridium botulinum, occurs when a dent or damage to a can creates even a pinhole-size opening." Stick to your guns on the no dented cans policy.

Never trust a Viking.

Good to hear your water is safe to drink. To my astonishment, my pool equipment survived. My neighbors on both sides were not so fortunate (photos below). When the power went off and the temp was 2F, I placed a Mr. Heater propane camping heater under the tarp covering my equipment, and then placed a 60 lb steel plate in front of the heater to absorb an reradiate the heat. When the plate was hot, I reduced the heater to just running the pilot flame. I really didn't think that would be enough considering the duration of the low temp, but I got lucky. Neighbor's equipment:

It's Sunday afternoon, sunny and 73F here now.

I'm looking forward to see how well the little Ingenuity Mars Helicopter works. I had no idea Mars had enough of an atmosphere for aerodynamic flight.

"Perseverance will search for signs of ancient life". I hope it doesn't overlook any present signs of life. It is quite the engineering achievement. It will be interesting to see how long it takes to retrieve the core samples Perseverance will collect. Maybe not even in our lifetime?

So sad to hear this. RIP Joshnich, you will be missed here by your forum friends.

The last time it was this cold was December 1989. My wife and I had just moved into our first house. The pipes survived, but I lost my entire lawn of St. Augustine grass, which is not cold tolerant. The big difference this time is the number of really cold days was longer, and in 1989 I do not recall the massive power and water outages.

I just received an automated call from the marina that some boats are now sinking due to freeze damage to through-hull seacock valves. I'm heading there now. My boat should be okay, but I need to be sure, and I may be able to help others.

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