Boy, I walked into the wrong group didn't I !!!?
To the last poster, I'll mention that volunteer groups stay at the
site for months cleaning everything up and removing all traces.
A couple months is a long time to some people.
Also,
NV BLM controls where the site is located -- moving it every year to
minimize impact. Mostly people are very responsible ... except for the
frat boys who show up at the end and trash things.
Just like the trolls who have been trying to bring this group down,
for a long, long time.
There's always a
rotten apple ... the rest of us make up for them by taking
responsibility for ourselves and helping others out. We all go
through our areas every day to make sure there is no loose trash, and
I can't say I've ever seen trash on the ground until, like I said, the
jerks show up on the last weekend.
In the US Army we called that "Policing the area", making sure that
not even a cigarette butt was left behind. This was done daily,
sometimes hourly to teach the slobs to clean up after themselves.
For the sake of closure and fun, I'll mention that ...
I found a nifty converter with a universal adapter on one end that
accommodates multiple plug types to fit my boom box. The other end
plugs into a car adapter socket, so that solved that. 12 bucks at
Radio Shack.
Radio Shack? EWWWW!!!
I also upgraded my system to a 72 Amp hour battery.
I have installed several dual batter chargers to allow the auxiliary
battery to be used without running down the vehicle battery. Two of
them were on paddle boats at a small amusement park in SW Ohio so they
could play music with the engine shut down. Others were in RVs and work
trucks. You might look into it, if you need extra capacity.
The curling iron
is actually a straightening iron. I thought that would get a rise,
and it did. ;-) If you could see my girlfriend with straight hair,
you'd understand why I'm making the extra effort. It makes her happy
and that makes me happy. Besides, it's only 45 watts. I figure with
that capacity I could straighten YOUR hair for 16 hours or so.
You don't need to straighten a burr haircut! ;-)
Come to BM and join us. You might actually like it.
Sorry, but I am in my late '50s, 100% disabled, and don't travel
anymore. I prefer Country and Bluegrass music, so I have the WSM stream
on most of the day, every day.
http://www.wsmonline.com/ Three evenings
a week there are live shows, known as the Grand Ole Opry.
We tested everything on a camping trip, and it worked like a charm
for 6 days.
Good luck.
One thing about this newsgroup. There is a lot of joking, but a high
number of trolls and troublemakers, too. We also get a lot of perpetual
motion and free energy types trying to delude us, like they are. Some
of the characters on the group seem to be terrified of women, and do
their best to drive them off the group.
Beth S. Stover
Senior Network Engineer/DBA
I built the RF end of the broadband connection for the International
Space Station in 200/2001. Data, live video, and multiple audio
channels. Microdyne was a fun place to work.
We also built a pair
of tracking telemetry systems for the European Space Agency at that
time.
--
Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.
Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida
