Good morning!!!!

[RoyJackson]

2017-12-27, 0732

-6 right now...high of 12 today. No snow in the 10 day forecast, but if Thomas is hearing about snow, we'll probably see it too.

Plans...do the dump run that I should have done yesterday...a little banking and a haircut (maybe). I'd also like to visit a buddy of mine sometime today. Those are the plans...we'll see how much I actually accomplish.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

21° but no snow yet, some on the radar in the area. Going to see doctor today.
Got call from dr office about next weeks appt. New yr, have an insurance deductible, they wanted $600 up front before my appointment. I got pissed and told them to bill me like everyone else does.
I am so tired if all this, wish now i had never had the surgery, except i really needed it.

Others are in worse shape, so guess i need to shut up.

I'd also rather have snow than ice.

The fire starter looks neat, might order one to try.

 

[txdon]

Good morning! Ron you forgot to close the door the cold is escaping. 39˚ and only heating up to 40˚. Need to re-wrap pipes and get ready for the wintery mix on new year's day as a low of 24˚ is predicted.
Thomas that kind of call can cause stress.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Thomas, good luck at work today.
I saw yesterday i got a bonus deposited in my account last week. They have been very supportive of me, letting me work from home and going negative on my leave. But in the back of my mind, I've been worried they might let me go for being off so long.
There has been another company calling me several times asking if im interested in a new job.

 

[PJSprog]

2°F and partly cloudy here this morning, going up to 18° today. Brisk, to say the least.

Spent the better part of the evening last night trying to find a way to limit the boy's internet usage. Wife got him a new laptop for Xmas to use for some online classes he wants to take. My first thought was, "Well, there goes our monthly data limits again." After some rummaging through the Linksys "smart" wi-fi menus and finding nothing, some Google-fu helped me determine it can't really be done ... unlike data limiting on a cell phone. Apparently, according to a bunch of geeky tech websites, routers just don't do that. So, we ended up with a workaround by setting up a guest login which we can turn on and off with the Linksys phone app. When he wants to do school work, he has to ask one of us for access. When he's done, off it goes.

Nice-looking project, David. Much easier than building in-place.

 

[buckeyefarmer]

Doctor called and cancelled my appointment, rescheduled for tomorrow. He had to be in surgery. Glad i saw the voicemail, before driving an hour in.
We are getting light snow flurries.

 

[Peter 315]

Doctor called and cancelled my appointment, rescheduled for tomorrow. He had to be in surgery. Glad i saw the voicemail, before driving an hour in.
We are getting light snow flurries.

If you canceled you would get billed for it

 

[daugen]

Hope you have better news Drew.

Well, this isn't going to make your day but it did make mine.
My new mower was sitting there being built when I went down to the dealer.

That 72 RD deck is a monster, I can see why rear bumper weights are standard.
Now turns out they had ordered it for me on our handshake a month ago so it took about a month to come.
Now I have to figure out what has to be moved to fit this in, takes up a lot of footprint.
Think I'll move everything down so it gets parked next to the diesel tank.
Might be time for another shed.
Though I am going to sell my 1968 Cub Cadet because the points keep sticking. It needs to get away from the coast, or be put in a nice warm barn.
I don't use it enough and I need the covered space.

 

[RedNeckGeek]

2°F and partly cloudy here this morning, going up to 18° today. Brisk, to say the least.

Spent the better part of the evening last night trying to find a way to limit the boy's internet usage. Wife got him a new laptop for Xmas to use for some online classes he wants to take. My first thought was, "Well, there goes our monthly data limits again." After some rummaging through the Linksys "smart" wi-fi menus and finding nothing, some Google-fu helped me determine it can't really be done ... unlike data limiting on a cell phone. Apparently, according to a bunch of geeky tech websites, routers just don't do that. So, we ended up with a workaround by setting up a guest login which we can turn on and off with the Linksys phone app. When he wants to do school work, he has to ask one of us for access. When he's done, off it goes.

Here's a link that may help, along with links to other pages for other different Linksys routers:

https://www.linksys.com/ph/support-article?articleNum=136710

It seems to indicate that access can be blocked for computers with certain IP or MAC addresses (MAC would be more reliable) for certain times of day, which I think is what you were trying to do. There's a tip at the bottom of this page for finding the MAC address on Windows computers:

How to Restrict Bandwidth in a Linksys Wireless Router | Synonym

And here's an article that discusses monitoring data useage, then using the information to establish priorities or outright limits by MAC address or application. Say the boy likes to play Call of Duty, and that sucks up large amounts of bandwidth. You can limit the times or data usage of that application on the network.

How to measure, monitor, and manage your broadband consumption | PCWorld

And finally, even the satellite internet companies are making plans with higher data caps available. The HughesNet account I have offers 50 Gb/mo anytime use, and another 50 Gb/mo good between midnight and 8AM. And I'm told that Exede will soon have a no cap account available in my area, though my experience with their tech support was abysmal. Find a local, independent, Internet reseller in your area and see if any of those plans are available.

HTH...

 

[sodamo]

66°F and no rain last 24 hours but appears there is quite a storm west of us the drenched Oahu with record rain

New guests coming in so last minute prep this morning. Hope that replacement remote is in the mail.

Hope to get my balcony bolted into final position this afternoon. Just so glad it went in place so readily. I swear lumber must be getting heavier
Once in place, a trip to HD for the Trex, but that might be tomorrow.

Be safe
Have a great day.