Recent content by Jim I.

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    I bet a lot of you belong to the "HVAC crapped out at the worst time" club.

    I bought a new house in 1992 that came with a Trane 3.5 ton AC system. When it was about 18 years old an AC tech convinced me it's about time to replace it, even though it was still working. I went ahead and replaced it with another Trane system, but the compressor went out within the first...
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    UNIFI—The Best Option...?

    I was watching a couple YouTube videos reviewing the new line of Unifi G6 cameras. It looks like the AI may be pretty good for LPR.
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    Blue Iris Updates - Official Thread

    i tried to update to 5.9.7.2 a few days ago and it froze up with a message saying the update file was already downloading. I was unable to rollback to an earlier version because of the message that wouldn't clear out. I stopped the Blue Iris service and relaunched Blue Iris and that took care of...
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    Houston Members

    Richmond Sugar Land area.
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    Vehicle Burglars -- July 19, 2024

    I had a next door neighbor that had two Rottweilers in his back yard, and they would get extremely aggressive anytime I was in my yard near the fence, I was always concerned they would break thru the fence while I was out there, so I hung a crowbar on the fence just in case. One day I was...
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    Updating BI past 5.9.4.8 forces database rebuild

    I ran into the same thing, was wondering where all my alert recordings went.
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    Who is actually running the country?

    Well Joe runs it until 8 PM...
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    How ya gonna clean that?

    Alligators are a protected species. Catch and release!
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    Anyone out there tried these Wago connectors?

    I started using Wagos after learning about them from a YouTube review from "How To Home". They are reusable, different wire gauges can be joined together, and solid and stranded can be easily connected.
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    Dahua Deep IVS Presets not available

    You forgot the patting your head and rubbing your stomach part!;)
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    Funny / Satire

    Your Dad's trap should work just fine. I've seen similar traps on YouTube videos!
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    Olden day Pictures

    I bought a bunch of them! I have since turned over my album collection to my son. LP's seem to have come back in style.
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    Run Girl Run

    Man you seem to always have a lot of activity around your property! lol
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    The official "WTF" thread

    I feel your pain. My eyes aren't what they used to be either. I was diagnosed with macular degeneration and have to get monthly injections in my right eye to keep it from getting worse.
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    The official "WTF" thread

    I've started using scissors to open blister pack packaging, much safer than a knife or razor blade.