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First Winter Storm and the Tough Lessons Learned at the K9ZW QTH 20 - December - 2010Posted by k9zw in Amateur Radio, Freecom, K9ZW, K9ZW Just Rambled.
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A week ago we would have had power back on for only a few hours, and we were still facing a huge task of digging out. Even now a week plus later not everything is back running.
Here are some of the lessons learned: (Many are NOT amateur radio, but more general preparedness)
Power & Water
Though I have a Generator, it is still in the factory box and I haven't completed the switch-over/isolation wiring to run the essentials in the house. In our case we need to have control power for everything running on natural gas, except the gas fireplace. Needing fan & pump power are the gas furnace and the gas boiler/hot-water heater. Found that our kitchen gas cook stove has to have power to work, so need that added to the emergency power circuit.
We need to complete the wiring, put our stored fuel on a rotated used & stabilized storage system and set up a dedicated generator spot. The way it was snowing & sleeting a casual "outside" simply wouldn't work.
Much of our house is plumbed differently than many homes, as we used circulating service loops with small pumps. This way when you turn on hot or cold water you have it RIGHT now and circulating water is much more robust resisting freeze-ups in the deep cold snaps that "bleed" cold even through insulated areas. These pumps all go still with the power out. We need to add them to the items supplied by emergency power and add check-valves to convert them to regular service-supply feeds if we want to run pumps off. I also should add isolation valves and drain-cocks if we want to discontinue use of an area due to cold. Most of this is PEX, so adding/altering is no big deal. Will need a chart to help someone unfamiliar deal with the system.
Some of areas of heat are also run by pumps feeding in-floor water pipes. I am told there are one-way check valves that can be added to help heat alone force some circulation and these pumps should be added to the emergency circuits.
Our house has an extensive inter-connected hardwired Smoke/Fire/Carbon-monoxied alarm system with battery back up. We've learned that after 2-3 hours of no power the very slight initial drop in battery is sensed as an all system alert setting the audible part off (think LOUD) but not the strobes. Pulling enough batteries to drop the system voltage below the minimum run level is the only silencing, which ends our protection. A couple things need to happen here – need to add stand alone battery only alarms at the most critical places and need to add the wired system to the emergency circuit if we run by generator for a while.
So highlights of power & water:
- Finish the emergency circuit wiring
- Create a Generator Spot
- Set Up and Test the Generator
- Add battery-only Smoke/Fire/CO alarms
- Do some plumbing modifications
Lights, Flashlights & Communications
We lost internet as the small UPS we have didn't keep it up. We lost cable and it turns out the cable service itself was down for 24 hours. I never bothered to pull out the line-powered phones we had, as we had put them in storage off-site – so we had no land-line. Ditto with my battery Shortwave Grundig which is stored with the camping gear. It also turns out that two of the local radio stations were dark (off-air) and the only ones running were remote streaming feed garbage (no real information). I didn't bother with my HTs (2 meter hand held radios) as the one working repeater (the other was obviously down as it doesn't have back-up power) would be heavily tasked for emergency use, and I wouldn't even consider going out unless part of a team with a snow-plow.
My ham station was down as the remote antenna switch would require some power to lift the grounding shunts, but with the antennas covered in massive ice they were not usable in the first place. All the SDR (Computer Controlled Software Defined Radio) gear needs mains power, though we have adequate field gear that can run on about anything 12v DC. My go-kit antennas were also useless with 40 mph winds, below zero windchills, and icy-snow that would collapse what ever went up in moments. That there was lightening we could see (many snow storms are electrically very active) meant it was a "really bad idea" to play winter antennas.
So we had nearly no communications, except our 3G phones were working. We've a Blackberry and two Androids in the house, so we did have basic net access and emergency phone, but no way to recharge the batteries if we used them up.
I am keen on Surefire flashlights, which run on 3v CR123A Lithium batteries. Found that we had worked our way through a 75 battery backup pack and had only a handful left. Ditto on AAA, AA, D and 9v batteries. My two-bin discipline (buy more when we break into the bulk pack that takes us below our expected emergency reserves) had broken down through household misunderstanding and forgetfulness (to even tell me!), leaving us with diddle for reserves. Not an issue for this short outage, but we'd go dark in a few days rather than in a month. We similarly had depleted our candle stocks. I didn't break into my Propane lanterns & camp gear, which is my back-up to the back-ups, though we'd have to in a day or two if the storm had stayed on.
Also found that the non-aircraft landing light power level flashlights had become victims of "let lay where last used" and were mostly "tubes to store dead batteries" or broken.
So highlights of lights, flashlights and communications:
- Have already replenished the battery stocks and will placard the drawer with two-bin instructions. Will also add to a monthly checklist.
- Bought two e-cheapo Sony AM/FM radios which will run on about anything 3v (meant for two AAs but a pigtail would let use run one on a single CR123A or a pair of just about any common batteries.
- Will build several Joule-Thief Lights – a design that will milk the last power out of a battery often giving hours of reading light from cell too dead to power anything else.
- Have replenished the low-power flashlight supply.
- Bought a camping candle lantern with 16 9-hour candles. Will add to that stock down the road.
- Bought an old-fashion oil-lamp, as the lamp oil we have on hand really needed a lamp to use.
- Will put at least some sort of foul weather antenna system up. This is going to be tough and need some thought.
- Also making a list of back-up supplies we need for these items and will relocate the camping stores to at home, rather than our storage unit.
Food and Drink
It is hard to go into this one without being crabby. I am a full larder sort of person and my English better half is accustomed to shopping nearly every day for fresh foods like they do in Europe. This storm was VERY announced, though it was several times worse than predicted. She simply blew off the stock-up shopping we made a shopping list for. This cross cultural misunderstanding of the severity of the situation left us with perhaps 48 hours of ready-to-eat foods before we would either need to get some sort of stove running and/or dig into emergency stocks. I simply don't want to eat MREs or dig into my 30 day plus full-family freeze-dry food stores – which really need to have a stove to become something decent.
We did happen to have six cases of oranges & pears from a fund raiser on hand, so we'd do ok as long as they didn't freeze solid.
Basically we lacked a way to cook unless I broke out the camping propane stove mentioned above. Using the outdoor grill in near gale winds wasn't happening.
Water pressure never varied. I have learned that the sort of infrastructure power outage we had would cause water problems eventually. We basically haven't addressed this other than having dry-containers on hand from camping.
So highlights of food and drink:
- The pre-event shopping list WILL be adhered to. Think this storm did make an impression that we could be facing more than convenience issues by not keeping a storm season larder full.
- Setting up a Minimum Larder list – not just for this, but because I am too often crabby when I cook because we've run out of something important, or have some Euro-Micro-Package on hand instead of a real supply.
- Adding a dutch oven sized to fit in our wood fireplace as an addition to the camping gear for cooking.
- Adding some water purification supplies (simple bleach works too) as we can always melt snow (it takes a HUGE amount of snow to make much water though – but if we are stuck here, it isn't like we have too much else to do.
- Adding more MRE type rations that can be eaten cold in a pinch.
Additional Heat & Warmth Items:
We have several full cords of wood on hand, though we've learned we cannot run the wood and gas fireplaces at the same time. This needs to be corrected. Our wood fireplace throws heat, but is very lossy in terms of net heat gain and use of exchange air. We could make it roughly 3-4 weeks on wood alone as it is.
Fuel for the camping gear was limited to the case of throw away tanks I had on hand. Simple not enough. My two 20 Lb tanks were 1/2 full and nearly empty (they are used for our Mosquito Magnets) and the charcoal starter tank on the grill was empty. No way to move between tank sizes anyway. This has to be fixed.
Our front Entry area is COLD! Single portal and while fashionable an energy pig. Every time someone had to go in or out we had a huge cold blow into the house that could be felt everywhere. This will change at our next remodeling phase.
We have several large glass sliding doors which give us Glass Heat Loss that is expensive at best and unacceptable in an emergency. Options are to have insulation panels on hand or swap them out for something else.
Hindsight we lacked a way to warm someone with hypothermia or frostbite. Only the gas fireplace and what hot water was in the system that might flow without pumps running. Bad oversight.
Also lack back-ups to the main systems. Electric space heaters are useless without power. Need some kerosene and LP heaters.
Summary of additional Heat & Warmth Items:
- Put in a wood shed with another large supply.
- Sort out the draft/draw issues, including replacing the wood fireplace with something efficient if need be.
- Get the adaptors to use any propane for any use, and keep extra tanks full. (BTW propane is not a cold weather savior if it is cold enough – simply won't vaporize fast enough).
- Sort out the front door area. Have had it in plans for several years. On a interim basis create a blanket portal (people sized cat-flaps) that can be put up if needed.
- The large glass will also be replaced at remodel. For now create & store "energy panels" to insulate & protect them. These can double a security closures.
- Put in a supply of heat packs for emergency use to treat hypothermia or frostbite. These are cheap after hunting season when bought by the case-lot and store forever.
- Buy a couple fuel-burning portable heaters. The type that can run self-contained in an occupied room would be best. Put in a stock of fuel for them.
Additional Logistic Items:
We found that our Garage Doors disconnects were impossible to reach with the vehicles in the garage without climbing over vehicles to get the cords. Simple fix to add a "cheater" to the side.
Stuck Vehicles were an issue – I stuck my 4×4 Suburban with the wet snow building up & lifting the weight off. With two inches of glaze ice under the snow I was beached! Found that we hadn't enough Carpet Scraps & or Pails of Sand to do any good.
Went to fix some things that the wind had started to tear up and ended up asking family "Where are my Tools?" The same use it and leave it lay had happened to my tool box. Working 70+ hours a week I hadn't even been in my box for a while, and while grateful that they take initiative to do household fit-it jobs, the leave it lay is not going to work. Have to change the family culture on this.
As we talked we realized we really don't we have Charity Stocks to aid our neighbors – what provisions we put up were scaled for five. Believing we do have a moral obligation to help in time of need, we had left ourselves ill equipped to live to our goals.
You put my boots where??!! Yes we had put up some winter gear in cupboards that couldn't be opened until vehicles were out of the garage, which needed the huge snowfall to be cleared, which was a task you should wear your winter weather gear – including boots – for safety, but they were blocked in the cupboard which …..
Thoughts on additional logistical items:
- Extend the garage disconnects with paracord. This can be done pretty easy. BTW if you have disconnects your garage is NOT secure. Ten Seconds with a long stiff wire and your door is open in most cases.
- Putting up a half-dozen pails of winter sand. Could have used all the expensive sweeping compounds and gardening bag stuff, but good old sand is best. Will scrounge scraps to have on hand (better half dumped the ones I had, her thinking they were clutter & junk).
- Change the Tool Culture here at home, or will lock up a basic supply. Can get crabby in under two seconds thinking about this one.
- Charity Stocks is a BIG DEAL that we will start to address with additions to our supplies. Big priority!
- Do a dry-run on things like accessing winter gear. Never thought of the conflict with the vehicles in the way. Had spares elsewhere, but the best winter gear should have been handy.
If you've stuck with me in this self-assesment and laundry list of "to do items" you are likely thinking of some more things – yes our first aid kits needs refilling and out of date stuff pitched out, and one of the vehicles didn't get its fuel tank filled before the storm.
And you might be thinking of items that apply for your situation.
We have based our planning on:
- 100% basic self-sufficency for very short term periods (less than 72 hours).
- Basic self-sufficiency for a month on a basically self-contained basis for 30 days using stores I have in a storage unit (never put all your eggs in one basket – this way if the house were to burn we would not loose all our preparedness stores).
- Adequate Charity Stocks to help an family/neighbor in that 72-hour to short term time frame, even if it meant cutting into our 30-day reserves quicker.
- A long term goal of having longer self-contained supplies and enough information/tools/supplies to be able to help out others in a bigger way.
We're not scaling to be longterm survivalists or to go off-grid in the city. And that would be a separate discussion and plan if we were.
- 1. Bob VE3MPG - 20 - December - 2010
Very comprehensive article. I live in the country and keep a month's supply of food, winter and summer. I get teased because of the hoard of foodstuff I keep. Have stores of drinking water and a few cords of wood for my 2 airtight stoves that can heat the entire house for extended periods. Have kerosene lamps for lighting and propane lighting along with LED flashlights. Have a Honda gen set and sufficient gas for a week's run. I rotate my gas supply and use fuel conditioner. I also keep a supply of oil for the gen set and my diesel tractor in case they need oil changes. I have a Coleman naptha stove and lamps and they got my inlaws through the big ice storm in the north east several years ago. And I do help the neighbours in case they are in need; though out here in the country the larders are always full and most neighbours now have gas or diesel gen sets to get through the inevitable blackouts we've come to expect. I keep a spare set of wire antennas in case ice or wind take out my permanent antennas and my station switches to 12 volts batteries charged by 2 – 100 watt solar panels if needed. Thanks again for the great article – some good practical ideas for suburbanites and country folk.
- 2. Kevin Sanders K0KDS - 20 - December - 2010
Wow, this is a very good assessment. Very well done. If only everyone puts themselves through such a survey after every power outage…
I'm an apartment-dweller so my knowledge of home preparation for power outages is limited. But it's something I think about frequently now, as I recently started a job in working in the claims department of a national insurance firm. Although a lot of my thoughts are amateur-radio related.
Don't discount attic antennas. I don't ignore possible indoor antenna setups, since I have to use them since I'm in an apartment. A nice high-gain dual-band antenna in the attic or even in a windowsill works fine and isn't affected by ice or wind. I can hit any repeaters I want within mobile distance using a 36″ NMO-mount antenna on a mag mount on a coffee can in the window sill. Same can be said for HF. I'll be using an MFJ Hi-Q Magnetic Loop indoors for HF, which actually works really well.
I'm becoming obsessed with backup power. I am one of those people that needs to stay informed during a storm. UPS units are nice, and they can be had for reasonable prices on sites like newegg. For amateur radio, using a RigRunner in conjunction with a PWRgate, both from West Mountain Radio, work well in a disaster. I wouldn't rely on HT's in a disaster. This way, I can use a mobile radio. Ask around and see if someone might have a free battery for you to use with the PWRgate. A little secret: NWS offices are required to discard the batteries they use for their UPS systems after a certain period of time. If you time it right, you might be able to get one from them since you are a ham. Just explain to them what you're going to do with them and promise them that you won't resell it, and they'll understand and hopefully give you some nice batteries.
MRE's aren't too bad — I've eaten some while on long-term assignments in disaster-ravaged areas when I was a news photographer. But they certainly do get old after a while. If you eat the military-style (cheap and non-fancy) MRE's, beware of the cheese. In the military-style meals, the cheese is designed to stop-up your digestive system for about 48-72 hours (then you're supposed to chew the laxative gum when you're ready to "go"). Just a thing to be aware of. The fancier, more elaborate/expensive meals are way better. Get some meals with the heaters, but make sure your area is well-ventilated.
Also, beyond all that, check to see if your homeowner's insurance policy has coverage for Loss of Use for your home. If a tree branch damages your home, you lose water or power, or if for some other reason your house is uninhabitable, your insurance policy could pay for evacuation to a hotel. Although it may have been difficult to get out of the house during the last storm, it's still something to consider.
- 3. Todd KE7KXI - 20 - December - 2010
Hey Steve, great post. I'm working on my preparedness "list" as well. In my research about storing and purifying water, I came across some information you may like to know concerning water purification and storage. Except for boiling, few methods, like chemical or filtration really make water 100% safe. Water that is contaminated by oil or gasoline can't be cleaned for drinking in any reasonable fashion. I found my info over at the CDC. http://www.cdc.gov/healthywater/drinking/travel/backcountry_water_treatment.html
Thanks. Keep the posts coming.
Todd. KE7KXI
- 4. Jeff, KE9V - 22 - December - 2010
Comprehensive lists Steve. Don't discount having cash on hand. It may sound silly, but when we had that "once in a lifetime" ice storm down here that took all the power lines down for eight days we found that when the stores began to gradually come back to life (generators) they would only accept cash since most of the phone/Internet lines needed for credit card or check approval were still down.
And of course the ATMs were down too…
It was about three days into that when I suddenly realized that my Dad's Great Recession training about always keeping a hunk of cash on hand wasn't such a silly idea… We're like everyone else I suppose, fifty bucks in the wallet and always headed to the ATM for a little more.
Just something else to consider.
73, Jeff
- 5. Ralph Dahlstrom - 22 - December - 2010
Good summary. A few years back our rural area in NM was hit by an ice storm which took out virtually every power pole for several miles. It took two weeks to get back up. We managed by using a generator in the barn twice or three times per day. It could be configured in several ways, so first I ran it 240V. I used a breaker slot (actually 2) in the barn panel to get the power into the system. The power was run long enough to keep the fridge cold, and to allow the ladies to clean and arrange whatever was needed – generally about 45 minutes or until the fridge went off. I did whatever I needed electrically in the barn.
Then I switched to 208 3 phase to run the well pump. In those days we had a better reserve than we do now, so a few minutes gave enough water for the day. During this phase, we turned off the master breaker at the house so that power could not be inadvertently go to the fridge or to other equipment in the house. The barn and pump each has its own breaker box, and this is the way it should be done.
For all of this, we have one transformer from the power co-op. It is illegal to tamper with the meter, but in this sort of emergency I cut the seal and removed it. This way one is not putting 8KV out into the wire some tech may be trying to repair a mile away. They did not criticize my thinking when I asked them to replace the meter when their part of the work was done. They plugged it in, re-sealed it and shook my hand.
Nowadays automatic natural gas or propane fired generators are probably a better way to go. Nevertheless, my system was not well planned ahead of time but it worked very well. We lost no food (actually ate it all, and thanked a few geese and ducks etc for their contribution as well.
Now to antennae, I spent a lot of time in apartments, military housing, and dorms during my student and Navy days. For reception there is nothing to equal an active antenna in the attic. It works under several feet of snow. I never tried one of those little magnetic loops, but other stealth antennae have been a good success for me, and I have never had more than 100W to offer, preferring QRP. I have to say that, during emergencies, I have occasionally listened as fellow hams made a difference. I personally have always been tied up in the emergency in some way that prevented me from helping out as a ham. In the country, if the phones are working, everyone will get the help he needs. If they are not working, it is better to be about knocking on doors once your own people are cared for. Showing one's ugly face in the place has a pretty great effect on neighbors who are isolated, and a bit anxious about their circumstances. If your XYL makes a plate of cookies to take with you, it makes things seem even more normal. (or, you could actually bake them yourself – just kidding) Help rendered in a calm, familiar way is real help.
Finally, regarding the presence of electric cells in snow storms: Excellent point. Damage occurs in several ways but generally via the power line or phone line. In many older rural settings no attempt was made to ground long runs of phone lines underground. I have lost hundreds of dollars in equipment because of surges over the phone lines. I never knew whether the lines were hit by ground strikes or via nearby trees. Usually a strike will blow the wall wart rather than the equipment itself as far as modems and other phone-connected devices are concerned. That is weird, but the good ground is in the power line, so that is where the surge goes. Old fashioned phones ding once and keep on working. New fangled electronic phones croak but check the wall wart first.
The only real solution to this is a new line with intermittent grounds. You can get a surge protector that will handle phone lines as well, but generally each location for equipment will require its own surge protector.
As for antennae, they are an invitation to trouble also. During a storm I like to have a grounded connector into which I can insert the connection from each antenna so that radials and the driven parts are all directly grounded. I leave them that way when I am not using them. I have seen corona on antennae, but i have not experienced a strike. I promise that where I have lived, lightning does not fail to eventually hit everything sticking up into the air. If it did hit my antenna, I like to think I might have to replace the coax but little more. Any antenna with a remote matching unit offers a bit more challenge. Depending on the antenna, I might just arrange a bypass of the matching unit when the equipment is not in use.
- Ralph - 22 - December - 2010
Hi Steve,
I have given that PV power business thought also. In some places solar is becoming commonplace enough that I think repair folks know that either end of a severed HV line may be hot. With poles lying on the ground after a storm, hopefully they have, by now, gotten into habits which keep them out of trouble, but the assumptions could well be different. It's what we ASSUME, you know, that makes an ASS of U & ME.
Merry Christmas
Ralph, K5RD
- 7. Chris, N0RZT - 23 - December - 2010
Nice article. We have a similar list down here in hurricane country. Our emergency larder has nothing but long-shelf-life items. At the end of the season, we go through it and remove (for consumption) and log anything that'll expire before the end of the next hurricane season. Before the start of the next hurricane season, we use the log to replace the removed items.
Water – we keep a few ice-filled 2-liter bottle in the deep freeze. Serves three purposes. It'll extend the life of the frozen perishables by a couple of days. They'll serve as a supplemental supply of water after that. And pulling one from the freezer is handy when we need to transport food in a cooler during "normal" life (naturally it goes back in the freezer afterwards).
Cash – ditto on keeping cash handy. I'd add to it by suggesting you keep on hand a supply of "small" bills (1s and 5s, and maybe a few 10s). Imagine that all you have is a wad of 20s that you got from the ATM. Now imagine that the quickie-mart down the street has exhausted its supply of small bills as change for other people who also only had 20s. How much do you think that gallon of milk is going to cost you if you walk in with a 20 and the cashier can't make change for you?
A thought on your charity stock – great idea, but a suggestion. I wouldn't *plan* on being able to get to your remote storage unit in those first 72 hours, so don't use that as part of your charity stock plan.
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Linearization of (x) defines affine operators
For x=xv, let be the operators corresponding to . The operator , linearization of the relative rate of movement of two blocks at xv, does not depend on the rate of movement of the coordinate system. Expression in brackets in A1 can be rewritten as the ith component of the vector ΣvVv(x0).
When the blocks are rigid, the integral in A1 vanishes, and the Saint Venant compatibility condition is satisfied if and only if the affine operator
is zero. This is an element of the Lie algebra
Geometric incompatibility for a system of deformable blocks can be defined as
It is easy to check that the value of G does not depend on the rate of movement of the coordinate system. Thus G is an invariant of the rate of deformation.
For rigid blocks, the integral in A4 vanishes, and the geometric incompatibility becomes
similar to Eq. 3. This is an element of , the external square of the Lie algebra of the orthogonal affine group. If K=0, this can be rewritten as
+…+(V1+…+Vn−2∧Vn−1), [A6]
similar to (Eq. 4). Otherwise, Vv should be modified as in (Eq. 5) to make K=0.
For a system of rigid blocks, an analog of the Stokes formula is valid for G: its value for a contour is equal to the sum of its values over the junctions within the contour, when the Saint Venant incompatibility is zero for all these junctions.
For a system of two-dimensional rigid blocks, let x=(x, y), and Vv(x, y)=(Xv−yωv, Yv+xωv). Here (Xv, Yv) is the relative displacement rate at the origin, and ωv is the relative rotation rate of the two blocks adjacent at xv. In this case, is three-dimensional, and the Saint Venant incompatibility has three components:
The space is also three-dimensional. Accordingly, the geometric incompatibility G has three components:
Here , define the operators in Eq. A5. Expression A6 can be rewritten similarly in terms of Xv, Yv, and ωv.
This work was supported by National Science Foundation Grant no. 931650, and P.O. no. 56659 from University of Southern California, on behalf of the Southern California Earthquake Center. The first author (A.G.) was partly supported by the U.S. Army Research Office through the Mathematical Sciences Institute of Cornell University, Contract DAAL03–91-C-0027, and Department of Geological Sciences at Cornell University, under National Science Foundation Grant no. EAR-94–23818.
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There's one instant, one song, one event that usually sparks Beatlemania.
My own story is fairly straight-forward and hardly spectactular. It was March 1995 and flicking through the television, I landed on a channel that was showing a black and white movie from the year 1964. That movie was A Hard Day's Night and I suddenly found myself sitting there in rapt attention, unable to focus on anything but these four people on that television screen.
How could one band be so amazing, so exuberant, so enormously talented? That talent, that cheeky humor, those accents, the looks, the sheer, palpable energy of The Beatles hooked me. Completely. I was enthralled, to say the least. From one moment to the next, I was firmly in the grip of Beatlemania.
As soon as the credits rolled, I pestered my parents to let me get one of the band's albums - finally, they relented (probably just to get me to shut up) and I listened to that first one I ever owned ("20 Greatest Hits") endlessly. Until, one by one, I ended up with all of their official, original albums… and bootlegs… and - well, you get the idea.
1995 was also the year The Beatles Anthology documentary aired, and I was excited beyond measure. (In fact, I still own the VHS tape, commercials and all, that I taped the original broadcast with.) Unfortunately, I was too young to stand in line at midnight when the Anthology 1 album went on sale, but as you might guess, I was there that morning to excitedly purchase the first of those amazing albums.
That same year, I received my first Beatles book as an Easter present… it was "The Beatles In the Beginning" by Harry Benson, and I must have memorized all the pages, all the photos, all the little quotes and anecdotes as I pored over each and every page in that book, well-thumbed by now.
In case anyone's wondering about who my favorite Beatle started off being… Three moments in A Hard Day's Night and one moment traveling in the car with an Oldies station on defined and cemented my choice (was it even a choice?):
My favorite Beatle… indeed, my favorite person ever… is George and, over eighteen years later, it's still George. Not that I don't love all band members, but I most certainly - and most noticeably - have the biggest soft spot for George…. But that's a longer story that will have to be its own text post eventually. :)
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And it's also a feat that comes in handy vs invis thing since blind sense doesn't negate the concealment
Especially since all of your other party members are capable front liners alchemist with his bombs (ranged AoE) and ranger with a bow (and maybe a falcata/great sword just in case)
You seem to be lacking a skill monkey, which can help, rogue, ranger, or alchemist are my suggestions, urban ranger for the ranger (they get disable device), bard would be good too, skills and party buffing, those are where I would start
Something I LOVED as a DD was an ever smoking bottle, you get blind sense, get blind fight as a bonus feat option, so pop that bottle you have a smoke cloud, which blocks dark vision, and scent (smoke is a stronger scent then your own so a creature with the scent ability doesn't pick you up) it's a great GTFO item, it also levels the playing field when you're caught alone, and detect magic won't pick you up like it would where you invisible, taking the spell that also lets you change the aura is handy too make all your items ping as non-magical for a few days per cast. As you can guess my DD was very stealth minded, but still tore things to shreads
So I had a character idea today, a guy who fakes a limp and walks with a sword cane, few other things involved of course and I have a few ideas for how to go about it but I think I'm going magus because I like the ability to use magic, now I just need some suggestions if there are ways to spell combat/strike with 2 weapons?
Character wise he's a Sylph who when young caused a building to blow up while trying to learn his arcane magic, so for "community service" we went to live and work in the temple of Ironi, he stayed there for the long term (70 years) shying away from all his magic afraid he might hurt people again, eventually Sylph itchy feet had him travel, and eventually became comftorble with his powers and learned control, now he likes to think Ironi has had a subtle hand in moving him to accept who he is, his innate powers, and teach him the dicipline he lacked so he could become a Paladin of Ironi, even giving him a Holy Avenger when the time came (the shift to LG came about the time the party found the sword, hence the thinking of taking the class and making sence in character like a sign from Ironi herself) the sylph has Dragon diciple levels and is actually capabable in melee combat so it's not a huge stretch him going toe to toe with someone using his sword
oh I already have story reason for the pally thing, that's not an issue, just working in the code without being the stereotype
Hello all, so I'm thinking of dipping into the Paladin class for my sorc, (yay cha to saves)but I'm trying to figure out changes to personality, my character started out as a sorc who acted like a rogue (sneaking, ease dropping, stealing, etc. etc.) but he's evolved as a character since then so much that his alignment shifted from CN to LG, now he's not going to suddenly become a stick up his ass lawful stupid paladin cause ya that makes no sense, I'm trying to figure out ideas for being a pally without breaking the code. So obviously the lying and stealing is out, but other ideas, can I still do things like taunt the enemy/insult them etc. etc. other suggestions or personality ideas for non-traditional pally's would be fun
so the feat says as follows:
Benefit: You are considered to be flanking an opponent if at least two of your allies are threatening that opponent, regardless of your actual positioning.
it says nothing about having to be adjacent to the creature yourself so would you get flanking if you attack at range? because if so that would make a ranged rogue a bit more viable.
I'm trying to decide on my familiar, I'm thinking of picking up improved familiar and I'm trying to remember, I read something about familiars being able to take UMD any suggestions for which familiars are best for this?
so I'm working on a synthesist (I am aware of all the op-ness of the class but I'm sort of building the hulk and it works for that)
my idea is a halfling or gnome, when it fuses with it's eidolon does the halfling become medium or stay small?
I am trying to remeber the feat for the life of me, and it's not specifically magic missile but it increases the max level cap for the spell many magus builds use it with shocking grasp so that it does more then 5d6 damage.
actually ignore Touch of Idiocy unless you pick up a ring of spell knowledge or your DM let's you make an exception since it's not a magus spell, chill touch could be fun 1d6+str damage
I've heard force punch used, the reason for shocking grasp is because numbers wise there isn't a better touch option especially low level.
Touch of idiocy could be fun, damage the targets mental stats, actually thinking about that as I type it I really like that idea... hmm...
sorry trailed off in thought, there are of course other usable spells, and I say go for them, just cause numbers wise shocking grasp is best for damage output doesn't make it the best spell for what you want, the force push is cool because knock back, pick up toppling and you can knock them back and flat on their ass
spell suggestions would be helpful, I'm thinking haste will be very helpful for the second one.
So I have too ideas in mind:
1st working pretty much only with force spells I feel that this is mostly evocation which'll likely be my specilized school if wizard but not sure on my prohibited ones, suggestions helpful, I'm thinking necromancy and something else.
For sorc a handy bloodline with this would be helpful.
A build that does not do any direct damage (or little) likely focused on magical combat manuvers, I'm thinking undine with hydraulic torrent and the feat that gives it multiple options when used by an undine (sorc, elemental water bloodline)
Magic Missle ^_^ throw toppling and whatever that metamagic feat that increases the missile limit. No save, trip attacks on each hit (if their tumbled) and it's just a classic spell that's fun, I currently play a sorc who isn't specilized but two things my DM hates that I do:Toppling Magic Missle (I have a rod not the feat sadly) and Pilfering Hand to steal things from the enemy (especially when they have a nice weapon since I steal it, take it in hand and kill them with their own weapon cause I'm also great in combat for a sorc) both of which are really fun spells in my opinon
ah I didn't see the arcane in the spell area, that's depressing, welp scrap that idea then thanks ^_^
So after looking over classes for a game I'm joining and realizing no other player has any healing ability what so ever, I've decided to play an Oracle, now while looking at oracle ideas and the fact I've always kind of wanted to make an Arcane archer (never did because in 3.5 it made no sense) I'm looking it over and I notice that's it's spell casting boosts "existing class" not "existing arcane class" so I figure why not enter it as an oracle, (I'm thinking elvan lorekeeper as my archtype) I get the pre-reques for the class after 7 levels (that's how long an oracle takes to get the right BAB) I just need a way to pick up the arcane caster level (assuming the DM doesn't let me use my divine casting in place of the arcane for the prereq) any suggestions? tips? advice? or am I just crazy?
I'm also looking into this but with the bladed scarf archtype which looks like fun personally.
So I'm building an undine water singer because it sounds fun, I'm thinking of working with the Hydraulic push spell-like ability, and the feat Hydraulic manuver. I'm looking for suggestions to improve it, or ways to get more first level spells per day, or any other ideas people might have.
the spell like abilities always count as arcane or does it alter with the specific ability?
I keep seeing something about early entry to this class because of some re-right or edit or something, can someone please tell me what this is?
That seems odd... because it seems like the same reason for vital shot to not be doable for a charge or spring attack would apply for a shot on the run.
"Vital Strike can only be used as part of an attack action, which is a specific kind of standard action.Spring Attack is a special kind of full-round action that includes the ability to make one melee attack, not one attack action. Charging uses similar language and can also not be used in combination with Vital Strike."
so I don't see why that would apply to spring attack and not shot on the run, I'm not complaining if so just seems... odd
can the feats manyshot or rapid shot be done during the use of "Shot on the run"? if not are there any ways to get more then one attack using shot on the run or spring attack, I'm working on an idea I have and it would be nice to get an extra attack
Can a wild shaped druid increase the size of the creature it becomes, for instance could they become a small wolf? or a huge wolf?
So I was wondering about extracts that normally target more then one person, for instance the Haste Extract's targets are usually 1/lvl, does this still work when an Alchemist down the extract or is it still single target?
So I play a stealthy character who at times slips away from the party to do something the party "Lawman" would not approve of, or to sort of watch goings on without him being there or whatnot, as well as stalk enemies, sneak in for information etc. but I was recently noticed (and almost caught) by someone with scent, now I'm trying to find ways to mask my scent any suggestions? (the creature at the time was a werewolf)
So the Scout rogue archtype has interested me, and I was thinking combine that with Tengu's natrual weapons (2 claws and a bite) and a way to get pounce so I can full attack after a charge, now I just need to figure out a way to get pounce.
any ideas?
So a player in the group I'm in wants an item such as bracers or something of enlarge person that is use activated (preferablly without charges) now I'm wondering the cost of such an item, I know on one hand it's just caster level times spell level, times other things but I feel because of the size alteration and the str bonus to compensate that it falls under the stat alteration section. Any suggestions or ideas? (He can't use wands so the want of enlarge person is out)
I get a free skill point/level but only for craft and profession hence the picking of craft
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From the typical ethical background animate dead is considered evil because you are disrespecting the dead and desecrating the corpse, it's an old view that's been held for centuries. The necromancer using them for good is a very logical thinker "The person is dead, they don't need/use the body, it's going to rot anyway might as well let it rot while helping people out." it's a sound logical thought process but logic and ethics aren't the same thing and nine times out of ten the good/evil aspect of the alignment spectrum is about ethics and the law/chaos is more about the logic. So the use of animate dead is evil, it uses evil magic (likely tainting the caster in the same way good magic may redeem the caster) using evil spells for good purposes screams neutral to me. As for the "Beyond Morality" thing I have to disagree wtih your DM here, in fact the actions they show when they are beyond judgement are significantly more true to who they are so if they are beyond morality in this way and they still behave good then they are good, the same way if a good character behaves evil while they are no longer bound by the rules of morality they are evil. But I'm guessing by the definition of Beyond Morality their alignment isn't affected one way or the other if it returns, which makes sense for the point of it, so they return to what they were before but are judged for their continued actions (and likely closer to an alignment shift)
Also typically evil people don't realize they are evil and are convincing themselves they are good, so while the character may believe they are good and doing what's right they can still be evil since a character doesn't know their alignment and can be just as delusional as anyone else.
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As a player of different races, I like delving into the race, pulling background and history from the race I find sometimes the race can become a character for me especially when I'm playing a character that is made to just fill a role for the party but haven't yet designed the character as who they are the race can help as a diving board, for various reasons but then I play races because I like them typically not because their stats work best with a character.
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Working on a sorceror, air elemental bloodline, for the purpose of the "can change the energy damage of a spell" what consitutes energy, I'm assuming electric, acid, fire, cold but are things like force and sonic considered energy?
well I was going to put ranks in perception (get it as a class skill) but I had recalled there being an actually useful spell in 3.5 but I could be wrong.
I don't see how summoning a horse helps me find traps other then it setting them off which isn't something I'm in favor of doing
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A Though the current version in full is "Don't buy a pig in a poke", don't buy or accept something without first checking or assessing it, it's first recorded in London around 1530 in a form intended to be good advice to honourable traders: "When ye proffer the pigge open the poke", but its best known early appearance is in John Heywood's A dialogue conteinyng the nomber in effect of all the proverbes in the Englishe tongue of 1546 (a title usually and with good reason abbreviated to Proverbs), where it appears in the form "Though he love not to buy the pig in the poke". About 1555, Heywood included it in his other famous compilation work, Epigrammes, in the almost modern form "I will never bye the pig in the poke".
Many Americans know a poke as a small bag or sack, which it was also in Heywood's day (a usage that has survived in Scotland). A poke, for example, was a suitable container into which to stuff a piglet for sale in the local market.
The proverb encapsulates that wise advice to purchasers of goods, caveat emptor, let the buyer beware — always inspect the goods before you pay for them. Make the seller open his poke and show you the pig within.
Incidentally, the proverb has its direct counterparts in other languages, as in the Swedish Köp inte grisen i säcken! However, in other languages it refers to cats, as in French: Acheter chat en poche ("To buy a cat in a pouch"), and German: Die Katze im Sack kaufen ("To buy a cat in a sack"). Why the expressions in these languages refer to cats and not pigs supports a link with another expression, to let the cat out of the bag.
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My kids have attended Elmwood Elem for 2 yrs so far. Pre K was wonderful, K was ok, but I am hoping for an improvement this year. My main concern is the building and maintence of the school which I believe could be greatly improved. We'll see how it goes this year, but I am pretty happy with the teachers so far so I guess it could be worse. I think kids deserve to learn in up-to-date buiildings that are kept clean throughout the day, but I grew up going to PA schools that were always kept up.
Fullerton elementary school is only less than a mile from Elmwood, yet its rating is 5 compared to former which is 10. Principals of other schools whose ratings are bad [1-6], should consult M/s Biscoe, Susan, about how they can improve their respective school ratings. Take tips, follow the reaching methodology, how they motivate kids, make them work hard, what is their incentive for kids to perform better???
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My child attends Elmwood , Unfortunately I think the school needs serious restructuring for the teachers. Remember the focus should always be placed on the 'students'
My son has been going to elmwood since pre-k and now a 1st grader. My son receives a high quality of education. This school is the best. The staff and the students are great. Theres no foul language through the halls and teachers and staff are polite and helpfull. I have no complaints I am happy to say that my son is getting an outstanding education at elmwood. However its unfortunate that I have recently moved out of the zone area and now I am forced to remove my son and enroll him in our new zone school Walter P. Carter. But I will try my hardest to fight that decision because I only want whats best for my son.
What difference does it make if there are Black staff members? I am Black and I am only concerned with the quality of education my child will recieve from his teacher's be them Black, White or Yellow!! That's what's wrong with society now too caught up on color!!
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My daughter has been at Elmwood since kindergarten. The only Black teacher is the music teacher. Even the teacher interns have all been white. Even with a Black principal for my daughter's first 4 years, the number of Blacks on the instructional staff did not increase. What's wrong with this picture? Where's the diversity?
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How to Use Consumer Psychology to Nail Product Pricing
Imagine that Jonah Hill and Brad Pitt walk into a singles bar. Your job is to predict who will have better luck collecting phone numbers by the end of the night.
This isn't a trick question. The answer of course is Brad Pitt. But consider this: is there anything that could change the outcome?
Not really. Unfortunately for Jonah, Brad Pitt will always have the upper hand, data scientist Peter Fishman said during a recent presentation on, believe it or not, business models and pricing in the digital age.
However, picture a second scenario in which Brad Pitt, Jonah Hill, and a man who looks just like Jonah Hill--but with a lightening bolt scar across his forehead--walk into a bar. This time Brad Pitt still gets the most attention. But now Jonah Hill receives a big boost from standing next to a slightly less attractive version of himself all night long.
The point, Fishman said, is that an additional choice can alter normally predictable behavior. Fishman, director of analytics at Yammer, used this example Wednesday night in his talk. The event was hosted by a local meetup group called Ideo to IPO, and it drew a crowd of about 50 people.
This thought experiment is based on a quote from one of Fishman's favorite behavioral economists Dan Ariely. "If you ever go bar hopping, who do you want to take with you? You want a slightly uglier version of yourself. Similar … but slightly uglier," Ariely has said.
This piece of advice has applications in the business world, too, Fishman said. For example, in 2003, The Economist had two offerings. Readers could either buy online-only access to the weekly magazine for $59, or they could receive both the online and print version for $125.
As a result, about two-thirds of subscribers opted for the cheaper, online-only access.
"Then The Economist actually accidentally offered a third option, which was just the print only option. And it was $125--which seems kind of stupid," Fishman said. And in fact, as you might have guessed, no one signed up for it.
However, the offering wasn't a failure at all. In the end--because customers consequently perceived the online and print deal to be such a good value--two thirds of The Economist's subscribers switched to the print and online package.
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I had this fabric for a while, however did not quite had the weather to inspire me.
Well, the wait is over, I managed to transform the fabric into a quick summer, bold dress for a 50s style birthday party.
The cotton is very good quality and absolutely lovely to work with. I would recommend some fabrics with some body for maximum effect. I used a 1956 retro Butterick pattern and added the bias red hemming for a bold, nice touch.
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Good luck! I have made this dress 4 times before, it looks different, depends on the fabric I suppose!
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Mary, it is the fabric, it is good quality cotton, DC Fabrics I think it is called.
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I have a problem with a hard drive. I have a 60GB ssd drive that I am using for my c drive. I was looking at the properties and it is reporting 53GB used out 55GB. When I added all folders I can only account for around 20GB. I opened the properties of each folder to get the totals. What could cause this? That 33Gbs that is not accounted for.--Caddy
I don't remember how to navigate Win 8's confusing bipolar UI but if you go into the Folder Options settings (usually accessible from Control Panel or from Computer) in the View tab, uncheck "Hide operating system files" and enable "Show hidden files, folders and drives" it will reveal more filesThere might be a hiberfil.sys & pagefile.sys in the root of the drive that you haven't accounted for. Hiberfil.sys is for hibernation and its size is close to the amount of ram you have installed. pagefile.sys would take quite a few gigabytes as well.Also hidden is restore points, shadow copies/backups, recovery files.--Moe, I need your advice
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As stated above it is the Pagefile and the Hibernate file (hiberfil.sys).They are by default the same size as the amount of RAM you have installed. If you have 16GBs of RAM then those two file are both 16GBs in size, X 2 = 32-33 GBs.--Shooter Ready--Stand By BEEP ********
We have recent threads here showing how to elinminate the hiberfil.sys file.You can reduce the pagefile size manually.Doing both those things should make your 60GB SSD usable again.That's a short term fix, however. You also need to get a second much larger drive for all your non-operating files.
What could cause this? That 33Gbs that is not accounted for.
Thanks for the help. I got it where I have 20GB free.I changed the page file down to 5GB instead Of 20GB--Caddy
On my system I've had difficulty deleting the Windows.old folder. Even with UAC turned off it refuses to delete it. I'll probably end up booting a linux live cd to finally get rid of it, but that partition is >1TB so space isn't exactly at a premium...--Think Outside the Fox.
If you still have a HD, just move the swapfile there.If create 2 partitions on the drive first a small partition of 30 GB and then a larger partition for the rest of the pace you can change the small partion to your z: drive and becasue it is at the forn tof the drive it will always have the fastest access. everything else can go on the larger partiton and that can be your d: or f: drive or whatever letter you like.
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EDITOR'S NOTE: The following is an excerpt from Single Men Are Like Waffles - Single Women Are Like Spaghetti by Bill and Pam Farrel (Harvest House Publishers).
Single parents have all kinds of stories, all kinds of pressures, and all kinds of issues. How do you know if and when you are ready to date when you have kids to raise and the memory of a broken relationship to live with? It's common for people to compound the hurt in their lives by getting into new relationships before settling the issues of old ones. Here are some questions that are vital to ask yourself if you're trying to balance parenthood and a personal social life.
1. Are you completely finished with all court hearings of any kind? In other words, is your divorce really final?
2. Have you completed divorce recovery counseling or been in a divorce recovery group?
3. Have you and the children settled into a new routine?
4. Do you have at least one group of single friends, or are you a part of at least one organization where single parents can socialize as a group?
5. Have you forgiven your former spouse?
6. Are you attending a church that has programs for single parents, divorce recovery, and counseling that help single parents heal so they can integrate into the general congregation?
7. Do you have a childcare system in place so that your children are encouraged and ministered to when you socialize?
8. Have you talked with the children about their feelings of you dating again?
9. Have you determined what you might have done to contribute to the end of the last relationship?
10. Have you created a list of qualities you are looking for in the next person you marry?
If you can't answer yes to all ten, then you are not ready to date yet. Let's take a look at each.
Are you completely finished with all court hearings of any kind? In other words, is your divorce really final?
The biggest mistake we see individuals make is getting involved in another relationship too soon. (In many cases, getting involved with another person is what ended the first marriage—that's definitely too soon!) Divorce is traumatic—to yourself and to your children. Give God time to heal you and your children. Too often, the wounded parties think they are okay because the immediate shock and turbulence is over—untrue. After both the Vietnam War and the Gulf War, veterans who came home soon discovered many harmful side effects from what they'd been exposed to in the war. Divorce carries its own "agent orange" and you are probably shell-shocked, so give yourself some time to recover. As a basic minimum rule of thumb, for every year you were married, you should take a month off from dating. This formula goes into effect only after the divorce is final—not just after the papers are filed. It's not fair to another person, nor to your children, to expose them to the whole divorce process and a new relationship at the same time. Bob Burns and Tom Whiteman, in The Divorce Recovery Handbook, say this:
Go slow. That will be frustrating, but be patient. Research shows that it takes three to five years to learn to trust again, to fully reenter society. That's how long you can expect to be recovering from the grief of divorce, attaining a level of acceptance. But it's usually another year or more before you can really turn your attention outward again, restoring relationships and overcoming vulnerability. It's a long slow road.
Have you completed divorce recovery counseling or been in a divorce recovery group?
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