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Power was out for for almost 60 hours. Trees decapitated a power pole:

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10 lane freeway was totally shutdown as another tree hit a wire which crossed it. Local streets were jammed.

Was a learning experience. Thought I had shutdown everything but my main UPS turned off after 4 hours or so. I should have disconnected everything and powered it off immediately after shutting down what I thought was everything. The hardware firewall, a switch and cable modem were still drawing power.

Very large portable battery turned out be quite useful. Was able to recharge it while in a waiting room. Surprised that it held a charge since it is at least 10 years old, but only used a few times. Now I will be sure to have a portable battery as large as possible that can be moved and recharged as needed to handle outages for long periods of time. Unfortunately a generator at my location is not an option.
 
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Not to changed the subject but I know why Guys cheat on wives! When I was younger ion Army home on leave I went out to a checking wing dinner at hole in wall bar! During the meal I noticed my Brother a six month old wife and he was playing with wedding ring because it was too big for him! His pregnant wife suggest I get the net beed picker at the bar but said before I go up put my brother's wedding ring on before I go uptown the bar, so I did just that and went to bar! There 3 different middle aged Women came up to me offering sex from 2 of them! So this tells me why married Men. cheat because cheating women act badly sometimes to married guys!
 
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Not to changed the subject but I know why Guys cheat on wives! When I was younger ion Army home on leave I went out to a checking wing dinner at hole in wall bar! During the meal I noticed my Brother a six month old wife and he was playing with wedding ring because it was too big for him! His pregnant wife suggest I get the net beed picker at the bar but said before I go up put my brother's wedding ring on before I go uptown the bar, so I did just that and went to bar! There 3 different middle aged Women came up to me offering sex from 2 of them! So this tells me why married Men. cheat because cheating women act badly sometimes to married guys!
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The number of exclamation marks, while relating a somewhat confused story, suggest that an exciting tale is about to unfold, which, unfortunately, is not the case.

Having said that, while I think that there are many reasons why people cheat, some of them quite discreditable, I also think that life is considerably more complicated and complex than the above post would suggest.
 
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Having said that, while I think that there are many reasons why people cheat, some of them quite discreditable, I also think that life is considerably more complicated and complex than the above post would suggest.
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Agreed. I think people are serial monogamists for the most part. So if 'cheating' is simply the end of one relationship and the start of another, and there has been no attempt to deceive or harm, then all's fair in love and war. If, however, deception is involved to exploit two relationships, starting one without ending the other, then I find that reprehensible and disgusting.
 
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VulchR said:
Agreed. I think people are serial monogamists for the most part. So if 'cheating' is simply the end of one relationship and the start of another, and there has been no attempt to deceive or harm, then all's fair in love and war. If, however, deception is involved to exploit two relationships, starting one without ending the other, then I find that reprehensible and disgusting.
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If cheating involves a betrayal of trust, increasingly, I find that I am underwhelmed, although those who cheat will invariably find an excuse or justification or explanation and seem to be able to forgive themselves (and their conduct) with a truly extraordinary ease.
 
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VulchR said:
Agreed. I think people are serial monogamists for the most part. So if 'cheating' is simply the end of one relationship and the start of another, and there has been no attempt to deceive or harm, then all's fair in love and war. If, however, deception is involved to exploit two relationships, starting one without ending the other, then I find that reprehensible and disgusting.
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It's not just people who are serial monogamists. Many birds, including a number of parrot species, are serial monogamists. And, like people, parrots sometimes get the 'serial' bit confused, especially when the end of one relationship overlaps the beginning of another. The result with parrots is pretty much the same as with people, with arguments, screaming, things being thrown, etc, etc, etc.
 
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It's not just people who are serial monogamists. Many birds, including a number of parrot species, are serial monogamists. And, like people, parrots sometimes get the 'serial' bit confused, especially when the end of one relationship overlaps the beginning of another. The result with parrots is pretty much the same as with people, with arguments, screaming, things being thrown, etc, etc, etc.
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No, @DaveFromCampbelltown, whatever about parrots (who are clever, long-lived, and are knwon to form deep attachments), people do not get the serial bit, or the monogamy bit, "confused".

These actions are the result of active choices, however much one chooses to pretend otherwise to oneself.

Now, the respective reasons, explanations, excuses, justifications, are entirely a matter for the people - the various couples, families, colleagues - involved; but, there is rarely "confusion" about this; rather, this is usually a consequence of a very deliberate choice.
 
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No, @DaveFromCampbelltown, whatever about parrots (who are clever, long-lived, and are knwon to form deep attachments), people do not get the serial bit, or the monogamy bit, "confused".

These actions are the result of active choices, however much one chooses to pretend otherwise to oneself.

Now, the respective reasons, explanations, excuses, justifications, are entirely a matter for the people - the various couples, families, colleagues - involved; but, there is rarely "confusion" about this; rather, this is usually a consequence of a very deliberate choice.
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Ah, there may have been a touch of dry aussie humor in my comment about serial and confusion.
Yes, people, and parrots, know exactly what they are doing. And for my money, a lot of parrots are smarter than many people.
 
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DaveFromCampbelltown said:
Ah, there may have been a touch of dry aussie humor in my comment about serial and confusion.
Yes, people, and parrots, know exactly what they are doing. And for my money, a lot of parrots are smarter than many people.
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Ah, I missed that.

Humour - which is subjective and frequently derives from cultural contexts which are mutually understood - doesn't always translate well online.
 
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Ah, I missed that.

Humour - which is subjective and frequently derives from cultural contexts which are mutually understood - doesn't always translate well online.
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You have to be careful around aussie humor. As mentioned, we tend to be a bit dry.
For example --
Young chappie goes to Newcastle TAFE to get his explosives-handling certificate. It's there because of all the coal mines in the area needing explosives people.
He gets his certificate, and sets himself up in business as a stump remover for farms.
He gets his first job.
He drives out to the farm, picks up the farmer and they drive out to the paddock where the stump is.
He digs around the stump, packs in the explosive, stands well back and lets it fly.
"Whummmppp!" the stump rises into the air, drifts sideways and lands bang in the middle of the bonnet of his nice, shiny, brand-new ute (pickup).
"Not bad, sonny" says the farmer. "With a bit of practice you'll be able to get it right in the back."
 
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DaveFromCampbelltown said:
You have to be careful around aussie humor. As mentioned, we tend to be a bit dry.
For example --
Young chappie goes to Newcastle TAFE to get his explosives-handling certificate. It's there because of all the coal mines in the area needing explosives people.
He gets his certificate, and sets himself up in business as a stump remover for farms.
He gets his first job.
He drives out to the farm, picks up the farmer and they drive out to the paddock where the stump is.
He digs around the stump, packs in the explosive, stands well back and lets it fly.
"Whummmppp!" the stump rises into the air, drifts sideways and lands bang in the middle of the bonnet of his nice, shiny, brand-new ute (pickup).
"Not bad, sonny" says the farmer. "With a bit of practice you'll be able to get it right in the back."
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Well, I daresay that where humour is concerned context - and culture - are everything.

And humour is subjective.
 
I need to learn how to remember things people say, in the context of people giving me instructions. Almost always, I'll write down notes about the instructions, but when I don't have the resources to do that, or when it's a "hands-on demo," it seems like it's hard/impossible for me to do that.

I'm thinking about this because this morning, the tech director for the play they're putting on this weekend was showing me how to set up the mics, which power switches to turn on, and also how to safely put the mics back in their little bags (so that the fragile wires aren't damaged). As he was doing this, I was thinking to myself, "How am I supposed to remember all of this if I'm not writing it down?" Not only that, but he was showing me stuff on the board, too, like how to change EQ, compression, gate/limiter, fader groups, etc. It wasn't that I wasn't paying attention, because of course I was—I just have no idea how I'm supposed to remember all this.

What are you thoughts on this? What's the best way to remember slightly complex information/instructions without writing it down? Maybe I'm just being too hard on myself and maybe people aren't expecting me to remember all this, I don't know...
 
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What are you thoughts on this? What's the best way to remember slightly complex information/instructions without writing it down?
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One way (which may not be "the best way") would be to take photos, and add voice annotations. Sometimes just taking a series of photos is enough to jog my memory.

Photos and voice recordings are so easy and accessible these days that an app combining them would probably do pretty well, especially because neither the photos nor the recordings need exceptional quality.
 
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rm5 said:
I need to learn how to remember things people say, in the context of people giving me instructions. Almost always, I'll write down notes about the instructions, but when I don't have the resources to do that, or when it's a "hands-on demo," it seems like it's hard/impossible for me to do that.

I'm thinking about this because this morning, the tech director for the play they're putting on this weekend was showing me how to set up the mics, which power switches to turn on, and also how to safely put the mics back in their little bags (so that the fragile wires aren't damaged). As he was doing this, I was thinking to myself, "How am I supposed to remember all of this if I'm not writing it down?" Not only that, but he was showing me stuff on the board, too, like how to change EQ, compression, gate/limiter, fader groups, etc. It wasn't that I wasn't paying attention, because of course I was—I just have no idea how I'm supposed to remember all this.

What are you thoughts on this? What's the best way to remember slightly complex information/instructions without writing it down? Maybe I'm just being too hard on myself and maybe people aren't expecting me to remember all this, I don't know...
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Always carry a (small, portable) note-book for taking notes, and a pen of some sort for writing.

I do, when working, because, otherwise, stuff will get over-looked.

In a professional setting, simply take it out, and say that you would prefer to take a few notes to ensure that you will not miss anything important.
 
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