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About 5 kms each way. We had a pint on the terrace and enjoyed the views of the valley and high tatras.
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If we weren’t retired we might pick up the weekday/weekend difference too. I’m sure there’ll be some seasonal differences as more data are added.
BTW, the author’s tools are available at the AAVSO website as R scripts, or as a package in the VStar
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@DEnc post https://theskysearchers.com/viewtopic.p ... 87#p247687 reminded me that I recently downloaded and analysed the past 2 years of power consumption data for my house between 9 July 2021 and 9July 2023. I also know how much gas and firewood I've used.
I wanted to see how I was faring against OECD benchmarks:-
OECD average 11.5 ton per capita per annum
Australian Population average 22.4 ton per capita per annum
When I take all energy forms into account, electricity, gas and wood. This is what I get:-
I export more electricity to the grid than I use.
Burning wood for heating bumps that up a bit but overall, living comfortably in my house results in average emissions of about 950kg of CO2 per annum
Important to note that this total does not include running my car which adds another 6.8 tons of CO2. My consumption this past two years has been boosted by a trip to Queensland Astrofest July 2022 and the eclipse trip to WA this year cumulatively adding 17000km out of the 28000km travelled in this period. Even so, this brings my total to 7.75 tons less than 3/4 of the OECD average and way below the 22.4 ton average of other Australians. WTH are they doing? Perhaps they're heating their backyards?
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Amateur astronomer since 1978...................Web site : http://joe-cali.com/
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What a pain!OzEclipse wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 2:10 am Left work early on Friday to drive up to my dark sky property. Did a quick food shop, packed, hit the road. I had travelled 110km along the 160km journey when I realised I'd left the house keys back in Canberra. Road was a narrow winding section, so I had to drive another 5km before I could turn around. Got back to Canberra after 2+ hrs driving. Friday night was the only clear night so I gave up and stayed in Canberra for the weekend.
Sounds like a good argument for a nice hiding place for a spare key...
I think I would have been tempted to try my house-breaking skills.
Wishing you better luck for your next trip!
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Hi Dean,DeanD wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 4:49 amWhat a pain!OzEclipse wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 2:10 am Left work early on Friday to drive up to my dark sky property. Did a quick food shop, packed, hit the road. I had travelled 110km along the 160km journey when I realised I'd left the house keys back in Canberra. Road was a narrow winding section, so I had to drive another 5km before I could turn around. Got back to Canberra after 2+ hrs driving. Friday night was the only clear night so I gave up and stayed in Canberra for the weekend.
Sounds like a good argument for a nice hiding place for a spare key...
I think I would have been tempted to try my house-breaking skills.
Wishing you better luck for your next trip!
I can only get in by smashing a window. House is otherwise quite securely locked. And then, I would have had to leave the house unsecured. I only have one of each key at present.
I have already removed and repaired one deadlock lock and have trouble where I have to fiddle with a couple of others. When I am back living there in August after this job, I'm going to get the whole house re-locked by a locksmith. Then I'll have spare keys.
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..DEnc wrote: ↑Mon Jun 26, 2023 7:49 pmFrankskywatcher wrote: ↑Sun Jun 25, 2023 10:10 am SHINGLE’S :::
I have been dealing with a bout of shingles!....I’m very curious, as to who else here has had to deal with that affliction and their experience’s dealing with it?
I hear that shingles can be excruciating. Thankfully the Shingrix vaccine is “spectacularly effective”. Perhaps once symptoms subside it’s “worth a shot”?
I’m buried in the author line of this first-in-humans test of one of the components of the vaccine, the adjuvant MPL. (I spearheaded the development and execution of the lab testing of the T cell responses in the trial.) Funny, from internal R&D I knew I was a high responder to MPL, and sure enough, decades later when I got the Shingrix vaccination, I felt the worst I’ve been in decades—flu-like symptoms for two days. But that’s what it takes to get the robust response to the vaccine antigen, and apparently it’s far milder than the symptoms of shingles.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/12399193/
Interesting. Since nearly everyone in my family past the age of 60 has gotten shingles at some point I went ahead and got vaccinated a few years ago. About two months ago I developed a rash on my left side. Wasn't sure what it was, just a mild itch but it kept spreading so got checked out. Turned out to be a rare break-through case of shingles. They gave me the standard meds for for it but after a couple of days the symptoms negligible with the dermatologist said was normal in break-through cases.
Really glad I'd gotten vaccinated at that point.
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Front of the house - The seating area of the patio - The wildlife feeding area -
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Man... That's some icky-tasting stuff!
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I’m not sure how many of you may have noticed that Marshall a.k.a. MAKUSER has been conspicuous by his absence.
While going for a routine doctors visit he was immediately referred to the emergency room i.e. hospital for a few things that his doctor had noticed.
He asked me to let you all know that is why he has been absent and to please think of him while he is in hospital.
He hopes to be released mid week of next week and that he will keep me updated and I will do the same to the forum.
All The Best Frank
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Let's hope he's feeling better and home soon.
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Thanks and I con cur.Graeme1858 wrote: ↑Sat Jul 29, 2023 2:58 pm Thanks for the Update Frank.
Let's hope he's feeling better and home soon.
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Also switched to a spiral-bound journal to take notes instead of using a voice recorder and transcribing them later. One advantage to old school paper is I can do quick sketches when I'm taking notes.
Man... That's some icky-tasting stuff!
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