Test Equipment Anonymous

So far the "blizzard" here has been a non event. Yes, we have significant snow and some blowing but so far it's much less than the storm a month ago. Easily managed and dealt with. But not so in NYC, Long Island, and where Paul and Pat are located in Connecticut. I'm about 50 miles from th...

My location is now under a blizzard warning. The storm is projected to move further inland.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZY8-YiIk6Vw

Batten down the hatches.

This Winter is really getting to be a drag. After a week of above freezing temps and significant snow melt we are now under a Winter Storm Watch for Sunday into Monday for a potential of up to 8 inches of new snow. Spring can't come soon enough.

:lol: Time to add an extension or two? https://external-content.duckduckgo.com/iu/?u=https%3A%2F%2Fi.pinimg.com%2F736x%2F4b%2F6e%2F92%2F4b6e92a90b3f831b3987a9941a201712.jpg&f=1&nofb=1&ipt=810596a0623b47699a514b8b78b432efa2609dd937f9ec58505d13a9fc641350 I think putting ANY vintage test g...

All of these snow scenes are very picturesque to look at but an absolute nightmare if you have to go out anywhere. I just hope that you have all the requirements in to last you for a few days until conditions improve and your heating and power behave themselves. So far this year, I have only had 1/...

All of sudden Harley has decided in the middle of night to raid all the loose articles on the lab bench and shelves and scatter them around as well as steal a few items. :o So he's upped his game from just stealing loose yellow BNC covers. I can't lock him out of the lab because his litter box is in...

A friend's cat. This is an evil bastard. It spent the entire evening nudging people off furniture that it clearly considered itself the owner of. Very cleverly it'd snuggle up behind them and then ratchet its way across the furniture slowly pressuring them into falling off :lol: IMG_2863_.jpeg And ...

Our ISP (Spectrum - Charter Communications) is a hot mess. Shortly after midnight Tuesday our internet went down. I get a txt stating that expected service restoration would be 9:30 AM. Later get another txt stating it would be 12:30 PM. Then 2:30 PM, then 4:00 PM. At 3:00 PM I get a txt stating ser...

Tuesday update. It's taken until today to get our complex totally dug out. The 18 year Kubota tractor broke down and they had to get an outside firm with a track loader to finish up. The piles of snow are enormous. The track loader was much more efficient at moving the snow anyway. There are rumors ...

0800 hours Monday. The snow stopped overnight. Local reports state we got 2 feet but I'm not so sure. 18 inches I'd say. Regardless it's a mess. All schools and many businesses are closed. Later I'll go out and clean off the CR-V. My Civic and Blondie's Accord will remain buried for a few days. http...

Cubdriver wrote: ↑Sun Jan 25, 2026 11:05 pm Faraday observing the snowfall earlier today from his heated perch:

Heated? Now that's rich.

Don't tell Harley.

1400 hour update. Been snowing all day. Forecast is for snow to continue until at least 0400 hours tomorrow morning. Total so far seems to be around 8 to 10 inches. 2nd pix shows my CR-V (With the wipers pulled forward) which hasn't moved all day. Gives a good indication at how deep the snow is curr...

Me: "You are so cruel to those cute little mice". Him: "Shut up human and let me sleep. Keep my food bowl filled and when I nip your ankle give me treats". https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/921/8ETaVL.jpg https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/922/XvE0h1.jpg Him: "My ...

Over the past 2 hours the intensity of the snow has really ramped up. There's a slight breeze and the temp is -14C. So the snow is very light and fluffy with little risk of collecting much on trees and power lines. So the risk of power outages is rather small....unless some idiot who shouldn't be ou...

As of 0900 hours this morning. Snow started approx 0600 hours. For some reason the falling snow doesn't show up well on the camera. Predictions are still holding for upwards of 18 inches. Updated pix later today. We are hunkered down and not going anywhere. https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/92...

I guess it's time to get the snowblower out and running... Haven't used it in years. No doubt the stores will be a mob scene on Saturday, and look like a plague of locusts have passed through. On a different note, MGJ was the destination for my first dual cross country from Oxford, CT (OXC) back in...

I guess it's time to get the snowblower out and running... Haven't used it in years. No doubt the stores will be a mob scene on Saturday, and look like a plague of locusts have passed through. On a different note, MGJ was the destination for my first dual cross country from Oxford, CT (OXC) back in...

Going to be a fun weekend. Frigid temps, winds, and snow.....lots of snow. Upwards of 2 feet predicted. That's a once in 5 to 10 year storm. We'll see if the predictions are accurate. I'll post photos from the balcony.

Cats have absolutely phenomenal hearing. Harley could be in the lab with me and will go rushing to the front door because there's a delivery that us humans don't even hear. And he could be sound asleep anywhere and as soon as I crack that can of cat food he's there before I even get the lid fully of...

Cubdriver wrote: ↑Fri Jan 23, 2026 7:26 am Mice foolish enough to enter my house have a VERY short half-life.

-Pat

I think the mouse he caught 2 nights ago was stealing kibble out of his food dish. Nothing like signing your own death warrant.

And I believe cats can hear the ultrasonic noises that mice make.

Years ago, I had a tortoiseshell cat who was an excellent hunter. She would bring prey into the front room and let it run around a bit for me to see. Then, she would quickly catch it, kill it and eat it whole. Crunch, crunch. The whole demonstration would take, ooh, 30s. Next pair of cats also incl...

Charlie is exceptionally good at indicating their presence even if he can't get at one. He stops playing with his ball, runs around obsessively sniffing where he has heard them, with the occasional explosive snort as he clears out his secondary mouse-detecting-organ. These are excellent at catching...

Remember this? https://teanonymous.com/f1/viewtopic.php?p=11646#p11646 Last night Harley is crouched in the kitchen growling. WTF? Then he ran into the main hallway and dropped a dead mouse. Before I could get the mouse away from him he grabbed it and ran into the bedroom. He dropped it again and I ...