There will be a DELAY in posting weather items in these echoes
during the week of April 9-15, as The Thunderbolt BBS will be OFFLINE
for these reasons:
1) Thunderstorm potential. Arkansas is entering the height of its spring Tornado
Season, and that sometimes can mean several days of thunderstorms.
No amount of surge protection will protect you from a direct or nearby lightning
hit. Lightning can strike from 10 to as much as 200 miles away
from the parent thunderstorm...and each bolt is 5 miles long, 50,000
degrees Fahrenheit (5 times hotter than the surface of the sun), with
300,000 volts, and 30,000 amps of electricity. In short, it's no contest.
2) The last of the batteries with the UPS units from American Power
Conversion have failed. Because of the weight of each (over 50 pounds),
the cost of each (nearly $500), and that I had 3 units, with being on a
fixed income, as well as numerous medical expenses this year, I can no
longer afford to replace them. So, instead, I will be putting a General Electric
Premium surge protector power strip on the BBS computer and its related devices.
If the power goes out, it's likely the internet goes
out as well.
3) I am to have emergency surgery on April 13, to remove 3 stones from
my urinary bladder. Two of them are just over 2 centimeters (1 inch)
in diameter, with a third one just over 2 millimeters (1/10 inch) in
diameter. I obviously can't pass the big ones on my own. So, I will be
going in OUTPATIENT, and will spend the night at my elderly Mom's
residence. She herself, at 90 years young, was recently diagnosed with
atrial fibrillation, and congestive heart failure...and also had a
pacemaker put in. Needless to say, I'm not going to feel much like doing
any computer, ham radio, or BBS work for a few days after the surgery.
Prep work will start the day before the surgery is to be done...and I
likely won't eat or drink much, if at all, for a few days. The thing is,
once you've had one kidney stone, or if you have a family history of
kidney stones, you are at risk for them (or more of them) as well.
My apologies for any inconvenience...your understanding is appreciated.
Daryl, WX1DER
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