{"id":14587,"date":"2021-01-19T05:27:00","date_gmt":"2021-01-19T12:27:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/?p=14587"},"modified":"2021-01-19T19:36:04","modified_gmt":"2021-01-20T02:36:04","slug":"jan-19-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rodbinder.com\/journal\/2021\/01\/19\/jan-19-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Jan 19 Big Wind"},"content":{"rendered":"

The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. <\/strong><\/p>\n

William Arthur Ward<\/strong><\/p>\n

Big wind warning up to 120 kph. I was going to go to town, but I don’t think so. I drive a box, Old Gracie my van is a sail in the wind.
\nAfter watching the video of a semi-truck getting knocked over a few days in Southern Alberta, I can wait a day or so.<\/p>\n

I thought I would type this now just in case the wind kills the internet.<\/p>\n

I went out and chopped wood. The wind was just starting to pick up.<\/p>\n

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Cool things. I saw an easy way on YouTube to open old laptop batteries to retrieve 18650 cells. Put them in a vice add vice grips and twist. I have 14 new cells to test. Testing is a slow process I can test 4 to 8 cells a day. They need to be given a full charge then capacity tested can take up to 8 hours per cell. I can test 4 at a time. The best part I am using my solar batteries to test them.\u00a0 I do have to use the generator more often this time of year but in summer it doesn’t cost me anything. Not including my investment in solar panels and batteries.<\/p>\n

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\nA blizzard rolled in with the wind, not forecasted. Four inches of sideways snow fell.<\/p>\n

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