Brian Smith

@Maker_of_Things@cupoftea.social @hollowman@fosstodon.org I just plugged it into the 12V socket inside and put it on the dash in the sun. The Vauxhall Zafiria 12v sockets stayed on even when the car was turned off and locked. Looking at how to fit it to my Kia Niro ev and it is proving a pain, there doesn't seem to be an accessable permanent 12v inside the cabin. (EV's also suffer from the 12V getting low when parked up) Although someone has suggested plugging itin the OBDC port as that does have a straight +12 to it.

@Maker_of_Things@cupoftea.social @hollowman@fosstodon.org I used a small solar panel about 1 foot square rather than the 6 inch by 9 inch ones and it worked (kept my car starting despite being parked up for days at a time). without it in winter I was only doing short trips and all in the dark, so the battery wasn't getting properly topped up, meaning I kept needing the jump pack.

@Annaspanner@bookstodon.com If they have, Fill in the doors and Pee down the air intakes.

@alex_p_roe @ChrisMayLA6 That's the one report that would get lost.

@wood5y@mastodonapp.uk @ChrisMayLA6@zirk.us When I started it was "The staff office" Who were tasked with looking after the staff. No it is HR, Human Resources if you are polite, otherwise Human Remains, who are tasked with ensuring there are enough to do the immediate job and no more.

@theVedek@chaos.social @OrdRadical@beige.party @globalmuseum@mastodon.online Couldn't find this when posting, but Wooden block roads were also fairly common in UK towns. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0xBy5nzXL8

@ReggieHere@mastodon.social Or tip of the iceburg?

@OrdRadical@beige.party @globalmuseum@mastodon.online Apparently very common in engineering works. As the wood was waterproof, withstood high loads and also deadened vibrations.

@skinnylatte@hachyderm.io But knowing what to write is an important part of it. See newspaper journalists for a counter example. Nice words, normally incorrect!

@OrdRadical@beige.party @globalmuseum@mastodon.online Used to have similar in railway works in the uk.

@cstross@wandering.shop @quixoticgeek@social.v.st @bouriquet@mastodon.social @sinituulia@eldritch.cafe I wonder if Canadian railways re-stress twice a year (Spring / Autumn) in preparation for such extremes.