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Having had my latest cam outdoors, and working fine, temporarily for a while, via wifi, PSU via a window, yesterday I set about making it permanent, working between the bouts of rain. I drilled a hole through the cavity wall, to feed power lead, plus wired LAN. I got it all done, then the moving camera head (PTZ), fell off it's base, dangling from it's wires.
Took the camera down, to investigate and what I found was poor manufacture....
The head fitted on a tiny shaft with two flats, the shaft had an axial hole drilled and tapped, for something like a 1.5mm screw, the screw being the only thing which kept the head in place on the shaft, the moving shaft, providing the left/ right, horizontal motion. Problem was, the screw was far too short, it was only catching half a turn in the threaded socket. Checking how deep the thread went into the shaft, it was good for at least 5mm, so it just needed a longer screw, to sort it. I spent much of the rest of the day, searching for a suitable screw, and failed. I ended up forcing an Imperial screw in, just to get it out of the way.
Having got it back in place, it worked, but the on laptop (connected via wifi) motion was smeared, sometimes even going backwards a few frames. Then checking my phone, that wasn't able to connect to my wifi, all in the same room, at all. Obviously some local interference, it cleared up later, and my phone reconnected. They were only 8 feet away, from the access point. Pinging the camera, produced consistent times of 1mS.
Took the camera down, to investigate and what I found was poor manufacture....
The head fitted on a tiny shaft with two flats, the shaft had an axial hole drilled and tapped, for something like a 1.5mm screw, the screw being the only thing which kept the head in place on the shaft, the moving shaft, providing the left/ right, horizontal motion. Problem was, the screw was far too short, it was only catching half a turn in the threaded socket. Checking how deep the thread went into the shaft, it was good for at least 5mm, so it just needed a longer screw, to sort it. I spent much of the rest of the day, searching for a suitable screw, and failed. I ended up forcing an Imperial screw in, just to get it out of the way.
Having got it back in place, it worked, but the on laptop (connected via wifi) motion was smeared, sometimes even going backwards a few frames. Then checking my phone, that wasn't able to connect to my wifi, all in the same room, at all. Obviously some local interference, it cleared up later, and my phone reconnected. They were only 8 feet away, from the access point. Pinging the camera, produced consistent times of 1mS.
Go to the Dorchester Grill if you've got the wallet - Roasted chicken, stuffed with chicken mousse; wings coated in a b-b-q sauce, a pie made with the offal and a chicken fat mayo - £100, for four.Enjoy your £5 cordon-bleu experience
A ton for four is not exhorbitant nowadays.
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No, it isn't. Roast chicken is making a comeback in good restaurants - Lagom; a b-b-q restaurant in Hackney will charge you £32 for a whole bird with side dishes for four. All you can eat, bar the cluck.
Never really been struck on eating chicken in a restaurant; why pay for something that I can cook - with zero effort - better at home?
No, it isn't. Roast chicken is making a comeback in good restaurants - Lagom; a b-b-q restaurant in Hackney will charge you £32 for a whole bird with side dishes for four. All you can eat, bar the cluck.
When I were a lad, chicken was a treat, more often it would be pork or beef.
Yes indeed: a roast chicken at xmas was so tasty - especially when you'd killed it yourself.
Never a big fan of pork, though i liked bacon and sausages - pigs were just too friendly to eat without a twang of conscience.
Not the ones I met, as a lad. My uncle had a small holding, back in the day, then later a small farm in the dales - they would attack me
New telly coming today so I’ve been wiping all my apps and personal data off the old one (iPlayer, Netflix, Prime etc.) and putting the stand back to normal after I modified it to enable me to fit my soundbar underneath it. I put it back to manufacturers settings, it’s now got a cracking picture and after turning up and down and jiggling it about to sort the stand out has done something to the picture - the annoying line that was on the screen has now completely disappeared. I also had a bonus find: It’s a 40” telly we have, not a 42” like I thought we had. Because of that, Mrs Mottie gave instructions of no bigger than 42”. The new one is 42” so I’ve slipped a couple of inches in that Mrs Mottie hasn’t noticed. Pardon the pun……
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I've been to McDonalds for the first time in ages, for two double cheeseburgers, which for many years has been my tipple.
A few years ago around here, all the McDonalds changed. They no longer have the hot tray/chute thing behind the counter, where they slid the burgers to keep them warm. Instead the kitchen is all hidden round the back now, and they seem to make each burger to order. Is this the same everywhere?
I used to like the ones that had been on the warmer for a few minutes. They were always hot and the cheese had melted (although if they'd been kept warm too long they could be dried out). Ever since they changed the way they do it, I've never had one that is properly hot. Always lukewarn at best. Has anyone else had this experience? I can't imagine how cold they would be if you had them delivered!
A few years ago around here, all the McDonalds changed. They no longer have the hot tray/chute thing behind the counter, where they slid the burgers to keep them warm. Instead the kitchen is all hidden round the back now, and they seem to make each burger to order. Is this the same everywhere?
I used to like the ones that had been on the warmer for a few minutes. They were always hot and the cheese had melted (although if they'd been kept warm too long they could be dried out). Ever since they changed the way they do it, I've never had one that is properly hot. Always lukewarn at best. Has anyone else had this experience? I can't imagine how cold they would be if you had them delivered!
Scratch a pig behind the ear and they'll think kindly of you - give him a windfall apple and they'll follow you all day long.Not the ones I met, as a lad. My uncle had a small holding, back in the day, then later a small farm in the dales - they would attack me
Gramp's had about 300 chickens and a dozen pigs at any given time. Breakfast was the best meal of the day...but you had to get up bloody early to earn it. Feeding the chickens was easy; feeding the pigs was always fun.
I'm reading 'Vets Might Fly' at the moment - was your uncle's farm in 'Herriot country'?
No, above Hebden Bridge..
Pigs in blankets. Yummy.
After waiting for the hospital to contact me, regarding my bile duct problem, we finally got some feedback this afternoon.
I've been put on the gastrology dept. list for a biopsy to determine what type of cancer it is, (didn't realise there were different types other than malignant or benign). Apparently different types dictate different treatments. e.g. radiotherapy or chemotherapy and also what dosages etc.
So now we play a waiting game again for an appointment for the biopsy.
I've been put on the gastrology dept. list for a biopsy to determine what type of cancer it is, (didn't realise there were different types other than malignant or benign). Apparently different types dictate different treatments. e.g. radiotherapy or chemotherapy and also what dosages etc.
So now we play a waiting game again for an appointment for the biopsy.
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