Notices by Douglas (douglasvb@mastodon.social)

@skinnylatte

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Jennifer Zee has a good print for 🐍🐍🐍 that isn't too sperm-like 😂

We've got a few of her prints at home that we really love.

@skinnylatte so you're saying you're kinda like soup

@skinnylatte @Starorstone I really want to go to the Pacifica Taco Bell in an unironic way 😅

@skinnylatte you've got a view of the worst Mexican restaurant on the peninsula that also has the best view 😅

@skinnylatte seems a bit like how John in English can become anything from Shaun to Ivan to Yahya to Ian to Juan to Jens and more. It's cool how words and names change over time and distance!

@EricFielding very true!

It would be nice if they had the upgraded lane departure warning and integrated tire pressure monitors though.

My parents 2009 F350 had the engine block crack after ~150k miles. The repair bill including a new crate engine is going to be north of $30k. In the last few years they had big bills for the high pressure fuel pump and the front axle swingarm bushings and suspension components.

It's still less expensive though to throw a new engine into it than buy a new diesel truck. An equivalent truck at the base model trim runs $80k MSRP before tax and delivery fees.

@skinnylatte it's because the company that bought out the old company removed the jingle that would play on loop when you were on hold. Everyone misses the nostalgia and would rather not call because of that 🤣🤣

🎶 Monterey air bus Monterey air bus Monterey air bus🎶

The fire at one of the several #GridScaleStorage #battery #VirtualPowerPlant s is still burning in #MossLanding #California . And everyone is still evacuated. It's been about a day now.

Here's some info on the fire: https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/how-to-stay-safe-in-a-fire-emergency-it-all-comes-down-to-preparation/article_b9c37c5a-d52b-11ef-8863-4387b46d1b97.html

There are some decent photos here: https://www.montereycountynow.com/blogs/news_blog/how-to-stay-safe-in-a-fire-emergency-it-all-comes-down-to-preparation/article_b9c37c5a-d52b-11ef-8863-4387b46d1b97.html

It's looking like the facility is going to be offline for a long time. This will probably end up as a case study in my classes in the future.

Looks like there's a #BatteryFire at #MossLanding #California right now 😬

https://www.ksbw.com/article/fire-moss-landing-battery-plant-hazmat-california/63448902

@ai6yr my friends who somehow got lucky and didn't have their house burn in Altadena said about 75% of the town is gone. I can't think of another fire in the last 40 years in this country burning into a major metro area and basically wiping a city of 40+k people off the map.

@skinnylatte I think there *might* be one on lighthouse in New Monterey as well but maybe I'm thinking of an Indian market instead... Like in the same block or the next block over from Crystal Fish... 🤔

@skinnylatte there might be what you're looking for on the North side of Seaside or up in Marina. Monterey seems to hate spices and flavor in general.

My friends' house survived the #EatonFire as did one immediate neighbor but the rest of the block is just foundations and chimneys. They shared a video with me of a walk through the neighborhood and it's straight up apocalyptic. It'll be weeks or months before they'll be able to live there. Plus dealing with the smoke damage and all of the toxic crap around them. Plus years of construction to rebuild all of the houses around them.

I wouldn't be surprised if they sell and move.

@EricFielding @michael_w_busch @jaztrophysicist @sundogplanets especially not at Goldstone. Aside from a tiny bit of landscaping at the main control center building, the only other living anything (plant or animal) I saw out there the last time I was there was a couple burros.

@EricFielding @jaztrophysicist @sundogplanets wow it's been a while since they had to offload DSN duties to Goldstone like that.

@skinnylatte hmm this is making me hungry for ramen...

@skinnylatte another you might check is https://www.bradleyphotographic.com/

@skinnylatte and do I recall correctly that you've got your scuba cert? Otherwise snorkeling in the kelp in Monterey is great for film photography without needing a strobe...

@skinnylatte lemme message Becca 😅