GATHERING GROUND REPORT - JUNE 9, 2025
Bill, Pete and Jerry, somehow the camera never showed up so no pics of this month's attendees at the table. Pete did get the corned beef with an egg on top, Yummmm!! That is what Pete called it after tasting and that is what the wait staff wrote down for his order going back to the cook...
Solar was brought up by Jerry who has just signed a contract beating the deadline for the "Big Beautiful Bill", that will be removing the law that was passed by last administration that offers a generous rebate for green projects.
Pete had an outage with his solar setup that toasted all of
his micro inverters(one per panel). These convert the DC to AC
current right at the panel. All are in need of replacement, and
this setback will require each panel to be removed to access that micro
inverter. Pete did find an insurance policy that will cover this for a
small annual fee. And he can sign up after the fact!!
Conversation about finishes was bantered around between Tung Oil and Teak Oil. Read the label, many are diluted. From Bill, the Teak Oil is an easier and effective finish over the two.
Bob Beisel was remembered with some smiles not about work but the sports he pursued after work, or many on the mental health days off. Fishing and hunting were his focus during many of the months of the year.
Bill has a goal of 250K miles for his black Ford Explorer, right now in the early 240's so the horizon is looming. He's just crossing his fingers to glide through without a major mechanical event. Recent trip to the dealer to "just shop", while Bill was enjoying the sales pitch of a young newly minted sales person, the sales manager drove Bill's car to give him an estimate of if and when. After returning the manager turns to Bill and explained "You REALLY NEED a new car"
For the time you are driving down the road and the thought comes to mind that you might have forgotten to close the garage door. Wyse has come up with a solution with a camera that mounts inside of the garage that can be viewed like any other remote camera over bluetooth and WIFI with your mobile device...AND has the ability to be connected to the up and down function of the doors!! Here is the LINK.
Your Scribe,
Jerry
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MAINE RENDEZVOUS
Chris here.... When I published Northern Notes/Chris's Corner last month, John and I were on a one-week camping trip in Maine and coastal New Brunswick.
I left off with pictures of the charming town of St. Andrews NB. We continued back to the states for a couple of nights in Lubec, Maine, with a side trip to Eastport, Maine.
Digressing a bit here with some geography:
1. Lubec and Eastport are only three miles apart as the crow flies, but the journey by car is almost 40 miles.
2. While Eastport's claim to fame is that it is the easternmost CITY in the US (44.9058° N, 66.9849° W), Lubec is the easternmost TOWN (44.8580° N, 66.9871° W). Not sure why the distinction, as their populations are about the same at 1,200 or so.
A quiet, early June day Eastport, Maine. During the summer tourist season, the "city" is a stopping point for cruise ships.
The happy surprise of our stay in Lubec was a phone call from Jerry and Laura Kimble on our first night, They were on their way back home from a five week trip to Nova Scotia and beyond, and decided to join us at the campground the next night.
A glass of wine before dinner, dinner in town at a restaurant overlooking the shore, and back to the campground to watch the sunset....a perfect evening, as all of our travels were coming to an end.
