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I belong to several closed fb groups. On all of them, the mods do a great job. Like you, kountrykamper. There is still the "tracking" that fb corporate has, as part of its business plan, that keeps many of us from being very active on fb.

mmm. Snow. Btw, all is good today, post eta, in my county. Patriot, and thise north, I hope you did ok, too.

That's a good suggestion to look at when we install our new panels and controller this winter, Steve. Thanks. I really don't remember much about the wiring. The interesting thing is, our bluesky returns to normal quickly, "resetting itself" as soon as soon battery capacity reaches 100 per cent. Sometimes it will jump from a 78 per cent reading to 100 with a short time on shore power, or full sun. We know it's higher than 78 from meter checks. And Susan, most of the time we charge solely on the fixed solar. With good sun, it's entirely reliable. Oliver doesn't use Blue Sky anymore, anyway, but we actually really like it. We have Victron on the boat pv system.

Interesting. Blue sky gives us strange readings , too. Seems like all these systems run on algorithms, as opposed to true. I get the worst monitor info if we have any sort of auxiliary power... portable solar, or 110.

1 to 3 am. ETA. we just lost power. The tesla battery took over main functions.

This late in the season, it can't gather that much energy. It's a lot of wet, and wind.

and, my brother in Minnesota had 10 inches of wet, heavy snow last night. Yuk.

This is a crazy, late season storm. Always tough to predict, that's why the spaghetti models have been so inaccurate. Just got off the phone with a friend in West Palm Beach. It gave them issues earlier this week. Still likely to be a problem. It's big, and varies in power and path, typical of late season storms. My heart goes out to the island communities, like Cuba. They've had impact twice, from the same storm. And, lesser structures/building codes. We've had Easterlies all day, pretty much. Clocking around, now, more southerly, as the storm approaches. Swirligig time for a few hours. At least the tide is with us, this time. I think.

We have fiberglass sinks, kitchen and bath, in our 2008. We don't have a lot of counterspace. I use a dishpan. So far, so good. Only 13 years in

I spend 95 per cent of my time, here. I'll look at joining, but I know nothing about mewe

Correct me if I'm wrong, but tbe fibergranite is another layer, that can be added later?

So, here in sw Florida, it's windy, and rainy. Storm to follow...

We run our ac once or twice a year, in the driveway, to make sure it still works. In 13 seasons, we've rarely used it camping. We follow the cool air.

I will say, if your main objective for power is ac, just get the solar package. Maybe a smaller genset that runs the ac, or, if you can handle the weight, or have a ramp, use what you have. I think (personally), the lithium package needs another panel or two, to make it worthwhile. My opinion, and I don't (yet) have lithium.

I feel the same about our big Yamaha. Thank goodness for wheels, and thank goodness for power during the hurricanes. I just don't ever envision hauling it around.

Let's keep our fingers crossed for next year

But, 120 pounds! Omg

So, at the end of the season, I empty everything out of the Ollie. Clean, launder, crate it up so we can work on winter projects. I'm amazed every year at the amount of "stuff" I pull out of the trailer. It's a lot. I'm on the eighth load of laundry, now. Even though I take less every year. Done soon, I hope. This year's big project is doubling the fixed solar. A few other minor projects if we have time. Retirement is really a busy time for us . I often winder how we found time to work.

I hope you get out before the nor 'easter. Safe travels. I'm sure you are well equipped. 😀

Yes, everything stays the same, except the display name. Some folks have had very good reasons to change. Many of us are good with the original name. I'll be keeping mine the same. Seadawg (Sherry)

I'm not a quilter, but I've noticed some great quilt shops in Asheville. The display at the Folk Arts Museum on the Blue Ridge, just off i40, east Asheville, is interesting, as are the other exhibits. Normally, the Southern Highlands Guild has a big show in Asheville in October. I've not been, but did the craftsmanship tour some years back, but that's no longer. Loved the wood turning and glass arts. We'll have to see what 2021 brings. Summer show was virtual this year.

Thanks, Jason. We so appreciate all you do.

SherMica, your comment about papers reminded me. Make sure you have a copy of your dog's rabies vax, including type given, date, etc. We've only been asked for this a few times, but if course, the one time I forgot, a New York state park wouldn't let us in without it. My vet was kind enough to fax a copy to the park office. Luckily, we were checking in during business hours.