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Haha, I am just about stuck in a loop on YouTube now, because after that video played the following one auto-started & I could not turn it off. You just can't stop that song. It's so compelling.
Dire Straits - Sultans Of Swing - YouTube[^]
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OT - Did you ever get your Apple Watch battery issues resolved?
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fgs1963 wrote: Did you ever get your Apple Watch battery issues resolved?
thanks for asking.
It does seem to be resolved.
I play music from my iphone all day long (via spotify or pandora).
Even though neither of those apps is on my watch, the watch would obtain the current playing song info and display it when my watch became active.
I had to find the setting to turn that off and I found this article: How To Turn Off Apple Watch Now Playing Music Controls - iOS Hacker[^]
However, that is for an older apple watch, but I was able to get it turned off on mine.
The battery lasts about 2 days now. Thanks,
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Awesome thanks for the link.
Had the incredible luck to see them in concert several years ago, they were everything I expected and more.
I've been a huge fan of there's for more years than I care to admit.
Favorite album: Pyramid
The most expensive tool is a cheap tool. Gareth Branwyn
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Quite a prolific guy. I have the first two or three albums, so it was interesting to hear this. The write-up said prog, symphonic, and rock. I'm a prog fan but didn't hear much serious prog in this. The title puzzled me, but the Largo cover finally showed up on the second last track. And then concluded with a great cover of Be My Baby, which also fits the title.
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For a blast from his past, check out : Alan live in Madrid from 2004[^]. It is a really good show.
"They have a consciousness, they have a life, they have a soul! Damn you! Let the rabbits wear glasses! Save our brothers! Can I get an amen?"
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Finally had a chance to finish my first listening. Going back for seconds!!! Fantastic show!
Since no one has mentioned it, one of my all-time favorite AP tracks, even better than their new stuff: Alan Parsons Project - Lucifer
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I liked this one the best: You Are The Light[^]
Edit: 20 minutes later, the lyrics of Goin' Home[^] touched me. I am looking forward to 'going home'.
Edit 2: I've got it on repeat for the hour, love it, goes great with red wine mood.
Edit3 i hate google ads
Edit 4: Goin Home has captured my heart. I found the lyric sheet.
Goin' home, goin' home
I'm just goin' home
Quiet like, some still day
I'm just goin' home
It's not far, just close by
Through an open door
Work all done, care laid by
Goin' to fear no more
Mother's there specting me
Father's waiting too
Lots of folk gathered there
All the friends I knew
All the friends I knew
Nothing lost, all's gain
No more fret nor pain
No more stumbling on the way
No more longing for the day
Goin' to roam no more
(insert paragraph break here)
Morning star lights the way
Restless dream all done
Shadows gone, break of day
Real life just begun (delete paragraph break)
There's no break, there's no end
Just a living on
Wide awake with a smile
Goin' on and on
Goin' home, goin' home
I'm just goin' home
It's not far, just close by
Through an open door
Through an open door
I'm just goin' home I am looking forward to going home. I am not afraid, I am ready.
Here's the song with lyrics, I think it's beautiful words[^].
modified 4-Aug-22 0:58am.
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A lightning strike was very close at 6:30 this morning - the flash and bang were simultaneous. Multiple circuit breakers popped, the cable internet modem is out (I'm using my phone as a hotspot), both the TV its cable box are out, and the well electronics are out.
I can't see any spot (tree, roof, ...) that was the local end of the strike, but it sure was loud! The dog gave me a dirty look like it was my fault
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Craig Robbins wrote: The dog gave me a dirty look like it was my fault
It could be worse... you could have had a cat.  
M.D.V. 
If something has a solution... Why do we have to worry about?. If it has no solution... For what reason do we have to worry about?
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Rating helpful answers is nice, but saying thanks can be even nicer.
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Probably the DEA throwing some flash-bang grenades at you, they know what you're up to 
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RickZeeland wrote: the DEA throwing some flash-bang grenades
Don't they usually break your door, then come in with guns blazing?
Asking for a friend.
Freedom is the freedom to say that two plus two make four. If that is granted, all else follows.
-- 6079 Smith W.
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Only in Hollywood movies!
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About thirty years ago, the company I worked for was doing a 7-day-a-week rush job, and we were all building, testing, and assembling PCB's when there was a close ground strike.
It took out the telephone exchange and the Fax machine, plus every single IDE card in a plugged in computer, whether it was on or off. The exchange and fax took a few days, the IDE cards 24 hours and we were back up and running.
The company down the road was not so lucky: they had a VAX instead of PCs and while the mains spike itself didn't get to it thanks to the UPS isolator, the UPS it was connected to exploded and showered it in sulphuric acid from the lead-acid cells. It was a write off.
Yes, they are loud, aren't they? 
"I have no idea what I did, but I'm taking full credit for it." - ThisOldTony
"Common sense is so rare these days, it should be classified as a super power" - Random T-shirt
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Adding to the damage - a Samsung Blu-Ray player, and my Onkyo Stereo Receiver. I think I'll be having a chat with my insurance agent once I get done checking all my electronics.
The well has been repaired - a "drive" and a "transducer" had to be replaced.
The good news: My 1936 Pilot radio (with vacuum tubes) works like a champ!
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The same thing happened here. I just dropped off my daughter's fried Cable box, she already has a new one.
All she had was a power strip, which was also blown out.
All of my other equipment is on Uninterruptible Power Supplies. So, I didn't have any problems.
ed
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We had this happen 5 years ago. A massive strike that hit near the house but didn't hit the house.
The EMP took out our cable modem, wifi router and a couple of other things, but all surge protectors were fine.
I queried about it then (here on this forum) and the general consensus was that surge protectors do help in event of power surge coming in on lines but an extremely close lightning strike carries that EMP that wiped the devices over the air.
It was crazy. And terribly inconvenient & a waste of money.
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Similar thing a few years ago. Lightning strike about 3 houses away. EMP fried the controller for the gas water heater mounted on an external wall. All my toys, TV (including masthead amp) etc survived unscathed.
There are a couple of villages in my area that are notorious for lightning strikes (ironstone capping over sandstone). They also have aerial telephone cabling (mine is underground). Back in the days of 56k modem cards in PCs I had a nice side hustle in replacing them (and banging Windows' head together to make the new one work).
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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Peter_in_2780 wrote: There are a couple of villages in my area
How many villages?
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Several villages in the area, just two with lightning notoriety. 
Software rusts. Simon Stephenson, ca 1994. So does this signature. me, 2012
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thanks for sharing. I always like to hear stories of these kinds of things. always interesting...of course sorry to hear that you lost some equipment.
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Some years ago during a lightning storm I had just turned around toward the room after looking out the window and heard a slight sizzle. I knew instantly what it was as I had in school a few years prior delivered a small report re/ lightning for a Meteorology class. It must have been the so called "leader wave" which I had learned precedes each strike. Sure enough an instant later BOOM and the room filled w/ light. It must have been just a few feet away just outside the window. If I had not turned around I don't know if I would be able to type this now or maybe I would have a better story to tell. - Cheerio
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"Dripping water hollows out stone, not through force, but through persistence." - Ovid, Roman poet
"... as likely as lightning striking a leprechaun whilst riding a unicorn."
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Went to bed last night and thought "Hey, this is rather warm". Add to the damage one water bed heater thermostat. The heater was stuck on all day yesterday. Ugh.
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I highly recommend that everyone fully disconnect any old copper connections that are out of service.
Check your dishwasher, clothes washer, dryer, garbage disposal, garage door opener, etc
Underground sprinklers if you have them. I had one valve burned open like your water bed thermostat.
Some chargers may no longer work.
I have been hit by 2 close strikes and lost stuff each time.
I am just glad my internet is fiber optic now. One bolt travelled into my house via copper internet/legacy phone. The other travelled in via copper internet cable TV.
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