Watcha doing?

[RabbiKnife]

 I worries.

My predecessor homeowner went all out .   Five external cameras, one in the garage, and one in the basement.

Wiring is good

I’m replacing their old black and white cameras with Swann off the shelf color, night vision cameras with microphones

System includes a plug and play DVR

Nothing fancy but it allows me to monitor on my phone

[tango]

Was there a reason you chose Swann? I looked them up and their reviews seem mixed at best.

[RabbiKnife]

Mostly availability and compatability with my existing system.

I'm not very good with tech so "plug and play" without programming is YUUUUUGE for me!

 

Plus, I figure it's all obsolete in 5-7 years so no need to buy a Cadillac, which is what my house's former owner did.

I plugged in a new Swann night vision/ 4K camera into the existing system over the weekend and the difference in picture quality is remarkable, plus I can have audio recording as an addition.

[tango]

That's fair enough. I like things that work and continue to work long after they are notionally obsolete, and like things that connect easily so I don't have to run new wires any more often than absolutely necessary.

Where network cables are concerned I'd want to run them such that I could use an old cable to pull a new cable if they ever needed to be replaced. Electrical codes make it hard to do that with mains cable, although I never did work out why.

[Athanasius]

In Athens. You'd never believe this place had any history if the historical monuments weren't around. It's a dump.

[RabbiKnife]

I hear the same is true about most of Europe unless you start the day with 2 glasses or wine or beer.

[tango]

Fighting the tail end of some kind of cold or similar. The last couple of days have been mostly unproductive, although I've done a lot of sleeping.

[Sojourner]

I had to have a total thyroidectomy about 6 months ago after a few nodules being monitored turned ugly. Fortunately, thyroid cancer is one of the easiest to treat when caught early. A few days ago, the results of an echocardiogram and labs showed no new activity in the area, so that's a good thing. I've been taking thyroid hormone for the last 10 years due to hypothyroidism, so the only day to day change is an increase in the dosage. Sure will be nice when we get our immortal bodies and don't have to worry about sickness or diseased organs.

[Athanasius]

I hear the same is true about most of Europe unless you start the day with 2 glasses or wine or beer.

There's a lot of Europe that's quite nice. This is the first time I've been shocked at the state of things... especially considering it's a capital city.

[tango]

I hear the same is true about most of Europe unless you start the day with 2 glasses or wine or beer.

There's a lot of Europe that's quite nice. This is the first time I've been shocked at the state of things... especially considering it's a capital city.

Have you been to Paris?

Parts of it are lovely. When I was last there much of it was overrun with beggars. And not like the guys you see in London or New York who ask for change and maybe hustle a little to "earn" it, but people constantly in your face asking for more, more, more.

[Athanasius]

I hear the same is true about most of Europe unless you start the day with 2 glasses or wine or beer.

There's a lot of Europe that's quite nice. This is the first time I've been shocked at the state of things... especially considering it's a capital city.

Have you been to Paris?

Parts of it are lovely. When I was last there much of it was overrun with beggars. And not like the guys you see in London or New York who ask for change and maybe hustle a little to "earn" it, but people constantly in your face asking for more, more, more.

Yeah, and probably the same "syndrome".

I was expecting Rome, and got Mogadishu.

[tango]

Finally got the soundproofing finished in another room. This one was tricky, I had an awkward corner and I couldn't find any way to get into the wall cavity because of the last wall stud. In the end I figured the only way to do what I needed was to take the wall stud out. So I took the stud out, got the soundproofing materal into place, screwed it all in, and then put the stud back. The last piece of work I need to do is cut through a wall and fit a temporary door. In the longer term we're going to have a doorway without a door, but for now I need to make sure the cat can't get at the building site, so a door it is. I have a spare door with a frame that I can put in, I'll just need a bunch of shims because the door opening is several inches wider than the frame I have. I considered making a door but since it's only temporary it seems like a lot of hassle and a fair chunk of wood for something that isn't going to stay around.

A long drawn out process to fit a strip of soundproofing barely 18" wide but now it's done. I think the ceiling in that room is level enough that I can get it drywalled more or less as is, which is a huge bonus. Next up is to figure out where to put all the stuff that's in the room so the nice drywalling people can actually move around and get at the walls.

[tango]

I hear the same is true about most of Europe unless you start the day with 2 glasses or wine or beer.

There's a lot of Europe that's quite nice. This is the first time I've been shocked at the state of things... especially considering it's a capital city.

Have you been to Paris?

Parts of it are lovely. When I was last there much of it was overrun with beggars. And not like the guys you see in London or New York who ask for change and maybe hustle a little to "earn" it, but people constantly in your face asking for more, more, more.

Yeah, and probably the same "syndrome".

I was expecting Rome, and got Mogadishu.

Paris has been like that for years. The last time I was there was in 1997 and the beggars were everywhere, aggressive as usual. Even in the early 80s you could barely move without someone thrusting a can in your face hoping for a few coins.