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I see Elon Musk is buying Twitter 🐦

I see Elon Musk is buying Twitter 🐦

I haven’t tweeted in a year and a half because I’m much too vulgar and hang out with the wrong kind of folk on the Twitter. Plus I suffer from a bad case of foot in mouth disease and I have a big shots job so I stay away. Gotta make that money to spend it on gasoline and all the toys.

I still do Facebook but I’ve blocked all of the politicians and news reporters so all I see is posts about wildlife, farming, big jacked up trucks, off grid shit, hunting and fishing and non controversial shit like that. I kind of like the taste of diesel smoke, silage and hay. I did get blocked from stupid off grid group for criticizing one of those luxury cabins, pointing out that nobody lives that way – most of life is lived in the mud and muck – things are rusty and broken. After all, my heroes all smell a little like cow shit and burn their own trash.

But what can I say, I’m a vulgur SOB. 🀬

Weather Update – April 14, 2022

Absolutely a beautiful morning πŸŒ„

I wish I was so heading out of town but I know the forecast for this evening. 🌧️ But hopefully early tomorrow. Not going to be the perfect weekend πŸ‘Œ but it’s still April and it ain’t snow. I’ll bring the Big Buddy heater camping though and tarps. Maybe get a little smokey by the campfire but oh well.

Today.
Feels like …
June 15th.

Partly Sunny then T-storms

Scattered showers, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 4pm. Some of the storms could produce gusty winds. High near 79. Light and variable wind becoming south 6 to 11 mph in the morning. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.

and

79 degrees , 57 max dew point, 7:37
sunset.
Tonight.
Feels like …
April 24th.

Showers is likely then Partly Cloudy

Showers likely, mainly before 9pm. Cloudy during the early evening, then gradual clearing.

Northwest wind 5 to 9 mph becoming light west after midnight. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

and

40 degrees , 6:12
sunrise.
Friday.
Feels like …
May 6th.

Sunny

Sunny.

Southwest wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to 12 to 17 mph in the afternoon. Winds could gust as high as 29 mph.

and

68 degrees , 31 max dew point, 7:38
sunset.
Friday Night.
Feels like …
May 10th.

Mostly Cloudy

Mostly cloudy.

South wind 13 to 15 mph.

and

46 degrees , 6:10
sunrise.
Saturday.
Feels like …
April 15th.

Rain is likely

Rain likely, mainly after 2pm. Mostly cloudy.

Southwest wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

and

59 degrees , 7:39
sunset.
Saturday Night.
Feels like …
April 11th.

Rain is likely

Rain likely before 8pm, then a chance of showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

and

35 degrees , 6:08
sunrise.
Sunday.
Feels like …
March 28th.

Partly Sunny

Partly sunny.

and

50 degrees , 7:40
sunset.
Sunday Night.
Feels like …
April 4th.

Mostly Clear

Mostly clear.

and

32 degrees , 6:07
sunrise.
Monday.
Feels like …
April 9th.

Mostly Sunny

Mostly sunny.

and

56 degrees , 7:42
sunset.
Monday Night.
Feels like …
April 21st.

Chance of Showers

A chance of showers after 8pm. Mostly cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 50%.

and

39 degrees , 6:05
sunrise.
Tuesday.
Feels like …
April 4th.

Showers is likely

Showers likely. Mostly cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 60%.

and

53 degrees , 7:43
sunset.
Tuesday Night.
Feels like …
April 19th.

Chance of Showers

A chance of showers. Mostly cloudy.

Chance of precipitation is 30%.

and

38 degrees , 6:04
sunrise.
Wednesday.
Feels like …
April 9th.

Partly Sunny

Partly sunny.

and

56 degrees , 7:44
sunset.

Daily Update – April 14, 2022

Good morning! Happy Thursday. πŸ‡

It’s the Thursday before Good Friday, rain later though. That’s why I’m not heading out of town tonight plus I don’t like fighting traffic. Come my next trip, I may get up early, park in a Schenectady Park and Ride lot and go from there, depending on how things go.

Partly cloudy and 56 degrees in Delmar, NY. β›… Calm wind. The dew point is 48 degrees. The skies will clear around 7 am.

Warm enough this morning 🌸 that they are talking about the dew point which is expected to rise as the mercury drops as the front approaches with rain expected by evening. β˜” I got propane and groceries on Tuesday specifically for that reason.

While I have no plans set in stone, πŸ’­ I’m thinking tomorrow morning heading out of town for at least a night maybe a few nights. β›Ί I like nights in the wilderness a lot although Saturday looks awful wet. πŸ’¦ Leaning towards Central NY where I can hit up some trout steams 🎣 although I wouldn’t mind finding somewhere that I can do some shooting. πŸ”«

There is a few more things I need to pickup β›½ and gas my truck in the morning but I want to leave pretty early as Friday will be the nicest day. Due to being spring, many seasonal roads are closed but they would be good for hiking with binoculars as most trails are likely soaked. πŸ‘’

I’m thinking πŸ’­ about taking Monday off, but it hasn’t happened yet. The other director is in the office then so it should work out. 🐰 I won’t be home for Easter but too bad. I’d rather do a four day weekend.

How to deal with Shapefiles missing Projection information in QGIS

How to deal with Shapefiles missing Projection information in QGIS πŸ—Ί

Your best bet is to find the proper projection system by including the prj file in the same directory as the shapefile. If not available, try looking for the projection information (EPSG code) from where you got the file or the included XML meta data which can be opened in your web browser.

As a last resort, you can use QGIS Find Projection tool (use the Type to locate box in the lower left) after loading the shapefile to get potential projections. That won’t get you one answer but will narrow down the options. Be aware that using the wrong datum with the right coordinate system will introduce small errors in the projection – often a couple hundred meters or less, so if things are slightly off try a different datum. But try to find the official projection from the prj or xml file.

Store your own data as geopackages to avoid lost prj files and future projection issues.