Can't win today... bad storm came thru... lighting struck 2500ft from the house and triped breaker out to the barn. Blew up my network switch that runs the wifi AP on the roof, and it blew up my meshcore node up on the radio tower. And one leaf of the gateopener at the street isn't working. I'll have to check the electric fence charger tomorrow.

A rather succinct interpretation of our reality.

There is unrest in the Forest
There is trouble with the trees
For the Maples want more sunlight
And the Oaks ignore their pleas.

The trouble with the Maples
(And they’re quite convinced they’re right)
They say the Oaks are just too lofty
And they grab up all the light
But the Oaks can’t help their feelings
If they like the way they’re made
And they wonder why the Maples
Can’t be happy in their shade?

There is trouble in the Forest
And the creatures all have fled
As the Maples scream ‘Oppression!’
And the Oaks, just shake their heads

So the Maples formed a Union
And demanded equal rights
‘The Oaks are just too greedy
We will make them give us light’
Now there’s no more Oak oppression
For they passed a noble law
And the trees are all kept equal
By hatchet,
Axe,
And saw…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JnC88xBPkkc

Confirmed, the electric fence charger was blown off the wall and is in many pieces. Also a fusible link I put from the fence charger to the fences is blown but it didn't save the charger.

I have seen it all now. The good Lord can take me.

The government will tell you that gambling is illegal and immoral until they tax it, then it's just fine. The government will tell you that alcohol is forbidden until they can regulate and tax it.

My power company just upped the minimum meter fee and now does not give me a 1:1 credit for buying selling power... but I just got an email from them telling me they are selling shares in "their" solar farms.

I tell you when I win and when I lose. Back 5 years ago I got a GenASun golf cart battery charger. it's claim to fame is that it boosts the voltage of a single solar panel from 35v to 55v for charging 48v batteries from ~250w panels. I've lost two of them in the past year. One was covered by warranty, but I think this one is out of warranty. Last year lighting struck 300ft from the golf cart and the EMP zapped this thing. Lighting last weekend struck 2500ft away and seems to have zapped it the same way.

If you go with that again if you are certain it was EMP I would shield and ground the shit out of it. Fuggin lightening. I would also see about some lightening rods for prevention.

I have had lightening hit my fireplace and arc into my living room but the electronics were never bothered. Hell I was in a water bed in this house and was in the path of one strike. I was a little singed but the electronics were fine.

Ladies, cancel your gym memebership!

Why have you own water well?

At least 12 states have reported cyberattacks targeting drinking water and wastewater utilities, with officials investigating whether Iranian-linked hackers were behind some of the incidents. Authorities say drinking water was not contaminated, though some Minnesota residents experienced low-pressure water flow or received boil water notices.

The attacks targeted internet-connected control systems used to manage pumps, wells, valves, and water pressure rather than the water itself. More than 30 systems in Minnesota and nine in Michigan have reported compromises, while utilities in at least 10 other states have also been affected. Officials say hackers changed passwords, altered network settings, and temporarily locked operators out of control systems, but built-in safeguards and manual operations prevented contamination. Iranian-linked groups have previously targeted US water facilities and other US organizations.

here's some good news for a change

https://x.com/i/status/2085047918495469923

https://youtu.be/uYa084rV6Kw

Just watched this summary... the FFA 1934 was passed under the commerce clause and required taxation on specified firearms. The court in Northern district of Texas has just said that since congress reduced the taxes to $0 a few years ago, then the law no long has anything to do with tax generation and must be stricken.

Unrelated to this but relevant is that a few years ago a man was convicted of defacing serial numbers on a gun. That court ruled that the enforcement of a law requiring a serial number was solely for commerce and once a transaction was complete, ownership did not require a serial number.

Being honest here... I never occurred to me that FFA34 was a commerce scheme but in hindsight it makes perfect sense. Since the 2nd Amendment is so strong, they couldn't pass a law restricting it, so they passed a law knocking the legs out from under it.