06:53:27
<Kat> Morning all
06:54:40
<CraigC> Kat, howdy :)
06:57:52
<Kat> Howdy back
06:58:08
<CraigC> daisy ?
06:58:53
<CraigC> too early
06:59:35
<Kat> Grotto
06:59:42
<Kat> ?
06:59:48
<CraigC> grand
07:00:02
<Kat> :thumbsup:
07:02:30
<linda> geese
07:02:48
<linda> morning gazers
07:02:55
<CraigC> linda, howdy :)
07:03:11
<linda> CraigC, hi :)
07:03:17
<Kat> Hi Linda
07:04:03
<linda> Kat, hi
07:04:56
<linda> should checkout oblong eruption if its still there, huge. had a series also
07:25:45
<Kat> OF
07:42:50
<Kat> Clearing!
08:06:30
<Ryan> Good morning all. I no longer feel like a truck hit me.
08:06:59
<Ryan> Nor do I yet have a violent aversion to water.
08:07:23
<Ryan> Spells of aggression and strange behavior can't be ruled out until after I have coffee.
08:21:03
<Kat> Depression
08:21:25
<CraigC> :thumbsup:
08:21:40
<CraigC> Kat, good cam work
08:23:32
<Kat> :)
08:26:59
<Kat> That was a nice Depression!
08:33:43
<Kat> 3C
08:39:39
<Kevin L™ 🌵> 7 hour battle (unsuccessful) battle with the VA site yesterday. Finally was able to figure out how to send a message to them but it comes back with "we will get with you within 7 days". Finally threw up the white flag and logged off. The final screen they showed was their suicide prevention hotline number.
08:40:28
<Kat> Kevin L™ 🌵, that is so sad!
08:40:56
<CraigC> Kevin L™ 🌵, I'm about 3 months shy of waiting 2 years on a response to an Appeal with the IRS
08:41:34
<Kat> VA care stinks - they really need some privatization to make it better- your government at work
08:42:24
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Those guys are even worse. They grabbed money from us even though we had an IRS receipt showing we paid.
08:42:39
<CraigC> Kat, maybe... I've seen good and bad with private contracts for services compared to the State program I worked for
08:43:34
<CraigC> most privtae programs put money priority to paying the admins, lowest money for the people doing the work
08:43:46
<Kat> CraigC, that's true - but the IRs and VA have been a thorn in the side of so many!
08:44:39
<CraigC> it would be better to lower defense spending and beef up programs that citizens need more
08:45:00
<Kat> CraigC, i agree
08:45:34
<CraigC> IRS has a big hub here in Ogden, and people I know that work there, are hard workers, but they are understaffed
08:46:24
<CraigC> 50 people waiting in line with only one or 2 workers at windows, day in and day out
08:46:56
<Kat> It's like that here too - hurry up and wait!
08:47:40
<Kat> Social Security is even worse!
08:47:43
<Kevin L™ 🌵> I think they have too many rules. Make it simple stupid! You do that by running any program at the lowest level. What works in Virginia won't always work in rural Nevada.
08:49:53
<CraigC> Kevin L™ 🌵, for sure. If only we would change to sales tax 100%, with exceptions for food and clothes below a certain price
08:50:33
<CraigC> I dont mean 100% sales tax.... lol, I mean only have sales tax, no other tax
08:51:01
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Social Insecurity is a bad joke. I was able to get on PERS (Nevada retirement) in 2 hours. It took me 5 months with SS. AND it is in the State Constitution that lawmakers cannot raid our funds.
08:51:22
<Kevin L™ 🌵> They would get it to 100%
08:52:01
<CraigC> maybe some things should be 100%, depending on how they affect the environment, for example
08:53:13
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Once you do that it is no longer simple. You end up with 1000 pages of various rates.
08:53:46
<CraigC> lol
08:54:15
<CraigC> I wish you only paid tax one time. Bugs me we pay tax on vehicles every year
08:54:23
<Kevin L™ 🌵> I am just glad I am on this end of the life cycle.
08:54:46
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Do you drive every year?
08:55:08
<CraigC> yeah, and I pay for gas every year that I do, and the registration every year
08:57:11
<Kevin L™ 🌵> In Nevada those are earmarked for highway projects.
08:58:16
<CraigC> using gas tax, then it is paid based upon those who drive the most and use the roads the most
09:00:16
<Kat> OF
09:10:35
<CraigC> can we look at giantess
09:11:35
<Kat> :thumbsup:
09:12:31
<Katie 🌻> CraigC, Montana gives ya a break on 10 year old vehicles - you can get a permanent tag. Permanent tag costs about 2-3 times what an annual does. I just got permanent for my Jeep. I may not keep it 2-3 years longer, but I might, and I don't have the hassle of renewing anymore.
09:12:35
<CraigC> still too cold to have a clear view
09:13:08
<Kat> Definitely too much steam
09:13:20
<CraigC> Katie 🌻, good idea, it's nice to give you that consideration
09:15:08
<CraigC> maybe there should be some kind of criteria that anyone that makes over a certain income is not allowed to represent the people. We need people that look out for middle class and lower
09:15:18
<Katie 🌻> Has to be 10 years old, though. That's when the renewal fee becomes fixed. Before that, it goes down a bit at age intervals. I think 1-3 year old is one rate, then 4-7 or something like that... I just pay (cuz I have to)
09:46:24
<Kat> rubaway cam LOl
09:46:33
<Kat> runaway*
09:47:40
<Kevin L™ 🌵> I would like to rub it away
09:47:57
<Kat> Hahaha
10:00:04
<Kat> :daisy:
10:01:17
<Kevin L™ 🌵> And Perry Mason music
10:03:51
<Kat> Have a good drive! Lion should be coming up soon
10:04:16
<Kevin L™ 🌵> OK Logging on
10:04:26
<Kat> :thumbsup:
10:05:22
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Looks like I have it
10:24:46
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Lion
11:32:03
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Lion
11:48:52
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Daisy
11:55:37
<Dave from B™> Good mid day everyone
11:55:47
<Betty> hi all
11:56:02
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Hi
11:56:06
<Betty> hi Dave from B™, Kevin L™ 🌵
12:12:38
<8> Grand had an interval under 6 hours yesterday
12:12:50
<Betty> OF
12:12:57
<8> And 4 eruptions in one day. Maybe things are changing out there
12:13:30
<8> My cam view is still on Geyser Hill
12:15:38
<8> was my view frozen or did we miss OF?
12:16:27
<Betty> we missed it
12:16:36
<8> :thumbsup:
12:34:32
<8> that was a very brief Lion
12:35:07
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Think it is dying
12:35:25
<x> tall first but dying fast
12:40:59
<x> hi CraigC
12:41:42
<x> oops, howdy
12:45:03
<CraigC> x, howdy.... but that doesn't give me a hint who YOU are
12:45:18
<CraigC> oh duh, hi Betty
12:46:13
<Dave from B™> hahaha
12:46:27
<CraigC> Dave from B™, zip it
12:47:22
<Dave from B™> hahahaha
12:47:23
<Betty> hehehe
12:47:40
<Dave from B™> How are you doing today, my friend?
12:47:53
<Dave from B™> Too much caffeine?
12:48:14
<CraigC> sweaty... mowed my lawn
12:48:44
<CraigC> can't wait until we have our 2 or 3 days of nice temps before it turns to winter
12:49:27
<Dave from B™> We have had some awesome evenings. It is finally cooling down a bit in the evening.
12:49:59
<CraigC> same here, I went out last evening and played with the dog for a while in the backyard
13:07:42
<8> will Grand do another short interval?
13:35:58
<Betty> Oblong
13:36:24
<8> too bad with timing
13:36:35
<Betty> bummer
13:37:05
<Kevin L™ 🌵> :P
13:37:59
<Betty> hi Ryan
13:41:38
<Ryan> Hi Betty
13:42:04
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Feeling better Ryan?
13:44:31
<Ryan> Vaguely. Still tired. But thats probably because we drove more or less straight through from Devils Tower to PA in one go
13:44:37
<Ryan> Still recovering from that
13:46:20
<Kevin L™ 🌵> I remember those days. Can't do that anymore.
13:47:10
<Ryan> Had trouble doing that this time haha
13:48:34
<Kevin L™ 🌵> I remember driving 1350 miles in one time once.
13:49:19
<Betty> :-)
13:49:21
<Ryan> Our longest this time was right around 1275
13:50:15
<Kevin L™ 🌵> I had been up 26 hours when I started.
13:50:21
<Betty> OF
14:01:25
<8> yikes Kevin, how many hours when you finished?
14:02:22
<8> did you do it without caffeine?
14:03:52
<Kevin L™ 🌵> It was roughly 52. I bought a case of Nesbitts orange in Las Cruces NM and bread & ham & cheese.
14:04:21
<8> does that have caffeine? Or just sugar?
14:04:49
<8> 52 hours is a long time to be up, never mind driving
14:05:16
<8> where was the end point of the trip?
14:05:44
<8> Grand
14:06:38
<8> I wonder if that was D0
14:07:49
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Fort Hood TX to Henderson NV. Stayed up the rest of the day too.
14:08:40
<8> wow
14:09:32
<Kevin L™ 🌵> First Leave
14:10:34
<Dave from B™> 500 miles is a long day for me now
14:11:04
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Same here.
14:14:23
<Kevin L™ 🌵> I ended up going to sleep about 9pm and didn't wake up until about 8pm the next day.
14:17:59
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Have you been able to get the train scheduled Dave?
14:19:26
<Dave from B™> Hopefully, this week. We are in the middle of planning a big family trip to Puerto Rico and St. Thomas. Michelle's parents, brothers and sisters and sposes. total of 8 thus far.
14:20:00
<Dave from B™> Trying to travel with Michelle's parents while they are still able to travel. Father in law just turned 83 yesterday.
14:21:23
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Hard to schedule those. We have had issues with just two couples.
14:22:13
<Kevin L™ 🌵> My grandma went to Israel when she was 92.
14:23:17
<Dave from B™> It's fun. You can get into some nice places when you are dividing the cost multiple ways
14:24:17
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Not sure if that is Oblong steam.
14:24:43
<Julie> Certainly in the right place.
15:33:05
<N77> BHI ie
15:34:30
<KorbenC> I will send text if/when cam gets on it
15:35:46
<KorbenC> I will send dots to incase camop is on another screen
15:35:46
<KorbenC> .
15:35:47
<KorbenC> .
15:35:47
<KorbenC> .
15:35:47
<KorbenC> .
15:37:17
<Kevin L™ 🌵> OF botching things up again
15:37:52
<Ryan> At least we can see both
15:38:10
<Julie> :thumbsup:
15:38:14
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Missed a good Oblong today too.
15:38:36
<KorbenC> I sent text, please let know if it comes through/how good it is
15:39:15
<Kevin L™ 🌵> I may get it when I am on Pikes Peak.
15:40:55
<Kevin L™ 🌵> My wife bought an umbrella to take with since she figures if we have rain gear it won't rain.
15:41:06
<Kevin L™ 🌵> BH
15:42:07
<KorbenC> anyone get text?
15:42:24
<Kevin L™ 🌵> I got email
15:42:39
<Katie 🌻> No text on Verizon, back to that... ugh
15:42:40
<KorbenC> Was it good? (My first text) :)
15:43:01
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Haven't read it yet.
15:46:01
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Looks good Korben
15:46:18
<KorbenC> :thumbsup:
15:51:33
<Greg 🤠> Howdy all, happy Tuesday
15:52:12
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Hi. Get your NoDoz
15:52:35
<Greg 🤠> Kevin, I stocked up for sure.
15:57:44
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Let me know when you are ready
15:58:04
<Greg 🤠> Ready when you are sir.
15:58:16
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Go ahead.
15:58:19
<Greg 🤠> What was the post earlier about Aurum?
15:58:57
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Cam dropped me a few times but was well behaved.
16:00:55
<Kevin L™ 🌵> What is all this rain I am seeing on Pikes Peak Korben?
16:03:49
<KorbenC> Kevin L™ 🌵, I think it is monsoon season here
16:04:17
<Kevin L™ 🌵> You were supposed to keep it clear.
16:04:21
<Greg 🤠 on ca> Big storms arriving this weekend
16:04:42
<KorbenC> I tried Kevin! Sometimes the weather disagrees with what I want
16:05:20
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Pikes Peak cam looks like London.
16:08:00
<KorbenC> lol
16:11:34
<Greg 🤠 on ca> LC
16:32:44
<kc (working)> west thumb closed indefinitely per bbev post on gt
16:34:55
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Dome!
16:51:19
<Greg 🤠 on ca> Kevin, you were not kidding, zzzzzz
17:16:18
<Sam> West Thumb closed. Hmmm.
17:21:39
<Greg 🤠 on ca> OF time
17:58:29
<linda> howdy
17:58:39
<Greg 🤠 on ca> Howdy Linda
17:58:47
<Greg 🤠 on ca> welcone to the land of board
17:59:04
<linda> :) i know it well
17:59:33
<Greg 🤠 on ca> What is your count down at ?
17:59:59
<linda> 13 days!
18:00:05
<Greg 🤠 on ca> YEA
18:00:30
<linda> I was just test packing, its sort of a ritual for me lol
18:00:55
<Kevin L™ 🌵> I hate packing.
18:01:20
<Greg 🤠 on ca> Test packing HAHAHA we do that too
18:02:05
<Kevin L™ 🌵> When you have a Honda Pilot and two people you don't have to pack tight.
18:02:37
<linda> my packing is always out of control. I promise myself I'll bring less the next time
18:04:19
<linda> Kevin L™ 🌵, :(
18:05:51
<linda> Kevin L™ 🌵, yeah when I have my car I just fill it up, it's real easy. Fitting everything into a suitcase for the plane is another problem. Especially going to Yellowstone, need a lot of heavier clothes
18:05:58
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Always worse on an airplane
18:06:34
<linda> Kevin L™ 🌵, I'm slowly learning I bring everything I own with me, very traumatic. lol
18:06:49
<linda> *I can't bring
18:08:27
<linda> My sister-in-law packs at 10pm the night before the car is coming at 4am to take us to the airport. admirable
18:11:21
<linda> 45% decrease in visitors for July in the park, as compared to last year
18:12:18
<Greg 🤠 on ca> And less employees as well
18:12:37
<linda> yeah
18:13:33
<linda> doggies by the trees?
18:13:55
<linda> maybe bushes >(
18:17:34
<KorbenC> Hi Linda
18:17:39
<KorbenC> Hi Linda
18:17:43
<linda> KorbenC, hi
18:17:50
<linda> KorbenC, hi
18:17:55
<linda> :)
18:17:57
<KorbenC> I was wondering where the first one went, it didn't go through when I sent it :p
18:18:31
<linda> KorbenC, bit of a delay
18:19:17
<linda> KorbenC, nice pics on facebook
18:20:31
<linda> KorbenC, got to send your first bee text today?
18:21:02
<linda> I got it on my new phone now, so when I'm in the park I could send a text
18:21:21
<linda> I hope I really should test it before I go
18:23:09
<KorbenC> I did, hopefully I did a good job, lol
18:23:27
<KorbenC> You should be able to send a water in Indy text, that is always a very exciting moment
18:23:45
<linda> KorbenC, excellent job :) although I never got a text but that is verizon's fault
18:25:01
<KorbenC> Verizon heard I was sending it, they wanted to protect everyone incase I messed up :)
18:25:20
<linda> :)
18:26:45
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Verizon is still reading mine.
18:27:13
<linda> Kevin L™ 🌵, used to be they showed up eventually, now they are not showing up at all
18:27:54
<linda> wow deadsville down basin too
18:28:39
<Greg 🤠 on ca> anyone hear anything about the Grant rumor?
18:28:51
<linda> I shouldn't be happy about this but hopefully there will be a lot less visitors to deal with in the park
18:29:13
<linda> Greg 🤠 on cam, they said west thumb is closed
18:29:29
<linda> but what's the rumor?
18:29:50
<Greg 🤠 on ca> West THumb is closed, details
18:30:05
<linda> I haven't heard why
18:31:18
<Greg 🤠 on ca> no mention in the employees FB page groups
18:31:47
<linda> did they close the hotel?
18:32:27
<KorbenC> I dont think West Thumb has a hotel (besides Grand Village)
18:32:45
<KorbenC> I have no idea why they would close West Thumb, unless the bw became unstable or the thing in the parking lot got bigger.
18:32:50
<linda> That's what I mean Grant
18:32:58
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Not even a store.
18:33:31
<Greg 🤠 on ca> Or totally going of base, lack of employees? Covid?
18:33:35
<KorbenC> The one amenity West Thumb does have, is a bathroom with a lock that tries to trap you inside for awhile :p
18:34:09
<linda> KorbenC, lol just to make things interesting
18:35:34
<KorbenC> Greg, I can understand closing Grant for a lack of employees or covid, but why West Thumb. IDK, I am asking some of my ranger peeps for more info, unless they have been sworn to secrecy.
18:35:49
<KorbenC> Big Giantess Boil
18:36:39
<linda> KorbenC, how can you see giantess? am I on super delay?
18:37:38
<KorbenC> No, I was.
18:37:46
<KorbenC> I just got back to the hill, so probably 30sec
18:38:26
<linda> Im seeing G now,
18:38:45
<linda> So it might be me
18:41:25
<KorbenC> I havent seen any boils yet, although that first one I saw did send a bit of water going over the NW channell I think
18:41:59
<linda> someone turned them off again
18:52:08
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Pepsi can is on the Chief that just left Chicago Greg.
18:52:27
<Greg 🤠 on ca> Sweet,
18:53:31
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Kato also pushed their delivery date on their N scale Pepsi can from August to November. :p
19:01:17
<Greg 🤠 on ca> OF time
19:10:18
<Greg 🤠 on ca> LC
19:14:18
<KorbenC> Kevin, if you want to blame somebody for the weather on pikes peak blame Linda!
19:14:54
<KorbenC> There is a wannabe Nor' Easter that is driving Gulf Moisture up through Texas, right smack dab into Pikes Peak :)
19:16:56
<linda> hey :)
19:17:32
<Greg 🤠 on ca> Korben, Exactly and then heading to AZ
19:17:58
<KorbenC> Yeah, more flooding for you!
19:18:52
<Greg 🤠 on ca> But Buckeye has been left out the last few storms, went right over.around us
19:19:44
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Hard to complain. It will drain into Lake Mead.
19:20:01
<Greg 🤠 on ca> :thumbsup:
19:20:18
<Greg 🤠 on ca> how much has Lake Mead risen in the last 3 weeks?
19:22:18
<Kevin L™ 🌵> I am not sure. I know the one big storm raised it 3 inches. We have had a lot of spot rain so I am hoping at least 2 inches.
19:26:03
<KorbenC> Kevin, that is good, you need alot of water down there!
19:27:24
<Kevin L™ 🌵> If they would quit issuing building permits to developers for 10,000 homes a month we would be OK.
19:27:25
<KorbenC> Greg, have you been keeping an eye on the Atlantic hurricane forecasts? I see an explosion of hurricane activity in that basin.
19:28:11
<Greg 🤠 on ca> Yes, Sept / Oct should really busy this year
19:33:46
<Greg 🤠 on ca> Grant, employees are starting to report the area is closed, no reason as of yet.
19:35:58
<KorbenC> I do not want to spread rumors, but I have heard that they are working on reopening it, and it will not be closed permanently.
19:36:22
<Greg 🤠 on ca> I will have to admit, in my 2+ years on the cam, this is the slowest ever.
19:36:39
<Greg 🤠 on ca> Korben, yes, I was told the same thing
19:36:45
<KorbenC> Lion could be anytime at least!
19:37:35
<Greg 🤠 on ca> I had it pegged at 1931, so I moved hte cam.
20:39:59
<Greg 🤠 on ca> OF time
20:42:58
<Greg 🤠 on ca> :grand:
20:43:10
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Great Fountain window.
20:43:30
<Greg 🤠 on ca> Let me jump on that for you
20:44:07
<ynpvisitor8> just pan to the right a little for great Fountain
21:04:29
<6> Is captbunzo in the basin? He is entering some off times and durations.
21:04:48
<6> 14 minute Grand?
21:04:56
<Kevin L™ 🌵> I think so
21:05:19
<6> I know it’s been a while since he’s been in the park yet very strange
21:06:17
<6> Can’t imagine HK will be too happy about that
21:06:24
<ynpvisitor8> I wonder if he let HK know that his was wrong
21:06:52
<ynpvisitor8> seriously, I am sure one of them will flag it soon
21:07:55
<6> I see Korben flagged his odd Daisy one
21:11:09
<Greg 🤠 on ca> I am holding off for Lion, but...
21:13:59
<Greg 🤠 on ca> And the sun has once again set in that most magical place we call Yellowstone. Thanks for tagging along, have a great rest of the night and week.
21:14:32
<Greg 🤠> The cam controls have been released, keep smiling.
21:14:45
<ynpvisitor8> :thumbsup:
21:14:51
<Kevin L™ 🌵> :) :) :) :p
21:15:04
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Last one is for the VA.
21:15:21
<Greg 🤠> >(
21:15:38
<linda> :)
21:15:41
<Greg 🤠> So I take it you finished the paper work
21:16:45
<Greg 🤠> Time for dinner, smoked chicken legs, yummm
21:19:10
<linda> Greg 🤠, enjoy
21:19:32
<linda> Greg 🤠, thx for driving
21:19:36
<linda> night
21:20:28
<ynpvisitor8> grand entry resolved
21:20:29
<Kevin L™ 🌵> Night