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And quite a lot around. There’s even a small mini ranch with alpages, etc, nearby.

Same as the enhanced iCloud for Windows and Windows Photos (supposed to work with iCloud eventually). But only if using Win 11.

I'm honest, and in the cell phone situation, we know it is actually a charger (115/240 VAC in, 5 VDC (in most cases) out. You can take in anywhere.

In the car scenario, you supply mains to the car (unless a SuperCharger/Fast charger when you actually do supply a DC voltage) and the 'charger' sits on board. One reason that in most cases, you cannot take a US spec car and 'connect it'/charge it in Europe, etc. The 'charger' is very specific to the market.

This might be a bit geeky, but I like the way this guy explains it:
https://youtu.be/RMxB7zA-e4Y

I don't expect to 'win the battle' but I do like to educate people on what it is. EVSE is not a charger :-)

And maybe as a poor analogy; we expect drivers to know the difference between a gasoline and a diesel engine (as it’s sort of important). Hopefully we can get drivers to know the difference between an EVSE and a charger as well.

Happy New Year!

Don’t disagree, but we don’t call a pickup truck a bus, just because it also happens to have 4 wheels 😉

Terminology. A charger is something that converts AC correct to DC current so the (DC) battery can be charged under controlled conditions. The EVSE neither is or does anything of the above. But people still call them ‘chargers’. Better would be ‘charge connection’, charge station, connection station, etc. More about educating the public in baby steps. Also so the consumer doesn’t buy more than what is ‘needed’. Many EVSE have added intelligence (for timed charging, to measure kWh, etc), intelligence that’s also present in the vehicle.

That - as well as it signals to the car mounted charger how much current it can pull. An EVSE might be connected to a 30A circuit (and can handle 100A) but the onboard charger can pull a full 80A. If it did, it’d trip the supplying breaker, so the EVSE is signaling to the onboard charger (AC/DC converter, a rectifier) how much current that is ‘available’. Only side effect is longer charge times, which rarely is an issue in a home location.

1. Can you move it to the other left side of the panel? For potential code issues, not safety. You have far more ignition sources - from the hot surface igniter in the furnace - than you’d ever have from the EVSE and associated cords.
2. EVSE is not a charger. Just a way to get 208/240 V to the car - and the onboard charger. It’s really only a dance cable hanger, with some added intelligence.

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Assuming that your friend used iCloud:

1. You have a Mac
2. Create a local user account on it
3. Connect that local user account to your friend's iCloud account.
4. Allow Mac to sync down content from friend's iCloud (photos/videos, notes, contacts, web links/bookmarks, reminders, Passwords (yes, don't forget to export those)
5. Copy/back up content to location desired (likely use local external drive to give to the widow)
6. Once you have verified with the phone that you have everything, sign out from (his) iCloud account, deleted the temp ;ocal user profile
7. Turn off 'Find' on the iphone, sign out from iCloud on the phone, and once that is done, do a full reset before handing phone over to the son.

The best rolling of Rick in a long time (CBS morning special from London). He's a very talented guy!

https://twitter.com/CBSMornings/status/1606291558952730625

Notes are never ‘backed up’ to iCloud (unless when locally stored on the device and the device is backed up to iCloud).

In normal cases they are SYNCED to iCloud (or other services like Gmail, Outlook.com, etc) and will remain there until actively deleted (via an app, or via web interface). So no, they will not disappear just because the [Notes] app is deleted.

Many comments, might have been mentioned, but unless you can see your (missing) notes in the web interface for iCloud and Gmail, they are gone. Only other possibility, as you likely stored some notes locally, would be if you have a device backup in iTunes/Finder, or - less likely - one in iCloud (remember the iCloud backup is dynamic and updates essentially every day). In case you have a iTunes/Finder backup:

1. do an iCloud backup
2. restore from your iTunes/Finder backup (immediately turn off iCloud backup so you don’t overwrite your fresh iCloud backup)
3. when you have access to your Notes, move them from locally on your phone to iCloud or Gmail
4. verify via web interface that they are there
5. use your fresh iCloud backup to restore your phone back to ‘current’ stage - but with access to your (now in cloud) stored notes.

It’s a lack of common sense, stemming from the fact that people don’t get a chance to practice - and build up a healthy respect for winter driving - when younger. Then add to that all ever more potent cars combined with modern gimmickry that’s supposed to ‘solve all problems’. Add to that, safety equipment such as winter - even studded - tires are used to increase speed. Not safety. In the winter, high horsepower is often your worst enemy (but sure can be fun when out doing loops on a lake).

Very true. It’s insane (crazy speeds) especially down from the pass westbound. I drive a large SUV, and not even the best tires can overcome the basic laws of physics. The larger the vehicle, the slower you should go.

Take the Crows Nest Highway (3) directly to the east! Many cool spots along it. Osoyos, Grand Forks, Kettle Falls. Can go skiing in Rossland (Red Mountain), one of north Americas best ski areas. Even visit Nelson, Whitewater (powder), Salmo (Finnish settlement) before heading south towards the border.

Up the coast. Take your time. Stop at Kalaloch Lodge if nothing else, but places like Moclips are cool at the beach as well. If wanting to see brand new; Seabeck
Continue on around the peninsula, a side trip to Cape Flattery (if the reservation is open) - maybe a side trip by Port Angeles up to Hurricane Ridge (might need chains - or at least have them in vehicle, but if a sunny day, road should by clear and dry). Onwards to Sequim (a cool animal park you can drive through), then to Port Townsend. A beautiful historic town on the water. Walkable. Fort Worden State Park just north of downtown. Then take the ferry from there to Coupeville on Whidbey Island. Wrong direction but I would backtrack slightly to Langley and stop to visit/walk/drink/eat. Then back up the spine of Whidbey Island to Deception Pass Bridge. After that Anacortes. Go from Anacortes up via Edison (good food) and Bow to Chuckanut Drive. Take it all the way into Bellingham. Hang in Bellingham before continuing north. White Rock just across the border has a beautiful boardwalk along the bay. Vancouver and surrounding area can easily be two weeks. Or drive from Bellingham into the mountains and up to Mt Baker (long one way though and can be crappy last miles up if snow).

This trip combines the WA coast with BC (near Vancouver) mountains and is pretty straight due north.

If having time and you’d like to see the Cascades and more, can drive east from Portland (along the Columbia or up via Mt Hood and then down to Hood River), cross the Columbia River (many locations) then take US-97 up towards Yakima (Palm Springs of WA). Continue from there up to Wenatchee. There either take US-2 west towards Leavenworth (fake German town, beautiful around Xmas and winters), Steven’s Pass (chains likely required to carry) and I-5 (for a beeline to BC). Or you can continue north on US-97, Chelan (vacation paradise in summer and shoulder seasons), Omak, Conconully, into the BC Okanagan (Osoyos, sunniest spot in Canada) and take the Crows Nest Highway (3) towards Hope and Vancouver. Or go north to Kelowna through the wine districts. From there you can head west and loop back towards Vancouver, further west towards Merritt and Lillooet to approach Whistler from the north and then onto Vancouver. Etc.

All a matter of time, what you want to see, weather, desire to carry chains or not, etc. Unless in a real rush, I would avoid taking I-5 up from Portland to Vancouver. Just a busy freeway with not many views - although coming into Seattle and seeing the skyline is cool.

Hobbit Hygge 😉

Great scenery - considering the weather in town was pretty shitty yesterday.

Yea of course, my bad 🤷‍♂️. Sorry. HR 100+ miles from Settle and Steven’s about 70 miles. Still easily go from HR to Steven’s in a long morning.

More than welcome. As for distances, Hurricane Ridge is only 60 miles from Seattle (+ferry ride), and Steven’s Pass, about 55. Snoqualmie Pass less than 50, so you’re not going to experience any massive distances.

You can buy chains at Les Schwab, and if unused, you can return them for a full refund. Not that uncommon. In over 24 years here, only used chains once.

Are you renting a car? Need a set of chains - and know how to put them on. More likely for HR than anywhere else though. Expect wet roads. If it snows, not that common after all, expect roads (be it US-2 or I-90) to close down until cleared. Chains will be required going up and over the pass. Go slowly.

It sure does. Remember when I drove up from Dallas to Jackson and eventually West Yellowstone one winter, I passed over the Snake River an amazing number of times.

I just did this a few week back. Ran cable across top of headliner, down inside front right A-pillar, and then in under the dash to a supply point. Wasn’t eager to mess with the cabling up there. But did remove the sunglass ‘cup’ to check things out.