Hijacked thread! Somebody call Team America!

["mikey" <loismustdie@xxxxxxxx>]

I hafta always let bass get the last word or I get his mom calling my mom,
you know the routine.
But I am curious about this leaving the damn things on 24/7 ?  I can't see
any advantage, the hard drives still stop spinning, is it better for the
fans not to start and stop? Inquiring minds want to know.

And what are you other small fry doing about outages and such? I operate an
office and shop out of my home and have a modest generator... powers the
phone system, 2pcs and the furnace and I have something called Ibackup
saving stuff online somewhere.

And now radies and gentimen... mister awrec baaaawwwin

"Frank Olson" <Use_the_email_links@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> robertlbass@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
> >>Unless you're using your computer as a fax machine or server leaving it
"on" and completely unattended isn't a good idea...
> >
> >
> > Wrong.  Your PC will last longer if you never shut it off than if you
> > do so daily.
>
> I wasn't suggesting he turn it off daily.  Your reading skills haven't
> improved much, have they??
>
>
> >
> >
> >>A fan failure could result in damage to your machine, for instance.
> >
> >
> > I've been using personal computers for decades.  My first was an Apple
> > II.  I've had at least four machines running all the time in my office
> > for over 15 years.  To date I've had exactly one fan failure.  That was
> > on a server that has three fans so there was no real heat buildup
> > anyway.
>
>
> Uh-huh...  try unplugging the fan for your CPU and see what happens.  I
> don't care how many fans you have built in to your case, a failure of
> the CPU fan will put a major "damper" on your day.
>
>
> >
> >
> >>It's best to turn it off and unplug it from the wall.
> >
> >
> > You could also disassemble it and place each component in its original
> > shipping container each night if you want...  :^)
>
> Excellent idea!!  About as good as running a short 6' length of wire up
> into the attic from a door contact and then splicing it (as you had so
> unwisely suggested in a forum of alarm professionals only a few days ago).
>
>
> >
> >
> >>If you're going away for any length of time, unplug your appliances and
TV's as well.
> >
> >
> > Don't forget to power down the fridge each morning before you leave for
> > work, too.
>
> Heh...  Or you could just put your those items that require
> refrigeration in the garage (depending on where the OP is located)...
> :-)
>
>
> >
> >
> >>More importantly (and depending on where you are) in colder weather,
make sure you leave a set of keys with a friend or close aquaintance so they
can check on the
> >
> > house every two or three days.
> >
> > That will keep the PIR from falsing, right?  :^)
>
>
> Yup.  They could keep the fish alive if they fed them while they were
> checking things out too.
>
>
> >
> >
> >>Some home-owner's policies I've seen have clauses that state the insurer
considers the house "abandonded" (with respect to any cold weather related
claims that may arise) if no one's been there for more than 72 hours...
> >
> >
> > What a crock of Olson.  Do you sit up all night thinking this stuff up?
>
>
> Nope.  Spent a number of years working in an office of independent
> insurance adjusters.  I thought you knew that about me.
>
>
> >
> >
> >>In Edmonton (where I lived for about fifteen years), that was a pretty
standard clause.
> >
> >
> > Was that before or after the time you claim to have snap-rolled a 737
> > at 5000 feet AGL?
>
> Where/when did I claim that??
>
>
> >
> >
> >>Turn off the water to your toilets and to the hot water tank (it's a
good idea to shut off
> >
> > the gas to the tank or turn of the electric breaker to it as well).
> >
> > Uh-huh.  Turn off the gas supply in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada when you
> > go away for more than 72 hours.  I wonder if the insurance company
> > considers burst, frozen pipes an indication that the house has been
> > abandoned or if they simply chalk it up to absolute stupidity.
>
>
> You *really* have a problem reading, don't you??  I would suggest a few
> remedial courses at the local high school.  That would probably help you
> study for the State alarm licensing exam as well...
>