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caught a bear on our "tree" camera a few weeks ago too. can't seem to figure out how to post a picture. pretty cool to check the pictures on the camera and see a bear. Usually just deer, squirrels, occasional coyote and fox. still waiting for a mountain lion to wander by someday.
Water pressure varies quite a bit in BTV depending on where you live. The higher the elevation, the lower the pressure. However, I would agree with joe. Check the regulator first.
Our water comes from the same place as fire hydrants. CCWD came by one day and checked the water pressure at the hydrant. It was about 60 pounds. A friend "down" the street has about 90 pounds before the regulator. Last time I checked my water pressure (several years ago) after the regulator it was about 45 pounds. Regulators are adjustable but make sure they aren't leaking.
CCWD recommends a pressure reducer as close to the street on/off valve as possible. That is where mine is located. I agree with the others above, check all the valves starting at the street. I'm sure you will find it.
If not, ask one of your neighbors if you can check their water pressure for comparison. If they have the same issue, maybe a call to CCWD is in order.
Carl
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A while back I discovered that the previous owner had turned down the pressure regulator. I turned it up a bit to what felt like "normal". Only guess as to why he did it was to lower the risk of pipes bursting but only guessing.
Our regulator was next to a shutoff valve that we have near the house, not the one at the street.Our hose spigot was underpowered – turned out my son had not opened the valve ALL the way when we sent him under to open them in Spring. Once we opened it up I had hose power again.
With that in mind, are you sure your various water valves are all the way open? Start at the meter, move to house, check under sinks…
does anyone's water pressure seem sub-standard? ours has always been. trying to find a shower head that actually propels the water our has been impossible. if i turn our garden hose on our kitchen sink will almost drip when turned on full.
I just had a cord of Lodge Pole Pine with a small amount of Oak mixed in delivered by Mountain Maintenance in Arnold.
I've never burned this type of wood, but it's hard, dry and barkless. Very clean with no limbs. He said he'll have more Oak in next week. He also has dry Cedar.
Wayne Varn is the contact person at 209-795-1666. I called at 10:00 AM and he delivered at 4:00 PM the same day.
He's also in the Big Trees Directory.
Quote:i have a wilson pre-amp and amp. antenna is on the roof. without it i wouldn't get any service inside. usually it works well.I've got a zBoost YX545 with a YX026-CEL directional outdoor antenna (rotatable). It works sometimes but more often than not, it doesn't. Basically if you usually get one bar on your phone, then an amplifier is likely to help.
fyi, there's an NOAA air quality forecast page here:
http://airquality.weather.gov/sectors/northcalifornia.php#tabs
Scroll over the little squares to see the map for the time and condition you want to see on the map.Here's a map of Calaveras County to help get you oriented on the NOAA map.
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BTV posted a few photos on their FB feed today. A couple give a longer range view where you can see the haze/smoke.
I would like to add that we have very good Verizon cell service . Our place is at the corner of Shoshone and Chumash. We have been receiving cell service since December of 2012. The service is so good that we cancelled the ATT land line (which was out more than half the time, anyway).
Quote:Hoping to come for the weekend.
Would you say it's better to pick another weekend or am I trying to make a decision too soon? These website pics make everything look clear. 
We will probably be dealing with smoke for a while. The website pics are all very short distances. Look out a little further and it's quite hazy looking. In the early morning it looks more like fog but it's all smoke. It's so bad over in Sonora / Columbia they have shut down schools.
i have a wilson pre-amp and amp. antenna is on the roof. without it i wouldn't get any service inside. usually it works well.
