- well a smallish era.
Weather watchers will know that the Strickley weather site has been up and down for the past few months. We had problems with the computer that deals with it (got very upset after an unexpected power cut), but got it back on it's feet again. We then had problems with the data from the weather console "flat lining". We fixed that. Then the computer decided that enough was enough and packed up again. But, being a hoarder I had a spare. Not exactly a "hot spare", but more a luke warm spare in the guise of a very old and slow laptop. Eventually we got that setup and provided we didn't burden the laptop with anything too onerous, weather data flowed again. But then there was trouble with the temperature sensor or sender. Three times we got it working (Henry out in the field with a screw driver and me inside resetting the console). And just after it failed for the third time the pressure sensor stopped updating. And to emphasise the point that we were losing too many battles in this war the laptop died. I think it resented being brought out of retirement.
So, enough is enough and Strickley Weather is officially offline.
I think I have removed all links to it from our main site and this Blog, but apologies if you find a broken link.
Never say never, and if we decide to dip our toes in meteorology again we'll let you know.
Thank you to everyone who has visited the site during the past 6 years, but remember there's more to life than weather.
And the Blog continues - so keep reading!
Weather watchers will know that the Strickley weather site has been up and down for the past few months. We had problems with the computer that deals with it (got very upset after an unexpected power cut), but got it back on it's feet again. We then had problems with the data from the weather console "flat lining". We fixed that. Then the computer decided that enough was enough and packed up again. But, being a hoarder I had a spare. Not exactly a "hot spare", but more a luke warm spare in the guise of a very old and slow laptop. Eventually we got that setup and provided we didn't burden the laptop with anything too onerous, weather data flowed again. But then there was trouble with the temperature sensor or sender. Three times we got it working (Henry out in the field with a screw driver and me inside resetting the console). And just after it failed for the third time the pressure sensor stopped updating. And to emphasise the point that we were losing too many battles in this war the laptop died. I think it resented being brought out of retirement.
So, enough is enough and Strickley Weather is officially offline.
I think I have removed all links to it from our main site and this Blog, but apologies if you find a broken link.
Never say never, and if we decide to dip our toes in meteorology again we'll let you know.
Thank you to everyone who has visited the site during the past 6 years, but remember there's more to life than weather.
And the Blog continues - so keep reading!
1 comment:
At least you have some "weather" to relate. Here in Charente-Maritime, France, it's been wall-to-wall sunshine since the beginning of March (only 50mm of rain since 01/03). We are now in "stress" conditions for farmers - no irrigation, no forage available, farmers selling their milking stock for slaughter because they have no feed.
Welcome to global warming?
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