https://estrip.orgen-ushttp://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rssPaul Visco's surebert framework RSS creatorhttps://estrip.org/articles/read/joe/60948/Goodbye_gas_pipes.html(e:Paul) had National Fuel come finally remove the meter. From the tags left on it, it appears to have been installed in the 1950s.

To make future projects like wiring easier and the fact that at no point are we ever returning to gas, I went to cut them out. With the dedicated carbide grit metal blade it wasn't bad.

I don't think it's the original pipe, there an abandoned pipe on the other side of the wall. Regardless they were old. Won't miss you!



]]>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 22:32:51 -0400https://estrip.org/articles/read/joe/60948/Goodbye_gas_pipes.htmlhttps://estrip.org/articles/read/joe/60946/Lovey_at_Niagara_Falls.html(E:Terry)'s aunt has been visiting for the past month.

Today was her last day here so I left work at the end of the day to go up to the Canadian side of the falls with them.

It was crazy busy as expected. If you wanted to park in the falls it was $40 Canadian, so (e:Paul) and I found an annex lot and rode the bus back to meet the group by the falls.

Afterwards we stopped by the Kasbah, an Armenian restaurant outside the main tourist area. For $21 USD they had a buffet that was actually pretty good, including desserts. I had veggie moussaka, chicken soulvaki, hummus, baba, Greek salad, rice pudding, spanikopita, cauliflower, calamari, and even some of Terry's veggie French onion soup.

Bearin' out.

On the way back we tried to pay a visit to the welcome center but it was closed. Outside there was a woman cleaning the sidewalk with a few others. Apparently she was arrested for painting "zell-no" outside the polling place against Jeremy Zellners attempt to crown himself state senator.














]]>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 23:06:41 -0400https://estrip.org/articles/read/joe/60946/Lovey_at_Niagara_Falls.htmlhttps://estrip.org/articles/read/joe/60945/new_desk_setup.html(e:Paul)'s retirement is I took over his work equipment. Now my desk looks like an Apple store. These screens are amazing, definitely not worth the money they cost but I'll gladly enjoy them for now.


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(e:terry) and Tyler serenaded us with Toni Braxton while we got ready and then ate.

We biked back home in the morning and got ready to take (e:terry)'s mom and aunt to the Allentown Art Festival.

It wasn't that crowded since Saturday was so beautiful and it was threatening to rain.

Honestly most of what is being sold doesn't really interest me, but I don't mind doing a lap unlike (e:libertad) who says it's his worst nightmare.

Turns out the rain forecast was right and it torrentially downpoured. We hid in the tunnel behind Rick's for a minute while Franklin Street turned into a babbling brook.

Once home (e:paul) and I napped before (e:terry) and I went to do karaoke at Susanna and Yames's place for her grad school graduation party. The day also ended with Terry singing Toni Braxton.







Some wet dogs.

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