On April 13, 2017 at 20:55, Fins said...
Let me give more explanation for what I thought these may work for. One scenario, we have a builder that has a weekend house on a lake in TN.
Lemme ask you a question: in addition to being cheap and not wanting to pay for what he needs, is he also a jerk, or is he a friendly enough kinda guy? If so, he should use his friendliness to arrange what he wants.
Because it's a weekend place, he doesn't want to subscribe to internet, he uses a Verizon hotspot. The lake is a flood control lake, which means in the winter they let the water down to prepare for the spring rains.
This means that some county or state official has exact knowledge of the height or depth of the lake. Some friendliness with that guy/these guys might get him a number he can call to ask what's happening lakewise.
So his boat dock has to float, and he has to let it out further when the water goes down. He has asked before for a way to check the lake level without driving 3 hours to see if he needs to let the dock out.
A phone call to the guy who knows. That's the ticket! As a matter of fact, if he develops a respectful relationship with the guy, the guy might just pick up the phone and call if he expects trouble!
Another scenario, my family has a place on the New River. We can't put a permanent structure on it, so it has RV spots. I've tried to figure out how to add a few cameras, mainly to watch for flooding, without having to trench cat6 and power around the yard.
There is no free lunch. If you can't schmooze your way into a person to contact, you might just have to spend money to make it happen.
