Thunderstorms

Yesterday, a thunderstorm knocked out the power in my neighborhood and it remained out for hours. This seems to happen at least once a year.

You realize how much you depend upon electricity when the power goes out. You can't do anything, at least in your house. So I went shopping and to a movie.

It seems like it has rained more than usual this year. I woke to another thunderstorm this morning.

Why nobody eats Twinkies anymore

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU6kjKc7HC0&t=223s

@john2001plus
7 minutes ago (edited)
Where was this filmed? Utah?

3:43  When I lived in Utah, I visited Park City a few times, and it looked similar to this video.  So I checked Google street view and the second 711 in Park City that I looked at was identical to this video.

https://www.google.com/maps/@40.6554253,-111.5057207,3a,60y,103.15h,90t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1ssn0j7GVCEDzuuTRayzEY8Q!2e0!6shttps:%2F%2Fstreetviewpixels-pa.googleapis.com%2Fv1%2Fthumbnail%3Fcb_client%3Dmaps_sv.tactile%26w%3D900%26h%3D600%26pitch%3D0%26panoid%3Dsn0j7GVCEDzuuTRayzEY8Q%26yaw%3D103.15483822123815!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu&g_ep=EgoyMDI2MDgwNS4xIKXMDSoASAFQAw%3D%3D

Chess.com Message to me

Chess.com: We have detected that one or more of your recent opponents has violated our Fair Play Policy. As compensation for potentially unfair rating losses, we adjusted your following ratings:

Rapid: 1891 + 29 => 1920

This was from a USCF online-rated tournament where I beat a master.  I was slightly suspicious when I lost to a lower-rated player, but I didn't necessarily think my opponent was cheating.

I've expressed the opinion that cheating is rampant in online chess, but Chess.com uses AI to identify cheaters.

This rating may be difficult to maintain. I could be wrong, but I've always felt that Chess.com ratings in the Class A to Expert range are low.  The master I beat was only rated in the 2000s.