And now what did you do TODAY?

[Voltron]

Glad to see Cora is home! Best wishes for her recovery.

[Sechtdamon]

Today I slept for 14 hours after a week long struggle.

They removed the head of CHP (main opposition party which I'm member) by using court. Can't explain really in English. They set up a new leader who lost 13 elections to Erdogan. Shit went south. They used police to enter the HQ of the party. Started to use more force on protesters who are with elected MPs which is illegal. New leader immediately started to pull some strings to remove the inside opposition. According to unlawful court desicion I'm not a member of CHP any more, but actually I am. Dunno really hard to explain but we're really close to be new Russia. Here are some articles from The Guardian covering the news:

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/21/turkey-court-removes-head-chp-party-ozgur-ozel-erdogan

https://www.theguardian.com/world/turkey

Almost all of the local chapters of CHP is pro Özgür Özel. Including us. So after festival new-old head of CHP is going to start to remove all opposition. We decided to resist. New party might emerge, dunno really.

[Grahame]

Previously:

Maybe we need a ceiling fan, so we may not need to run the A/C so much?

Ok, Costco have a "Fandelier" Maybe that will work. 

OK.

Some time later, after much installation.

How About Now?

No, not like that. Too UFO-y

Do they have anything in white?

"Yes Dear" : aka

More Installation Later

Acceptable.

Blends in to the ceiling more.  remote / App / Hey Google / Google Home automation for Light On/Off Brightness, Fan On/Off/Speed - it is quieter per more CFM. Color Temp as well.

So a Win, Finally.

Now to repeat for the other bedrooms, maybe. 

Edited May 29 by Grahame

[skullguise]

Thanks for posting that Grahame!  I was thinking of putting a fan in my master BR, and was looking loosely into those Fandelier concepts too....  Think I would just do a smaller normal one as well.....I do like the second one a lot!

[Voltron]

@Grahame was the acceptable replacement also from Costco? Brand and model name?

[Grahame]

1 hour ago, Voltron said:

@Grahame was the acceptable replacement also from Costco? Brand and model name?

Not from Costco.

https://www.dreo.com/products/513s-smart-ceiling-fan

https://a.co/d/0dvZat5n

(Any many more YT reviews, whose discount codes may or may not work).

The Costco option started the ceiling fan journey having spotted various neighbors ceiling fans on our nightly walk around the complex.

Luckily the ceiling junction box was fan rated, so no additional work there.

Dreo ticked the Smart remote /App / "Hey Google" integration boxes.

Available in 3, 4 and 5 bladed options at 44 and 52 inch diameters.

Couldn't persuade Joanne of the necessity of RGB in the bedroom.

 

[Grahame]

Did this.

Because: as One / AI (with prompting, might say)

[Voltron]

Foraged some wild asparagus from across the street 

[mikeymad]

wait, is that just your neighbors garden? 

” they are just growing wild honey.”

[jose]

The boys have played four matches in just two days.

The national championship is two weeks away, and they're starting to feel the pressure.

PD: I've finally been able to try out the 70-200 f2.8L lens.

[skullguise]

Up in Maine, found out my next door neighbor went to the ER for a bad nosebleed.  Visited her there, ended up keeping her company for almost 3 hours.  Brought her home, then dog-watched these wonderful pups (2 Samoyeds and a 5-month old Golden - I THINK it's a blend with something else, l but not sure).  At one point, she had 4 full-grown Samoyeds in her ~1100 sq ft condo!!

She saw an ENT last night in Portland Maine and he helped a lot more than the local ER.....will find out today of the final prognosis & plan.