This is a follow-up to my Making maps from GIS data with Inkscape post. After playing around with Inkscape for quite a while, and coming up with the dismal results seen in that post, I decided there has to be an easier way. A little Googling turned up this video …

I’ve done a bit of work on my truck since my last update, and also have some new photos. The work done includes:

• Added 4 strobes head to rear of truck, with strobe box in NEMA enclosure in bed.
• Icom F5061 (VHF 50W) mobile radio in console
• Three antenna …

As mentioned in my Custom Truck Console post, since my truck was stolen and now recovered (with all of the emergency equipment stripped out - weird) I’ve got to start from scratch. Since I finished the console, I’ve started work on redoing the lighting. The first grueling step was …

Updated December 26, 2021: This seems rather unbelievable almost thirteen years to the day after I started construction of this console… but I was just cleaning out a box of old paperwork of mine in my parents’ garage, and found the original dimensioned drawing for this project. I’ve updated …

Tropical Storm Hanna is expected to reach the New Jersey area on Saturday, September 6, 2008. The latest predictions as of 20:00 September 4^th call for winds from 30-60 MPH and rainfall possibly in excess of 5 inches, at a rate of 1-1.5 inches per hour (as …