I'm concentrating on the renovation work and other projects around the house. Things are going well but the work is slow. I'm also not comfortable sharing what I'm working on publicly, so that's why I'm not posting videos about that. I guess I like my privacy a lot more these days. Ligia is planning to record another episode of DVCL sometime soon, so when that comes out, you'll get to hear some updates about our life in the countryside.

Stopped down to a small enough aperture, just about every lens is sharp. You just have to find its sharpest aperture through trial and error. What's nice about the f2.8 lens is that it's sharp enough for me at its widest aperture, which isn't available at all on the f4 lens. I haven't tried the f4 pro lens yet, not sure if I'll get a chance to try it any time soon. My photography has taken a back seat lately due to other work.

Stefanel was older than we thought and we believe he has died. He disappeared one day and never came back. It's likely he went somewhere deep in the forest and laid himself to rest. Bubu, the fat, lazy tabby that he was, never made it to our country home. While we were still living in the city, he came home less and less, and when he did, he smelled quite strongly of "old lady perfume". You know, the cheap kind, sprinkled on quite generously. We think he found some old woman who let him do as he pleased, when he pleased, and probably fed him more than she should, so he moved there. We were concerned about his weight so we'd put him on a bit of a diet. He was so fat he could barely climb over the fence, but gluttony was apparently a strong motivation for him. We miss him but we know the fat bastard is living a good life somewhere, if his obesity didn't take him to the grave. We miss Stefanel quite a bit and still hope he'll appear out of the blue someday, but that's quite unlikely.

Thank you, I will consider your feedback.

I am well, thanks for asking. My family life is great. It's what we've come to call "the world" that's the problem. This version needs to go away. It's beyond broken. It needs to be remade.

@@RaoulPop stopped by a week or two ago when we were driving passed your area. glad to hear you are well.

Here is a new video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZ2Vi4Oqe5Jpidk

Yeah, they don't make things like they used to... I've noticed the low quality of the rechargeable Energizer batteries as well. I also bought some Duracell rechargeable AAs and they went bad rather quickly too.

Thank you for the kind words. Here is a new video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/gZ2Vi4Oqe5Jpidk

I didn’t even know it was out, thanks for letting me know. I’ve been so taken up with life and other projects. I’ll add it to my wishlist, but I can’t promise a specific date for a video.

@@RaoulPop Thank you.

The same situation, 14 years later...

@@RaoulPop Are you in Romania now?

Here's hoping he's going to enjoy collecting watches as well.

Hope you find a good watchmaker to take care of it. Reguilding is certainly possible, I heard of a company that does it for a decent price in Canada, but the case needs to be fully separated from the mechanism and shipped to them, so finding a good, reputable watchmaker is still key.

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I believe that’s parasitic behavior. It uses the mole cricket to hatch its young, who then devour it from the inside. Gross stuff and sadly so characteristic of the world we live in. The human race is plagued by parasites on all its levels.

No. We ended this project in 2021 due to various issues that had nothing to do with the restoration work itself but were making our lives miserable nonetheless. We ended up losing quite a bit of money by withdrawing, but it needed to be done. Other people took over the care of the parochial house and we don’t keep in touch with them, so we don’t know what’s going on there anymore, nor do we want to know.

@@RaoulPop sorry to hear that. I was there 1997 the last time. 😔 After your video, I had big hope, that the house will find its old glory. Good luck anyway, for you and your family and a peaceful, happy future

@@missmorelli1 Thank you!

Fear away. You should see more distribution panels wired by professional electricians here in Eastern Europe. That's when your fear will turn into terror. At least mine will only look this way temporarily and I'm not an electrician.

@RaoulPop The terror thing reminds me of a job I had where I needed to wire something in a hospital. The panels there where wired without color-coding. I don't want to be the one electrician who have to fix that if something happens. Everything was black

I’d put “Joy to the world” on repeat and begin working on it. 😂

Better call Saul.

🤣 Part of the "tag and release" program? What a good little animal you are.

@@RaoulPop ha, yeah maybe :)

I've been busy with work on our house. I'm doing a passive house retrofit so it's intensive, painstaking work, plus new plumbing, new electrics (AC/DC), new roof, excavator work, etc. Like I say on my website, here on this page (raoulpop.com/about/), when I don't publish content, it means I'm really busy. I don't believe in bunkers or the prepper mindset. I believe in having a good, energy efficient house, keeping it clean and well-stocked, and taking care of the nature around the house.

@@RaoulPop Glad you're keeping yourself busy, it's very good for your mental health. I did the same thing between 2021 and 2023, I finished with the energy efficient house, now it's time for its surroundings. Keep up the good work!

I'm not an appraiser and prices vary widely from country to country. I wouldn't know. You'd best contact someone qualified to answer that question in your part of the world.

Thank you too.

Sadly, it's your own stupidity that's showing, particularly these days when chemtrails are all over the news, even in mainstream media.

Why do tin-foil hats always say "it's all over the news"? No, it's not. Stating something untrue with confidence does not make it true. And no sir, questioning a baseless conspiracy is not stupid. Finding residue on a 2k camera after a photography session in nature, thinking it's "visual evidence" a secret group wants to poison us however is. It's pure, baseless conjecture, possibly hardened by personal, anecdotal believes. It's the same with flat earthers... If you want to talk evidence, ask the scientists that are responsible for such wonderful tech as it is present in your camera. They all say it's gobbledeegoo. These things are testable and falsifiable. @@RaoulPop

Still feel the same way after these last few months of heavy-duty geoengineering?

@@RaoulPop You deleted my answers 6 months ago or restricted me from publishing a comment. I won't repeat myself and engage in this tinfoil hat nonsense. Especially not with somebody that does not seem to know the difference between chemtrails and geo engineering.

@@lachsimzwaifel I didn’t delete your comments, but after your latest showing, I’m thinking about it. What a sad little NPC…

After? I used it and loved it. I still have it.

Thanks :-) Made this back when #longform video was still a thing. These days very few people still watch long videos.