Bryan Mayland
TVWBB Hall of Fame
Hi folks, it's-a me, the HeaterMeter guy! First off, I'd like to take a moment to express my utmost gratitude to the community here who has been doing a wonderful job of supporting new HeaterMeter users and helping them to troubleshoot their builds and answering their questions. I am so appreciative of the work you all do to keep the project active and supported, especially recently as I was experiencing a crisis.
I've been a work-from-home person for several years now, so the pandemic hadn't really changed too much about my day to day activity, however I had to step away from doing much HeaterMeter stuff to spend time assisting my parents who are at an age where they are very susceptible to the dangers of the virus. My sister and I had been splitting the responsibility, but she and her husband (who are essential workers) contracted COVID and had to go into quarantine along with their children. Luckily, their condition didn't require hospitalization, and they didn't pass it to my parents thanks to strict sanitation procedures. Unfortunately that left a lot of work on my shoulders and a lot of time spent commuting. I kept the store open during this time as I was also furloughed from my job and the money certainly helped.
All this meant that the community got the short end of the stick when it came to time. I apologize for abandoning the responsibility of helping people out, answering questions, diagnosing problems, and hearing new ideas about what HeaterMeter might possibly do. I now have time again thanks to my sister's family making a full recovery, so you're all stuck with me making silly comments and frowning at the idea of slapping a TFT LCD on a HeaterMeter. Hopefully, things will get more back to normal now as I really enjoy this group of like-minded people who just want to attach wifi to their meat for some reason.
Thanks again to all the community members who stepped up in my absence, now let's debate which buttons are better: 4x buttons or 1x 4-way button!
I've been a work-from-home person for several years now, so the pandemic hadn't really changed too much about my day to day activity, however I had to step away from doing much HeaterMeter stuff to spend time assisting my parents who are at an age where they are very susceptible to the dangers of the virus. My sister and I had been splitting the responsibility, but she and her husband (who are essential workers) contracted COVID and had to go into quarantine along with their children. Luckily, their condition didn't require hospitalization, and they didn't pass it to my parents thanks to strict sanitation procedures. Unfortunately that left a lot of work on my shoulders and a lot of time spent commuting. I kept the store open during this time as I was also furloughed from my job and the money certainly helped.
All this meant that the community got the short end of the stick when it came to time. I apologize for abandoning the responsibility of helping people out, answering questions, diagnosing problems, and hearing new ideas about what HeaterMeter might possibly do. I now have time again thanks to my sister's family making a full recovery, so you're all stuck with me making silly comments and frowning at the idea of slapping a TFT LCD on a HeaterMeter. Hopefully, things will get more back to normal now as I really enjoy this group of like-minded people who just want to attach wifi to their meat for some reason.

Thanks again to all the community members who stepped up in my absence, now let's debate which buttons are better: 4x buttons or 1x 4-way button!