Subj : snow.. To : Daryl Stout From : Barry Martin Date : Wed Dec 31 2025 08:14:00 Hi Daryl! BM> Right: if don't need to be out in the nasty conditions don't BM> be. In my situation was driving home from college and what BM> started off as rain turned to an icy rain. DS> We had a line of heavy rain and strong winds ahead of a strong DS> arctic cold front this past Sunday...when it was in the mid 70s. DS> The next morning, it was in the upper 20s. There was some DS> lightning in areas northeast of Little Rock...but the worst of DS> the severe weather (tornadoes) was in portions of Illinois and DS> Indiana. Then, behind the system across much of Kansas, Nebraska, DS> Missouri, Iowa (your neck of the woods) Minnesota, Wisconsin, and DS> Michigan...there were huge amounts of snow, blizzard/whiteout DS> conditions, and a myriad of stranded motorists. Yes, what was kind of funny (for me - not the ones involved) is the snow causing the pile-up ~100 miles west of me was barely any snow here. Got the winds (50+ MPH), got the cold temperatures (though air stayed in the teens), just barely above a trace of snow. BM> As for the Lyft/Uber/taxi (etc. ?) drivers, I wouldn't call BM> them in bad conditions either. I'm thinking the medical BM> clinics might be open -- depends on when the bad weather BM> started relative to their opening hours -- if the weather is BM> nasty they should forgive the cancellation fee. DS> If there's winter weather, many times the clincs won't be open, DS> as the staff can't make it in either. Right. Patient should call in to be certain open. ...Just watch for the auto-transfer: if one site doesn't answer their phone call because of whatever reason will transfer to another site. DS> He works one day a year, then spends the rest of the time DS> watching us. :P BM> Tom. Peeping Tom. DS> I saw a meme that noted "I've been watching you all year. Not DS> only have you been naughty, but you're mentally disturbed!!". I DS> emailed a lady friend, telling her "We've been found out!!" . And she invited you over?! BM> I think I have a scar back there. DS> Well, it's not all it's cracked up to be. Several years DS> ago, I had a benign cyst removed off the left butt cheek. It was DS> so deep that I needed home health care for 6 weeks to clean the DS> wound and repack the bandage, gauze, etc. until it healed. My DS> late mother-in-law said "You get to show your butt, and have it DS> rubbed". Yet, the term "benign" means it could've become DS> cancerous. Then the worms 'be-ate-ing' you! ...There's a joke "everything is cancer-causing, even swallowing small amounts of saliva over long periods of time". Not meant to belittle but more it seems no definitive cause and just keep on the look-out. BM> LIS, it's all relative! We'll do early dismissals or close BM> schools when it gets in the upper 90's. Older buildings were BM> built without air conditioning and between Mother Nature's heat BM> and the heat given off by crowded classrooms get a bit toasty. DS> If they don't have the air conditioning in the warm months, and DS> the heater in cold months, it's not conducive to do much of DS> anything. The heating systems are usually pretty robust, as in almost sweat in the older buildings. Air conditioning being added where can -- budgets for the small districts get really stetched. BM> Will the restaurant be serving arm roast, leg of Ian, kidney BM> pie? DS> If you are what you eat, what about the guy who consistently DS> orders "rump roast"?? We don't like him: he's an a**. DS> Along that line, a ham radio group had their monthly luncheon DS> at a restaurant in Kirkwood, Missouri (near St. Louis). One DS> member orders a pizza with everything (including jalapenos)...but DS> he wants it "extra crispy". DS> Normally at some restaurants, if it's a combo meal with a DS> number, the waitress usually just writes the number on the DS> ticket, and the chef knows what sandwich to prepare, and the DS> waitress gets the drink. For example, if the turkey sandwich is DS> #6, and they want extra pickles on it, the ticket to the chef may DS> show "6, Extra Pickles". DS> Back to the pizza, he had to keep sending it back, as it was DS> not done enough to his liking. So the note the waitress wrote DS> to the chef on the ticket, also made it to the receipt: DS> "Burnt To S***"!! That's almost the story of how potato chips were created. BM> And dress up on Marilyn Monroe Mondays?! DS> I saw where French movie star Bridget Bardot passed away. Yes, I read that the other day. I hadn't heard about her in ages, though I'll also admit I don't follow the celebrities. ¯ ® ¯ BarryMartin3@MyMetronet.NET ® ¯ ® .... Dec. 4: Most Boring Celebrities of the Year Day in Maplewood, NJ. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA þ RNET 2.10U: ILink: Techware BBS þ Hollywood, Ca þ www.techware2k.com --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com (454:1/1) .