Subj : Bird on air conditioner To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Tue Aug 13 2019 10:24:00 Hi Nancy! BM> FWIW July 2 and 75ø with 83% humidity -- weather guy on the TV was BM> saying if you go outside, take a fistful of air and squeeze it you'll BM> make it rain. Supposed to get into the low 90's with a heat index in BM> the low 100's this afternoon. NB> Don't have the figures, but it sure feels muggy here today... and NB> the forecast for the region is for mid-90s and heat index into NB> the 100s, today and tomorrow... supposed to get better by Sunday, NB> though... :) Looks like going to be another 'soggy' day here: first is the reading when I got up and the second is now: Current weather in Bettendorf => 70 øF - Wind => 4.7 mph N - Humidity => 88 % - Pressure => 29.82 inHg Current weather in Bettendorf => 72 øF - Wind => 5.82 mph WNW - Humidity => 94 % - Pressure => 29.88 inHg Both are overcast with definitely gray skies but not the 'could rain at any minute' look. Still have some unpacking to do, but more organization than actual unpacking. Also need a Round TuIt to get started! NB>>>> The car was fixed, the appointment rescheduled... and I still have a NB>>>> scar on my shin from the ice scraper scraping it..but I wasn't badly NB>>>> hurt, and lived to tell the tale... BM>>> Scars add character! NB>>> And memory... :) BM>> Like when holding an ice scaper or other item in one's hand in a BM>> relaxed position try not to let the item flail too much and rub BM>> against one's body? NB>> No... the scraper got me as part of that accident... I generally NB>> store it beside the gear shifter... The scar reminds me of the NB>> accident... BM> Ah! I store mine in the small box of 'snow stuff' on the floorboard BM> of the back seat. NB> In snow season, I have it handy... afterwards it gets tucked in NB> the trunk until the snow falls again... :) Same here though one is supposed to store the 'winter stuff' in the basement so as to not add to the weight of the car and therefore cut gas mileage. As little as the cars get used doesn't really make that much of a difference. With your usage probably adds up, but almost insignificantly. BM>>> And for some reason that got me thinking: put a small turbine in the BM>>> sump pit: have the water coming in turn the blades, self-powering the BM>>> sump...! NB>>> Rube Goldberg to the rescue again.... :) BM>> I have the feeling that specific project might need a lot of detail BM>> work! NB>> Probably... and probably more detail than likely to be expended NB>> on that in any case..... :) BM> Especially now the sump pump doesn't have any excess water to pool BM> back there! NB> The crisis is over, the plans fade into oblivion....until the NB> next crisis... Very true!! The sump pumps (main electric and battery-powered backup) were checked while I was gone -- 'working fine but getting old' (the 'getting old' part verified by dates of purchase documents) so may as well replace this year: may or may not have a price increase if wait until next year. Preventative maintenance makes sense. BM>>> Put in a few more of the summer plants around the house: BM>>> very top layer is dry and starting to crack but the bottom of the BM>>> almost foot-deep hole is moist. so still a lot of water in the ground. NB>>> Just have to add in more water-retaining soil/mulch into the upper NB>>> layers of soil... Or mulch well once the plants are in.... :) BM>> Well there are a few areas where I've suggested placing or adding BM>> mulch and so far no. Maybe I'm in for a huge landscaping project BM>> next year??!! NB>> Maybe you can just surreptitiously mix some into the soil... call NB>> it soil-enrichment... :) Hopefully next year's spring will be NB>> more conducive to early lawn work... :) BM> Nah: I'd get caught! Sneak-mulched soil would be loosened and seen BM> when watering. NB> Guess you'd just hve to take over the watering, too... At NB> least long enough for the soil to pack down a little so it's less NB> obvious... I've never mamanged to sneak stuff by. Maybe for a short time, but never in the longer term. BM> And yes, hopefully next year will be a more conducive to getting the BM> various projects done. If not, there's always the following year! NB> One hopes, anyway.... So far working out that way! ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Paranoid means never having to feel alone. Just look over your shoulder. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .