Subj : Re: Minced Garlic To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Sat Aug 24 2019 19:42:50 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 13-Aug-2019 10:24 <=- NB>>> Last year, we had highs in the 90s in May...! Definitely abnormal... NB>>> thankfully that's not the case this year.... :) At least it did NB>>> finally cool off some last year, before getting into normal highs for NB>>> the summer later.... BM>> Yup: we're going to have a condensed summer this year! Today supposed BM>> to get into the low 90's with heat index in the upper 90's and the BM>> forecast for tomorrow in the upper 80's but that "feels like' in the BM>> low 100's. (bleah!) NB>> Bleah, indeed... muggy's no fun at all... BM> The temperature here yesterday wasn't too bad when I was being shown BM> around after my return but the humidity was really up there: almost BM> could take a bath in the wet air! Every so often a cool breeze would BM> come though - ahhh! Then the hot and humid air would return. Finally a nice cool and dry front came in here, with pleasant breezes.... perfect weather... :) We are finally getting the house nice again, with being able to keep the window open 24/7 for a few days... cooling off and drying out... :) From what I've seen of the forecast, next week will still be mostly dry and just a bit warmer, up in the high 70s and low 80s... still pretty perfect.... :) NB>>> No doubt... :) Currently we were about 86ø this evening NB>>> (probably the high), but it's cooled off some, and I've got the NB>>> window open in the bedroom.... It'll be in the 60s overnight... BM>> Yes, I'd probably would have had the window open too. Or more the BM>> slider with the box fan in front to pull air into the room. NB>> Here at the camp, we just open windows, and don't close down when NB>> it gets warm, just try to keep the cross breeze thru the camp NB>> (unless it's raining and raining in).... BM> This house tends not to have too much cross-ventilation. In the BM> architect's defense some windows we don't open as too much bother for BM> various reasons. I will open the windows up here (north, south) and BM> eventually cools but a breeze is rarely felt. Just use various fans BM> to create air movement. We used to open more windows here at home, but now pretty much it's just the bedroom window... so no real cross-ventilation, although the exhaust fan in the attic does help pull the air in... and, like you, we use various fans to get the air to move where we want it... :) NB>>>> And maybe being out in the yard doing yardwork exposed you to more NB>>>> allergens, too... :) BM>>> Quite probably: there was enough 'green stuff' on the cars for a BM>>> while; not nearly as bad lately - sometimes need to do a swipe or two BM>>> with the windshield wipers to brush the pollen off the windshield. NB>>> Making up for lost time, probably.... BM>> Possibly! Wonder of the trees, etc., "think" hey! it's almost summer! BM>> Better get this stuff out there! NB>> It seems to have been a delayed season all over, from what I hear NB>> on the news... but catching up now... :) BM> I read an article stating July 2019 was the hottest month on record, BM> breaking if not shattering all kinds of temperature records. They BM> blamed a small portion on the carbon footprint but mostly on natural BM> cycling. I heard something of the sort on the radio news, too, but without any speculation as to cause... BM>>> And have the customer return! Yes, I tend to avoid the dealer for BM>>> ordinary repairs because of their price. NB>>> Around here, the dealer might also be less likely to do a good (or NB>>> honest) job as well... Our dealer certainly isn't all that good... BM>> The dealer where we got our cars seems OK as far as the car-selling BM>> aspect. NB>> Sales has been fine at our dealer, too, although the salesman we NB>> had for both our cars is no longer there... BM> Hopefully not let go for giving you two 'sweet deals'! We had two BM> different salespersons for our cars and I don't think either one is BM> still with the dealership: used to get semi-personalized e-mails for BM> trading in; now generic ones. No, I think he just found greener pastures... I think he went to some luxury car dealership... BM> OTOH several of the service department contacts are still there. BM> (The liasons when one brings the car in - they handle the paperwork BM> and hand off to a technician/mechanic.) [You used the word BM> 'advisors' in the upcoming section -- a better description.] We've seen turnover there, too... probably also behind the scenes as well.... BM>> Their service shop is always busy, or at least when we've had BM>> to have them do a repair. What's a little odd is they have had a BM>> 'technicans wanted' sign out for months -- seems like the positions BM>> should have been filled by now, or they don't pay as well as other BM>> sites, or (?) .... NB>> Maybe they just have the sign out to keep new technicians in the NB>> queue... they probably need to have training first, so it might be a NB>> few months to a year before they'd actually be working...? Ours, they NB>> are just sloppy, and the advisors not always all that honest... dunno NB>> if more training would have helped... there's such a dichotomy NB>> between the hype on how they are the best for your car and the actual NB>> experience... BM> I seem to have better advisors than you do, though sometimes have BM> wondered they are telling the absolute truth or bending it to various BM> degrees. I've not had any issues of "brake light fluid" (outright BM> lies) but sometimes wonder if a shortcut had been taken or a little BM> repair magnified (and billed) to a large one. OTOH their on-line BM> customer service ratings are pretty good. Never checked any online ratings on ours, don't think Richard has either... ;) But just haven't had very good experiences ourselves with them... At a previous dealership, I had a service advisor try to tell me that my head gasket needed replacing... I knew that the radiator did need to be replaced, and the symptoms he was relating I knew could have been just from the radiator... told him no thank you, left, and never did have to replace that head gasket... the mileage on my Shadow was maybe 50,000 at that point... it went to over 200,000 and the gasket was fine to the end.... NB>>> We did that once for somebody's birthday... :) For a longer term NB>>> stay, bringing in a favorite food or snack, not available in the NB>>> hospital, can lift the mood, and possibly tempt the appetite when NB>>> needed... :) Sometimes it's downright medicinal.... ;) BM>> Agree! The good news is I nor anyone I know I can think of have had BM>> to spend a holiday or birthday in the hospital. Well, I did fracture BM>> my femur on Easter Sunday. NB>> Not that you would have been in much of a position then to notice NB>> the holiday in the hospital, though... :) A couple of years ago, NB>> Richard finally got out of the hospital on Independence Day... ;) BM> That was nice of the city to put together a parade, fireworks, etc., BM> to celebrate his return home! :) I think that we went home somewhere between the parade and the fireworks... And were mostly focused on just getting prescriptions filled and getting a nice meal before getting settled down at home (to be stuck there for a few weeks, since needed to be "housebound" to get the visiting nurse service to check on his incisions and all)... BM> As for my being hospitalized on Easter, never did get my ham dinner! Yeah... that's how it generally works out.... ;0 ttyl neb .... 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