Subj : Minced Garlic To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Sun Aug 25 2019 09:46:00 Hi Nancy! 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. NB> Finally a nice cool and dry front came in here, with pleasant NB> breezes.... perfect weather... :) We are finally getting the NB> house nice again, with being able to keep the window open 24/7 NB> for a few days... cooling off and drying out... :) From what NB> I've seen of the forecast, next week will still be mostly dry and NB> just a bit warmer, up in the high 70s and low 80s... still pretty NB> perfect.... :) It's 59ø this morning! (August 25th.) Will be seeing the leaves change colour pretty soon! ...And then Indian Summer, which might seem almost hot after this cooler weather. 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. NB> We used to open more windows here at home, but now pretty much NB> it's just the bedroom window... so no real cross-ventilation, NB> although the exhaust fan in the attic does help pull the air NB> in... and, like you, we use various fans to get the air to move NB> where we want it... :) Most of the rooms here have ceiling fans, mostly to keep the air in motion and so feels cooler. Once in a while get a good cross-beeze through the house: had had the door at the base of the stairs to upstairs bang open or close. 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. NB> No, I think he just found greener pastures... I think he went to NB> some luxury car dealership... Possibly, and nothing wrong with that. If he stuck around just in hopes of making a commission from us he'd be broke! 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.] NB> We've seen turnover there, too... probably also behind the scenes NB> as well.... At the store where I worked there was an attached Automotive and between getting my car worked on every so often, having worked with Human Resources, and just working there knew/acquainted with the people. The usual cycling, and some did return. 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. NB> Never checked any online ratings on ours, don't think Richard has NB> either... ;) But just haven't had very good experiences NB> ourselves with them... At a previous dealership, I had a service NB> advisor try to tell me that my head gasket needed replacing... I NB> knew that the radiator did need to be replaced, and the symptoms NB> he was relating I knew could have been just from the radiator... NB> told him no thank you, left, and never did have to replace that NB> head gasket... the mileage on my Shadow was maybe 50,000 at that NB> point... it went to over 200,000 and the gasket was fine to the NB> end.... Good for you for checking! BM> As for my being hospitalized on Easter, never did get my ham dinner! NB> Yeah... that's how it generally works out.... ;0 I don't recal if I even got a dinner that night. Know I didn't have lunch (I was admitted late morning but in the Emergency Room for hours - or at least seemed that way). 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