Subj : Re: Bird on air conditioner To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Mon Aug 26 2019 17:03:10 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 13-Aug-2019 10:24 <=- This batch of replies written afternoon of Mon 26 Aug, starting at 1:23 pm... BM> Looks like going to be another 'soggy' day here: first is the reading BM> when I got up and the second is now: BM> Current weather in Bettendorf => 70 øF - Wind => 4.7 mph N - Humidity => 88 % - Pressure => 29.82 inHg BM> Current weather in Bettendorf => 72 øF - Wind => 5.82 mph WNW - BM> Humidity => 94 % - Pressure => 29.88 inHg BM> Both are overcast with definitely gray skies but not the 'could rain BM> at any minute' look. That did indeed sound soggy... ;) We're still in that lovely cool, dry and sunny stretch... :) Supposed to get rain again tomorrow and Wed, though... BM> Still have some unpacking to do, but more organization than actual BM> unpacking. Also need a Round TuIt to get started! The more you (had to) pack, the bigger the job to unpack... (G) The upside of packing light is that there's less to unpack... the downside (and sorta benefit) is that most of it HAS to be unpacked immediately as it is needed for normal daily stuff... ;) 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 the NB>> trunk until the snow falls again... :) BM> Same here though one is supposed to store the 'winter stuff' in the BM> basement so as to not add to the weight of the car and therefore cut BM> gas mileage. As little as the cars get used doesn't really make that BM> much of a difference. With your usage probably adds up, but almost BM> insignificantly. I doubt that it adds enough weight to the car to make any real difference... it's only a snow brush and a scraper, after all... The box of oil and the containers of coolant and wiper fluid that I keep in the trunk year-round weigh more than they do... 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 next NB>> crisis... BM> Very true!! The sump pumps (main electric and battery- BM> powered backup) were checked while I was gone -- 'working fine but BM> getting old' (the 'getting old' part verified by dates of purchase BM> documents) so may as well replace this year: may or may not have a BM> price increase if wait until next year. Preventative maintenance BM> makes sense. Would that price be including installation...? If not, and you'd be installing, you might as well keep the current ones going, and just buy their replacements now, for installment when they do quit... ;) 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 have to take over the watering, too... At least NB>> long enough for the soil to pack down a little so it's less obvious... BM> I've never managed to sneak stuff by. Maybe for a short time, but BM> never in the longer term. She who watches is way too sharp-eyed, eh....? 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.... BM> So far working out that way! As in, this year's a wash, the next couple better be better...? ttyl neb .... Would a waffle iron give me smooth waffles? --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .