Subj : Minced Garlic To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Wed Sep 25 2019 08:57:00 Hi Nancy! BM>> ..Summer is back: 71ø when I woke up this morning; high supposed to BM>> be low 90's, heat indices close to 100ø with potential severe storms BM>> starting late this afternoon. NB>> You can keep that sort of weather...!! (or give it away, but not to NB>> me... [g]) Thankfully worst we've had is highs in the mid 80s... :) BM> Well the good news is the feels-like part is cooler: only upper 80's/ BM> lower 90's. NB> And today we have a high of 69ø, just a bit on the cool side... NB> but it's cooling down the house nicely, so when the temps go back NB> to near 80 in the next few days, the house will still be nice... :) 63ø outside at 8 a.m. -- got about a quarter-inch of rain from the overnight thunderstorm; I slept through that but thought I heard some rain hitting the air conditioner in the bedroom window. BM>> As for Halloween here, generally cool and sometimes cold enough one BM>> has to figure out how to get the costumes over the coats. NB>> Or turn the coats into part of the costume... ;) It's also often NB>> wet here... puts a bit of a damper on things... ;) BM> (Pun fest!) ...Autumn hasn't mentioned anything about Halloween - BM> that's a l-o-n-g time away! NB> From her perspective, anyway... And she's likely less NB> influenced by the displays already going up in the stores.... ;) Maybe! She was taken costume shopping last week (seems too early but probably to get a good selection/be able to get what she wants and not put up with an alternative): I'm not recalling the details right now but was the see Costume #1 - oo! I like that! Yes! ...See Costume #2 -- oo! like that better! Think Costume #3 or #4 was a vampire -- oo! liked even better! Last one (only #4 or 5) was Elsa -- Big OOO and definite final selection. ...Nothing wrong with the wavering: she has multiple 'fashion moods'. NB>> And we often help it along with the window fan in that window NB>> blowing the air into the house... :) But mostly, yes, it's the NB>> idea that counts... ;) And fresh air does make a difference... :) BM> Downstairs (the first floor) we've never done window fan; couple of BM> the rooms have a ceiling fan but that doesn't pull air in from outside. BM> Do have a window fan up here. NB> No ceiling fans here, and I don't think we've used window fans NB> downstairs either... just the exhaust fan in the bath... ;) NB> We've been here now for over 40 years... if we did use fans NB> downstairs ever, it could have been in the early days here, so I NB> don't remember any more... I know that at one time, we did open NB> windows downstairs, but that was a while ago, too... :) Also dim recollections of how things were but putting a window fan in most of the downstairs windows would be a nuisance: physically installing and removing, plus rarely an (electrical) outlet close enough. And originally no outlet by the window up here: I installed one for a different usage (which now I can't recall!). BM>> Yes, generally taking care of the obvious problem first is best! BM>> Knock on wood no problems with the cars here lately. NB>> Likewise here... although my clutch is trying to go now... so far NB>> I've been able to baby it along, but just in case, I'm renting a car NB>> for my trip to NC next week... Otherwise, any problems were caused NB>> externally (the deer, the flat tire)... BM> Probably a wise move to rent a car to avoid the possibility of being BM> stranded and inconvenienced. NB> That's what I figured... I pick up the car tonight, and leave NB> tomorrow morning... ;) OK -- so as I type this you've either left or will shortly. Have a good trip and see you when you get back! BM> I know nothing about manual transmissions other than push in and BM> move the lever around. NB> I don't really know much more than that... ;) I've just driven a NB> manual for many years now... :) I don't think I've ever driven a manual - no need to. NB> ... A day without potatoes is like, well, any other day Sounds like the Irish Potato Famine! ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... What's a seven course Irish banquet? A six pack and a boiled potato. --- 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) .