Subj : Stormy To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Mon Oct 07 2019 09:37:00 Hi Nancy! NB>>> Ok, then, that is still sweltering for them... And, agreed, I don't NB>>> even like the indoor temps to get into the high 70s, for that NB>>> matter... :) BM>> Over the years we've slowly adjusted the house temperature upwards for BM>> air conditioning, partially as a means to keep the electricity bill BM>> reasonable but we're also not uncomfortable and glaring at that last BM>> degree waiting for it to display the magic number so we can turn on BM>> the air. NB>> No a/c here, so even if it is too hot, all we can do is wait for it to NB>> cool down outside so that we can use that to cool off the house... :) BM> "Here" being at The Pond, right? NB> No, that one was at home.... the Pond has somewhat natural air NB> conditioning, what with the woods to cool off the breeze, and NB> having lots of windows to keep open to get the breezes... but no NB> what we think of as air conditioners there... It can get very hot and very humid and sometimes hot and humid here, so air conditioning is almost a requirement. LIS in other messages there have been numerous times when there is barely a breeze outside. ...And then there are thos etimes when too much! BM> Here (my 'here', in Iowa) not unusual to get into the 90's and BM> occasionally the lower 100's for actual air temperature - heat index BM> not uncommon - so air conditioning of some sort almost a requirement. BM> ...Yesterday did get into the mid-80's but not that warm in the house; BM> put put the fan in the window up here last night and overnight; won't BM> be doing that tonight as supposed to rain/thunder-storm. NB> Here (at home), high 80s in the summer can be fairly usual, but NB> 90s and above are not very much so.... so somehow we manage ok NB> without a/c usually... but many people here still make sure they NB> do have a/c... And some people tolerate warmer temperatures better than others. NB>>> Is it called Burning Bush for flowers in the spring or for red leaves NB>>> in the fall....? Or both....? BM>> Red leaves in the Fall. And it doesn't flower so it's generally a BM>> shrub to give greenery along the fence. And the birds like it because BM>> gives them protection at the nearby bird bath. NB>> If there's no flowers, then there wouldn't be any seeds.... BM> True. And even though the nights are cool (mornings have been in the BM> 50's and 60's this week) I haven't seen any sign of redness in the BM> leaves yet -- is a little too early; Fall just started Monday. NB> Driving down to NC, I found the trees in the PA mountains had NB> turned more than we have here, possibly even more than up at the NB> Pond (although that could have turned a lot more after I left, NB> the week before)... some of the early ones had already turned NB> here, though.... I haven't noticed any Fall colours but it does appear the green leaves in the trees aren't as an intense green. Cooler in the mountains, so probably why. BM>> ...A couple of birds were sort of keeping an eye on me and 'yelling' BM>> at me when I was trimming -- get away so we can take our baths! NB>> Or just wanting you to leave their bush alone... ;) BM> "You're too big to perch on the branches much less the twigs!" NB> What's worse, you were taking away the twigs that they Could NB> perch on... "Hey! That was my reserved seat!" BM>>> ...Also noticed the Sun is lower in the afternoon: when BM>>> started the trimming project I was just getting almost-full shade by BM>>> the time to get ready for Dinner. Lately the latter part of the BM>>> project I'm shaded (by trees). NB>>> It is getting to be that time of year, after all... :) BM>> Yes, just all of a sudden it seems to be really dark out when I get BM>> up. Gradual change suddenly realized. NB>> It does sneak up on one... BM> Little by little! I was fiddling with the configuration file for BM> ansiweather later last week mainly because it was raining and the BM> umbrella character did not show up properly (at least to my eyes); BM> fixed, or at least better. Did also add the sunrise and sunset times; BM> was 7:00 and some seconds; now BM> - Sunset => Tue. Sep. 24 2019 @ 18:56:58 BM> so 'lost' three minutes in less than a week. NB> It does that... Definitely darker earlier! Used to be bright outside when I'd go down for TV Time, now I'm shutting the blinds up here an hour or so after dinner. BM> Also changed the display from one long line to a list format: BM> barry@NZXT:~$ ansiweather BM> Current weather in Bettendorf => 73 øF BM> - Wind => 11.41 mph SSW BM> - Humidity => 56 % BM> - Pressure => 29.91 inHg BM> - Sunrise => Tue. Sep. 24 2019 @ 06:51:17 BM> - Sunset => Tue. Sep. 24 2019 @ 18:56:58 NB> Nice display.... :) Thanks! And just for comparison two weeks later: Current weather in Bettendorf => 46 øF - Wind => 3.36 mph WSW - Humidity => 87 % - Pressure => 30.18 inHg - Sunrise => Mon. Oct. 07 2019 @ 07:04:49 - Sunset => Mon. Oct. 07 2019 @ 18:34:44 NB>>>> ... He aint dead; he's electroencephalographically challenged BM>>> Umm, the shrub's not dead, it has become ready-to-use kindling and BM>>> firewood?! NB>>> There you go... BM>> If we did the fire pit thing might be useful. Pretty sure can't have BM>> an uncontained fire. 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