Subj : Re: I'm not back yet.. was: To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Fri Nov 22 2019 02:44:36 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 11-Nov-2019 09:54 <=- NB>>> I'm a little less than a week behind at the moment... ;) And we're NB>>> possibly getting our first snow of the year later this week... BM>> And if one is smart get the shovels, ice chipper and salt out. Might BM>> be a good idea to get the snow equipment for the car ready too. And BM>> last Sunday while it was warm checked the air pressure in the car tires BM>> and filled. NB>> That was wise... ;) Looks like we'll be getting some up and down NB>> weather for a while.... after the winter storm, things are supposed NB>> to warm up, so the snow probably won't stay.... we shall see.... the NB>> weather forecast keeps changing... :) BM> LIS in the previous message, snowing currently, plus colder. Supposed BM> to be another snow storm later this week. Will be using the snow BM> stuff later this morning -- neither one of us has to go any place so BM> will just wait until the snow has stopped before cleaning off the cars BM> and shovelling. As it turned out, with our snow, I didn't go anywhere on Tuesday... Richard got the driveway pretty much dug out,cleared off his car, and took off for what would have been his Monday errands... and we both went out in his car the next day (Wednesday)... Thursday, I had a lunch date, so he dug out my car that morning before he took off... No snow since, so the cars have stayed cleared off... But until the last couple days, it stayed pretty cold.... highs only in the 20s for most of last week... NB>> There still are some birds around... some stay the winter anyway... NB>> not sure about the geese if they are in mid-migration, or come down NB>> from Canada to stay the winter here... ;) BM> The geese do stop in the area here. Remember seeing two or three on BM> the roof; don't recall them on the ground. At the store for years had BM> a nest in the shrubs not too far from one of the entrances (!). A BM> couple of years the nest was a little too close ot the entrance so we BM> blocked that side off ==> customers could still get in and out on that BM> side. The vestibule was sort of a flattended diamond with doors at 5 BM> o'clock and 7 o'clock. We closed off the 7 o'clock portion. That worked... We generally do have geese around the farms and shopping areas during the year.... and then in the fall, I think our usual geese fly south, and are replaced by ones from further north that think our latitude nice enough to stay.... In the fall, one can see large flocks of them in farmers' fields.... BM>> And the degree of formality depends on the source/reason. Thinking BM>> along the lines of a credit card offer would want to be relatively BM>> upbeat to give the impression they are the fun company to do business BM>> with. ...Then there could be the other end when the credited money BM>> is past due and things aren't so fun. NB>> Most credit card offers I've been sent have been quite formal, though NB>> friendly... Haven't had experience with the latter (and hope never NB>> to have to!).... :) BM> I'll admit to not reading them: don't need another credit card --> BM> shred. Free/low interest advances from the credit cards we already BM> have get kept so if we need some money we can consider the offer. I glance at them before relegating them to the shred pile... advances from the current ones likewise get relegated, a free interest rate balance transfer might be kept in case of need, but currently, with one of those already in effect, and no other cards carrying a balance, likely to send those to shredding as well... ;) BM> As for the pay-up-or-else, haven't had to deal with those either, and BM> don't want to. Nope... and one won't have to, so long as one keeps current with the payments.... :) BM>>> Brief news-filler recently: Casual Fridays has expanded and sometimes BM>>> take over the entire week. Beginning of the segment implied not a BM>>> good idea to go too casual but then did the 'bigger picture' and in BM>>> some businesses it doesn't matter, such as software development. NB>>> Exactly.... it really mostly depends on the specific workplace... NB>>> and how much exposure to (and expectations from) the public one NB>>> would be dealing with.... :) BM>> The store where I worked originally did the Casual Friday as a reward: BM>> sales, customer reviews and other metrics all up and we'd get to wear BM>> jeans, etc. Went fine until some people took the casual too far: tee BM>> shirt vs. polo shirt for example. NB>> Of course, in some settings, even the tee shirt wouldn't be NB>> considered too casual... :) BM> True. The 'Dock Dudes' at the store would be an example. They did BM> have to wear something a hare dressier than a tee shirt, but nowhere BM> near the dress code for the salesfloor. Back when ties were mandatory BM> for the men those could have been dangerous for the Dock Dudes! Absolutely.... :) And a dress shirt would be ruined in no time flat, as well... :) BM>> Yes, it would seem logical to have an address or some sort of BM>> additional method of contact in a Genealogy conference where one BM>> expects to share family information. I've stumbled on old information BM>> while Googling and wished there was a way to contact the person to BM>> possibly get an update, or in the instance of one I'm thinking of BM>> currently to give information. NB>> That would be a place where having had other contact info would have NB>> been helpful, too... Of course, even that might be outdated... :) NB>> Though, I've had the same email address for decades now, and have NB>> had the same snail address for over 40 years.... ;) BM> Yes, I don't move around much so my physical address is pretty much a BM> constant. The Q.com address at the signature I've had for a long BM> time. Not sure how typical we are or aren't, though... ;) NB>>>> Yup... And one develops one's own ways of dealing... BM>>> Including calling back when one gets home and discovers got double- BM>>> booked! ...I don't know if I could do without a paper calendar for BM>>> reminders: use a month-at-a-glance here and to me handy to see a blob BM>>> on a date to remind me of something in the future. ...Can do the same BM>>> with the electronic calendar, would just have to get used to it. NB>>> And need to make sure everything gets entered into the electronic NB>>> one, along with the paper ones.... ;) I still find it easier to have NB>>> the pocket calendar with me when I'm out, along with the phone, and NB>>> just use the former for entering in new appointments.... BM>> Yes; it seems the busier a person is the easier it is to have a paper BM>> calendar, though that seems to work only for one or two person BM>> operations. Start getting in to small businesses and the electronic BM>> calendar is more convenient as multiple people need access to the one BM>> schedule. NB>> Which is somewhat a different situation than we've been> discussing... NB>> Here, to keep things simpler, Richard's designated me the keeper of NB>> the schedules, so everything goes into my pocket calendar, and then NB>> onto the one on the fridge (by the downstairs phone extension).. And NB>> I'm the one to make sure that we don't have scheduling conflicts... :) BM> Right, nuances as to how the calendering is done. (Yes, I just made BM> up a word!) Here we have a 'common calendar' on the refrigerator where BM> we (both) post appointments, etc. (Yup, turned a noun into a verb) There's a small amount of Richard putting things onto the fridge calendar (like a church team meeting), but he also makes sure that I know about it, so that other things don't get scheduled on it... The master calendar is actually my pocket one... BM>> My Mother continued the AAA coverage Dad had; not used all that often BM>> but very handy when needed. I used to have coverage by AAA, also BM>> didn't use it all that often (which was another reason why I was BM>> annoyed with them during that period when I had a series of issues with BM>> my car at the time and they threatened to cancel). My current car BM>> insurance offers similar rescue coverage so cancelled the AAA as BM>> duplication. NB>> I get most of my money back just from the maps and triptiks... and NB>> if we'd put the kid on the membership a little sooner, it would have NB>> saved LOTS of money when his Jeep went into the drink (drainage NB>> pond)... ;) Dunno how much rescue coverage I have with my car NB>> insurance, but they did pay for most of the rental when I had my car NB>> in the collision shop.... BM> Yes, hindsight being 20/20. ...A friend called for his car to be BM> towed from his house to the repair shop; found out he wasn't covered BM> for towing but they could add that to his policy and if he waited a BM> couple of days they could tow him for free. Work schedules were such BM> this few day delay wasn't going to cause a problem so was done that BM> way. Probably would not have been a good thing to leave your son's Jeep BM> in the water that long! Nope... it was pulled out just in time to keep it from having had a lot more damage to things... BM>>> Yes! If had to go to Vienna due to an emergency would make sense to BM>>> meet my Mother in Boston. Flight route doesn't make that work out so BM>>> back to Moline to Detroit to Manchester to Boston to Zurich to Vienna. BM>>> Could be done all in one day, though I think I'd definitely be BM>>> sleep-deprived! NB>>> Unless you are one that can sleep on the plane.... ;) BM>> I do doze off: multiple short naps. My Mother claims she doesn't BM>> sleep at all though I know she does. NB>> Maybe she's just resting her eyes....? Or is there snoring NB>> accompanying.... ;) BM> AFAICT she's sleeping and not just sitting with her eyes closed as she BM> tends to fidget: blanket has a crease, straighten that out. ...That BM> moved the strap on her purse, so fix that, ...Now something else BM> doesn't look right. But if asleep, that's not happening... :) BM>>>> ... What happens when fall in love w/ elevator operator? He lets you BM>>>> down. NB>>>> He could also bring you up, though... ;) BM>>> That was at the beginning of things. NB>>> I suppose.... ;) BM>> And with a long-term relationship multiple ups and downs?! NB>> But of course... :) BM> At least not all one-way like with an escalator operator. There is that... :) NB>> ... "At last I'm organized." he sighed and died BM> I don't know why but that one's funny! Not ROTFL funny; more BM> humourous funny. Rings a bit close to the truth.... :) ttyl neb .... With friends like these, who needs a green inflatable hippopotamus? --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .