Subj : Re: Stormy To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Fri Nov 22 2019 17:45:04 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 11-Nov-2019 09:54 <=- Ran out of time last night for the rest of this set.... so here we go... NB>>> And how people react to the weather is also relative.... BM>> "React" as in whining because it's raining or too hot or too cold BM>> or... or physiological reaction like sinusitis based on atmospheric BM>> pressure changes? NB>> I was thinking about both sorts, actually... but particularly the NB>> physiological reactions, including if it's felt as too hot or too NB>> cold... or just right.... But I do have the sinuses fill up whenever NB>> the barometric pressure changes fast and substantially, for instance.. BM> "Storm's comin'!" When too cool I'll usually just throw BM> on a sweater or maybe one of the electric heaters for a bit -- not BM> going to increase the temperature downstairs as would be too warm down BM> there. (Yes, there is a note to check out zoned heating/cooling again BM> -- in the past not quite workable financially.) Sweaters and heaters work well enough, but the zoned heating would be more convenient... :) Here, the upstairs tends to collect the heat from downstairs, so it works out as it is... :) BM>> I'll admit to being disappointed ("lite whine"? ) I couldn't do BM>> something because rained/too hot/too cold, etc., but can't do too much BM>> about what Mother Nature decides and do something else. NB>> When the weather is adverse to what one was planning to do, it's NB>> natural to feel some disappointment... what matters is what one NB>> does after that... ;) BM> Right, and I'm thinking more the reaction after. Raining - can't go BM> on the planned picnic. Sit around and whine all day over it or "awww BM> :(" and find something else to do. Exactly. Maybe have an indoor picnic... or go on a different outing (like to a museum).... or just stay home and work on some clamoring project.... BM>> Last I looked it appears the Burning Bush is there as the leaves are BM>> redder but not RED like they have been in past years. OTOH I BM>> mentioned in previous posts the tree leaves are a relatively BM>> dull/constant brownish-orange, so the Burning Bush also having a BM>> mediocre colour makes sense. (Now if it turned yellow ochre! ) NB>> Guess you'll need to wait until next year to be sure, especially if NB>> the overall fall coloring is better then.... :) Our pricker bushes NB>> usually have bright red leaves in the fall, mixed with some bright NB>> yellow ones... this year I'm only seeing yellow ones pretty much, no NB>> red to speak of... just the red berries we usually see... :) Just NB>> not a good year for color.... BM> No, not a good year for colour. Looking out now the leaves look BM> rather bland-brownish. Some orangish areas, but being overcast with BM> the snow not a whole lot of colour out there. We're seeing things all go to drab, here... BM> Burning Bush here, or whatever it is, will be left. In the Spring BM> will be shaped a bit: there's a 'cow lick' on top which when the BM> portion that died was alive blended in; now there's a big bush with an BM> odd-looking branch sticking out the top. Come spring, it should be easy enough to take care of that.... BM>>> As far as the foliage, looking out from my window mainly a darker BM>>> orange -- no splashes of red nor orange. The green looks like it has BM>>> faded from the other day, so those trees will be turning soon. NB>>> And some years, trees don't turn all that well, due to strange NB>>> variations in the weather.... BM>> Like around here this year. (Should I react by whining per a few BM>> paragraphs above?!) NB>> Nah... no point in it.... can't change the weather by complaining, NB>> so why waste one's energy at it... :) BM> Right. And no, I didn't plan a picnic so don't have to whine BM> about that either! Ah, that's a relief.... BM>>> Yes. And last week I was reading one of the posts here on that. The BM>>> little detail of the Sun being sychronized with the clock made sense BM>>> for going with Standard Time rather than Daylight: the Sun being BM>>> overhead at noon seems more logical; with DST the Sun and the time are BM>>> off an hour. NB>>> That's my major objection to Daylight Stealing time... that it is NB>>> skewed... and that affects more people than they are willing to NB>>> admit... BM>> Right now the only advantage I can see to the preference to staying on BM>> DST (year round) would be it would stay light later into the evening BM>> -- those on 9-5 jobs, in school, etc., would have a little more BM>> daylight after work/school. NB>> Not really.... by the time we get to this part of the year, it's dark NB>> by about 5 anyway... And there's all that really un-useful light in NB>> the summertime.... so that kids have to stay up way past bedtime just NB>> to see fireworks nicely.... BM> I need to pay a bit better attention to detail answer that one. Know BM> it's almost dark when eating dinner now; if I'm up here before dinner BM> almost time to close the blinds, by the time get back up here BM> definitely time to close. So, probably should close them just before you go down to dinner... :) Even though it's almost a case of too little too late, I've been appreciating it being lighter earlier in the morning... :) ttyl neb .... Being born is bad for your health, as it eventually leads to death. --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .