Subj : Re: Being Full To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Mon Dec 02 2019 00:56:22 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 22-Nov-2019 08:15 <=- NB>> But this week is supposed to be in the high 40s most days, possibly NB>> into the low 50s... maybe something approaching Indian summer-ish, NB>> given how cold it was for a while... :) BM> Yes, we just completed a warm spell -- got into the low 50's and then BM> yesterday after noon the temperature started dropping. 28ø this BM> morning, which isn't that bad, just compared to yesterday morning.... And, as I think I mentioned a day or so ago, we actually got into the high 50s for a couple days before dropping to more seasonal temps... and now, today we've had a wintry mix and highs about freezing... and an advisary that goes to 7 PM tomorrow.... BM>> I go on-line to check the MidAmerican Power Outage Map. Pretty quiet. BM>> Scroll in: yup, dot right about where I live: 3:07 p.m., estimated 26 BM>> people effected. Later did see power trucks. That flash though! Like BM>> a bright camera strobe. Don't recall any flash when 'our' pole BM>> transformer blew its fuse and that's in the backyard, not across the BM>> street and the neighbours' backyards. BM>> (Afterthought) Recalling a light 'boom' which made me think a BM>> lightening strike, but sounded wrong. Also the UPSs didn't chirp, so BM>> the power didn't glitch, which I thought odd. Across the street is on BM>> a different grid but with that bright flash would have expected a power BM>> dip. NB>> Sounds like the neighbors did have their transformer blow, possibly a NB>> bit more spectacularly than yours had done... Fortunate for you that NB>> you weren't affected.... maybe the power company has got things well NB>> enough isolated that it didn't cause even a power dip for your section. BM> Possibly. A few days later the power dipped and heard a 'boom!' a few BM> blocks away. The power company has seemed to done improvements to BM> keep the electricity flowing: much less intereference during lightening BM> than a decade or so ago. One would hope that the newer tech would make things better... :) BM>>> And even be semi-observant of the people around: not the runny nose BM>>> will turn into an episode requiring hospitalization while at the BM>>> grocery store but one never knows when a cardiac issue could occur, or BM>>> even stretching for a can on the top shelf and getting bopped. Neither BM>>> has happened to me but I some time back I did help a petite little ol' BM>>> lady get something from the top shelf and gently warned her to take a BM>>> step back in case I jostled a can and it fell. NB>>> Yup, good to keep an eye out for such things.... :) BM>> Wasn't thinking of this kind of detail at the time but don't know if I BM>> would have been covered by a Good Samaritan Law, just more logical to BM>> have her step back a bit. ...Did ask if she needed another -- BM>> sometimes I've done the "ah heck, get two" thing. NB>> As long as you were there... ;) BM> Yes, plus potentially a good sale on whatever the canned item was, BM> etc. So possibly something that she might want more than one of... BM>>> It's been a little quiet around here lately; didn't get anything more BM>>> done with the extra time! NB>>> I'm slowly getting caught up, both here and in the other areas I NB>>> post in... :) BM>> And I probably gave you a respite one day and a deluge the next: BM>> recall no messages for a couple of days and then double the usual the BM>> next. NB>> When you answer more than just the one set, I just plod through, NB>> and answer one set at a time, anyway.... :) And then end up with NB>> a day or two when I just don't have time for doing any messages... NB>> next thing you know, I'm way behind again.... (Looks like about NB>> 10 days at the moment...) Oh, well... I do what I can... :) BM> Noted "Veteran's Day" up there, next week is Thanksgiving - time BM> flies! ....Air Force does, turkeys don't? -- sort of a play on that BM> sentence. If turkeys flew better they might not end up on the table, you mean...? And now it's the Sunday after Thanksgiving... haven't gained much, I guess... ;) I have had some unexpectedly busy days lately, though... NB>>> ... Flood: A river that's too big for its bridges. BM>> Flashback to the live news shots from the Centennial Bridge on the far BM>> edge of downtown Davenport (IA): barriers to keep the water from the BM>> exit. Reporter was standing in an inch or so of water and could hear BM>> the pumps in the background. NB>> Yup, perfect example.... :) BM> Earlier this week quick news items announcing a meeting of one of the BM> committees dealing with funds for flood recovery -- essentially was if BM> businesses/residents effected by the flood needed money might be BM> eligible for funding. So they still have some funding left.... ttyl neb .... Yes, this IS the end of the message. You may reply now --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .