Subj : weather was: food option To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Sun Dec 01 2019 11:36:00 Hi Nancy! BM> I think we're having "Indian Spring": today and tomorrow forecast to BM> get into the low 50's, though rain starting this afternoon and into NB> We got that too... a couple of days that actually were in the NB> higher 50s, before it dipped back into the 30s and below.... I NB> was telling people that it was "Indian late-Spring"... The next-few-days forecast is for high temperatures in the high 30's/low 40's. Well, it _is_ the first week of December! BM> tomorrow. (Well it does rain a lot in Spring!) Yard doesn't look too BM> bad as far as leaves are concerned: could use picking up but not a BM> solid layer so won't (shouldn't!) kill the grass. Has been too BM> damp/rainy to clean up. NB> We got the rain the second day, too... And probably the leaves NB> will mostly just mulch the yard for next year... ;) Pretty much! Foggy/overcast currently and supposed to rain later today so the leaves will be too wet to mulch with the lawn mower (mulching blade). Doesn't really need to be done: if dry could see it was done but doens't look anything near neglected. Sunny but cool tomorrow, so maybe, else predicting some snow on Tuesday. Grass isn't going to suffocate. BM>>> Looking out this morning the leaves that did turn orange look to have BM>>> a brownish tinge, though that could be due to it being overcast out, so BM>>> no sun to spotlight. NB>>> As we've been saying, this year just hasn't been as brilliant as NB>>> some years.... BM>> Looking out this afternoon the leaves are even more of a brown-orange BM>> with maybe half fallen. Still lots of leaves to go. NB>> We were just driving down the main avenues around here, and noticing NB>> how many trees still have a lot of their leaves yet... and no real NB>> color there anymore, either... just brown and sere... maybe some dull NB>> orange... BM> I was looking out while typing the previous portion and combined with BM> the overcast skies does look rather 'meh' out there. Neighbour's tree BM> still looks pretty green but definitely thin as lots of his leaves BM> have fallen. Further out patches of brown-orange and can see lots of BM> branches. And a black squirrel sitting on a branch at the junction BM> with the trunk just surveying his world. NB> Yup, the squirrels are still active around here, too... Not seeing any critter activity out there currently; leaves have mostly fallen off though the neihbour's tree still has clumps of cold-weather- green leaves on it ==> not summer-green. BM>>> Hopefully! BTW, did you get the roof to the shed/garage fixed? Else BM>>> you and Richard should get the tarps back in place and secured before BM>>> it gets to cold/windy/snowy/other seasonal nastiness. (But First!) NB>>> The tarps on the garage have been there all summer.... the wind storms NB>>> we got before and on Halloween did take them down some, and he's been NB>>> back up on the roof fastening them down again after each of those... NB>>> maybe the snow we got will help hold things down now... Not sure why NB>>> he didn't try to do the proper fix this year, but it's too late for NB>>> that now... BM>> The Wizard procrastinated like I did with some projects?! Or maybe BM>> the major repair coming up so just make-do for now. Neighbour had a BM>> tarp over a small part of their roof for the longest time; had the BM>> shingles replaced eventually. NB>> He's replaced the back and one side with a metal roof already (a NB>> couple of years ago)... so the job is partly done... the front will NB>> need to have some underlayment work redone now... and that will NB>> definitely have to wait for better weather... dunno what shape the NB>> other side is in.... BM> Ah! Metal roofs are supposed to last forever, or at least until the BM> current and next owner dies! Has been the occasional chat of one BM> here. As a roof probably fine, just I shudder a bit at the idea because BM> of the television antennae in the Storage Area: pretty sure they'd have BM> to be moved, and I don't think they could remain in the Storage Area. BM> Outside wouldn't be too bad except someone has a problem with the BM> looks. NB> Richard wouldn't want one for the house... that one does fine NB> with the shingles... But the garage was a different story.... :) As far as metal shingles I'm thinking part of it is the cost. Looks seems to have been taken care of: ads say they look like regular shingles but would check that out. Back to cost, half-paying attention to the TV commercials they say about the same cost .... OK, Curious Kitty found out a metal roof is about $2,000 more than asphalt, but the picture the summary comparison showed was of a this-is-definately-a- plain-metal-roof. And also remember half-hearing the warranty is as long as _you_ own the roof (my emphasis), so move and no transferrable warranty to the new homeowner. To me would be a selling point. BM>> As well as other colourings. Just before Halloweeen on one of the BM>> local stations the anchors and weatherman were doing the chit-chat BM>> thing on Halloween costumes they had worn in previous years. One BM>> anchor said he had found out it was not a good idea to use Sharpies to BM>> colour in the temporary tattoos he had as part of his costume ==> he BM>> didn't say how long they lasted but days if not a week. (Some BM>> ballpoint pen inks stay for a while.) NB>> Guess he learned.... BM> Seems so! OTOH on-air he always wears a suit jacket so covered up by BM> the long sleeves. NB> Gives him a little leeway to perhaps be less wise with such NB> things... ;) At least he didn't give himself a face tattoo or decoration! ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Why are frogs so happy? They eat whatever bugs them! --- 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) .