Subj : Re: weather was: food option To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Thu Dec 05 2019 21:53:54 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 01-Dec-2019 11:36 <=- 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"... BM> The next-few-days forecast is for high temperatures in the high BM> 30's/low 40's. Well, it _is_ the first week of December! True... :) The last few days we've had near-steady temps in the 30s, both for lows and highs, with some light snow... temps especially lows will be dropping, but then Sunday, we'll be back to about 40, and then next week they're saying mid-to-high 40s with rain.... I'd almost rather the snow... I don't want the ice the rain could produce.... 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 will NB>> mostly just mulch the yard for next year... ;) BM> Pretty much! Foggy/overcast currently and supposed to rain later BM> today so the leaves will be too wet to mulch with the lawn mower BM> (mulching blade). Doesn't really need to be done: if dry could see it BM> was done but doens't look anything near neglected. Sunny but cool BM> tomorrow, so maybe, else predicting some snow on Tuesday. Grass isn't BM> going to suffocate. Exactly... same thing here... :) 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... BM> Not seeing any critter activity out there currently; leaves have BM> mostly fallen off though the neihbour's tree still has clumps of BM> cold-weather- green leaves on it ==> not summer-green. We are getting into winter for real... ;) 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.... :) BM> As far as metal shingles I'm thinking part of it is the cost. He's not even considered metal shingles, what we have on the house are regular asphalt shingles, and no plans for anything different... BM> Looks seems to have been taken care of: ads say they look like regular BM> shingles but would check that out. Back to cost, half-paying BM> attention to the TV commercials they say about the same cost .... OK, BM> Curious Kitty found out a metal roof is about $2,000 more than asphalt, BM> but the picture the summary comparison showed was of a BM> this-is-definately-a-plain-metal-roof. And also remember half-hearing BM> the warranty is as long as _you_ own the roof (my emphasis), so move BM> and no transferrable warranty to the new homeowner. To me would be a BM> selling point. The metal roof for the garage made sense, and is something that he can do himself, bit by bit.... no warranty other than the materials themselves, I'd guess.... :) 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 things.. ;) BM> At least he didn't give himself a face tattoo or decoration! Fortunately he was wise enough there... ttyl neb .... 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