Subj : Do Not Call To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Thu Dec 05 2019 08:02:00 Hi Nancy! BM>>> And they haven't mentioned but there does seem to be a cycle as to BM>>> warm winters and cold ones -- last several years have been warmer; BM>>> last year and so far this one are colder. NB>>> That's true, too... I wouldn't mind, though if it broke out of the NB>>> colder pattern... as long as it didn't get into a rollercoaster NB>>> pattern... BM>> If I had been the journaling type it would have been interesting BM>> (maybe!) to be able to look back to see if there was cyclic pattern BM>> locally/regionally. Suppose could look up on the official weather BM>> sites but that doesn't seem like as much fun. Right now more BM>> remembering where there were two or three or four winters in a row BM>> where it was freezing-cold, needed the boots to go anywhere, etc., and BM>> another series of winters where cold, just needed shoes with good BM>> traction soles. NB>> Memory's probably sufficient for the overall... ;) If you'd been NB>> the journaling type, you'd also have to have been the store them NB>> somewhere convenient type to be able to check now... BM> More stuff to store! But yes, probably would have journalled and BM> graphed -- latter so easier to see a pattern. ...And with weather BM> (and other things) there are more little details than just time: I'd BM> guess the Sun's activity, probably the Moon's location (tides, and so BM> water mass), NB> That's a lot to keep track of... ;) Might as well leave it to NB> the professionals... ;) And they don't get it quite right! OTOH it could be a fun hobby. I wolud assume the folks who put up their own little weather stations and plug them into weather networks like Weather Underground have more of an interest than to see which way the horsie points and how fast those half-balls spin. BM>>> And from what I could tell during my original call the 'phone BM>>> problems' was a real and not handy excuse. NB>>> Yes, it did seem to be valid that time... :) BM>> True. And I do sort of have the habit of inquiring if something is BM>> wrong/doesn't seem right: have had too many experiences where BM>> something is wrong but no one has said anything. Also checks to see BM>> where the problem might be ==> everyone, then the problem isn't on my BM>> side; just me, problem is probably on my side.. NB>> I do the same thing... generally it turns out that the problem is a NB>> general one... and then I commiserate with the operator on the other NB>> end that gets more of the brunt of it.... :) BM> Right. The operator or person answering the phone can't do anything BM> and sometimes may not have been aware of a problem other than "gee the BM> phones are quiet". Always good to remember the other person is a BM> human too! NB> Indeed. BM> (OK, so sometimes there is that computer menu thing,.... Handy BM> sometimes, sometimes not.) NB> I don't mind getting the computer menu (when it is working NB> smoothly) for making bill payments on the phone... as long as I NB> can get a real person if there ends up being any problem.... :) Agree: there are times and places for both. While I prefer to be assisted by a teller at the bank I also like the e-mails (so computer) telling me a deposit or withdrawal was made. BM> Yesterday late afternoon and early evening the weather sirens were BM> going off. ?? Cloudy but still out there, and sort of an oddball BM> weather pattern going on. Ended up some sort of a malfunction with the BM> Davenport and Bettendorf siren. Had sort of figured a false alarm as BM> my cell phone didn't announce an incoming message (like it just chimed! BM> That was a little strange!); looked on the four local stations - no BM> crawl nor break in. 5 o'clock news did have a note on their crawl BM> plus a couple of announcements. NB> Just as well it was a false alarm, you didn't need more bad NB> weather... As it was, we did get that "promised" wintry mix on NB> Sunday... wasn't as bad as it might have been... we had frozen NB> rain (sleet) to begin with instead of freezing rain... so it NB> wasn't as slick as it might have been... evening church got NB> canceled, but more as a precaution than as a really needed to.... NB> it did turn to snow, but we only got another few inches, not a NB> huge dump.... My Mother in southern NH (about 45 miles north of Boston) said she got 18", the bottom layer of which was a little icy. No Meals on Wheels but they had provided an emergency meal prior to the store and she has plenty of her own food. She did mention she forgot to put the flashlight by her bed in case the power went out. NB>> ... "8-BIT MACHINE - a computer selling for four quarters" BM> Hmm: by the time it gets done processing all the data the information BM> will be outdated! NB> You're just trying to process too much at once... poor thing is NB> overwhelmed.... Should I have a heat sink installed for my brain? ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... If you saw a heat wave, would you wave back? --- 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) .