Subj : Re: I'm not back yet.. was: To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Wed Dec 18 2019 01:23:50 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 06-Dec-2019 09:45 <=- NB>> The storm we got on Sunday into Monday left us snow that we still NB>> have everywhere... Richard got his car out, but my car still has NB>> snow on the windshield and rear window... the side windows are NB>> clear, at least on the side I can see from inside... ;) Not a NB>> lot of snow, but didn't warm enough to melt it all off.... BM> If no reason to go out sometimes just let Mother Nature remove the BM> snow she put on the car! I did have to scrape the frost off my BM> windshields yesterday before my errands -- if I had been able to wait a BM> half-hour or so would have melted. Yeah... it's always nice when one has the luxury of waiting for the snow/frost to take care of itself... ;) BM>> They'd like that! No visible drainage seen at the Mall where I used BM>> to work; thinking they have some sort of below ground removal system as BM>> the Mall property has a definite slope: walk from one end to the other BM>> and one goes down several sets of short steps/ramps. There was also a BM>> hollow section under the floor in Juniors Department, apparently where BM>> a sump pump was though never heard it. There was also a set of circuit BM>> breakers marked 'Sump Pump' so assuming the location. NB>> Sounds likely then.... and with the slope, drainage might have been NB>> more through the ground, as well... maybe ending up somewhere off the NB>> property entirely.... :) BM> Possibly, though seems like the west parking lot off of the store was BM> the low point - there were some drain grids in it. Possibly the far BM> side drained into or had a usually dry creek - no reason to drive to BM> that side of the parking lot, and from the street side hard to see. So something you didn't see much... or much of... :) With drain grids, sounds like there was some underground drain of some sort.... NB>>> I seem to get at least one current card offer each month... and NB>>> at the moment, truly don't have any need for any of them.... BM>> But it's Christmas!! Your supposed to spend beyond your means!! NB>> Yeah, right.... not me.... BM> Smart move! I thought so... ;) BM>> Right. I'm not sure if the Student Loan Debt thing has an anesthetic BM>> effect: "I'm in debt for $40,000 for school, what's another $400 for a BM>> big TV?" NB>> I suppose it might.... also there's the "but I'm entitled" syndrome... NB>> others can get those things so I should be able to have whatever I NB>> think I want.... BM> A little 'entitlement' on rare occasion is OK but only as a treat and BM> keep it small. (So not really blatent entitlement.) I brown-bagged BM> lunch, mostly because I didn't want to eat a full meal, partially BM> because I didn't want to waste part of my lunch break in line for a BM> meal, and yes, some because it cost too much. Once in a while would BM> splurge and buy lunch as a treat to myself; more a spur of the moment BM> thing. Not really what I was referring to, either... the occasional splurge as part of an overall pattern of sound financial practice isn't the "I'm entitled" syndrome... :) BM> As far as entitlement-I-want-because-they-have, I don't think I've had BM> that, or if it crept in I was able to boot it out. I don't want a BM> huge screen TV, I don't want a 1-billion watt sound system. I'll admit BM> to wanting and getting higher-level computer systems, but because I BM> want faster, not because someone else has. (And then I stick them in BM> plain black cases!) And that is maybe a little closer, but not really what I was talking about either... your purchases are still well within your budget, and your general wants are well within your means... :) I was thinking more of those of very modest means, possibly even struggling to make ends meet because of limited income, that think that they still deserve to this that or the other thing, even though they clearly don't have the money for it... saving to get it is probably out of the question, since by the time the couple of pennies (probably literally) they can squeeze out of the money at hand grew to be closer to enough to pay for such, the item would be hopelessly outdated, and no longer of interest..... for them, the credit card is a very enticing trap.... "But I DESERVE it... why can't I get what everyone else has..." From our discussions, I'd say that neither you nor I are exactly rich, by most standards anyway... but we do have more leeway in allocating funds beyond the bare necessities, and we do tend to be more balanced in making financial decisions whether on a small scale or on a large scale, and a willingness to postpone gratification where wiser... ;) BM>> Also my notes to renew my BM>> Drivers License a few years from now - right now that gets BM>> paperclipped to the Decemeber 2020 page of next year's calendar. NB>> I figure that DMV will send me the renewal in plenty of time, like NB>> they always do... :) BM> Hmm, guess they do! I don't know if the government sents BM> out renewals for passports. IMO double-reminders are better than BM> none! From my experience, no they don't send reminders... you are on your own for that renewal... which is why I'll need to reapply at this point... ;) BM>> Yes, they kept the balloons closer to the ground where protected from BM>> wind gusts by the buildings. Not sure if part of Festival of Trees or BM>> a different event around the same time but a ~10' sphere balloon -- BM>> just round with a logo on it -- escaped. Depending on a variety of BM>> factors like upper lever winds, air temperature and the strength of the BM>> balloon material it could land anywhere between Illinois and New BM>> England/New York. So if you happen to see a big white balloon with red BM>> lettering on it...... NB>> I'll keep my eye out for it... ;) Not that I expect it would fly NB>> this way... more likely to skip us and land in NE... :) BM> OK, thanks! Haven't heard if their balloon has been found yet -- BM> might be partway to England! Could be.... or went too high and deflated over the ocean.... ttyl neb .... 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