Subj : Re: Posts To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Thu Dec 19 2019 22:09:10 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 08-Dec-2019 10:12 <=- NB>>> Like my tagline of days attacking at once, it seems weeks have ganged NB>>> up on him to attack all at once... Sometimes a small project at a NB>>> time just doesn't seem to be accomplishing anything those times... BM>> Right. Daryl seemed to be overwhelmed by the large project (I have to BM>> clean the room) so I tried suggesting to take it as a bunch of small BM>> projects. A dresser drawer may be too small, up to him. Idea was to BM>> attack the job differently so less overwhelming. NB>> Sometimes that can help, sometimes not... :) I take it you are able to NB>> be in ongoing contact with him, then...? BM> Yes, Daryl has been e-mailing me. Sometimes he's in pretty good BM> spirits, sometimes not, and can change within the e-mail (not too BM> surprising as even through I'm reading as one sitting could be BM> interrupted and so done as several time frames). I'm glad he still has part of his support network... :) As to the change of spirits within an email, it might also be one sitting, just having the overwhelm come over midstream.... BM> Last issue was the person who was supposed to pick up his late mother's BM> clothes possibly could be backing out; good news is he did find an BM> alternative. And for whatever reason the Little Rock Salvation Army BM> doesn't have a truck to pick up donations; local one to me does, not BM> sure about local Goodwill, DAV/Disabled American Veterans does. Hope it all gets worked out nicely for him... The donation trucks might just be busier this time of year, too... Not sure what we have here, haven't needed them.... NB>>>>> If they are boxed, they'd still be not too hard to wrap, though... BM>>>> These were sold without cartons. Have seen (and received) boxed solar BM>>>> lights. NB>>>> So find boxes for them, and make your wrapping easier... or stuff them NB>>>> in a large Christmas-themed shopping bag with lots of tissue paper to NB>>>> cover them... ;) BM>>> Yes, I'll figure out something. Or since it's a requested gift and BM>>> they know what they're getting other than the specific style just put BM>>> something fun/festive/holiday-weird-but-appropriate over the solar BM>>> light head. NB>>> That could work, too... :) BM>> Since then haven't even thought of packaging ideas. NB>> Unless you want to just get them done and set aside, there's not NB>> really a rush yet... ;) BM> No, but getting there: the Family Christmas is this Saturday (December BM> 14th). And now it's already happened... or didn't the weather cooperate after all...? BM>> Autumn is into drawing and I somewhat expect her to continue as her BM>> mother is artistic, so pens, pencils, coloured pens and pencils, BM>> supplies, etc., will probably be easy gifts. I have a holder with a BM>> variety of coloured pens, markers and highlighters -- yes, slightly BM>> colourblind but I still colour code! Autumn uses those when she BM>> brings up her sketch pad. NB>> That's handy, then... :) Even slightly colorblind, you probably NB>> see the colors as being somewhat different from each other.... BM> Yes: glancing at the holder there happens to be a pink marker and a BM> pink highlighter next to each other: close but definitely different cap BM> colours. And as long as the colors are different when used, you'd still be able to distinguish between them, I'd guess... BM>> OK, seems like you've got things checked out and won't need to update. BM>> Here the TracFones piggyback on Verizon and they are dropping -- BM>> whatever the old is. NB>> Just as well that my current cellphone is TracFone with AT&T, then... NB>> the last one was using Verizon.... BM> The only problem might be if you roam into an area only served by BM> Verizon. I'm thinking that's now extremely rare. (Back in my cell BM> phone selling days at the store we originally warned our customers BM> because the Williamsburg IA area was roaming; no big deal other than BM> there is a large shopping center there. For whatever reason the BM> original carrier couldn't get an agreement in that area; has been BM> taken care of since.) It seems that in most areas now the carriers have made agreements to service each other's customers, or allow use of their tower for the other carrier... BM>>> ...The old Menard's (hardware chain store) here had a tiny food/snack BM>>> section and sold large containers of pretzels which were quite good BM>>> -- almost was worthwhile to make a special trip. NB>>> One can find interesting things in odd places... :) BM>> Yes - I do like to wander a bit; one never knows what one will find! BM>> And clearance is fun -- 99% of the time nothing worthwhile but.... NB>> You just never know what you might find when and where... ;) BM> True! And sometimes if a sufficiently low price will buy because do BM> want, just not want enough at the full/sale price, or can be useful as BM> parts. Yup... :) ttyl neb .... Money can't buy friends, but it can get you a better class of enemy. --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .