Subj : Re: Posts To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Mon Jan 13 2020 02:08:10 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 05-Jan-2020 09:44 <=- BM>> Whoa! Must have been some party Friday: only one message uploaded BM>> Saturday! NB>> And, as I recall, was actually written the day before... It was less NB>> that the party was intensive as that it did take up pretty much the NB>> whole day and evening, and then we had extra things to take care of NB>> on Saturday, so no more messages were ready by the time I did that NB>> bbs run... I'm getting better on the backlog at the moment... we'll NB>> see how that continues... BM> As long as you didn't make it a New Year Resolution you'll be fine! I don't make any New Year's Resolutions any more.... that way, I don't have to worry about breaking them... ;) About a week behind now... might make some headway if Life doesn't get too busy on me... ;) BM>>> Oh, as for the wrapping of the solar lights, took some paper towel BM>>> tubes and inserted them over the stake portion. Loosely wrapped gift BM>>> wrap over the top (lighted) portion and twisted and so sort of looked BM>>> like the fancy wrapped Christmas candies. NB>>> That worked... :) BM>> It did. I'l just have to hold my decorated-paper-plates-as-a-covering BM>> for some other time. NB>> I'm sure you'll find an appropriate place to use that idea... :) BM> Eventually. Paper plates is probably better for something skinnier. Or for decorating... ;) BM>>> and so got the markers thinking they'd work as highlighters. Well, BM>>> they do highlight on the page but tend to obliterate the text! Was BM>>> thinking of giving them to Autumn but won't: keep them up here and BM>>> when Autumn wants to come up and visit/change of scenery she has the BM>>> coloured markers, highlighters and pens to draw with. NB>>> I'd seen that little detail before... yes, markers will act as NB>>> highlighters, but you do need to use thin line, and only underline NB>>> carefully, not cover the entire text... BM>> And tend to be not that cautious. I can draw fine lines, under text, BM>> but then I get in a bit of a hurry as the reading is more important BM>> than the highlighting. Plus some of the markers bleed through the BM>> paper so underlining or marking through the wrong text. Better to just BM>> do it with the right device. NB>> True... Makes things much simpler to just use highlighters to NB>> highlight, as that's what they're designed to do... :) BM> Right, which is probably why I didn't use the markers for much more BM> than a star in the margin or title/'tag' at the top. LIS Autumn likes BM> them so fine with me. Yup. :) BM>> Some time ago I looked at the coverage map for this area and there are BM>> some places in or around smaller towns where it appears I'd be BM>> roaming. Oddly quite a few were along small creeks/brooks. That didn't BM>> make sense as transmission is usually in a circle, so would have BM>> appeared as dots. Maybe the slightly lower terrain along the water? BM>> Don't expect to chat while fishing? NB>> I'd guess those would be places where the signal wouldn't be strong NB>> enough to be usable... maybe because of being slightly lower, maybe NB>> some other reasons.... BM> I'm thinking local topography: radio signal wouldn't travel through a BM> boulder, the waterway is recessed and the radio signals travel over. BM> Essentially the same as what you suggested, and the same reasons as BM> why used to (maybe still currently) one needed to talk outside or could BM> connect on one sode of the house but not the other. Quite probably... :) My sister has issues with phone signal in her house still... has to go outside to use the cell phone... :) ttyl neb .... When you stretch the truth, beware of the snap back. --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .