Subj : Posts To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Mon Jan 13 2020 08:11:00 Hi Nancy! 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! NB> I don't make any New Year's Resolutions any more.... that way, I NB> don't have to worry about breaking them... ;) About a week NB> behind now... might make some headway if Life doesn't get too NB> busy on me... ;) I haven't either for the past several years. Goal-setting is a good thing, just seems better to do on a daily basis. 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. NB> Or for decorating... ;) Or as coasters to protect items from scratching tables, etc.! 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. NB> Yup. :) Went to use one the other day to make a reminder sign: Autumn had smooched the tip a bit so no longer pointed but blunted. Good enough for what I needed. She'll eventually learn to not apply as much pressure. 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. NB> Quite probably... :) My sister has issues with phone signal in NB> her house still... has to go outside to use the cell phone... :) If she has a dog wonder is he gets confused? Your sister: "I'm going to go outside to make a call." Dog, perking up at 'outside': wag-wag-wag-wag!! ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Bad Day: The bird singing outside your window is a buzzard. --- 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) .