Subj : Being Full To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Sat Jan 18 2020 08:13:00 Hi Nancy! NB>>> I don't really sweat it much... flannel dresses for winter, cotton NB>>> dresses for spring and fall, cotton sundresses for summer.... various NB>>> different layers for underneath as needed, whether turtlenecks or NB>>> T-shirts... sufficient choice... ;) BM>> It hasn't been cold enough for me to wear my flannel shirts - yet! NB>> Well, we've had some days in the teens... so definitely cool NB>> enough to be wearing the flannel dresses.... Still only wearing NB>> my sweater-jacket over whatever, though... but zipping it up, not NB>> letting it stay open, when the temps are down into the teens or NB>> low 20s... BM> Might be a 'flannel shirt day' next Wednesday or Thursday: cold front BM> anticipated and the day's high will only be in the single digits! BM> Well it is January! It's been almost too warm lately. NB> Certainly there's been some unseasonably warm days here, too... NB> and now back into seasonal and below... :) Today's highs are NB> only in the teens.... BM>>> That would work! Reminded me of when I was a student; several other BM>>> of us students in the apartment building - friendly acquaintances but BM>>> didn't hang out together. The more upperclassman one was giving a BM>>> small get-together; either something happened to his oven or he decided BM>>> it would be easier to use two ovens. "Can I borrow your stove?" BM>>> "Sure" -- utilities were included in the rent so didn't make any cost BM>>> difference. So I just left my door ajar, he'd knock and pop in every so BM>>> often while I was studying to check on his meal. (He lived two doors BM>>> down.) NB>>> Sounds like that worked out nicely.... did he end up inviting you NB>>> to his party....? BM>> No -- different circles. I don't recall if I got any leftovers. BM>> Didn't matter: he needed help, I was able to help. NB>> That worked out ok, then... as long as you both were ok with it... :) BM> Yup. :) In general not an 'open door policy' amongst us students: we BM> knew each other well enough to be able to ask for help. In this BM> instance just made sense. NB> Good neighbors, not necessarily close friends... :) Pretty much. :) BM>>> Nope! And the terraces weren't built as Dad wanted, and I'm pretty BM>>> sure Dad would have doodled what he wanted. The front bank was BM>>> probably 15' tall; Dad wanted it terraced with shrubs, etc., but the BM>>> terraces to be angled so separated. "OK - I beautify your property!" - BM>>> that was the landscaper's catchprase -- and so became our joke phrase. BM>>> Don't recall if the steps were flat but close to as when looking from BM>>> the street level the terraces blended together and looked like one BM>>> giant wall! NB>>> Hadn't a clue how to actually beautify the property properly.... BM>> More like his vision and Dad's vision weren't the same. I'm thinking BM>> the landscaper came back/dropped by a little later and did say our way BM>> did look much better. The landscaper did do a good job as far as BM>> lining up the walls, just the bracing was wrong (would seem basic) and BM>> miscommunication on the terracing. What he did did make the redo BM>> easier for us. NB>> So it wasn't a complete waste of his work... :) BM> No: the landscaper did do the hard work: removed the grass on the hill BM> and generally prepped the terracing. As far as I remember nothing was BM> planted at the time. NB> And the final result was more beautiful than the "before"... ;) Even the landscaper said it looked much better! ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Why beans have to be soaked overnight? If soak in day tell difference? --- 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) .