Subj : Re: Entitled... was: I'm not To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Sat Feb 01 2020 20:56:30 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 27-Jan-2020 10:03 <=- NB>> So... I had high hopes of getting some catchup done yesterday... and NB>> then got first a 2 1/2 hour phone call in the middle of answering the NB>> four to Daryl.... then it was time to fix supper, and after supper, NB>> got a string of overlapping calls that lasted for another 1 1/2 NB>> hours... I gave up on doing messages, and just sent up the few I did NB>> have... I normally don't try to do messages on Sundays, but decided NB>> to at least do a few tonight to make up for yesterday.... BM> Those calls would have left me exhausted! I'm not much for talking BM> on the phone anyway. They did me, for sure... I do end up having some long counseling calls at times... enough so that I tend to not initiate calls needlessly... BM> Your 'overlapping' calls I'm almost taking as just about done with BM> one and the next one buzzed through via Call Waiting. Exactly the case... The first was winding down when the second came in, I'd been talking to the second for a while when the third came in, while talking to the third, the fourth came in and I just switched to it temporarily as I knew it would be short... and the fifth came just as I was finishing the third... BM> Hopefully with all those long calls at once it was not due to BM> a family emergency. Thankfully, no... :) Just a confluence of calls... A couple were call-backs, another a somewhat expected.... just that they were longer than thought they'd be, and all came at once... And the earlier call had been again semi-expected, but much longer than expected... NB>>> In the interim, we've had a few inch or less, maybe a trace more NB>>> storms, with warm weather between, so not staying around... At the NB>>> moment, we are in the midst of a bit more aggressive storm... but NB>>> still only likely to be 3-4 inches or so all told... Temps almost got NB>>> into single digits last night... it's warmed into the 30s today.. But NB>>> there's talk of wintry mix over night... that could ice things up... BM>> Might be the remnants of the storm I had. Received about 4«" of snow, BM>> topped with sleet and rain so heavier than normal. Sections were BM>> heavier and didn't seem to always correspond to low spots - in the BM>> driveway nor drifting. NB>> Probably was part of the same system.... :) BM> The good news is you should be getting some relatively boring BM> weather: here the past weekened and most of next week are supposed to BM> be 'flat': low temperatures in the mid- to upper-twenties and highs BM> barely above freezzing. Bad news of sorts is going to stay overcast. BM> Friday they're forecasting a chance of snow: as I recall 20%. We got similar, but the overcast included a lot of very fine snow-mist just about everyday... leaving a small skim of snow daily... We kept having promises of a sunny day, but only got a little of that one day, I forget which now... ;) BM>> This morning woke to -1ø with a wind chill of -19ø. NB>> But we've not been having temps as cold as you, thankfully... :) BM> We've had the -19ø as the air temperature! That's too cold... NB>>> Yup... and best to have budgeted too much time than too little... BM>> Right. I could always find something to do, even if it's just watch BM>> the end of a show before heading off to work. NB>> If the weather is iffy enough, I might use the extra time to give NB>> a cushion in case the driving isn't all that nice, either.... BM> Have done that too; sometimes sitting in the parking lot waiting for BM> someone with an outside key to open up. (I had an inside key.) NB> Yup... and again, better to have guessed wrong that direction... ;) BM> Yes: IMO always better to be early for work/an appointment. Not only BM> allows a buffer time for traffic incidents but one is more relaxed as BM> didn't have to rush the clock, have a bit of time to settle in, quick BM> chat with people rather than flying by and a wave. Plus when late BM> others tend to think it's not your fault as you're always early. :) This past week, we arrived very early for a couple of appointments... combination of leaving a little early, leaving lots of time just in case road conditions were worse than expected, and having taken less time clearing the vehicle than expected.... ;) NB>>> Even he'd not likely visit the likes of us... :) BM>> He doesn't know what he's missing! NB>> Nor does he care, more'n likely... ;) BM> Probably not. ...."Creme de le legume de terre avec puree grapes sur BM> blanche brioche". Think that translates from fractured Quebecois as BM> 'peanut butter and jelly on white bread'. ...Well, guess BM> brioche is more a pastry bread -- egh,why not, was for company! [smile] BM> NB>>> Maybe the visa you've been hearing about would be valid anywhere in NB>>> the EU... that would make it easy enough still, I guess... And would NB>>> make better sense.... BM>> I'm sort of thinking that: would make sense. Will find out when the BM>> time comes - and will triple-check the countries. And if just says BM>> "European Union" will have to remember Switzerland is not a member of BM>> the EU (but is part of the trade agreement). NB>> And by then, Britain probably won't be part of the EU, either.... BM> Probably not: haven't heard too much about Brexit lately. Last I BM> recall still in progress and still quite a bit of popular prefence to BM> not removing themselves. It became official last night... the UK is now no longer part of the EU... still lots of bits to be ironed out, and trade deals to be worked out, etc... ttyl neb .... Things are more like they are now than they ever were before. --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .