Subj : weather was: food option To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Thu Feb 06 2020 08:19:00 Hi Nancy! BM>>> there's bare ground near the rear bumper. Will go out later to move BM>>> the white stuff around, plus around noon the temperature is supposed to BM>>> start dropping to 0ø, Then the winds kick in; yesterday they indicated BM>>> around 40 MPH, today 30. NB>>> Sounds a lot like what we got last weekend, too... And we're being NB>>> promised some sort of storm this coming one, too. starting Saturday.. NB> :) BM>> Which probably are my Wednesday-Thursday-Friday systems. NB>> Probably was.... :) BM> So now you can be ready for that "weather event" we're having Tuesday BM> (probably to you by Friday). Maybe I won't write about it so it will BM> be a surprise for you too! NB> We do have some rather nasty sounding weather on the way starting NB> tomorrow, or maybe tonight.... I'm rather glad I've nothing NB> planned that needs going out for for the next couple days... the NB> grocery shopping can wait a day if need be... :) We had a quarter- to half-inch overnight. Will go out later to brush off the cars and probably scrape the driveway and sidewalks as out there anyway. This morning's forecast also indicated some snow for Friday night; I didn't follow orders to stay tuned so don't know. NB>>>> (Like me and Wizard-speak...? ) But yes, that's essentially how I NB>>>> remember it being explained before, that MS-DOS couldn't see or use NB>>>> it... BM>>> Yes, you and Wizard-speak! :) And sometimes the "motherly 'because'" BM>>> is sufficient: one can look at the "how is it formatted?" part, see BM>>> "Y", know it should be "X" and know that's the problem. Don't really BM>>> have to know more other than "because". NB>>> Back to Wizard-speak... I don't need to really know anything other NB>>> than that the Wizard does know what he's talking about and doing... ;) BM>> At least you are taking an interest to learn some of the vocabulary BM>> and definitions. NB>> Or at least absorbing some of it.... BM> Which is good. At least you have a Black Box idea of what the Wizard BM> is talking about. NB> That's probably an accurate way to describe it... ;) Probably like the rescan stuff I was rambling about inthe previous message. You probably got out of it "first one went well, after it was delayed because of weather issues; an experiment for the second scan didn't go as planned, screwed up things a little, he fixed it, now can watch reruns." (Darn: just thought of a better subtle joke: watch some old black-and- white programme. Resolution probably around 220; now broadcast TV is 720 and 1080. ...Too subtle, too technical!) BM>> True. I don't know if it's something I learned from Dad or experience BM>> (or both) but I'm a little obsessed with clearing the glass on the BM>> car. Mainly want to see, so that takes care of most of it, but then BM>> there's a little point at the front of the side windows which if isn't BM>> cleared blocks the view of the side mirrors. NB>> Probably some of both... I may not always clear all the snow off the NB>> top of the car, but I do clear all the "lights"... lights, windows, NB>> mirrors.... BM> I do clear the glass and mirrors (understand the 'lights' term, just BM> not something I use) because I want to see. Do try to remove the snow BM> from the rest of the car (so painted surfaces) but sometimes can't BM> because stuck on. Don't want to have a slab of snow-ice fly off the BM> car but if I can't get it off..... NB> If the pile on the hood/trunk is too high, so I can't see over NB> it, it definitely gets at least somewhat cleared off.... And if NB> it's not too cold, and I have enough time, I might be more NB> thorough... My problem when I cheated and didn't clear the hood was the wind from Mother Nature plus the car moving eventually started blowing that snow on to my windshield. The windshield was warm and the some of the snow melted on contact, so now a wet blurry windshield. Run the wipers and the water on the windshield temporarily turned to ice. BM>>> To me a nice-looking house (and roof) with a blah yard is better than BM>>> the other way around. Though it's the people inside that count the BM>>> most! NB>>> Indeed. :) BM>> So I suppose now I need to visit the people in the 'pumpkin house' to BM>> see what they're like! NB>> Now that's a good thought.... ;) You could also find yourself NB>> becoming accustomed to the strange color, over time.... ;) Or NB>> someone else might paint their house an even stranger color, putting NB>> this one into a sort of perspective... BM> Hmm: 'light lavender' comes to mind! Could be one of those sneaky BM> colours which appears bluish in bright sunlight but dawn or dusk or BM> overcast days shows the real colour. ...Don't think we'll try with BM> this house! NB> Light lavender might not be all that bad, especially with a trim NB> color and an accent color that give it some definition... :) I NB> was thinking more of a Bright Purple... ;) to the Bright Purple! That would be a nice colour, just not on a house. Or at least in my opinion. And Bright Purple might look fine in some places -- no, not amusement parks! I'm thinking some European communities have some bright and colourful houses/buildings that fit over there but would get the owner a mental status check over here. ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Mother eagle: "Jr said his first words: E Pluribus Unum!" --- 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) .