Subj : Re: Eggs! To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Tue Apr 14 2020 18:26:16 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 05-Apr-2020 10:04 <=- BM>> Yes, and I'll admit to ignoring the metric display on my speedometer BM>> because the size is some much smaller plus (and probably the main BM>> reason) I don't need the metric measurement. Now if I drove in Canada BM>> I'd probably be paying attention!! (Why is everyone speeding? I'm BM>> going the speed limit of 60! ==> 60 MPH ~100 KM/hr.) NB>> Actually, that would likely be you speeding.... it says 60 (KMh) on NB>> the sign, but that's only about 40 MPH.... They have the opposite NB>> problem when they drive on this side of the border.... :) Last year, NB>> getting and returning our son from/to the Montreal airport, we had NB>> occasion to drive a good chunk of Canada.... BM> Yes, I was thinking the other way where "OMG! They go 100 on the BM> Autobahn!!" 100 KM/h is approximately 60 MPH. I have heard that they go well over 100 MPH on the Autobahn... BM> ...Though there are some sections without speed limits -- some cars BM> zooming by, my cousin was driving more cautiously at probably 65-75 BM> MPH equivalent -- I felt safe. Some cars are safer at high speeds than others... ;) NB>>> My son, having lived outside the US for quite a bit, tends to think NB>>> in Celsius instead of Fahrenheit temperatures, so when he's around, I NB>>> have a regular chance to do conversions... And now, with using NB>>> the graph.no weather graphs, sometimes in F and sometimes in C, I'm NB>>> getting a little more "bilingual" there as well... I did write out a NB>>> cheat sheet with the conversions from C to F for 40øC down to -20øC, NB>>> which generally would more than cover the range of temps we get NB>>> here.... ;) BM>> -20øC is only four below, which is not an uncommon temperature here. NB>> I did say "generally" and "here"... Were I to live where you NB>> are, I'm sure I would have expanded the cheat sheet further... BM> You might need two pages for Minnesota's winters!! True.... I do have the back side of my note paper blank still... could expand it... I had started with one column for 10øC up to 35øC, during the summer/fall months... then added the second column to take it down to -4øF for winter... :) Other than windchill, I don't think it got that low this past winter here.... BM>> As for the 'bilingualism' yes, something one does when the need arises. BM>> I also created a conversion chart because we needed it so my Aunt BM>> could understand: "32" is hot to her and cold to us! NB>> Indeed... ;) You'd also need to have a clue what the Celsius temps NB>> felt like for when she'd mention them.... ;) "-12" to her sounds NB>> awfully cold unless you know it's really still above "0" to us... :) BM> Right! Any temperatures I write in letters have both units; the BM> handy-dandy temperature conversion chart is - um - handy up here at BM> the computer desk, though usually I do a quick check of weather BM> conditions prior to calling. Weather doesn't come up all that often. Plenty of other things to talk about, eh...? ;) BM> [Peltier Junction] BM>> Possibly! The lockups tend to occur in spurts, which sort of supports BM>> the mechanical connection consideration. The big issue is where. I'm BM>> not totally convinced the problem is in the computer itself as there BM>> are times when touching my coffee mug warmer (to make sure is off) will BM>> momentarily blank the monitor. That might (and probably is) a BM>> shielding issue with the monitor (did see a YouTube presentation of a BM>> guy having the same blanking issues on one of his three monitors when BM>> standing up ==> either static electricity from his pants and chair BM>> fabric or the pneumatic chair mechanism. My mug warmer isn't plugged BM>> in to the UPS the monitor and computer are on but might be the same BM>> electric circuit (there are two up here). ...Still need to upgrade the BM>> CPU cooling - maybe will fix the static problem. NB>> Guess you'll find out when you do... :) BM> And lately the lockups have been rare: slightly more humidity and BM> learning/being cautious to avoid static. The CPU heat sink issue BM> (overheating) starting to occur again -- need to take this guy apart BM> to upgrade the heatsink/fan assembly but want to get a full backup in BM> and the overheating is preventing that. Plan B is copy to an external BM> drive -- for some reason the system isn't seeing the external drive at BM> all; LED on the USB hub says it's there. Will check a few things BM> later, might have to use a different external drive. Hope you find a route out of what's sounding like a vicious circle... ;) BM>>>>> Hmmm: get a bunch of the bigger Peltier devices like I saw at the BM>>>>> surplus electronics site, they come with fans mounted - cut a hole BM>>>>> in the wall up here to mount -- cool the Computer Room??!!! NB>>>>> That could be an interesting experiment... ;) BM>>>> Now if only could run off solar power!! ...During the Master Bedroom BM>>>> construction I did run a cable from the basement to the Storage Area BM>>>> but don't think it'll work: specifically for low voltage runs. Well, BM>>>> the solar charger thing does put out 12v, but I think the current BM>>>> needed by the Computer Room Wall Peltier Cooler is more than the BM>>>> solar charger could supply! NB>>>> An interesting theoretical project... ;) BM>>> Too bad the window has that UV block! NB>>> Another angle to work on, too... BM>> And now that I have the buck/boost device! NB>> As long as it's compatible.... ;) BM> I wonder how much heat the buck-boost device gives off while I'm BM> trying to regulate the Peltier devices I'd be trying to use to cool!! True... it might defeat the purpose a bit... NB>>>> "Aged" is better with cheeses, wines and single malts... ;) NB>>>> Candy, not so much.... ;) BM>>> Hey: why are all these chocolates white?! NB>>> They're all in bloom.... BM>> Spring has sprung, BM>> The grass has riz.... NB>> I wonder where the birdies is..... ;) BM> We did see a couple of robins the other day! And there must have been BM> a new batch of squirrels recently as I've seen much smaller squirrels BM> playing in the trees and Autumn said she saw a tiny one at her home. I suppose it could be possible on the squirrels... ;) And actually we have plenty of birds around here now... robins and cardinals and grackles, and more.... NB>> Our restaurants are also allowed to do takeout and delivery.... and NB>> we noticed that some are still doing one and/or the other, while NB>> others are totally shut down for now.... Only place so far we've done NB>> takeout was our favorite Taste of Japan... they've always had some NB>> takeout, and they've stayed open to do that... they don't do delivery, NB>> though... we have a bit of interest in helping them ride this out.... :) BM> Yes: helping out Taste of Japan would make sense to do! On this side BM> didn't eat out all that often anyway so nothing to really get invested BM> in. The Village Inn down the hill from here closed -- not due to lack BM> of business with the coronavirus but just lack of business in general. BM> The construction of the new I-74 Bridge really hurt them. And probably the virus was the last straw.... BM>> ...Thinking of a Cracker Barrel (restaurant) ad I saw this morning on BM>> the news for their carry-out and delivery options: nice shot of BM>> steaming hot pancakes, scoop of melting butter, pour of maple syrup -- BM>> umm, by the time that gets delivered here the pancakes are going to be BM>> cold and zapping in the microwave makes 'em chewey. OTOH the fried BM>> chicken part of the ad looked good! NB>> Ads always overstate the reality.... Maybe if they have keep-warm NB>> ovens in the delivery vehicles it would only be luke-warm...... BM> Yum! Cold chicken is generally pretty good but not the mashed potatoes BM> nor gravy! As for how keeping warm, no idea. Thinking they could do BM> an insulated carrier like for pizza delivery. Possible some sort of BM> warmer in the delivery vehicle. Around here (and doubt if unique) BM> there are a few companies which deliver food for various restaurants, BM> generally smaller ones which couldn't afford to do delivery on their BM> own. Those vehicles might have warmers. Possible... I have seen some GrubHub drivers showing up at places with insulated carriers in the past... BM>> Yes, I will probably gather from the ad what cheese options are being BM>> offered and go from there. Might even learn how to put the list/chart BM>> into the phone so I don't carry around a price of paper! NB>> As long as yours is a smartphone, you'd just access their website NB>> with your phone and set it all up there in your phone from there... BM> Hy-Vee's digital ad does have a method to 'add to list'. I have tried BM> it a couple times in the past: didn't like it, but then I was also BM> still going old school and printing. Haven't tried all-electronic yet. BM> Will wait until the remodel is done: right now for me easier to look BM> at the piece of paper to remind me of what I overlooked wandering BM> through their new layout. Old habits have their uses... NB>> Pretty much... although, we did find that Dad's is generally among the NB>> least expensive, but always has been more than acceptable (and healthy NB>> and not cheaply made).... From a limited experience, the expensive NB>> stuff isn't really worth the hype it's given... I keep hearing of NB>> people that go back to the reliable old mainstays... BM> Generally middle-of-the-road is best. Cheap is, well, cheap for some BM> reason. Same for expensive; is it just costing more because of BM> packaged in individual servings in easy-to-open packaging? Possibly it's partly the advertising, and some of the "what the market will bear"... :) BM>> (Excepting special diet requirements in that generalized statement.) NB>> And we found that generally Dad's had a variety that would fulfil NB>> just about any special diet requirement our cats have had.... :) BM> I've been out of the pet food need for years but yes, it seemed there BM> was a huge variety that would serve just about any requirement. Dad's doesn't have a huge variety, but what they do have serves most specialized needs just because it is basic good food... BM>> (Reminds me: I have some fruit chews to snack on because Autumn BM>> didn't like.) NB>> At least that's people food... BM> That reminds me: there's still some in the cabinet in the Kitchen. Used any yet...? ;) BM>> There are four packets of Ramen noodles in the pantry storage cabinet BM>> in the basement because I bought them as a joke before I left for BM>> Vienna last year. (So you won't starve [even though you do most of the BM>> cooking].) Maybe I should bring one up and have for lunch -- have BM>> leftovers for today's lunch.... NB>> One way to try them out, anyway.... ;) BM> That reminds me! And...........?? ;) ttyl neb .... I need to start procrastinating, sometime soon. --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .