Subj : Eggs! To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Wed Apr 15 2020 10:01:00 Hi Nancy! 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. NB> I have heard that they go well over 100 MPH on the Autobahn... I had heard that also. Rode several times during my visits (my cousin driving) and now wondering if the "100" is us here in the U.S. by the unit we're used to: MPH. 100 KMPH (metric) is 62 MPH whereas 100 MPH is 160 KMPH -- there were sections marked "100" and generally everyone doing the same speed. There were sections without a speed limit posted, generally everyone doing probably somewhere between 65 and 70 (MPH), with the occasional speedster but I'd guess 80. Essentially the same as 'wide open spaces' here except they're speeding above a posted speed. And will also state my experience is limited to Austria and Slovakia; maybe the Germans put the pedal to the metal. 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. NB> Some cars are safer at high speeds than others... ;) Agree! 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!! NB> True.... I do have the back side of my note paper blank still... NB> could expand it... I had started with one column for 10øC NB> up to 35øC, during the summer/fall months... then added the NB> second column to take it down to -4øF for winter... :) Other NB> than windchill, I don't think it got that low this past winter NB> here.... My chart gets extended! We regularly got to -4øF; windchills sometimes 40-below. 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. NB> Plenty of other things to talk about, eh...? ;) Definitely, though the past few phone calls my Aunt has been a bit on the grimpy side so not too much of anything. 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. NB> Hope you find a route out of what's sounding like a vicious NB> circle... ;) Ended up rebooting took care of the problem -- something else occurred that didn't have a direct involvement with the external drive but could sort of tell it was somehow connected. So now a backup to the external drive -- "interesting" the speed difference between USB 3 and an internal drive! Also took an old Backend (was from MythTV), updated that and testing/experimenting copying files over through the network. Nothing all that unusual, just I've not done it before so going slowly. 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. NB> I suppose it could be possible on the squirrels... ;) And NB> actually we have plenty of birds around here now... robins and NB> cardinals and grackles, and more.... Had a bird -- vaguely like a robin but without the breast marking -- who spent yesterday trying to get in to the house. Dining room looks out on the back yard via a picture window; he was repeated trying to get in: flap-flap-bam! ...Flap-bam! One would think he'd get the idea after a few hours! What was sort of funny is in the morning was another bird, similar, possibly pregant. sitting on the railing, and more or less ignoring him. I could just read her thoughts: 'idiot!'. Didn't see her in the afternoon (maybe she left him and went home to mama!). We tried closing the drapes -- didn't help. Finally taped some tin foil strips to the window -- those blow around in the breeze. ...This morning barely any breeze for a while so he did come and sit on the window sill, sort of looking in forlornly: poor guy probably lost his girlfriend, has a headache from trying to come in, and now we're trying to scare him away. Wind picked up and haven't seen him. He just wanted to provide a nice place for his girlfriend to have their babies! 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. NB> And probably the virus was the last straw.... Possibly. Probably. There have also been a couple of other privately- owned restaurants which have closed. Good news is so far most have been struggling through. 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. NB> Possible... I have seen some GrubHub drivers showing up at NB> places with insulated carriers in the past... Which makes sense: even though delivered one expects the food to be reasonably warm. 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. NB> Old habits have their uses... Plus a good use for the recyled paper stack! 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? NB> Possibly it's partly the advertising, and some of the "what the NB> market will bear"... :) True. "Perceived value": "it's brand name therefore it _has_ to be better!" Not always: have had where we like the store brand's taste better. 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. NB> Dad's doesn't have a huge variety, but what they do have serves NB> most specialized needs just because it is basic good food... A lot of times going back to the basics resolves a lot of problems. 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. NB> Used any yet...? ;) I did have a couple for snacks. And then I forgot about 'em until just now! 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! NB> And...........?? ;) That one hasn't had any activity! ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... 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