Subj : Re: newspaper  was: moving or
To   : Barry Martin
From : Nancy Backus
Date : Fri May 15 2020 00:17:28

-=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 08-May-2020 09:32 <=-

(Lots snipped, having threaded out...)

 BM>> I'm getting easier to understand! :)   ...Another issue my Mother has,
 BM>> which is very common, is because she needs to read instructions and/or
 BM>> find the button on the remote the menu times out ==> turns
 BM>> off/disappears automatically.  "But I pressed <button>!" Yeah, but the
 BM>> menu's no longer on."  I'll even admit to having that happen to me --
 BM>> where's that button they want?
 NB>> Yeah... that's very frustrating....
 BM> They need "Beginner's Mode": the menu stays up twice as long as
 BM> default. Of course there is that one little problem of having the menu
 BM> stay up long enough for the beginner to get the timer into Beginner's
 BM> Mode! 

I think that Beginner Mode should be the default... one can always move
into Regular or Expert Mode later... Just like some bbs softwares that
offer an expert mode where the menu doesn't show all the different
"spells", for when one gets so used to it they don't need the reminders
anymore...  I think I switched to expert mode just a couple of times
over the decades, and quickly switched back to normal.. it just was
actually a lot easier not to have to remember it all... :)

 NB>>>>> Probably re-aimed... maybe the wind had swung it out of position, or
 NB>>>>> something... ;)
 BM>>>> Or one of those migrating birds stopped for a rest, landed on the base
 BM>>>> end, and tipped up.  ...Your wind guess sounds more logical!
 NB>>>> If the bird was heavy enough, I suppose that your guess could have
 NB>>>> been also a possibility... ;)
 BM>>> Perching on a high vantage point -- if good enough for a camera even
 BM>>> better for a bird!
 NB>>> For the bird, anyway.... at least potentially... <G>
 BM>> I've seen birds perch on some twigs which I'm surprised hold!
 NB>> True... goes to show how light they actually are... bones filled with
 NB>> air pockets (and not osteoporosis, either) to help their ability to
 NB>> fly... ;)
 BM> Yes - amazing on the natural physics in altering the bone structure to
 BM> make it lightweight.
 
One might even say that God is an excellent engineer... ;)
 
 BM>> That reminds me: the two eaglets have hatched at the Arconic site.
 BM>> Saw one.... :)   This year only one camera feed.  Last years were
 BM>> two, usually a close-up and the other further back.
 BM>> www.arconic.com/eaglecam
 NB>> Another year has flown by...!  Maybe they didn't replace the one that
 NB>> had been submerged....?
 BM> I'm pretty sure they did as the picture is now widescreen vs. the old
 BM> two almost square.  Also seems to be a lot more detailed than the old
 BM> cameras.

So they replaced both cameras with one better one.... :)  
 
 BM>>> And Daryl's been on and off with the weather conditions.  I will admit
 BM>>> pulling the plug is much safer than relying on surge protection like I
 BM>>> do.  If conditions get really nasty I would yank some cords.
 NB>>> And things do seem to be worse where he is than here, or even where you
 NB>>> are... I do hope he gets the UPS etc issues all solved, and soon... :)
 BM>> Yes.  I'm not sure what happened to the UPSs to cause one to fail
 BM>> (originally he thought both had failed).  No other damage was
 BM>> mentioned -- if a UPS 'blew' then it would seem some other
 BM>> electrical/electronic damage would have occurred.  I'm not there, so
 BM>> can only guess and not going to do a Spanish Inquisition; did provide a
 BM>> few troubleshooting tips. may have helped as indicated one UPS is back
 BM>> up but has other problems which were present before the blown UPS
 BM>> incident.
 NB>> [shaking head]  He certainly has had more than his fair share of
 NB>> problems there....
 BM> Unfortunately, yes.  Not due to 'stupidity' -- thinking of like using
 BM> a lightweight extension cord on a window air condioner -- just the
 BM> "poop occurs" is thrown in his specific direction.

Indeed.

ttyl         neb

.... "Put knot yore trussed in spell chequers."

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