Subj : SpringHasSprung,RiverRiz To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Fri May 22 2020 11:44:00 Hi Nancy! BM> That would be bad. :( More extended closures for a portion of the BM> city, flood waters are not terribly clean so that medical issue to also BM> contend with; keeping the social distancing while building flood BM> walls, moving items to hopefully keep out of the water, etc...... NB> And I heard that Midland Michigan is having their own flooding NB> issues on top of the COVID-19... and needed to evacuate people to NB> shelters... which needed to follow the virus protocols.... NB> Hopefully the danger has receded in your part of the world... Haven't heard of any flooding though the past week's rain and drizzle have made the ground saturated. The sump pump here has been working though I think finally got caught up yesterday. As for Michigan -- eek! Saw their flooded streets, etc., on the news. And Texas had ping pong ball-sized hail. Daryl's been reporting thunderstorms for his area but not nearby -- just close enough to make him a little nervous. And he did get his Windows software a week early so his tech service can get started and he should have his hardware back home before surgery. They're also transferring the backups but at this time don't know how much reconfiguring needed to get the BBS back on-line. At least software doesn't weigh much and he can work on that while recuperating from the hernia surgery ==> lifting/weight restrictions and I had suggested a while back about maybe getting a neighbourhood kid to help carry and plug in cables. NB>>> I don't follow that tip, either... we tend to have it over the course NB>>> of the next week or so... no need to freeze for later.... and I'd just NB>>> as soon not throw away food.... ;) BM>> I'm not a big fan of having the same meal the following night; a one BM>> night interval is sufficient. NB>> Richard's not keen on that either... so we do tend to space out the NB>> leftovers... and/or present them in a different fashion... ;) BM> Yum: turkey! Yum! Turkey leftovers! Yum - turkey pot pie. Um - BM> turkey soup. Ah - I think I'm growing feathers! NB> You should have had other meals interspersed with the turkey NB> ones... Chicken!! BM>> The mega-Turkey at Christmas is an expected exception. NB>> And even then, we'd tend to have variations on the theme, not just a NB>> repeat of the first turkey meal.... ;) BM> See above? Usually we'll do a turkey leftover meal and there will BM> be some turkey leftover for sandwiches. If a lot of turkey left over BM> will be frozen for much later meal. We do of course end up giving away BM> part of the original leftover to the kids. NB> We start with less to begin with... don't do the full turkey NB> anymore (and the last time we did, it was for my whole extended NB> family, so there weren't any leftovers to speak of), but instead NB> just do a turkey thigh or two.... Right: at this point we're still hosting a bit of extended family and want to have at least one meal each to take away. BM>> As for throwing out, that's almost a sin! NB>> True.... And I do tend to think of the provoking tagline as a bit NB>> on the egregious side... Now, if the leftover turkey is NB>> starting to be a mold farm, that's a different story... BM> The establishment of the Mold Farm means there was poor planning: too BM> much not frozen! NB> Or the container got pushed further back into the fridge than one NB> remembered, and it was totally forgotten until much later... ;) The good news is that hasn't happened for some time. As long as 'almost' doesn't count! NB>> ... Chicken Tikka Masala not fish 'n chips is the national NB>> British dish. BM> That could probably lead to a few trivia contest wins! NB> If it actually is accurate... I do have my doubts as to whether NB> it's true or just a joke... I'm thinking the latter: Chicken tikka masala is a dish of chunks of roasted marinated chicken in a spiced curry sauce. The sauce is usually creamy and orange-coloured. There are multiple claims to its place of origin such as the United Kingdom and Indian subcontinent. It is among the United Kingdom's most popular dishes. Sounds like the tagline had a bit of confusion. ...Not like I've never had that problem! ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... The handheld calculator was developed in 1960 by Texas Instruments, --- 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) .