Subj : weather To : Daryl Stout From : Barry Martin Date : Wed Jun 10 2020 10:47:00 Hi Daryl! BM> Ky and I noted the lack of messaging: know Daryl if off-line, you BM> sometimes don't reply for a day or two. The others don't post BM> consistently. Started thinking something was wrong between the BM> transfer between Michael's and Lee's systems. DS> I wondered why I smelled smoke...my ears were burning. Sorry: I thought the oven was set low enough! NB>>> And then there are the various states' abbreviations starting with 'M' NB>>> that everyone mixes up... or with 'A'.... MS Mississippi, MO Missouri, NB>>> MI Michigan, AK Alaska, AZ Arizona, AL Alabama, AR Arkansas... etc... DS> You'd be surprised how many mix up Arkansas (AR) with Alaska DS> (AK), and Arizona (AZ). Alaska's the cold one, Arizona's the hot one, and Arkansas is the wet one! BM>> The "M's" cited seem to be self-confusing: "MI" for Mississippi BM>> initially makes more sense than "MS", but then "MI" for Missouri, and BM>> why not the next letter, so "MS"? And those two-letter abbreviations BM>> can't overlap with the others used in the rest of the world. DS> At one time, I could name 49 out of the 50 state capitols. I'd DS> have to refresh my memory to do that again. The capital of Missouri is "M"... I probably had memorized the capitols at one time but those had been encased in brainy cobwebs some time ago, I did have a weird memorization: I knew the ZIP codes of most of the cities and towns in area surrounding where my parents and I lived at the time. Wasn't 'for fun', was practical: my Mother was sending out Christmas cards and the address book didn't have. "Barry! What's the ZIP code for Litchfield?" "03052." BM> I've had the window up here open during the last several days because BM> nice and cool, though yesterday got into the upper 70's. NB> Today I have the window open... last few days were up in the 80s NB> again, but today and tomorrow are mid 70s and high 60s NB> respectively... time to cool things off again... ;) DS> Still heat index of around 100 to 105 today (June 9), but after DS> a strong cold front (by June standards) comes through tonight, DS> temperatures and humidities will drop a bit. Highs in the 80s and DS> lows in the low 60s, with no rain expected through at least early DS> next week. Here Monday the 8th was in the 90's: I think the official high was 91ø or 92ø but the digital thermometer at the house displayed 99ø. No biggie other than that was the day the roofers were here to replace the shingles from the hail storm a while back. They didn't seem to mind the heat. Tuesday (yesterday as I type) much cooler with highs in the mid 80's. Cristobal did wander through and cooled things off plus some did some watering -- not sure how much rain we got; they were predicting around three-quarters of an inch. BM> they would be working on would have been slippery. DS> Not the type of slip and slide you want (I wonder how many had DS> that years ago?? -- I did). But, that's not the way you give the DS> baby a bath. Of course not! Everyone knows one uses the garden hose! NB>> You make a rather large Guinea Pig, though, I'd imagine.... ;) BM> Plus I tend to walk upright! NB> That should help some, I'd think... DS> Shades of Animal Farm. That might be better: I was thinking Sesame Street! :) ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Animal from the Muppets: "BBS! BBS! BBS! AHAHAHAHAH!!!!" --- 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) .