Subj : Resend moving or not To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Tue Jun 23 2020 17:29:00 Hi Nancy! NB>> And this begins the 4th and final set of 5 reposted messages... :) BM> Celebrations all around!! High five!! This darn 6' BM> social distancing does have its drawbacks! NB> They are virtual high fives in any case... ;) (and more like NB> 600+ miles distancing, as well... [g]) At least as the birdie flies! BM>>> You know, I'm not sure! It seems like the test siren goes BM>>> on forever; I'm sure probably the same period as the actual warning, BM>>> just seems that way. NB>>> "You're just testing, so get on with it" vs being occupied with NB>>> figuring out what the real siren is warning about... BM>> Depending on the weather, wind, etc. the sirens (test mode or actual) BM>> can be very loud. They slowly rotate, so naturally louder and softer BM>> depending on which way pointed, but if the breeze right can carry the BM>> sounds effectively making them louder. Seems humidity can affect BM>> also. Sometimes all combined can make the siren sound like it's a block BM>> away! NB>> Well, they are designed to get your attention... ;) How far are NB>> they actually from you...? BM> I'm not sure: I think the closest one is a few blocks away at the top BM> of the hill. With that location would cover the western portion of the BM> downtown area and riverfront as well as the residentials areas on top BM> of the hill, as well as the very northeastern corner of Davenport. BM> There are several more sirens in the area I can hear, that's just the BM> closest one. NB> So pretty close, and that does seem a well-reasoned placing... :) Yes: makes sense to place the siren on a high point and the top of the bluff tends to cover a good area. ...Just too a semi-quick look and did not see a map of where the sirens are. Maybe the real estate agents are having it hid: I wouldn't want to live next to one!! BM>> They did go off yesterday afternoon: tornado spotted southeast of BM>> here. Autumn was here and we were playing when the 'all-clear' siren BM>> sounded; she was concerned and confused as with the first one the skies BM>> were darkening, wind and rain, plus one or the other were looking at BM>> the TV; this one no real reaction/concern. So I did explain the sirens BM>> will go off to warn of possible bad weather and then also to tell us BM>> when it's gone/done. Back to playing. NB>> And now she'll know for when the next time comes... ;) Good that NB>> the tornado didn't come too close to you after all, too.... :) BM> Autumn used to like storms, then for some reason became afraid, well, BM> more extremely cautious. I don't think anything happened to cause her BM> reaction to change. IMO caution is good, fear/paranoia is not. BM> (Well, there are times fear is proper!) NB> Well, there are storms, and then there are storms... and kids NB> pick up on the way adults are reacting as well... :) True, though not always due to adult reactions: I get a slight shiver if I am going under an overpass if a large truck is going over me at the same time. No known reason, no fear, just that slight quiver. NB>>> Being aware of conditions is a good habit to get into anyway... ;) And NB>>> if one is in an area where the weather could get nasty fast, having a NB>>> weather radio for alerts is probably another good practice... :) BM>> I probably would get a weather radio if I didn't live in the city; BM>> sirens, alarms from the cell phone.... The TV stations are also very BM>> good about sticking radar maps in the bottom corner of the screen, BM>> information crawls, breaking in when necessary. NB>> No sirens here, I don't get alarms on my cellphone... and of course NB>> I'm not watching the TV... ;) But the NWS does break in to my radio NB>> program if there is some weather threat in the region... BM> Iowa PBS (state-wide network) does display various warnings in a top BM> scroll (most stations/networks have their scrolls at the bottom). If a BM> weather condition to monitor a map of Iowa with the counties affected BM> will be in the upper left. Adjoining states' counties will also be BM> displayed as they are part of the coverage areas. NB> That could be convenient... ;) For them, yes. If something is happening or potentially happening any source of information is welcomed. NB>>> As long as it is working... ;) telnet wUnderground was working for a NB>>> while but got stuck again on the 17th.... BM>> I just checked and not working properly: didn't even give the 2-letter BM>> state codes (was going to double-check the three-letter code it BM>> wanted). NB>> When I checked this morning it was still stuck on May 17th...I check NB>> regularly just in case something knocks it unstuck... ;) NB> And, last I checked, still stuck there... I wonder if they've NB> abandoned the telnet version entirely... Possibly, though would have thought they would have taken down the site, BM>> I've been primarily using ansiweather for current temperature BM>> and 'finger @graph.no' for the day's forecast. NB>> Lately, at least for here, norway seems to not be all that accurate NB>> temperature wise... whether I look at it in F or in C degrees... NB>> Richard got me going to weather.gov which is similar to wUnderground NB>> (since it gets info from there anyway when it's working)... that gives NB>> fairly current temperature, as well as a week's out forecast... :) BM> I've also noted the Norweigen system seems to be predicting the day's BM> high temperature about five to degrees Fahrenheit below what the local BM> station is predicting, and the higher temperature is more correct. NB> Yoday's graph was totally bogus... had temps to be dropping into NB> the 70s instead of the 90s that's being predicted... we're under NB> a heat advisory until 7PM tonight... For me the predicted highs portions of the graph always seem about five degrees low. Still, is a guideline. (Current/start of the graph always seems to be within a degree or two. Easily that difference in live reporting between the two NWS sites within five or six miles of the house.) BM> I'll be restarting my Weather Station project in a bit -- right now a BM> few other projects in line (and that's the computer project line!). NB> Things keep you busy.... Semi-sorta a good thing to have postponed it. When switching from DSL to fiber optic the LAN IP addresses went from 192.168.0.x to 192.168.4.x -- the two don't see each other. Apparently there are ways to bridge but seemed like another layer of complication to me. Updating the computers is either as simple as turning off the connection and turning it back on or rebooting (dynamic address), manually updating if a static address. Then there's the MythTV Backend which the 'general' computer had a static address which was easy to update but for some reason the database portion didn't want to update. Got the information on how to fix this morning. Only a four day project. Got a few other computers and devices which may pose a bit of a challenge, at least one because it is 'headless': no monitor nor keyboard attached and designed to be remotely accessed. OK, so if the remote access is on '4' and it's on '0' and the two networks don't see each other..... Thinking might be able to use the DSL router to artificially create the '0' network ==> plug the headless device into the router, a laptop into the router. BM>> Put the a/c in here (the Computer Room) after Autumn went home BM>> yesterday. Sort of didn't want to as blocks the view, hard to open BM>> the window (from the top!), whine-whimper -- supposed to be in the BM>> upper 80's today so will be put an end to the whinnnnnning. Tested the BM>> central a/c -- seems to be fine. NB>> Better to have it when needed... we only have fans, which just went NB>> back into service today with the temps back in the 80s again... BM> Have been able to not run the central a/c for the past several days as BM> cooler outside temperatures plus a nice breeze going through the BM> house. We generally have ceiling fans on to move the air around, even BM> when the air conditioning is on. NB> Ceiling fans are nice for moving air, year round even... :) We NB> don't have any here, though... I generally don't like the breeze of a ceiling fan (even on low) in the winter because of the cooling effect of the moving air, but when warmer that cooling effect sure is nice!! NB>>> Was all that damage just from the hailstorm....? Or is some of it NB>>> being wrapped into this claim from earlier damages....? I suppose the NB>>> contractor can also let you know if your screens really are ready for NB>>> replacement all around... BM>> AFAIK all the damage from the hailstorm. We never did see the damage BM>> to the roof from the ground but very obvious from the copy of the BM>> pictures the inspector took. Of course helps he has chalk marks BM>> circling the impact dents but still obvious. NB>> That would make things more obvious.... ;) Both the better vantage NB>> point and the chalk marks... :) BM> True. Roof has been replaced - looks nice, has a reddish tone to it BM> (selected that colour). Now waiting to get called back about having BM> the gutters, window trim, awnings and screens replaced (just the ones BM> damaged). Then the patio and deck replacement! Then..... NB> It's all turned out to be a rather extensive house project... :) Yes. The balance of the repairs have not been done yet as they're behind. Do need to get going on the patio and deck; a bit of a breather between one contractor and the next. BM>> As for the screens, during the meeting it was advised not to do the BM>> add-on of the screens (the ones not ripped and therefore not covered) BM>> as would cost about double of what we would pay doing ourselves. NB>> Ah, so you might as well do that part yourself... :) Are you going NB>> to have the same contractor do your back deck/porch while there...? BM> At this point no but will ask if they do that kind of work or a BM> recommendation. We do have a company in mind for the deck/porch job BM> but have been waiting, in part because of the COVID-19 business BM> closures, in part because the credit union is closed as far as getting BM> inside to talk to someone about a loan, in part because "one crisis at BM> a time".... NB> Makes sense... :) Our credit union has been doing only NB> drive-thru for most bank transactions, but one can make an NB> appointment to enter the bank itself for certain things, like NB> loan applications and such... The credit union(s) here is/are open now for about a week. No real need to go in yet. BM>>> The other day I had the bite-sized shredded wheat topped with a BM>>> bran-type cereal topped with raisins - tasted fine to me! :) To me BM>>> the single 'bale of hay' tastes bland plus is a bit of a fight to eat. NB>>> The raisins would definitely help.... :) BM>> I used to eat raisins as a snack; past several years no, though still BM>> put a ton in my oatmeal or top the cereal -- "you want cereal with BM>> your raisins?" could work! NB>> I still eat them as a snack on occasion... we keep them in the NB>> house for that and for cooking with... ;) BM> Yes, not everyone likes raisins. ...I barely tolerate olives - BM> trade! NB> I like olives fine, green, black, kalamata, whichever... ;) But NB> I'm keeping my raisins, too... ;) No trade... OK, that's fair! :) ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... HE: Go on, don't be shy. Ask me out. 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