Subj : Re: Talking Versus Quiet
To   : Ed Vance
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sun Jun 28 2020 01:44:00

Ed,

 EV> I've been absent, absent minded and not Lurking here much.
 EV> I'd think every (almost) QWK packet has messages from this echo in it.

  We want to keep it active. <G>

 EV> I know that You've tried keeping those Storms from crossing the
 EV> Mississippi River and heading towards my area, and I appreicate that,
 EV> but around 11AM Today Rain and Storms are going to start up here
 EV> [according to the National Weather Service - who makes new predictions
 EV> every Hour with the new Hourly Data that comes in on their computer(s)
 EV> ].

  Well, if I could control the weather, a relative said "I'd be [pooping]
in high grass". I saw yesterday where all of Arizona was under a Red Flag
Warning for extreme fire danger.

 EV> You are doing VERY WELL without Janet's suggestions to help You along
 EV> the way.

  If you mean Janice, my late wife, I could use her support at times.
But, for all the crap I've been through since her death, I'm glad she's
not here to see my agony.

 EV> There has to be a way to put a Barrier at and along the Mississippi
 EV> River to contain Storms to the West Side of the USA, and keep them from
 EV> bothering Us Easterners.

 EV> Can't You and Barry figure out a way to do that?

  That's not my department...you'll have to take that up with The Good Lord.

 EV> As You do, I don't use the computer during Storms.

  One ham radio operator had spared no expense for lightning protection.
You name it, he bought it, and installed it (price was no object). He
took a direct hit, and this was the result:

1) His tower, antenna, mast, and coaxial cable, were VAPORIZED.

2) The inside of the UPS units and computer towers were black,
with the circuit boards melted and fused together.

3) His monitor melted.

4) He had scorch marks down the walls of his house.

5) He likely had to have the whole place re-wired.

 EV> A Wi-Fi Router would have to be ON for Me to use it during a Storm so I
 EV> will pass on buying one for now.

  I have a Verizon Mi-Fi to use the laptop in a pinch, and do things on
battery...but I refuse to argue with lightning.

 EV> So far this Year I haven't had Cabin Fever due to the CONVID-19 Shut
 EV> Down because I can turn a pc on and Run  Programs on it AND ALSO I have
 EV> a DSL Connection for my computer to get QWK Packets or Browse the
 EV> internet etc etc IN GOOD WEATHER, OF COURSE.

  While my uptime would be increased with the BBS "in the cloud", I
don't know if I can afford to jump through all those hoops.

 EV> Nancy knows that I'm a bit active since I Post Messages occasionally in
 EV> the Cooking echo, that She is also in.

  If I can't cook it in the microwave oven, I do without.

Daryl, WX4QZ

.... Bad weather reports are more often right than good ones.
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