Subj : Re: Isolation Dia To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Mon Jul 06 2020 21:34:16 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 27-Jun-2020 09:29 <=- BM>> Hmmm: nothing was changed on this end. I did notice in one of my BM>> quote-backs a day or two ago (possible Daryl) the mis-translation of a BM>> high-ASCII character. NB>> Probably just a fluke-y thing... hasn't happened since, and within NB>> the further reply sections of this message, they map properly again NB>> with no problem... I think Daryl had replied to this same message, NB>> but got to it earlier than I did... BM> Yes, I noticed things being corrected. One reason why I tend not to BM> get in a rush to fix something as frequently fixes itself. Have been BM> bitten a few times, but usually is right. And probably we'll never know what threw things off for the one message.... BM>> It's officially 83ø outside currently and the neighbour a few houses BM>> down is having their roof replaced. Yesterday two neighbours the BM>> block behind us were having their roofs replaced. ...May not be the BM>> high but did get to at least 82ø yesterday. Today supposed to get to BM>> 90ø. NB>> (degree symbol still working, I see) I guess one shouldn't be too NB>> unhappy about the heat... it is summer now, after all... BM> Right. This morning was a we-should-open-the-windows-for-a-while 68ø. BM> Quickly decided against that by looking at the next line: 94% BM> humidity! Supposed to be in the low 90's later today (Saturday, June BM> 27) and the next several days. Yeah, that humidity would be a killer.... Meanwhile, we enter a heat advisary tomorrow (Tues 7th) afternoon, until Friday (10th) evening at 8... Temps in the mid to high 90s, heat indices possible over 100ø.... not my idea of fun... Night lows only getting into the lower 70s, too... Fortunately, there's nothing scheduled this week for going out until Saturday, when the high is "only" in the mid 80s..... NB>>> I don't think they'd ever gone out from Daryl's system... I'd not seen NB>>> them anywhere before (at least the ones that went out into Fidonet NB>>> echoes intermittently), so they weren't dupes from earlier... just NB>>> ones he'd written weeks before that hadn't gone out... BM>> Probably. I don't recall if he had messages to go out before his BM>> system had problems. Do recall he was able to download QWKs and reply BM>> to them but had a bad command line and the REP portion wasn't working. NB>> And I think those REPs stacked up.... ;) BM> Looks to have! I had a problem with one of my REP sets but I think it BM> was a 'bad finger routine' on my end: didn't give the right commands BM> as I'm not used to doing an upload and then download together -- had BM> finished the day previous' packet that morning, so upload then BM> download. I don't see the confirmation listing during the upload as the BM> machine goes on to the next step too quickly -- have to scroll back but BM> had done the download so the scroll buffer didn't have the REP portion BM> any longer. Something just didn't seem quite right so kept the old BM> REPs, added a 'may be a duplicate' and re-inserted them later. And, if I recall correctly, that set turned out NOT to be duplicated... BM>>> Possibly! I don't really remember directly but the family BM>>> stories of how I got really confused and Dad had to 'de-programme' BM>>> from the New Math and went back to the Old Math with modifications to BM>>> semi-understand the New Math teachings. I rely a little too much on a BM>>> calculator, though can usually tell when I've entered an incorrect BM>>> number, and do do some simple math on paper. NB>>> I try to make a practice of not using the calculator, mostly... using NB>>> more for checking later... or for very complicated proceedings... BM>> Like "5 + 8". LISB4, there's some sort of under-flowing math BM>> processing going on so I usually know when a number has been BM>> mis-entered -- into the calculator or to the journal. NB>> Yup, it helps if the brain is kinda running a sanity check while one NB>> is doing the calculating, in whichever form... :) BM> Yes, and maybe that REP episode above is another example. I don't BM> recall seeing anything but it didn't seem right. Or the Data LED BM> being off on the fiber optic modem -- the tech didn't seem to mind and BM> one interpretation of the manual's statement would seem to make it OK, BM> but.... Never hurts to pay attention when your mind is trying to tell you something isn't quite right... ;) NB>>>> She probably wouldn't be needing much help until she gets farther NB>>>> along anyway.... and I suspect turning school into play would be NB>>>> more her style as well.. :) BM>>> Yes. Here school is 'over' as far as the official school year is BM>>> concerned. Her parents (mother mainly) are glad as less stuff that BM>>> has to be done that day. Still continuing learning, just at a more BM>>> casual pace as opposed to a structured one. NB>>> She does tend to absorb learning along the way nicely... ;) BM>> Appears so. :) I haven't heard of any issues other than the one like BM>> your son had: I know the answer, you know I know the answer, so why BM>> waste time. Or not finishing lesson plans because wants a break to do BM>> something else for a while. She doesn't quite realize the need to BM>> finish this 'job' before starting the next. Both essentially the same BM>> issue. NB>> Learning how to learn and how to be taught... ;) BM> All part of the learning process. Yup. BM>>> As for next school year -- presuming they're going back to the BM>>> classroom but not 100% certain. Have heard snippets of the various BM>>> local school boards are considering various options, asking for BM>>> parental input on what they would like to do, what worked and didn't BM>>> work last session (during COVID-19), etc. NB>>> There's still a lot of things up in the air, since things really NB>>> aren't known about how things really are tracking... BM>> Yes, and the plan could be to open and some event occur effecting BM>> last-minute changes. ...At this point I'd be thinking "it's back to BM>> school" but also make considerations for home-schooling. NB>> One thing we've all learned... be ready with contingency plans... ;) BM> Definitely! There have been announcements on this week's news of BM> various school districts on both sides of the River having meetings/ BM> virtual meetings to discuss various options, what worked, what didn't, BM> what sort of did and so needs tweaking. Good that they seem to be on top of things... :) BM> The Iowa School Board seems to have passed a resolution the schools BM> will not be requiring students to wear masks, have temperature checks, BM> probably also social distancing but allowing the individual districts BM> to require. I'm thinking at least temperature checks as an initial BM> line of defense. Ideally would be before accessing the school bus in BM> the morning, walker and drop-off students using a different entrance to BM> the school to avoid the bused students having to be checked a second BM> time (which would make the line go faster too!) and potentially BM> re-mixing the groups. Pass your suggestions along... ;) BM>>> the hidden switch. (The house has been sold a few times -- bet the BM>>> current owners have no idea of those locks, nor the older 'sneaky' BM>>> alarms.) NB>>> Depends on whether or not the info was passed along with the keys NB>>> to the house.... ;) BM>> I'm thinking not. Know when I was still living there my Mother wanted BM>> a speaker in the back yard -- don't recall why it wasn't a simple BM>> battery-powered radio, but a wired speaker into the speaker system BM>> throughout the house. Wasn't loud enough outside so the speaker BM>> cabinet had a small amplifier inside -- so two speaker leads and two BM>> more for the power to the amp. Connector on the outside of the house. BM>> Might have been figured out as long as the speaker hadn't been BM>> discarded, but then also needed to have an audio feed from the main BM>> radio/amplifier in the Den, and part of that system was moved to the BM>> new house. NB>> So fewer clues for the new owners... or for subsequent ones.... :) BM> Unfortunately for them yes. Or at least in the way I see things in my BM> mind. Outdoor speaker, probably now listening to streaming music on BM> the cell phone or WiFi box. True.... your old setup would no doubt be obsolete now... ;) ttyl neb .... 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