Subj : Miss.RvrDamBre To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Tue Jul 07 2020 09:51:00 Hi Nancy! NB> Starting with this message, I'm removing the "Resend" from the NB> Subject line... should make things a little less confusing... :) OK, thanks -- you know me and updating those subjects! BM>>> Sometimes it's just easier to keep it packaged in that Black Box. I'm BM>>> pretty much for recycling, re-use, etc., but there are limitations: BM>>> trusting a re-used HESCO barrier against tons of river water to BM>>> protect millions of dollars of property may not be the smartest. Maybe BM>>> as a secondary/backup level: the reused barrier supporting the new BM>>> barrier. Overall seems safer to strain out the parts of the used BM>>> barrier and recycle those materials to make new. NB>>> I'm thinking that it would take an expert in the use of the HESCO NB>>> barriers to really make that determination... :) BM>> That probably would be a good assessment! The rest of us can come up BM>> with alternate uses which may or may not via viable -- for some reason BM>> 'emergency housing' had popped in to my head. Pile around a few HESCO BM>> barriers like so many Lego blocks; no idea on the roof. NB>> A very large tarp....? BM> I was thinking that; how supported didn't immediately come BM> to mind. Though I'm thinking BIG rooms/areas: gymnasium-sized. BM> Smaller areas would require shorter roof supports which would be easier BM> to obtain or create. NB> Large enough, and one could just fasten it down on the tops of NB> the barriers.... Maybe some tentpoles judiciously placed.... ;) Tent poles would probably be the best. No real reasoning, just seems to make sense. BM>> And with the re-openings of various types there have been spikes in BM>> reported outbreaks because people not taking the necessary BM>> precautions, social distancing seeming to be the big one. NB>> So far we've not been having outbreaks with the reopenings... I NB>> think people here, at least in our county/region, are complying NB>> sufficiently with the precautions... BM> There have been some isolated outbreaks in the region; I don't recall BM> any locally. Locally a lot of crowd-events have been cancelled or BM> being modified ==> the Bix (foot) race is going virtual; the John Deere BM> Golf Tournament cancelled until next year. (Both are international BM> events.) NB> Our International Jazz Festival was postponed to October... we NB> shall see if that holds or not.... It's usually held the end of NB> June, and draws major crowds.... :) Equivalent here is probably the Bix (Beiderbecke) -- this year being held virtually July 31st and August 1st. https://www.bixsociety.org/index.html BM>>> One can somewhat control social distancing at a grocery store or BM>>> restaurant. At a bar/party situation probably not nearly the control: BM>>> drunk guy/gal stumbles against..... NB>>> Always a possibility, although, from memories of earlier times, I NB>>> don't remember that happening all that often, at least not to me... BM>> Go on...! NB>> Nothing to say.... generally, if at that sort of party, sat on the NB>> outskirts and just observed others making fools of themselves... ;) BM> I'll admit to being a sort of 'social wallflower' BM> - drinking has minimal appeal to me. I do drink, but one will probably BM> last me at least an hour. "Getting wild and crazy" just isn't me. To BM> modify, 'always the designated driver, never the partier'. NB> Wild and crazy isn't me, either.... if there's a good single malt NB> available, I'll have some, but those are for sipping, not NB> guzzling... ;) Right. Plus sipping allows for longer enjoyment (and a smaller bar bill, and probably no hangover!). NB>>> Learning some responsibility towards the natural world.... ;) BM>> Yes. The other day she was entertaining a white moth. Don't recall BM>> how it start but she had a ~3/4" moth on her finger and it was just BM>> sitting there, quite contented, every so often stretching its wings but BM>> made no attempt to fly off, so no fear on its behalf. "Mr. Moth" got a BM>> tour of the deck in the back yard, placed on a couple of small statues, BM>> stayed on them for a while walking a little, then Autumn put him back BM>> on her finger to continue the tour. Eventually to the front yard, then BM>> returned. Finally she placed him in a potted plant on the deck, in BM>> the shade, Mr. Moth sort of 'looked around' for a minute then crawled BM>> under the flower. NB>> Sounds like she could have a career as an insect "whisperer"... ;) NB>> Rather impressive that the moth was willing to go on the whole tour NB>> like that... ;) BM> We thought so! NB> And she probably just took it as a natural thing, that the moth NB> would want to be taking on a tour of the yard by her.... ;) Yes -- she did sort of realize it wasn't the usual for a moth to hang around like that, but as he did then enjoy each other's company and let's explore together. BM>>>>>> Haven't done anything directly with the Burning Bush but looks to be BM>>>>>> dead. Not sure what the other shrub/bush is but the leaves look to BM>>>>>> be different from what I remember the Burning Bush having, but could BM>>>>>> be because has recently budded and not fully leafed out. Need to do BM>>>>>> other yard work before cutting out the dead branches. NB>>>>>> You'll get to it soon enough... ;) BM>>>>> Yup. Was doing some yard cleanup yesterday and with it greening up BM>>>>> doesn't look as bad. Still needs to be done of course. But First! NB>>>>> A bit at a time... ;) BM>>>> And today's not its time! NB>>>> Has it happened yet....? ;) BM>>> Uh, no. Too, hot, too rainy, roof repair, taking care of Autumn.... BM>>> If the dead branches rot won't have to cut!! NB>>> One thing after another..... and sometimes procrastination pays off in NB>>> the end... BM>> I don't think I'll be waiting until the rotted stage. :) Currently BM>> other yard jobs more important that show. NB>> By the time it gets to that stage, it'll move up higher on the NB>> list in any case.... ;) BM> That's pretty much a certainty! NB> And if you are getting the same heat wave we're getting, NB> everything is likely to be put on hold for a little while... ;) It's been a 'little warm' here lately and will continue through Thursday: has been hitting the mid-90's with heat indices in the low 100's. Work up a sweat watering the flowers after dinner!! ¯ ® ¯ BarryMartin3@ ® ¯ @MyMetronet.NET ® ¯ ® ¯ (Humans know what ® ¯ to remove.) ® .... "What time does Midnight Mass start?" 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