Subj : moving or not To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Sat Jul 11 2020 09:40:00 Hi Nancy! I'm trying to figure out what "moving or not" had referred to. Neither one of us had considered relocating in the immediate past. NB>>> They are virtual high fives in any case... ;) (and more like 600+ NB>>> miles distancing, as well... [g]) BM>> At least as the birdie flies! NB>> True.... probably even more following the roads... ;) BM> Some of the original ones are more like the cow wanders! NB> Well, enough of them were originally cow paths... ;) Very true! And some of those cows loved to wander aimlessly! BM> Not sure when this came up in the last week but the last few newscasts BM> has announced people from Iowa would be quarantined for fourteen days BM> if they were to visit New York (State) - that would blow most BM> vacations! This morning's newscast said anyone coming from a state BM> whose incidence rate is 10% will be quarantined; we only have 9.5%, BM> which does round up. Not sure how they pull and quarantine -- go now BM> and get put in a decent hotel for two weeks! NB> I have no idea how they are enforcing, or plan to enforce, the NB> quarantine of people coming from the various states on the NB> list.... I've almost thought it's just designed as a deterrent, NB> so those people won't even try to visit until their states get NB> lower enough.... As we've said, it isn't like we have border NB> stations at all the roads that cross from state to state, like we NB> do on the Mexican and Canadian borders.... But I've not done any NB> traveling, even just within our state, since the shutdowns NB> started.... so haven't acquired any first-hand data... I was also thinking more of a 'puff up to size' bluff-type statement but wouldn't want to and have no reason to test it. Originally was more thinking me and pleasure travel but what about business travellers? Gentleman my Mother knows has a job with something with aeronautics software (one only asks so much) -- years before COVID-19 he was able to do most from home, some an office, occasionally fly somewhere to analyze and fix the problem first-hand. Could just see him having to be quarantined two weeks! BM> Most of the initial hits were for why and when they sirens sound and BM> that error a while back when the sirens sounded accidentally. NB> Guess they don't expect anyone to want to find out where the NB> actual sirens are all located.... :) Maybe, though I could see where someone might want to not live too close to a siren, or some wanting to live in the vicinity to be sure they heard the warning. BM>> True, though not always due to adult reactions: I get a slight shiver BM>> if I am going under an overpass if a large truck is going over me at BM>> the same time. No known reason, no fear, just that slight quiver. NB>> The subconscious racing through all the possible scenarios.... ;) BM> Probably due to some cartoon I saw or something equally semi-silly. BM> No reaction if no vehicles going overhead at the time, Car might cause BM> a double-look type reaction. NB> That sort of thing doesn't bother me, but I get a quiver walking NB> over an open grate in a parking lot or sidewalk... :) That's from too many videos of ducklings following Mama Duck and they fall through, needed to be rescued! NB>>> And, last I checked, still stuck there... I wonder if they've NB>>> abandoned the telnet version entirely... BM>> Possibly, though would have thought they would have taken down the BM>> site, NB>> But Firsts getting in their way, maybe...? Still stuck as of last NB>> night.... BM> I'll have to get working on my Raspberry Pi weather display project BM> again. ...Did a bit of snooping to see if something changed, mainly BM> 'early century' hits (from 2011, etc.). Did see one "telnet BM> rainmaker.wunderground.com 3000" so tried that as not sure what '3000' BM> does; I'd guess a designate a port which either would open the routine BM> totally or redirect to a different one than default. Like you got BM> data stuck on May 17. NB> Yup, and still there this morning when I checked... :) Apparently they haven't found which computer needs rebooting yet. BM> You'll have to get on a Linux machine or find the equivalent Windows BM> command: curl -s wttr.in/davenport | head -7 NB> Richard set up a couple of cURL batch files on my computer, one NB> for weather.gov and the other to check my email on the provider's NB> site... Hooray for the Wizard! BM> Command as above will give an ASCII icon of the current conditions BM> (right now a drawing of a cloud), sky conditions, temperature, wind BM> speed, visibility and rainfall amount. BM> Leave from pipe to the end off and get a three day forecast at BM> morning, noon, evening, and night. NB> What would I put in to see the stats for Rochester NY...? Um, Rochester? (And now with the semi-smart-remp answer better try!) barry@NZXT:~$ curl -s wttr.in/rochester | head -7 Weather report: rochester \ / Partly cloudy _ /"".-. 75..80 øF \_( ). ? 5 mph /(___(__) 9 mi 0.0 in The question mark should be a NE-pointing arrow. OK, should be the correct one: if remove the pipe and head commands you'll get a three day detailed forecast and at the bottom is "Location: Rochester, Monroe County, New York, United States of America [43.157285,-77.6152139]". NB> (graph.no) BM>> For me the predicted highs portions of the graph always seem about BM>> five degrees low. Still, is a guideline. (Current/start of the graph BM>> always seems to be within a degree or two. Easily that difference in BM>> live reporting between the two NWS sites within five or six miles of BM>> the house.) NB>> I still check it periodically... once in a while, it seems to be closer NB>> on than other times.... Decided not to depend on it for accuracy, get NB>> that from the weather.gov site, but Richard says the curve itself is NB>> somewhat accurate, if offset from where it should be.... so do look NB>> at it for the jollies... ;) BM> I generally consider the weather forecasts from any source as an BM> educated guess -- the education level seems to vary! They might get BM> more respect if they said "today's high temperature will be in the upper BM> 80's:" as opposed to "it will be 88ø". NB> Yeah... educated guesses... but often they are pretty close... I NB> don't mind when their predicted low in the summer ends up being NB> higher than it actually gets... it's a nice surprise to get a NB> little more bonus cooling than I'd expected.... ;) Yes! Cooler weather!! A couple of days ago noted there are a few small areas where the grass has turned brown. BM>> Got a few other computers and devices which may pose a bit of BM>> a challenge, at least one because it is 'headless': no monitor nor BM>> keyboard attached and designed to be remotely accessed. OK, so if the BM>> remote access is on '4' and it's on '0' and the two networks don't see BM>> each other..... Thinking might be able to use the DSL router to BM>> artificially create the '0' network ==> plug the headless device into BM>> the router, a laptop into the router. NB>> That's kept you busy.... ;) BM> Yes -- surprisingly easy once know how to do it! ...Like anything, of BM> course. I was half-figuring would need to do some sort of fancy BM> wiring between the old and new routers, changing the mode of one, etc., BM> etc. Fine if needed permanantly. Did find a command line: essentially BM> told the specific computer to add the 0.x address to 4.x address - now BM> works with both address sets! Reboot - the magic disappears! NB> I trust that meant that just the new address stuck around with NB> the reboot, not that things stopped working... ;) Uh, yes! BM> So as far as I know all of the computers in regular use have been BM> updated and are connecting. Yea! :) NB> Good show.... ;) LIS in an earlier message verified a little problem with the notebook computer (the WiFi doesn't stay connected). ...I may or may not replace the module, though not sure that is specifically the problem. Thinking may be overal better to get a USB WiFi adapter -- mainly because could be used in other devices. 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... :) BM>> Yes. The balance of the repairs have not been done yet as they're BM>> behind. Do need to get going on the patio and deck; a bit of a BM>> breather between one contractor and the next. NB>> And besides, everyone and his brother are needing their services to NB>> fix things up after that hailstorm..... But one does need to get the NB>> jobs done while the weather is good... ;) BM> Right: eveyone was wanting their roofs now and all those nows were BM> concentrated because the damage happened at the same time. Plus even BM> less spread-out because some of those roofs would not have been BM> replaced normally until five or ten years from now. NB> But they all had significant damage from the storm... so needed NB> the work now.... Bright side of it is that it provided a boost to NB> the construction economy... ;) That'a true: construction projects could have been slowed or stopped because of COVID-19. BM> Still waiting on the gutters, etc. NB> That will come in time.... hopefully.... ;) And think I told you we almost had gutters. During an initial project the gutters had been either mis-measured or mis-typed as 5": they're 6". Handwritten and notated correction made. Apparantly never got finalized as the guys were here for 5" gutters so that got stopped and in process of being corrected. (Who's doing the measuring? We were also short two bundles of shingles.) BM>> The credit union(s) here is/are open now for about a week. No real BM>> need to go in yet. NB>> Ours is gradually opening up the insides of the branches now... first NB>> added to the approved list for appointments, and I think in a week or NB>> two is supposed to do limited capacity inside teller service.... BM> My credit union sent out an e-mail announcement the lobby is open, BM> practicing social distancing, etc., but I haven't needed to go yet so BM> haven't seen in practice. I go to the headquarters site and they have BM> a huge lobby so we were practically practicing social distancing before BM> anyway! NB> I don't need to go more than about once a month or so... Richard NB> goes once a week to move money around... ;) Bet that makes the security guards nervous! Visualizing them watching some outsider taking a pile of bills from one shelf to another! ¯ ® ¯ BarryMartin3@ ® ¯ @MyMetronet.NET ® ¯ ® ¯ (Humans know what ® ¯ to remove.) ® .... A pat on the back is only a few inches from a kick in the butt. --- 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) .