Subj : Weather Was: Day In ER To : Barry Martin From : Daryl Stout Date : Tue Feb 23 2021 01:13:00 Barry, BM> You've been getting larger snowfalls than I have but we've been getting BM> them more frequently and all those one-to-two and two-to-four inches BM> add up. Yesterday was the first day I woke up to above-zero BM> temperatures since Thursday February 11th; this morning below xzero BM> again at -3ø. Another couple of inches forecast for Sunday. We hit -1 last Tuesday morning...but with temperatures in the 50s the last 2 days, much of the snow has melted. Temperatures in the 60s, along with increasing rain chances toward late week into next week, should melt much of the rest of the snow cover. BM> The sub-zero cold isn't so bad for me; I did skip my Thursday Morning BM> Meanderings on the 4th because of potential icing: was right above BM> freezing, lightly drizzling with a few snowflakes -- drop a degree and BM> probably all turn to a sheet of ice. For me wasn't worth the chance of BM> an accident. Had the temperature been 35 on the day of my wreck instead of 40, I more than likely would've stayed home. Unfortunately, the law of entropy is so prevalent in everything. After the 2004 Buick LeSabre was totaled, I had bought a 2009 Volvo 2 door hard top convertible. I had gotten the title and tags for it, then took it back in for servicing. However, a parts shortage still had it in the shop after 2 weeks. So, the dealership exchanged it for a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze. But, I got a nail in a tire, so took it in for servicing...and it will cost big bucks to replace the tires, fix leaks, and do several other things. The thing is, any vehicle loses 30 to 70 percent of its value the moment you drive it off the lot. While not cheap, a foreign car repair bill would be much more. But, by fixing it now, should mean I won't have to worry about maintenance issues for awhile. BM> Hmm: buff away the surrounding to match the dent -- where the rest go?! Into the black hole of the junkyard. BM> Since retirement I've only worn a watch on vacation, otherwise plenty BM> of clocks around. I still wear a watch whenever I'm out on errands. At home, I'm at the computer, or near to clocks constantly. DS> Raise arm, get a whiff, and put it back down. BM> I'm surprised you didn't go lower! No comment...this is a family echo. :P BM> I more or less don't care which option then choose, just pick one and BM> stay with it - the reason for the changing is no longer valid. I would BM> probably go with whichever one makes more sense in the Summer as people BM> are outdoors more than in the Winter (so DST). The farm animals would BM> still need to be fed, milked, cleaned, etc., -- would presume those BM> chores could be gradually reset to accomodate the time change. When I was creating the ham radio net list, the worst part was trying to get a decent time setting. UTC Time never changes, and while many ham radio operators operate on UTC, many still use prevailing local time. So, I had to put a disclaimer in the Excel Spreadsheets file on that. BM> Flashbacks to _Lost_! ...Someone did build the clock using a Raspberry BM> Pi: couldn't find the project on-line to give the link. It's amazing what you can do with one of those things. Although when I hear of raspberry pi, I think of a pineapple upside down cheesecake instead. In fact, I saw a post with a "lemon meringue cheesecake" the other day. That'll shoot your blood sugar through the stratosphere!! Daryl .... We should back the Metric System every inch of the way. === MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- SBBSecho 3.11-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - tbolt.synchro.net (454:1/33) .