Subj : Another Day In The ER
To   : Daryl Stout
From : Barry Martin
Date : Sun Mar 14 2021 09:28:00


Hi Daryl!

 BM> That's good!  ...We were discussing the rather windy conditions here a
 BM> few days ago; surprised the power had not glitched; don't recall the
 BM> power glitching during the winter storms either.
 DS>   I noted a moderate risk of strong tornadoes in the Texas and
 DS> Oklahoma Panhandles today (March 13). In the last several
 DS> years...things like violent weather, earthquakes, volcanic
 DS> activity, etc., have increased markedly.
 
They say it's a reaction to the global warming: somehow weakens the 
naturally occurring boundaries -- the Jet System breaks out of the usual
pattern....  



 BM> This morning woke up to 32ø!  Supposed to get into the low 50's this
 BM> afternoon; highs in the mid- to upper 40's the next few days.
 DS>   Winter is all but gone here...especially considering the vernal
 DS> equinox is next Saturday.

I'm back into a cooler weather mode -- actually closer to normal 
temperatures, just after that colder and snowier than normal winter 
followed by a couple of weeks of seemingly tropical 60's and low 70's 
going back to the current 30's and 40's in the morning seems cold.



 BM> This morning's news had a brief list of major construction projects
 BM> starting next week in the area as part of their Traffic Alerts segment.
 DS>   So many drivers are in their own little world, and not paying
 DS> attention to these zones. So, they wait until the last second to
 DS> cut over, etc. The fines in the work zones are DOUBLED when
 DS> workers are present. To me, it should be QUINTUPLED (5 times),
 DS> and their Drivers License should be permanently revoked. Many
 DS> construction workers with the highway department have been hurt
 DS> or killed by these drivers who speed along like "a bat out of
 DS> Hades".

Here we are supposed to Zipper Merge, which is essentially waiting until
the last minute to get into the single lane, though supposed to be done 
as driving normally in both/the three lanes and not jockeying for first 
place in the lane.  Personally I try to get into the open/through lane
early, I guess just because that's the way I was taught: plan ahead.  


 BM> I had done an update to my snow comment -- there was a strip of snow by
 BM> the south fence -- in the shade but the snow had not melted on either
 BM> side of where this strip of snow was and seemed like that was just as
 BM> much in the shade if not more.  Also a pile of snow from shovelling the
 BM> driveway -- that's all melted.
 DS>   I've seen snow as late as April 19 in Little Rock on 2
 DS> occasions...but the ground was too warm, so it was just "eye
 DS> candy".

We've also had those late snowstorms.  Friend's daughter was born the 
end of March; going in for labour was sunny and warm, coming out with 
the baby into a snowstorm!


 BM> We'll wait! <bseg>
 DS>   I found it <blush!>...a button with a snowflake on it. :P

Now you'll be comfortable in summer!  BTW, apparently it's not a good 
idea to suffer it through on short trips: it is recommended to run the 
air conditioning every so often to keep the seals moistened/lubricated. 
(In winter it's done via windshield defogging.)


 
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