Subj : Re: Google Class Action To : Barry Martin From : Daryl Stout Date : Sat Jul 01 2023 07:38:00 Barry, BM> You'll be surprised how fast that month goes! It's time for Christmas In July, as the year is half over...so, the decorations in the stores will be up any day now. BM> Or to modify "The Streak": "Ethelll! That's not his red suit you're BM> lookin' at! Get the point?? BM> "Aunt Betsy, tell me about Uncle Sam growing up!" Really. BM> That joke stinks! The audience liked it. BM> Have a drought like we have been having up here? Definitely makes most BM> of the grass start hibernating. The good thing is didn't fully turn BM> brown, just a brownish-green. Probably turning back to green this BM> morning: late last night had a thunderstorm and the rain gauge is at BM> 1«". I'm thinking at least half ran off as had several downpours so no BM> chance to soak in but better than nothing! We've had intense heat the last several days, with excessive heat warnings and heat advisories. A cold front is to enter the region this weekend, then stall in the state much of the next week. That means several days of BBS downtime due to thunderstorms. BM> We're supposed to get some threatening weather later today (Thursday, BM> June 29th) -- level 3 out of 5. Morning weather showed a huge complex BM> covering prety much the entire state of Nebraska and it's coming this BM> way. (*) ...Will take down/secure some of the outdoor furniture, etc. BM> Doing that is almost a health hazard: since yesterday we've been in a BM> "Very Unhealthy" zone for air quality from the Canadian Wildfires (per BM> https://fire.airnow.gov/ ): can see the smoke-haze looking down the BM> block. I've noticed that...we've had moderate ozone levels, but nothing like you've had, and even the Ohio Valley was experiencing the last few days. BM> (*) Thought later: (For the others) I'm in eastern Iowa, about a dozen BM> blocks from the Mississippi River. Nebraska boarders western Iowa. You mean "borders"...unless the folks from Omaha, Lincoln, Council Bluffs, North Platte, and other areas, like Iowa better. BM> (So the NE/IA boarder in music is "The Day the Music Died" and my area BM> is the old songs about the Rock Island trains, plus the original BM> _Roseanne_ shows about 'Loose Meat sandwiches' [Maid Rites].) The old Rock Island shops in Silvis now restores old vintage equipment, including the former UP Challenger steam locomotive 3985, with several other heritage cars, that they'll use on future excursions. Many folks nowadays have no clue what "the glory days of railroading" were like. BM> Sort of the good news up here is it has been cool -- yesterday's high BM> was around 82ø; the bad news is with the cooler temperatures people are BM> tempted to open their windows to let the coolish air into the house -- BM> along with the smoke particles. With the thunderstorms much of next week, it'll cool things off. My hope is that it'll provide enough water for the lawns and roofs, so that these idiots who break the law on the prohibition and shooting off of fireworks and related paraphenalia (sp?) in the city, aren't at risk of starting a fire on the lawns or the roofs. These selfish folks think NOTHING of those who have PTSD, or "high strung pets". BM> Actually I like hot weather but mainly to contrast it to cold weather. BM> OTOH anything above 90ø or so it too much. ...Now to find that BM> tagline.... With cold weather, it makes the arthritis pain hurt more. But, it means no insects, no heat illness, and no tornadoes. With hot weather, you have all of that, and sometimes at extreme degrees. With cold weather, you can put on layers of clothing to keep warm. With hot weather, you can only remove so much before it becomes "indecent". And, when you get down to being nude, you can't go any further. Daryl .... Free Idiot Test. Insert $5 to begin. === MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- SBBSecho 3.20-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (454:1/33) .