Subj : Google Class Action To : Daryl Stout From : Barry Martin Date : Sun Jul 02 2023 08:07:00 Hi Daryl! BM> You'll be surprised how fast that month goes! DS> It's time for Christmas In July, as the year is half over...so, DS> the decorations in the stores will be up any day now. Friend of ours went to Hobby Lobby end of May and they already had Christmas decorations out. Initially thinking way too early but sort of makes sense: if a hobbyist is creating decorations takes a while for the project. 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! DS> We've had intense heat the last several days, with excessive DS> heat warnings and heat advisories. A cold front is to enter the DS> region this weekend, then stall in the state much of the next DS> week. That means several days of BBS downtime due to DS> thunderstorms. I haven't been able to do any yard work for probably a couple of weeks: between too hot/too humid, for several days the air quality from the Canadian Wildfires was classified as "Very Unhealthy" (Level 5 out of 6) -- visibility at times was down to 1.25 miles, now past several days we've had on-and-off rain/thunderstorms.... BM> (*) Thought later: (For the others) I'm in eastern Iowa, about a dozen BM> blocks from the Mississippi River. Nebraska boarders western Iowa. DS> You mean "borders"...unless the folks from Omaha, Lincoln, DS> Council Bluffs, North Platte, and other areas, like Iowa better. They might! 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].) DS> The old Rock Island shops in Silvis now restores old vintage DS> equipment, including the former UP Challenger steam locomotive DS> 3985, with several other heritage cars, that they'll use on DS> future excursions. Many folks nowadays have no clue what "the DS> glory days of railroading" were like. When "Thomas the Train" was on PBS Kids?! 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. DS> With the thunderstorms much of next week, it'll cool things DS> off. My hope is that it'll provide enough water for the lawns and DS> roofs, so that these idiots who break the law on the prohibition DS> and shooting off of fireworks and related paraphenalia (sp?) in DS> the city, aren't at risk of starting a fire on the lawns or the DS> roofs. These selfish folks think NOTHING of those who have PTSD, DS> or "high strung pets". Neighbour across the street was gifted a very high-strung dog: poor thing (the dog) is afraid of just about everything. Last night (July 1) some fireworks in the area -- bet the poor pup as a mess! And it's going to get worse! Davenport/Rock Island is having their fireworks on the 3rd (from barges in the Mississippi); here in Bettendorf on the 4th. Private displays are allowed only 3rd and 4th (in Bettendorf, I think Davenport is the same) but of course some people ignore. 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.... DS> With cold weather, it makes the arthritis pain hurt more. But, DS> it means no insects, no heat illness, and no tornadoes. With hot DS> weather, you have all of that, and sometimes at extreme degrees. I can deal with the cold better than the heat. DS> With cold weather, you can put on layers of clothing to keep DS> warm. With hot weather, you can only remove so much before it DS> becomes "indecent". And, when you get down to being nude, you DS> can't go any further. Though stylin' for Halloween! ....Half-watching a cat outside: had been drinking from a puddle in the street from at least five minutes -- half-glanced at the clock. Could see the little waves as the tongue lapped up the water. Must have been super-thirsty as droplets from the tree was falling on/around it. ¯ ® ¯ BarryMartin3@MyMetronet.NET ® ¯ ® .... Dafynition: yawn (v.) Silently shouting for others to shut up. --- 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) .