Subj : Various Things (1) To : Daryl Stout From : Barry Martin Date : Fri Feb 17 2023 07:34:00 Hi Daryl! BM> I think it's in the box to go to recycling! DS> I need to cut up these big cardboard boxes that Wal-Mart DS> shipped several small grocery items in by comparison. But, I'm DS> waiting until after the storms overnight (my area is under a DS> Tornado Watch as of 10:15pm, Feb. 15), before I put stuff DS> outside. Hmmm: on the one hand if you cut the boxes and put them in your container they will weigh it down a bit and so lessens it flying off in the wind. On the other hand the wind knocks over the recycling container and the cardboard pieces fly off in the wind -- usually just to the edge of your yard! As for wx, yesterday we had a severe storm warning which locally fizzled: only 3 to 4 inches. Iowa City (about an hour's drive west) got 10 to 12 inches. BM> Oh. ... I could kind of see why: something spills out, creating a mess. DS> That's why I have stuff delivered. Plus the Uber/Lyft drivers won't accept! DS> I saw an editorial cartoon on Fox News today, where you had DS> Peter Pan, Mary Poppins, Snoopy, Dumbo, and Superman, noting the DS> newspaper headline "F-22's shoot down more UFO's"...and Superman DS> laments "Maybe we should call an Uber". :P Well they are getting old! BM> I'll admit to not knowing -- no real need to. but that sort of brings BM> up the reasoning for the need: not convenient. The closest Amtrak BM> terminal is in Galesburg, IL, an hour south of here. Chicago is 2« BM> hours east, so almost makes more sense to go by bus over train. DS> Amtrak does serve Little Rock, but with health and financial DS> issues... never mind you can't just drop what you're doing and go DS> back home in the event of an emergency...my travel outside of DS> Pulaski County (Little Rock) is over. They've been talking of adding a spur (?) so Amtrak can stop at the Quad Cities. Would either be Moline or Rock Island (IL) -- vaguely recalling the track was available to make the connection but don't recall about the station. Probably easier to build the station than lay the track! BM> ...Unless I go hobo-style and hop a freight train: those seem to go BM> through constantly! DS> That can be dangerous...especially if it derails, and the train DS> you were on had hazardous materials. Unfortunately, many of those DS> chemicals can ONLY be transported by rail. I know: I ordered some USB batteries and big sticker on the box it contained batteries and 'forbidden on passenger flights'. (USB batteries: rechargeable via a USB charger.) BM> If there's a need or desire....! DS> You could open a big can of worms there. Yummm! Family size! ¯ BarryMartin3@ ® ¯ @MyMetronet.NET ® .... Unreadable squiggle --- 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) .