Grouchy old man doesn't like latest marvel of modern technology: Our local area code (which was carved out of another area code some years ago) is running out of telephone numbers. Rather than carve out a geographically distinct new area code, the new one will overlay the existing one, and callers will have to dial the entire 11-digit international number. Billing will not change. I suppose that is easier now than in the past because so many people select from a list of numbers on a cell phone. -----Alan
We had to call service for our (relatively) new heater, while the two old ones continue working just fine. One thing I hadn't realized was that the new one is a low-NOx model, which requires more frequent service. That's OK with me because it helps to control local air pollution, just like the new high-efficiency water heaters we installed a while back, and the restrictions on wood-burning fireplaces and inefficient wood stoves. There used to be a noticeable increase in soot in the air when people started using their fireplaces. ----Alan
Put Naomi on the plane (first of two) to Oztralia a little while ago. She is bound for Melbourne, so might encounter just a little rain from that typhoon that walloped Queensland. ----Alan
They are basically flying around the remnants of the typhoon. Arrival is 8:30 AM (local time) and scattered thunderstorms are predicted to bring 0.22 in. of rain in the afternoon, by which time she should be in her hotel room. She was planning to meet another acquaintance in Gold Coast (sort of the Miami Beach of Australia) but was warned off-- too much flooding, etc. From Melbourne to Gold Coast is about 825 miles as the crow [or kookaburra?] flies. -----Alan
Two more inches of snow overnight. But it’s 39°F degrees today and dripping fast. A warming trend has begun and we may see 60°F next weekend!
ReplyDeleteGrouchy old man doesn't like latest marvel of modern technology:
ReplyDeleteOur local area code (which was carved out of another area code some years ago) is running out of telephone numbers. Rather than carve out a geographically distinct new area code, the new one will overlay the existing one, and callers will have to dial the entire 11-digit international number. Billing will not change. I suppose that is easier now than in the past because so many people select from a list of numbers on a cell phone.
-----Alan
When we first moved here, we only had to dial the last 4 digits for local calls. Then 7. Now 10.
DeleteWe had to call service for our (relatively) new heater, while the two old ones continue working just fine. One thing I hadn't realized was that the new one is a low-NOx model, which requires more frequent service. That's OK with me because it helps to control local air pollution, just like the new high-efficiency water heaters we installed a while back, and the restrictions on wood-burning fireplaces and inefficient wood stoves. There used to be a noticeable increase in soot in the air when people started using their fireplaces.
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Massive CYBER ATTACK takes down Elon Musk Twitter X [Click] Why, the poor fellow.
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DeletePut Naomi on the plane (first of two) to Oztralia a little while ago. She is bound for Melbourne, so might encounter just a little rain from that typhoon that walloped Queensland.
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Let us know how her flight does, regarding the storm.
DeleteThey are basically flying around the remnants of the typhoon. Arrival is 8:30 AM (local time) and scattered thunderstorms are predicted to bring 0.22 in. of rain in the afternoon, by which time she should be in her hotel room. She was planning to meet another acquaintance in Gold Coast (sort of the Miami Beach of Australia) but was warned off-- too much flooding, etc. From Melbourne to Gold Coast is about 825 miles as the crow [or kookaburra?] flies.
Delete-----Alan