: Soda Shoppe February 1 , 2024

phyllis · February 03, 2024, 01:23:04 PM

That's right, Amy. Cheaper and easier to put up instead of the old glass greenhouses. They use a heavy weight plastic stretched over metal ribs. They can even install propane heaters in case the temp turns freezing. They are a common sight on local farms......big and small.

Amy · February 03, 2024, 01:37:30 PM

Patricia, brrrrr. I hope it does warm up for you!

Phyllis, thank you.I thought that it may be those.

Better get the laundry off the line..

JaneS · February 03, 2024, 08:32:32 PM

It's been one of "THOSE" days! I've been busy every minute but I don't seem to have accomplished much! I wonder how that happens? And I'm tired right down to my toes!

Gonna put stuff away and hit the haystack early! Still no LLOYD! Maybe tomorrow!

I wish you all a peaceful night's sleep and a happy tomorrow. Come by and share some of it with us!

RAMMEL · February 03, 2024, 08:36:51 PM

Quote from: JaneS on February 03, 2024, 08:32:32 PMStill no LLOYD! Maybe tomorrow!

I think he will need some guidance.

Vanilla-Jackie · February 04, 2024, 01:54:07 AM

Good news, Lloyd is in, or someone using his name ( users online ) viewing the article "chat "
Now attempting a posting in our " thoughts and prayers " folder, is this Lloyd got lost or, somebody trying to tell us something...
An email link was posted...

JaneS · February 04, 2024, 06:41:24 AM

Good Morning Everyfriend! JACKIE, it might be his granddaughter trying to help LLOYD find his way! Let's hope he does!

I have to go get things done so I'll be ready when Cathy comes to pick me up for church later this morning! I'll try to get back in to check up on LLOYD and anyone else who shows up!

RICK, if LLOYD is around, he has guidance. I talked with his granddaughter and she was going to try to help him find his way!

Be back later to check up on Everyfriend!

Amy · February 04, 2024, 07:01:33 AM

Good morning...

A day of welcomed rest here. Yesterday was beautiful, it did start out cold but warmed up to you could go out without a coat on. I think we will pay dearly for this nice weather, east coats is getting more that 3 feet of snow!

Raven and I think some Blue Jays cleaned up on the suet so I will get more for them later on.

Only thing happening is a man coming to see the van and there are two more waiting if he doesn't buy it.

Neighbour has been going up to the sugar bush, no sap running yet but it won't be long.He always gives us a bottle of fresh syrup and that spurs me to make cornbread muffins or johnny cake to go with it.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

patricia19 · February 04, 2024, 11:30:04 AM

Good morning, Lloyd was here, but he's not quite all the way.

https://www.seniorsandfriends.org/index.php?msg=246653

I sent him a link that hopefully he can find his way here.

RAMMEL · February 04, 2024, 01:26:16 PM

Nice day here to do nothing - after a rough yesterday. Yesterday we had a power failure for a couple of hours, then spent that much time setting clocks and initializing things. Got a COVID shot, and ordered a new (probably rebuilt) cable box, that died when power was restored. We are now discovering all the stuff that is available on "over the air" TV. Also a great opportunity to get those dust bunnies out from behind the "electronics".

Amy · February 04, 2024, 01:41:05 PM

Rick, trade you dust bunnies for our dust kangaroos!!! One dog is really losing her fur , could Spring be close??? Sent you a PM.

On the way into town this morning I saw movement out of the corner of my eyes...slowed down then braked when a doe came out and stood in front of us. Could have had fresh venison if I hadn't of caught the movement!

Another lovely day here..

RAMMEL · February 04, 2024, 02:14:25 PM

Be very careful of deer on the road. A guy that worked for me was going home after an evening shift (Dark out). Hit a deer, and took the top off his car. Luckily no one was hurt --- except the deer. But it totaled his car.

Amy - Our dust bunnies are light. They multiply and hide well. I think they form gangs.

Amy · February 04, 2024, 03:35:27 PM

Rick, never thought of them ganging up...I could really be in trouble..

We have a lot of deer in this area and my friend did hit one but the deer was on the losing end. I am just thankful the deer and I didn't have a close encounter!

patricia19 · February 04, 2024, 09:17:23 PM

Good afternoon from the Interior. I'm back fully stocked again and all monthly bills good for another month. I was telling Amy that it had risen from minus 50 last night to minus nineteen at eleven. My taxi driver said it had been minus 44 when he started his shift that morning, and it was minus nineteen still at one thirty. I just called time and temperature at four forty, and it was minus eight. I hope it stays warm at least long enough to enjoy it.

Farrah is a very picky eater, even for a cat. I used to keep a cup of dry food in her bowl and feed her wet canned food in the morning. It would take her four days to eat a five ounce can. And she expected treats too!

So, last month I didn't buy any wet and the first few mornings were confusing for her. She watched me like a hawk every time I went close to the cupboard and would get excited if I came home with a bag, only to, again, be disappointed.

This afternoon, I returned with a couple of single serve cat food pouches to hold her over until Tuesday's canned delivery. She was sniffing those bags as I carried them in and watching me to see if her food was back. When I raised my finger in the universal "wait" position, I thought she was going to have a coronary.

She hovered over me as I put the food in her dish and dug in. Each time I went to see if there were any leftovers to refrigerate, she was right there before me, guarding her dish. She ate the entire five ounces. Now to see if she feels the same when she knows there's a regular supply of canned to go with her daily dry.

Hey, exitement is where you find it.

JaneS · February 05, 2024, 06:43:42 AM

Good Morning Everyfriend! I didn't even stop in here last night to say "Good Night". I had the TV on and my eyes gave up and went shut tight. When I woke up, "Perry Mason" was on and I thought I might have slept a few minutes. When I looked at the clock, I found I'd bee asleep through almost two hour long shows and it was after 11 o'clock. I dragged myself around to turn off the lights and I hit the haystack! And here I am this morning. Cooper will be arriving any minute! And he'll be hungry and after he eats, he'll be ready for a walk. My day begins!

PATRICIA, I don't think I'd make it through a winter in your part of Alaska! When it gets into the single low digits around here, I start praying for Spring! I think, if I had to live through a winter like yours, I'd hibernate like the bears do and just come out in the Spring!

I better get myself ready for company. Frankie drops him off around 6:45 and it's 6:42 on my clock. I wish you all a good day. Make it your own in every way! And come join us for a chat!

Amy · February 05, 2024, 06:44:55 AM

Good morning..

I am not going to complain about our dip in the temperature!! After reading Paricia's post and the frigid temps she is dealing with I will just enjoy ours.

Today is another busy day with hopes of getting all accomplished ..maybe. Kyle has blood workand if the Dad is cutting hair and not the son he will try again to get it cut. I need to turn in plates from vehicle and go to the bank.Then we are taking garbage away to the dump. Before all that can be done our friends are dropping in to pick up the wheelchair to use.

Patricia, I had to laugh at Farrah's action at your grocery outing. Just like a child inquiring to a Mom did you bring me anything back from the store?? I am not sure what is happening to Callie next door, usually she will greet you but lately owner says Callie is sleeping a lot. I know she is up in age so maybe that is what's wrong.

Better get this day on the road..

Enjoy your day and stay safe..

RAMMEL · February 05, 2024, 08:59:36 AM

Bright, sunny, and cold. It will warm a bit and it looks like a nice day here. Have lots of chores on the list for today - if I can keep up with them. Most important is replace the FIOS Set Top Box when it gets here. The old one died Saturday in a power failure. It just never came back to life. I just learned that there is lots of programming available over the air,

patricia19 · February 05, 2024, 02:36:21 PM

Good morning, it's 10:20 am and the temperature is at today's low of minus ten. Our reported high will be zero. I wanted to clarify something about our low temperatures. How cold or warm something feels is due to the amount of humidity present.

"Will Gadd, A Canadian ice climber has climbed all over the world and once climbed a frozen Niagara Falls, has this to say. "Canadian ice climber Will Gadd called from Austria to weigh in on the differences between cold, wet climates and the drier Alberta winter. Gadd has climbed in pretty much every Canadian province and territory, he says, as well as many countries around the world.

And having done so, Gadd is adamant that there's a big difference between climbing in a wet winter climate versus a dry one.

Gadd — who once scaled the very ice castles Velthuis builds — said he doesn't think calling wet and dry cold "myths" tells the whole story.

"I think people who say that haven't spent a lot of time in both types of climates," he said with a laugh.

Gadd's theory: "It's not so much that the cold is wildly different in terms of the actual amount of water in the air, but what is really different, I find, is how quickly you dry out."

He said the hardest climates to keep warm in often aren't that cold — perhaps five or 10 degrees below zero — but have lots of moisture in the form of snow or rain in the air. These include Atlantic Canada, Scotland, Iceland and Norway, he said.

"It's way more miserable because your clothes don't dry out, you stay damp. And then it's just horrendous," he said, adding, "I could never live in England. Those people are tougher than I am.

"I don't know what the science says. But I know from an athletic viewpoint, it's much harder to stay warm, dry and comfortable in a humid, wet climate than it is in a dry, cold climate," he said. "I'd take minus 25 and dry over plus five and lightly raining or drizzling or something any day of the week."

Well, if Gadd ever gets tired of climbing, maybe climatology could be his next career. Because he actually got the science pretty spot-on.

While cold air in Calgary and cold air in Toronto are essentially the same, the feeling that one is worse than the other isn't all in my head.

There are several reasons. The first is that in Ontario you're statistically more likely to be, well, wet. In other words, it's not the cold air that's damp. It's you.

Phillips explained that the average amount of precipitation in Toronto (for example) during the winter months is historically much, much higher than the average in Calgary. Five times higher, according to Phillips' calculations.

So you're just statistically more likely to be caught in rain, sleet, hail, snow or fog when you're in Ontario. And there's no denying that once you're damp, you're going to be much colder than if you're in dry clothing.

The second factor is wind chill. While Alberta and the rest of the Prairies are quite windy during other seasons, the Arctic wind that brings the cold to our doorsteps is actually relatively calm. Phillips said that's because the air pressure is significantly higher, making the air much stiller most winter days. Meanwhile, in many parts of Ontario including Toronto, multiple weather systems are coming together, creating gusts of wind that really hammer home the cold."

And that's the best explanation I could find to point out the différance between dry and wet climates.

patricia19 · February 05, 2024, 03:27:07 PM

While I'm on the weather subject, here is a definition for our ice fog.

"When it comes to a discussion of winter weather, the topic is never complete without recognizing the enduring contributions of the great Carl Benson, who ventured into the cold in the early 1960s in Fairbanks and began to unlock the secrets of ice fog.

Benson, 96, is still pursuing his scholarly studies, thanks to a good constitution and an unending sense of curiosity about the world around him. I can't tell you how much I admire him.

"Ice fog is a special case for two reasons," he wrote nearly 60 years ago. It is largely made by humans and it forms when injecting large amounts of warm water vapor into the atmosphere when the air is so cold it cannot handle it. The ice crystals become more numerous the longer the cold stagnant air remains.

He says now he made some errors in that study. The scientists who have followed his lead into the field, studying ice, snow and the atmosphere say his report remains both useful and informative."

"Benson's report was based on observations taken during the winters of 1961-62 and 1962-63, when it was colder than it is today,

There were six ice fog periods in the 1961-62 winter, including a December day with a temperature of 62 below. For six days the highest air temperatures were colder than 50 below.

For 231 hours, the temperature was colder than 40 below. The second cold spell was from January 23 to January 29, 1962.

Ice fog "becomes a nuisance whenever temperatures go below minus 35 C (minus 31 F) in the Fairbanks-Fort Wainwright area of Interior Alaska," he wrote.

At the time of his first ice fog research, there were about 30,000 people and 2,000 dogs in the Fairbanks area. There were about 17,000 vehicles in 1964. The number of cars that were used in the winter had grown sharply since 1948, when the headbolt heater appeared.

He wrote that while the exhaust from cars and trucks made up a small portion of the overall ice fog layer, it was a major source because the tail pipes were so close to the ground. "Also, they are probably the most dangerous of all sources because of products other than water which accompany them."

Twenty-seven years ago, Ned Rozell went along with Benson to collect ice fog samples and wrote about the scientist for the weekly Geophysical Institute column, capturing some of Benson's intellectual energy:

"At frigid temperatures, the air rids itself of ice fog in two ways, Benson said. When ice fog mixes with warmer air at the "lid" of the inversion, some of it converts to water vapor, which is invisible. Ice fog also falls out like rain, a phenomenon Benson took advantage of when he recently went out to gather some.

"To catch ice fog, Benson repeated a cold-snap ritual he has performed with other GI scientists since 1961. He placed several sheets of polyethylene-covered plywood at sites around Fairbanks. Ice fog precipitate, visible as a gray-brown layer on the snow, fell out of the air onto the plastic. Using a spatula, Benson shaved dirty frost off the rectangles of plywood. He collected the frost in a plastic water jug and sealed it. Later, he melted the residue into an unsavory broth of pollution particles and water. Besides water, ice fog contains carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, and a slew of other chemicals wafted into the air by cars' inability to completely burn gasoline.

"During a cold snap, most people in Fairbanks yearn for the magic moment when the temperature warms to about minus 30, the point at which ice fog dissolves to become water vapor. Carl Benson is perhaps the only man in town who roots for long cold snaps--they give him more time to collect samples."

Meanwhile, scientist Rick Thoman reports that there was a 20-hour period at the airport of hourly observations with visibility of one-quarter mile or less, which is one way to define an ice fog incident.

"This breaks the run of winters with no dense ice fog (by this metric) but is barely a blip from the later 20th Century expectations," he wrote."

And thus ends my recital.

JaneS · February 05, 2024, 05:04:42 PM

Well! Back to school! That was a real learning time! I'm going to have all that in mind for the rest of my life. And if I ever heard any of it before, it skipped out of my mind! Thanks, PATRICIA! And thanks to your sources!

Amy · February 05, 2024, 05:14:03 PM

The day didnt go as planned but that is ok. My friend got good news, no heart operation, Dr is just going to monitor it.
No one is exempt from cancer King Charles now has to deal with it.

Tomorrow Kyle will try and get blood work and haircut ,today just didn't work out.

Patricia that was an interesting read.. but you may still keep the minus 50s.

I see Lloyd made it in.

Rick, the weather was beautiful I worked outside m no coat sun meltng the ice. Now it will freeze tonight and we will have treacherous ice about.

patricia19 · February 05, 2024, 05:44:29 PM

Now you know why I don't know what to say when you Easterners actually have colder feeling weather than us!

Amy · February 05, 2024, 06:10:05 PM

T[/siz Patricia the east coast is digging out , some can't get out due to the snow. Yet on the other hand ,on the news tonigh CA is having floods and mudslides! e]

patricia19 · February 05, 2024, 07:14:52 PM

Amy, weirdly, that's similar to when we were having minus 53, Yukon with minus 30 to the East and to the South, Anchorage was in the twenties with 100 inches of snow!

Yukon and Anchorage are the same distance from us, only in different directions.

Evidently, it's all due to atmospheric rivers and humidity.

JaneS · February 05, 2024, 09:54:34 PM

I'm heading for the haystack! AMY, I didn't see LLOYD! Was he in here?

Good night! Sweet Dreams! Make tomorrow your best day yet! And share it with us!

Vanilla-Jackie · February 06, 2024, 01:18:37 AM

Jane, yes, Lloyd showed in yesterday and showed he was posting in Soda Shoppe, but, must of given up, as no posting has showed...

Amy · February 06, 2024, 07:00:34 AM

Good morning

Ok Patricia, we are not - 50 here but it is chilly! Going to be another lovely sunny day though..andthat helps alot.

Going to try and get done what didn't yesterday, just hope the Dad and not the son Louis the lawnmower is on at the barber shop.

Jane, he was in for a bit maybe he will try again today. I might try and give them a phone call later on.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

JaneS · February 06, 2024, 08:21:13 AM

Good Morning Everyfriend! AMY, I must have missed his post. I went back to look for it and I didn't find it! Maybe later today he will drop by.

It's been a busy morning here today already. I have an appointment by phone for a regular checkup with my dr. And since my Dr. has left this service, I'll be having it with another one until they assign one to me personally. Since this is just a normal checkup, this will work. But I had to plan my eye stuff to work around it! I'll sure be glad when this eye stuff is over. Two more weeks and I'm finished!

I have stuff ready to make a crock pot dinner for tomorrow when Christy will be here. She's bringing her new puppy and I'll get a chance to become friends with her! She's a real little cutie pie in her pictures.

I guess I better get to work and get something done before Cathy gets here to share the dr. visit. I wish youall a great day! Make it your own in every way! And don't forget to drop by for a visit with us! We miss you when we don't "see" you!

RAMMEL · February 06, 2024, 09:35:16 AM

Another bright, sunny, and cold one here today. About 20° when I got up.
My replacement Cable Box came about 6:45 last night. Took about an hour and a half to get it going. Had to call Verizon Support to get it unlocked - or something like that. It's amazing how much dust collects behind these things. So now I'm set for the Super Bowl

Amy · February 06, 2024, 09:47:36 AM

Well, Kyle finally got his hair cut and the Dad did it!! He also had his blood drawn so that too is done!
Now for me to get busy here at home..

Jane, Lloyd didn't post but did make an appearance. Take some photos of Christys puppy please!! You can email them to me, plus Christy take some of you and puppy .

Rick, I must admit I am at a loss when it comes to doing that, mine is a modem and I was so thankful the young lad (service tech )hooked it up for me.

patricia19 · February 06, 2024, 12:43:58 PM

Good morning from the Interior, where it's 7:58 and zero degrees. It's also the first day in weeks that I didn't wake up wrapped and rolled in my blanket like a good cigar.

Farrah is back to showing her disdain for her meals, rather wet or dry. I suppose I could begin trading them off instead of always leaving some dry out and no more every morning's tablespoon of wet food.

I have a friend on our daily meet and greets whose cat is the same, expecting treats only instead of food. We've had an us versus them alliance for some time now. One of the guys doesn't get it. His idea is we're both enablers, and we should stick with only one meal and if they don't finish in the prescribed time, to take it up and not feed them again until the following day. It's not surprising that he doesn't have or see the need for pets.

Today, Amazon is delivering my monthly cat supplies, better them than me. Have you ever attempted to lift 38 pounds (17.24 kg) of kitty litter? I have the delivery person set it at the end of my kitchen counter, and there it stays. I've found it's cheaper in larger amounts and I don't have to lug a similar or smaller size from local stores. Not only that, but I'm also receiving a case of various types of wet food, cat treats, and a set of silicone kitchen tools.

Anything that I don't have to remember to go and bring home, and is cheaper, is fine by me. I'm already planning another store trip for the items I forgot the last time. The issue is, while I'm decluttering and trying to have only what I need and actually use, there are items that I'm trying to replace many cheaper tools with better quality, but fewer ones.

Jane, I'd love to see the photos as well. Puppies are always so cute, even with the messes they bring.

The latter part of this week and next will be filled with deliveries, inspections, and looking up more paperwork for new applications and renewals. Wednesday will be alarm inspection day, when a maintenance man will usher an official from apartment to apartment, inspecting and testing fire and building alarms. Our intercom systems and swapping out our extinguishers and generally casting a discreet look to see how the apartment is faring.

Every so often, I wish I were rich enough to have "people" who handle all these pesky details. Or poor enough that somebody else handles them for me. I'm at that unenviable place where I'm neither one nor the other and expected to handle it myself. Sometimes, as I'm older, the need for an organized assistant is apparent. I make do with lists and calendars and yellow legal pads.

I received one of those advertised planners for Christmas that promised to organize and run my life. It even had colorful stickers and inspirational sayings throughout. I reviewed it, marveled at its complexity, and thought I would have loved it when I was sixteen. I thanked the giver, set it in a drawer, and there it rests.

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