Subj : Re: we are here and they are there ... so there To : Maurice Kinal From : Nancy Backus Date : Wed Jan 10 2018 16:11:06 -=> Quoting Maurice Kinal to Nancy Backus on 05-Jan-2018 04:44 <=- NB>> I wouldn't mind a different countdown... like Henri, I don't NB>> drink beer... MK> Also there is a conflict starting on Sep 24, 2024 where according to MK> the 2024-11-05 cybertoast there are only 42 bottles of beer on the MK> wall whereas the 2025-01-01 cybertoast will start it's countdown at 99 MK> bottles of beer on the wall. This conflict will carry on until Nov 6, MK> 2024 when there will be only 56 bottles of beer on the wall. I think MK> a shorter countdown would be the answer, if indeed we even want a MK> countdown. I think the tagline is sufficient now that we know that it MK> works. I'd think so... :) Of course, with two simultaneous countdowns, the one to feature would be the closer one... then pick up the other when the first event has arrived... ;) Or use two different things to count down with... say, beer for you, milk for me... "42 bottles of beer and 99 bottles of milk on the wall"... Could be an interesting countdown... but of course it isn't for another 7 years or so... ;) NB>> And it's worse farther east than we are MK> It's headline news here in the west. Probably now supplanted by the mudslides in California... ;) Extreme conditions do tend to make headline news... :) NB>> How far from you is that....? MK> Just across the Strait, about 25kms as the crow flies, is the Fraser MK> delta. The ice storm happened further up the valley (Abottsford) which MK> is at a higher elevation than Vancouver proper. The latest news is MK> there are still some customers without power as we speak. I think at MK> it's worst there were over 100,000 customers without power for at MK> least 24 hours after the storm hit. Hopefully now they've all been restored.... That was a close call for you, though... but, as you say, it was at a higher elevation.... NB>> Did you get the snow...? MK> Some overnight but not much. Not enough to cause any grief thank MK> goodness. The mountains sure look nice. Snow has its purposes... ;) ttyl neb .... I'm an amateur crastinator; some day I'll turn pro... --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (1:229/452) .