Subj : we are here and they are there ... so there
To   : Nancy Backus
From : Maurice Kinal
Date : Sun Jan 14 2018 04:51:33

Hey Nancy!

 NB> Who says one has to start with 99 every time, then...?

Tradition?  I recall it starting out at 99, counting down to 'no more', and 
then recycling back to 99 until someone changes the tune.  Theoretically once 
started it could go on for forever but it seems to me that somewhere along the 
line it gets switched with another song such as, "There Was a Farmer Who Had a 
Dog", aka "Bingo Was His Name-O" ... and who can forget the enduring classic 
"Row, Row, Row Your Boat".

 MK>> That could work but it is a huge departure from the song.

 NB> And is that so bad a thing, really...?  :)

Heh, heh.  Errrrr ... you're joking right?  ;-)

Anyhow the latest test I plan to overlap a date and if it works then it will 
count down to 'no more' on 2018-04-21, reset to 7 the following day for the 'no 
more' on 2018-04-29.  After that it should stop generating as I only have it 
configured for the two target dates (one-shot-deal) for both.  That more or 
less will be a beta test for the real events in 2024 (2024-11-05 followed by 
2025-01-01).  The script should reset 2024-11-05 to 2034-11-05 and 2025-01-01 
to 2026-01-01 when it is appropriate to do so.

 NB> If Fraser Valley is hard hit, they might take over the spotlight

It wasn't nearly as bad.  No massive power outage this time.  Besides there was 
more than enough bad news earlier this week to shift it to the background, the 
mudslides in California still topping the news ... not counting Presidential 
brain farts of course.

 NB> I'm thankful we aren't near mountains or even tall hills here...
 NB> no avalanches near by....  :)

None close enough to here to do any local harm.  However the ones on the 
horizon (mainland) sure look nice with their snowcaps that can easily turn 
deadly if you get close enough.  The warnings are out, especially after the 
latest storm.

 NB> That was indeed a stroke of very good luck for him

Indeed.  The helicopter wasn't aware that he was missing and could have easily 
passed him by.  They were just assessing the current avalanche conditions which 
is common this time of year.

Life is good,
Maurice

.... Future cybertoasts of note:
    2019-01-01 is  352 days from now and falls on a Tuesday.
    2024-11-05 is 2487 days from now and falls on a Tuesday.
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