Subj : Flip Phonez
To   : Dave Drum
From : Ruth Haffly
Date : Mon Jul 24 2023 13:50:03

Hi Dave,

 RH> We were anticipating air alerts while we were in NY and VT, had a few
 RH> days of sunny but hazy weather in NY. Got to VT and the rains came
 RH> pouring down so the air cleared up. Most of the time I feel the smoke
 RH> in both my eyes and lungs so I appreciate the rain. Got back to NC and
 RH> have had a lot of hazy weather; I think it's beginning to clear now.
 RH> Had an EF3 tornado hit the Rocky Mount area (a couple of counties east)
 RH> yesterday during a brief, but intense storm.

 DD> Perhaps the record rainfall and flooding in the Maritime Provinces had
 DD> something in the improvement of air quality  coming from Canuckistan.

It did, very much. Our air has pretty much cleard up again, until the
winds shift to bring down more smoke. Had a nice thunderstorm in the wee
small hours this morning.

 SD> Just checked the air quality for today.  It's green.  It's green
 for SD> fire and smoke also.  It's dark and cloudy...probably getting
 ready to SD> burst.

 RH> The weatherman on the station we watch said that by the week end things
 RH> will be clear here. Meanwhile, I'm staying inside as much as possible.

 SD> Anyone in the US can check their air quality by going to
 SD> https://www.airnow.gov and entering their ZIP code.

 RH> Good to know. I usually check Weather Underground on my phone; they're
 RH> pretty good about local issues.

 DD> I had W.U. for a while before my brother convinced me to get Weather
 DD> Bug. It's a bit clunky but thorough and accurate.

W.U. works well enough for me that until it breaks, I'm not going to try
to fix it.


 RH> (salmon)
 RH> We buy it from time to time but not all that often. Got some canned on
 RH> the shelf that we need to use up, maybe some will go into fish cakes. I
 RH> don't have a real recipe for them, just a mix of a mostly drained,
 RH> picked over can of fish, chopped onion, egg or two, flour and/or bread
 RH> crumbs basically--mix until it holds together, fry in a bit of oil
 RH> until browned on both sides. Good with fried potatoes.

 DD> The pricing of fresh salmon makes my throat slam shut most times. And
 DD> the canned stuff reminds me of Puss & Bootsd canned cat food. Still,
 DD> if Robert's Fish Market or Hy-Vee run a really good special I might
 DD> make
 DD> something like this:


 DD>       Title: Tomato Basil Salmon
 DD>  Categories: Five, Seafood, Vegetables, Herbs, Cheese
 DD>       Yield: 2 Servings

We're happy with the canned from time to time but do like the fresh as
well. Had a lot of the latter up in Alaska this past trip so we're
taking a fish break for a bit.

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Catch you later,
Ruth
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