Subj : flood stuff was: Vacation To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Sat Feb 29 2020 08:58:00 Hi Nancy! NB>>> Yes, I do believe you'd mentioned that before... BM>> Me? Repeat myself? Nahhh!! ..OTOH that did remind me to write a BM>> reminder note: was told one of the area stations will require a rescan BM>> around March 17th. The station is affiliated with two local stations; BM>> not sure about them but will be on the lookout; rescan should catch BM>> but if too early ==> Channel 6 had done theirs at 11 a.m. while other BM>> local stations a little after midnight. NB>> Nothing really wrong with a little repetition... and reminders are NB>> always good... ;) You might even hear something closer to the rescan NB>> date about what time each will be happening.... BM> Yes: with me sometimes with the repeat I'll remember a detail I didn't BM> catch before. As for the rescan, have a couple of people also looking BM> for the date as they will have to rescan their TVs also. NB> So someone's likely to catch it... ;) And did: March 13th. Well, if it doesn't go right we know what to blame! BM>> BM>> sunlight-through-the-glass-block-window-in-the-basement seems easiest: BM>> UV should pass through the glass blocks (though too thick?), being BM>> inside protects the solar cells, the location makes it easy for me to BM>> hook up the battery. Just need to test later. NB>> Good question on whether the glass-block windows might be too thick... NB>> definitely would need to test that out thoroughly.... but the other NB>> factors do sound promising... BM> Yes, potential for the UV -- OK: I wasn't sure on the excitor: BM> figuring UV as IR didn't sound right. Quick scan of a couple of BM> articles and they say photons; could still be a preference for the high BM> end of the visible light spectrum. Will see what happens when lower BM> the solar cell in the basement window to give it better light exposure BM> and see what happens. NB> It will be an interesting experiment, anyway... and possibly NB> productive as well... ;) Yes: would be nice + handy if can place the solar unit in the basmenet window , but if not, just start looking for an outside location. LIS, the running of the wires may be a problem; may end up dropping that option and going with the plan-ahead charge from the wall outlet. BM>> Just need to find the right box! I do label, and right now BM>> instead of writing on the boxes I fold a sheet of paper in half and BM>> list the general contents on the paper which is hanging over the side BM>> of the box. Easier and less messy looking to update the paper than BM>> scribble on the box. NB>> That does make a lot of sense... :) And might be quicker to read NB>> a sheet of paper along the side of the box rather having to move NB>> boxes around to read the tops of them or something... ;) BM> Right: plus easier for me to write on paper and then move it to the BM> box than on the side of the box ==> sort of a mild acrobatic to get BM> into the writing position! And with paper easy to update with a new BM> sheet. (Though some have scratch-outs -- I'm not that picky!) NB> Yup... when the scratchouts get too messy, just transfer the NB> proper info onto a new sheet of paper, and things are pretty NB> again... ;) And no contortions necessary (except for getting the NB> sheet of paper from the box)... :) Probably minimal as would tend to be working on that box and so on the floor or on a table. ...Now which box is the pen in??!! ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Politically Corrections: Drunk = Spatially Perplexed --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .