Re: OT: Weather Out of Whack - a WWII cooler!

Classic ingenuity! Cheers Brian On Tue, Feb 14, 2017, at 04:01 PM, Alan C wrote: > Just for fun I've posted a scan of a crude evaporative fridge (called the > Bullshitator) from my late Father's WWII snaps. This was taken in > Abyssinia > about 1940. All his war time images were taken with a

PESO 2017 - 015 - GDG

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OT: Weather Out of Whack - a WWII cooler!

Just for fun I've posted a scan of a crude evaporative fridge (called the Bullshitator) from my late Father's WWII snaps. This was taken in Abyssinia about 1940. All his war time images were taken with a black Brownie Box which I later used to begin my photographic distractions.

Re: PESO Chikadee Day

Any time you visit, I'll take you out one night and you can tell them yourself. Make sure your medical insurance is fully functional. > On 13 February 2017 at 15:51 Gonz wrote: > > > You guys up north have very big plump chickadees. Ours down south are > tiny by

Re: Weather Out of Whack!

"I'm more worried about muscle strain than heart attack — I still run 40-50 miles a week so my fitness is pretty good (though I've been closer to 30 miles a week for the past month, for obvious reasons)." So presumably you race a few marathons? My running has nose-dived in the last year & I'm

Re: Weather Out of Whack!

Paul & PJ, thanks for that. I know about those & some people here have tried them. Unfortunately they are better suited to arid, hot areas like the Middle East where they are built into the flat roofed houses with a small air space above the ceiling. When used in high humidity , low rainfall

RE: GESO - Coyles in New Orleans

Thanks Paul. -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Paul Stenquist Sent: Tuesday, 14 February 2017 1:39 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO - Coyles in New Orleans Nice set. Most enjoyable. Paul via phone > On Feb 13,

RE: GESO - Coyles in New Orleans

Thanks Dan - it is a city we really liked and will likely revisit. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Daniel J. Matyola Sent: Tuesday, 14 February 2017 1:26 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO -

Re: GESO - Coyles in New Orleans

Nice set. Most enjoyable. Paul via phone > On Feb 13, 2017, at 10:26 PM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: > > Nice gallery. It well captures the diversity of NOLA. > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > >> On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 3:14 PM, John

Re: GESO - Coyles in New Orleans

Nice gallery. It well captures the diversity of NOLA. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 3:14 PM, John Coyle wrote: > Thanks Alan - couldn't resist the final shot, seen on a doorway in Bourbon > St. > > John in Brisbane >

RE: GESO - Coyles in New Orleans

Thanks Ann - actually didn't take any shots of food! I must say we had both good and bad, but my po'boy and jambalaya (different meals, of course!) were both excellent. For great vegetarian, can recommend "1000 Figs" on Ponce de Leon St., near the junction with Esplanade Ave - best beetroot

RE: GESO - Coyles in New Orleans

Thanks Alan - couldn't resist the final shot, seen on a doorway in Bourbon St. John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Alan C Sent: Sunday, 12 February 2017 10:21 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: GESO -

RE: GESO - Coyles in New Orleans

Hi Cotty - I used jAlbum to produce the interface, which is designed to use Javascript - it will also work on non-Java systems but maybe this is why you had a clunky experience? But thanks for the compliments! John in Brisbane -Original Message- From: PDML

Re: PESO Chikadee Day

On 13 Feb 2017, at 15:53, Gonz wrote: > > You guys up north have very big plump chickadees. I bet you say that to all the boys. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please

Re: PESO Chikadee Day

Plus I don't doubt a certain amount of body mass increase to survive the cold better. Like deer, much larger up there. My wife commented upon seeing Texas deer for the first time: "they look like large dogs!", compared to the monster ungulates up north, she was right! On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at

Re: PESO Chikadee Day

On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 5:51 AM, Gonz wrote: > You guys up north have very big plump chickadees They fluff out their feathers to protect against the cold. Dan Matyola http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: OT: Weather Out of Whack!

On 2/13/2017 2:35 PM, Stanley Halpin wrote: Our circumstances make a dog totally impractical for us right now. Particularly one the size that yours will grow to. But looking at the picture all I can think is that I would love to have two or three of those and how hard it would be to wait the six

Re: OT: Weather Out of Whack!

Our circumstances make a dog totally impractical for us right now. Particularly one the size that yours will grow to. But looking at the picture all I can think is that I would love to have two or three of those and how hard it would be to wait the six weeks… Have fun! stan > On Feb 13, 2017,

Re: OT - Oroville dam and JAck

Yes, plus a small document safe with valued papers. All ready to "GO." J Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 13, 2017, at 12:08 PM, Gonz wrote: > > Yeah, the 36 hours might seem like a lot until everyone tries to get > out at once and the traffic becomes the issue. Of course

Re: OT - Oroville dam and JAck

Yeah, the 36 hours might seem like a lot until everyone tries to get out at once and the traffic becomes the issue. Of course YC is not Houston, but Houston also has several major interstates radiating out from it and still people had a real hard time getting out of the city when a major

Re: Weather Out of Whack!

I've experienced swamp coolers in temperate climates, and they're what I'd call marginally ineffective. Better than nothing but not much. In a desert they work a bit better but mostly at hydrating the air. Unless you have cold water they don't really seem cool anything. On 2/13/2017 10:28

Re: OT - Oroville dam and JAck

Relieved to hear it... Yuba City being HIGHER I would think is key... I've been through Yuba City - but ages ago.. . But I do hope you have "go bag" or bags for future possibilities... What a traffic nightmare it must ahve been last night! ann On 2/13/2017 12:39 PM, Jack Davis wrote:

Re: OT - Oroville dam

You're about right, John! Wife and I have lived in Yuba City for the last 35 years. Been through is situation 3 or 4 times now. Last time was in '97. Too stubborn and I still have pictures to take here. :) J Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 13, 2017, at 11:07 AM, John

Re: OT: Weather Out of Whack!

On 2/13/2017 9:26 AM, Gonz wrote: Whoa! You're only getting one of those right??? Yeah. Less than 6 weeks to wait now. bill On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 9:47 PM, Bill wrote: On 2/12/2017 8:53 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: John wrote: It was 80 deg F here in Raleigh

Re: OT - Oroville dam

On 2/13/2017 10:36 AM, Paul in MKE wrote: Anyone heard from Jack today? I know he lives north of Sacramento ut don't know where in relation to the Oroville dam. *http://tinyurl.com/zkpb4pg* -p I think he lives near Yuba City which is on the Feather River. He frequently posts photos from

Re: Weather Out of Whack!

When I was in Iraq, we had several days where the temperature went over 60 deg C (140 deg F). I hope I never experience anything like that again. On 2/13/2017 7:14 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: My mistake. I hadn't read the entire thread. Those Australian temps are insane. You would only see that

Re: OT: Weather Out of Whack!

I've never seen it go over 43 deg C around here in the summer. But it ain't summer here. We shouldn't be getting summer temps in the middle of winter. On 2/13/2017 12:09 AM, Brian Walters wrote: 80 deg F! Pshaw... It was 47 deg C here on Saturday (that's over 115 deg F to save you the

Re: OT - Oroville dam

We're fine Paul! Just posted details to Ann. J Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 13, 2017, at 7:36 AM, Paul in MKE wrote: > > Anyone heard from Jack today? I know he lives north of Sacramento ut don't > know where in relation to the Oroville dam. > >

Re: OT: Weather Out of Whack!

Gonz wrote: >Yeah, that's a serious workout. When I lived up there I had to clean >up a long driveway after heavy wet snows like that, it really gets >your heartrate up. People even have heart attacks doing that. Stay >safe Mark! I'm more worried about muscle strain than heart attack — I

Re: OT - Oroville dam and JAck

Morning, Ann. No, we're not sitting on cots in a church basement. :) That information is wrong. We received phone call advising of the problem, but stipulating that they we're advising of their RECOMMENDING evacuation but is not being ordered. Yuba City is a bit higher and further from the subject

Re: PESO: Spirit in the Wood

Don't you mean suffered an upgrade. Though anything even this seems to be an improvement. On 2/13/2017 7:51 AM, Daniel J. Matyola wrote: On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 5:52 PM, John wrote: Reply from Photo.net: THIS PAGE COULD NOT BE FOUND *ERROR 404*

Re: Peso - Fake Gnus

Haha! Yup, that's GNU for you. On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 9:56 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > ah! that explains it.. when I was search gnus on cafepress after I put my > design up this weekend I only came up with t shirts with a cartooned gnu on > it... > and one with a lot of text

Re: OT - Oroville dam and JAck

I just rememberd I had Jack's mailing address.. he lives in Yuba City and if fhe and his wife were at home he would have had to evacuate last night... http://www.google.org/publicalerts/alert?aid=6e647046d446b4ba=en=US=web ann On 2/13/2017 10:36 AM, Paul in MKE wrote: Anyone heard from Jack

Re: enablement

On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 10:24 AM, Gonz wrote: > The missus was threatening to place the order > herself after hearing me talk about it enough. Awesome strategy, dude! Making note of that one. -- -bmw -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Peso - Fake Gnus

ah! that explains it.. when I was search gnus on cafepress after I put my design up this weekend I only came up with t shirts with a cartooned gnu on it... and one with a lot of text under it . a On 2/13/2017 10:49 AM, Gonz wrote: Its a software geek term. G N U = Gnu's Not Unix. Their

Re: PESO Chikadee Day

You guys up north have very big plump chickadees. Ours down south are tiny by comparison. I'll have to get a pic of them at our bird feeder. On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 2:44 PM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > Today was Chikadee day in my backyard. Not a finch, sparrow or junko in >

Re: Peso - Fake Gnus

Its a software geek term. G N U = Gnu's Not Unix. Their symbol is a gnu as well, its been around for ages, providing open source (free) software like operating systems, editors, and what not. On Mon, Feb 13, 2017 at 9:45 AM, ann sanfedele wrote: > ? don't get reference -

Re: OT - Oroville dam

I was wondering where he lived .. I jsut remembered nortehrn Cal... Didn't see anything from him since before the evac order ohoh I'll send email - maybe he will check phone a On 2/13/2017 10:36 AM, Paul in MKE wrote: Anyone heard from Jack today? I know he lives north of Sacramento ut don't

Re: Peso - Fake Gnus

? don't get reference - My gnus are political parody on the gentle side a On 2/13/2017 10:18 AM, Gonz wrote: Gnu's not unix. On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 5:45 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: started out as a photo taken with a pentax LX... so not OT :-)

OT - Oroville dam

Anyone heard from Jack today? I know he lives north of Sacramento ut don't know where in relation to the Oroville dam. *http://tinyurl.com/zkpb4pg* -p -- Being old doesn't seem so old now that I'm old. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

Re: Weather Out of Whack!

Alan - Would a swamp cooler work for you? Much less expensive to purchase and operate compared to conventional A/C. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evaporative_cooler -p On 2/13/2017 9:07 AM, Alan C wrote: 40°C+ is hardly exciting, in fact totally debilitating. At the moment our house

Re: OT: Weather Out of Whack!

Whoa! You're only getting one of those right??? On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 9:47 PM, Bill wrote: > On 2/12/2017 8:53 PM, Mark Roberts wrote: >> >> John wrote: >> >>> It was 80 deg F here in Raleigh today. That's 5 deg higher than the old >>> record. >>> >>> Normal High

Re: OT: Weather Out of Whack!

Yeah, that's a serious workout. When I lived up there I had to clean up a long driveway after heavy wet snows like that, it really gets your heartrate up. People even have heart attacks doing that. Stay safe Mark! On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 8:53 PM, Mark Roberts

enablement

Well, not yet, but hopefully this Friday, a brand new K-1 and 28-70 kit lens plus the 70-200 will arrive. After much hand wringing, I placed the order. The missus was threatening to place the order herself after hearing me talk about it enough. lol. Now I need to familiarize myself with the

Re: Peso - Fake Gnus

Gnu's not unix. On Sat, Feb 11, 2017 at 5:45 PM, ann sanfedele wrote: > started out as a photo taken with a pentax LX... so not OT :-) > > > https://annsan.smugmug.com/Graphic-Design/Anns-design-work/i-9cj5tcG/L > > I've loaded it onto cafe press but it may not be searchable

Re: Weather Out of Whack!

40°C+ is hardly exciting, in fact totally debilitating. At the moment our house doesn't even cool below 30°C at night. The pitched roof houses the mines built here are totally unsuited to the Lowveld climate with that huge mass of hot air above the ceiling (very nice in "winter", mind you).

Re: OT: Weather Out of Whack!

New York is so boring - just normal winter temps - 35° F (for those of you who care I researched to find that ALT 248 = °. I love alt codes) However, the extra strong wind gusts predicted today may lift us out of the ordinary.. some scary stuff in California - ann On 2/13/2017 2:16 AM,

Re: PESO: Spirit in the Wood

On Sun, Feb 12, 2017 at 5:52 PM, John wrote: > Reply from Photo.net: > > THIS PAGE COULD NOT BE FOUND > *ERROR 404* > Photo.net very recently underwent an "upgrade." It has been going in and out ever since. Very frustrating. Dan Matyola

Re: Weather Out of Whack!

My mistake. I hadn't read the entire thread. Those Australian temps are insane. You would only see that here in the deserts of the southwest and only very rarely. Paul via phone > On Feb 13, 2017, at 4:58 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > They're talking g in degrees

Re: Weather Out of Whack!

They're talking g in degrees Fahrenheit, Alan. The temperatures aren't extreme, they're just warmer than usual for February. Paul via phone > On Feb 13, 2017, at 2:59 AM, Alan C wrote: > > Unbelievable, and we grumble when it creeps over 40. Take care. > > Alan C > >

Re: Weather Out of Whack!

Unbelievable, and we grumble when it creeps over 40. Take care. Alan C -Original Message- From: mike wilson Sent: Monday, February 13, 2017 9:16 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: OT: Weather Out of Whack! Someone I know from the Perth hills in Australia was going to go for