Subj : Re: Repairs
To : Ruth Haffly
From : Dave Drum
Date : Tue Jun 04 2024 06:24:01
-=> Ruth Haffly wrote to Dave Drum <=-
DD> The computer is a handy whipping boy. My situation is that if I'm
DD> gone, Dennis is here. If he's gone, I'm here. If my brother is off
DD> spendingthe camp ground he has me pick up his mail and rat hole it
DD> time at until he and Vicky get home.
RH> We have a bigger, locking mail box now. We also let the post office
RH> know we're going to be gone, our carrier (different route from rental
RH> house) also knows to hold if he sees how we "set" the box before
RH> leaving town.
That's handy. I've only met one of my postal delivery people. We have a
range - sometimes the mail is in the box by 10 ayem. Other times it's
almost twilight time. I met the lady who delivers early (mid morning)
when the letter carriers were having a food drive and I had a couple of
Hy-Vee bags full of staple items like boxed dinners, etc. which I didn't
want to leave out by the street next to my mail box. So, I watched for
the USPS Jeep and handed over the merch directly to her.
DD> I can remember when we had either a mail box attached to the siding
RH> We had one of those when we were stationed at Fort Devens, MA.
DD> near the front door. Or a mail slot with "flapper" in the door itself.
RH> Been in places that had that but they weren't in use as a central box
RH> had superseeded it.
Only "central" mail station I ever had was when I lived in the Tin Can at
Trailer Trash Acres.
DD> Mailboxes were for R.F.D.
RH> Have had that a number of places also.
DD> And the in-town letter carrier walked the route.
RH> Yes, I remember them as well. My parents had a box at the post office
RH> in town for decades, changed to a box and delivery their last maybe 5
RH> years. I think the rent on the box had gone up to the point where Dad
RH> thought it was unreasonable, delivery was free.
When I was younger I rented a P.O. Box at the main downtown ost office.
for U$12/year. It was handy for getting mail I didn't want anyone of my
nears & dears to see. Or didn't want some anonymous company to know my
physical address.
RH> Between the 2 of us, usually someone is available to do a quick meal.
RH> If we're out, sometimes we'll swing by and get take out from any one of
RH> several favorite places instead.
DD> I also keep instant oatmeal on hand. I can make a quick lunch or
DD> supper with that, too.
RH> We have some of that on hand also. Steve has several tins of sardines
RH> he can grab, plus we've got various canned soups and other "quick
RH> grabs" in the pantry.
DD> I did that last night. I grabbed a can of Campbells and saw that it
DD> was their new-ish Cream of Mushroom with Chicken. So I got a can of
DD> chicken chunks that I had scored on a deep discount and a 4 oz can of
DD> mushroom stems & pieces. Used the liquid from the chicken and the
DD> 'shroms for my "thinner" and had a very tasty, filling supper.
RH> Sounds good--serve it over toast, rice, noodles or whatever. Also add
RH> canned or frozen veggie like peas, corn or green beans.
It was good as was. I just ate it as a soup/stew and was satiated.
DD> This is good any time not just Holiday season. Warmed, it's like
DD> drinking a slice of apple pie. Bv)=
RH> It does look good! Have to remember it for fall; we're moving into
RH> hot weather now.
DD> Weather here has been odd. We're in June and have had on day the
DD> reached 90 Fahrenheits. Temps have been in the mid 80s (max) but
DD> mostly in the 70s
DD> The house is on a slab so retro-fitting central air would be a MAJOR
DD> project. We make do with wndow units. And I've only run the one in my
DD> bedroo once. In the computer room, nt at all.
RH> We have central air but it's pretty much a "given" in anything built in
RH> this part of the country. When we first got married, we lived down on
RH> the coast; the apartment had no a/c. Moved to an older house and a
RH> friend gave us a couple of window units, took them when we moved to a
RH> small double wide mobile home. Left them there when Steve went into the
RH> Army and we started moving all over the place.
I already have me "dream" home (if I hit the lottery) planned. Build my
ultimate kitchen - then hang the rest of the "living" spaces off of that.
Solar panels on the roof and a windmill generator in the yard. Than the
thermal conditionig by heat pump.
