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| grant228 |
2020-01-23 07:29:10 |
 | Dave, the way the climate is changing, I warn you not to be too complacent. It will be the big issue influencing so many areas of human activity.
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| dave |
2020-01-22 17:40:08 |
 | Yes, we have to figure out how to better them in California over here. Not as much of a problem here in Michigan where we are still blessed - for now - with a moist climate. |
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| grant228 |
2020-01-21 05:44:14 |
| | Dave, thanks for your kind wishes. The rain we had last weekend was the best we have had in years. Things are starting to green already! The best thing about the rain was it put out some fires and enabled others to be gotten under control. The most worrying thing about this summer is we are being told this is the new normal and fires like the ones we've experienced will be an annual event. Our national government has a long record of climate change denial and took little action to safeguard things on the grounds of cost. They are now seeing a preventative approach would have saved a lot of money in terms of cost of fire-fighting, homes and vegetation lost and the huge drop in our tourist numbers. |
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| dave |
2020-01-20 19:59:28 |
| | Grant,
The fire situation there is now a part of the daily news in the U.S. and many seem to be rallying here to raise funds to send to help. I saw you received some rain and I hope you get more. |
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| dave |
2020-01-09 15:41:18 |
| | Grant, Ha ha, though that pic is for sure 5-10 years old, so I suppose I look younger there than now. |
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| grant228 |
2020-01-06 18:19:17 |
| | Dave, they were back again yesterday and yes, were aware of the tower and mentioned the university they thought was part of your town. I showed them your picture, Dave and the nice lady said she was surprised to see such a young-looking man in charge of the site! |
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| dave |
2020-01-06 13:08:23 |
| | Yes I think maybe we've discuss the visual symbolism of the Ypsilanti water tower. lol. |
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| grant228 |
2020-01-03 23:41:57 |
| | Dave, I think they were too polite to mention your impressive water tower! In the limited time between hands, they explained where Rochester was on the "mitten" and concentrated more on their grandchildren here. If they are back on Monday, I will attempt to explore their opinion of Ypsilanti. |
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| dave |
2020-01-03 21:37:44 |
| | ah yes, Rochester is not to far. Did they mention anything about Ypsi? The tower? Depot Town? The fact that it exists in the shadow of Ann Arbor? lol |
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| grant228 |
2019-12-30 09:08:24 |
| | Good evening, Dave. At my bridge club this afternoon I had the pleasure of meeting and playing against two Michiganders! They are from Rochester and visiting their daughter who lives in Port Macquarie with her husband. They know Ypsilanti well! |
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| dave |
2019-12-22 23:25:35 |
| | All,
I had an issue with the site tonight and was forced to restore from a backup a few days old. I apologize for any inconvenience and any score or comments lost. |
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| lmcubs |
2019-12-16 21:17:17 |
 | I had to look up when I started on this site. 2006! Wow! That is quite a long time! |
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| dave |
2019-12-16 16:52:33 |
| | Yes it's been a while since I read it but I recall. I remember now, the boook was called Before the Trumpet |
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| grant228 |
2019-12-16 07:33:41 |
| | Dave, his life was a rich source for any biographer, especially the relationship he had with his mother. A very domineering woman! |
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| dave |
2019-12-15 14:50:53 |
| | Grant, I remember the FDR quizzes. They are very good. I think you and I chatted about the one biography about him that I'd read. I forget the title but it was about his life before the presidency, from childhood on up. |
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| grant228 |
2019-12-11 19:15:02 |
| | Yes, I started on January 1, 2009 when I was searching for information on FDR as I was appearing on a quiz show with him as my specialty. I discovered Bill had made a mistake in one of the quizzes about him and wrote to him. |
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| dave |
2019-12-11 13:49:39 |
| | wow eleven years. amazing Grant. |
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| grant228 |
2019-12-11 08:00:54 |
| | Dave, , after almost eleven years of being part of the system, I know my way around the site reasonably well! It also helps we have many quizzes and bios to choose from. |
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| dave |
2019-12-10 15:11:57 |
| | Grant, I'm amazed at how you're able to find quizzes in our system with dates relevant to the current date. |
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| dave |
2019-12-10 15:09:42 |
| | Oh wow. So its a sunny day but the smoke is dimming the light then? |
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| grant228 |
2019-12-10 05:48:42 |
| | Dave, no. It's smoke from fires up to 300-400 miles away. Sydneysiders aren't happy but it's the type of air we in the country have been coping with for months! As you can probably gather, the climate change argument is getting quite a workout while over 100 fires continue. Today it was so smoky on Sydney Harbour that the ferries were cancelled and fire alarms in many buildings going off! |
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| dave |
2019-12-09 18:05:08 |
| | Grant, Is that lit sky from wild fires then? |
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| grant228 |
2019-12-06 00:48:30 |
| | Dave, thanks for your thoughts. Even those in the big cities are affected by days of smoke which has taken pollution levels beyond those in some of India's and China's worst. |
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| dave |
2019-12-05 22:13:19 |
| | Grant, wow I had no idea. Be Safe! There are a lot of wild fire issues in California these days as well. |
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| grant228 |
2019-12-05 18:34:12 |
| | Dave, down here we would gladly swap some of your snow if it would put out the many fires (over 50) in my state. Soon there will be nothing left to burn! The photo below is one I took in my town at 4pm a few weeks ago. We were surrounded by fire! |
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| dave |
2019-12-04 14:12:32 |
| | Yes, and it explains why there are so many other movies made involving time travel.
We were slammed by an early snow storm in early November which woke us up to the coming of winter. |
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| grant228 |
2019-12-03 18:52:37 |
| | Dave, my logical side agrees with you but the concept is a tantalising one! It may explain why "The Time Machine" was a favourite book and film. Hoping you are preparing successfully for your long winter. |
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| dave |
2019-12-02 18:54:15 |
| | Grant, in a sense we now know that time travel into the future is quite possible, though into the past - while mathmatically not impossible - is still quite doubtful. |
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| grant228 |
2019-11-26 08:31:29 |
| | Yes, a very distant observer!
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| dave |
2019-11-25 18:04:55 |
| | Yea but I wouldn't want to get to close. I'm sure it wasn't pretty |
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