Note: <888> 08/31/01
Friday 9:45 P.M.: I went out for a drive. I stopped by the
waterfront. I then went by CVS on Greenwich Avenue. I bought two
cans of 20% more gold emblem mixed nuts 14.4 ounce cans for $3.99
both, Pearl Drops 2.7 ounces buy one get one free tubes of tooth
polishing toothpaste for $3.99 both, two Ajax antibacterial dish
washing detergent .99 each plus .36 tax for $11.31 total. I then
stopped by Stop and Shop, and I bought a 3 pack of Paul Newman’s
microwave butter popcorn for $1.79, two 32 ounce bottles of Heinz
ketchup for $3 both, Oscar Meyer beef franks buy one get one free
for $3.69 both for $8.48 total. I then returned home, and I had
some ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 08/31/01
Friday 7:15 P.M.: I had two hamburgers with buns and fried onions
slices with mayonnaise, ketchup, and mustard along with two ears
of steamed corn on the cob and ice tea. I chatted with a friend.
I made up a batch of http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm . I watched the
ABC evening news. Well time for some fresh air. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week
08/31/01:
Note: <888> 08/31/01
Friday 4:00 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by Putnam Trust Bank
of New York on Mason Street. I then went by the central Greenwich
Post Office. I bought 20 U.S.A. flag veteran stamps for $6.80. I
obtained five money orders at .90 apiece, and I paid my General
Electric yearly service contract on my GE Profile 14,000 BTU air
conditioner with remote which is about $50 a year. I paid my
AT&T, Verizon, Optimum Online, and Cablevision bills. I then
went to First Union National Bank on Havemeyer Place, and I paid
my rent. I then walked over to the Greenwich Town Hall, and I
paid the property tax on my 1976 Volvo. I then went to Oil Star,
and I had my oil changed and filter changed along with fluids
check for $34.75 with a $3 off coupon. I then went to Off Center
Hair Cuts in Old Greenwich, and I got my hair cut for $16 plus $4
tip. I then stopped by the Old Greenwich Thrift Shop, and I
bought a box of 20 Electrolux vacuum bags for $2.12. I then went
by CVS, and I bought a 50.7 ounce bottle of CVS yellow mouthwash
for $3.99 plus .24 tax for $4.23 total. I then drove around Tod’s
Point. I next stopped by Staples, and I bought two four packs of
General Electric 40 watt light bulbs .84 a pack plus .10 tax for
$1.78. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop. I
stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Mason Street again. I
then stopped by Exxon next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought
$12 of premium at $1.859 a gallon. I next stopped by the Food
Emporium, and I bought one half gallon of Tropicana Ruby Red
orange juice $2 and a half gallon of Tropicana tangerine orange
juice $2, “I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter” $1.99,
93% lean ground sirloin buy one get one free $5.07 plus a $5.03
free one and a 8 pack of Pepperidge Farm hamburger buns $1.59,
and six ears of corn for $1 for $13.65 total. I next went by the
Arnold Bread store outlet, and I bought 3 loaves of Freihofers 12
grain bread for $3.48 total. I then went by Smokes for Less, and
I bought two cartons of Seneca Lights 100s for $19 each carton or
$38 total. I then returned home. The NOAA weather warning system
is going off for severe storms in this area until 9 P.M. tonight.
I had a Barq’s frosted root beer in a frosted mug, and then
I filed this report. CIO
Note: <888> 08/31/01
Friday 9:15 A.M.: I was up until 2 A.M.. I woke up at 8:30 A.M..
I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice,
coffee, and vitamins. I will now clean up, and then I will go out
and pay my bills and other errands. I will send out my weekly
email after I return. CIO
Note: <888> 08/30/01
Thursday 9:20 P.M.: I watched a bit of television. I also
finished off the Land O Lakes cheddar cheese this afternoon.
Well, I guess I will relax a bit more. CIO
Note: <888> 08/30/01
Thursday 8:00 P.M.: I finished the laundry. I sorted out my
bills, and I have them ready to pay tomorrow. I had dinner of two
hamburgers with buns and fried onions and condiments, steamed
corn on the cob, Romaine lettuce salad with sliced plum tomato,
chopped quarter of a onion, 20 olives, parmesan cheese, Italian
olive oil, and Italian Balsamic vinegar along with ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 08/30/01
Thursday 5:25 P.M.: I started the laundry, and I am on the dry
cycle right now. I also changed the sheets on my bed. CIO
Note: <888> 08/30/01
Thursday 4:00 P.M.: Well, I received bad news. As of September 5,
2001 www.dialpad.com will no longer
be offering free Computer to Telephone calls. However, one can
still get free five minute computer to telephone calls from www.net2phone.com . Well, I guess
all good things must come to an end. Still one can find cheaper
rates than Net2Phone for computer to telephone calls. Try looking
at the various programs listed at http://hotfiles.zdnet.com/cgi-bin/texis/swlib/hotfiles/search.html?link=1&Usrt=alpha&Ufcode=51811,42987,60351,49291,43033 . Well try
to save money if you can. I still am worrying whether @home will
continue to offer service through Cablevision, so I can continue
to run my server. Basically, if I can’t run the server and
also make free telephone computer to telephone calls, it will
probably not pay for me to continue with high speed cable access,
since realistically I am already on a tight budget, and my
internet presence would probably come to an end. CIO
Note: <888> 08/30/01
Thursday 2:50 P.M.: I checked the mail. I did a little system’s
maintenance. I updated the Net2Phone program on my computer to
the default account for free phone calls. CIO
Note: <888> 08/30/01
Thursday 12:35 P.M.: I was up at 11 A.M.. I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. CIO
Note: <888> 08/29/01
Wednesday 11:55 P.M.: Following is an interesting report that I
believe I heard about while in Lanzerote in February 1972, or
maybe I just imagined it. Link to report: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20010829/sc/environment_tsunami_dc_3.html . CIO
Scientists Warn of Possible
Atlantic Monster Wave
by Susan Schlachter
LONDON (Reuters) - The eruption
of a volcano in the Canary Islands could trigger a ``mega-tsunami''
that would devastate Atlantic coastlines with waves as high as
330 feet, scientists said on Wednesday.
They said an eruption of the
Cumbre Vieja volcano on La Palma, part of the Spanish island
chain off West Africa, was likely to cause a massive chunk of
rock to break off, crashing into the sea and kicking up huge
walls of water higher than any other in recorded history.
The tsunami would be capable of
traveling huge distances at up to 500 miles an hour, the
scientists said in a research paper to be published in
September's Geophysical Research Letters.
Simon Day, of the Benfield
Greig Hazard Research Centre at the University College of London,
said that as the volcano was not erupting at present, the short-term
and medium-term risks were ``negligible.''
But Cumbre Vieja should be
monitored closely for any signs of activity so that emergency
services could plan an effective response, he said.
``Eruptions of Cumbre Vieja
occur at intervals of decades to a century or so and there may be
a number of eruptions before its collapse,'' said Day, who
collaborated on the research with Steven Ward of the University
of California.
``Although the year-to-year
probability of a collapse is therefore low, the resulting tsunami
would be a major disaster with indirect effects around the world.''
WEST SAHARA TO BEAR BRUNT
The effects would spread north,
west and south of the Canaries, with the west Sahara bearing the
worst of the wave's energy.
The energy released by the
collapse would be equal to the electricity consumption of the
entire United States in half a year.
Immediately after the
landslide, a dome of water 3,000 feet high and tens of miles wide
would form, only to collapse and rebound.
As the landslide rubble moved
deeper under water, a tsunami would develop. Within 10 minutes,
the tsunami would have moved a distance of almost 155 miles.
On the west Saharan shore,
waves would probably reach heights of 330 feet.
Florida and the Caribbean, the
final north Atlantic destinations to be affected by the tsunami,
would have to brace themselves for 165 foot waves some eight to
nine hours after the landslide.
Wave heights toward Europe
would be smaller, but substantial waves would hit the coasts of
Britain, Spain, Portugal and France.
The research paper estimated
water would penetrate several miles inland and that the
devastation would cause trillions of dollars in damage.
Note: <888> 08/29/01
Wednesday 11:40 P.M.: I had about 40% of a 8 ounce bar of Land O
Lakes cheddar cheese. I channel surfed a bit. I just had
some microwave popcorn and a glass of ice tea. Well not much
happening as usual, so I guess I will call it a day. Since
most people in Greenwich, Connecticut are not interested in
computers and the internet or for that matter television. It is
the general reality of the town that most people here in town
spend a good deal of their free time reading as usual. Since
I have already read quite a lot in my time, I enjoy doodling on
the computer and recently because of increased eye strain, I have
been relaxing more. Well time to end the day. Have a good night.
CIO
Note: <888> 08/29/01
Wednesday 8:30 P.M.: Well, I went out, and I stopped by Smokes
for Less in Byram; and I bought a buy one get one free of
Marlboro Milds for $3.98 both. I then stopped by the Greenwich
Hospital Thrift Shop. I next drove by the waterfront. I chatted
with a local. I then walked upper Greenwich Avenue. I returned
home. I had a half glass of ice coffee. I chatted with a
relative. I had dinner of two hamburgers with buns and
condiments, steamed corn on the cob, and the rest of the pasta
reheated along with ice tea. CIO
Note: <888> 08/29/01
Wednesday 2:05 P.M.: I went to bed at 2 A.M., and I was up at 10
A.M.. I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange
juice, coffee, and vitamins. I ran Norton Disk Doctor and Norton
SpeedDisk on the primary computer. I installed the release
version of Microsoft Internet Explorer 6.0 on both computers. I
am running SpeedDisk on the backup computer. I chatted with a
couple of relatives. One relative told me that the
Kennebunkport, Maine library has internet access available. Well,
I guess I will have a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments
and ice coffee. Then I will clean up and go out for some fresh
air. A friend told me that Fairfield, Connecticut Buick
dealership is going out of business, and one can buy a brand new
2002 Buick Regal there for $21,000. CIO
Note: <888> 08/29/01
Wednesday 1:25 A.M.: Well not much happening. I guess it is time
to call it a day. CIO
Note: <888> 08/28/01
Tuesday 11:25 P.M.: Well I went for a short drive. I had a 8
ounce bar of Land O Lakes hot pepper Monterey Jack cheese along
with ice tea. I watched a bit of television. One wonders what
ever happened to J.E.E.. I suppose that group of people are still
kicking back in the Malibu Colony waiting for California to fall
off. Not much happening here. I suppose on the last day of
the month, we will get all of the end of the month summer renters
coming back our way as they head south. Well if anyone traveling
is interested in the weather, try http://mrscott.com/weather.htm . Also for
anyone up in Kennebunkport, I noticed that off the lobby of the
Colony Hotel, they have a visitor computer room where internet
access is $1 for five minutes. I did not check it out to see if
it high speed or not. Possibly the Kennebunkport library might
have internet access or just check with Sam. However, while I was
up there, there was a banded carrier pigeon lurking around me,
but I did not stop to check its band to see if it made any sense.
Enough of suspense writing. Pretty much nothing is going on, but
at least the lights are still on, and the electricity is still
working. CIO
Note: <888> 08/28/01
Tuesday 9:00 P.M.: My dinner guest and I went out, and we stopped
by the Greenwich American water company, so he could get some
water conservation kits. We then looked at the used car lots
nearby in Port Chester. We took a 1995 Grey SAAB 900S 4 door
hatchback with 91,000 miles for a test drive that is offered for
sale at the Exxon Station next to the Greenwich library. However,
it has a 5 five speed stick shift; so my friend still has to
think about whether to buy it or not. We had dinner of a
hamburger apiece with bun and condiments, reheated noodle
mixture, corn on the cob, and ice tea. The dinner guest just left.
I also had a 50% decaffeinated and 50% regular Folgers instant
coffee after dinner. I found two lamp shades discarded outside,
so I put them on the bedroom desk pineapple lamps since they are
shear and let out more light. Well time for some fresh air. CIO
Note: <888> 08/28/01
Tuesday 2:10 P.M.: I sifted through a pile of periodical
literature. I read some, and I threw out the old issues. A dinner
guest came down for dinner. I had a couple of hotdogs with buns
and condiments and ice coffee. I will now clean up.
Note: <888> 08/28/01
Tuesday 12:10 P.M.: I was up at 8 A.M., and I had breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. I fell back
asleep until a little while ago. The lights blinked just a little
while ago, and I had to restart my computer. CIO
Note: <888> 08/27/01
Monday 10:50 P.M.: I chatted with a friend. I relaxed a bit.
Well, I guess it is time for bed. Have a good night. CIO
Note: <888> 08/27/01
Monday 7:25 P.M.: We have been having some pretty intense
lightning and thunder and rain for the last three hours. I
changed the Interwarn Weather Warning Storm Alert Program http://www.interwarn.com to “Server
1” and the program seems to be working properly. I still don’t
think I will be able to afford to buy it. I had dinner of two
hamburgers on buns with condiments, pasta mixture, corn on the
cob, and ice tea. The bad weather is suppose to continue through
7:30 P.M. or slightly later. CIO
Note: <888> 08/27/01
Monday 4:10 P.M.: I went out, and I stopped by the Post Office on
Valley Road, and I mailed the letter. I then stopped by the
Hospital Thrift Shop. I then drove by the waterfront. I then
stopped by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Wall Street
Journal, four computer newsweeklies, and Barron’s. I gave a
former neighbor a ride home, and the neighbor gave me $5 for the
ride. It was threatening weather for thunder and lightning. I
then stopped by the Food Emporium. I bought two Tropicana
tangerine and a ruby red orange juice for $2 a half gallon,
six ears of corn on the cob $1, buy one get one free of ground
sirloin for $3.99 a pound for $4.03 and the $3.99 one free,
Freihofers 12 pack of hotdog rolls .99 and a Pepperidge Farm 8
pack of hamburger buns for $1.59 for $11.61 total. I then
returned home. The weather was threatening. The NOAA weather
alert radio went off for severe thunderstorms, and I checked the
Storm Alert program on the computer, and it said there were no
alerts at the present moment. Thus the Storm Alert program is not
accurate as far as I am concerned. I will discontinue using it
once the demonstration program once it expires in ten days. I had
some ice coffee. There is mild thunder and lightning with rain at
the moment. CIO
Note: <888> 08/27/01
Monday 12:40 P.M.: I wrote a letter to a relative. When printing
it out, I printed out on copy in color with the Compaq IJ200
printer. I then printed out a archive copy with the HP LaserJet
II printer. However, the HP printer was malfunctioning with the
paper feed. After tinkering with it for a while, I finally
figured out how to fix it. I took a cotton swab and dipped it in
alcohol, and I cleaned the large rubber roller inside the printer
where the paper tray goes in, so now the HP LaserJet II printer
is working flawlessly and feeding the paper properly. I then
printed out 20 sheets of five of labels to mail to the same
relative along with ten sheets of my own address labels for
myself. Well time to have a couple of hotdogs with buns and
mustard and ketchup and ice tea for lunch. Then I will clean up
and go out. Have a good afternoon. CIO
Note: <888> 08/27/01
Monday 9:30 A.M.: I went to bed at midnight. I was up at 8 A.M..
I had breakfast of three medium boiled eggs, toast, orange juice,
coffee, and vitamins. I received a telephone call last night from
a relative. I will now write a letter to a relative. CIO
Note: <888> 08/26/01
Sunday 10:15 P.M.: My houseguest, and I sat by the waterfront
until about 3 P.M.. We returned back to the apartment. I rested
until 5:30 P.M.. I made a pound of ¾ inch wide flat homemade egg
noodles with the pasta machine. I boiled them five minutes. I
added a jar of heated Ragu parmesan alfredo sauce which I had
heated with a few dashes added of ground black pepper, garlic
powder, celery salt, Italian spices, oregano, and Basil. When I
added the Ragu alfredo mixture to the noodles, I also added a ¼
of a pound of grated Lane O Lakes cheddar cheese, ¼ cup of olive
oil, 1/6 of a pound of minced Wilson pepperoni slices, 20 minced
stuffed olives, and a quarter of a cup of crated parmesan cheese,
all of which I mixed together with the noodles. We had the noodle
mixture with ice tea. After dinner, I had a cup of instant coffee
50% decaf Folgers and 50% regular Folgers. We then watched a
movie about Merlin on television. I just had 16 slices of
pepperoni with little one square slices of cheddar cheese on them.
My houseguest just left. CIO
Note: <888> 08/26/01
Sunday 12:30 P.M.: I went out for a drive with my houseguest. We
stopped by a few automobile dealerships looking at used car. We
drove over to Old Greenwich. We stopped by Staples. We returned
home. We had a couple of hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice
tea. CIO
Note: <888> 08/26/01
Sunday 8:25 A.M.: My houseguest, and I were up at 7 A.M. this
morning. We had breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice,
cantaloupe, coffee, and vitamins. We will go out in a little
while. CIO
Note: <888> 08/25/01
Saturday 9:40 P.M.: I prepared the same dinner as last night
along with the cantaloupe mixture and ice tea. My house guest and
I chatted through out the evening. Well time to call it a day.
CIO
Note: <888> 08/25/01
Saturday 5:20 P.M.: A friend came down for dinner. We chatted for
a while. The friend is taking a nap. I cooked two half boneless
breast of chicken breasts the same way as last night for dinner
to have in a boneless breast of chicken chef’s salad again
this evening. I also peeled and diced two cantaloupe and put it
all in a Rubbermaid container in the refrigerator. I took out the
cantaloupe remains. I scanned a half dozen of the photographs,
and I posted them at http://mrscott.com/picms/ . CIO
Note: <888> 08/25/01
Saturday 3:10 P.M.: I went out. I stopped by CVS on Greenwich
Avenue. My pictures were ready. I walked down to the ATM at
Putnam Trust Bank of New York on Greenwich Avenue. I then
returned to CVS. My photographs were$7.94 less a $2 store coupon
plus .36 tax for $6.30 total. I then drove down by the waterfront.
I then went to Stop and Shop. They had a clearance item
table set up at the front of the store. I bought a AT&T #7235,
25 channel cordless big button telephone for $10 plus .60 tax, a
head of Romaine lettuce .99, and 3 eight ounce bars of different
varieties of Land O Lakes Cheese for $5 all three for $16.59
total. I then returned home. I installed the AT&T
cordless telephone on the left front side of the bedroom desk.
The battery was already charged, so I installed the memory dial
numbers. I put the old General Electric cordless telephone that
would not dial out in the lower right bedroom desk drawer. I got
double four inch prints on the photographs. The pictures on the
beginning of the roll taken in the early morning haze at Cape
Porpoise, Maine did not come out. Also the pictures taken in the
afternoon haze at Walker’s Point did not come out. All of
the other pictures came out. I also two days ago, put the round
Maine Loon sticker on my driver’s side lower rear window.
CIO
Note: <888> 08/25/01
Saturday 11:55 A.M.: I finished house cleaning and watering the
plants. I put the picture of the Russian tall ship Kruzenshtern
on the hallway wall to the right of the bathroom door. I took out
the garbage. I had lunch of two hotdogs with buns and mustard and
ketchup and ice coffee. I will clean up shortly and test my new
shower head and bathroom sink spigot strainer. I then will go out
for some routine activity. CIO
Note: <888> 08/25/01
Saturday 9:00 A.M.: For those of you having trouble finding Radio
10 Gold from Amsterdam, Netherlands; try http://radio10.deltasolutions.nl/ . CIO
Note: <888> 08/25/01
Saturday 8:45 A.M.: I finished off the croutons last night along
with having about 40 slices of the Wilson thin sliced pepperoni
which I had with ice tea. I went to bed about 11 P.M.. I was up
this morning at 7 A.M.. I did some apartment rearranging. I put
out the symbols of dominion back around the apartment. I put the
4 foot by 6 foot United States of America 50 star flag over the
left living room window. I put the 30 inch by 4 foot Saudi
Arabian flag over the center living room window. I put the United
Kingdom Union Jack 4 foot by 6 foot Union Jack over the
right living room window. I put the 30 inch by 4 foot Dutch flag
over the bedroom window. I put the two small Swiss flags on top
of the main computer monitor. I put the small French flag on the
dining room table lazy Susan. I put the small Canadian, Scottish,
Norwegian, Swedish, and Danish flags on the backup computer
monitor. I put the Queen Elizabeth II Life magazine
coronation framed issue back underneath the British flag on the
right living room window shelf. I put the Budweiser beer stein to
the right of the older Honeywell air purifier on top of the
entertainment center bookshelves. I put the two Martha’s
Vineyard prints on the lower right kitchen entrance. I put the
bras shield of Pall Mall underneath the mirror in the living room
walkway leading to the bedroom hallway. I put the six Norwegian
chocolate cups on the top shelf of the kitchen entrance
bookcase along with the two Crystal Cathedral coffee mugs on the
second shelf. I put the United States Marine corps Zippo lighter
back in the Nantucket ashtray on the long living room mahogany
bureau with the Greenwich Country Club Zippo lighter. I filled
both lighters with Ronsonol lighter fluid. I put the United
States Army canteen on the lower center hallway bookshelf. I put
the Pan Am, Air Canada, KLM, and American Express flight bags on
the rack behind the apartment entrance. I put the Green dragon
cap on the hat rack. I put the Swedish glass globe in front
of the air conditioner. I put the 4 English tea mats on the brass
and glass coffee table on top of the bedroom desk. I put the
Brazilian writing pen holder on the bedroom desk with a Pierre
Cardin ink pen in it. I put the Confederate flag paper weight on
the bedroom desk brass and glass coffee table with the metal
framed Queen Elizabeth II Canadian quarter. I put a small United
States 48 star and a small United Kingdom Union Jack flag hanging
from the bedroom desk lamp shades. I put the KPT sticker
and Kennebunkport post card with the Maine loon sticker on the
high mahogany bedroom bureau. I put the Australian bush survivor
canteen on the hat rack. I then had breakfast of three medium
boiled eggs, toast, coffee, vitamins, and toast. I will now do my
house cleaning. CIO
Note: <888> 08/24/01
Friday 9:55 P.M.: My dinner guest has left after we chatted a
while. Well, I guess it is time for me to end the day. CIO
Note: <888> 08/24/01
Friday 7:25 P.M.: My dinner guest and I had the barbeque boneless
breast of chicken club salad along with ice tea. I filled the
little oil lamp with oil and I set it between the other two small
oil lamps on the long mahogany bureau in the living room. The oil
lamps are made by http://www.lamplightfarms.com/ . They have
little lamps you can order for as little as $3.75 along with the
oil. CIO
Note: <888> 08/24/01
Friday 4:55 P.M.: I went out after the last message. I drove down
by the waterfront. I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift
shop, and I bought a small hurricane oil lamp made for a candle
holder for $1 and a small silver and glass holder for a $1 to put
it in for $2 total. I then stopped by the Greenwich Hardware
store and looked at shower flow reduction fixtures. They told me
that the Connecticut American Water Company would give them to me.
I went to Smokes for Less in Byram, and I bought a carton of
Seneca Lights 100s for $19 and a two pack of Marlboro Milds for $3.98
for $22.98 total. I then returned home. I got the vice grip and
the large crescent wrench out of the car trunk. I called
Connecticut American water company, and they are on 75 Holly Hill
Lane, which is a south turn off West Putnam Avenue and first
right turn and bear left into the office park. They are open from
9 A.M. to 4:30 P.M.. They gave me the apartment water usage
reduction kit. A dinner guest arrived at the same time. I
took off the old Admiral shower head that cost $80 fifteen years
ago and only allows eight minutes of hot water and I installed
the flow restricted shower head provided by the water company. I
installed a sink aerator on the kitchen sink that reduces flow
from 4 gallons a minute to 2 gallons a minute. I put another one
on the bathroom sink with a quick turn on – turn off lever.
I did not install the water reduction features for the toilet. I
seasoned two half boneless chicken breasts with olive oil and
placed a olive oil layer in the bottom of a Pyrex dish and
seasoned the oiled boneless chicken breast with celery salt,
ground black pepper, garlic powder, poultry seasoning, Basil,
Italian seasoning, oregano; and then I covered it all with
barbeque sauce. I cooked the two breasts in the Convection
microwave oven for a half hour at 350 degrees Fahrenheit. I then
put them in the dish on a trivet in the refrigerator to cool. I
will use them once cooled to make the same Chef’s chicken
salad as I made last week. I also put the Italian Balsamic
vinegar bottle flow restrictor in the dining room table olive oil
bottle. CIO
Note: <888> 08/24/01
Friday 12:30 P.M.: Well I studied the http://www.creaf.com and http://www.cambridgesoundworks.com web sites. There
is a new group of Creative Sound Cards http://www.soundblaster.com coming out
soon that will have 5 channel sound which will work with the
Cambridge Sound Works http://www.cambridgesoundworks.com/multimedia/detail/dtt3500_detail.htm new 5 channel
sound system. The Cambridge Sound Works System can be ordered for
about $250, and the one can figure the new Creative 5 channel
sound cards when available will be over $200. However, I would
advise have increased sound performance should probably be
accompanied by a more up to date computer system. Moreover,
increased sound performance can only be used in environments
where one will not distract others living or working in adjacent
environments. Well I checked the mail. I had two hotdogs with
buns and mustard and ketchup and along with ice tea. Well there
is supposedly no power ball today, so I will go out and do some
errands. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week
08/24/01:
Note: <888> 08/24/01
Friday 8:25 A.M.: I was up at 7 A.M. this morning. I had
breakfast of oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins.
I will now send out my weekly mailing of my “Scott’s
Random Notes” http://mrscott.com/note02.htm . Remember to
look at http://mrscott.com/weather.htm . Also the
Connecticut and New York weather servers that work with Storm
Alert http://www.interwarn.com/ still are not
working for a week. CIO
Note: <888> 08/23/01
Thursday 9:15 P.M.: Well I am relaxing a bit. I suppose I should
head off to bed. Have a good night. CIO
Note: <888> 08/23/01
Thursday 6:15 P.M.: I chatted with the friend whose 1987 SAAB had
transmission trouble, and it is back at Swedish Mechanics on
Black Rock turnpike in Fairfield, Connecticut. I then took three
slices of whole wheat bread and put Hellmann’s mayonnaise on
them. I then put a teaspoon of cream cheese in each of the four
quarters of the bread slices. I then put two slices of the Wilson
pepperoni in each of the four quarters of each slice. I then
slice three ¼ inch thick lengthwise slices of the Monterey Jack
about 9 inches long with the cheese slicer and cut each slice
into four sections and put one of each section onto each quarter
of the bread. I then put a half stuffed olive on each quarter. I
cut each of the three slices into four quarters and placed the 12
canapés on a plate with a homemade dill pickle quarter cut into
four thin slivers. I had this for dinner with ice tea. The new
batch of ice tea is in the refrigerator. I want to watch the ABC
evening news to see the report on the impending marriage of
Prince Haakon of Norway http://abcnews.go.com/sections/world/DailyNews/norway010823_royals.html . CIO
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Thursday 5:00 P.M.: I drove down by the Greenwich Library, and I
returned a book. I read four computer newsweeklies, the Wall
Street Journal, the Greenwich Times, and PC Magazine. I then
drove by the waterfront. I next drove by the ELDC thrift shop. I
then made my 3 P.M. appointment. I then returned home. I am
making up a batch of http://mrscott.com/icetea.htm . I
took the alcohol pourer out of the olive oil bottle on the dining
room table, and I filled it with Bertolli olive oil, and I capped
it. The alcohol pourer seemed to want to slip out of the olive
oil bottle. I then opened another bottle of Italian Balsamic
vinegar, and I filed the vinegar bottle on the dining room table
keeping in the alcohol pourer. I am having a glass of ice tea.
CIO
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Thursday 12:15 P.M.: My house guest, and I had breakfast of three
scrambled eggs apiece with toast, orange juice, vitamins, and
coffee. We headed out at 8 A.M., and we drove up the Merritt
Parkway to the Black Rock turnpike in Fairfield, Connecticut to
Swedish Motors. My friend is riding up to Manchester, Connecticut
to the John Harvard pub to pick up his 1987 SAAB with a mechanic
in a tow truck. They think the problem might be minor, possibly
some item like transmission linkage. By the way last night when
we drove down from Manchester, Connecticut to Byram; we drove
down in a Lincoln Town car Livery vehicle. It was quite a most
excellent smooth ride, and it is a most enjoyable roomy
automobile to ride in. It was the first time, I have ever been in
one; although in this area I have seen lots of them. I then
returned to Greenwich, and I stopped by the Greenwich Hospital
Thrift Shop. I next stopped by Putnam Trust Bank of New York on
Mason Street. I then went to CVS on Greenwich Avenue, and I
dropped off my roll of film to have double four inch prints made
for two day CVS processing for $8.99. I also bought with the CVS
card and store circular coupon buy one get one free of Kodak 24
exposure ASA 200 film for $3.99 both plus .24 tax for $4.23 total.
I then drove down by the waterfront. There are about 100 people
lined up at each lottery store on Greenwich Avenue for Power Ball.
At the waterfront, I saw a Blue Heron. I then went by Exxon, and
I bought $10.25 of premium at $1.839 a gallon. I noticed at
Greenwich Exxon next to the Greenwich Library, there were only a
few people lined up for Power Ball. However, one has to buy $5 at
least of Quick Picks. I then went to the Stop and Shop. I bought
S&S Monterey jack at $2.39 a pound for $2.09, a dozen large
eggs $1.69, a pound of Wilson sliced pepperoni $4.99, two large
cantaloupe at .77 apiece, S&S Manz olives .99 a jar, I Can’t
Believe It’s Not Butter $1.79, Purdue Boneless breast of
chicken $3.99 a pound for $5.15, and 8 plum tomatoes at $1.49 a
pound $2.21 for $21.44 total. I then returned home, and I had a
glass of ice tea. I chatted with a relative. I will now have two
hotdogs with buns and condiments and ice coffee. I have a 3 P.M.
appointment. CIO
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Thursday 6:20 A.M.: Well I am back from the trip from Maine. We
left on Monday morning about 8 A.M. after having breakfast of
oatmeal, toast, orange juice, coffee, and vitamins. We
drove up I-95 to New Haven, Ct.; and then we headed north towards
Hartford on I-91. South of Hartford, we headed towards I-84, and
at the Massachusetts boarder, we got on the Massachusetts
turnpike I-90. We stopped at the rest area under construction
shortly thereafter. We then took I-290 to I-495, and headed
across northern Massachusetts until the New Hampshire turnpike
north to the Maine Turnpike. We stopped at Kittery, Maine. We got
gasoline. We went to the Ralph Lauren outlet, and my traveling
companion bought 3 oxford shirts for $30 each. We then went to
the Brook’s Brother outlet, and he bought 3 polo shirts for
$20 each. We stopped by the Rockport shoe outlet. We then toured
another shoe outlet, and next to it was the Cambridge Sound
outlet. They had clearance items. They had $450 speaker systems
for $250 and $250 speaker systems for $150. We then headed up the
Maine turnpike to the Ogunquit and York exit, and head north on U.S.
1. We stopped and had Fish and Chips for $3.95 each at a
small restaurant. We then drove through Ogunquit, and we found a
room at the Colonial Resort Motel on U.S. 1 north of Ogunquit
across from the small Exxon station for $80 a night. We arrived
probably around 4 P.M.. We rested a bit. That evening we went out
for a short drive around Ogunquit. We then returned and cleaned
up. We had dinner at the Village Inn. I had roast beef, wild
rice, with a popover and San Perigrino water. My traveling
companion had rack of lamb with garlic potatoes and other liquid
refreshment. We then walked around downtown Ogunquit. We returned
back to the motel home. I was up the following morning about 5 A.M..
We had the continental breakfast of coffee, orange juice, donut
and muffins. We cleaned up, and we headed down to Kennebunkport.
We drove around the shore of Kennebunkport and Cape Porpoise.
We went over to a relatives. We all drove along the shore again.
We all lunch of lobster rolls at the Wayfayer restaurant with ice
tea. We then toured around Kennebunkport some more. We dropped
off the relative. We then toured around Kennebunkport some more
taking pictures. Walkers Point is still there and seems to have
weathered any storms. They’re flying the Texas flag there.
We spent some time at the beach in front of the Colony hotel.
We returned to the motel in Ogunquit, and we rested a short
bit. We then went down by the harbor in Ogunquit and Perkins
Cove, and we walked around the shore front walkway. We then had
dinner at the restaurant in the center of Ogunquit on U.S. 1. I
had the New York Sirloin with baked potato and ice tea. My
traveling companion had Maine shrimp with noodles which later
gave him indigestion since it was too rich. We then
returned to the motel. I went to bed about 8 P.M., and I was up
at 4 A.M. on Wednesday morning. I took about a 3 mile walk
downtown to the beach and back. We had the same Continental
breakfast. We checked out of the motel. We went down to
Kennebunkport to say goodbye to a relative. We toured around. I
bought 3 Loon stickers for $4.20 total. We relaxed at the beach
in front of the Colony Hotel until about 1 P.M.. We had lobster
rolls at Port Lobster nearby. I stopped for coffee on the way out
of town. We headed back home the same way we came up. At the
Massachusetts turnpike, we went the wrong way for 20 miles, we
got off and headed the right way. We stopped at the
gasoline station on the turnpike where we drove the wrong way
part of it. Across the Connecticut boarder, we stopped at a
Truck Stop, and I got a Whopper meal at Burger King for $4.20.
Just east of Hartford, at Buckland Road on I-84, we had the
transmission fail on my friend’s car. We coasted off the
highway to a bar restaurant called the John Harvard pub at
Manchester, Connecticut which was quite busy at 5 P.M.. My friend
tried putting in transmission fluid he obtained from the
neighboring Exxon station. He worked on the car for a
while, and he was unable to get the 1987 SAAB transmission to go
into gear after adding the transmission fluid. He talked with his
mechanic. He hired a Livery vehicle, and it drove us the rest of
the way to Byram – Greenwich, Connecticut where I live
arriving at about 9:30 P.M.. I unpacked, and then I had some ice
tea. I then headed off to bed, and I was up at 5 A.M. this
morning. CIO