<888> 10/31/12 Wednesday 9:05 P.M.. I ate a bowl of sour cream and onion potato chips. I chatted with a relative. I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon. I have a 10:30 A.M. appointment tomorrow morning. CIO
<888> 10/31/12 Wednesday 8:15 P.M.. I printed out two copies of the Microsoft Money 2007 Income versus Spending Report for October 2012. I put one copy in a stamped envelope to have ready to mail to an interested relative. CIO
<888> 10/31/12 Wednesday 8:00 P.M.. Town of Greenwich Wednesday Evening Message 10-31-12:
Good evening. This is Captain Mark Kordick of the Town of Greenwich Police Department with the October 31st evening update on Hurricane Sandy from the Town’s Emergency Operations Center.
President Obama announced today that he has declared Connecticut a federal disaster area. Importantly, this means Greenwich residents who suffered damage or were displaced by Hurricane Sandy are eligible for federal assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. To get assistance residents must register directly with FEMA by telephone or online. To register, call 1-800-621-FEMA, that’s 1-800-621-3362 or visit disasterassistance.gov.
The Town remains under a declared state of emergency. The Town’s Emergency Operations Center remains open on a full-time basis. Road clearing efforts remain underway in earnest. The total number of full closures dropped below 300 today for the first time since the storm. Connecticut Light and Power crews continue to work on power restoration. 63% of Greenwich residents remain without power.
The Town’s two emergency shelters, one at the Western Greenwich Civic Center and the other at the Eastern Middle School, remain open for all residents requiring shelter. Temperatures have dropped and are predicted to lower overnight. Residents without heat are welcome to drop-in either of the two emergency shelters at any time, day or night, even if it is just to warm up, get a meal or charge cellphones. Hot showers can even be had at the Eastern Middle School shelter. Bring a towel and toiletries if you can. The Red Cross professionals and volunteers staffing the shelters are delighted when citizens come by. Please, don’t be afraid to stop and check out what services are available at the shelter locations.
When driving, be aware that there are still several locations in Town where traffic signals are not functioning due to lack of power. Under Connecticut state law, any intersection with a disabled traffic signal is to be navigated like an all-way stop intersection. Motorists are required to stop completely and yield to traffic on the right.
The health department is recommending all residents keep food safety in mind over the coming days. If your power has been out for an extended period, food in refrigerators and freezers is likely to have spoiled. If power comes back, do not refreeze thawed food. Complete food safety tips are available at the Town of Greenwich website.
Announcements and reminders:
As we return to normalcy, unless special circumstances dictate, the frequency of announcements made via this system will be reduced from two per day to one per day effective tomorrow. The next scheduled announcement will come tomorrow evening. Until then, please stay safe.
End of Message: CIO
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Town of Greenwich, Wednesday Morning Update 10-31-12:
Good morning and Happy Halloween. This is the daytime information update concerning Hurricane Sandy for Wednesday, October 31st.
The Town’s Emergency Operations Center remains open and we continue to marshal more and more assets for recovery and clean-up operations. The Town remains in a declared State of Emergency. The town’s two emergency shelters, one at the Western Greenwich Civic Center and one at the Eastern Middle School, remain open to any resident requiring assistance. Even if residents do not require overnight shelter accommodations, the shelters, which are being staffed by the American Red Cross, are happy to have drop-in visitors looking to charge cell phones, get a snack, a cup of coffee or a hot meal. Warm showers can even be had at the Eastern Middle School shelter. Please bring your own towel and toiletries if you can.
Currently, 67% of Greenwich CL&P customers are without electric power. There is no definitive timetable for complete restoration. Keep in mind that some residents who currently have power may see it temporarily disconnected while other repairs are completed. Connecticut Light and Power has leveraged repairs crews from as far away as Iowa who are currently at work in Town. The Town is providing all of the assistance we can – in the form of tree crews, debris removal crews, National Guard troops and police officers – to assist Connecticut Light and Power line crews with their restoration efforts.
Many streets remain completely or partially blocked. Currently, there remain several hundred areas where streets and roads remain totally or partially blocked. The Emergency Operations Center is maintaining a live, interactive, public map of the most significant closures which can be accessed by a link on the Town’s website at www.greenwichct.org.
Other information important to residents:
As many of you begin to clean-up and inspect your own property, please exercise extreme caution. Many people are injured during clean-up and recovery operations. Never approach downed wires. Even downed wires that you think may not be live or have touched before, can become re-energized as power is restored to area neighborhoods. As you inspect and clean-up your property, remember to take lots of pictures and save all of your receipts.
If you are returning to your damaged or flooded home, Town building inspections must be completed before utility services can be restored. Please be on the lookout for and heed posted building inspection notices on your property. Additional information and tips about how to safely return to your home can be found on the Town’s website at www.greenwichct.org.
This message will be updated again this evening via this same system. Until then, please stay safe and remain patient as well all work through this difficult time together.
End of Message: CIO
<888> 10/31/12 Wednesday 6:10 P.M.. I chatted with a relative. I chatted with a friend who was chasing after a runaway horse. CIO
<888> 10/31/12 Wednesday 5:15 P.M.. I ate two 3 ounce Purdue chicken cutlets, 12 ounces of mashed potatoes with Smart Balance Spread, steamed broccoli crowns and baby carrots with extra virgin olive oil and Smart Balance spread, a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale, and a cup of green tea with Splenda sweetener and Borden's lemon juice. The Sharp convection oven malfunctioned again, so I heated the Purdue chicken cutlets for 70 a side in the microwave oven. I disconnected the power to the Sharp convection oven for a while, and I then reconnected it and reset the clock, so hopefully it will work next time I need to use it. Possibly the power failure messed up its settings. I chatted with two neighbors downstairs. I picked up the mail. CIO
<888> 10/31/12 Wednesday 3:00 P.M.. I went downtown, and I chatted with a regular walker for a while. The Senior and the Arts center will be closed as long as the Greenwich schools are closed. I used the bathroom there. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. The Greenwich Train station is closed, but the local buses are running. The third floor south wall of the old Thataway restaurant collapse in the hurricane. Somebody inspecting it, told me they might have to tear down the building instead of remodeling the building. The awning at Baccarat fell off onto Greenwich Avenue. I toured CVS, and I used the bathroom there. I bought two 8.5 ounce Chex cheese mix for $2 each and a 8.5 ounce 60% reduced fat Chex Mix for $2 for $6 total. I noticed the white picket fence around the United Way building fell apart in the hurricane. I stopped by the Chase Bank at 19 West Putnam Avenue. I then finished my walk, and I used the bathroom at Starbucks. I chatted with a local. I then went by the Stop and Shop. There store is on generator power, and not much of the regular perishable food is on display, but people are still going there. I chatted a with computer graphics person. I bought a six pack of Calise bulkie rolls for $3.49 total. I then returned home. They are still repairing the damaged shingles on the roof. I heard from my friends traveling from Dubai, and instead of flying into J.F.K. airport they flew into Washington D.C., so they now are in the process of driving back to Manhattan. CIO
<888> 10/31/12 Wednesday 9:40 A.M.. I threw out the garbage. I chatted with neighbors. The roof repair people are here, and it looks like they are going to repair the shingles on the roof. I will now shower and clean up and go downtown for a walk. CIO
<888> 10/31/12 Wednesday 8:40 A.M.. I woke up at 6:30 A.M.. Happy Halloween. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I checked the flight schedule at Book Flights | Find Hotels and Car Rental | Emirates.com , and my friends who were returning from Mauritius with a flight change in Dubai, their flight was cancelled in Dubai, so it did not arrive at 8:15 A.M. EDT this morning. I have not heard from them in a few days, so they probably do not have access to the internet. Manhattan from 39th street down the Battery is still without power. The New York Stock exchange is suppose to be opened today. Metro North is still not running. CIO
<888> 10/30/12 Tuesday 11:20 P.M.. I drank a 12 ounce www.coke.com . I watched the ABC News Special "The Perfect Storm". I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
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<888> 10/30/12 Tuesday 8:55 P.M.. Town of Greenwich Message 8 P.M. Tuesday 10-30-12:
Good evening. This is the evening information update concerning Hurricane Sandy for Tuesday, October 30th.
The Town’s Emergency Operations Center remains fully open and has transitioned from a rescue mode into a recovery mode. The town’s two emergency shelters, one at the Western Greenwich Civic Center and one at the Eastern Middle School remain open to any resident requiring assistance. Much of today was spent by emergency and municipal personnel assessing the state of the Town, remedying emergency situations and requesting appropriate outside assistance.
Currently, 74% of Greenwich CL&P customers are without electric power. This is a 10% improvement from this morning, however 21,597 customers are still without electric service in Town. There is no definitive timetable for complete restoration. Some residents who currently have power may see it temporarily disconnected for other repairs. All residents should be prepared for a multiple day outage. The Town is providing all of the assistance we can – in the form of tree crews, debris removal crews and police officers – to assist Connecticut Light and Power line crews with their restoration efforts.
Many streets remain completely or partially blocked. We are making it a priority to clear emergency routes first and areas where residents are completely trapped with no means of entry or egress. Several elements of the Connecticut National Guard have been mobilized by Governor Malloy at the request of the First Selectman and are in Town assisting with road clearing efforts. Currently, there are 483 areas where streets and roads remain totally or partially blocked. The Emergency Operations Center is maintaining a live, interactive, public map of the most significant closures which can be accessed by a link on the Town’s website at www.greenwichct.org.
Other information important to residents:
Many trees which have to fallen remain badly damaged. Many wires remain down. Please remember that it is never safe to approach downed wires. Because many hazardous conditions still exist, the Town is urging all residents to avoid unnecessary travel for at least one more day. Because that one additional day is Halloween, for everyone’s safety, the considered opinion of the Town’s public safety professionals is that Halloween trick-or-treating should be cancelled tomorrow evening. The Town, in conjunction with the Public Schools will schedule an alternate day in the very near future for school Halloween celebrations and traditional trick-or-treating. While I hate to seem the October equivalent of the Grinch, this decision was made with the children’s safety in mind.
This message will be updated tomorrow via this same system. Until then, please stay safe and remain patient as well all work through this difficult time together.
Capt. Mark Kordick
Commander - Operations Division
Greenwich Police Department
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<888> 10/30/12 Tuesday 8:35 P.M. I fixed the Community Room TV setup, by plugging in the power on the cable box and changing the TV input, so it now works just fine. There was no mail delivery today. I chatted with a neighbor. CIO
<888> 10/30/12 Tuesday 7:40 P.M. CL&P Outage Map 20,897 customers in Greenwich, Connecticut without power. CIO
<888> 10/30/12 Tuesday 7:20 P.M. Town of Greenwich Hurricane Sandy Update Tuesday 10-30-12 Noon:
Good morning. This is the daytime information update concerning Hurricane Sandy for Tuesday, October 30th.
Currently, just over 80% of Greenwich customers are without electric power. There is no definitive timetable for restoration. Many streets are completely or partially blocked with downed trees and wires. Municipal Tree and Public Works crews are working to clear roadways as quickly as possible. For obvious reasons they are concentrating initial efforts in the area of public safety facilities and the Greenwich Hospital.
The storm has significantly damaged the Verizon wireline telephone service infrastructure on a regional level. Many telephone lines remain out of service including many to municipal buildings and facilities. Redundant systems have helped 911 service to the Town’s Public Safety Dispatch center to be fully operational throughout the event and 911 service has not been effected. In an emergency, dial 911 for help.
While the weather may appear to be clearing, we continue to urge all residents to remain indoors. There are many power lines still down and many trees and branches that have been compromised by wind but have not yet fallen. Until main thoroughfares are cleared, travel by vehicle remains both difficult and dangerous. If you are outdoors, never approach downed wires. Avoid puddles or standing water – especially those near downed wires.
Amtrak trains, Metro North railroad and Connecticut Transit Bus Service all remain suspended until further notice. Connecticut Limited Access highways remain closed to all non-emergency traffic by order of Governor Malloy. The Town of Greenwich Emergency Operations Center remains open and will continue to be staffed on an indefinite basis. We intend to transition from rescue operations to recovery operations within the next several hours.
While some areas of Greenwich did suffer devastating property damage overnight, no fatalities or life-threatening bodily injuries are known to have occurred inside the Town’s limits. Greenwich’s First Responders would like to extend our thanks to the many members of our community who heeded evacuation orders and have been cooperating with public safety officials throughout this ordeal. Your continued assistance and understanding is appreciated. In the coming days, as all of our collective patience runs thin, please remember that things will improve and everyone is working to restore normalcy as quickly as is possible.
An evening update announcement will be made via this system later today. Until then please stay safe and remain indoors.
Capt, Mark Kordick
Commander - Operations Division
Greenwich Police Department
End of Message: CIO
<888> 10/30/12 Tuesday 7:20 P.M. Town of Greenwich Hurricane Sandy Warning, Monday 10-29-12 at 9 P.M..
The Governor’s office has advised our Emergency Operations Center that the western Connecticut shoreline will experience a wind-blown storm surge predicted to be seventeen and a half feet above average. Five to seven foot waves in Long Island Sound will add additional height to the water. Greenwich and Stamford are expected to be the worst hit areas in the state. The Governor has mobilized the National Guard at our request and they are en route to our area but are unlikely to arrive prior to the midnight high tide. This is a life threatening emergency.
If you failed to heed evacuation notices and are in any of the mandatory evacuation areas, you will experience flooding conditions in the coming hours. The voluntary evacuation zone will experience flooding as well.
If you are in any of these evacuation areas or other low-lying places, do not panic however it is critical that you evacuate immediately. Again, flooding conditions will be life threatening. If you cannot evacuate, relocate to the highest level of the building you are in immediately. Bring your pets and your cell phone. Leave or move to higher ground now. Do not assume that you will be able to make it higher ground once the event is upon us.
The storm is crossing the coastline into New Jersey. Our area has been inundated with extraordinarily high winds which are predicted to continue to increasing and decreasing degrees overnight. There are many trees and live wires down. There are several fires burning throughout town and we have experienced at least one wind-related partial building collapse. Most major roadways are partially or completely closed. Unless you are evacuating from rising water, it is unsafe to be outdoors. Every Greenwich resident who is not in a low-lying area should seek shelter and remain indoors until the storm has fully passed. Currently, over 50 percent of the Town is without power and there is no immediate timetable for restoration.
Additional notices will be forthcoming throughout the night. Once again, if you are in a coastal area, evacuation zone or other low-lying area prone to coastal flooding, leave immediately. If you cannot leave immediately, move to the highest level of the building you are in and remain there. Good luck and stay safe.
End of Message: CIO
<888> 10/30/12 Tuesday 7:05 P.M. I ate a 19 ounce Stauffer's lasagna with meat sauce and grated parmesan and Romano cheese and a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale. I made my bed. I will now shower and clean up. CIO
<888> 10/30/12 Tuesday 6:15 P.M. I woke up at 9 P.M. last night, when the Town of Greenwich Emergency System called up to say there was going to be a 17.5 foot storm surge along the shoreline in Greenwich and Stamford at midnight. They said the Connecticut National Guard was on the way, but they would not be here in time for the storm surge. I chatted with a relative. I woke up at 2 A.M. this morning, and the power was off. I finally woke up at 5 A.M.. I checked downstairs, and I chatted with two neighbors. I walked around the building outside. There were a lot of roof shingles off the building. I set up my laptop in the Community Room which had generator power, but there was no internet or cable TV service. I brought down my Eton portable radio, and I listened to ABC Eyewitness News reports from Manhattan until about 9 A.M.. Other neighbors were awake using the power in the community room kitchen to make coffee. I slept until noon. I went downstairs again. I used extension cords, and I set up power from the hallway plugs that were on generator power to power a light in my apartment and keep the cell phone charged and run the portable radio. I chatted with two relatives. My Optimum Online telephone was not working, but Verizon was working. I was able to get online with my laptop dialing up a local number with Juno dialup, but it was really too slow to use. I checked outside around 3 P.M., and I chatted with neighbors. The hallway plugs became overwhelmed because people were hooking up refrigerators, televisions, and microwaves which the generator could not handle, so the circuit breaker switch off the power to the hallway plugs. The building custodian checked the apartments to get people to turn off the heavy load items. About the time he was going to turn back on the hallway plugs circuit breaker, the power came on at 4:45 P.M.. I chatted with two relatives. I chatted with my friend at East Fairfield Beach, and he survived the hurricane without flooding, but he was without power. I put the apartment back to the way it was before the hurricane. I ate a bag of 60% reduced fat Chex Mix this morning, and I had a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener this afternoon and a English muffin and vitamins and supplements. I chatted with a relative. I watched some of www.news12.com Connecticut. They said Round Hill Road in Greenwich from the Merritt Parkway to Lake Avenue was closed. My Audi is all right.
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<888> 10/30/12 Tuesday 5:45 P.M. The power came back on my building at 4:45 P.M.. CIO
<888> 10/29/12 Monday 7:10 P.M. I ate the rest of the linguine and alfredo sauce and imitation Alaska crab mixture with a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger ale.
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I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon. Have a safe night. CIO
<888> 10/29/12 Monday 6:25 P.M. I went out, and I checked around the inside of the building. I chatted with a neighbor. I watched a little bit of www.foxnews.com . The lights blink again around 6:10 P.M.. It is quite bad outside. CIO
<888> 10/29/12 Monday 5:40 P.M. The power just blinked five minutes ago, but we still have electricity for now. There is a generator that provides power to the community room and hallways. One should not use elevators if possible. CIO
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<888> 10/29/12 Monday 4:15 P.M. Town of Greenwich Hurricane Sandy Email Update Monday October 29, 2012
This is the daytime update of conditions related to Hurricane Sandy for Monday, October 29, 2012.
Having turned to the west, the center of the storm itself remains about 200 miles from the coast of New Jersey and is continuing on its predicted north-northwesterly track. Winds have accelerated in our area and wind speeds will continue to increase over the next several hours. Several large trees and branches have already come down in town which have resulted in some temporary localized road closures. The high tide which occurred prior to noon this morning was several feet over normal and has already resulted in localized flooding and temporary road closures in low-lying areas. No large area power outages have been reported yet in Town, however they are likely to occur.
Effective at 1:00 pm today, Governor Malloy ordered all limited-access roadways – highways with entrance and exit ramps – closed to non-emergency traffic until further notice. Metro North Commuter railroad service remains suspended.
Residents who are not indoors should seek shelter now. The only exception is for residents in mandatory evacuation zones who did not evacuate. If you are still in a mandatory evacuation zone, you should leave immediately. The Town has two emergency shelters open – one at the Eastern Middle School and the other at the Western Greenwich Civic Center in Glenville.
If you cannot leave immediately and are in a mandatory evacuation zone or other low-lying area that may flood, you should have a plan to shelter-in-place. Move all people, pets, an emergency supply of food and clean water, medicines and other necessities to the highest floor of your home. Bring a charged cell phone and charger.
Once again, outdoor conditions are becoming increasing hazardous and are expected to degrade over the next several hours. Get indoors now and stay there.
The next critical period will include the run up to darkness through the period of high tide tonight at midnight. The Town of Greenwich Emergency Operations Center is open and fully staffed. The Town’s emergency responders, public works staff and area utility crews are standing by and ready to respond to emergencies. That said, please do not rely solely on us to keep you safe. The best way to ensure you and your family’s well-being is to remain aware of your surroundings and circumstances and be proactively responsible for your own safety.
We will provide an updated message via this notification system again this evening. Please exercise extreme caution through the coming afternoon and evening.
End of Note: CIO
<888> 10/29/12 Monday 4:10 P.M. I watched www.news12.com Connecticut. They interviewed First Selectman Peter Tesei on Greenwich Avenue, so he is braving the storm to see what is going on. Personally, I normally do not go out in the rain very much anymore, since I have arthritis. CIO
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<888> 10/29/12 Monday 3:25 P.M. I got up at 2:30 P.M.. I received via telephone today's emergency Town of Greenwich message, but not by email yet. I chatted with a relative.
Town of Greenwich Emergency Notification from Sunday October 28, 2012
Hurricane Sandy continues to move northward and is currently off the North Carolina coast. The storm is anticipated to turn to the north-northwest shortly after midnight tonight. The latest computer models show it coming ashore along the southern New Jersey coast early Tuesday. As the storm is hundreds of miles wide, strong local effects are anticipated to be felt in Greenwich by tomorrow afternoon well in advance of the actual landfall. Conditions after the early afternoon hours tomorrow, especially after dark on Monday night, will be particularly treacherous with high winds making travel dangerous.
Beside winds, the most devastating effects of this storm will include a massive storm surge of tidal water. The latest predictions show storm surges along the western Long Island shoreline, to include all of Greenwich, of at least five to more than eleven feet above normal. If these predictions hold true, there will be significant flooding in coastal areas and along rivers and waterways connected to Long Island Sound.
Earlier today, Greenwich First Selectman Peter Tesei, acting on the advice of the Governor’s Office, issued an immediate and mandatory evacuation order for large portions of coastal Greenwich. Homes and businesses in the evacuation zone were notified by targeted, automated telephone calls and the distribution of paper evacuation order flyers. If you remain unsure if you live in a mandatory evacuation zone, complete information, including maps and street lists can be found on the Town of Greenwich website at www.greenwichct.org. If you evacuate, bring clothing, medicine and personal hygiene products for a stay of at least three (3) days.
The Town of Greenwich Emergency Operations Center is open and will remain so throughout the emergency. The Town has opened two emergency evacuation shelters – one at the Eastern Middle School and the other at the Western Greenwich Civic Center. All Greenwich schools will be closed, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Non-essential Town of Greenwich offices and all Greenwich Libraries will be closed on Monday. Metro North railroad service has already been suspended and will remain so until further notice.
All residents should be prepared for power outages lasting for several days at least. This storm will be a long duration event and will take more than one full day to move across our area.
For their own safety, residents should avoid non-essential travel after noon on Monday. If you must be out in the storm, avoid downed wires and never enter or cross moving or rising water. Make sure you keep a charged cell phone on hand.
We intend to deliver twice-daily announcements (morning and evening) via this notification system which will continue throughout the emergency. More frequent announcements will be issued as warranted. The next scheduled notice will be issued late Monday morning. Thank you for your attention and remember to be especially careful throughout this dangerous storm.
End of Message: CIO
<888> 10/29/12 Monday 1:35 P.M. I went downstairs. The building custodian is in the building. I chatted with neighbors. I picked up the mail. I will now take a nap for as long as I can sleep. Remember to be prepared for power outages. CIO
<888> 10/29/12 Monday 1:15 P.M. The worst of hurricane Sandy here in Greenwich, Connecticut is supposed to be from 3 P.M. to 3 A.M. with the maximum flooding at midnight tonight during high tide.
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<888> 10/29/12 Monday 12:50 P.M. I chatted with a friend on the waterfront in East Fairfield Beach again, and he is not leaving, but he has a friend from Argentina staying with him to help him out. I chatted with a local walker. CIO
<888> 10/29/12 Monday 12:40 P.M. No trucks allowed in state After 11 a.m. complete road closures at 1 p.m. - Hurricane Sandy - Connecticut News
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<888> 10/29/12 Monday 12:15 P.M. More than likely The Delamar Hotels at Greenwich Harbor and Southport, CT - Choose Your Hotel on the waterfront in Greenwich will flood, but there is parking on higher ground at the Bruce Museum nearby and the adjacent office building parking lot. CIO
<888> 10/29/12 Monday 12:10 P.M. I chatted with a friend out on Melville, Long Island, and he is staying home.
Once again make sure your cell phones are charged up. It one goes to bed tonight before the height of the hurricane, one should keep a flash light by your bed in case you wake up in the dark. I might take a long nap this afternoon and try to be awake for a while tonight. CIO
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Note: <888> 10/29/12 Monday 11:40 A.M. I chatted with a relative. I went downstairs, and I chatted with neighbors. The building custodian is not here today, and obviously the ceiling people are not either. I chatted with my friend who lives on the waterfront in East Fairfield Beach, and he intends to stay despite the fact his apartment is only 10 feet above the ground, and they are expecting a 6 to 12 foot tidal surge with waves on top of that. I checked with the Danbury Hotels | Hilton Garden Inn Danbury | Danbury, CT at 1-203-205-2000, and they still have room available there for tonight. It is close to I-84 if you need to make a run up there before the hurricane. CIO
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Note: <888> 10/29/12 Monday 10:15 A.M. I made 99 Premier Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Turkish pipe tobacco cigarettes while watching The Weather Channel. The various financial exchanges are closed today, so the rich people are probably still moving around in this area. I saw on the weather channel, the only flight to leave the New York City airports this morning was a Virgin Atlantic flight to London, England; so possibly the British in this area have flown the coop. CIO
Note: <888> 10/29/12 Monday 8:50 A.M. State, stations watch for gas supply dip - GreenwichTime
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Note: <888> 10/29/12 Monday 8:30 A.M. I threw out the garbage. I checked out the Community Room which has generator power if the power goes off. I noticed people have parked boats and cars in the ice skating rink parking lot behind our building at 71 Vinci Drive. It is on high ground. There might be covered parking below the new CVS on West Putnam Avenue. The wind is just beginning to pick up, and there were a few drops of rain. I can not hear much traffic on nearby Interstate 95. There are evacuation facilities at Eastern Middle School in Riverside and the Western Community Center in Glenville. CIO
Note: <888> 10/29/12 Monday 7:45 A.M. The conventional wisdom in Greenwich, Connecticut is that when the nearby stone pier on Steamboat Road is flooded, New York City is flooded.
Tracking here Hurricane SANDY Tracking shows the hurricane going further west and missing Connecticut, Long Island and New York City, but that is not what the local weather information says.
This NRL Satellite Page shows Hurricane Sandy is large enough to cover and threaten this area. CIO
Note: <888> 10/29/12 Monday 7:35 A.M. I chatted with a relative. The area around the Byram River around www.costco.com in nearby Port Chester, New York could flood. CIO
Note: <888> 10/29/12 Monday 7:05 A.M. 600,000 homes may lose power - Hurricane Sandy - Connecticut News
Record setting storm could pummel Connecticut. - GreenwichTime
I will now shower and clean up. CIO
Note: <888> 10/29/12 Monday 7:00 A.M. I woke up at 5 A.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I have been watching the Weather Channel on TV National and Local Weather Forecast, Hurricane, Radar and Report . I chatted with a friend who is staying at his apartment on the waterfront in East Fairfield Beach. He says the apartments are 10 feet above the ground. My New York City observers are currently in Mauritius - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia after a cruise of the India Ocean, and they will not be back in New York City until Wednesday morning. I have another relative living in Manhattan whom might be in a flood zone, but he has lots of friends, and I have not heard from him. CIO
Note: <888> 10/28/12 Sunday 5:25 P.M. I ate a ham and cheese sandwich on a bulkie roll with Hellmann's olive oil mayonnaise, Italian spices, ground black pepper, hot horseradish, olive oil and four one eighth inch thick slices of a Bermuda onion with Lays sour cream and onion potato chips and a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes ginger ale.
I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note: <888> 10/28/12 Sunday 3:25 P.M. Greenwich Gossip
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Note: <888> 10/28/12 Sunday 2:00 P.M. I called up the non emergency number at the Greenwich Police Department at 1-203-622-8000, and I told them that I thought the new temporary fire station of the primary Greenwich Fire Department down by the Boys Club could flood, and if possible they should move back to the old station by the police department. They agreed with me. The pond area in Bruce Park and East Putnam Avenue by the Greenwich High School and the Horseneck Brook area by the Audi dealership on West Putnam Avenue and the Glenville Road area by the Eagle Hill school could also flood along with the Byram River area not to mention the shore points in Greenwich and there are quite a few other watershed areas in Greenwich that could flood.
Picture of Hurricane Sandy NRL Satellite Page CIO
Note: <888> 10/28/12 Sunday 1:15 P.M. Coastal Greenwich residents urged to evacuate Sunday - GreenwichTime
Cities, towns hunker down amid warnings of an epic storm - GreenwichTime
Magnitude 7.7 quake strikes off western Canada - GreenwichTime CIO
Note: <888> 10/28/12 Sunday 1:05 P.M. I took a plastic microwave proof pot, and I put in a 15 ounce jar of Bertolli garlic alfredo sauce, and I seasoned it with Old Bay Seasoning, garlic powder, ground black pepper, celery salt, Italian seasoning and a quarter of a cup of extra virgin olive oil, and I mixed it all together with a pound of Alaska imitation crab, and I put a lid on it, and I put in the GE microwave oven. I filled up with water a five quart Revere pot up to about two inches from the top, and I added a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil and a teaspoon of salt, and I brought it to a boil with lid on, and I removed the lid, and I added a 16 ounce box of Barilla linguine, and I boiled it for ten minutes stirring it. While doing that, I ran the alfredo sauce and crab mixture on three vegetable microwave cycles. I drained the linguine, and I added it to the mixing bowl, and I added a third of a cup of grated parmesan and Romano cheese and a quarter cup of extra virgin olive oil, I added the alfredo sauce and mixed it all together thoroughly. I put about a third on a dinner plate, and I refrigerated two thirds in a Rubbermaid container. I ate the mixture with a 12 ounce glass of www.coke.com . I chatted with a relative. The have a dog event on the Greenwich Common this afternoon. Maybe the Indian Harbor Yacht Club is having a hurricane party. I was told that the low lying areas of Old Greenwich are being evacuated. CIO
Note: <888> 10/28/12 Sunday 11:20 A.M. I went out, and I threw out the garbage. I came back in and I got a warm jacket to put on. I then went downtown to CVS on Greenwich Avenue. I bought three 8.5 ounce Chex Mix 60% reduced fat for $2 each for $6 total. I then bought buy one get one free of 10 ounce bags of Lays sour cream and onion potato chips for $4.29 both less a $2 off bonus bucks coupon I get with the Chex Mix purchase for $2.29 total. I then bought a 55 yard package of Johnson and Johnson dental floss for $1.99 less 25% off with my CVS card for a 50 cent discount and .09 tax for $1.58 total. I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I chatted briefly with a local walker. I toured CVS again. I used their bathroom. I sat out at various locations. After my walk, I used the bathroom at Starbucks. I chatted with a local person. I then returned home. CIO
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I will now shower and clean up. I will then go downtown for a walk. CIO
Note: <888> 10/28/12 Sunday 7:15 A.M. I made up a batch of fresh punch. CIO
Note: <888> 10/28/12 Sunday 6:50 A.M. I woke up at 5 A.M.. I am just about finished charging up both my of cell phones. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I have been watching the Weather Channel on TV National and Local Weather Forecast, Hurricane, Radar and Report . CIO
End of Scott's Notes week of 10/27/12:
Note: <888> 10/27/12 Saturday 5:45 P.M. I chatted with a friend. Look to Welcome to the official Town of Greenwich Connecticut Web site - Town of Greenwich, Connecticut for local hurricane information. Malloy: 'This could be bad ... really bad' - GreenwichTime . I will now send out my weekly notes. I will then go to bed. Remember to charge up your cell phones. CIO
Note: <888> 10/27/12 Saturday 4:20 P.M. I ate the rest of the linguine and alfredo and bay scallop mixture with a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale.
I noticed while I was out at Tod's Point this morning at high tide during a full moon in October, the water was up to about 2.5 feet from the road. Thus in a day or two, when we get the hurricane with the high tides this time of year, there could be some major flooding along the shoreline in this area. CIO
Note: <888> 10/27/12 Saturday 3:10 P.M. I went downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. At the Taco Joint across from the Greenwich Train Station there was a wounded pigeon on the ground fluttering its wings. I did not touch it so as not to disturb it. I called the Greenwich Police, and they said they would send someone over. However, after about 10 minutes the pigeon quit moving, and when I touched it with my foot, it appeared dead. A local merchant was sweeping the sidewalk, so he lifted the dead pigeon up with a broom and put it in the rear of a nearby garbage truck. I did not touch the pigeon, since pigeons can have lice. About that time the police showed up, and I told them the pigeon was dead. After walking lower Greenwich Avenue, I used the bathroom at Starbucks. I then sat out for a while. I then drove over to Staples in Old Greenwich arriving about 7:45 A.M.. They opened at 9 A.M., and there were only three other customers, so there was not a large crowd waiting to buy Windows 8 products. I bought Windows 8 Pro which comes with both the 32 bit and 64 bit versions for $69.99 less the $30 off coupon good only today mentioned earlier in my notes and $2.54 tax for $42.53 total. I then bought two three packs of clamp binders for $8.29 a three pack less a online 20% off coupon for $1.66 off and .95 tax for $15.87 total. I then drove over to Old Greenwich. I went to the The Haircut Place - Old Greenwich Connecticut , and I got my hair cut short for $25.86 and $5 tip for $30.86 total. I then chatted with a relative on my wireless telephone. I then toured the Old Greenwich Rummage Room thrift shop. On the way out of the parking lot by the Old Greenwich Fire Station, I noticed men and young men filling sand bags from a large pile of sand. I then drove out to Tod's Point. I sat by the Southwest Parking area, and I chatted with a relative on my wireless telephone. I then used the men's room at the new convenience station. It is a quite nice rest room facility they built. I then walked out the to the Southwest Picnic area, and I sat out for a while. I then drove over to the Southeast Picnic, and I used the rest room, and I chatted with a local jogger. I sat out for a while. I then returned back to downtown Greenwich Avenue. I chatted with a friend on my wireless telephone. I then used the bathroom at Starbucks. I sat out for a while enjoying the weather, and I chatted with a local walker. I then used the bathroom at Starbucks a while. I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought buy one six pack of Thomas' English muffins for $4.19 get two six packs free, two 19 ounce Stouffer's meat lasagnas for $2.50 each, bananas for .79 a pound for .66 and a 24 ounce package of Simply mashed potatoes for $2.50 for $12.35 total. I then returned home, and I put away my groceries. I had a telephone message from Linda McMahon for Senate 2012 campaign. I saw the Republican Campaign headquarters on East Putnam Avenue in Cos Cob with lots of signs around it, but it is hard to find a parking place in that area. Plus I am so big anymore, I might scare the volunteers. CIO
Note: <888> 10/27/12 Saturday 6:10 A.M. I reheated and ate half of the remaining linguine, alfredo, and bay scallop mixture with a 12 ounce glass of www.coke.com . I will now go downtown for a walk. CIO
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Note: <888> 10/27/12 Saturday 3:10 A.M. I put away the laundry. Hurricane Sandy tracking is now centered on the New York City metropolitan area Hurricane SANDY Tracking . I will now shower and clean up. CIO
Note: <888> 10/27/12 Saturday 2:25 A.M. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes.
From what I have read in tech reports, although one can currently buy Windows 8 Pro at a discounted price, it does not come with the Windows Media Player which costs an additional $70. Thus if one has Windows 7 and uses the Windows Media Player, it will cost one the cost of Windows 8 and the Windows Media Player to have the Windows Media Player on Windows 8. CIO
Note: <888> 10/27/12 Saturday 1:35 A.M. I woke up, and I ate a 8.5 ounce bag of 60% reduced fat chocolate turtle Chex-Mix. I finally woke up at 12:30 A.M.. I started two loads of laundry, and I have five minutes to go on the wash cycles. I put clean linens on the bed. I threw out the garbage and the old periodical literature. I watered the plants. CIO
Note: <888> 10/26/12 Friday 4:50 P.M. I threw out the garbage. I picked up the mail. I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon.
Note: <888> 10/26/12 Friday 4:05 P.M. I made 128 Premier Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Turkish pipe tobacco cigarettes while watching Series 3 Episode 2 of "Poirot". CIO
Note: <888> 10/26/12 Friday 1:50 P.M. I took a plastic microwave proof pot, and I put in a 15 ounce jar of Bertolli garlic alfredo sauce, and I seasoned it with Old Bay Seasoning, garlic powder, ground black pepper, celery salt, Italian seasoning and a quarter of a cup of extra virgin olive oil, and I mixed it all together, and I put a lid on it, and I put in the GE microwave oven. I filled up with water a five quart Revere pot up to about two inches from the top, and I added a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil and a teaspoon of salt, and I brought it to a boil with lid on, and I removed the lid, and I added a 16 ounce box of Barilla linguine, and I boiled it for ten minutes stirring it. For the last five minutes, I ran the alfredo sauce mixture on two vegetable microwave cycles. For the last three minutes, I put in a colander containing a pound of bay scallops in the linguine boiling water and stirred them while they were boiling. I then drained the bay scallops and dumped them in a mixing bowl, and I added the alfredo sauce and mixed them together. I drained the linguine, and I added it to the mixing bowl, and I added a third of a cup of grated parmesan and Romano cheese, and I mixed the entire mixture together thoroughly. I put about a third on a dinner plate, and I refrigerated two thirds in a Rubbermaid container. I ate the mixture with a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale. I chatted with a relative twice. CIO
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Note: <888> 10/26/12 Friday 11:20 A.M. Instead of clean up, I took my bedroom air conditioner out, which is sort of a tedious process. First I had to move all of the items away from the window area. Then one removes the duct tape from the left side Plexiglas. I then hoisted the air conditioner out of the window on to the bed. The air conditioner probably weighs about 70 pounds. I then used my little folding cart from the rear of the Audi, and I rolled the air conditioner from the bedroom to near the rear side of the Ethan Allen recliner which I had moved forward temporarily. I then slid it into place against the wall. I then put everything back into position in both the living room and bedroom. I put a Lakso fan in the opened bedroom window with screen to get a little bit of fresh air. The bedroom window is easy enough to open and close at night, since it slides easily. I will wait a couple of weeks to take the living room air conditioner out which is less tedious, and it only weighs about 40 pounds. I threw out some garbage and I chatted with the ceiling installer about the hurricane. I will now shower and clean up. Also with the bedroom air conditioner out, I do not have to worry about rain getting into the apartment with the hurricane. The living room air conditioner is in tighter in the living room window, so there should be no leakage problem. CIO
Note: <888> 10/26/12 Friday 9:35 A.M. I chatted with a relative. I ate a few day old muffin. Another reason for not installing Windows 8 on one of my IBM ThinkCentres is that with a hurricane coming, I might not want to deal with tech problems for a while. Recent tracking on Hurricane Sandy is Hurricane SANDY Tracking . Residents, boaters urged to prepare for 'Frankenstorm' - GreenwichTime . I will now shower and clean up. CIO
Note: <888> 10/26/12 Friday 8:55 A.M. Since I have the downloaded copy of Windows 8 Pro 32 bit, I went ahead and cancelled the Staples order for {Pre-Sale} Windows 8 Pro (1-License) [Boxed] | Staples® for $69.99 less a $20 off $50 order online email coupon and $3.18 tax for $53.17 total with free shipping. The have to call me back to confirm the cancellation, but they can leave a message on my answering machine. CIO
!!!!!! Note: <888> 10/26/12 Friday 7:45 A.M. I bought and downloaded the 32 bit version of Windows 8 Pro for $39.99 Buy Windows - Microsoft Windows . One downloads an application that tells one if one can run Windows 8 on one's machine. One can not buy or download it, if one's computer will not run Windows 8. I saved the download to an *.iso file, and I burned three DVD copies. I also copied the download to a pen drive and saved it on other machines. I also did the paper work for receipts and saving the product key. I can not figure out, if I want to install it on any of my IBM ThinkCentres just yet. The best one would be an upgrade on the IBM ThinkCentre by the hallway entrance, since its video card supports two monitors and it has a new 500 gigabyte hard drive. However, it only has two gigabytes of memory, where the first and second IBM ThinkCentres have three gigabytes of memory, but do not support a second monitor. I will have to think about it for a while, and possibly even wait for a few days or more to install it. I also do not have enough external hard drive space to back it up once I have Windows 8 installed. CIO
Note: <888> 10/26/12 Friday 4:35 A.M. I woke up at 7:30 P.M., when I got the Town of Greenwich emergency telephone message about Hurricane Sandy early next week Preparations for Hurricane Sandy Underway - Town of Greenwich, Connecticut . I finally woke up at 3 P.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. CIO
Note: <888> 10/25/12 Thursday 3:35 P.M. I went downstairs, and I picked up the mail. I said hello to some neighbors. The building social worker is here. Before a hurricane, one should not buy too much food that needs refrigeration in case one looses electricity. Current tracking on Hurricane Sandy is for this area next Tuesday Hurricane SANDY Tracking.
Greenwich, state cast wary eye on Hurricane Sandy - GreenwichTime
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I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note: <888> 10/25/12 Thursday 1:55 P.M. I chatted with a relative. I lightly toasted 4 slices of Stop and Shop 12 grain bread, and I took a 5 ounce can of Bumble Bee solid white albacore tuna fish, and I opened the can, and I left the lid on, and I drained it underneath cold water. I then pressed the lid down to squeeze out the water. I then flaked the tuna fish into small chunks with a fork in a mixing bowl. I added two quarter inch thick slices of Bermuda onion diced into quarter inch cubic chunks and 10 large black pitted olives cut in half, and I season the mixture with Old Bay Seasoning, celery salt, ground black pepper, Italian seasoning, two tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil and two large heaping tablespoons of Hellmann's olive oil mayonnaise, and I mixed it all together. I put the four slices of bread on a dinner plate, and I spread one fourth of the tuna mixture on each of the slices of bread. I ate the open faced sandwiches with a bowl of Lays barbecue potato chips and a 12 ounce glass of A&W root beer. I think if we are having a hurricane come our way, we should build up our energy by eating a little bit more food. Also usually before election day, the various local politicians try to make food cheaper, so one might vote for them. Then after election day, one goes back to being hungry. CIO
Note: <888> 10/25/12 Thursday 12:15 P.M. I noticed while I was out for my walk, they took out the tree stump at the entrance to the board of education parking lot. They also removed the center row of trees from the Greenwich Common. CIO
Note: <888> 10/25/12 Thursday 11:55 A.M. I went out, and I went by CVS on Greenwich Avenue. I told somebody I know that lives on the waterfront about the hurricane threat. I bought a 12 pack of Scott 1000 sheet toilet paper $7.49 and a two small tube package of CVS super glue gel for $2.27 and .62 tax for $10.38 total. There was a dollar off sticker on the Scott toilet paper, they forgot to take off and use. I will see if they will give me the dollar later. I then went further downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I sat out at various locations. I chatted with a few local people. I toured CVS again, and I used the bathroom there. I stopped by the Greenwich Hardware store http://www.greenwichhardware.com/ to tell them about the hurricane threat. After I finished by walk, I went by the A&P Fresh. I bought two 12 ounce packages of Purdue chicken cutlets for $2.99 each package, bananas for .79 a pound for .55, a plastic bottle of America's choice honey mustard for $1.34, bay scallops for $4.99 a pound for $5.09, a package of imitation Alaska crab for $2.99 a pound for $2.27, and a Bermuda onion for $1.79 a pound for $1.32 for $16.50 total. I then returned back to Chateau Chez Vinci. I put away my groceries. I hung the plate back up on the wall above the sweater closet, where it was before. It looks just fine. On the back it says "22 Karat Gold", so I guess it has gold leaf paint on it. CIO
Note: <888> 10/25/12 Thursday 6:55 A.M. I reheated and ate the same Dinty Moore beef stew and rice mixture as yesterday along with a 12 ounce glass of Sprite. If we should get Hurricane Sandy early next week, there might be power outages. I am stocked up on batteries and emergency light needs. The best place to get large quantities of batteries, if one needs them is the Port Chester, New York www.costco.com is you are a Costco member. I am charging up my three jump start systems to make sure they are fully charged with their emergency lights. I will now go downtown for a walk, and I will forage around. I will wait until I return home to hang the dinner plate. On the primary work computer, I disabled the McAfee addons for Internet Explorer, so Internet Explorer 8 works a little bit faster. Of course Google Chrome on it works faster, but it might not have as good of security. CIO
Note: <888> 10/25/12 Thursday 5:55 A.M. There is one third of an inch triangular chip that I can not figure out where it goes on the dinner plate. I will wait until 6:30 A.M. to let it dry some more, when I will try to hang it up again above the sweater closet in the hallway. CIO
Note: <888> 10/25/12 Thursday 5:25 A.M. Flossie whom I used to chat with quite a bit, once told me that unlike what everyone else thought, she did not spend the entire winter in Nantucket having never left the island since the 1930s, but she actually went to Lyford Cay - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia in the Bahamas for the winter. It might get a little bit wet there with Hurricane Sandy, if you get my drift. I have glued in the fifth piece to the plate, but I might not have enough Super Glue. I could always get some more at the 24 hour CVS nearby. CIO
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Note: <888> 10/25/12 Thursday 4:55 A.M. The like new antique reproduction French plate that I broke yesterday, broke into five major pieces and two smaller pieces and a few chips. I have glued four major pieces together with super glue, letting the pieces dry for a while after each piece. It was only about 50 cents at the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop many years ago, but it was my "Nantucket Memorial Dishwasher's Plate". It was like the old chipped plates that Mrs. Florence Frances alias "Flossie" had her boarding house at 31 India Street on Nantucket, where I stayed for several seasons while out on Nantucket. The final season in 1983, I stayed at the Grennon's Guest House on Hussey Street one block west of India Street. Thus I am trying to reconstruct it. I have learned from my extensive reading over the years that a lot of former U.S. Government workers in Washington D.C. are volunteers at the Smithsonian Institution. One of their many tasks is to piece back together many pieces of pottery found in archeological expeditions around the world. CIO
Note: <888> 10/25/12 Thursday 3:40 A.M. F.D.R.’s Vision, on Roosevelt Island - NYTimes.com
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Note: <888> 10/25/12 Thursday 1:45 A.M. I will now shower and clean up. CIO
Note: <888> 10/25/12 Thursday 1:35 A.M. Greenwich, state cast wary eye on Hurricane Sandy - GreenwichTime CIO
Note: <888> 10/25/12 Thursday 1:15 A.M. I woke up at 10 P.M.. The was a cooking smoke false alarm in the building. The fire department arrived and reset the alarm. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted bagel with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.
Current tracking on Hurricane Sandy Hurricane SANDY Tracking shows it coming into this area early next week. CIO
Note: <888> 10/24/12 Wednesday 3:55 P.M. I seasoned 12 ounces of Dinty Moore beef stew with garlic powder, celery salt, ground black pepper, and soy sauce, and I heated it on two vegetable cycles in the G.E. microwave oven. I put it on a half of portion of Michael Louis Scott's Microwave Oven Rice Recipe , and I ate it with a 12 ounce glass of A&W root beer. I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon. I have been up since midnight, so I am a bit tired. I noticed when I was looking at Google satellite maps of Greenwich on the faster IBM ThinkCentre computers today which it works on just fine, something that I never noticed in Greenwich before. I always thought the Mianus pond with the Mianus reservoir, and I never knew the larger Mianus reservoir was further up in back country east of Stanwich Road. CIO
Note: <888> 10/24/12 Wednesday 2:50 P.M. I went out, and I chatted with neighbors a couple of times. The building custodian put a new flush mechanism in the toilet tank, so the toilet is back up and running again. I showed the building custodian Windows 8. I was told by the ceiling people that they would not be doing my ceilings next Tuesday and Wednesday. The building custodian said he would talk with them about when they will do the ceiling tiles and insulation. From my viewpoint, they do not really need to do them, since it never really gets too cold in my apartment, and I should know after living here 23 years. Usually with the minimal amount of heat going, it is never colder than 68 degrees Fahrenheit in my apartment. I put the various items back in place in the bathroom. CIO
Note: <888> 10/24/12 Wednesday 11:50 A.M. On the fourth IBM ThinkCentre with the Windows 8 demo, for some reason the boot manager disappeared, so I had to restore it with the Windows 7 DVD. It now shows both bootable partitions. I worked with Windows 8. Although the Windows 8 Email program does not work with POP3 from what I can tell, one can download the Windows Live Email program from Microsoft Live Essentials, and it does work with POP3 and Windows 8. In Google Maps, the satellite photo of my building at 71 Vinci Drive is labeled as the nearby Western Middle School. I have not seen many students around here today. I chatted with a relative. The building custodian still has not shown up to fix the toilet. I called the Greenwich Housing Authority to make sure they got the work order. When one turns the water off to the toilet with the shut off valve, the toilet works after a while, when one turns the shutoff valve back on, but after the first flush, it quits working again. I went out, and I chatted with neighbors. I got the blue plastic bucket out of the back of the Audi, and I put it in the bath tub. One can flush a toilet by pouring a couple of gallons of water down it. CIO
Note: <888> 10/24/12 Wednesday 9:15 A.M. I chatted with the building custodian downstairs. He said he would get to the toilet repair after his coffee break. We agreed to do the ceilings and insulation in my apartment next Tuesday and Wednesday depending on how much time it takes. I move the various items away from the toilet. CIO
Note: <888> 10/24/12 Wednesday 8:40 A.M. The bathroom toilet quick working. Water will not come into in, when one flushes it. I called up the Greenwich Housing Authority at 1-203-869-1138 to get someone over here to repair it. I broke the antique French plate hanging above the hallway sweater closet. I put an older Japanese plate in its place. CIO
Note: <888> 10/24/12 Wednesday 8:15 A.M. I ate three scrambled eggs with four strips of bacon and a toasted whole wheat bagel with Smart Balance Spread and a 12 ounce glass of Sprite. I called up www.staples.com , and they told me since the order for Windows 8 will not arrive until November 9, 2012, and they show it as being cancelled until it ships. They told me www.theweathernetwork.com gives the local weather hour by hour. CIO
Note: <888> 10/24/12 Wednesday 6:30 A.M. I downloaded www.opensuse.org 32 bit 12.2 and 12.3 and burned them to DVD, but neither will install on the Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 laptop computer.
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Note: <888> 10/24/12 Wednesday 4:45 A.M. I downloaded www.ubuntu.com 12.10 32 bit, and I burned it to DVD. I was going to install it on a second partition on the Panasonic Toughbook CF-29, but the DVD will not boot on it, and it says it needs another processor. CIO
Note: <888> 10/24/12 Wednesday 4:00 A.M. I drank a eight ounce cup of Brew1 coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I only use 8 ounce of water, so I have a stronger cup of coffee.
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For some reason, my Windows 8 order at www.staples.com has been cancelled although they billed me already. I emailed them, and I will call them up at 7 A.M.. It sounds like somebody does not want me to have Windows 8. Having had it installed on my computers for about 13 months, it is not exactly a new product to me. It is the nature of beta testers, they get bored of the product long before they are released. Maybe in another year, the beta for Windows 9 will be out. Microsoft does not pay their beta testers, since they are usually affiliated with other computer companies. I live near www.ibm.com , but they have ignored me for 50 years other than sharing the same beaches with them around the world. CIO
Note: <888> 10/24/12 Wednesday 2:50 A.M. The political survey person, I chatted with from Brevard County, Florida today told me that 25% of Miami, Florida is HIV positive which I had not read up North. CIO
Note: <888> 10/24/12 Wednesday 2:05 A.M. I ate a 16 ounce Boston Market meat loaf dinner with a 12 ounce glass of A&W root beer. I will now make my bed, and then I will shower and clean up. CIO
Note: <888> 10/24/12 Wednesday 1:05 A.M. Cops probe Stamford link in Greenwich shooting - GreenwichTime . CIO
Note: <888> 10/24/12 Wednesday 1:00 A.M. I chatted with a relative at 9 P.M.. I finally woke up at 12:30 A.M.. I threw out the Brew1 espresso maker shipping box. I picked up the mail. CIO
Note: <888> 10/23/12 Tuesday 6:10 P.M. I answered a political survey from Brevard County, Florida - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia . I will now take a nap. CIO
Note: <888> 10/23/12 Tuesday 5:00 P.M. I woke up at noon. I still had the splitting headache that I had when I went to bed earlier. I called up www.microsoft.com at 1-800-936-5700, and I told the computer phone that I was interested in Windows 8. I chatted with someone from New Deli, India for a long time. I told him about the several problems that I had with Windows 8 RTM. Besides, the older AMD processors not working with it, the Windows 8 email program does not support the POP3 email client that www.optimum.com uses, instead it has three other email protocols that I am not familiar with and Optimum does not offer. I also told them about the installation problem I had with installing it on a second partition, but having the product activication coming up on the first partition, and the work around by restoring the first partition backup and then repairing the boot manager with the Windows 7 DVD and then the Windows 8 Consumer release DVD which is somewhat complex. I chatted about what I have been doing for the last two decades. I was told Windows 8 Pro is an upgrade, but one can install it without having Windows 7 installed by inserting the Windows 7 DVD. I tried to go back to bed at 2 P.M., but I slept lightly. Around 3 P.M., the order with tracking of UPS: Tracking Information on the order for Brew 1 Official Brew1 Single Cup Coffee Maker Website Brew1 Coffee Set with Coffee Maker, Travel Mugs, and reusable coffee capsule in Titanium from Family Daily Deal, 1 Sale A Day for $19.99 and $4.99 shipping for $24.98 total arrived. I unpacked it. I put it on the left side of the Krups espresso machine on the center kitchen counter. I ran a 50% white vinegar and 50% water through it to clean it out, and then I ran cold water through it. It holds 8 to 12 ounces of water. I put its coffee cup hodler stand on top of the refrigerator since I won't be using it. I cleaned the two travel mugs that came with it. It has a fresh water filter that one uses for water only that I put on the wooden rack behind it. It came with a plastic coffee holder that one puts coffee in, instead of using the expensive premeasured coffee holders. I also left it on the wooden rack behind it after I made coffee. The coffee that comes out of it, is hot and very tasty. I got out my two smaller black coffee cups and saucers to have available for coffee use, and I cleaned them. They are in the front of the cups kitchen cabinet on the far right of the kitchen to the left of the refrigerator. I chatted with a relative who was having 10 medium shrimp for dinner. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I ran a 50% white vinegar and 50% water mixture through the Krups espresso machine. I then ran cold water through it. The Brew 1 coffee maker turns off automatically after it is done, but one has to wait about two minutes before using it again. CIO
Note: <888> 10/23/12 Tuesday 7:50 A.M. I ran Microsoft Safety Scanner - Antivirus | Remove Spyware, Malware, Viruses Free , and it got rid of one piece of malware called "Adkubru". I ate two bowls of Lays barbecue potato chips. I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go back to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 10/23/12 Tuesday 6:30 A.M. I found this page Fix Internet Explorer issues to make IE fast, safe and stable , and it fixed Date Execution. I found it from here Internet Explorer is extremely slow in my Windows 7 computer. - Microsoft Community . The recommend this page Microsoft Fix it Online and Tips for solving problems when Internet Explorer crashes or stops working . CIO
Note: <888> 10/23/12 Tuesday 5:40 A.M. I woke up at 2 A.M.. I made my bed. I ate a few day old muffin. Yesterday, I also ate a few day old muffin. I chatted with Cablevision about Windows 8. They told me they were not allowed to discuss the matter, and I should refer comments to Microsoft. Microsoft during the waking hours in the Western Hemisphere can be called at 1-800-MICROSOFT. Tech support can be found at http://support.microsoft.com/ . I made 117 Premier Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Turkish pipe tobacco cigarettes while watching Series 3 Episode 1 of "Poirot". It was a two hour video, and it seems to be the original in the series, although it is not series 1 episode 1. CIO
Note: <888> 10/22/12 Monday 7:45 P.M. Windows 8 As A Security Tool: Its Anticipated Effects And Risks
Data.GISS: Forcings in GISS Climate Model: Stratospheric Aerosol Optical Thickness
Ice-Core-Based Volcanic Atmospheric Loading for the Past 1500 Years
http://climate.envsci.rutgers.edu/pdf/GaoIceCores2006JD007461.pdf
Gates on Microsoft's Launch Week: 'This Is the Big Time for Us' -- Redmond Channel Partner
TechNet Blogs or www.microsoft.com/next
Microsoft: Skype Ready For Windows 8
CUNARD® Sale
Fresh Windows, but Where’s the Start Button?
BBC News - Beluga whale 'makes human-like sounds'
BBC News - Microsoft profits fall 22% ahead of Windows 8 launch
If one uses www.safelink.com , one has to click on the link and verify their phone, which I have already done.
I chatted with a relative. I will now shut down the primary computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note: <888> 10/22/12 Monday 6:25 P.M. I ate a ham and cheese sandwich on a bulkie roll with Hellmann's olive oil mayonnaise, Italian spices, ground black pepper, hot horseradish, olive oil and four one eighth inch thick slices of a Bermuda onion with Lays barbecue potato chips and a 12 ounce glass of Sprite. CIO
Note: <888> 10/22/12 Monday 5:20 P.M. I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I sat out at various locations. I chatted with three locals. I stopped by the Greenwich Cigar store, and I played an "Ace's High" scratch card for a dollar, but I lost. I used the bathroom at the Senior and the Arts center. I stopped by CVS, and I bought four 45 ounce 2X Xtra Tropical Passion detergents for $1.47 each and .37 tax for $6.25 total. After I finished my walk, I sat out for a while. I found a foreign car key similar to my Audi key, and I gave it to the desk at the Greenwich Police Station. I was told that the retired volunteer at the Senior and the Arts center for their computers had passed away at age 72. I next went by the Greenwich Library, and I chatted with two staff members. While I was sitting outside, I saw a formation of five Eagles fly by. I have never seen that many Eagles flying by in formation. After they left, two red cardinals took off in the opposite direction. I next went to the Stop and Shop. I bought a six pack of Thomas' 100% whole grain bagels for $2.99, a two pound bag of baby carrots for $3.29, broccoli crowns for $1.99 a pound for $1.09, two 10 ounce Oven Poppers salmon stuffed with spinach and cheese for $3.99 each, bananas for .79 a pound for $1.52 and 90 cents can return for $15.97 total. I then returned home. I said hello to neighbors. I picked up the mail and put away my groceries. CIO
Note: <888> 10/22/12 Monday 12:25 P.M. I chatted with a friend. I will now shower and clean up. I will then go downtown. CIO
Note: <888> 10/22/12 Monday 11:40 A.M. I received a telephone call this morning at 9 A.M. that my niece had a new baby boy. Mother and child are doing fine. I woke up at 10:30 A.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. CIO
Note: <888> 10/22/12 Monday 5:20 A.M. I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note: <888> 10/22/12 Monday 5:15 A.M. Back in October 1986, when I got a yellow Volkswagen Dasher after not having a car for three years in Greenwich, since I had returned from Nantucket, gasoline was $1.29 a gallon. Thus it is up about four times as much since then, but my income is not. CIO
Note: <888> 10/22/12 Monday 5:10 A.M. Why I am not going downtown for an exercise walk Greenwich Gas Prices – Find Greenwich, Connecticut Gas Stations and Cheap Gas in CT at Automobile Magazine . CIO
Note: <888> 10/22/12 Monday 4:50 A.M. Prison Planet.com » Globalists Plan to Nuke America Revealed CIO
Note: <888> 10/22/12 Monday 4:10 A.M. I ate two tuna fish sandwiches on white bread with barbecued potato chips and a 12 ounce glass of A&W root beer. CIO
Note: <888> 10/22/12 Monday 2:20 A.M. I chatted with a relative at 10 P.M.. I woke up just now. CIO
Note: <888> 10/21/12 Sunday 9:50 P.M. I chatted with a relative. I ate a Stauffer's 19 ounce meat and tomato lasagna with grated parmesan and Romano cheese and a 12 ounce glass of Sprite. I will now take a nap. CIO
Note: <888> 10/21/12 Sunday 8:50 P.M. I tried once again putting Internet Explorer 9 on the primary work computer, but it is still to slow, so I uninstalled it back to Internet Explorer 8. Internet Explorer 10 comes out in November 2012, so maybe that will be faster. CIO
Note: <888> 10/21/12 Sunday 7:40 P.M. I woke up at 3 P.M., when a relative called. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I chatted with two friends. I installed the Windows Updates on the primary work computer. The primary work computer has been acting erratically recently, and I might have finally fixed the problem. I turned off the Netgear storage device and disabled its software in Services, and for now the primary work computer seems to be running just fine and faster. CIO
End of Scott's Notes week of 10/21/12:
Note: <888> 10/21/12 Sunday 7:35 A.M. I will now send out my weekly notes. I will then shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note: <888> 10/21/12 Sunday 7:10 A.M. I ate a 18 ounce can of Campbell's New England clam chowder with dried parsley in it and a Kaiser roll with Smart Balance Spread and a 12 ounce glass of A&W root beer. CIO
Note: <888> 10/21/12 Sunday 6:30 A.M. If one looks at http://mikelouisscott.com/computer.htm , Windows 8 RTM 90 day demo DVD 32 bit will not boot on these test computers:
Gigabyte GA-7VT600-RZ Socket 462 Motherboard with AMD Sempron 3300+ SDA3300DKV4E
FIC KT-600 Pro Socket A ATX Motherboard w/Audio SATA FIC KT-600 PRO KT-600 PRO with AMD SEMPRON 2800+ 2.0 Ghz 333Mhz 256K CPU SOCKET
Epox Store EP-8RDA3+ Socket A Motherboard with AMD Sempron 3000+ 512K Cache 333MHz FSB Socket A Processor SDA3000BABOX
ABIT KW7 VIA KT880 Socket A Motherboard with AMD Sempron 3300+ SDA3300DKV4E
Panasonic Toughbook CF-29 Pentium M 1.4GHz
Dell Dimension 4600i Micro Tower
It does boot and work with:
Dell Latitude D410 Laptop Pentium M 1.7GHz
Dell Latitude D410 same as above
IBM THINK CTER P4 HT 3.0GHz Model Number: MT-M 8213-DC1
IBM ThinkCentre M52 8215 Computer 3GHz Model Number: MT-M 8215-LUC
IBM LenovoThinkcentre 8173-KUC Pentium4 3.2GHz Model Number: MT-M S51 8173 KUC
IBM Thinkcentre 8171-VQL Intel Pentium4 3.2GHz Model Number: MT-M S51 8171-VQL
CIO
Note: <888> 10/21/12 Sunday 5:25 A.M. This past Thursday, www.staples.com spammed their email list by sending out multiple messages by mistake, so this morning I got an email with a $20 off over $50 internet or store purchase, which is how I got the $20 off over $50 Staples purchase coupon. Since I never use the IBM ThinkCentres except for beta testing and as backup emergency office equipment in case, a higher power ever needed a backup office, I might not put the copy Windows 8 on one of the IBM ThinkCentres, since it would probably never be used. I think I might save it in case I ever do some major upgrade of my primary work computer or laptops sometime in the future. However, I never use the two Dell Latitude D410 laptops except for vacation, so that might be necessary. I will have to think about it. Still it is a good price, since after the initial offering price, it will be $200. I also have a spare unused copy of Windows 7 Home Edition. If I did a hardware upgrade of the primary work computer, it would cripple my existing licenses, so I would probably not do that either. CIO
Note: <888> 10/21/12 Sunday 4:25 A.M. As Microsoft Shifts Its Privacy Rules, an Uproar Is Absent - NYTimes.com
Windfield Scott's town house neighbor In Wi-Fi-Intoxicated Manhattan, a Generation of Teetotalers - NYTimes.com CIO
Note: <888> 10/21/12 Sunday 4:05 A.M. I ordered {Pre-Sale} Windows 8 Pro (1-License) [Boxed] | Staples® for $69.99 less a $20 off $50 order online email coupon and $3.18 tax for $53.17 total with free shipping. CIO
Note: <888> 10/21/12 Sunday 3:05 A.M. I chatted with a relative. I did some system's maintenance on the primary work computer. I showered, and I cleaned up. I ate a Boston Market 15 ounce turkey medallions dinner with a 12 ounce glass of Sprite. I watched Episode 5 of "King Edward VII". In Episode 4 last night, they said that during the United States of America Civil War, Abraham Lincoln dried to convince France to Invade Canada to weaken England for helping the Southern States. CIO
Note: <888> 10/20/12 Saturday 8:40 P.M. I woke up at 7 A.M.. I picked up the mail. The order with tracking number of "9102927009262002098640" at www.fedex.com for the new remote controls for the Cable TV boxes arrived. They one since one, when I have two cable boxes. I put it on the right side of the Ethan Allen recliner with the old one. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. CIO
Note: <888> 10/20/12 Saturday 9:05 A.M. I threw out the garbage. I chatted with two neighbors. I finished updating Windows XP Professional on the Panasonic Toughbook CF-29. It no longer has the Chrome OS operating system on it. I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note: <888> 10/20/12 Saturday 7:00 A.M. I watched Episode 4 of "King Edward VII". I ate a 8.75 ounce bag of Chex Cheese mix. CIO
Note: <888> 10/20/12 Saturday 5:10 A.M. When I tried to reboot the Panasonic CF-29 laptop computer to complete the Windows 8 demo installation, it gave an error message that the processor will not support Windows 8. I deleted the Windows 8 partition. I am now installing the updates on Windows XP Professional from the restored backup of it. I ate a bowl of Lays salt and vinegar potato chips. CIO
Note: <888> 10/20/12 Saturday 3:35 A.M. I ate a Maria Callender 14.5 ounce beef pot pie with a 12 ounce glass of A&W root beer. CIO
Note: <888> 10/20/12 Saturday 3:05 A.M. On the Panasonic Toughbook CF-29, I did a 1% low level format writing zeros with the Seagate Utilities to eliminate the Chrome OS Linux partitions along with the Windows XP Professional partition. I then restored the Windows XP Professional installation with Paragon restore from an external USB drive that I had the backup on using 50% of the 40 gigabyte hard drive. I then tried to install the Windows 8 32 bit 90 days demo by booting the DVD, but the DVD would not boot giving a processor error message. I then booted Windows XP Professional, and I created a second 20 gigabyte partition with free space. I then ran the Windows 8 setup, and I am now installing Windows 8 to the second partition. Of course, I don't know if it will boot until after the installation is complete. It is a slow installation with 20% complete after 15 minutes. CIO
Note: <888> 10/20/12 Saturday 1:05 A.M. Newegg.com - LOCK IN Your Windows 8 FULL VERSION 64-bit (OEM) @ $69.99 + Super Storage Sale and MORE!
I put away the laundry.
BBC News - Mitt Romney: Obama has 'no agenda' for second term
BBC Nature - Radar helps solve painted lady migration mystery
BBC News - Stanford Ovshinsky, hybrid car battery inventor, dies CIO
Note: <888> 10/19/12 Friday 11:45 P.M. I have 45 minutes to go on two dryer laundry cycles. For some reason for the last two weeks, the far right dryer in the laundry room has not worked with my MacGray laundry card. CIO
Note: <888> 10/19/12 Friday 11:30 P.M. I used the new Cookinex 4 Cup Cappuccino Espresso Maker for my breakfast coffee. It makes a good cup of coffee, but it seems a bit less hot than the Krups machine. It is probably a good night for fishing on Steamboat Road, since it is 64 degrees Fahrenheit outside. Although I live near www.ibm.com 's world headquarters in Armonk, New York, they never network with me, so I guess as far as I am concerned, it is "Out of Sight, Out of Mind". When I used to go over to the Pub in White Plains, New York many years ago, the son of the head of personnel for IBM used to hang out there playing computer games with his sister. What is amusing is that he looked like Steve Jobs. CIO
Note: <888> 10/19/12 Friday 11:15 P.M. I put clean linens on the bed. I showered, and I cleaned up. I started two loads of laundry, and I have 15 minutes to go on the wash cycles. I picked up the mail. I threw out the garbage and the old periodical literature. I watered the plants. CIO
Note: <888> 10/19/12 Friday 9:40 P.M. I woke up at 8 P.M.. I chatted with a relative. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes. CIO
Note: <888> 10/19/12 Friday 12:30 P.M. I ate a bowl of Lays salt and vinegar potato chips and a Mrs. Field cookie. I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon. Usually when it rains, since I have low blood pressure, it makes me sleepy. CIO
Note: <888> 10/19/12 Friday 11:55 A.M. I made 104 Premier Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Turkish pipe tobacco cigarettes while watching Series 1 Episode 9 of "Poirot". CIO
Note: <888> 10/19/12 Friday 10:15 A.M. I woke up, and I made my bed. I will now make cigarettes. CIO
Note: <888> 10/19/12 Friday 8:35 A.M. I will now rest a while. CIO
Note: <888> 10/19/12 Friday 8:20 A.M. I ate a Stouffer's 19 ounce lasagna with meat sauce and a 12 ounce glass of Sprite and a cup of green tea with Splenda sweetener and Borden's lemon juice. CIO
Note: <888> 10/19/12 Friday 7:30 A.M. I threw out the Cookinex 4 Cup Cappuccino Espresso Maker box. I chatted with a neighbor. CIO
Note: <888> 10/19/12 Friday 6:40 A.M. Microsoft Profit Falls as PC Sales Shrink - NYTimes.com
SENCKENBERG world of biodiversity | Senckenberg Research | Scientific meetings and .. | Basalt 2013
Smithsonian Department of Mineral Sciences
Smithsonian Institution Office of Fellowships and Internships
Scientific Research Open Access
Internet Explorer 10 Coming to Windows 7 Next Month | News & Opinion | PCMag.com
Pierre Elliott Trudeau (prime minister of Canada) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (British corporation) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia
BBC News - Obama and Romney swap jokes at Al Smith dinner
BBC News - UK experiences 'weirdest' weather
BBC News - Microsoft profits fall 22% ahead of Windows 8 launch CIO
Note: <888> 10/19/12 Friday 4:50 A.M. I chatted with Key West Hotels- Florida Keys Luxury Resort- Casa Marina A Waldorf Astoria Resort and somebody from Ohio is now working the desk there at night. I told they should advertise in Montreal. CIO
Note: <888> 10/19/12 Friday 3:40 A.M. I will now shower and clean up. CIO
Note: <888> 10/19/12 Friday 3:35 A.M. Since the Republican party represents so many poor indigent poor people in the United States of America versus the democrats with all of their rich Muslim friends, I went to Mitt Romney for President | Mitt Romney for President of the United States of America in 2012 , and I donated $5 to keep the Republican Party Presidential Candidate afloat in his political campaign. CIO
Note: <888> 10/19/12 Friday 3:00 A.M. After the last note, I chatted with a relative. I moved the Gaggia coffee grinder from the left kitchen counter to the center rear of the bedroom closet. I still have the two Braun coffee grinders on the left kitchen counter. I put the new Cookinex Cappuccino machine on the left kitchen counter, and I moved the old Krups to the center kitchen counter. I moved the CuisineArt from the center kitchen counter to the lower level of the table at the kitchen entrance. I put the Braun filter substitute plug in the water tank of the Braun coffee maker on the right side of the kitchen closet. I went to bed, and I woke up at 1 A.M.. I ran two cups of water through Cookinex Cappuccino machine. After using it, one is suppose leave the lid off the water tank, so it dries out properly, but first one has to wait for the pressure to go down. To turn it on for coffee, one turns the knob counter clockwise and for froth, one turns the knob clockwise. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. CIO
Note: <888> 10/18/12 Thursday 5:30 P.M. After the last note, I did not go to bed. The orders with tracking of UPS: Tracking Information on the order for Newegg.com - Saeco 104618 Black Standard Drip Coffeemaker for $15.99 with coupon code "EMCJNJD223" with free shipping for $15.99 total and with tracking of tracking of UPS: Tracking Information on the order for from www.justdeals.com for a Cookinex 4 Cup Cappuccino Espresso Maker for $26.99 and $5 shipping for $31.99 total arrived. I moved the Braun coffee maker from the kitchen counter to the floor on the right side of the bedroom closet. I put the Saeco coffee maker in its box on top of the toilet paper in the bedroom window on the left side. I set up the Cookinex 4 Cup Cappuccino Espresso Maker on the center kitchen counter, where the Braun coffee maker was. I read its instructions. I left the instructions with it. I still have to run two pots of water through it, before I make coffee with it. I chatted with a friend. I threw out the shipping box. When I picked up the packages, I also picked up the mail. I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon. I will eat a day old muffin before going to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 10/18/12 Thursday 2:40 P.M. I will now rest a bit. CIO
Note: <888> 10/18/12 Thursday 2:35 P.M. I ate a 18 ounce can of Campbell's New England clam chowder with dried parsley in it and a Kaiser roll with Smart Balance Spread and a 12 ounce glass of A&W root beer. CIO
Note: <888> 10/18/12 Thursday 1:45 P.M. I went to my 10:30 A.M. appointment early. I chatted with a father and son about something before the appointment. After my appointment, I went downtown, and I walked lower Greenwich Avenue. I played a Quick Cash scratch card for a dollar at Zen Stationary, but I lost. I chatted with a few locals. I used the bathroom at the Senior and the Arts center. I then returned home. CIO
Note: <888> 10/18/12 Thursday 9:00 A.M. More cheap used computers without operating systems Auctions, Notebooks items in Deal Train Mania store on eBay! . CIO
Note: <888> 10/18/12 Thursday 8:55 A.M. I will now shower and clean up. I will then go out. I have a 10:30 A.M. appointment this morning. CIO
Note: <888> 10/18/12 Thursday 8:30 A.M. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed.
I was told by a local Dutch friend that now is the time of year to plants one's flower bulbs for the spring flower season. One can get Dutch tulips bulbs from Veldheer - Where the flowers bloom and the buffalo roam or tulips bulbs for sale or Flower Bulbs, Shrubs, Ornamental Grasses, Groundcover, Plants Discount, Plant Garden and Perennials - MI Bulb, MichiganBulb.com.
Volunteers needed to plant tulip bulbs - Holland, MI - The Holland Sentinel .
In the 1970s, when the Dutch had more influence in Manhattan, the center flower beds of Park Avenue used to be full of tulips in the spring. CIO
Note: <888> 10/18/12 Thursday 7:25 A.M. I chatted with a friend twice. I watched some television.
For Romney and Obama, one-liners are on the menu - Local News - Clarksburg, WV | NBC News
The Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation | The Dinner CIO
Note: <888> 10/18/12 Thursday 5:15 A.M. I just woke up again. For people, one can get a free cell phone and free wireless minutes here www.safelink.com . I updated the picture at http://mikelouisscott.com/resumee.htm . CIO
Note: <888> 10/18/12 Thursday 12:55 A.M. KLM Journeys of Inspiration
Tracking is UPS: Tracking Information on the order for Newegg.com - Saeco 104618 Black Standard Drip Coffeemaker for $15.99 with coupon code "EMCJNJD223" with free shipping for $15.99 total.
I.B.M.’s 3rd-Quarter Results Are Mixed - NYTimes.com
Rotterdam Museum Shuts Down After Seven Paintings Are Stolen Overnight - NYTimes.com
I have a 10:30 A.M. appointment today. I will now go to bed and hopefully sleep until 7:30 A.M.. CIO
Note: <888> 10/18/12 Thursday 12:05 A.M. I ate two 3 ounce Purdue chicken cutlets, 12 ounces of mashed potatoes with Smart Balance Spread, steamed broccoli crowns and baby carrots with extra virgin olive oil and Smart Balance spread, a 12 ounce glass of Sprite, and a cup of green tea with Splenda sweetener and Borden's lemon juice. CIO
Note: <888> 10/17/12 Wednesday 10:50 P.M. Man hit by train in Greenwich, dies - GreenwichTime CIO
Note: <888> 10/17/12 Wednesday 10:40 P.M. I went downtown, and I stopped by CVS, and I picked up a prescription. I bought four 6 ounce cans of Lindsay large California olives for 75 cents each for $3 total. I used the bathroom at CVS. I then went further downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I chatted with a regular at Starbucks. Ralph Lauren was having a private party. I stopped by CVS again, and I used the bathroom. There were two helicopters flying over the downtown area, so possibly something was going on, but it seemed slow. The Gingerman was busy. The Police junior Athletic league was working out. After I finished my walk, I chatted with the Starbucks regular again. I then went by the Stop and Shop. I bought two Fiber One buy one get one free of six packs of multigrain English muffins for $3.99 both, a 59 ounce container of Florida Natural orange juice for $3, a 16 ounce package of Smart Balance Lite spread for $3.79, a 19 ounce Stouffer's meat lasagna for $2.50, two 8 ounce generic honey for $2.25 each, a 24 ounce package of Simply mashed potatoes for $2.50, and bananas for .79 a pound for .74 for $21.02 total. I then returned home, and I picked up the mail, and I put away my groceries. CIO
Note: <888> 10/17/12 Wednesday 6:35 P.M. I will now shower and clean up. I will then go downtown for a walk. CIO
Note: <888> 10/17/12 Wednesday 6:10 P.M. I got email yesterday from a friend traveling in Bombay, India. According to the friend, they no long have beggars in the streets and cattle are not allowed to wander around, and all of the taxi cabs are yellow and black held together with bailing wire. CIO
Note: <888> 10/17/12 Wednesday 6:05 P.M. Before going to bed, I cleaned the black Braun coffee maker in the kitchen. It is almost new and never used, since I never make a full pot of coffee. I woke up at 3 P.M.. I chatted with a relative. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I was told Pipe bomb found in Long Island Home Depot, suspect arrested - Crimesider - CBS News . CIO
Note: <888> 10/17/12 Wednesday 6:30 A.M. I will now shut down the primary work computer. I will then go to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 10/17/12 Wednesday 5:55 A.M. I ate a three egg ham and cheese omelet with grated Parmesan and Romano cheese and a toasted English muffin with Smart Balance Spread and a 12 ounce glass of Sprite. CIO
Note: <888> 10/17/12 Wednesday 5:00 A.M. Under the Surface: Behind the scenes with Microsoft's new tablet | Fox News . CIO
Note: <888> 10/17/12 Wednesday 4:50 A.M. Maine earthquake felt in Connecticut - GreenwichTime . CIO
Note: <888> 10/17/12 Wednesday 4:40 A.M. I watched "King Edward VII, part 3". CIO
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Note: <888> 10/17/12 Wednesday 1:25 A.M. I ate two 3 ounce Purdue chicken cutlets, 12 ounces of mashed potatoes with Smart Balance Spread, steamed broccoli crowns and baby carrots with extra virgin olive oil and Smart Balance spread, a 12 ounce glass of A&W root beer, and a cup of green tea with Splenda sweetener and Borden's lemon juice. CIO
Note: <888> 10/17/12 Wednesday 12:10 A.M. I made 108 Premier Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Turkish pipe tobacco cigarettes while watching Series 1 Episode 8 of "Poirot". The only reason that I can figure out why I am always on a night schedule, is that I might be psychically in tune with the other Mike Scott who is a fireman in Cos Cob, and probably frequently on a night schedule. I have never met him, but more than likely I have seen him around. CIO
Note: <888> 10/16/12 Tuesday 10:15 P.M. I will now make cigarettes. CIO
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Note: <888> 10/16/12 Tuesday 9:35 P.M. I threw out the garbage. I chatted with neighbors. I picked up the mail. CIO
Note: <888> 10/16/12 Tuesday 9:00 P.M. I will now shower and clean up. CIO
Note: <888> 10/16/12 Tuesday 8:40 P.M. I had a telephone call from a relative while I was asleep. I finally woke up at 7 P.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I chatted with a relative twice. There was a 4.6 earthquake about 8 P.M. just west of Portland, Maine. CIO
Note: <888> 10/16/12 Tuesday 9:50 A.M. I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go back to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 10/16/12 Tuesday 9:10 A.M. I watched the end of the movie "Roger's Rangers". I used to know quite a few members of the Roger's family, but I guess they all have disappeared from this area over the years as it got more expensive. The Scott family name used to be the most common family name on Park Avenue in the 1970s, but perhaps they all moved some place else where it is less expensive. I have not the foggiest idea. They do not allow me to go out in the daytime around here in nice weather, so the people older than myself can have the town all to themselves. There are only a few stragglers downtown at night anymore. I guess somebody could go up to Danbury when the Dalai Lama is in this area, and see if we can get financial aid from his church, but since he now lives in India, he probably does not have much in the way of financial resources. I read years ago, when he visited Manhattan, they did not feed him any meat thinking he was a vegetarian. Maybe they should take him to Fresh milk products and great customer service at Stew Leonard's! in Danbury and give him something to eat. In Greenwich, Connecticut because the real estate is so expensive, everything else is also expensive. I have plenty of food, so I am not starving, but at 230 pounds, I have been trying to lose some weight. When I arrived back in Greenwich, Connecticut off of Nantucket in December 1983, I only weighed 150 pounds, but I quickly put on weight eating yogurt and orange juice for breakfast and dinner at the Greenwich Hospital cafeteria for about $2.50 which is now more expensive. Of course I was on medication to slow down my metabolism, so my system could absorb more nourishment. CIO
Note: <888> 10/16/12 Tuesday 7:45 A.M. Why thousands come to see humble Buddhist monk - GreenwichTime
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Note: <888> 10/16/12 Tuesday 7:15 A.M. I woke up because, I could not sleep. I ate a bowl of Lays salt and vinegar potato chips. In the old days, I used to say that, "Greenwich, Connecticut was full of cheap vinegar Yankees." I guess much the same still applies. My computer talents have never been worth anything around here, particularly since I smoke cigarettes and am frequently on a night schedule. Last night I noticed quite a few people smoking cigarettes downtown, so possibly I might have some new friends in the area. I will have to wait over time to see if any of them know how to communicate with me. Anyway, I have been hoping to quit smoking after election day, no matter whom wins. Frequently in the past when I have tried to quit smoking disasters happen. I was trying to quit smoking on "911". I personally do not think it is healthy, but it does reduce stress. I noticed in the Class of 1969 at the The Taft School , somebody gave $3 million to the Capital fund, but it does not say whom. I might know the person, since I was in the class of 1968. CIO
Note: <888> 10/16/12 Tuesday 3:40 A.M. Prison Planet.com » Professors Who Predicted Right Result Since 1980 Foresee Romney Victory .
I will now shut down the primary work computer. I will eat a few day old muffin. I will then go to bed. CIO
Note: <888> 10/16/12 Tuesday 3:15 A.M. MiaVita
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Note: <888> 10/16/12 Tuesday 2:45 A.M. I found a Windows Repair utility that I did not know about. From a Safe Boot, I ran a DOS window with administrative privileges. I then ran without the parenthesis "sfc /scannow" . I left it run, and it authenticates the system files, and it repairs those that it can repair if needed. I ran it on both partitions on the primary work computer, and the FIC server also. The systems seem a bit more responsive with the repairs. Also when I rebooted and ran "CCleaner", it seemed to clean a lot files out of the Internet Explorer cache that had not been cleared out before. CIO
Note: <888> 10/16/12 Tuesday 12:30 A.M. I ate a ham and cheese sandwich on a Kaiser roll with Hellmann's olive oil mayonnaise, Italian spices, ground black pepper, hot horseradish, olive oil and two quarter inch thick slices of a sweet onion with Lays salt and vinegar potato chips and a 12 ounce glass of Sprite. CIO
Note: <888> 10/15/12 Monday 11:40 P.M. I went downtown, and I stopped by CVS to get some change. I then went by the Chase Bank ATM just south of the old Greenwich post office on Greenwich Avenue across from Starbucks. I chatted with two regulars at Starbucks. I sat out briefly. I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a 19 ounce Stouffer's meat lasagna for $2.50, a dozen Eggland large eggs expire November 11, 2012 for $3.49, Stop and Shop deli sliced premium ham for $4.99 a pound for $5.01, and Stop and Shop deli sliced premium Swiss cheese for $6.99 a pound for $7.23 for $18.23 total. I then chatted with a software engineer in the parking lot. I then returned home, and I put away my groceries. CIO
Note: <888> 10/15/12 Monday 8:20 P.M. I chatted with a relative. CIO
Note: <888> 10/15/12 Monday 7:20 P.M. I threw out the garbage, and I picked up the mail. CIO
Note: <888> 10/15/12 Monday 6:40 P.M. Cheap used laptops from local source Auctions, Notebooks items in Deal Train Mania store on eBay! . I saw on Bloomberg News Bloomberg TV: Business Live TV - Bloomberg that Fairfield County with Greenwich, Connecticut and the Washington D.C. area, and the Silicone Valley has the smartest college educated people in the United States making the most money. I guess that means I have a lot of smart people around me making money while I try to figure out how to how to save money. When I first started working with personal computers over 20 years ago, I drove up to www.yale.edu one morning, and I investigated the Arthur Watson Computer Lab Computer Science at Yale University . They had big 24 inch monitors and all of their computers that I looked at were in Unix. I chatted with someone there named Bob, but he never got back to me. CIO
Note: <888> 10/15/12 Monday 6:30 P.M. I will now shower and clean up. CIO
Note: <888> 10/15/12 Monday 6:05 P.M. I woke up at 4:30 P.M.. The order for NEW LL Bean Adirondack Barn Jacket Field Coat Mens XXL 2XL | eBay for $43.50 and $11.50 shipping for $55 total arrived. It fits just fine. It is heavier than the other jacket, since it has 3M Thinsulate insulation, so it will be warmer in the winter. I hung it in the right living room closet. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. CIO
Note: <888> 10/15/12 Monday 4:55 A.M. I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note: <888> 10/15/12 Monday 4:25 A.M. I woke up at 2:30 A.M., when an automobile alarm went off in the parking lot. I went outside to investigate, but by the time I got out there it had gone off. Another neighbor came out to investigate. Then the alarm went off again on a red car with a "Kidney Transplant Donor" license plate frame. I did not know whose car it was, so I went back inside when it went off again. I heard it go off a third time again, but not anymore. I watched "King Edward VII, Series 1 part 2". I will now reheat and eat the last of the Rothschild stew with a 12 ounce glass of A&W root beer. CIO
Note: <888> 10/15/12 Monday 1:50 A.M. I will now take a nap.
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Note: <888> 10/15/12 Monday 1:10 A.M. Windows 8 Professional for $69.99, but it does not say whether it is the full version or the upgrade version Windows 8 Professional - Windows from Best Buy.
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Note: <888> 10/15/12 Monday 12:15 A.M. I ate a Stouffer's 19 ounce lasagna with meat sauce and two bowls of Kettle salt and vinegar potato chips and a 12 ounce glass of Sprite and a cup of green tea with Splenda sweetener and Borden's lemon juice. CIO
Note: <888> 10/14/12 Sunday 11:00 P.M. I chatted with a relative. I threw out the garbage. I went downtown, and I went by the Stop and Shop. I bought a four pack of day old muffins for $2, two 19 ounce Stouffer's frozen meat lasagnas for $2.50 each, buy one get one free of Lays 10 ounce sour cream and onion potato chips and a barbecue potato chips for $4.29 both, bananas for .79 a pound for $1.62 for $12.91 total. I then went downtown, and I chatted with a local at Starbucks. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. Not much was going on. I stopped by CVS, and I bought four 18 ounce cans of Campbell's New England clam chowder for $1.50 a can for $6 total. I also bought two Alberto VO5 15 ounce Kiwi and Lime shampoo for .75 each and a Alberto VO5 Kiwi and Lime conditioner for .75 and .14 tax for $2.39 total. I finished my walk, and I sat out for a while enjoying the ambience of watching Starbucks close for the night. I then went by the Putnam Shell at 401 West Putnam Avenue, and I bought $10.04 of self service V-Power gasoline for $4.719 a gallon for 2.128 gallons at odometer reading of 71451 miles for 22.3 miles driving since Saturday October 6, 2012 for 10.48 miles per gallon in mostly local night traffic. I then returned home, and I put away my groceries. CIO
Note: <888> 10/14/12 Sunday 7:10 P.M. I will now shower and clean up. I will then go downtown for a walk. CIO
Note: <888> 10/14/12 Sunday 6:45 P.M. I woke up at 5:30 P.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. CIO
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Note: <888> 10/14/12 Sunday 6:55 A.M. I ate four slices of provalone cheese and a few day old muffin. I will now send out my weekly notes. I will then shut down the primary work computer, and then I will go to bed. CIO
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Note: <888> 10/14/12 Sunday 5:35 A.M. It say here the Royal party is back in London Gallery . I ate half the remaining Rothschild stew with a 12 ounce glass of A&W root beer. A lot of the Royalty are tiny people, so if I were over in England, I might not noticed them, and they might not want to feed me as much as I normally eat. I have never eaten Beef Wellington as far as I can remember. I think it is basically a Chateau Briand covered with pastry. I think the Royalty have to stay thin, so they can still fit in their expensive clothes. Prince of Wales and Camilla with be on the move again sometime soon The Prince of Wales - The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall to visit Papua New Guinea, Australia and New Zealand from 3rd to 16th November 2012 CIO
Note: <888> 10/14/12 Sunday 4:30 A.M. I made my bed. Well, I am still awake at night. In the old days, when I could afford to visit nearby Manhattan, there were always a few people awake at night. However, nobody talks too much in Manhattan, they just seem to listen to canned music all of the time in the public pubs. Of course, one could always read a book out here in the suburbs, and I am sure there are plenty to read at the Greenwich Library: Welcome . Still with all of the content on the internet, there might be something worth reading off the internet. I no longer have the 500 books in my apartment. I threw them away along with all of my music LP albums a number of years ago. I guess I am so focused on computers and the internet, I lost track of whatever the general public think about which is probably money, particularly if one does not have any. I use the computer and internet to shop mostly for inexpensive items, since the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop and the other local thrift shops frequently do not have what I might need. With the price of gasoline Greenwich Gas Prices – Find Greenwich, Connecticut Gas Stations and Cheap Gas in CT at Automobile Magazine , one can not afford to explore other nearby areas that might offer some sort of distraction. Well according to Tides.INFO: Ocean and river tide predictions for Cos Cob Harbor, off Goose Island, Connecticut Current , the sun will rise at 7:05 A.M.. Of course out here in the country, people tend to sleep late on Sundays. I really do not have too much computer work to do, since my existing computer equipment is running just fine, and I do not intend to spend anymore money to upgrade any of it. I find it rather amusing nobody knows how to communicate, so more than likely they are waiting for their televisions to make its first move, before they have any original ideas.
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Note: <888> 10/14/12 Sunday 3:30 A.M. The 10 Richest Colleges in America - TheStreet CIO
Note: <888> 10/14/12 Sunday 1:55 A.M. I just woke up from my nap. CIO
Note: <888> 10/13/12 Saturday 10:30 P.M. I will now take a nap. CIO
Note: <888> 10/13/12 Saturday 9:55 P.M. I am just about ready to eat 14.5 ounce Marie Callender chicken pot pie with a 12 ounce glass of Sprite. There is no point going out tonight, since I do not have anything to do downtown, and I do not need a walk on the empty street of Greenwich Avenue. CIO
Note: <888> 10/13/12 Saturday 9:45 P.M. I chatted with a relative. CIO
Note: <888> 10/13/12 Saturday 9:15 P.M. I made 108 Premier Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Turkish pipe tobacco cigarettes while watching Series 2 Episode 7 of "Poirot". CIO
Note: <888> 10/13/12 Saturday 6:50 P.M. I will now shower and clean up. I will then throw out the garbage and pick up the mail. I will then make cigarettes. CIO
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Note: <888> 10/13/12 Saturday 5:55 P.M. I woke up at 4 P.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. CIO
Note: <888> 10/13/12 Saturday 4:30 A.M. I also ate a bowl of Kettle salt and vinegar potato chips. I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note: <888> 10/13/12 Saturday 3:55 A.M. I made up a batch of Michael Louis Scott's Microwave Oven Rice Recipe , and then I put a 11 ounce can of Campbell's condensed mushroom soup and a half can of milk and since I don't have any Libby's Vienna sausages to slice, I put in three slices of deli ham sliced into quarter inch wide by 2 inch strips, and I mixed it all together in the rice steamer, and then I heated it all for four minutes in the microwave oven. I ate one third and refrigerated two thirds in a Rubbermaid container. I ate it with a 12 ounce glass of A&W root beer. With the Vienna sausages, I call it Rothschild stew. CIO
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Note: <888> 10/13/12 Saturday 12:50 A.M. I went downtown, and it was not very busy. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I sat out at various locations. There was nothing unusual to report. After my walk, I drove down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road. They are still remodeling the office building at 600 Steamboat Road. Russ Reynolds and Associates has rented space there. There was not much pub activity downtown. There were still a few fishermen on the Steamboat Road pier, and it looked like they were still catching fish. I then returned back home. It seems to be all quiet in remote desolate area of lesser southwestern Connecticut near the New Amsterdam border. The New Amsterdam colony still keeps a "Dutch Night Watch". Once it gets colder, we still have the "Freezing Norwegian Patrol". Current temperature at the Westchester County Airport at this hour is 36 degrees Fahrenheit. However, it is warming up for a while after tonight, so there is no point in putting out my long underwear and rotating my summer and winter shirts yet. Just a minor cold spell. CIO
Note: <888> 10/12/12 Friday 10:45 P.M. I ate a ham and cheese sandwich on a Kaiser roll with Hellmann's olive oil mayonnaise, Italian spices, ground black pepper, hot horseradish, olive oil and two quarter inch thick slices of a sweet onion with Lays salt and vinegar potato chips and a 12 ounce glass of Sprite. I will now go downtown for an exercise walk. Tomorrow is the alumni day for Greenwich Country Day when a lot of veteran Greenwich residents will be out in force on Old Church Road. Since more than likely I will be sleeping, I will not be attending. I was one of the four class photographers in the class of 1965 with Jimmy Warburg, Kathy Frick, and Vicky Milbank, but I don't recognize anyone from my class anymore with all of the old people around here. CIO
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Note: <888> 10/12/12 Friday 9:30 P.M. I put away the laundry.
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Note: <888> 10/12/12 Friday 8:35 P.M. I chatted with a relative. CIO
Note: <888> 10/12/12 Friday 8:00 P.M. I have 50 minutes to go on the dry cycles. CIO
Note: <888> 10/12/12 Friday 7:30 P.M. I put clean linens on the bed. I showered, and I cleaned up. I started two loads of laundry, and I have 20 minutes to go on the wash cycles. I threw out the garbage and the old periodical literature. I chatted with neighbors, and I picked up the mail. I watered the plants. It is suppose to go down below freezing tonight. CIO
Note: <888> 10/12/12 Friday 6:00 P.M. I woke up, and I ate a 8.5 ounce bag of 60% reduced fat Chex Mix. I finally woke up at 3 P.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I chatted with a relative and two friends. CIO
Note: <888> 10/12/12 Friday 3:25 A.M. Greenwich Republicans open headquarters - GreenwichTime
I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon. Not much happening in this neck of the woods. I have noticed there are always a lot of dog walkers downtown, and we do have several local pet supply shops in town like Welcome to Pet Pantry Warehouse and the pet supply store at the Whole Foods Shopping center which used to be behind CVS where the new post office now is. Also unlike the downtown grocery stores, the Stop and Shop in the nearby Glenville section of Greenwich has one who aisle of pet food, so maybe your pets will find something to eat there. CIO
Note: <888> 10/12/12 Friday 2:25 A.M. I chatted with a local security agency. Possibly all of the people downtown with beards are trying to remain incognito in Manhattan with their new security system with 5,000 computerized cameras in the busy area of Manhattan connected up to a massive Microsoft computer database with photo recognition. The look that I am talking about is this look Nicholas II of Russia - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia which use to be very common in Europe, since a lot of the European Nobility had that look. Possibly the Russians are now sporting that look in mass.
In other unreported news while I was away. I was told that the major Scottish presence in Greenwich, the Citizen's Bank on upper Greenwich Avenue had a fire in their nearly new building, and the building is currently surrounded with scaffolding for repairs. CIO
Note: <888> 10/12/12 Friday 2:00 A.M. I went ahead and recharged my AT&T Go Phone AT&T GoPhone with $25 more time and $1.59 tax for $26.59 total. I now have $227.68 worth of time on it at 25 cents a minute good until January 10, 2013, at which time I have to charge it up again, or I will lose my built up balance on my account. CIO
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Note: <888> 10/11/12 Thursday 11:55 P.M. I ate two 3 ounce Purdue chicken cutlets, 12 ounces of mashed potatoes with Smart Balance Spread, steamed broccoli crowns and baby carrots with extra virgin olive oil and Smart Balance spread, a 12 ounce glass of A&W root beer, and a cup of green tea with Splenda sweetener and Borden's lemon juice. If anyone is from Canada, and they are having problems worldwide, there is a toll free number at 1-613-996-8885 which will accept collect calls. They told me in my particular case, I should contact the Embassy of Canada in Washington . Since the Scott Library at York University York University Libraries » Scott Library has my family name on it, more than likely I might have a relative way up north in Canada, but being Scottish, they probably would not spend a penny to help me out, if I ever needed help. For now I am surviving on the southern frontier of New England. A lot of the people with beards downtown tonight look like European Naval Officers, but I did not chat with them to see where they were from. Who knows maybe some senior cold weather people have arrived in our neck of the woods to spend the winter. CIO
Note: <888> 10/11/12 Thursday 10:00 P.M. I ordered NEW LL Bean Adirondack Barn Jacket Field Coat Mens XXL 2XL | eBay for $43.50 and $11.50 shipping for $55 total. Now I will have a second one to stay more visible in the low light on Greenwich Avenue during the darker hours of the winter. CIO
Note: <888> 10/11/12 Thursday 9:45 P.M. I went downtown, and I went by the A&P Fresh. I bought a 11 ounce bag of Eight O'clock hazelnut ground coffee for $4.49 and a 24 ounce Freischetta Supreme pizza for $3.99 and 95 cent can return for $7.53 total. I then returned to my usual post on Greenwich Avenue. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I saw a lot of people with beards, so I guess beards are once again coming back into style, but they cost a lot of money to maintain. I have never worn a beard, but when I was in Greece in the spring of 1972 with George Gordon Cary, I wore a mustache, and I looked a lot like Howard Hughes did as a youth. I even flew back from Greece on a 11 hour jet ride on the old TWA to Boston. I used the bathroom at Starbucks, and I chatted with a regular patron. I toured CVS, and I used the bathroom again. I told them they should offer emergency pull cord buttons like Wal-Mart for $30 a month. I also told them that Target pharmacies have redesigned their pill bottles, so different prescriptions are more easily recognized. I also told them their is a pilot that live near them, and when he shows up Greenwich Avenue is busier. I tried using my wireless cell phone, but the battery was dead, so I am now charging it up. I also chatted with a local library employee. After my walk, I returned home, and I chatted with a relative. I wore my new MENs L.L. BEAN field Jacket BARN Coat flannel lined XXL | eBay for $59.99 and $15 shipping for $74.99 total jacket for the first time tonight, and being a white or off white jacket, it stands out better in the dark. CIO
Note: <888> 10/11/12 Thursday 5:45 P.M. I ate 16 ounce Boston Market meat loaf dinner with a 12 ounce glass of diet www.coke.com . I will now go downtown to the Greater Downtown Greenwich Avenue area to see all of my legions of fans. CIO
Note: <888> 10/11/12 Thursday 5:05 P.M. I went outside, and I threw out the garbage. I chatted with neighbors. I delivered a UPS package to a neighbor. UPS no longer delivers packages to the apartment front door, but leaves them in between the two front doors of the building. The building custodian told me, he wants the ceiling people to do my apartment soon, so he can clean up this area of the building before they go into another area. However, the ceiling installers told me they would do it at the end of the project, since my apartment is more complicated. Thus I am getting conflicting messages from different groups of people. I picked up the mail. I went back outside, and I got the long grey three cable extension cord out of the trunk of the Audi. I put it on the top shelf of the right living room closet to have available for ironing clothes. CIO
Note: <888> 10/11/12 Thursday 3:20 P.M. Alex Gardiner told me Bessemer Trust is so conservative, they don't even pay interest. CIO
Note: <888> 10/11/12 Thursday 3:15 P.M. Of course the Vanderbilts still sell wine Browsing Wine for what it is worth. I will now shower and clean up. I am not permitted to go downtown, when all of the distinguished older members of the community and visitors are exploring our downtown group of emporiums. CIO
Note: <888> 10/11/12 Thursday 2:55 P.M. If one looks at this The Pocantico Center | Rockefeller Brothers Fund , they set up a little conference center in the Carriage House in case one is not capable of traveling to The Rockefeller University . Of course the only public presence they have had in Greenwich, Connecticut years ago was Golf & Country Club - GreenwichCC where they could meet with other families like the Vanderbilts from Vacations at America's Largest Home in Asheville, NC| Biltmore who also restored their Carriage House. I guess the boys are so busy milking cows over there, they have lost track of the larger picture. CIO
Note: <888> 10/11/12 Thursday 2:25 P.M. These people still seem to be doing something Rockefeller Brothers Fund . CIO
Note: <888> 10/11/12 Thursday 1:30 P.M. I woke up, and I ate a day old muffin and a couple of bowls of Lay's salt and vinegar potato chips. I woke up again about 10 A.M., when an associate called up to discuss the insulation and ceiling tile replacement in my apartment. They said they would talk to a Greenwich Housing Authority representative and get back to me. I finally woke up at noon. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. CIO
Note: <888> 10/11/12 Thursday 3:00 A.M. I watched Series 2 Episode 3 of "Sherlock Holmes". Well not much happening way out here in the boon docks of Greenwich, Connecticut. However, some people like "Peace and Quiet" as opposed to the hustle and bustle of the Big City Life a little ways to the West of Us. Still we do get a lot of traffic moving further east to the even simpler life further out in Connecticut. I was against all of the Office buildings being built in Greenwich when it was discussed back in 1974, and it was explained to me, they would pay enough taxes, so the long term residents would be able to afford to live here. Of course with the inflated value of residential real estate and the very high property taxes, I am not sure how many of those long term residents managed to survive in this area. Still I try to be diplomatic with the new comers, since more than likely the same will happen to them some time in the future, as they become accustomed to the constant rise of the Cost of Living in this area. In the old days, when we could afford property, we did quite a bit of gardening. Now that I am absented minded blogger on the internet, I keep waiting for some sort of brain storm that I can write about. Greenwich Avenue really does not have much to write about, since it is mostly a daily transient group of people checking out our various shopping venues. The women particularly like to shop until they drop, since they do not seem to have anything else to do. Having grown up in matriarchal family I know that. I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note: <888> 10/11/12 Thursday 12:30 A.M. Greenwich woman shot in Norwalk supermarket robbery - GreenwichTime CIO
Note: <888> 10/10/12 Wednesday 11:35 P.M. About 6 A.M. this morning, I could here emergency vehicles outside the building where I lived, but there were no alarms inside the building. About that time I ate a day old muffin. CIO
Note: <888> 10/10/12 Wednesday 11:10 P.M. I do have another long heavy duty extension cord in the lower storage area of the trunk of the Audi. I will get that out some time to have available for ironing. I do not feel like going out at night anymore, when there might be mountain lions around, and also the higher prices of fuel Greenwich Gas Prices – Find Greenwich, Connecticut Gas Stations and Cheap Gas in CT at Automobile Magazine limit the amount of downtown Greenwich Avenue observation and exercise walking that I can do. I usually take the air conditioners out around the third week of October.
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Note: <888> 10/10/12 Wednesday 10:35 P.M. I ate two 3 ounce Purdue chicken cutlets, 12 ounces of mashed potatoes with Smart Balance Spread, steamed broccoli crowns and baby carrots with extra virgin olive oil and Smart Balance spread, a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale, and a cup of green tea with Splenda sweetener and Borden's lemon juice. The Sharp convection oven would not work at first. I finally determined it was its power source. I disconnected it from the power strip, and I used a long three cable orange extension cord to plug it into the center kitchen counter electrical outlets, and it now works just fine. I keep the long orange extension cord in case I have to ever iron clothes, so I need to get another one in case I ever iron clothes. CIO
Note: <888> 10/10/12 Wednesday 8:55 P.M. I chatted with a relative. CIO
Note: <888> 10/10/12 Wednesday 8:35 P.M. I made 94 Premier Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Turkish pipe tobacco cigarettes while watching Series 2 Episode 6 of "Poirot". I have about 20.25 quart jars of tobacco left. CIO
Note: <888> 10/10/12 Wednesday 6:40 P.M. I threw out the garbage. I picked up the mail. I will now put the new tobacco shipment in quart mason jars, and then I will make cigarettes. CIO
Note: <888> 10/10/12 Wednesday 5:55 P.M. I will now shower and clean up. Wednesday nights generally has a large crowd of rich people downtown on Greenwich Avenue having dinner out on the Town. CIO
Note: <888> 10/10/12 Wednesday 5:15 P.M. I woke up at 3:30 P.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I saw on Bloomberg Business news that www.ebay.com has redesigned their web site. CIO
Note: <888> 10/10/12 Wednesday 5:00 A.M. I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note: <888> 10/10/12 Wednesday 4:35 A.M. I bought a Brew 1 Official Brew1 Single Cup Coffee Maker Website Brew1 Coffee Set with Coffee Maker, Travel Mugs, and reusable coffee capsule in Titanium from Family Daily Deal, 1 Sale A Day for $19.99 and $4.99 shipping for $24.98 total.
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Note: <888> 10/10/12 Wednesday 2:55 A.M. I turned off the Router, so in rebooting the FIC server with the latest updates, the Netgear Storage device would not interfere with the FIC server booting until I turned off its software in Services. McAfee total security had expired on the first and second IBM ThinkCentres, so I uninstalled it, and I put Microsoft Security Essentials on them using the Microsoft Windows Firewall. Basically eight of my 10 computers are backup computers that I use for beta testing various operating systems as they become available. I have them all backed up to external hard drives, so I can return them to working condition after I use them for beta testing. I have not tested the new version of Ubuntu, but I currently do not have a computer available to put it on, since I need to keep my primary configurations. For some reason the FIC server with Vista Ultimate takes a long time to boot up, but Vista was always a slow starter. I think I might have a Windows 7 Server program, but possibly it might be a Vista 7 Server program, but I like running the server with the IIS server from the regular operating system, so I can use the other programs with it. I transferred the TV connection to the Sceptre TV which is now connected up with the Epox computer for viewing internet content on the HDTV. I still have three new Seagate 300 gigabyte hard drives in reserve for my primary work computer, and I also have two new spare 160 gigabyte hard drives in reserve backup for the FIC server. I also have spare motherboards for both of them. I also have a lot other spares parts including backup power supplies for the primary computer and the FIC server. I have spare routers, net switches, and a spare cable modem also. However, I don't have a Spare for myself, so I should work on trying to get myself healthier. I am thinking about quitting smoking after the election no matter whom wins, and I also need to lose at least forty to six pounds of weight which at this point seems a pipe dream. I also need to have a crown put on one of my molars, and get my teeth checked and cleaned. CIO
Note: <888> 10/10/12 Wednesday 2:25 A.M. Today the Tech call that I decided not to use had me use the Run Command to Run "eventvwr" and look at the error messages which according to them my server is putting out a lot of error messages. It showed I had over 8,000 error message on the FIC server on a newly restored clean install. They claimed they could fix the problem, but I obviously could not afford to pay them. They said they get the information from the master Windows Server that Microsoft feeds them. They were located in Santa Fe, New Mexico. I think they were talking through the internet, and I was tired, and I could not understand their broken English which seemed not to be their native language. They sounded like they were from India. CIO
Note: <888> 10/10/12 Wednesday 2:15 A.M. I am installing the Windows Updates on the FIC server. I ate a ham and cheese sandwich on a Kaiser roll with Hellmann's olive oil mayonnaise, Italian spices, ground black pepper, hot horseradish, olive oil and two quarter inch thick slices of a sweet onion with Lays salt and vinegar potato chips and a 12 ounce glass of diet www.coke.com and a cup of green tea with Splenda sweetener and Borden's lemon juice. CIO
Note: <888> 10/10/12 Wednesday 1:25 A.M. I installed the drivers and Logitech software on the three computers that I put the web cams on earlier. I installed the Windows Updates on nine of the computers except the FIC server. They all seem to be running just fine. I have 34 days to go on the Windows 8 demo on the IBM ThinkCentre in front of the mahogany bureau. CIO
Note: <888> 10/09/12 Tuesday 11:05 P.M. I emptied the paper shredder, and I lubricated it. I threw out the shredded paper and the kitchen garbage. CIO
Note: <888> 10/09/12 Tuesday 10:10 P.M. I went out without cleaning up. I went by CVS on Greenwich Avenue, and I picked up a prescription. I bought three Progresso 19 ounce hearty chicken noodle soup for .94 each and a Progresso 19 ounce chicken and rice soup for .94 for $3.76 total. I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a six pack of Stop and Shop English muffins for $1, a six pack of Calise bulkie rolls for $3.49, a Boston Market 16 ounce meat loaf dinner for $2, a Boston Market 16 ounce turkey breast dinner for $2, a 8 ounce Stop and Shop parmesan and Romano grated cheese for $2.99, a 24 ounce Bob Evans mashed potatoes for $3, a 12 ounce package of Purdue chicken cutlets for $3.34, a two pound bag of baby carrots for $3.29, bananas for .79 a pound for $1.07, broccoli crowns for $1.99 a pound for $1.67, and a Bermuda red onion for $1.99 a pound for $1.57 for $25.42 total. I then went downtown, and I sat out briefly. Not much was going on, and Starbucks only had one regular customer and no one else. I then returned home, and I picked up the mail. I chatted with a neighbor. I put away my groceries. I will now shower and clean up. CIO
Note: <888> 10/09/12 Tuesday 8:10 P.M. I chatted with a relative. I will now shower and clean up. I will then go downtown to the Stop and Shop and get a few groceries. I will then sit out briefly downtown. I probably will not walk. CIO
Note: <888> 10/09/12 Tuesday 7:35 P.M. I am just about ready to eat a 16 ounce Boston Market sirloin beef and noodles dinner with a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale. CIO
Note: <888> 10/09/12 Tuesday 7:15 P.M. I hooked up the two new web cams to the two IBM ThinkCentres by the mahogany bureau in the living room. I moved one of the web cams from there to a second web cam on the Abit computer by the Ethan Allen recliner. I stored the other one away behind the www.harvard.edu chair. CIO
Note: <888> 10/09/12 Tuesday 7:00 P.M. Southwest Airlines 40% off coming soon Slickdeals: The Best Deals, Coupons & Discounts on Laptops, Computers, LCDs, TVs, Dell, HP, Apple, Amazon . I chatted with a relative again. My friend that hunts, told me that deer hunting does not start in the Berkshires until November, but right now it is grouse hunting season. CIO
Note: <888> 10/09/12 Tuesday 6:45 P.M. I woke up at noon. I had a computer tech person call up trying to sell me a computer tech service that I turned down. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I went back to bed. At 3 P.M., the order with tracking of USPS.com® - Track & Confirm on the order for two NEW Logitech QuickCam Communicate MP 1.3mp Webcam 97855051981 | eBay for $9.99 each with free shipping for $19.98 total arrived. I went back to bed until 5:30 P.M.. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I made up a fresh batch of punch. I chatted with someone up in Canada. I chatted with a relative. I installed the new Windows Updates on the primary work computer. CIO
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I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon. I was eat a couple of day old apple pastry. CIO
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Note: <888> 10/09/12 Tuesday 12:30 A.M. I am just finishing up copying the backup files from the first hard drive to the Netgear Storage Device. While doing that I watched some television. I chatted with a relative. I threw out the garbage twice including a year old frozen 1.25 pound Alaska salmon filet and a dozen eggs that expired on August 15, 2012. I ate a ham and cheese sandwich on a Kaiser roll with Hellmann's olive oil mayonnaise, Italian spices, ground black pepper, hot horseradish, olive oil and two quarter inch thick slices of a sweet onion with Lays salt and vinegar potato chips and a 12 ounce glass of diet www.coke.com and a cup of green tea with Splenda sweetener and Borden's lemon juice. CIO
Note: <888> 10/08/12 Monday 5:35 P.M. I ordered from www.justdeals.com a Cookinex 4 Cup Cappuccino Espresso Maker for $26.99 and $5 shipping for $31.99 total. CIO
Note: <888> 10/08/12 Monday 5:05 P.M. While I was asleep today, I had two no person fax calls. I finally woke up at 3:30 P.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I did a Complete PC backup of both partitions of the primary work computer first hard drive to the third internal hard drive. CIO
Note: <888> 10/08/12 Monday 5:10 A.M. The FIC server was stopping because of some sort of conflict with the Netgear Storage Device. I turned off the Netgear Storage Device service on the FIC server for now, and that fixed the problem. I do not use it much on the FIC server. I ate a 8.5 ounce bag of 60% reduced fat Chex-Mix. I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note: <888> 10/08/12 Monday 3:55 A.M. I took the 3.75 year old Maxtor 320 gigabyte hard drive out of the primary work computer, although it still works, and I saved in a Seagate hard drive box without changing it. I put in a new 300 gigabyte Seagate PATA hard drive, and since I had shrunk the 320 hard drive before doing my most recent backup, I was able to restore my Completer PC backup from August 28, 2012. I installed the updates and recent changes. While I had the system opened, I installed the 320 gigabyte Maxtor hard drive from the Netgear Storage device temporarily and did a 1% low level format. I reinstalled it in the Netgear Storage device. When I rebooted Windows I had to reinstalled the Netgear storage device software, but it now works. For some reason the first partition was erased with the 1% low level format, but not the second partition. I then restored the FIC server backup, and I disabled McAfee Internet Security updates, so I am now able to transfer files through the network. I now have to transfer some files to the storage device. For some reason the FIC server turned off twice, but it should not be a software problem. I ate apple pastry. CIO
Note: <888> 10/07/12 Sunday 9:20 P.M. I tried to use the Netgear Storage device with the IBM ThinkCentre by the hallway, but it would not work. I tried to use it with the Epox computer and it caused the computer to crash. I had to change the LAN cable routing temporarily to try it. It leads me to believe there is something wrong with the Netgear Storage device, since neither of those computers have the McAfee firewall. I am backing up my server folder to the second hard drive on the Epox computer. I chatted with a relative. CIO
Note: <888> 10/07/12 Sunday 7:25 P.M. The richest person I know in this area goes dear hunting this time of year, so he does not have to pay for meat for a while.
I ate 8 ounces of Saddler's Texas pulled barbecue chicken on a 12 ounces of Hormel mashed potatoes with Smart Balance spread and steamed baby carrot slices with broccoli crowns and a diced half of a sweet onion with Smart Balance Spread and extra virgin olive oil and a 12 ounce glass of diet www.coke.com and a cup of green tea with Splenda sweetener and Borden's lemon juice. CIO
Note: <888> 10/07/12 Sunday 6:05 P.M. I made 131 Premier Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Turkish pipe tobacco cigarettes while watching Series 2 Episode 5 of "Poirot". Earlier I threw out the garbage, and I chatted with a relative. CIO
Note: <888> 10/07/12 Sunday 2:35 P.M. I will now shower and clean up, and then I will make cigarettes. CIO
Note: <888> 10/07/12 Sunday 1:55 P.M. I woke up at noon. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I chatted with a friend and a out of town security person. CIO
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I ate a bowl of Lays sour cream and onion potato chips. I will now send out my weekly notes. I will then shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed or watch some video. Rain today. CIO
Note: <888> 10/06/12 Saturday 11:05 P.M. I ate 8 ounces of Saddler's Texas pulled barbecue chicken on a 12 ounces of Hormel mashed potatoes with Smart Balance spread and steamed baby carrots with broccoli crowns with Smart Balance Spread and extra virgin olive oil and a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale and a cup of green tea with Splenda sweetener and Borden's lemon juice. I chatted a with a relative several times earlier. CIO
Note: <888> 10/06/12 Saturday 9:45 P.M. I went downtown. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I sat out at various locations. I chatted with a few local people. I used the bathroom at Starbucks at the beginning of my walk. I stopped by CVS and used the bathroom. I bought four 18.5 ounce cans of Progresso New England clam chowder for 94 cents each for $3.76 total. On the way down Greenwich Avenue, I stopped by the new coffee shop "CFCF", and they told me a 8 ounce bag of their gourmet blend coffee costs $18. They were playing Frank Sinatra music, and it is a very nice ambience. I told them about McNulty's Tea & Coffee Co., Inc. down on Christopher street in Greenwich Village Manhattan. I finished my walk. I then went to the Stop and Shop shopping center. I toured Vals Discount Wines valsputnamwines.com . I noticed that an eight ounce bottle of Angostura Bitters now costs $15.99. I used to use it in my iced tea and fruit salads. I then went to the Stop and Shop. I bought a four pack of day old muffins for $2, a pound of Stop and Shop premium deli sliced ham for $4.99 a pound for $5.06, a pound of Stop and Shop premium deli sliced provolone cheese for $5.99 a pound for $6.14, a 16 ounce Boston Market beef steak and noodles dinner for $2, a 16 ounce Boston Market meat loaf dinner for $2, a 12 ounce package of Purdue chicken cutlets for $3.34, a 24 ounce package of Simply mashed potatoes for $2.50, and bananas for .79 a pound for .99 for $24.03 total. I put my groceries in the Audi, and then I went back in the store, and I used the bathroom. I bought broccoli crowns for $1.19 a pound for $1.15, and buy one get one free of 10.5 ounce Gorton's fish filets for $5.99 both for $7.14 total. I then went by the Putnam Shell at 401 West Putnam Avenue, and I bought $12 of self service V-Power gasoline with a dime off with my Stop and Shop card for $4.619 a gallon for 2.597 gallons at odometer reading of 71429 miles for 30.1 miles driving since Monday October 1, 2012 for 11.591 miles per gallon in mostly local traffic. CIO
Note: <888> 10/06/12 Saturday 4:50 P.M. I threw out the garbage. I chatted with neighbors. I picked up the mail. I chatted with a relative. I will now go downtown for a walk. Tomorrow is suppose to get colder. CIO
Note: <888> 10/06/12 Saturday 3:30 P.M. I will now shower and clean up, and then I will make cigarettes. CIO
Note: <888> 10/06/12 Saturday 3:15 P.M. I woke up at 1:30 P.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. CIO
Note: <888> 10/06/12 Saturday 4:35 A.M. I ate two bowls of Lays sour cream and onion potato chips. I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note: <888> 10/06/12 Saturday 4:10 A.M. There is no report in the GreenwichTime.com - GreenwichTime about anything unusual happening in my building yesterday, so more than likely the diseased died of natural causes. The building where I live is for elderly and disabled individuals, so we have a higher rate of mortality than the average apartment building. About seven years ago, we had three people die in two weeks. As a long term resident since the building opened about 23 years ago, it is mostly like being the Maytag repairman. I do know the building was built around 1907, and was the Byram elementary school for many years. In in 1979, when I lived across the street for a couple of months at Putnam Green it was already shut down from what I recall. Thus the building was abandoned for a number of years until they paid $2.5 million to remodel it into public housing when I moved in about 23 years ago. Still it is an older building. About the only unusual thing I have known about besides asbestos problems is that over the years I have seen a number of unusual spiders including a large one about three inches in diameter that I saw on a tree outside the building this past summer. I am not sure if they are health hazards, but they could possibly be, and I don't know if anyone has looked into any unusual or dangerous spider sighting in the building or the area. CIO
Note: <888> 10/06/12 Saturday 3:30 A.M. All of our deja vue friends from Manhattan who had a good time out here this past summer have forsaken us for good times in their urban play grounds. I guess we could always tell them that the polar bears Polar Bears - Central Park Zoo escaped in the Central Park Zoo, and maybe some of them would come out here and visit us in our winter doldrums during the colder periods of the year. However, New Yorkers seem to think they know it all from the www.nytimes.com . CIO
Note: <888> 10/06/12 Saturday 3:05 A.M. I ate a 14 ounce Maria Callender honey roasted chicken dinner with a 12 ounce diet www.coke.com . I called up the answering service at the Greenwich Housing Authority at 1-203-869-1138, and I told them about the sticks in the outside doors. I called up a local pub in Manhattan where a friend of mine that owned stock in the World Trade Center used to go before "911", and I told him my friend no longer visits Manhattan, but I was told the Pub is still a lively place. Of course back up until 1982, when I used to live in Manhattan and visit Manhattan frequently, I only weighed 135 pounds, and I guess at 230 pounds, they would probably not want to see me with my pot belly. Also I no longer have my New York accent living out here in the wastelands of Connecticut, which most New Yorkers think are light years away, but at this hour of the morning it is only a 20 minute drive to get there, if you get my drift. They told me one can smoke outside on the steps of the Bar, but I guess they might even have wireless to use outside on the steps which is not a very inviting invitation from a city my family help start, that I can only smoke cigarettes on the steps of a bar, which out here I can do the same. They obviously do not like me in New Amsterdam, because I do not have any big time wampum. Of course some of my wealthier friends do not go to public places at their age, but only private clubs that one has to be invited to join. CIO
Note: <888> 10/06/12 Saturday 1:10 A.M. I put away the laundry. I got a dollar in the mail today from the Scarborough Survey Participant Information for a short survey I have to fill out. CIO
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Note: <888> 10/06/12 Saturday 12:05 A.M. I ate an apple pastry before cleaning up today. CIO
Note: <888> 10/05/12 Friday 11:50 P.M. I have 45 minutes to go the dry cycles. CIO
Note: <888> 10/05/12 Friday 11:30 P.M. I went outside, and I chatted with another neighbor's relative who also had a relative from this building pass away recently. I noticed by the north end of the building where the security people were today, there were sticks that had been left on the sidewalk to prop open the door which was secure. I then gathered my laundry together. I chatted with another neighbor. I started two loads of wash, and I a few minutes to go on the wash cycles. I threw out the garbage and the old periodical literature. The right door on the east end of the building had sticks propped in it to keep the door open slightly, when it was suppose to be closed. I took the sticks out and secured the door. I watered the plants. CIO
Note: <888> 10/05/12 Friday 10:20 P.M. I chatted with one of my last friends in Manhattan. They are leaving for this cruise from Dubai on October 10, 2012 http://www.costacruise.com/usa/cruises_list/costa_neoromantica-201210.html . I guess it is the "Colours and Beauty of the Indian Ocean" cruise. I still have a relative in Manhattan to keep track of things, but he only knows English and German, whereas my friends know French and English. I studied six years of Latin besides five years of French, but I was a not a very good foreign language student. CIO
Note: <888> 10/05/12 Friday 9:10 P.M. I went out after the last note. I threw out the garbage. I noticed the Police Crime Scene truck was here with four detective cars. Apparently a disabled tenant had passed away, and they were investigating. I got depressed, when I found out whom it was, I called up a local walker, then I went downtown, and I chatted with a friend on my wireless telephone, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I stopped by the Greenwich Cigar store, and I bought a "Roll 'Em" scratch card for a dollar, but I lost. I chatted with a few people downtown. I went by CVS, and I used the bathroom. I picked up a prescription. After my walk, I chatted with the local walker again. I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I chatted with a couple of staff members. I then returned home, and the detectives and crime scene truck was still here. I was told they had removed the body. Nobody knew if they should call a priest for "The Last Rights". I was told that they might do that anymore. I chatted with a relative and a friend. I ate a 14.5 ounce Marie Callender chicken pot pie with a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale. I also called up another security organization and another local.
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Note: <888> 10/05/12 Friday 2:25 P.M. Well, I can still afford a couple of minutes of hot water, so I will now shower and clean up. CIO
Note: <888> 10/05/12 Friday 2:10 P.M. I made a few routine telephone calls trying to generate some business out here in the woods in Greenwich, Connecticut; but nobody is really interested in this area. I guess with expensive gasoline Greenwich Gas Prices – Find Greenwich, Connecticut Gas Stations and Cheap Gas in CT at Automobile Magazine , not many people will be visiting our area for a long time to come. I have noticed a few economy cars moving around downtown. CIO
Note: <888> 10/05/12 Friday 12:10 P.M. When I first moved into my current apartment 23 years ago, and I was first becoming involved with home computers, I met Roger Schultz who was a software engineer for Schweppes beverages. He was a personal friend of Nancy Rockefeller, and he thought about moving into my building, but he became more prosperous. He lived across the street from www.abb.com in Stamford, Connecticut. He used to collaborate through the internet with someone from Vermont. Roger might not still be alive, since he weighed about 500 to 800 pounds, but he was a member of Christ Church here in Greenwich, Connecticut, so they might know if he is still around. Possibly he lost weight, so nobody recognizes him anymore. CIO
Note: <888> 10/05/12 Friday 11:50 A.M. I woke up at 10 A.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I showered, and I cleaned up. I chatted with a friend and a relative. CIO
Note: <888> 10/04/12 Thursday 10:45 P.M. I watched "The Battle for Britain". I ate a 8.5 ounce bag of 60% reduced fat Chex-Mix. I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note: <888> 10/04/12 Thursday 7:25 P.M. Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library: Email - Live Webcast: Lecture with Steve Forbes, Fri, Oct. 5th 6:00pm
BBC News - Dwarf 'vampire' dinosaur was a plant eater
BBC News - Alan Turing's cyber-legacy praised by GCHQ chief CIO
Note: <888> 10/04/12 Thursday 7:05 P.M. I ate a ham and cheese sandwich on a Kaiser roll with Hellmann's olive oil mayonnaise, Italian spices, ground black pepper, hot horseradish, olive oil and two quarter inch thick slices of a sweet onion with Kettle salt and vinegar potato chips and a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale and a cup of green tea with Splenda sweetener and Borden's lemon juice. I watched the www.abcnews.com evening news while having dinner. Today is the 50th anniversary of the release of the Beatles first song. CIO
Note: <888> 10/04/12 Thursday 6:05 P.M. I chatted with a relative. CIO
Note: <888> 10/04/12 Thursday 5:35 P.M. I woke up at 4:45 P.M.. I made my bed. I threw the garbage outside. I picked up the mail. The order for Newegg.com - Acronis True Image Home 2012 - 1 User For System Builder - Software - Utilities for $9.99 with the $40 off coupon code "EMCYTZT2280" good through October 2, 2012 with free shipping for $9.99 total arrived. I made my second payment or November 2012 www.geico.com automobile insurance policy payment. Thus my policy good from October 8, 2012 to April 8, 2013 is halfway paid up. CIO
Note: <888> 10/04/12 Thursday 2:20 P.M. I will now take a nap. CIO
Note: <888> 10/04/12 Thursday 1:40 P.M. I ate a 14 ounce Marie Callender meat loaf dinner with a 12 ounce glass of diet www.coke.com .
My electricity bill for September 2012 when I was away for 16 days was $96.54 for 564 kWh for 27 days and 20.89 kWh per day with an average temperature of 64.2 degrees Fahrenheit.
For September 2011 when I was not away, it was $222.66 for 1371 kWh for 31 days with an average temperature of 68 degrees Fahrenheit for 44.23 kWh per day. CIO
Note: <888> 10/04/12 Thursday 12:50 P.M. I woke up at 7:30 A.M.. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I showered, and I cleaned up. I threw out the garbage. I went to my 10:30 A.M. appointment. I then went downtown. I walked lower Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I chatted with a couple of locals. I played an Aces High scratch card at the Greenwich Cigar store, but I lost. I used the bathroom at the Senior and the Arts center. I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, but there were no parking places. I then returned home. CIO
Note: <888> 10/03/12 Wednesday 11:10 P.M. I ate 2.5 ounces of 60% reduced fat Chex-Mix. I will now shut down the primary work computer. I will eat a day old muffin. I will then go to bed. I have to be up at 7:30 A.M. tomorrow morning, because I have a 10:30 A.M. appointment tomorrow. CIO
Note: <888> 10/03/12 Wednesday 10:45 P.M. Tracking is USPS.com® - Track & Confirm on the order for two NEW Logitech QuickCam Communicate MP 1.3mp Webcam 97855051981 | eBay for $9.99 each with free shipping for $19.98 total.
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BBC News - Black mamba venom is 'better painkiller' than morphine
BBC News - Hague issues warning about global cybercrime danger CIO
Note: <888> 10/03/12 Wednesday 9:40 P.M. I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area. I chatted with someone about railroads. I stopped by CVS, and I bought two 7 ounce CVS sensitive skin shave gel for $2.29 and the second 50% off for $1.14 and two Crest 5.8 ounce 3D whitening toothpaste for $3.49 each less a $8.50 off CVS internet coupon and 12 cents tax for $2.03 total. When I finished my walk, I chatted with a relative on my wireless telephone. I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a three pack of day old Almond Danish pastries for $1.75, a six pack of Stop and Shop English muffins for $1.49, a Maria Callender 14 ounce meat loaf dinner for $2, a Maria Callender 14 ounce chicken breast dinner for $2, a Fillipo Bario 3 liter can of extra virgin olive oil for $15.99 plus $6 off with a Stop and Shop circular coupon with over $25 purchase, a Hormel 24 ounce mashed potatoes for $3.34, and bananas for .79 a pound for $1.09 for $21.66 total. I used the bathroom at the Stop and Shop. The bathroom door is broken and needs repair. I then returned home, and I put away my groceries. CIO
Note: <888> 10/03/12 Wednesday 6:05 P.M. I ate a ham and cheese sandwich on a Kaiser roll with Hellmann's olive oil mayonnaise, Italian spices, ground black pepper, hot horseradish, olive oil and two quarter inch thick slices of a sweet onion with Kettle salt and vinegar potato chips and a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale. I will now go downtown for a walk. CIO
Note: <888> 10/03/12 Wednesday 5:15 P.M. I chatted with a friend. I made 120 Premier Lights 100 MM filter Peter Stokkebye Turkish pipe tobacco cigarettes while watching Series 2 Episode 4 of "Poirot". Earlier I chatted with the building custodian. The order with tracking of FedEx Tracking on the order for Continental P222 9 oz. Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaner 12/CS for $25.49 and $15.45 shipping for $40.94 total arrived. I put one in the toilet tank in the bathroom. Besides cleaning the toilet water and adding blue color, they had a slight scent to the toilet bowl water. CIO
Note: <888> 10/03/12 Wednesday 2:30 P.M. I will now shower and clean up. I will then throw out the garbage, and I will pick up the mail. I will then make cigarettes. CIO
Note: <888> 10/03/12 Wednesday 2:15 P.M. The order for 10 cartons of Premier Light 100's Cigarette Tubes 5 Boxs 1000 Tubes filtered tubes RYO - GarryG for $30.30 and $6.50 shipping for $36.80 total arrived.
The order for MENs L.L. BEAN field Jacket BARN Coat flannel lined XXL | eBay for $59.99 and $15 shipping for $74.99 total arrived. It is a real nice medium weight jacket, and it fits just fine, and it looks quite well on me. I hung it in the right living room closet with all of my other jackets and coats. CIO
Note: <888> 10/03/12 Wednesday 1:55 P.M. I woke up at noon. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I chatted with a friend. CIO
Note: <888> 10/03/12 Wednesday 1:45 A.M. Tracking is DHL GlobalMail Tracking on the order for Newegg.com - Acronis True Image Home 2012 - 1 User For System Builder - Software - Utilities for $9.99 with the $40 off coupon code "EMCYTZT2280" good through October 2, 2012 with free shipping for $9.99 total.
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Tracking is FedEx Tracking on the order for Continental P222 9 oz. Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaner 12/CS for $25.49 and $15.45 shipping for $40.94 total.
BBC News - UK design to 'harpoon' old satellites
I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note: <888> 10/03/12 Wednesday 1:20 A.M. I ate 6 ounce of 60% reduced fat Chex-Mix.
Traditionally the "Old Guard" do not leave www.nantucket.net until Columbus Day, when they come off the Island to discover America. CIO
Note: <888> 10/03/12 Wednesday 12:50 A.M. I did some system's maintenance on the primary work computer. CIO
Note: <888> 10/02/12 Tuesday 9:40 P.M. I put Google Website Translator on my homepages and notes. I ate two 3 ounce Purdue chicken cutlets, 12 ounces of mashed potatoes with Smart Balance Spread, steamed broccoli crowns and baby carrots with extra virgin olive oil and Smart Balance spread, a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale, and a cup of green tea with Splenda sweetener and Borden's lemon juice. CIO
Note: <888> 10/02/12 Tuesday 7:45 P.M. I noticed at the at the Mercedes-Benz New and Used Car Dealer - Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | Mercedes-Benz of Greenwich at the small show room across from the main show room, they have a black Maybach USA parked in front. Of course houses in Greenwich, Connecticut cost a lot more
Greenwich, Connecticut USA, Real Estate
Greenwich, Connecticut USA, Real Estate
and the property taxes on cars and real estate are also a lot of money Paying your taxes on line CIO
Note: <888> 10/02/12 Tuesday 7:30 P.M. I chatted with a relative. I watched the www.abcnews.com evening news. I noticed a www.cbstv.com news truck downtown today by the Greenwich Police station, so maybe there is some major news story in Greenwich, Connecticut. CIO
Note: <888> 10/02/12 Tuesday 6:25 P.M. Updated stalking law to include emails, texts - GreenwichTime CIO
Note: <888> 10/02/12 Tuesday 5:15 P.M. I went downstairs, and the order with tracking of UPS: Tracking Information on the order for 80 ounces of Peter Stokkebye Turkish Pipe Tobacco (ounces) for $1.37 and ounce for $109.83 with free shipping arrived. I then picked up the mail. I chatted with a neighbor. I then went downtown without cleaning up, and I went by the Chase Bank at 19 West Putnam Avenue. I then went by the Wells Fargo Bank on Havemayer Place, and I paid my rent to the Greenwich Housing Authority. I then returned home driving in the pouring rain. I will now shower and clean up. CIO
Note: <888> 10/02/12 Tuesday 3:50 P.M. I woke up at 2:00 P.M., when a relative called. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. I chatted with an out of town number about history. CIO
Note: <888> 10/02/12 Tuesday 2:20 A.M. I ordered two NEW Logitech QuickCam Communicate MP 1.3mp Webcam 97855051981 | eBay for $9.99 each with free shipping for $19.98 total. I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will then eat a day old muffin, and then I will go to bed directly. CIO
Note: <888> 10/02/12 Tuesday 1:50 A.M. I ate the last of the open bag of Kettle salt and vinegar potato chips.
I ordered Newegg.com - Acronis True Image Home 2012 - 1 User For System Builder - Software - Utilities for $9.99 with the $40 off coupon code "EMCYTZT2280" good through October 2, 2012 with free shipping for $9.99 total. If I should order the basic Windows 8 upgrade for $40 for one of my IBM ThinkCentre's or other computer it might work with, it would not come with the Complete PC backup feature, so I can use the backup software which is only good for one install on one computer. CIO
Note: <888> 10/02/12 Tuesday 12:30 A.M. Maybe it is part of this BBC News - 'Meteors' sighted in skies across UK
No reports here American Meteor Society
I reported it here American Meteor Society - Fireball Reporting Form CIO
Note: <888> 10/01/12 Monday 11:35 P.M. I left a message at UC Observatories Contacts about the Shooting Star sighting I saw last night. CIO
Note: <888> 10/01/12 Monday 11:05 P.M. On another more important detail, the internet activity that I am involved in evolved from the astronomy club BBS in Old Greenwich, Connecticut about 22 years ago, when I used to download free shareware programs from their computer bulletin board. I heard about 10 years ago Jimmy Bolster is now working at the astrophysics observatory in Argentina. When I was chatting with the unemployed homeless African American garbage truck driver from Hartford, Connecticut last night, I saw a "Shooting Star" about 10:20 P.M. EDT on September 30, 2012 in the northeast sky going from about 11 A.M. to 4 P.M. on a clock scale. Since that angle is near the ocean, if it did not burn up in the upper atmosphere, more than likely it probably landed in the Atlantic ocean. I would say it was at least 50 miles high when I saw it, and it was quite bright. Since I felt it was an omen from the Gods, I gave the truck drive $2 to get a cup of coffee, but he could have gotten dinner for that same price at www.mcdonalds.com on West Putnam Avenue. I noticed just to the east of that McDonalds at the Mercedes-Benz New and Used Car Dealer - Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT | Mercedes-Benz of Greenwich they have a new Mercedes Benz Gull Wing Roadster , but this is not it 2012 New Mercedes-Benz CL63 AMG at Mercedes-Benz of Greenwich Serving Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT, IID 9416743 , but like this 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing - Specifications, Pictures, Prices , here the two 2012 models they still have New Cars at Mercedes-Benz of Greenwich Serving Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT, Inventory , but old timers like me are not allow to drive fancy new sports cars, since we are not reliable enough to drive them, and even if I were bill gates, I would prefer a Maybach USA with a chauffeur to reduce the stress of traveling, but I never go far anyway, so the point is mute. CIO
Note: <888> 10/01/12 Monday 10:20 P.M. Tracking is UPS: Tracking Information on the order for 80 ounces of Peter Stokkebye Turkish Pipe Tobacco (ounces) for $1.37 and ounce for $109.83 with free shipping.
BBC News - Liquid air 'offers energy storage hope' CIO
Note: <888> 10/01/12 Monday 9:45 P.M. I ate two 3 ounce Purdue chicken cutlets, 12 ounces of mashed potatoes with Smart Balance Spread, steamed broccoli crowns and baby carrots with extra virgin olive oil and Smart Balance spread, a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale, and a cup of green tea with Splenda sweetener and Borden's lemon juice. The Sharp convection oven worked just fine this time. CIO
Note: <888> 10/01/12 Monday 8:35 P.M. I went downtown to CVS. I picked up a prescription, and I paid 50 cents parking. I then went further downtown. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area, but I first walked up Greenwich Avenue instead of down Greenwich Avenue. I chatted with a few locals. I toured CVS again and used the bathroom. I noticed something new on Greenwich Avenue, but I forget what it was. I stopped by MacInspires and the Apple computer store. I used the bathroom at Starbucks, and I chatted with staff. I chatted with someone that looked like a relative of Robert E. Lee. I chatted with someone from Manhattan waiting at the train station. The old deli south of the old post office is now reopened under a new named and configuration. I chatted with a motorcycle person. I sat out for a while. I then went by the A&P Fresh. I bought a 16 ounce Saddlers pulled barbecue chicken for $5.99 with another $1.25 off with a coupon on the package, two 12.5 ounce Lay's Salt and Vinegar potato chips for buy one get one free for $4.29 both, a sweet onion for $1.49 a pound for $1.28, and a bulb of garlic for $2.99 a pound for .48 for $12.03 total. I then returned home, and I put away my groceries. I noticed in the roasted chicken rack, the also have about a pound of cooked meat loaf for $7.99. CIO
Note: <888> 10/01/12 Monday 4:20 P.M. I went downstairs, and I chatted with neighbors and the building custodian. I picked up the mail. I will now go downtown and sit out for a while. I probably will not walk, since I only had five hours of sleep this morning. CIO
Note: <888> 10/01/12 Monday 3:05 P.M. I will now shower and clean up. I generally do not go out on Mondays, since Mondays on nice days in Greenwich, Connecticut are reserved for senior citizens to do their first of the week errands, and it is a slower pace around town, but not always Man, 84, hit by car in Greenwich - GreenwichTime . CIO
Note: <888> 10/01/12 Monday 2:45 P.M. I called up the Malibu, California sheriff's department at 1-310-456-6652, and I chatted with them, and then I called up the Contact Us (Getty Trust) at 1-310-440-7300, and I checked to make sure that nothing disappeared from their Malibu branch on Labor Day in 1980, when John Bolton and myself saw Fred Von Mierers walking out the Museum, when it was closed on Labor Day 1980. As usual they seemed pretty laid back in California, and not too concerned with petty details of computer nerds. Goofy who use to live here in Greenwich, Connecticut at Conyers Farm looked like J. Paul Getty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia , but I have only seen him once since "911". Believe it or not J. Paul Getty's mother's trust "The Sarah Getty Trust" is suppose to have more money that J. Paul Getty, so some group of old ladies somewhere are sitting on a large pile of money and keeping quiet. CIO
Note: <888> 10/01/12 Monday 1:30 P.M. I woke up at 9 A.M. this morning, when the Greenwich Housing Authority representative called about the ceiling replacement and insulation installation. I told them what I had been told last week. About 10 A.M., a relative called, and I had another telephone call. I went out and I talked to the ceiling replacement person, and he told me, he would give me at least a week's warning before he does my apartment. I chatted with neighbors downstairs. I chatted with a local security firm. I chatted about business with the Citizens bank on Greenwich Avenue. I chatted with a relative. I left a message with a friend. I ate breakfast of oatmeal with honey and milk and sliced banana, a toasted English muffin with olive oil, a 12 ounce glass of watered down punch, and a cup of coffee with Splenda sweetener and milk. I washed the breakfast dishes, and I made my bed. As far as I know, I have limited connections with the www.cia.gov . Basically we have been Bush neighbors since 1962, and we might have known them down south, before we moved here in June 1962. George H.W. Bush did run the C.I.A. in the early 1970s. I also had a classmate at www.lfc.edu whose father was in the O.S.S. during World War II. Jim Eldert's godfather was E. Howard Hunt. It is in the Charter of the C.I.A., they are not allowed to conduct operations within the United Stated of America. However, the other government security organizations and foreign governments obviously do so. Since the Bush family lived in Greenwich, Connecticut for a long time around the Harriman and Rockefeller groups, there are obviously a lot of government agents of some sort in this area. Most of them are democrats, so they do not like me, since I am a Republican Party member. That is pretty much all I know. We also use to be neighbors of Lowell Weicker who was a local Connecticut politician. The new younger generation of young Turks whom have taken over the politics in this country do not pay attention to me, since most of my life I kept busy working, and not playing politics. Also at the Taft School in Watertown, Connecticut, the Spanish language teacher Beezer Manning had been a C.I.A. agent in Brazil. Manning was President Taft's wife's family. My father Louis Dale Scott did know Ian Fleming who wrote the James Bond series of books and who was a British Intelligent agent. A local pharmacist in this area, told me I am running a C.I.A. safe house, but from what I know, no one has ever contacted me, besides someone from the www.army.mil who is long since retired. CIO
Note: <888> 10/01/12 Monday 3:15 A.M. Tracking is Stamps.com - Tips & Tools: Track and Confirm: Results on the order for 10 cartons of Premier Light 100's Cigarette Tubes 5 Boxs 1000 Tubes filtered tubes RYO - GarryG for $30.30 and $6.50 shipping for $36.80 total.
BBC News - Climate change 'may shrink fish'
I will now shut down the primary work computer, and I will go to bed soon. CIO
Note: <888> 10/01/12 Monday 2:35 A.M. I ordered Continental P222 9 oz. Automatic Toilet Bowl Cleaner 12/CS for $25.49 and $15.45 shipping for $40.94 total. CIO
Note: <888> 10/01/12 Monday 2:05 A.M. This is the item Automatic Bowl Fresh Toilet Bowl Cleaner | Walgreens that I was looking for at Walgreens, which was not available. CIO
Note: <888> 10/01/12 Monday 1:50 A.M. I ate a bowl of Kettle salt and vinegar potato chips and a 12 ounce glass of Schweppes Ginger Ale. CIO
Note: <888> 10/01/12 Monday 1:05 A.M. I went out, and I threw out the garbage. I went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought bananas for .79 a pound for .92 cents. I then went downtown. I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and the train station area. I stopped by Starbucks at the beginning of my walk, and I chatted with a regular, and I used the bathroom. On the way up Greenwich Avenue, I toured CVS. On the way down Greenwich Avenue, I chatted with a homeless African American garbage truck drive from Hartford, Connecticut who was asking for money. I gave him $2 for coffee. As I was chatting with him, I saw a bright shooting star in the northeast sky above the Citizens Bank. He told me in Connecticut, they now charge $8 a night to stay in the homeless shelters. I told him about Waste disposal, Collection and Removal, Recycling Centers | Waste Management in Norwalk, Connecticut, if he needed a job driving a garbage truck. He said he had a class B driver's license. I then finished my walk. I sat out for a while. I then drove down by the waterfront on Steamboat Road, and there were a few fisherman out on the pier. I then drove over to Walgreen's in Old Greenwich, but they no longer carry the jars of toilet tank blue cleaner. I chatted with the night clerk from New Canaan about New Canaan. I-95 going east was at a standstill, so there was a lot of traffic on U.S. 1 going east. I then went by CVS at the Riverside Shopping Plaza, and two blue toilet tank tablets there are $4.19, so I did not buy them. I used the bathroom there, and I chatted with a staff member from Peru. I then went by www.mcdonalds.com at the Riverside exit 5 of I-95, and they were busy with the highway backup. The sales clerk was from Hondurus I bought four three McDoubles for a dollar each and 19 cents tax for $3.19. I ate them there. I then returned to downtown Greenwich, and I sat out for a while. I then went by the Putnam Shell at 401 West Putnam Avenue, and I bought $10 of self service V-Power premium gasoline for $4.719 a gallon less a dime a gallon off with my Stop and Shop card for $4.619 a gallon for 2.164 gallons at odometer reading of 71399 miles for 25.2 miles driven since this past Wednesday September 26, 2012 for 11.646 miles per gallon in mostly local traffic. There is a sign on the Shell Station front glass door that they need help and to inquire within. I then returned home. I printed out two copies of my Microsoft Money 2007 Income versus Spending report for September 2012, and I put one copy in an addressed envelope with forever stamp to mail to an interested relative. I mailed it in the mail room downstairs. CIO
