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Note:<888> 11/14/97 Friday 2:50 PM EST: I am staying put for the day. One of my neighbors is making minced meat today. I have not been out of the building since last evening. I noticed my neighbor's three year old cat seems very well. Living in an old folks home, one does not expect a lot of activity on a cold rainy day. I suppose we all have to sit tight and follow the news reports. I suppose the cat at #10 will find a comfortable dwelling in the country. I advise it seems peaceful and quiet here. I noticed there seems to be a little activity at the skating rink. I recieved notice from Medicaid I don't need to pay any bills under which I am already covered under. It is nice to sit and back and relax in the warm comfort of home on a cold rainy day. I don't generally watch much television, so I have only turned it on to watch a stock report about two hours ago. I surmize that the town will get a little busier once school gets out, and that being on a split shift at the present, I will have to rest in a little while. My next door neighbor just came in wearing her black turban and red rain breaker, she thinks the neighbor on the other side who is constantly knocking on her door several times a day disturbing her is being a royal pain. I suppose she does not want to hurt his feelings. Well not much else to report on the quiet front. Hope all is well out there in the brave new world of everyday business. I should be napping soon for a little rest.

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Note:<888> 11/14/97 Friday 11:15 AM EST: Today is a cold rainy nasty sleety day, not fit for ducks or tourists; but since British tourists are mainly a bunch of simple sheep farmers who are use to spending many hours on the cold damp moors tending their flocks, they don't mind being out in the rain. However, it is traditional when they come off the moors they have a snifter of good Scotch whisky to warm up from the chill of a days flock tending. I understand one is suppose to feed the sheep dog also. Thus it seems in the British Commonwealth heritage empire, they have quite a bit of wool to sell which is quite comfortable to wear on a cold damp day. I even have a wool carpet in my apartment I bought from the Adopt a Dog tag sale many years ago. I suspect that since one of my father's employers in the area was in the synthetic carpet business, that they learned a good deal of their spinning and weaving techniques from the loom manufacturers in Great Britain who have maintained a trading relationship with the American cotton industry and other soft goods manufacturing and production enterprises in this country for hundreds of years, so whether it is synthetic Acrilan from Monsanto, Gortex or Nylon from Dupont, wool from the British Empire, cotton from the south, or silk from China chose your fabrics as they pertain to your environment and what sort of conditions you expect to be dealing with. I believe Oil Skins are popular in Great Britain during the rainy months. Since we all seem to have access to secure transportation, we don't get wet that much. However many urban people in the area use public transportation and they seem to survive the diverse weather conditons of this area and dress appropriately after years of experience. I recently committed that L.L. Bean sells both tan or red hunting jackets, which seem to be popular amongst the youth. Red is the preferred color for hunters, so other hunters can see you in the brush. If you wear camoflage, another hunter might mistake you for a deer. Of course on rainy days, one needs to be sure one has good enough tread on the automobile tires so as to provide proper traction while driving on the curving roads in the area. I believe most tires today are made out of synthetic materials. Also expecting colder weather in the upcoming winter, one might want to consider having one's battery replaced at some convenient place like Sears, so that on a really cold day, ones automobile will start. Of course all of this is predicated that the powers that be allocate enough budget allowance to perform routine maintenance as is necessary to maintain oneself in this area. It is also recommended that one make sure the antifreeze in one's car is good to at least 50 degrees below zero, since the wind chill factor in this area in the winter can be that. If one drives to colder regions like Vermont in the winter for skiing activities, one might want to consider 100 degrees below zero antifreeze setting. Thus on a cold rainy day when one has nothing else to do, one might consider routine maintenance which comes in handy when the colder weather sets in. One can also consider putting up some canned goods to have if one can not get outside during the cold weather. A bottle of whiskey or brandy might come in handy if one has a poor stranded traveler come knocking on one's door during a cold winter's eve after being stranded in mountains of snow. I can only afford to keep a few bottles of wine around the house for cooking purposes, since I don't bother drinking in my comfortable situation that I have adapted myself to. I recall that certain old timers in the area who spend lots of time outside in the cold, seem to need their whiskey to recover from a cold day's activity. I suppose if one were at sea in the North Sea this time of year, and one came into port, one would head into the local pubs to seek liquid refreshment. However, the church going female population that controls this community seems to prefer that its personnel not drink alcohol so as to maintain secure driving skills, and safe working conditions as their labor personnel perform their duties. What ever the case, I feel more like the Swiss ambassador commenting on the overall situation. I dare say some experienced personnel will make their educated judgements from experience as to their profession or trade. Tradionally in the Navy the ship's medical officer has custody of the drinking alcohol to be made available in emergency situations. However, drinking by active duty personnel could endanger the safety of the passengers and crew as they perform their duties. There is plenty of time for refreshment once the ship puts into port. I dare say that the overall perspective of the insurance community is that personnel should not drink alcohol before or while performing their duties. If personnel is on standby they should never drink alcohol. However, I dare say after years of surverying the general surroundings of Greenwich, Connecticut somebody is drinking alcohol around here, since we have dozens of liquor stores and taverns and restaurants in the area. We also have adequate liverried vehicles, so that personnel can be transported to their appointed destinations. We hope if you are a visitor to America, you enjoy your stay; and it seems that hundreds of millions seem to survive and work in these hostile conditions. I am staying inside at the moment, so certain members of the senior community can survey the town as they see it, before I make my usual rounds. I dare say the coats of paint on the Town Hall and my building yesterday will not dry properly in this current weather and will possibly peal sooner as a result of the damp application caused by the current weather. It seems that the overall situation is pretty much the norm, and I can dictate dozens of pages a day of written text faster than typing. However, I think the combined experience in the town leads us to running a fairly professional community, and I dare say we will survive this winter providing the oil sheiks don't cut off the oil. I believe at present three of the Connecticut nuclear reactors are shut down for maintenance. Enough constant comment, have a cup of hot tea if you are cold. Cheers, CIO.

Note:<888> 11/14/97 Friday 2:35 AM EST: I made my usual Thursday appointment. I stayed inside most of yesterday morning. I stopped by the Hospital Thrift Shop and they were busy. I stopped by the library. They told me one of our senior volonteers made it in this afternoon. I commented to the staff that the new camera is a nice idea, but they need to secure it outside or someone will steal it. They told me they were having problems with homeless people abusing their privaleges. I suggested they hire an off duty policeman or security guard to patrol the premises. As usual with Greenwich, anything that involves spending money they don't want to do. I am aware that the Town of Greenwich is self insured, so anything they do has to be looked at from an insurance and legal point of view. They decided not to put in a second set of doors on the library temporary entrance, so as to prevent homeless from sleeping in the entry way and will continue to keep the heat loss in the temporary entrance. I suggest that they remount the camera behind the temporary plywood wall behind bulletproof glass or some other suitable material, so to protect its security. Frankly I don't think that the library is worried about the security of the books, but the security of the patrons. I have advised parents in the area to keep an eye on their children. It is not the responsibility of the library to run a day care facility. Most libraries seem to know the general demenour of the general public, and they work it out of experience. Since the library is a public facility, it is the responsibility of the town police department to patrol it, and keep an eye on the citizens well being. Homeless people have constitutional rights, but when they interfer with the general welfare of the public, precedence has been set in the courts in this particular case. Needless to say as a frequent user of the library for over 35 years, I have seen a very good cross section of people. However, if one has sensitive hearing the accoustics are lousy and one hears all the traffic also. Thus the noise level is more like one of a busy office, which can make it difficult for people to concentrate on their reading. It is a community library, so it is generally expected that people will chat in going about their business there. For those out of towners who want to use it as a temporary home, it is advised that the local taxpayers who pay for the libray will sooner or later express their viewpoint as to the situation in the library. A town facility that has over a million patrons a year and does not have onsite security is probably asking for trouble, and it should not be the responsibility of the employees and the volounteers to patrol the libray for inconsistencies. Yes as the town gets busier you have to accept the reality you have to pay for more infrastructure, it does not all happen for free. If the town of Greenwich can not afford to pay for security in the library out of frugality or some act of moral political demeanour then realistically not many other communities can also afford to pay either. Thus Greenwich library is more like a bus terminal with all the comings and goings, but I can assure you that quite a few prominent local citizens do serious work there, and it is not their responsibility to be the social workers of the town conscious. I assume the status quo will remain for now, and that some sort of committee will be formed to debate the subject and submit the topic for review by the trustees and the legal representative of the library. In other news I slept this evening and had a Tony's Pizza when I got up. I will be on the net this morning. It is cold out and a little chilly in the apartment which affects my arthritis and make me appear stiffened as I make my rounds in the day time. Thus one can readily empathize with the homeless who don't feel like spending all day outside, some of whom are older than I am. Needless to say we have plenty of people working outside. A few people are finishing up working on the copper flashing on my building, and a couple of young fellows are on two story ladders painting the trim on the building. I can also assure you that the construction teams at both the hospital and the library seem to keep busy in the cold and work is progressing on both new facilities; but it will take time for them to be completed. I am distress to read in the Times of London that Dodi, Princess Di's boy friend use to buy Cocaine by the pound. I can only assume that it helped lead up to the traject events. Since we have local representatives of the family of the parties involved, we can only hope they learn from their relative's mistakes and refrain from using the European Drug Cocktail of Cocaine. It is my understanding that the usage and pocession in the United States carries severe criminal penalties. In another trivial matter, excuse my spelling; but I don't use my glasses when on the computer; and I work so fast I don't have time to proof read the spelling in my notes. I hope Bill Gates provides a spell checker in FrontPage editor soon enough. I hope you slept well while I was up on the net. Other notes, the CSPAN school bus was spotted at the Greenwich Harbor Inn and one of our local tellers at Bank of New York is from Antigua. Also it seems that from the view of the Steamboat Road Pier, on the western side of the harbor; residents are flying new American Flags, I guess IBM has a connection to the government for some odd reason. I also noticed today while at Bank of New York on Mason Street that they had recovered a counterfeit 20 dollar bill, that I advised them to contact the secret service to investigatge it. I believe it was sitting on the counter behind the teller from Antiqua. The phony 20 has smeared Green ink around the seal and it had a yellowish tinge. Also Bank of New York needs to be sure to restore the copper sculptures in the lobby of the bank building. The bank guard was bitten by a dog and has a nasty cut on his hand. CIO

Note:<888> 11/13/97 Thursday 5:10 AM EST:Seiwa-en Cool Cricket Noise. Updated www.mikescott.net/bmnow.htm . Kricket Noise sounds like Moorse Code, doesn't it. CIO

Note:<888> 11/13/97 Thursday 2:10 AM EST: On Tuesday Verterans Day I went by the Grand Union market in the morning and bought two Porterhouse Steaks for $3.99 a pound. I went by the Arnold bread store and bought some discount bread. I then slept until 7 PM that following evening. I got up and tried backing up my computer. I finally got it done at 5 AM yesterday Wednesday morning. I was having trouble getting it to do a full back up. I changed one of my LPT 1 port settings and that may have fixed the problem. I watched Die Hard with a Vengence, A Documentary on Admiral Bull Halsey, and then the beginning of a classic California Marine Training Camp movie. Yesterday morning I got up at 10 AM. It was cold out about 40 degrees F. . I dressed up and went downtown. The Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop had its Christmas mechandise on display www.mikescott.net/thrift.htm . There were lots of women there shopping for womens' clothes, but they have lots of merchandise including clothes for men. I drove down Greenwich Avenue and stopped by the Mews thrift shop. They were having a half price sale. They had a 1950's Maple Chest of drawers Grand Rapids reproduction of the colonial style for $145, a large 6 foot by 4 1/2 foot deep desk for $100, it is about 28 inches high if you want to know if it would fit. They are overflowing with lots of clothes and other merchandise. I stopped by ELDC and they had their usual merchandise. I went by the Greenwich library and read two of the computer press newspapers. They have installed a remote camera looking up the temporary entry passage, that one can view from the circulation desk monitor on the wall. It gives a full view of the passage looking out. They look like they might be installing a second set of slidding doors to keep the cold from rushing on the receptionists at the entry way. One of our senior patrons has not been seen in a couple of weeks. Perhaps he headed to the tropics. Speaking of the tropics I once read that St. Barts was the reclusive hideaway of several prominent families who have houses all over the world. I also was told that the reason that the murder rate, 600 a year, is so high in Jamaica is that the natives are descended from the warrior classes along the Ivory Coast of Africa, and they are more hostile than some of the more traquile natives in the other carribean islands. I recall visiting Tabago a couple times 25 years ago, and recluses like Greta Garbo and Norman Parkinson lived there during the winter. Tabago is as far south of Jamaica as Jamaica is south of New York, so it is truely a tropical paradise, The Robinson Cruisoe Island. The Mount Irvine Club was popular when I was there, and they had pleasent modest size tropical villas around the golf course. Also Blacks beach was good swimming, but it had a rough coral bottom that could be dangerous. I recall Pigion Point was a nice shallow beach out by the airport, although the sand flies were a pain. One character who was the son of a senior NATO air force officer was living in one of the beach cabannas roughing it at Pigeon Point. Of course you pale people up north would get so darkly tan in Tabago, everyone would think you are of tropical origin when you returned up north since the sun is much more intense down there. A family friend lived in an old Sugar Cane mill down there. I recall another eccentric had thousands of wild birds living in his house, which resulted in a few bird droppings in the house. I was once told there was a top secret installation on the Northeast side of the island. I believe it was a Swedish Scuba Diving Camp. The natives seemed to have liked our family when we visited and they are not spoiled and offered very gracious hospitality. Of course the island might have changed in 25 years. I recall the Chairman of the Board of British Patroleum told me there were large amount of off shore oil deposits off Tabago that would remain untapped for the indefinite future. Thus it is recommended you use sun screen if you go to Tabago and don't want to look tan when you come back. I believe Angostura Bitters come from Trinadad and Tabago. I use it in my ice tea recipie, www.mikescott.net/icetea.htm . I belive the early British settlers used it to prevent Dingie feaver, of course Quinine is always good for Malaria. A close relative is going to visit Bermuda soon for a change. As I recall a good tropical rum punch in Tabago had lots of Angostura Bitters in it, they sell it in gallon bottles down there and of course the local rum I believe is Mount Gay from Barbados. BWIA airlines use to fly down there. They use to have an office at Rockefeller Center. Remember not to spoil the natives if you ever visit there. After going to the library, I came back here and relaxed and had one of the Porterhouse steaks for dinner. A friend showed up at 7:30 PM while I was napping and we chatted a while and I fell back asleep on the sofa while he was here. He said it was 25 degrees up in the Berkshires this morning. I believe he might be hunting up in the Berkshires with a prominent New York family members from nearby Bedford who were formerly involved in Massachussetts politics. He is still exporting tons of hard wood off his farm as a result of the tornado damage several years ago. Thus I am up this morning making a 2 gallon batch of my www.mikescott.net/icetea.htm mix. Remember Angostura Bitters has the British Royal Warrant on it, so it is highly favored in the inner court of the Victorian Monarchy. I noticed they were working on the "Thankgiving House" today across from the pier on Steamboat Road. Greenwich seemed normal and quiet, and the usual routine was being maintained. I think the Cruise ship the Queen Elizabeth II departs Manhattan today for the Panama Canal and Los Angeles before returning to South Hampton. I suppose some of the passengers will be disembarking in Manhattan, so keep an eye out for British visitors. Of course one of the Scott's original businesses in the Western Hemiphere was rum running, so I imagine the cargo of the mother country's ship will contain the necessary return provisions when they sail into the carribean like Highlander Whisky which they value down there. That all for now. CIO

Note:<888> 11/11/97 Tuesday 4:10 AM EST: Updated www.mikescott.net/bmnow.htm Bookmarks. CIO

Note:<888> 11/11/97 Tuesday 3:00 AM EST: I added the EBN Ticker to www.mikescott.net/abcnews1.htm ABC News Ticker. I had the last of the sauteed chicken Dijon and brown rice for dinner and coffee. CIO

Note:<888> 11/11/97 Tuesday 12:45 AM EST: I posted www.mikescott.net/scotwork.htm Scott's Daily Work List Links as short list of links I try to look at everyday. CIO

Note:<888> 11/10/97 Monday 10:30 PM EST: I was up at 7 PM. I went by the library and read Byte Magazine. It is quiet downtown this evening. It is cooler out probably about 45 degrees. A number of people have taken four day weekends with Veterans Day tomorrow. I got a hair cut this past morning at Putnam Barbers. I believe hunting season starts next Monday for all you hunters. A fellow I chatted with in Brisbane, Australia this past morning told me it is up to 150 degrees F. in the Summer in the South Central Australian desert for those of you who like it hot. I did not see it, but I was told they rehearsed a gas attack downtown some time recently to have people prepared for gas attacks, and all the merchants participated wearing gas masks and practiced a mock emergency drill. I am back on the net all night. I think the library will be closed tomorrow. CIO

Note:<888> 11/10/97 Monday 4:30 AM EST: Surfed around the net this morning. I suggest those feeling generous to look at GuideStar - The Donor's Guide to Charities and Nonprofits . I think I might chat in a little while after I update www.mikescott.net/bmnow.htm bookmarks. CIO

Note:<888> 11/10/97 Monday 1:00 AM EST: I finished the laundry. I am just about to eat sauteed boneless chicken breast Dijon on herbal brown rice. I might watch a little television this evening instead of surfing the net. CIO

Note:<888> 11/09/97 Sunday 10:45 PM EST: I worked on the net until 9 AM this past morning. I did a bit of chatting around the world. I installed the ReadAudio 5.0 in a different directory than RealAudio Pro 4.0 and both seem to work. I got up at 6 PM this evening, and cleaned my apartment and watered the plants after breakfast. I went downtown for $13.50 of gasoline at the Exxon station next to the library. I bought $10.60 five pack of Marlboro lights. I got change to do laundry. I am doing laundry right now. It is very quiet downtown with out many people around. It looks like it rained all weekend, and is just beginning to clear out. A few of the younger possie members were seen prowling around. In all it is a typical Sunday Greenwich evening. I will spend the rest of the evening and morning on the net. CIO

Note:<888> 11/08/97 Saturday 11:45 PM EST: I slept until about 9 PM this evening. I had breakfast at 3 PM. I am now making Chicken Dijon and Spiced Brown Rice for dinner. I suppose I will surf the net this evening and maybe listen to the end of www.ttalk.com while I have dinner. I might sneek out for a little while this morning. I made sub pages linked at the top of this page for previous notes. CIO

Note:<888> 11/08/97 Saturday 8:25 AM EST: Copy of message to mailto:kent@nrlmry.navy.mil Subject:Queen Elizabeth II Cruise Ship: Message:Curious with present weather pattern in North Atlantic,
I am wondering if the Queen Elizabeth II Cruise ship
would be in hazzard. I noticed it left South Hampton,
England on Friday the 7th of November, 1997 and is due
in New York on the 13th. I can't tell from your satillite
photographs how bad the weather or the ocean is up towards
the northeast where they are. Any ideas.
I am looking at:
http://www.nrlmry.navy.mil/sat-bin/trop_images.cgi

Must be rough waves out there at sea.

Sincerely,

Michael Louis Scott
Apt. #206
71 Vinci Drive
Greenwich, Connecticut
06830
203-531-6754

Note:<888> 11/08/97 Saturday 7:45 AM EST: Updated www.mikescott.net/bmnow.htm Bookmarks. Lots of rain falling, I think it might be one of those North Atlantic Northeasterners, that go on for three days. Must be pretty rough for those at sea on the ocean off New England. Wonder if it is anything like in the book "The Perfect Storm". CIO, I am tired.

Note:<888> 11/08/97 Saturday 6:10 AM EST: For all of you security conscious individuals, try Top 10 Security Programs for civilians. Cheyanne Mountain don't use these. CIO

Note:<888> 11/08/97 Saturday 4:40 AM EST: Note in times of military conflict, espionage and treason are fellony crimes punishable by capitol punishment. "Lose Lips Sink Ships". CIO

Note:<888> 11/08/97 Saturday 4:25 AM EST: I was thinking this evening while out front of the Senior Center staring at the American Flag, that if the market as a result of this Friday's past decline of one percent were to go through another major decline this coming Monday like two weeks ago, we would have a major problem the following Tuesday because the American Stock Exchages would be closed on Verterans Day, and it would be up to the foreign markets to sort out the trading equity until the American markets opened the following Wednesday, by which time the heard mentality might be hard to correct. Thus I recommend playing it cool on the market on Monday and wait until Wednesday to make any major decisions. Realistically the world markets are being traded all the time and it is important to reflect stability in our local domestic stock markets to encourage investment in the country as opposed to other ports of call in the financial world. Thus watching the Asian and European markets on early Monday morning might tip one as to what is in store for Monday's domestic exchange markets. PS <888> is the universal warning code number besides toll free dialing in the U.S.. With all the misinformation I recommend individuals in authority to use reliable sources of information from appropriate government agencies in the know, and not to rely on disperate news broadcast from the National media, which are more public relations than accurate information. Of course if the government agency in charge does not know, then I would suppose they would also tell one as much. One recent news story is that 75 percent of the United States fall harvest is in, compared to 65 percent last year, so hopefully good weather will help the farmers get in the rest of the crop before the winter sets in. On Blackbird surveillance the satillites can do it just as well and more efficiently. Another news story said they are using Navy Seals to train Federal Energy department security personnel, so I imagine the government is tightening up on security domestically. The genereal rule of the day and for the indefinite future should be vigillance, until things calm down. As far as I can tell here it is peaceful as usual. CIO

Note:<888> 11/08/97 Saturday 3:30 AM EST: I had my dinner of sauteed pork chops. I went out until midnight. The Dome, Sundown Salon, Thataways, and Tuscon's were full of the usual group of yuppies letting off steam. I found a discarded Dell Monitor, but it did not work. Apparently Hitachi makes Dell's monitors. The Planet Pizza delivery person told me they deliver to IBM in Armonk at night, so I guess they have not discovered Tony's frozen pizza which I am cooking right now. I went back out at 2 AM and the last straglers were leaving the pubs. They seemed pretty well behaved. I noticed a few people coming out on the last train just after 2 AM. Headlines in Saturday's paper was that Tom Ragland the republican has won for first selectman and there will be no recounts. Lots of 12 packs of soda at Grand Union for $2 plus deposit, which will end Saturday night when they close at 11 PM. One of the downtown residents were walking their dog at 3 AM. It look like we have a Northeastern storm coming in, so the weekend should be a wash out, so one will have to defer leaf raking until next weekend. No unusual acitivity to report, but the local PD were out in force. I hope people exercise caution in driving on the damp slippery roads this AM. CIO