I'm hoping that Willy checks back in here some day and finds us keeping his thread alive! I gotta think he'd love that.
I did have a hit of Nyquil night before last.Yah, but not nearly enough drinking happening in here so probs would be disappointed in us all. HB Willy
Besides I'm saving up the booze so we can make up for lost time if Willy returns.
Wishing our fearless OP, King Schultz/Willy J, a very Happy Birthday, a day early. Seeing as how Willy's birthday tomorrow falls on a Saturday this year, I thought it good to maybe wish him his good wishes today while there are more people around.
Here are a few pictures of our buddy from the Riddle-Con dis meet from 15 years ago....a beer or two, maybe a bottle of NyQuil in hand. Sure do miss you around here, Willy.'s Really do. Hope you are well.
Happy Birthday, Willy!!!! And many, many more.
And here is a link to some pictures from that Riddle-Con dis meet back in 2003. People came from all parts of the country to Cedar Point. One of the best get-togethers we ever had here, wonderful memories of so many good people, most of whom are no longer around here any longer.
Riddle-Con---Click Here
Well, that was weird. Yesterday was the hottest day ever recorded in Calgary - 37C (98.6F). If that's normal body-temperature why on God's good earth does it feel so scorching?!? It was completely miserable - weirdly worse than when we vacation in tropical places that are actually much hotter. It's blessedly back down to 19C (about 70F) this morning so maybe the crisis has passed.
It's not rum and coke but I'll toss back a couple for ya on your day. Hope you check in on us occasionally... we sure do miss you around here.
Very little humidity - 47% yesterday - I wish it was higher; we're praying for rain to clean the air. We've got an horrific inversion front that's brought smoke from as far away as California, as well as fires raging in British Colombia; throats and eyes are stinging and there's a serious air-quality advisory keeping people inside. Which brings us to your next question - no, it is extremely rare for a home to have A/C, although practically all public buildings do. I work for a homebuilder and less than 1-in-10 new homes, even high-end ones ($500,000+) have central AC built-in at construction. Our own home, which is a 3-story condo, does not have it.
This has really got me chuckling - nobody here would even consider wearing a sweater at 70F! Half-naked kids are out running through the sprinkler in our neighbourhood this afternoon.
That sounds about right for any kid! Though I'd be surprised if he got much sleep in his hot room that night.
I am indoors vegging today but the windows and doors are open. I'm the Warranty Manager at work and yesterday the smoke was so heavy it was actually setting off people's smoke detectors. We must have taken 50 calls about it and everybody was just so grumpy and disgruntled when there was nothing we could do for them.Whoa! That is terrible about the smoke in your area (and, of course, the fires are horrible, as well). I hope you all get your much needed rain soon.
Ugh. I was afraid you would say that about the AC. To live in a place where it's not needed would be heavenly - until it's needed. I'm so glad you just had the one day of extreme heat. Your son made me laugh!
Hope you are able to stay indoors a lot during this smoke situation. Be careful!
This has really got me chuckling - nobody here would even consider wearing a sweater at 70F! Half-naked kids are out running through the sprinkler in our neighbourhood this afternoon.
Happy to provide the laughs for today. 
I love the varied perspectives that come with different locales. It makes life interesting. I'd be happy to sit in a lawnchair sipping hot tea in my cozy sweater watching the young ones run around in the sprinklers. Sounds like a great day!
I am indoors vegging today but the windows and doors are open. I'm the Warranty Manager at work and yesterday the smoke was so heavy it was actually setting off people's smoke detectors. We must have taken 50 calls about it and everybody was just so grumpy and disgruntled when there was nothing we could do for them.
We haven't seen the sky for almost a week - the sun is a red ball behind the haze. My own units at home weren't going off but I presume it's because the new ones (which are also dual monitors for carbon monoxide) are much more sensitive. Our best advice was to keep all the doors and windows closed and to run their bath vents, kitchen exhaust and furnace fan to clear their indoor air. I can see how it would be totally annoying but it's really not a warranty issue and the last thing we as a company are going to do is suggest they tamper with their safety equipment. You wouldn't believe how unrealistic some people's expectations of us are and how ugly they get when things don't go to their liking.
Neither would I! 70 is very comfortable short sleeve/shorts weather.
Sorry about all the smoke, that's terrible.
It's 6:30'ish here and the light is so dimmed by the smoke it seems more like 9:30 pm. Here's a screen shot of the conditions:Neither would I! 70 is very comfortable short sleeve/shorts weather.
Whoa, that is crazy! There's a bit of a smoke haze here (I think from the Calif. fires) but nothing like that.
