Soda Shoppe August 1 , 2025

JaneS · August 11, 2025, 11:31:48 AM

Good Morning Everyfriend. I'm waiting for my youngest granddaughter, Kiran to show up here. She's bringing me a tee shirt from Ithaca University where she will be spending the next 4 years!! I wish you all a good day today. Do whatever suits your fancy!!

Amy · August 12, 2025, 05:37:29 AM

Good morning..

We are off and running this morning to the city. Will make this short as I need to get a few things in the van before we go.

Jane ,so good to see you!! I am bet there was also hugs along with that tshirt.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

MarsGal · August 12, 2025, 06:13:00 AM

Jane, I wish your granddaughter well with her studies. Ithaca is (or was when I visited years ago) a lovely area. My youngest sister and family lived near there (Trumble's Corner) for years where her four children were raised. In fact, Jason is still there, living in Ithaca.

Other than going out to lunch with my sister, I ended up not doing much yesterday. My back decided to be a considerable bother. Today, fortified with extra Ibuprofen, I intend on getting some more stuff rearranged and/or thrown out. This is a very long process because I often don't stay at it for very long.

The humidity is way up again this morning with temps to go up over 90^oF again. It is 67^oF now.

RAMMEL · August 12, 2025, 07:34:09 AM

Good-morning everyone / anyone. Hope all will be back today, and in good condition.

patricia19 · August 12, 2025, 11:29:01 AM

It's 44 presently, and we should get up into the mid-seventies today. Meet and greets are done, but that's about all. I simply haven't been feeling it the past few days with the sniffles.

However, Farrah and my plants are thriving, My new cacti don't seem to be doing much beyond that initial growth, but they remain puffy and green. I really don't know much about cacti other than using cacti soil, and giving the container its daily quarter turn.

I need to go to the city sometime this week and today may be our only warmer dryer day, so I just need to find some enthusiasm for the trip.

Good morning, Rick and Amy! Hope there are more checking in or at least a little wave hello!

Jane, I remember when Kiran would spend her after school, afternoons with you. I'd swear that was last week! It's good to see you posting again.

MG, I'd love it to be warmer again, but traditionally, August is our rainy cool down month, and it's certainly lived up to its potential. Today seems to be the only dry day this month, other than perhaps the 20th.

RAMMEL · August 12, 2025, 11:45:07 AM

Quote from: patricia19 on August 12, 2025, 11:29:01 AMI really don't know much about cacti other than using cacti soil, and giving the container its daily quarter turn.

IMHO - Don't sit there watching it and expecting to see any change. I have one that my kids started when they were small. It's still small, maybe an inch and a half tall.

patricia19 · August 12, 2025, 04:06:25 PM

Rick, I understand that, I just don't know anything about cacti.

My other plants are huge, big, leafy and really need bigger pots than the 12-inch ones they're in now, but they're already overcrowding the shelves, and it's too dangerous for the plants and for Farrah to move them lower. One is close to three feet already.

Amy · August 13, 2025, 07:43:58 AM

Good morning..

Another hot day ahead of us here... Some outside work needs to be done then inside, laundry,vacuum seal bbq chickens for a friend and tidy up.

MG, our neighbour is having back troubles at the moment too. He has tried everything and is now waiting to go to the chiropractor. Not nice when your back goes out more that you do!!

Rick on the way to the city I noticed trees dying due to lack of water. We have fires to the west and east of us here. Last winters ice storm is making it difficult for the firefighters with so many trees and branches down for it.

Patricia,this heat is not nice,we either freeze or fry here and I am more than ready for cooler weather.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

MarsGal · August 13, 2025, 08:46:51 AM

Well there's a truth, Amy. I don't go out very often.

OnLonelyMountain · August 13, 2025, 10:00:51 AM

Good morning everyone,

Its been hot here, yesterday topped put at 93°F. Way too hot for me. My internet 2nds it. It was good to catch up with everybody's news. Hope all who've had health problems are doing better today. Glad for you Patricia that the plumping fiasco is finally completed! My youngest sister had a cactus plant for years. I don't recall it ever grew.

MG, I used to go to the chiropractor, but with my condition, I can't. So mine gave me a couple of stretches that help a lot: the yoga move "Downward Facing Dog" if you can. If you can't get to the floor, use a chair. The important part is to bend over and let your head hand limply. Next, put your shoulders down and back, now attempt to "put your forehead to your armpit. Do it to both sides. The last one, do it in bed if you can't get to the floor. Lay on your back, spread your arms out straight from the shoulders, turn your head to the right. Take your right knee and bring it across your body to the left, as though you are trying to touch the floor. Push the knee as far as you can while working hard to keep your head turned the opposite direction as far as it will go. Switch sides. That last one really helps when my lower back goes out. I also take homeopathic arnica to reduce the inflammation/pain of strained muscles. I don't use ibuprophin, it has side effects.

Ron has gotten 1/2 the tiny house insulated and the vapor barrier up. I've been continuing "forest cleaning" In the cooler morning hours. I putter with camp chores and watering, then when it was "too hot" I've been retiring to internet research (feeble) and when my patience gives out, an Agatha Christie marathon. Its forecasted to be 87°F today, and is 63° currently.

Have a great day everyone!

patricia19 · August 13, 2025, 12:03:05 PM

Good morning, everyone here and those looking in later. "Some sun, 52 now, then turning cloudy, high 72. Tonight, cloudy with a stray shower."

Morning routine, feeding everyone and meet and greets done for the day, with coffee just finished. I did go out yesterday, picked up a few needed non-food items and need to return some plugs for my externals and their hub. I need to take the old ones back for to show the electronics clerks because my explanations for the male plugins are confusing the clerks.

Rick, my cacti originally grew a few inches and then stopped. One of them shed a few lower puffy stalks as it grew, and now they seemingly slowed to a crawl. One of the three, is about three inches tall, but seems to be fanning out sideways. The other two, grow new tiny stalks but in tiny increments. I'm using special cacti soil and letting it dry out before re-watering.

MG, I feel for you, my right hip and leg seem to be on a permanent ache. I try to get as many steps in as I can, it seems to help, that and full body stretches.

Amy, our days of heat are over. This is the last month we'll see the 70s until next year. I'm already getting my humidifier cleaned and the filters ready for my Britta.

OLM, I'm always surprised, it seems, when everyone talks about August heat. In the arctic, it's a cool down, rainy month with losses of summer's constant daylight as everything seems to prepare for winter. Now, September is usually cooler, but beautiful with crisp gleaming light.

October is when the leaves change and drop, with a possible snow dusting. It's a cloud parable because in the summer you don't want constant clouding, but in the winter, it's necessary to keep the heat in. You don't want clear nights and days because with almost constant darkness, the heat escapes, and you can get twenty-five, thirty or more temperatures below.

Many of the comets, stars and other cosmic events seen at lower altitudes simply aren't seen in the northern arctic regions due to the earth's curves. We do have almost constant northern lights or the aurora which brings in almost as many tourists as the summer does.

patricia19 · August 13, 2025, 01:38:47 PM

And we think we have it bad..."A Continent of Heat

Wildfires in Europe killed at least three people yesterday—two in Spain and one in Albania. Thousands of people have been evacuated as blazes broke out across parts of Spain, France, Greece, Portugal, Turkey, and the Balkans.

In many places, the danger is compounded by a dayslong heat wave caused by a persistent high-pressure system pulling warm, dry air across the continent. France and Hungary have seen record-high temperatures, with parts of France placed under the country's highest-level heat alert. Albania, Montenegro, Germany, Spain, Italy, and the UK have also issued heat advisories. Parts of Spain this week witnessed temperatures above 110 degrees Fahrenheit.

Since the 1980s, Europe has outpaced other continents in warming, with temperatures increasing at twice the speed of the global average. That trend is partly attributed to reduced air pollution on the continent; efforts to crack down on aerosols have resulted in reduced cloud cover, enabling more solar radiation to reach land (how climatologists predict trends).

MarsGal · August 13, 2025, 06:20:54 PM

Wasn't it, once upon a time, the thing to ban lots of emissions that trap the heat? So now they are saying that the rising temps are because of said pollutants? Hmmmm!

RAMMEL · August 13, 2025, 06:37:20 PM

MarsGal - IMHO - There's a group of Scientists for every theory there is.

Also IMHO - It's the WINDMILLS.

patricia19 · August 13, 2025, 07:28:39 PM

https://climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/do-wind-turbines-kill-birds

"Yes, windmills do kill birds, but the number is relatively small compared to other threats like cats and buildings. Estimates suggest that wind turbines kill between 140,000 to 679,000 birds annually in the U.S., which is significantly less than the millions killed by other human-related activities."

patricia19 · August 13, 2025, 07:32:09 PM

MG, are you saying climate change is a hoax?

RAMMEL · August 13, 2025, 08:45:28 PM

Energy can be neither created or destroyed. -- It can be converted.

The windmills are used to convert energy from wind to electricity.

That energy is removed from the movement of our weather systems. Altering the weather.

Think about that for a while.

patricia19 · August 13, 2025, 10:09:20 PM

"Wind energy is harnessed from moving air, and it has been used for thousands of years, whether it was to propel the first sailboats or to spin the blades on a windmill. This is a type of kinetic energy that is generated from air currents and that can be transformed into electricity through an electric generator. It is a renewable energy source that is inexhaustible and non-polluting."

https://www.repsol.com/en/energy-move-forward/energy/wind-energy/index.cshtml

so_P_bubble · August 14, 2025, 03:25:56 AM

Yesterday noon it was 127F in the shade in Eilath! A record. Two elderly people were found unconscious on different streets, lying on the pavement. They died of the heat, their body temp was 107.6

Today, outside the house, under the tree it is 102: unbearable because of the high humidity in the air - my computer says 71%.

I am not going out, that's for sure!

Amy · August 14, 2025, 06:54:24 AM

Good morning..

Bubble that is way too hot!! Can not imagine being out in temps like that. I hope you have a/c .

Another catch up day here, plus beans to freeze. Beets are gong to wait till next week unless I get an energy spurt.

Some areas did get a bit of rain ,we just had a few sprinkles ,not enough to do any good.

Enjoy your day and stay safe.

MarsGal · August 14, 2025, 08:39:53 AM

Ah, yes, the 1st Law of Thermodynamics.

No, I am not saying that climate change is a hoax. And I do commend those striving for healthier air to breathe. But, climate change happens whether we try to control it or not. The question, in the (very)long term, is whether or not we are actually helping or hurting. People really need to be mindful of the Law of Unintended Consequences. Weigh what we lose and what we gain by jumping headlong into giant sized climate change (and climate change propaganda) projects. I am actually more concerned over large solar array farms that not only result in loss of wildlife (birds, mostly) and most definitely, habitat for humans as well as wildlife.

Oh, and speaking of, lucky us. We are going to be getting several big data centers in the area. Found this article about our nuclear power plants on the Susquehanna River. I knew they were reviving Three Mile Island, but look who has signed on to much getting power from them. https://6abc.com/post/amazon-building-trade-centers-pennsylvania-marking-largest-private-sector-investment-state-history/16713134/ Lancaster, York and Carlisle are "looking forward" to new Data Centers being built. Some outfit called Coreweave is planning a data center in Lancaster. In Carlisle, Pennsylvania Data Center Partners and PowerHouse Data Centers are planning a data center "campus". Energy Capital Partners, the parent company of the outfit that runs Peach Bottom Power Plant, is planning to build one along Interstate 82 in York County. Amazon is planning data centers in Berks County and Berwick (Columbia County). I am according to this article, spending bucks on renewable energy projects. https://www.aboutamazon.com/news/aws/amazon-pennsylvania-investment-cloud-infrastructure-ai-innovation

RAMMEL · August 14, 2025, 09:15:46 AM

For some reading fun. Put "affect of windmills on weather" into your search engine. I remember when they said there was NO affect. Well , now maybe a little - How about on a larger scale.

OnLonelyMountain · August 14, 2025, 09:41:18 AM

wow! This is a touchy topic. It requires diplomacy, and tact. I have very little of either. So I hope I do not offend with my input...

Patricia, unfortunately, the facts are that windmills do pollute. We have tons of them in the Columbia Basin, a veritable forest. They leak oil, and often fracture, cascading and spewing the motor oil all over the place. It requires environmental clean up crews. Next, the manufacture and disposal of them are extremely toxic. I know you are an excellent researcher, dig into those 2 things. Just so you know, my son has a degree in Environmental Engineering. He has come to despise the lies about the windmills. The cost: benefit ratio is not supportive the way we are doing it. Its run by corporate greed. They do alter the climate just like running a fan in your living room alters the atmospheric microcosm of the living room. They adversely impact wildlife.

MG, I too am for non-toxic and healthy environments. I believe I get what you are saying about climate change. I will say it: Climate has always changed. It isn't stagnant. The hoopla created over "climate change" is a scam. It fear mongering and divisive, the intent is to control the massive through divisiveness, just like racial or class divisions. I actually read a paper put out by the leading meteorologist that originally headed up the Climate Panel. He stepped down and blew the scam apart. Its political, not scientifically factual. If it was due to man made pollutants, then why are so many of the mouth pieces jetting around in private jets? Because they know its a scam. They get $$ and power. If it were true, no country (China) would get less stringent rules. But its not. Look at world history going back through all recorded weather patterns. Look at the ice flow research. Heck, look at pictures of midwest snow where its feet 10'+, back in the 20s-30s. Global warming, global cooling, yes climate cyclically changes. Things like volcanic eruptions and forest destruction drive the cycle, causing wider temp swings. Do I like pollutants? Adamantly, No! I'm all for non-toxic and the cessation of raping the environment for profit. The "Climate Change" rallying cry is propaganda. They want to keep it alive because it distracts from their manipulation and corruption. Al Gore has chanted both Global Warming and Global Cooling. He flies about in his private jet. He and his ilk are conmen, IMHO.

RAMMEL · August 14, 2025, 10:08:03 AM

Quote from: OnLonelyMountain on August 14, 2025, 09:41:18 AMwow! This is a touchy topic. It requires diplomacy, and tact.

Uh Oh - I'm in trouble.

I still say, as did all my Science and Physics Theachers, Energy can be neither created or destroyed.
Use it for one thing, take it from another. Simple, basic.

patricia19 · August 14, 2025, 12:57:49 PM

Good morning, it's 53 presently, cloudy and cooler, only going to have a high in the mid-sixties with some drizzle. Meet and greets, morning routine and feeding everyone have been done and coffee's on.

Bubble that is way too hot! I hope that the government is providing assistance or with providing various safe rooms as we do here when the fires and smoke are bad.

Amy, I used to help my mom and dad with the acre garden and putting up food for the winter. My parents also took us along to help our neighbors in their gardens. I did the same in Kentucky with my second husband and his family. Nowadays, I no longer have a garden or meal prep as I used to. I do make what I call my meat bases and divide those up and freeze for various meals with additions down the line. I suppose that's a type of meal prep.

MG, I agree with you about large solar farms, especially with greener energy sources being available. I don't entirely agree with you that climate change is natural or has been naturally occurring. Man hasn't always been a good steward of his environment.

OLM, I researched and found this among others, "Are Windmills Bad for the Environment? A Comprehensive Analysis

The answer is complex. While wind energy is undeniably a cleaner alternative to fossil fuels, its environmental impact, though significantly less, is not zero. This article delves into the nuances of wind energy's ecological footprint, addressing common concerns and misconceptions surrounding its environmental impact"

https://iere.org/are-windmills-bad-for-the-environment/

https://duckduckgo.com/?t=ffab&q=Do%20windmills%20poullut&atb=v481-1&ia=web

Rick,

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/myth-debunked-wind-farms-dont-alter-climate-180949701/

Restateing a claim without further back up is simply restating a claim.

RAMMEL · August 14, 2025, 01:11:08 PM

Quote from: patricia19 on August 14, 2025, 12:57:49 PMRestateing a claim without further back up is simply restating a claim.

But still true --- unless all those teachers are wrong. I accept it until proved otherwise.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_7UB-yGe2k

patricia19 · August 14, 2025, 01:54:31 PM

Rick, that is not what I meant. Let me explain.

Quote from: RAMMEL on August 13, 2025, 08:45:28 PM"Energy can be neither created or destroyed. -- It can be converted.

The windmills are used to convert energy from wind to electricity.

That energy is removed from the movement of our weather systems. Altering the weather.

Think about that for a while."

I refuted that, but you continue to repeat a phase without saying whether you still believe the above comment and why, with backup.

As someone recently said to me, "They said the world was flat at one time....now they know different!"

This is the complete statement you are referring to.

"The statement refers to the law of conservation of energy, which asserts that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another. This means that the total energy in a closed system remains constant over time."

RAMMEL · August 14, 2025, 02:13:29 PM

Quote from: patricia19 on August 14, 2025, 01:54:31 PMRick, that is not what I meant. Let me explain.

But you posted it right under my name.

RAMMEL · August 14, 2025, 02:25:59 PM

Quote from: patricia19 on August 14, 2025, 01:54:31 PMI refuted that, but you continue to repeat a phase without saying whether you still believe the above comment and why, with backup.

I still believe that energy cannot be created or destroyed. I believe it because so many trusted scientists have said it - well educated people, even some with high Degrees.

Where do you think the energy comes from to turn those windmills?

I said "Think about it for a while". How do you refute that?

patricia19 · August 14, 2025, 03:03:39 PM

I did it more than once with backup links.

"The statement refers to the law of conservation of energy, which asserts that energy cannot be created or destroyed, only transformed from one form to another. This means that the total energy in a closed system remains constant over time."

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/myth-debunked-wind-farms-dont-alter-climate-180949701/

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