tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post228129417200455777..comments2024-03-27T21:18:52.191-06:00Comments on Der Alte Fritz Journal: The Little Things In Life Mean A LotDer Alte Fritzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01578422757511400566noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-18402414105708060512011-06-29T12:21:13.405-05:002011-06-29T12:21:13.405-05:00Glad to hear all's well now; yes, these things...Glad to hear all's well now; yes, these things really make us appreciate what we usually take for granted.<br /><br />About reading by candlelight - in Jane Austen's day people often used a candlestand that had mirrors attached which effectively focussed and multiplied the light. I can't find a picture on the Net but you'll often notice in period pictures that mirrors are placed behind candles to do the same thing in a less efficient way.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />David<br />http://nba-sywtemplates.blogspot.com/David Morfitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09016926084467625584noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-37071466291341342142011-06-25T08:27:28.797-05:002011-06-25T08:27:28.797-05:00The painting will always pick back up. Thank God ...The painting will always pick back up. Thank God you and yours weren't injured in any way. :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-38176661828684798192011-06-24T05:36:42.674-05:002011-06-24T05:36:42.674-05:00Glad to hear that all's well in Hesse Seewald....Glad to hear that all's well in Hesse Seewald. in my experience the US is the only country in the world where the weather really tries to kill you!<br /><br />Keep up the inspiring work<br /><br />SteveStevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04350067600565836976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-65744914468830615382011-06-24T02:42:22.362-05:002011-06-24T02:42:22.362-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04350067600565836976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-37201297399266843882011-06-24T02:41:13.579-05:002011-06-24T02:41:13.579-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Stevehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04350067600565836976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-60982686962888032562011-06-23T09:32:35.903-05:002011-06-23T09:32:35.903-05:00I feel your pain DAF; after two years of similar o...I feel your pain DAF; after two years of similar outages here in NH, I opted for a stand-by generator. Without city services here in the "country", when the power is out, so it the water and toilet !!<br /><br />Looking forward to seeing the Austrian hussars.<br /><br />DonBrigadier Dundashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895480319665745589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-8503979672102009092011-06-23T05:37:29.212-05:002011-06-23T05:37:29.212-05:00Amazing how civilization as we know it can come to...Amazing how civilization as we know it can come to a screeming haul. Glad to see all has been restored in Hesse Seewald...Capt Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15990089081015713972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-18031353259034148582011-06-23T03:08:19.937-05:002011-06-23T03:08:19.937-05:00One of the things that we keep around is one of th...One of the things that we keep around is one of those bags of "100 tea lights". <br /><br />A number of these in an aluminum dish will provide a fair amount of light (although not enough to read by) as well as heat and they last quite a while too (plus they are cheap).<br /><br />I'm glad that you came through this unscathed, sir.<br /><br /><br />-- JeffBluebear Jeffhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05171345165563779232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-28020145481211208052011-06-23T02:43:21.636-05:002011-06-23T02:43:21.636-05:00I am hearing that after due deliberation, in the a...I am hearing that after due deliberation, in the afternoon the NWS meteorologists said it was two EF-1 tornadoes, with touchdown, plus three more as funnel clouds at points west like Aurora, and a couple north of there. <br /><br />The ones that touched down were by Downer's Grove or Bensenville, that is related in my blog piece, and the second one at Mount Prospect, which is the one aimed at DAF's place.<br /><br />No word yet on Games Plus in Mount Prospect.<br /><br />It sounds like other than the power issues you came out okay. We had to work at 10 so my work partner in North Chicago drove through that and got in a few minutes late.<br /><br />I still haven't heard of anyone getting hurt.mekelnborghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02269195057608159822noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6504742686650223041.post-39248778736335164132011-06-23T01:26:27.087-05:002011-06-23T01:26:27.087-05:00Glad to hear everyone came through without injury....Glad to hear everyone came through without injury.Conrad Kinchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15683395740934527502noreply@blogger.com