Michael Louis Scott June 1997 to Date

Note: <888> 09/24/04  Friday 6:05 P.M.:  I finished house cleaning and watering the plants.  The apartment does not look as neat with all of the car items stored in the apartment.  The Sears Kenmore upright vacuum cleaner also pulled up a couple feet of a few strands of the carpet in the kitchen, so there is a vacant line space in the napping.  I chatted with a relative.  I told the relative that while at the relative's house in Kennebunkport, Maine http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/137.htm after hurricane winds pasted over the house on this past Saturday afternoon, I saw a large blue or grey heron in the tidal pond in front of the house.  As I have said many times before the birds have more sense about the weather than humans, since they spend so much time outside.  I don't know about herons, but they frequently come north with hurricane winds.  Also after a hurricane in Scotland once, they saw Pelican on the St. Andrew's golf course.  In the old days in Key West, they said if the Pelicans disappeared, a hurricane would be coming, and in Biscayne Bay in Miami, they said if the Flamingos disappeared a hurricane would be coming.  Also since the eye or center of hurricane Jeanne is suppose to track up the coast of Florida from Fort Pierce or Vero Beach north along the northern Florida east coast, and the Georgia and Carolina's coasts, even though the west or southern side of the hurricane will be over land with less intense winds, more than likely with the more violent winds on the east side of the hurricane over the Atlantic Ocean off shore, there could a larger than normal storm surge causing increased flooding.  I will now throw out the garbage.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/24/04  Friday 3:10 P.M.:  I  chatted with a friend.  I left messages with three relatives.  These two news stories about hurricane Jeanne are available Greenwich Time - Hurricane watch puts Florida's East Coast on high alert , TCPalm: Press Journal , Yahoo! News - 350,000 Asked to Evacuate As Jeanne Nears , FOXNews.com - U.S. & World - Fla. Braces for Jeanne; Ivan Hits Gulf Again ,ABCNEWS.com : Hurricane Jeanne Threatens Florida , CNN.com - Fourth hurricane eyes Florida - Sep 24, 2004 and MSNBC - Bahamas, Florida brace for Hurricane Jeanne .  Maybe Prince Harry will help with the retired British residents in Florida BBC NEWS UK Prince Harry set for army career .  I will now do my house cleaning.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/24/04  Friday 2:15 P.M.:  I was up at 11 P.M., and I had a telephone call from a party interested in my Hyundai for sale 1999 Hyundai Accent L for sale with 42,500 miles at Greenwich, CT. USA, for $1,950 cash .  They said they would call back after 2 P.M., when I returned from my appointment.  I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry preserves, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I cleaned up, and I went out for my 1 P.M. appointment.  I just now returned.  I will now do my house cleaning while I wait for anyone to call about my car.  I heard on the Fox News that hurricane Jeanne is heading towards the Vero Beach and Fort Pierce, Florida area with 100 mile an hour winds about 8 A.M. on Sunday morning.  So one should study Michael Louis Scott Tropical Weather , National Hurricane Center Tropical Prediction Center , http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ftp/graphics/AT11/refresh/AL1104W+GIF/241453W.gif , and NRL Monterey Satellite Photos .  CIO

Note: <888> 09/24/04  Friday 3:00 A.M.:  I ate two scoops of Hagen Daz raspberry sorbet.  I watched some television.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed.  I have a 1 P.M. appointment today.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/24/04  Friday 1:15 A.M.:  MSFT: Basic Chart for MICROSOFT CP - Yahoo! Finance if one is interested in how Microsoft has performed.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/24/04  Friday 12:45 A.M.:  I went out after the last message.  I went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at various locations.  I chatted with another regular walker.  I did not drive by the waterfront, because I had to go by the Stop and Shop before it closed.  I went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought two boxes of 8 bars  each box 10.4 ounces total per box of Kellogg's Nutri-Grain Cereal Bars raspberry low fat for $2 each box, a dented 18.8 can of Campbell's Select creamy potato and roasted garlic soup for .55, a 16 ounce bag of baby carrots for $1.99, broccoli crowns at $1.69 a pound for $1.76, two cucumbers for .50 each, a quart of plum tomatoes for $2.99 for $11.80 total.  I ate two of the Nutri-Grain bars outside the store for a bit of quick energy.  I then returned home, and I put away my purchases.  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  I put in half of a peel sliced cucumber, and for the cheddar cheese portion, I used Kraft Cracker Barrel 2% reduced fat sharp cheddar cheese.  I used all of the other regular ingredients.  I ate the salad with a glass of iced tea.  I have noticed recently with the remains of the hurricanes coming over this areas that we are getting the tropical insects and allergies from the tropics in this area, so if one feels a bit congested when outside, one might have hurricane allergies.  Remember to look at  www.geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm and http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml and http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ftp/graphics/AT11/refresh/AL1104W5+GIF/240303W5.gif and NRL Monterey Satellite Photos .  Alas, I have only been down south about three times since a bad experience down south in February 1982, so I do not have much local experience in that area anymore compared to the new experts, but a relative keeps telling me they might invite me down this winter.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/23/04  Thursday 8:20 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will clean up, and I will go out.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/23/04  Thursday 8:05 P.M.:  One of the Greenwich Library's long time users has passed away Greenwich Time: Dr. Edward Keefe .  When Dr. Keefe was heading up the senior's physical fitness class at the Greenwich Hospital and a regular user of the Greenwich Library about 12 years ago, I gave him a copy of Bill Gate's biography and recommended that he should invest in Microsoft.  Dr. Keefe looked a lot like Nelson Rockefeller and was equally smart.  We had not seem around much in the last year.  I once told him he looked he looked like the Archduke Ferdinand sitting around waiting for something to happen.  Dr. Keefe used word processors before personal computers, and he always told me he used a word processor called a "Viadeck".  He also once told me he was descended from the Emperor Charlemagne Charlemagne's Biography , and one could frequently see him around St. Mary's Church on Greenwich Avenue.  He also drove an old blue Cadillac and looked like one of those retirement community chiefs of police that one sees down in Florida.  We will all miss him dearly.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/23/04  Thursday 7:15 P.M.:  I went through my email.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/23/04  Thursday 6:35 P.M.:  I was up at 5 P.M., when I had a telemarketing call from www.hourofpower.org .  I chatted with the Christian fund raiser explaining why I could not afford to give money.  I then had breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I went outside, and I chatted with some neighbors.  I signed for a UPS package for another neighbor, and I left it outside of his door.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/23/04  Thursday 10:15 A.M.:  I went outside, and I chatted with some neighbors and the building custodian.  I chatted with a relative on the telephone.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed.  I have a 1 P.M. appointment tomorrow, so I have to be awake in the afternoon.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/23/04  Thursday 8:50 A.M.:  I ran BootVis.  I enabled the XP SP2 firewall, but the Symantec Security Check shows that the Ping Port is still opened.  However, with Optimum Online, every time one reboots, one gets a different IP address, so it is less of a problem than it might appear.  I found this site http://www.grn.com/ while looking for Gibson Research http://www.grc.com/ to check my ports.  The ping port still shows up on the Gibson Research tests.  I disabled remote assistance in my XP SP2 firewall.  Still the system seems fairly secure.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/23/04  Thursday 7:40 A.M.:  I downloaded and installed http://analyzer.symantec.com/default.asp , and I opened an account.  I then went to Symantec Security Check , and I tested my computer.  I closed the ping port in Norton Internet Security 2004 , but it still shows up on the test.  Everything else is fine.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/23/04  Thursday 6:40 A.M.:  I checked out the Symantec web site www.symantec.com and Norton System Works 2005 is available for download off the internet as a upgrade for $40 http://nct.symantecstore.com/0001/upgrade_center.html , but it does not say that it includes Norton Utilities.  Anyway, I was able to get Norton Win Doctor 2003 to work by doing a scan with out the first two tests, and then I did the second test, and then I did the first test without the Analysis agents, and there are no problems.  I also installed the latest version of Live Update, and ran the updates.  I then did a safe boot, and I ran Norton Antivirus 2004, and there were no problems.  I went outside while running it, and I watched some television.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/23/04  Thursday 4:10 A.M.:  I changed under the hardware settings for System from the VIA drivers to Microsoft XP drivers for the VIA drivers.  The system seems a bit more stable with the Microsoft drivers, and it starts faster and is a bit more responsive.  I also changed the IDE drivers to Primary and Secondary.  In Microsoft Money I changed the option to backup the Money File to "select option", so I do not have to back it up on exit which freezes the computer in compressed mode.  However, a manual backup in compressed mode works, so I can have a smaller file to store for backup on my pin drive.  I tried running full Norton Win Doctor 2003 test, but the system still froze.  I will look at the Symantec web site for a solution. CIO

Note: <888> 09/23/04  Thursday 3:15 A.M.:  I was informed by the night clerk at the Food Emporium that they found the 12 foot alligator that got away from the zoo in Alabama during Hurricane Ivan.  However, anyone whom has been down south would know that there are over 2.5 million wild alligators in Florida and over 40 thousand crocodiles and caimans not to mention all the ones in the neighboring states like Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina along with the countries and islands further south, so just because they found the one that escaped from the zoo does not mean there are not more left in the wild.  More than likely there are similar big creatures in Sri Lanka since they also exist in India.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/23/04  Thursday 2:45 A.M.:  I chatted briefly with someone from Sri Lanka this evening, and I told them about my web site and gave them my card.  They said there are not volcano problems on Sri Lanka, but I know they do have typhoon problems.  I found these three links Columbia University Center for Hazards and Risk Research and  Identification of Global Natural Disaster Risk Hotspots - Sri Lanka Case Study and CIA - The World Factbook -- Sri Lanka and as any tea lover knows Tea and Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka Tea Board  and http://www.pureceylontea.com/History.htm , but I am not sure what local brands here of tea might be from Sri Lanka or Ceylon tea as it was known before World War II.  The person I chatted with from Sri Lanka said that Europeans were damaging Sri Lanka, but I am not sure what they meant in what terms.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/23/04  Thursday 1:20 A.M.:  I went out after the last message.  I went by the Exxon gasoline station next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought $10.61 of regular unleaded gasoline at $2.159 a gallon for about 35 miles per gallon usage on the highway and locally since I returned back to Greenwich.  I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue including the train station area, and I sat out at various locations.  They have finished repaving the sidewalk in front of the veterans monument, and they have fall flowers planted.  They are now in the process of repaving sidewalks further up Greenwich Avenue.  I noticed in the dumpster outside Starbucks they have their old coffee stained furniture that they are throwing away.  I drove down by the waterfront.  I then went by the Food Emporium.  I bought two 20 bag boxes of Bigelow Japanese style green tea for $2.50 a box, and a five variety pack of five each of the Twinings teas or 25 bags total for $3.39 a two bulb package of General Electric Reveal 40 watt torpedo regular size base bulbs for $3.49 for $12.09 total.  I then returned home.  I put the ice tea in the refrigerator to chill.  I installed one of the 40 watt Reveal torpedo bulbs in my brass light fixture that hangs off the wall above the Epson printer.  I turned its rheostat up about 60%, so the fixture does not get too hot.  The 25 watt tube bulb in the fixture was blinking like it was ready to burn out.  I use the torpedo bulbs since they are cheaper than the tube bulbs.  I will now do some regular computer work.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/22/04  Wednesday 9:15 P.M.:  I chatted with a friend and a relative.  I made up a fresh batch of homemade hummus www.geocities.com/mikelscott/hummus.htm .  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  I used a tin of sardines that I chopped instead of tuna fish.  For the cheddar cheese portion, I used Kraft www.kraft.com Cracker Barrel 2% low fat sharp cheddar cheese.  I used all of the other regular ingredients.  I ate the salad with a glass of iced tea.  I am making up a fresh batch of www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm .  My relative will not be delivering the 1995 Volvo 850 turbo wagon tomorrow, but I will wait to take possession of it after I have sold the Hyundai.  I chatted with a relative.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will let the tea steep, and I will go out for some outdoor activity.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/22/04  Wednesday 6:35 P.M.:  I chatted with one friend.  I left messages  with seven other friends and two relatives.  I think the problem with the computer occasionally freezing is caused by both hard drives being on the primary VIA IDE controller on the primary cable.  The Via web site says that if this occurs, one should put each hard drive on a separate cable, however, on my machine the length between the second device and the primary device connectors on the cables are not long enough to stretch from each hard drive to the DVD or CD/RW drives, however I have not tested it for sure.  I suppose with only about six inches between the primary connector and the secondary connector on my round IDE cables with my current case configuration, one could try to find a IDE cable with a greater distance or a connector IDE cable extender.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/22/04  Wednesday 6:05 P.M.:  I showered and cleaned up.  I found my Connecticut emissions inspection form for the Hyundai in the items that I removed from the car.  I will now go out to put it in the glove box of the Hyundai.  I will be back up shortly in case anyone calls.  I will probably be staying here until about 8 P.M. this evening.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/22/04  Wednesday 5:20 P.M.:  I went outside briefly.  I chatted with two relatives.  I had a call from an interested party about my Hyundai, and they said they would call me back at 8 A.M. tomorrow morning.  The Hyundai is also listed by the Greenwich Time at www.cars.com  at http://www.cars.com/go/search/detail.jsp?tracktype=usedcc&searchType=21&paId=155350674&pageNumber=0&numResultsPerPage=50&largeNumResultsPerPage=0&sortorder=descending&sortfield=PRICE+descending&certifiedOnly=false&recnum=19&leadExists=false&criteria=K-%7CE-%7CM-_19_%7CB-6000%7CD-_218_%7CN-N%7CR-50%7CI-1%7CP-PRICE+descending%7CQ-descending%7CZ-06830&aff=scni .  CIO

Note: <888> 09/22/04  Wednesday 4:05 P.M.:  I had a call from a friend at 6:30 A.M. this morning.  I was up at 11 A.M., and I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I went outside, and I checked my mail.  I went back to bed until about 3:30 P.M..  My ad in the www.greenwichtime.com for my Hyundai also appears on their web site at Greenwich Time - Classifieds Search Hyundai for Sale .  I have not had any telephone calls on the Hyundai.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/22/04  Wednesday 1:30 A.M.:  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/22/04  Wednesday 1:00 A.M.:  I checked www.geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm , http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ftp/graphics/AT11/refresh/AL1104W5+GIF/220253W5.gif , and NRL Monterey Satellite Photos , and it looks like possibly hurricane Jeanne might head towards the Carolinas. Of course Bermuda might be in the way too.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/22/04  Wednesday 12:55 A.M.:  I finished going through my email.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/21/04  Tuesday 11:35 P.M.:  I went outside, and I threw out some garbage.  I also used a damp paper towel to clean off some bird crap off the hood of my car.  Birds always seem to target clean cars.  I now have 549 emails to go through from over the last week.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/21/04  Tuesday 11:00 P.M.:  I went out after the last message, and I went by the Arnold bread store factory outlet.  I bought a loaf of oat wheat grain bread for $2.19 and two 5.5 ounce boxes of Arnold regular cut croutons one seasoned and one garlic and herbs for .99 each for $4.17 total.  I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop.  I bought a AT&T 25 foot telephone extension cord for $2.  I then drove down by the waterfront.  I then drove up to Darien to the Exit 13 car wash, and I used the power spray wash wand for $5 in tokens to spray off and wash my car.  I used the high pressure spray wash to try to wash off some of the wax residue from when I waxed the car a year ago.  I then returned to downtown Greenwich.  I parked by the veterans monument, so pedestrians could see the for sale sign.  I paid a dollar for parking for two hours.  I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at various locations.  I toured CVS, and I used the bathroom at the Senior and Arts center.  Starbucks in downtown Greenwich is under remodeling until October 4, 2004.  I next went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Time.  I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought four half gallons of Tropicana Premium orange juice with calcium for $2.50 each, a four pack of Chicken of the Sea solid white albacore tuna fish for $3.99 all, a bag of five pounds of yellow onions for $3.49, 10 ounces of fresh spinach for $1.99, and a 10 ounce box of fresh mushrooms for $2.29 for $21.76 total.  I then returned home.  I put away my purchases, and I drank some iced tea.  I started up the computer, and it started having problems.  I worked on trying to fix the problems by changing different settings.  I finally changed the IDE drivers to the Microsoft VIA IDE drivers and the Standard IDE and ESDI controller drivers.  I also installed the latest NVIDIA video driver.  I also ran Bootvis.  I changed the Microsoft Money program not to compress the backup file, which was causing the computer to freeze.  Right now the system seems to be running just fine.  However, last night before I went to bed, I tried running Norton AntiVirus 2004, and the system froze, and once again it froze this evening.  It seems when doing intensive IDE controller work, the system might still freeze, but for now it is working.  I chatted with one relative, and I left a message with another relative and a friend.  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  I did not use the homemade hummus www.geocities.com/mikelscott/hummus.htm , since I have not made up a fresh batch.  For the cheddar cheese portion, I used Kraft Cracker barrel 2% low fat sharp cheddar cheese.  I used all of the other regular ingredients.  I had the salad with a glass of iced tea.  I will now do some regular computer work.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/21/04  Tuesday 1:00 P.M.:  I will now shut down the computer, and I will shower and clean up.  I will then go out.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/21/04  Tuesday 12:50 P.M.:  I was up at 11 A.M..  I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I watched President Bush's speech at the United Nations.  I went outside, and I picked up the mail.  I called the Greenwich Time and Stamford Advocate at 203-629-2204, and I placed this ad for a week at a $50 cost.  Ad follows:

Hyundai, Accent L, 1999, 2 dr. hatchback,

42,500 miles, Black, 5 speed manual, PS,

PB, AM/FM Cas., $1,950 cash, 203-531-6754

CIO

Note: <888> 09/20/04  Monday 11:30 P.M.:  I updated 1999 Hyundai Accent L for sale with 42,500 miles at Greenwich, CT. USA, for $1,950 cash .  CIO

End of Scott's Notes week of 09/20/04:

Note: <888> 09/20/04  Monday 10:50 P.M.:  I will now send out my weekly notes.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/20/04  Monday 6:50 P.M.:  I returned back to my apartment from my vacation to Kennebunkport, Maine http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/137.htm at 4 P.M. this afternoon.  I will post a note in a little while about my activities.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/14/04  Tuesday 12:15 A.M.:  I will now shut down the computer.  I will not be updating my Notes until I return from vacation up in Kennebunkport, Maine http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/137.htm probably around next Monday.  Remember to keep an eye on www.geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm .  I will probably be up around 7:30 A.M. this morning, and I will leave around 10 A.M..  CIO

Note: <888> 09/14/04  Tuesday 12:05 A.M.:  I finished packing.  I went outside briefly.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/13/04  Monday 10:55 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative.  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  Instead of tuna fish, I used a tin of sardines that I chopped.  For the cheddar cheese portion, I used Kraft Cracker Barrel 2% low fat cheese.  I used all of the other regular ingredients.  I had the salad with a glass of iced tea.  I will now start packing.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/13/04  Monday 9:25 P.M.:  I put away the laundry.  I chatted with the relative in Maine about bringing up the Queen Anne chair.  I brought it downstairs, and although I can fit it into the back hatchback area of the Hyundai with the rear seat down, the entire rear view vision is obscured.  I decided that would be unsafe to drive long distance, so I brought the Queen Anne chair back upstairs, and I put it back in its regular place in front of the stereo system between the far ends of the sofa and couch.  I told the relative I would not be bringing it up.  If one is curious how I was able to bring the Queen Anne chair downstairs and back, I hoisted it on my head without the cushion.  Needless to say, I am a bit exhausted.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/13/04  Monday 8:05 P.M.:  I woke up at 2 P.M. this morning, and I ate a bowl of dry roasted peanuts with iced tea.  I had a hard time falling asleep until 6 A.M., so I watched television on and off.  I woke up at 11 A.M..  I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I figured nobody from Saudi Arabia would be showing up this late in the summer to help out with our winter energy needs, so I took the 2 foot by 4 foot Saudi Arabian hospitality flag down from the center hallway bookcase, and I folded it up, and I put it in the right center mahogany bureau drawer in the living room.  I still have all of the other cold weather country flags displayed.  I then cleaned up, and I went out.  I went to the Greenwich Hospital dental outpatient clinic, and I had the follow up on my dental x-rays.  I have to schedule an appointment in two weeks for some dental work.  I next drove over to the Old Greenwich Mobil Express car wash, and I had my Hyundai washed for $5.  I then drove over by FedEx at exit 6 of the New England Thruway where the new Stamford Hyundai http://www.hyundaiofstamford.com/  is now located, and they told me, they would not be able to give me any near the www.kbb.com value of the car.  I then drove up to Sandovals www.sandovalsautocenter.com and they offered me twice as much as Stamford Hyundai, but it was less than half of the $2,250 I am asking.  They both use the same dealer book for appraising cars.  I then returned to central Greenwich.  I saw an ABC news truck by Bruce Park possibly reporting on the alligator in park pond story.  I left my car parked on Greenwich Avenue, so any strollers could see the for sale signs.  I walked to the Greenwich Avenue branch of Putnam Trust Bank of New for parking change and to use the ATM.  I made my 4 P.M. appointment.  I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue.  I stopped by  CVS, and I bought twelve 3.75 ounce tins of Beach Cliff sardines in water for two for .99 for $5.94 total.  I sat out at various locations.  I returned home.  I returned an inquiry call about the Hyundai, but the party was not interested.  I chatted with my relative in Kennebunkport, Maine http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/137.htm , and I am going to drive up there to visit tomorrow leaving here between 9 A.M. and 10 A.M. and arriving there about six hours later.  I stop at most of the rest areas on the way going my usual route as this past June.  I will probably stay up there through the weekend and return next Monday when it should be sunny after any possible rainy weather from the remains of hurricane Ivan.  I started two loads of laundry, and I have 15 minutes to go on the dry cycle.  I put clean linens on the bed in the bedroom.  I am charging up the Sony Handycam battery.  I will take the usual items that I take up along with some warmer clothing in case it is cooler at night.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/12/04  Sunday 11:05 P.M.:  I watched the Fox News Report on Hurricane Ivan www.geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm .  I chatted with a relative.  Because of scheduling problems, I will not be going up to Kennebunkport, Maine on September 22, however, if I should be able to sell the Hyundai tomorrow, I could go down to Pennsylvania on the train to pick up the Volvo, and then drive it up to Kennebunkport, Maine this week, and come down the following Monday after the rainy weather.  I also could take the train to Kennebunkport, Maine via Wells, Maine and come back in time to receive the Volvo if I wanted it dropped off on September 22.  However, I first have to sell the Hyundai.  If I can not sell the Hyundai tomorrow at either of the two dealers, I probably should advertise it in the Greenwich Time and Stamford Advocate and hope I sell it by September 22.  However, I could go up to Kennebunkport this Tuesday and come back on next Monday after the rainy weather, and not take delivery on the Volvo until I sell the Hyundai after I had returned from Maine.  Thus it is a mixed kettle of fish.  I will wait to see what develops tomorrow.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/12/04  Sunday 10:00 P.M.:  I finished going through my email.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/12/04  Sunday 9:05 P.M.:  I  looked at the weather with my Weather Pulse weather program for Greenwich, Connecticut and Kennebunkport, Maine next week, and it is suppose to rain in this area and Kennebunkport, Maine this coming Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, I guess from Hurricane Ivan's remains.  I called my relative in Maine, and we agreed that I would not want to be driving down from Maine that weekend, so we decided to cancel my trip up to Kennebunkport, Maine this Tuesday.  I have a relative delivering the 1995 Volvo 850 Turbo station wagon which is registered on Wednesday September 22, so I will take possession of the Volvo then, and I will follow in the Volvo my relative in the in their other car up to Kennebunkport, Maine on that day for my visit.  Thus I will still try to sell the Hyundai tomorrow at Stamford Hyundai or up in Darien, but if they are not interested or do not offer a price that I feel is fair, I will then advertise it for the rest of the week in the Greenwich Time and the Stamford Advocate.  I will now go through my email.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/12/04  Sunday 8:35 P.M.:  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  Instead of tuna fish, I used a tin of sardines that I chopped.  For the cheddar cheese portion, I used Kraft Cracker Barrel 2% low fat sharp cheddar cheese.  I used all of the other regular ingredients.  I ate the salad with a glass of iced tea.  I chatted with a relative.  I went outside briefly, and I moved my car to its usual place.   One of my neighbors threw out a sofa that is available by the dumpster.  I will now go through my email.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/12/04  Sunday 6:45 P.M.:  I slept on and off until 6 A.M. this morning, and I watched some television.  I also ate a bowl of dry roasted peanuts with some iced tea.  I then slept until noon.  I ate breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I then cleaned up, and I went out about 2 P.M..  I stopped by the Exxon gasoline station next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought $6.05 of regular unleaded gasoline at $2.159 a gallon for 27 miles per gallon usage.  I was told by the cashier that Steve Peterson who used to sell used cars at the Exxon gasoline station is now at Sandoval's of Darien, Inc. quality pre-owned automobiles, buy, sell, and consignment at 35 Post Road in Darien, Connecticut 06820, sales telephone number 1-203-656-0089 and 1-203-656-0135 mailto:sandovalcars@aol.com at web site www.sandovalsautocenter.com .  I will check with them tomorrow on the sale of my Hyundai along with Stamford Hyundai.  I next went downtown, and I parked my Hyundai with the for sale signs adjacent to the sidewalk by the veterans monument, and I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at various locations.  I stopped by CVS, and I bought a five pack of Bic lighters for $2.99 plus .18 tax for $3.17 total.  At the top of Greenwich Avenue, I walked west to the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Time.  I then returned back down Greenwich Avenue.  I sat out at various locations along my walk.  I then drove down by the waterfront.  I returned home, and I drank a glass of cold filtered water.  I then used glass cleaner, and I cleaned my Hyundai car windows inside and out with paper towels, and I also cleaned the dashboard.  I then chatted with a relative.  I then put a new Christmas Tree New Car Scent hanging scent card on the hook behind the driver's side of the car, so my Hyundai smells better.  Although I am a cigarette smoker, I never smoked in the Hyundai and neither did the original owner, so the Hyundai is smoke free automobile.  CIO  

Note: <888> 09/12/04  Sunday 2:10 A.M.:  I finished watching the storm coverage.  I put a new 9 volt alkaline battery in my General Electric answering machine.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed until morning, when I will be back on a day schedule.  I did not have a chance to go through my email.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/12/04  Sunday 1:15 A.M.:  I went outside briefly.  I am watching a Fox News Special on Hurricane Ivan from Key West, Florida on channel 67 on our local cable vision system.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/12/04  Sunday 12:50 A.M.:  I microwaved a 14 ounce Stouffer's Lean Cuisine grilled chicken and penta pasta dinner, which I am just about to eat with a glass of iced tea.  CIO

End of Scott's Notes week of 09/11/04:

Note: <888> 09/11/04  Saturday 11:45 P.M.:  I made three copies of the Hyundai title for my records.  I printed out three copies of a Bill of Sale to be filled in that I put in the glove box of the Hyundai.  I collected the sales receipts for the Hyundai maintenance that I had done while I owned the car along with Sears receipts for the Michelin tires and the Sears International battery and the Oil Star oil change receipts, and I put them in a Priority Mail envelope on the back seat of the Hyundai.  I made up two For Sale signs with the sale information that I scotched taped into the two back seat side windows on either side of the car.  I went outside to do all of this.  I probably will not be going out, and I will go to bed after going through my email, so I will be back on a day schedule.  Remember to look at www.geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm .  I will now send out my weekly notes.    CIO 

Note: <888> 09/11/04  Saturday 10:10 P.M.:  I went outside briefly.  I made up a for sale web page for my Hyundai at 1999 Hyundai Accent L for sale with 41,700 miles at Greenwich, CT. USA, for $2,250 cash .  CIO

Note: <888> 09/10/04  Friday 2:50 P.M.:  I went to bed after the last message.  I was awake at 2 P.M. because I could not sleep.  I ate a bowl of Doritos guacamole chips with some iced tea.  I watched television on and off about the hurricane situation until 5 A.M..  I fell back asleep, and I woke up at 6:30 A.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I cleaned up, and I left the apartment about 8:45 A.M..  I drove east on U.S. 1 to Bedford Street in Stamford, Connecticut, and I showed up for my appointment at the state of Connecticut office about 9:30 A.M..  However, the person I was suppose to see today was out sick this week, so the receptionist entered the fact that I had shown up and said it would not be necessary to return for my state of Connecticut redetermination.  I then returned back to my apartment via U.S. 1.  I then did my house cleaning and watering the plants.  I fixed the barometer by the sweater closet that is part of the wall weather station.  It had fallen off the wall a couple of months ago, when I brushed by it.  I opened it up, and I centered the adjusting screw with the back of the case, and then I adjusted it to 30.8 which is what the Jensen barometer said on the back of my apartment door.  It should work properly now.  I threw out the garbage, and I picked up the mail.  The package of seven cartons of Seneca Ultra Lights 100s cigarettes arrived from http://www.smokemcheapcigarettes.com/ via Priority Mail.  I will now shut down the computer, I will eat a peanut butter sandwich with some iced tea.  I will then go to sleep for a while, since I did not get enough sleep last night.  Remember to keep an eye out on www.geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm .  CIO

Note: <888> 09/10/04  Friday 12:05 A.M.:  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed.  I will be up at 7 A.M. to get ready for my 10 A.M. appointment in Stamford, Connecticut.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/09/04  Thursday 11:40 P.M.:  Local Key West, Florida news KeysNews.com - The Florida Keys Only Daily Online News! .  If hurricane Ivan should head up towards Key West, Florida, and if one were planning to stay there, I would take refuge on one of the upper floors of http://www.laconchakeywest.com/ .  As I recall it is about seven or eight stories tall in the center of Key West away from the ocean.  Of course much of Key West is less than a foot above sea level, so more than likely there would be flooding.  More than likely the more expensive Casa Marina http://www.casamarinakeywest.com/  on the east side of the island on the ocean would be evacuated.  For local street action in Key West www.liveduvalstreet.com shows that it is not very busy down there at the moment.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/09/04  Thursday 10:55 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative.  I went outside, and I threw out some garbage.  I moved my car to the usual place.  I then ate two bowls of Doritos guacamole chips with some iced tea.  Local Florida news is at http://www.tcpalm.com/tcp/press_journal with these stories TCPalm: Florida Keys to be evacuated because of Hurricane Ivan and TCPalm: Bush pledges help for Treasure Coast and TCPalm: NASA securing space center for possible strike by Ivan and TCPalm: Frances deals citrus industry severe blow and www.geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm and National Hurricane Center Tropical Prediction Center and IVAN Tracking and NRL Monterey Satellite Photos .  Basically from what I can tell the entire state of Florida is threatened by Hurricane Ivan.  Thus if one were down there, particularly in the Florida Keys, I would recommend visiting Atlanta, Georgia again.  If there are no inexpensive Days Inns, one might try http://www.extendedstay.com/ which seems to have good rates for longer term residents.  If one has a bit of money, http://www.biltmore.com/ might get wet, but they supposedly have a new large conference center there.  Also locally in Greenwich, Connecticut there are expensive places if one is coming up north Greenwich, Connecticut Links Scott's Internet Hotlist , but for under a hundred dollars a night the Howard Johnson's www.hojo.com motel in Riverside, Connecticut part of Greenwich is about the least expensive motel, and I believe they offer a cheaper rate from their 800 telephone number.  Of course if one were young and traveling, there is a YMCA in Stamford, Connecticut.  Of course the larger New York metropolitan region is nearby, but I do not know much about it, since I hardly leave this area.  However, tomorrow morning I have a 10 A.M. appointment at the State of Connecticut office on Bedford Street in Stamford, Connecticut, so I will be making one of my rare trips out of town.  Of course, if one were down in Florida, one would have to evaluate if one were capable of traveling, and if one could afford to travel and what one's personal risks might be.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/09/04  Thursday 9:25 P.M.:  I was up at 10 A.M..  I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I went back to bed until 1:30 P.M..  I chatted with somebody.  I cleaned up, and I went out to my 3 P.M. appointment.  I then went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift Shop, and I bought a six foot Belkin parallel port cable for .50 and a square tile with the Bedford, New York court house in 1787 for .25 for .75 total.  I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at various locations.  I toured the front of the Greenwich Hardware store and CVS.  I drove down by the waterfront.  I read the Greenwich Time newspaper at the Greenwich Library.  I went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a Boston Market 16 ounce chicken primavera dinner for $2.99, fresh broccoli crowns at .99 a pound for $1.64, and a 15 ounce bag of Doritos guacamole chips for $2.50 for $7.13 total.  I then returned home.  I drank some iced tea.  I put the Bedford, New York court house tile to the left side of my dining place at the dining table above the Williamsburg, Virginia tile.  On the LPT port box, I disconnected the HP 4L laser printer cable from the B port, and I connected the Belkin cable that I bought.  I tried to get the Minolta QMS PagePro 1250W laser printer to work off the Siemens router port, but it would not work.  Possibly it is that either the Belkin cable or the cable to the port box is not a 15 wire parallel cable and might be a 14 wire cable.  Still the Minolta printer works off the USB port, but I have not been able to network it to the backup computers.  I left it connected to the parallel cable though.  I microwaved and ate the 16 ounce Boston Market chicken primavera dinner, and I had it with a glass of iced tea.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/08/04  Wednesday 11:40 P.M.:  I am a little bit tired, so I will shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/08/04  Wednesday 11:30 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative.  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  Instead of tuna fish, I used a tin of sardines that I chopped.  For the cheddar cheese portion, I used Kraft Cracker Barrel 2% low fat sharp cheddar cheese.  I used all of the other regular ingredients.  I ate the salad with a glass of iced tea.  I watched some television.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/08/04  Wednesday 9:15 A.M.:  I ate 2/3rds of a 10 ounce can of smoked almonds this morning, when I woke up during the middle of the night.  I had a hard time falling asleep.  I rested on and off.  A friend called me at 6:30 A.M. this morning.  I finally woke up about 4 P.M..  I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I picked up my mail downstairs.  I cleaned up, and I went out.  I picked up two prescriptions at the CVS pharmacy on Greenwich Avenue.  I then walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue, and I sat out at various locations.  I stopped by CVS again, and I bought for half price two 6.4 ounce tubes of Crest tartar control toothpaste with fluoride for $2.25 both and a white Djeep cigarette lighter for $1.89 plus .25 tax for $4.39 total.  I then completed my walk.  I used the bathroom at the senior and arts center.  I drove down by the waterfront.  I then went by the Greenwich Library.  I just now returned home, and I drank some iced tea.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/08/04  Wednesday 12:10 A.M.:  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/07/04  Tuesday 11:50 P.M.:  I finished going through my email.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/07/04  Tuesday 11:20 P.M.:  When I go up to Maine, I will take out all of the beach chairs, mechanics tools, and other items from the rear hatchback area of the Hyundai and other lose items lying around the car in case I sell it up there.  If I should sell it up in Maine, I can take the train back, and in a few days the Volvo would be delivered here.  I also have a dental appointment for Friday September 13, but since there is no Friday September 13, I have to check out the actual date and time.  I also have an appointment this Friday at the Connecticut state office in Stamford, Connecticut, so I guess for the near future, I will be on a day schedule.  I ate a dozen Town House crackers with half inch by 1.25 inch by 1/8th inch thick slices of Stop and Shop New York sharp cheddar cheese with some iced tea.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/07/04  Tuesday 10:50 P.M.:  I went outside briefly.  I am just doing regular computer work.  I guess sooner or later, I will be getting the Volvo.  It will be the fourth Volvo I have owned.  I believe the car is some sort of shade of blue.  It has been maintained well, so it should not be any problems in my normal driving routine, but I will have to get new tires for it.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/07/04  Tuesday 9:35 P.M.:  I chatted with the same relative again.  I could have the Volvo delivered here to me on September 22.  Also the Volvo is registered in my sister's name, so I would not have to pay Connecticut sales tax.  I still need the Hyundai to get to Maine and back, and then I would have to sell it before I register the Volvo.  About an hour ago, I microwaved a 15.75 ounce Stouffer's Lean Cuisine chicken fettuccini dinner, which I had for dinner with iced tea.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/07/04  Tuesday 9:30 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative.  I am driving back up to Kennebunkport, Maine on Tuesday September 14, so I might try to sell the Hyundai up there, since more people up there might be in the market for a less expensive car.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/07/04  Tuesday 9:05 P.M.:  This site says http://www.ct.gov/dmv/site/default.asp and Department of Motor Vehicles says I do not need to have an out of state car inspected, but I need to do a VIN number verification, which the Norwalk office can not do, and I guess I would have to go to Danbury.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/07/04  Tuesday 9:00 P.M.:  Between the waterfront on Steamboat Road and the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop today, I stopped by Peabody's garage, and I inquired if they would want to buy my 1999 Hyundai Accent with 41,600 miles in very good condition.  They explained to me it would be hard to resell, since nobody wants stick shift cars without air conditioning.  I inquired because a relative has offered me their 1995 850 turbo Volvo station wagon with 95,000 miles. My Hyundai only has ten thousand miles on a new set of Michelin tires, and it is has a new battery, and it has been dealer maintained.  There are no problems with it.  The Volvo although it is a more deluxe car would need new expensive tires in 5,000 miles and since it has more miles would more than likely would have more maintenance costs.  However, it is a much safer car.  Thus if I were to get the Volvo, I would need to sell the Hyundai to pay for part of the Volvo.  Kelly Blue Book www.kbb.com shows what each of the cars are worth approximately.  Although the Volvo would be partially a gift, I would have to pay state sales tax on it, and I would have to have it inspected since it is an out of state car.  The relative would help me out on the expenses, but I am not sure I want to deal with a deluxe car with 95,000 miles, when I have low mileage on the Hyundai.  Still safety is a consideration.  I would first have to sell the Hyundai, hopefully for $2,750, and then I would have to get a temporary Connecticut license plate to transfer the Volvo from the Pennsylvania area here, and once I had it inspected, I could register it.  However, if I sold the Hyundai first, I would have problems getting around until I acquired the Volvo, and I would need transportation to pick up the temporary license plate at Connecticut Motor Vehicles on the Norwalk Wilton border.  Since I only drive about 5,000 miles a year, the Volvo would probably last me about 10 years or more, and it would be safer to drive to Maine for my summer trips to Maine.  Still, I have to be able to sell the Hyundai first, get transportation to motor vehicles to get the temporary plate, although possibly the relative would be able to deliver the Volvo from Pennsylvania in the near future, and I might be able to use the current registration to have it inspected and registered.  Thus I have some new matters to possibly deal with, and I first I would need sell the Hyundai.  CIO  

Note: <888> 09/07/04  Tuesday 8:05 P.M.:  I was up at noon.  I chatted with a relative a few times.  I had breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I cleaned up, and I went out.  I went by the Arnold Bread outlet, and I bought two 5.5 ounce boxes of Arnold cheese and garlic regular cut croutons for .99 each, a 5.5 ounce box of Arnold cheddar and garlic croutons regular cut for .99, and a loaf of Arnold oat bran bread for $1.45 for $4.42 total.  I then drove down by the waterfront.  I next went by the Greenwich Hospital Thrift shop, and I bought a wireless door bell set for $1.  I then drove over to Old Greenwich to the Mobil Express car wash, and I got my car washed for $5.  I towel dried the remaining moisture after having the car washed, and I shook out the driver's side mat.  I then went by the Second Congregational Church Rummage Room thrift shop in Old Greenwich.  They told me they will accept used computers for donations.  I then went out to Tod's Point, and I parked at the southeast parking area, and I walked around the 2.5 mile walk around Tod's Point.  It was a nice day, and not many people were out there.  I kept a keen eye out in case that seven foot alligator from Bruce Park was in the marshes.  I sat out at various locations on my walk.  I then returned back to central Greenwich.  I sat out downtown for a while.  I used the bathroom at the Senior and Arts center.  I drank a few cups of Deer Park spring water from the cooler at the Senior and Arts center.  I then went by the Greenwich Library, and I read the Greenwich Time.  I then went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought a 10 ounce bag of fresh spinach for $1.99, a 24 ounce bag of Roma plum tomatoes for $2.49, and a 16 ounce bag of baby carrots for $1.50 for $5.49 total.  I then returned home.  I plugged in the buzzer unit for the wireless door bell into the wall socket behind the long green sofa.  I put a fresh 9 volt alkaline battery in the wireless button unit, and I mounted it to the right side of my apartment entrance door, above the wired door bell button that activates the base unit in the bedroom that plays Blue Bells of Scotland when it is pressed.  Thus I now have a door bell unit in the bedroom and one in the living room.  When the bedroom unit plays, one can hear it through out the apartment, but the sound of the wireless unit in the living room can only be heard in the living room and kitchen and hallway.  CIO   

Note: <888> 09/07/04  Tuesday 4:55 A.M.:  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/07/04  Tuesday 4:15 A.M.:  Looking at all of the damage to mobile homes or manufactured homes during the last two hurricanes in Florida, it reminded me of a fellow that I once met in Key West, Florida whom looked like Ronald Reagan.  He had an Airstream trailer http://www.airstream.com/ parked next to the Boca Chica Naval base since World War II, and it seemed to have survived over time.  Thus although they are smaller than double wide trailers and other more modern trailers, they might be more sturdy against hurricane winds, if one did not mind the discomfort of a smaller living environment.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/07/04  Tuesday 4:05 A.M.:  I finished going through my email. I always said at my age of 54 or 42 when I first became involved with personal computers that I did not pursue a career in the personal computer technology field because I did not want to end up sleeping in my car with a laptop computer on the beach in California or where ever computer people end up when the road runs out for their careers.  However, since we live on the ocean or close to the ocean here on Long Island Sound, I will keep a keen eye out for computer people whom end up sleeping in their cars around our waterfront when their computer careers begin to run out in this area.  However about 20 years ago, we had the program Max Headroom about a nirvana computer world gone array, so I suppose whatever the case here, I have used what little spare funds I have to invest in this technology, so I will stick with it.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/07/04  Tuesday 3:50 A.M.:  British Royal Insight http://www.royalinsight.gov.uk/ .  CIO

Note: <888> 09/07/04  Tuesday 3:25 A.M.:  I went out after the last message.  I mailed two letters at the Valley Road post office.  I picked up an American Online 9.0 disk there, but I will probably not use it, although I could get AOL content for $10 a month with my Optimum cable modem connection.  However, I do not feel like using my debit card, since possibly they would add on other charges once they had its number.  I next walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue including the train station area.  I sat out at various locations.  I then drove down by the waterfront.  I just now returned home, and I drank some iced tea.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/07/04  Tuesday 1:05 A.M.:  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  For the cheddar cheese portion, I used Stop and Shop New York sharp cheddar cheese.  I used all of the other regular ingredients.  I ate the salad with a glass of iced tea.  I will now shut down the computer.  I will clean up, and I will go out.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/06/04  Monday 11:50 P.M.:  I put my laundry away.  I finished the paper work, and I have it ready to mail.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/06/04  Monday 9:15 P.M.:  I started the dry cycle, and I have 55 minutes to go.  I put $20 on the Mac Gray laundry card, and I now have $25.15 left on the laundry card.  I have some paper work to do.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/06/04  Monday 9:05 P.M.:  I was up at 4 P.M., and I ate breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I am now using a 50% mixture of hazelnut and 50% decaffeinated coffee.  I went back to bed until 8 P.M..  I watched some television.  I am just about to start the dry cycle on two loads of laundry.  I put clean linens on the bed in the bedroom.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/06/04  Monday 4:25 A.M.:  I went through my email.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/06/04  Monday 4:20 A.M.:  I ate a bowl of triscuits with some iced tea.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/06/04  Monday 3:25 A.M.:  I refilled the Glade plugin refill in the kitchen with a 60% mixture of English Leather cologne and 40% of 91% isprobpyl alcohol leaving about a half inch from the top for air to get in.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/06/04  Monday 3:05 A.M.:  I proofed and updated www.geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm .  Some of the NRL links were dated, but it looks like the NRL server in Monterey is a bit overloaded.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/06/04  Monday 2:35 A.M.:  I posted a few comments at http://web.tcpalm.com/tcp/blogs/hurricanefrances/000265.html including this link on making safe water http://www.epa.gov/safewater/faq/emerg.html .  CIO

Note: <888> 09/06/04  Monday 1:25 A.M.:  I went to http://www.smokemcheapcigarettes.com/ , and I ordered seven cartons of Seneca Ultra Lights 100s for $11 a carton plus $1.20 a carton postage for $85.40 total.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/06/04  Monday 1:05 A.M.:  I went outside, and I threw out some garbage.  I chatted with a relative.  I watched the television news on hurricane Frances.  Presently hurricane Ivan poses a threat to the same area in Florida in another week www.geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm and http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml and NRL Monterey Satellite Photos .  I put away the ice tea in the refrigerator.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/05/04  Sunday 11:00 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative.  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  For the cheddar cheese portion, I used Stop and Shop New York sharp cheddar cheese.  I used all of the regular ingredients.  I had the salad with a glass of iced tea.  I am making up a fresh batch of www.geocities.com/mikelscott/icetea.htm .  CIO

Note: <888> 09/05/04  Sunday 9:00 P.M.:  I went out, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue and the train station area, and I sat out at various locations.  I toured CVS.  I drove down by the waterfront.  I went by the Stop and Shop, and I bought five 16 ounce packages of Stop and Shop vermicelli for $2 all, a bulb of elephant garlic for $1.99 and four buy two get two free of 18 ounce cans of Progresso New England clam chowder for $2.49 for two for $8.97 total.  I then returned home, and I drank some iced tea.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/05/04  Sunday 5:35 P.M.:  I chatted with a relative and a friend.  I ate half of a 10 ounce can of smoked almonds with iced tea.  I will now clean up, and I will go out.  CIO  

Note: <888> 09/05/04  Sunday 4:20 P.M.:  I woke up after the last message, and I ate half of a 10 ounce can of smoked almonds.  I had a telephone call from a friend at 7 A.M..  I chatted with two relatives at 10 A.M..  I finally woke up at 2:30 P.M..  I ate breakfast of oatmeal, toast with strawberry jam, orange juice, vitamins, supplements, and coffee.  I made my coffee with 50% hazelnut and 50% decaffeinated coffee.  I drank my coffee outside in my Starbucks travel coffee mug.  I carried up the three beach chairs from the back seat of my Hyundai, and I put them in the false ceiling above the bed in the bedroom.  I chatted with a relative.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/05/04  Sunday 3:35 A.M.:  I ate four ounces of triscuit crackers with some iced tea.  I will now shut down the computer, and I will go to bed soon.  CIO 

Note: <888> 09/05/04  Sunday 2:35 A.M.:  I finished going through my email.  CIO

Note: <888> 09/05/04  Sunday 2:10 A.M.:  Forbes.com: Tobago Glow .  CIO

Note: <888> 09/05/04  Sunday 1:55 A.M.:  http://www.flahurricanefund.org/ .  CIO

Note: <888> 09/05/04  Sunday 1:15 A.M.:  I went out after the last message.  Someone had discarded a pair of 12 foot jumper cables by the dumpster, so I put them in the right rear of my Hyundai hatch back area.  I then went by the Exxon gasoline station next to the Greenwich Library, and I bought $5.30 of regular unleaded gasoline at $2.199 a gallon for about 24 miles per gallon usage.  I then went downtown, and I walked the entire length of Greenwich Avenue including the train station area, and I sat out at various locations.  I next drove down by the waterfront.  They have repaved with asphalt Steamboat Road and Oneida drive.  I next went by the Food Emporium, and I bought a 39 ounce bag of Eight O'clock decaffeinated 100% Arabica coffee beans for $11.99, a box of five each of five different types for 25 total of Twinings tea for $3.39, and two Stouffer's Lean Cuisine 13 5/8 ounce chicken fettuccini, a 14 ounce Lean Cuisine chicken pena, and a 13 ounce Lean Cuisine glazed chicken each for $2.39 each for $24.94 each.  I returned home.  I opened up the bag of decaffeinated coffee beans.  I labeled my backup Braun coffee grinder "Decaf", and I filled it with decaffeinated bean.  I took the three plug adaptor off the power strip underneath the maple table, and I plugged it into the left most wall socket in the kitchen, and I plugged the decaf Braun coffee grinder into it.  I placed it on the left front of the kitchen counter.  I filled two jars that I labeled "Decaf", and I put one on the counter behind the decaf Braun coffee grinder with the regular hazelnut coffee beans.  I have the regular Braun hazelnut coffee grinder on the left shelf in the kitchen.  Thus I can have either hazelnut when I wake up, and decaf anytime for the rest of the day.  William Morris in his book "Dutch" about Ronald Reagan, said that Ronald Reagan said that his doctor said when he became president, he would live 20 years longer if he drank decaffeinated coffee.  I then made a cup of decaffeinated coffee, and I drank it while watching the hurricane news on television. CIO    

Note: <888> 09/04/04  Saturday 8:35 P.M.:  I made up a fresh batch of homemade hummus www.geocities.com/mikelscott/hummus.htm .  I used two cloves of elephant garlic.  I made and ate my usual salad www.geocities.com/mikelscott/salad.htm .  Instead of tuna fish, I used a tin of sardines that I chopped.  For the cheddar cheese portion, I used Stop and Shop Vermont extra sharp cheddar cheese.  I used all of the other regular ingredients.  I ate the salad with a glass of iced tea.  According to http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/ftp/graphics/AT06/refresh/AL0604W+GIF/042108W.gif the eye of hurricane Frances will come ashore centered on Hobe Sound, Florida Hotel and road map of Florida - World Sites Atlas .  Of course the eye is suppose to be 75 miles in diameter, and the north side of the eye is suppose to be more severe winds and storm surge.  The water is suppose to go out south of the eye.  http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/index.shtml , www.geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm  , and NRL Monterey Satellite Photos . 

Note: <888> 09/04/04  Saturday 6:45 P.M.:  I chatted with two relatives.  I have been listening to the Weather Channel on Hurricane Frances www.geocities.com/mikelscott/weather.htm .  I printed out with the HP LaserJet IID printer the last four months of my "Scott's Notes" from pages 3167 to 3450.  I bound them in two Oxford Clip binders that I have left on the maple side table.  The entire file of my notes is available for download from Scott's Notes from June 1997 through August 2004, 3.72 Mbytes http://www.geocities.com/mikelscott/mlsnote1.zip contains "mlsnote1.doc" pages 1 - 1582 January 1997 to December 2001 and "mlsnote2.doc" January 2002 through December 2003 pages 1583 - 2855" and "mlsnote3.doc" January 2004 through August 2004 pages 2856 - 3376"