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 ATTENUATOR DAMAGE AHEAD
 

Yesterday I traveled to the city, and along the way, I saw a road sign that read Attenuator Damage Ahead. ATTENUATOR?!? Just trying to read the word could cause quite a distraction. And then figure out the meaning!

So when I got home, I went to Google. There I found out that the definition was “an electrical device for reducing the strength of an electrical signal.” Well, that definition certainly didn’t make sense in my situation. So, I did a general search, and that’s where I found out what it means on a highway sign.

It means that some part of the guardrail is damaged! The attenuator is that part of the guardrail system that has crash cushioning.

Now, why didn’t the sign simply say Guardrail Damage Ahead?!?

Ya’ll take care,
Suzanne

P.S. I also learned from Google that attenuator in Pig Latin is attenuatoray.
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 THE CACTUS I PLANTED
 

The cactus (or is it cacti?) that I planted 3 months ago need some help. I was assured by Betty that I couldn’t kill them. Just plant them in sand, and they’ll love it. Well, neither of us anticipated the wet summer here in Texas. Most of that nice sand washed away leaving these interesting little monuments......



So, tomorrow, I will go down to the sand/dirt pile and get more. Plus some little rocks and pebbles. I’m thinking that the rocks and pebbles will help keep the soil where it belongs. Who knows, maybe they’ll survive!!

Ya’ll take care,
Suzanne
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 LOTS OF RAIN HERE
 

Yesterday, the rain woke me up. The sound echoed down from my metal roof. Torrents falling and then a respite and then more torrents. I stepped outside onto my porch and saw the waters flowing down my street toward the lake. The lake is 80 yards away. At the beginning of the summer, it was 100 yards away.

It finally stopped around noon’ish. Five and a half inches had fallen. Wow!

I went for a quick ride in the golf cart and then saw this neat fungus/mushroom? It had sprung up from all the moisture. Today, when I went by, it had opened up. Of course, I didn’t have my camera with me for that. Here’s the picture from yesterday….and my neighbor’s rain gauge reading 1.5 inches (he had emptied it at 4 inches).



And, while I was stopped, I heard a large tree limb crashing to the ground out in the woods. The thud it made when it reached the ground was pretty good. I think there’s a really good reason why rotten tree limbs are called widow-makers!

I finished my project with Access! It took me about a week, but I now have a form that is easy to understand and reports that make sense. And, I have deleted (scary word, I know) forms and reports that were cluttering up the place! Plus, I have addressed all those nasty little questions like……if the report is titled “Members Who Are Mailed Bulletin”, why is there one member with no address? So, I am a happy camper!
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