-=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 05-Jul-2020 08:32 <=-
BM>>> Yes. My cousin probably would have suggested NK for Austria's postal
BM>>> abbreviation: No Kangaroos! The Austrians do make a joke of being
BM>>> mixed up with Australia: post cards, t-shirts, etc., will have a
BM>>> silhouette of a kangaroo overlaid with the slashed circle and other
BM>>> joke references.
NB>>> Ok for souvenirs, but one would think that for official something
NB>>> more reasonable would be better, like the .at instead... ;)
BM>> Yes: fine for the joke reminder, for official anything definitely not.
NB>> Besides, one never knows... there might be a kangaroo in an Austrian
NB>> zoo.... ;)
BM> With the sign "I'm lost!" <g> ...Apparently there was an incident in
BM> 2018 and they don't know where the kangaroo came from:
BM> https://mashable.com/article/kangaroo-on-the-loose-austria/
BM> Checking stuff: Kirchschlag is about a 1½ hour drive east of Vienna;
BM> that's some hopping!
Those large back legs do cover the territory... ;)
BM>> As for mail I doubt if the icon would even be considered: mail sorting
BM>> is generally automated and the machines just 'look' at the address.
BM>> Even when human intervention is needed (machine unable to sort) AFAIK
BM>> it's generally a picture of the envelope front and the person doing
BM>> the reading would probably ignore anything but the address portion, or
BM>> certainly isn't allowed the time to admire a slashed kangaroo. And
BM>> probably wouldn't 'get' the meaning as dealing with Albania,
BM>> Argentina, Armenia, Azerbaijan, etc., etc.
NB>> Postal mail tends to have its own set of official abbreviations...
NB>> and one can always be more careful and spell it out entirely... ;)
BM> True, though "Austria" and "Australia" are somewhat close enough to be
BM> confused. ..Maybe like the old luggage joke: I went to Cincinnati, my
BM> luggage went to Tokyo, Istanbul....
Just think of the tales that luggage could tell when it got back... <G>
NB>> And now, with it being July 4th, things are really hot again... high
NB>> 80s yesterday and today, and 90 and above for next week... Not sure
NB>> if we can stay on top of cooling the house overnight... and we don't
NB>> have A/C at all except in my car...
BM> Has been at the 90's the past couple of days and forecast for the rest
BM> of the week. Have been keeping the house closed and running the
BM> central air. I try to keep the window a/c's in the Computer Room and
BM> Master Bedroom off as much as possible to keep the electric bill down
BM> but that's also one reason for the Budget Plan: have the "extra" for
BM> when need.
All July has been mostly too hot... only had the occasonal night cool
enough to make much difference in the house... Thankfully restaurants
are starting to open for eat in, so we've gone out a number of times
just for a leisurely meal in lovely cool air-conditioning... ;)
BM>> The male meteorologist on this morning's news even
BM>> said he was hot and perspiring slightly on the way in to the studio and
BM>> that shift starts around 3 -- on air he was wearing a long sleeved
BM>> dress shirt, suit and tie -- don't know what he wears in.
NB>> He might "dress up" there at the studio before going on air... at
NB>> least that's probably airconditioned... :)
BM> I'm thinking so. No one looks "seat belt wrinkled".
Would make sense...
BM>>> Anyway, dry when they were here; shingling is done and looks nice. Now
BM>>> just waiting for the trim: gutters, awnings, etc. Got a call yesterday
BM>>> from the coordinating company hired by the insurance company saying
BM>>> there's going to be a wait as running behind. At least the important
BM>>> part is done.
NB>>> As long as it gets done reasonably expeditiously... ;)
BM>> Yes. And might be "anyone can shingle" but special equipment is
BM>> needed to form the gutters and window sills..
NB>> Possibly...
BM> See what happens. Not going to 'push' too hard in July but if nothing done
BM> by the beginning of August will talk with the insurance agent to
BM> get things goin. OTOH theoretically the coordingating contractor
BM> isn't getting paid except for what we paid for the deductible until the job
BM> is completed. so that would seem like an incentive.
Has that finally been done....?
ttyl neb
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