Chat With Reyn

Hmmm, I think I want to hear that from Diane. :wink: Laughing

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Well, today is yet another miserably raining day here on the west coast. It's just bucketing at the moment.

So, Vivienne and myself have decided to go to an afternoon movie matinee. "Munich" is our choice. I noticed that the write-up says, "Inspired by actual events". It will be interesting to see how close to the story it sticks to.

Anybody here seen it yet?

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Reyn, haven't seen Munich & i'm not planning to. but that wasn't want i want to discuss. i gather from your comments in another thread that you're a chess player. i don't play regularly, but i'm an intermediate player. so if you're below expert strength, i can probably give you decent opposition, if you're interested. i should probably have sent you a PM, but my PM box is almost full, and this is your chat thread, so what the hey.

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yitwail wrote:

i gather from your comments in another thread that you're a chess player. i don't play regularly, but i'm an intermediate player. so if you're below expert strength, i can probably give you decent opposition, if you're interested. i should probably have sent you a PM, but my PM box is almost full, and this is your chat thread, so what the hey.

I play chess only at one particular site. I won't list it here, in case it's not allowed.

It's a correspondence-style, turn-based game that I play - not "live chess".

If you're still interested, PM me a note.

Yes, I'm intermediary, too. Very Happy

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but i'm a total beginner at correspondence. in fact, when i played more often, i dabbled at speed chess, so it doesn't look like we'll be playing for the a2k championship anytime soon. Rolling Eyes

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yitwail wrote:

but i'm a total beginner at correspondence. in fact, when i played more often, i dabbled at speed chess, so it doesn't look like we'll be playing for the a2k championship anytime soon.

Correspondence chess is not much different than "regular OTB" chess. As a matter of fact, you may do better, as you can move at your own pace and think about the moves. Typically, you make one move per day.

Let me know if you change your mind. :wink:

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i knew what correspondence chess was, before email, when players could mull over a move for days, working out all the variations. since i'm blunder-prone, i would find that kind of competitive pressure nerve-racking. but if it's casual correspondence chess, i could take a crack at it.

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yitwail wrote:

if it's casual correspondence chess, i could take a crack at it.

Yes, it's casual. It's not via email though, but through a site, so a board is already set up. There's no cost involved. All you have to do is register yourself.

Send me a PM if you wish to proceed, and I'll give you details.

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reyn : heard about all the rain you are getting in B.C. -24 days in a row ?
here it is unusually mild - plus 6 C AND sunshine !
just checked the weather-history and usually the coldest part of the winter starts after january 15 ; last year we went down to minus 30 C around the 20 january - better not put the winter clothes away . enjoy the rain; it should fill up the reservoirs ; lake ontario's water level is quite low and i expect we will have water restrictions again in the summer (perhaps i should water the garden now !). hbg

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hamburger wrote:

reyn : heard about all the rain you are getting in B.C. -24 days in a row ?
here it is unusually mild - plus 6 C AND sunshine !
just checked the weather-history and usually the coldest part of the winter starts after january 15 ; last year we went down to minus 30 C around the 20 january - better not put the winter clothes away . enjoy the rain; it should fill up the reservoirs ; lake ontario's water level is quite low and i expect we will have water restrictions again in the summer (perhaps i should water the garden now !). hbg

Yes, 24 in a row is correct - unfortunately! Sad

As a matter of fact, it's bucketing at this very moment.

The only good thing about it is that I don't have to work in it. My last day was Dec 23rd. :wink:

Minus 30 sounds like real fun. Although we are being inundated with rain, it's fairly mild here, too, but of course we're used to that. :wink:

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reyn : congrats on you retirement !!! enjoy it with your lady-love !!!
december 31 , 1985 was my last day of "official" employment - haven't been bored yet - actual, too many things that should be done - but i keep plugging away .
it's 5:10 pm and looking out the window i can still see the last rays of the sun - spring must be coming ! hbg

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hamburger wrote:

it's 5:10 pm and looking out the window i can still see the last rays of the sun - spring must be coming ! hbg

Thanks, Mr. Hamburger!

Spring? In Ontario? Coming? hehe, I guess you can be hopeful. Laughing

Enjoy your supper.

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I was in Portland last week, and it rained and rained for my five days there, Plus it didn't start to get light until about 8 am and drifted towards darkness at around 5 pm. I would probably kill myself if I had to live under those conditions for very long.
I made no real attempt to acclimate to the time change. Awake at 6 or maybe 7 am ET, whiich would be 3 or 4 PT. Nothing on TV at that hour and not much on the radio. Fortunately I brought along some books.
The free breakfast at the hotel started at 6 am but the guy running it started laying stuff out at 5 am. He had no problem with my coming in then, as long as I didn't disturb his rhythm of getting things set up. Nice guy. We ended up talking about stuff at 5 am; this black guy from Portland and this old redneck from Virginia.

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realjohnboy wrote:

I was in Portland last week, and it rained and rained for my five days there, Plus it didn't start to get light until about 8 am.....

Yeah, that sounds about right. Portland isn't all that far from BC.

And, it's still raining here. The darkness in the AM is somewhat depressing.

The saving grace for most here is that the rain is not falling as snow. It's fine by me on the mountains, but I hate it on the streets.

Glad to be back? :wink: Laughing

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Yeah. Reyn, glad to be back. You reach an age where there is a certain solace in sleeping in your own bed, hearing the familiar, predictable noises of your own space. At least some of us do.
I will be going back to Portland at least twice more in the next few months. It's about 9 hours from my house in Virginia to my borther's house in Portland, and 9 hours back, counting the two hour layover that is inevitable when you leave from or are returning to a small town airport like Charlottesville. A long trek.
I liked the people I met in Portland. Pretty laid back.
I was disappointed in Portland as a city though. Osso has a thread on A2K about architecture, urban planning etc. I refer you there for my comments if you are interested . I haven't posted them yet but will, shortly.

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realjohnboy wrote:

Yeah. Reyn, glad to be back. You reach an age where there is a certain solace in sleeping in your own bed, hearing the familiar, predictable noises of your own space.

Yes, I hear you on that subject. I'm not one much for travelling around as well - not that I could comfortably afford it. I'm very much a creature of habit.

It's still bloody raining here! There have been short respites, but not for too long. Apparently, a record could be broken by Sunday.

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morning, reyn !
you'd love the weather here today ! at 8 this morning it was +5 C, went shopping at 12 noon , minus 2 C and freezing rain - hustled back in a hurry.
overnight minus 20 C and windchill of minus 30 C !
(when we saw the canadian immigration official in germany, the picture on the wall showed SUNSHINE and wheatfields only. can we sue for misleading advertising ?).
have a great weekend ! hbg

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Hey rain, we got some clouds overhead this morning, very unusal here in theland on enchantment.

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hamburger wrote:

morning, reyn !
you'd love the weather here today ! at 8 this morning it was +5 C, went shopping at 12 noon , minus 2 C and freezing rain - hustled back in a hurry.

Hi, and thanks!

Actually (shocking!), the sun is coming in and out of the clouds this morning. I know, I know, I just about had a heart attack, too!

So, have you heard our little city in the news with the ex-Liberal candidate, David Oliver? He got booted out after trying to bribe our NDP fellow here.

Have a good one! :wink:

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dyslexia wrote:

Hey rain, we got some clouds overhead this morning, very unusal here in theland on enchantment.

Well, Dys, that's what you get for hating everybody. It's God's revenge against you.....personally. Laughing

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