"Stephen M.H. Lawrence" wrote in message
hlink.net...
I here you, Jackie. I haven't seen blue skies in
days and days, here in Burnsville. Just imagine
the auroral displays we're missing (and nary an
HF signal, to make matters worse).

Oh man, tell me about it. I guess we're finally making up for our extremely
dry summer here. I am both an amateur astronomer and HF fan, and now that
both venues of entertainment are effectively down, I am actually getting to
some projects around the homestead, as well as finishing up books that I
started a couple of months ago. The Sun has conspired to shift my activities
to a small extent. Never mind what the astrologers have to say about such
things. :-)

Jackie