File under: “There is always something”
My new ceiling light – an LED oval – in the “dim” mode. When the light is turned on it is very bright, that is the inner oval. Turn it off with the wall switch and then back on within a few seconds and the center goes dark and the rim lights with an orange glow.
The photo used flash so walls and ceilings appear well lit. Actually, the room is darker and the wood walls have a nice “warm” glow from the orange oval. Neat.
However, I have a cheap ($25.00) AM/FM radio that conks out when the light is turned out. A smaller round light in the hallway has a similar effect, and I have an 18″ round one coming next week. The house is full of LED lights installed last year. They haven’t affected the radio. A better radio (older) with disk and tape players and external speakers is not affected.
Suggestions on the web are not helpful. Although putting the radio in a Faraday Cage might work. That’s a shield to block electromagnetic fields.
Think of taking the metal from a screen door and wrapping it around the item needing shielded. I may try such a thing, but not with the screen of the door. Alternatively, I could buy a better radio.
The next photo is of some of the mail I’ve gotten in December, minus a few Christmas cars and regular business letters.
The large envelope on the upper right – is the second such mailing from Boy’s Town I’ve received this fall. The contents differed. The enveloped has “John, I need your help” and one of the papers inside is a Certificate of Acknowledgment. I don’t recall having sent anything to Boy’s Town – ever. Maybe 40 years ago. I assume they have recently bought my name, insofar as it is addressed to just me.
Most of the letters are from well-known charities. A funny mailing came from the local Fred Meyer store. It claims a “Grand Opening”. The store has been in EBRG for about 10 years. They moved a few things around inside but I seldom go there so only have noticed they moved the shoe section about two months ago. The check-out lanes and help-counter, and nearly everything is as before. Further, they never closed the store to do this, so the idea of a “grand opening” or re-opening is as false as inflatable Santas and Frosty.
An early
Happy Christmas and New Years
from the Naneum Fan
John