• CQ

    From K4pdw@VERT/THEGATEB to All on Fri Oct 23 12:47:00 2020
    CQ CQ CQ de K4PDW Listening...

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  • From Vk3jed@VERT/FREEWAY to K4pdw on Sat Oct 24 19:16:00 2020
    On 10-23-20 12:47, K4pdw wrote to All <=-

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    CQ CQ CQ de K4PDW Listening...

    Receiving you 59 in VK. :)


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  • From Daryl Stout@VERT/TBOLT to K4pdw on Sat Oct 24 21:30:00 2020
    CQ CQ CQ de K4PDW Listening...

    Sorry for the delay in reply...I spent yesterday evening into early
    this morning in the ER. Plus, we had thunderstorms here much of Friday.

    Daryl, WX4QZ

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  • From DaiTengu@VERT/ENSEMBLE to Daryl Stout on Sun Oct 25 23:40:54 2020
    Re: Re: CQ
    By: Daryl Stout to K4pdw on Sat Oct 24 2020 09:30 pm

    Sorry for the delay in reply...I spent yesterday evening into early
    this morning in the ER. Plus, we had thunderstorms here much of Friday.

    Oh no! I hope everything's OK!

    DaiTengu

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  • From Daryl Stout@VERT/TBOLT to DaiTengu on Mon Oct 26 08:28:00 2020
    Sorry for the delay in reply...I spent yesterday evening into early
    this morning in the ER. Plus, we had thunderstorms here much of Friday.

    Oh no! I hope everything's OK!

    First, we had strong and severe thunderstorms in the area much of the
    day. Then, I got a phone call from my PCP's nurse. I had been experiencing possible deep vein thrombosis (DVT) symptoms (blood clots in the legs,
    which can lead to a fatal heart attack or stroke), and it was advised I go
    to either Urgent Care or the ER...I chose the latter.

    On the way there, I started getting both abdominal and testicular pain (sometimes, the testicular pain can be a precursor to kidney stones). One woman told me "If women can pass a baby, you men can pass a kidney stone".
    I retorted "Unlike the female cervix, the male penis can NOT dialate".
    Another woman told me that she'd rather have quintuplets in hard labor,
    with no epidural, than one kidney stone. That pretty much sums it up.

    I felt well enough to drive there, to avoid ambulatory and taxi fees.
    But, the ER was packed...I got there at 5pm Friday, and was not released
    until 3am Saturday. After I got checked in, and told of my symptoms, they
    felt I was at a moderate risk for DVT. They first drew blood, then wanted
    a urine sample. For the women, they give them a cup...but for the men,
    it's basically "a test tube" (are you kidding me??)!!

    They then added an IV to get more blood, and decided to do a CT Scan, as
    well as ultrasounds of the legs and groin area. The gel on the ultrasounds, while messy, was warm (and the female nurse was good looking (hi hi))...but nudity means nothing to them.

    The contrast dye for the ultrasound gave "that nice warm feeling", but I thought I would pee and poop on the table!!

    The diagnosis was NOT a DVT (blood clot), but severe epididymytis, a recurring complication for men who've had vasectomies done. Mine was
    in 2003; due to chicken pox in 1980, which nearly went into encephalitis...
    and having absorbed the solvent methyl-ethyl-ketone into my body after
    nearly 20 years in silkscreen printing; and I was concered about birth
    defects for a child...never mind my wife didn't want any kids, as she
    had numerous health issues as well.

    So, I have to go see the urologist this week for a follow up visit. Yet,
    I felt the cost of a few shekels was far better than my life, had there
    been a DVT after all. They gave me a prescription for doxycycline, which I have to take 12 hours apart, until finished. Unfortunately, I don't think surgery can be done for that, even though I had the vasectomy done nearly
    18 years ago. As my late wife so eloquently put it "They wouldn't spay me,
    so he volunteered to get neutered" (hi hi).

    As a side note, the Canadian Comedy team of Bowser and Blue, have 3 hilarious videos on YouTube...just search for them.

    1) Praise To The Colorectal Surgeon
    2) My Vasectomy
    3) The Prostate Song

    I think I've got PMS (Pecker Malfunctioning Syndrome)...and E.D. for me
    is not just for "electronic doofus" (hi hi). If you want a file on a
    packet net where E.D. was the topic of discussion, point your web browser
    to https://www.theweatherwonder.com/elk.htm and look for "The E.D. Net".

    Daryl, WX4QZ

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  • From Vlk-451@VERT/UNDERG to Daryl Stout on Tue Oct 27 00:16:03 2020
    Re: Re: ER Trip
    By: Daryl Stout to DaiTengu on Mon Oct 26 2020 08:28 am

    I think I've got PMS (Pecker Malfunctioning Syndrome)...and E.D. for me is not just for "electronic doofus" (hi hi). If you want a file on a
    packet net where E.D. was the topic of discussion, point your web browser to https://www.theweatherwonder.com/elk.htm and look for "The E.D. Net".

    I should introduce you to the guy who keeps spamming my email with viagra ads.

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  • From DaiTengu@VERT/ENSEMBLE to Daryl Stout on Tue Oct 27 11:53:12 2020
    Re: Re: ER Trip
    By: Daryl Stout to DaiTengu on Mon Oct 26 2020 08:28 am

    Sorry for the delay in reply...I spent yesterday evening into early
    this morning in the ER. Plus, we had thunderstorms here much of
    Friday.

    Oh no! I hope everything's OK!

    First, we had strong and severe thunderstorms in the area much of the day. Then, I got a phone call from my PCP's nurse. I had been experiencing possible deep vein thrombosis (DVT) symptoms (blood clots in the legs, which can lead to a fatal heart attack or stroke), and it was advised I go to either Urgent Care or the ER...I chose the latter.

    [Story Snip]

    Yeah, DVT is nothing to mess with. My brother-in-law's father died from it, about a day after having minor outpatient surgery done. This was about 20 years ago or so.

    DaiTengu

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  • From Daryl Stout@VERT/TBOLT to Vlk-451 on Tue Oct 27 14:44:00 2020
    I think I've got PMS (Pecker Malfunctioning Syndrome)...and E.D. for me
    is not just for "electronic doofus" (hi hi). If you want a file on a
    packet net where E.D. was the topic of discussion, point your web browser
    to https://www.theweatherwonder.com/elk.htm and look for "The E.D. Net".

    I should introduce you to the guy who keeps spamming my email with
    viagra ads.

    Better just to block them with a spam filter. Before Gmail, I used
    a utility called Mailwasher and a related one, which I forget the name
    of offhand. But, it was great to preview email before opening it or
    any links. One thing I do NOT like about Microsoft Edge, is that it
    constantly asks if it can "open links". To me, that's just asking for
    trouble. My default browser is Firefox...although I've noted that
    Microsoft Edge, Firefox, and Google Chrome, can take a long time to
    load...and they take even longer to navigate Facebook.

    As for that net, "you had to be there". :)

    Daryl

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  • From Vlk-451@VERT/HAVENS to Daryl Stout on Wed Oct 28 12:53:07 2020
    Re: Re: ER Trip
    By: Daryl Stout to Vlk-451 on Tue Oct 27 2020 02:44 pm

    One thing I do NOT like about Microsoft Edge, is that it
    constantly asks if it can "open links". To me, that's just asking for trouble. My default browser is Firefox...although I've noted that
    Microsoft Edge, Firefox, and Google Chrome, can take a long time to load...and they take even longer to navigate Facebook.

    I've been using Brave, which is kind of like the 'soft' hard option of chrome browsers. I hate the memory leaks. I really just need to isolate my computer from any networks and run templeOS in my perfect technochappel.
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  • From Daryl Stout@VERT/TBOLT to Vlk-451 on Sat Oct 31 10:08:00 2020
    I've been using Brave, which is kind of like the 'soft' hard option of chrome browsers. I hate the memory leaks. I really just need to isolate
    my computer from any networks and run templeOS in my perfect technochappel.

    Never mind they devour and share your personal data. Plus, with the addons
    to prevent them from doing such, it makes it seem like you're back on dial-up internet.

    Daryl

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  • From Daryl Stout@VERT/TBOLT to DaiTengu on Sat Oct 31 11:06:00 2020
    Yeah, DVT is nothing to mess with. My brother-in-law's father died
    from it, about a day after having minor outpatient surgery done. This
    was about 20 years ago or so.

    I talked to Rick, KA2BSM, out of the Germantown, TN (Memphis) area (he
    does a lot of work with CERT in that area)...and he said he has heard of
    folks who got it on a long flight. They deplaned, and dropped dead in the terminal.

    ... It was such a lovely day, I thought it was a pity to get up.

    Especially before the butt crack of dawn. :P

    Daryl, WX4QZ

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  • From Vlk-451@VERT/INREALM to Daryl Stout on Thu Dec 31 15:19:16 2020
    Re: Re: ER Trip
    By: Daryl Stout to Vlk-451 on Sat Oct 31 2020 02:08 pm

    I've been using Brave, which is kind of like the 'soft' hard option of chrome browsers. I hate the memory leaks. I really just need to isolate my computer from any networks and run templeOS in my perfect technochappel.

    Never mind they devour and share your personal data. Plus, with the addons to prevent them from doing such, it makes it seem like you're back on dial-up internet.

    Daryl

    What?

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  • From Vlk-451@VERT/INREALM to Daryl Stout on Thu Dec 31 15:30:55 2020
    Re: Re: ER Trip
    By: Daryl Stout to Vlk-451 on Tue Oct 27 2020 06:44 pm

    load...and they take even longer to navigate Facebook.

    Facebook. A godless place. So glad I left.

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  • From Vlk-451@VERT/HAVENS to Daryl Stout on Mon Feb 8 10:06:00 2021
    Re: Re: ER Trip
    By: Daryl Stout to Vlk-451 on Sat Oct 31 2020 10:08 am

    I've been using Brave, which is kind of like the 'soft' hard option of chrome browsers. I hate the memory leaks. I really just need to isolate my computer from any networks and run templeOS in my perfect technochappel.

    Never mind they devour and share your personal data. Plus, with the addons to prevent them from doing such, it makes it seem like you're back on dial-up internet.

    I've since been forced to move to different linux distros across some older hardware. The default firefox browser with no addons has helped remind me how much of a living hell the modern internet is.
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  • From Adam@VERT/FREEDOMB to Vlk-451 on Wed Feb 10 21:03:45 2021
    Re: Re: ER Trip
    By: Vlk-451 to Daryl Stout on Mon Feb 08 2021 10:06:00

    I've been using LYNX. No memory leaks, no popup ads, or no pesky images either.

    73!
    -Adam


    I've been using Brave, which is kind of like the 'soft' hard option
    of
    chrome browsers. I hate the memory leaks. I really just need to

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  • From HusTler@VERT/HAVENS to Vlk-451 on Thu Feb 11 07:40:39 2021
    Re: Re: ER Trip
    By: Adam to Vlk-451 on Wed Feb 10 2021 09:03 pm

    I've been using LYNX. No memory leaks, no popup ads, or no pesky images eith

    Have you tried links2 ??

    I've been using Brave, which is kind of like the 'soft' hard
    option

    I recently installed brave. Thanks for te tip

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  • From Vlk-451@VERT/INREALM to HusTler on Thu Feb 11 20:36:13 2021
    Re: Re: ER Trip
    By: HusTler to Vlk-451 on Thu Feb 11 2021 07:40 am

    I recently installed brave. Thanks for te tip

    I haven't used it on any of my devices, and I just got a new Android phone as an out of the blue present. I'm honestly not sure what to do with it.

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