Upsetting msg from Daryl
From
Barry Martin@454:1/1 to
All on Sat Apr 25 19:16:00 2020
Hi Folks!
Received this e-mail from Daryl Stout -- doesn't sound good.
Subject: Storm Damage and Retirement
The bad luck continues...as if it ever stopped.
Severe weather overnight fried the UPS units, and they won't power up.
With no UPS units available locally, and financial issues, The
Thunderbolt BBS is basically dead in the water. The Lenovo laptop does
not have the space for the BBS. So, after nearly 30 years of Sysoping, I
am reluctantly forced to retire. I use the laptop for ham radio nets,
and if I lose that, all my hobbies are gone.
I feel I've betrayed my late wife, as I had promised to keep the BBS
alive. But, with all the BBS and weather issues of late, it's basically
gone. Monday is 13 years since her death, and next Friday, May 1, would
have been the BBS's 28th birthday. So, it's time I disappear for awhile,
and go cry my eyes out. This is truly a May Day (distress) incident.
Those who wanted me permanently offline, now have their wish, and I hope they're happy. Those who felt I was lying about lightning and severe
weather now have proof that I was being truthful. Forward this to
various networks and echoes, especially where those who felt their fecal excrement didn't stink, so they can see this. Let them rejoice...their
payback is coming, sooner than they think.
Obviously, go ahead and remove me from the nodelists, kill all my mail,
and settings. If I could come out of retirement, I would. But, at this
point, I don't care anymore, and have had enough.
The only good thing is the house wasn't damaged, I still have power, and
I wasn't injured.
Thanks to everyone who helped me with Sysoping over the years. For the
most part, it has been fun, but it's time to move on.
I will likely not answer emails, phone calls, etc., for awhile... I just
want to be alone.
Daryl Stout, WX4QZ, Retired Sysop
The Thunderbolt BBS
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From
Barry Martin@454:1/1 to
Nigel Reed on Tue Apr 28 10:19:00 2020
Hi Nigel!
I've reached out to Darryl to offer him a USB thumb drive to
attach to his laptop and run his BBS on. That should be plenty of
space, should he choose to do it. I've also offered an old UPS I
have, it works but needs new batteries, maybe people can chip in
for the battery replacements so he can get safely back online.
A thank you for the offerings. I had suggested an external hard drive
and he mentioned not having room on his USB hub, plus a problem with the
data on a 32-bit backup and his system is 64-bit. Last messaging last
night was a few Google hits on how to turn on NTVDM in Windows (10).
The storms that come through the TX/AR/OK/KS/MO and surrounding
states can be devastating, they can knock out utilities for days,
even weeks in remote areas. Darrly has given the BBS community
over 30 years of service, so this would be a good time to give
back. --- SBBSecho 3.10-Linux
Even 'just' as a regular BBS member.
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... Daffynition: Sprain - Wet weather in Madrid
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