• Seasonal

    From Barry Martin@454:1/1 to All on Thu Dec 31 07:25:00 2020


    Happy New Year, everyone!




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  • From Nigel Reed@nelgin@endofthelinebbs.com.nospam to Barry Martin on Sat Jan 2 02:21:07 2021
    Barry wrote:


    Happy New Year, everyone!

    And to you and yours.
  • From Ky Moffet@454:1/1 to Barry Martin on Sun Jan 3 10:38:00 2021
    BARRY MARTIN wrote:
    Happy New Year, everyone!

    .. New Year Resolutions date back to the Babylonians.

    And STILL haven't been kept!!

    Happy New Year, y'all!!
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  • From Barry Martin@454:1/1 to Ky Moffet on Mon Jan 4 06:54:00 2021

    Hi Ky!

    .. New Year Resolutions date back to the Babylonians.
    And STILL haven't been kept!!

    How about "my resolution is not to keep my resolutions"?


    Happy New Year, y'all!!

    So far, so good!


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  • From Ky Moffet@454:1/1 to Barry Martin on Tue Jan 5 15:10:00 2021
    BARRY MARTIN wrote:
    Hi Ky!

    > .. New Year Resolutions date back to the Babylonians.
    KM> And STILL haven't been kept!!

    How about "my resolution is not to keep my resolutions"?


    That's been mine since forever. <g>
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  • From Barry Martin@454:1/1 to Ky Moffet on Tue Jan 5 18:05:00 2021

    Hi Ky!

    > .. New Year Resolutions date back to the Babylonians.
    KM> And STILL haven't been kept!!
    How about "my resolution is not to keep my resolutions"?
    That's been mine since forever. <g>

    Methuselah - that you?! <g>



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  • From Ky Moffet@454:1/1 to Barry Martin on Tue Jan 5 19:40:00 2021
    BARRY MARTIN wrote:
    Hi Ky!

    > > .. New Year Resolutions date back to the Babylonians.
    > KM> And STILL haven't been kept!!
    > How about "my resolution is not to keep my resolutions"?
    KM> That's been mine since forever. <g>

    Methuselah - that you?! <g>

    .. He's so old he farts dust!

    Apparently! <g>
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  • From Daryl Stout@454:1/33 to Barry Martin on Sun Jan 3 19:08:00 2021
    Barry,

    Happy New Year, everyone!

    BAH!! HUMBUG!!

    I wanted to get an early start on the Christmas shopping in July. <G>

    Daryl

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  • From Daryl Stout@454:1/33 to Ky Moffet on Tue Jan 5 11:53:00 2021
    Ky,


    .. New Year Resolutions date back to the Babylonians.

    And STILL haven't been kept!!

    The best way to not break a New Years Resolution is not to make one. <G>

    Daryl

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  • From Barry Martin@454:1/1 to Daryl Stout on Sat Jan 9 07:56:00 2021

    Hi Daryl!

    Happy New Year, everyone!
    BAH!! HUMBUG!!

    An insect that doesn't know the words to the song?!


    I wanted to get an early start on the Christmas shopping in
    July. <G>

    Some people do! I don't get into the mood for Christmas shopping until November -- and that's putting it a little tight as for years we have
    had a "Family Christmas" a week or two before the 25th as we were in
    retail and combination of easier all around not to have it during the last-minute shopping rush and could have the holiday off and not prepare
    a big dinner, host a gift exchange, etc.


    ... Never stand between a dog and a fire hydrant.

    Oh I do it all the time: the dog and the hydrant aren't at all close!




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  • From Barry Martin@454:1/1 to Daryl Stout on Sat Jan 9 07:56:00 2021

    DARYL STOUT wrote to KY MOFFET <=-

    .. New Year Resolutions date back to the Babylonians.
    And STILL haven't been kept!!
    The best way to not break a New Years Resolution is not to make
    one. <G>

    Sounds like a resolution t ome!


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  • From Daryl Stout@454:1/33 to Ky Moffet on Sun Jan 10 03:50:00 2021
    Ky,

    KM> That's been mine since forever. <g>

    Methuselah - that you?! <g>

    .. He's so old he farts dust!

    Apparently! <g>

    Is he a crop duster?? That's where you fart, and the smell follows you.


    Daryl

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  • From Daryl Stout@454:1/33 to Barry Martin on Tue Jan 12 10:45:00 2021
    Barry,

    BAH!! HUMBUG!!

    An insect that doesn't know the words to the song?!

    Yeah, that's him. :P

    I wanted to get an early start on the Christmas shopping in
    July. <G>

    Some people do! I don't get into the mood for Christmas shopping until November -- and that's putting it a little tight as for years we have
    had a "Family Christmas" a week or two before the 25th as we were in retail and combination of easier all around not to have it during the last-minute shopping rush and could have the holiday off and not
    prepare a big dinner, host a gift exchange, etc.

    Start your Christmas shopping for next year on Dec. 26. <G>

    ... Never stand between a dog and a fire hydrant.

    Oh I do it all the time: the dog and the hydrant aren't at all close!

    Details, details. <G>

    Daryl

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  • From Barry Martin@454:1/1 to Daryl Stout on Thu Jan 14 08:30:00 2021

    Hi Daryl!

    I wanted to get an early start on the Christmas shopping in
    July. <G>
    Some people do! I don't get into the mood for Christmas shopping until November -- and that's putting it a little tight as for years we have
    had a "Family Christmas" a week or two before the 25th as we were in retail and combination of easier all around not to have it during the last-minute shopping rush and could have the holiday off and not
    prepare a big dinner, host a gift exchange, etc.
    Start your Christmas shopping for next year on Dec. 26. <G>

    Some people probably do! If the gift recipient isn't one needing the
    'latest and greatest' last year's Dec. 26th specials could be bargain
    gifts for the following Dec. 25th. I was generally working (retail) so couldn't participate, just want to go home after my shift, and don't
    plan ahead that far.



    ... Never stand between a dog and a fire hydrant.
    Oh I do it all the time: the dog and the hydrant aren't at all close!
    Details, details. <G>

    That's right!


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  • From Daryl Stout@454:1/33 to Barry Martin on Wed Jan 20 10:33:00 2021
    Barry,

    Some people probably do! If the gift recipient isn't one needing the 'latest and greatest' last year's Dec. 26th specials could be bargain gifts for the following Dec. 25th. I was generally working (retail) so couldn't participate, just want to go home after my shift, and don't
    plan ahead that far.

    I'm a frugal cheapskate...it has to be a real special occasion for me to splurge on a purchase.

    Daryl

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  • From Barry Martin@454:1/1 to Daryl Stout on Fri Jan 22 07:17:00 2021

    Hi Daryl!

    Some people probably do! If the gift recipient isn't one needing the 'latest and greatest' last year's Dec. 26th specials could be bargain gifts for the following Dec. 25th. I was generally working (retail) so couldn't participate, just want to go home after my shift, and don't
    plan ahead that far.
    I'm a frugal cheapskate...it has to be a real special occasion
    for me to splurge on a purchase.

    One person's splurge is another's normal. :) Some people will do
    without in one area so they can do/have something else in another --
    normal to them, "why???" to others. Fun stuff that makes the world go 'round!



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  • From Daryl Stout@454:1/33 to Barry Martin on Sat Jan 30 01:30:00 2021
    Barry,

    Read "Seasonal' as the subject -- it's currently 0 here -- that's seasonal!

    We hit 0 Celsius more than 0 Fahrenheit. At least we don't hit
    "absolute zero" (I think that's -273 degrees, and that may be Kelvin).

    The world is dizzying enough as it is. :P

    You'd make a lousy figure skater: no spins for you! ...By not
    splurging I have the money for splurges. If I don't buy something now
    I can buy something later because I still have the original money.

    Good point. As for skating, my legs and feet were never strong enough
    to deal with skating...roller skating or ice skating. Now, with my body
    full of arthritis, and needing a walker everywhere, any skating or even
    skiing is done with games on the BBS...although lately, I haven't even
    had time for that.

    As a side note, I texted the Uber driver the other day that "I had a
    red walker with me". He asked "Is that a dog??" -- he thought I had an
    Irish Setter with me. <G>

    Daryl

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  • From Ky Moffet@454:1/1 to Daryl Stout on Tue Feb 2 17:29:00 2021
    DARYL STOUT wrote:

    As a side note, I texted the Uber driver the other day that "I had a
    red walker with me". He asked "Is that a dog??" -- he thought I had an
    Irish Setter with me. <G>

    Meaning a Redbone Hound, sometimes mistakenly called a Red Walker Hound.

    https://www.akc.org/dog-breeds/redbone-coonhound/

    But still hysterical! You should name your walker "Bo". :D
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  • From Daryl Stout@454:1/33 to Barry Martin on Mon Feb 15 07:44:00 2021
    Barry,

    Sally was just thinking outside the box. :) As for the profanity, IMO there are times and places. "Oh poo! That big truck is coming directly towards me and I shall perish" isn't quite what I expect the main character on the show to say.

    That's the "made for TV version". <G>

    Curiosity killed the cat...or this one has 9 lives. <G>

    That's another experession which has -- if you pardon the pun -- died.

    Yep...and no pussyfooting about it. :P

    Now just about everyone has a car, horses a rarity. Maybe someone
    should come up with a 'deci-car' scale: the horse does a tenth of the
    work a car does!

    Yeah, but both still need to be fueled...and never mind the exhaust pipe. :P

    Or be like the old geezers at the Friday night races at the
    nursing home. Both are using their walkers, and one uses extra "poo-pulsion" (f@r+) to "poo-pel him across the finish line
    first". <G>

    That 'Depends' on timing for that final thrust!

    Yep.

    ... I drink too much. My urine sample had an olive in it.

    Thought in passing: That must have hurt!

    It's known as Pee-quila. <G>

    Daryl

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  • From Daryl Stout@454:1/33 to Barry Martin on Tue Feb 23 01:08:00 2021
    Barry,

    Apparently the old boradcats TV regulations as now.....

    Don't you mean "broadcast"?? Oh wait...that's an all girl chorus line. <G>

    You want to stick that nozzel where??!!!!

    Or the gas pump is holding a gun, and you have to hand over your wallet
    and bank cards.

    Daryl

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  • From Daryl Stout@454:1/33 to Barry Martin on Fri Feb 26 16:02:00 2021
    Barry,

    Apparently the old boradcats TV regulations as now.....
    Don't you mean "broadcast"??

    Oh wait...that's an all girl chorus line. <G>

    I thought all-female fishing.

    That, too.


    You want to stick that nozzel where??!!!!
    Or the gas pump is holding a gun, and you have to hand over
    your wallet and bank cards.

    Talk about one-armed bandits!

    Exactly.

    I swear, if I had known last month after the wreck what I know now,
    I would NEVER have bought a pre-owned car...would've cancelled my
    car insurance, and likely have turned in my drivers license. While
    I could get groceries and medicine delivered, I would've had to depend
    on Uber for trips to the Post Office, and that would have killed any
    and all social life.

    The Volvo, going back for service, had parts back ordered. So, they
    did an exchange for a Chevy. But, the pre-owned cars are "AS IS WITH
    NO WARRANTY". It's going to cost me $4000 out of pocket to get it
    fully fixed. And right now, I'm $500 short. That will cut into what
    I have for bills next month, and if Geico doesn't offer me a decent
    settlement, then I'm taking them to court, and will sue big time.

    Needless to say, I'm not a happy camper right now.

    Daryl

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  • From Barry Martin@454:1/1 to Daryl Stout on Fri Mar 5 07:29:00 2021

    Hi Daryl!

    You just gave the scoundrels who make them ideas. :P
    They're reading here??!!
    Nowadays, not much surprises me anymore.

    Maybe they're still trying to figure out the code. (Little do they
    know....!)


    So what that's trying to get around to is I won't spend all that extra money on a brand new car, though do want a decent one.
    As noted, I just want basic transportation...if it has a bunch
    of nice features, then that's "gravy".

    Right; though I do require a few things like air conditioning, a decent
    radio.



    Well, I've got some bills coming up that I need cash for, so if
    it's even a few thousand dollars (less than what I'd like), I may
    take it.

    Hope they're not the ones reading that part!!


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  • From Daryl Stout@454:1/33 to Barry Martin on Tue Mar 9 22:11:00 2021
    Barry,

    Nowadays, not much surprises me anymore.

    Maybe they're still trying to figure out the code. (Little do they know....!)

    Microsoft has done 2 Windows Updates in 2 days. You know the hackers
    wait to see what security fixes they address, then they release a bunch
    of new malware issues, that basically puts more egg on Microsoft's face.

    Right; though I do require a few things like air conditioning, a decent radio.

    I had an issue here with the central heat and air conditioning quitting.
    I thought "this is going to be a big repair bill". The fan still worked,
    but the display on the thermostat had quit...so, you couldn't turn on the
    air conditioner or the heater (it got into the low 60's inside last night...
    I had to dig out a quilt to stay warm).

    Well, I called the place that services the unit, and told them of my
    problem. They asked "Have you checked the batteries in the thermostat??".
    I asked "Batteries??" (it never occurred to me about such a thing). They
    said "take the cover off, and replace the batteries. If they haven't
    corroded, by putting new ones in (2 AA batteries), then turn the power
    on to heat or air conditioning, and it'll work". That did the trick!!
    They added that if the corrosion is too bad, it can damage or destroy
    the thermostat. So, that was a "free fix". They will come by in early
    May to do a springtime servicing on the entire system.

    At the eye doctor the other day, they "suspect" I'm in the very early
    stages of glaucoma. They took a picture of the optic nerves, and want me
    back in early June...but said to call them immediately if I notice any
    changes. They said that they can give medicine to slow it, but I'm in no imminent danger of going blind.

    Hope they're not the ones reading that part!!

    They probably don't know what a BBS is.

    Daryl

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  • From Daryl Stout@454:1/33 to Barry Martin on Thu Mar 11 18:46:00 2021
    Barry,

    Initially true, but I think of it as more of a competition between Microsoft and the hackers. Sort of the 'Knights in Shining Armour' vs. the black-hatted invaders. In some ways the invaders are doing
    Microsoft a favour by pointing out weaknesses before other meaner
    invaders get to them and really do samage.

    Samage?? Is that sabotage and damage?? <G>

    IIRC, Microsoft (with Windows 10) was "daring hackers" to try to hack
    into it. Every time you turn around, there's a security update. They had
    said "there wouldn't be a version past Windows 10".

    That 'display quit' could be a key to the repair....

    They apparently had run into this before...and as noted, it never
    occurred to me it was the batteries.

    maintenance around the house. A week or so prior her garage door
    opener stopped working -- she didn't know what to do, called Service,
    and they also suggested replacing the battery in the remote.

    I prefer the free, simple fixes.

    I suppose the 'suspect' is just based on eye pressure (increased),
    which probably can be a symptom of other eye issues. No idea:
    'increased eye pressure' one immediately thinks 'glaucoma!' as a
    layman. Taking a picture of the optic nerve would give something to compare later.

    Actually, the eye pressure was 13 in one eye, and 14 in the other...
    in the middle of the normal range.

    The good news is they determined it wasn't an emergency. I presume
    they gave a list of things to monitor.

    They said to "keep an eye on it" (no pun intended <G>)...and to notify
    them if I "see" anything unusual. :P

    Hope they're not the ones reading that part!!
    They probably don't know what a BBS is.

    It only takes one!

    Or they think it's Bunch of Bulls***. :P

    I said that at work once years ago, and this female employee quipped
    "Cows do, too...but they don't brag about it". <G>

    Daryl

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  • From Daryl Stout@454:1/33 to Barry Martin on Sat Mar 13 11:12:00 2021
    Barry,

    Samage?? Is that sabotage and damage?? <G>

    Someone has to help create new words!

    I thought spoonerisms did that...those are, as the late Archie Campbell
    noted "Adult Bedtime Stories". <G>

    It seems any time someone (or in this case something) dares something
    to be done because they couldn't do it then someone else breaks it/ outdoes it: "challenge accepted".

    Yep. I wasn't able to do one of my ham radio traffic nets last night,
    due to the failure of the Microsoft .NET framework. So, I uninstalled
    the program, then reinstalled it. I also downloaded several drivers for
    good measure (which required several reboots), then it worked again.
    Microsoft did at least 2 updates last week, and may have done another
    one while I was asleep overnight.

    A fellow ham radio operator said he got a message with the Edge
    browser, "requiring him to pay to upgrade". I don't know if that was
    with the browser, the OS, or another program...but if they are going
    to start charging for other stuff, or doing things like disabling
    programs instead of theirs (i.e. LibreOffice or OpenOffice instead
    of Microsoft Office...or Firefox, Chrome, or Opera, instead of Edge, etc.)...folks are going to bolt from there. I saw a story where the
    Pentagon was threatening to pull an extremely lucrative contract with Microsoft, because of major security issues with one of their products.

    Out of sight, out of mind! On my thermometer the Low Batt display is
    easy to overlook.

    It doesn't have that on the air conditioning/heating thermostat. I
    don't recall if it's on the ADT Alarm Panel or not.

    Hmm: obviously they're basing the preliminary diagnosis of glaucoma on other signs.

    Well, I go back there in June.

    They said to "keep an eye on it" (no pun intended <G>)...and to
    notify them if I "see" anything unusual. :P

    They're worse than you are!!

    Your perception for the obvious is astounding. <G>

    Daryl

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  • From Barry Martin@454:1/1 to Daryl Stout on Sun Mar 14 09:28:00 2021

    Hi Daryl!

    Samage?? Is that sabotage and damage?? <G>
    Someone has to help create new words!
    I thought spoonerisms did that...those are, as the late Archie
    Campbell noted "Adult Bedtime Stories". <G>

    Nah, I'm not that good.


    It seems any time someone (or in this case something) dares something
    to be done because they couldn't do it then someone else breaks it/ outdoes it: "challenge accepted".
    Yep. I wasn't able to do one of my ham radio traffic nets last
    night, due to the failure of the Microsoft .NET framework. So, I uninstalled the program, then reinstalled it. I also downloaded
    several drivers for good measure (which required several
    reboots), then it worked again. Microsoft did at least 2 updates
    last week, and may have done another one while I was asleep
    overnight.

    Things will break or get broken. On the surface may look right but dig
    down into that darn code! Or things one doesn't know from 'cookbooking'
    fixes from posts on the Internet. (We're not the Internet, are we?!)


    A fellow ham radio operator said he got a message with the Edge
    browser, "requiring him to pay to upgrade". I don't know if that
    was with the browser, the OS, or another program...but if they
    are going to start charging for other stuff, or doing things like disabling programs instead of theirs (i.e. LibreOffice or
    OpenOffice instead of Microsoft Office...or Firefox, Chrome, or
    Opera, instead of Edge, etc.)...folks are going to bolt from
    there.

    Yup: people are accustomed to free -- there's a cartoon panel where the
    guy is pricing stuff on a website: $10 item and $5 shipping
    (horrors!). Next: $15 item and free shipping (click - satisfied look).

    The other thought process is once paid for it shouldn't have to be paid
    for again. That one is on shakey ground as if it's been upgraded
    someone has done the work and needs to get paid for doing it. The
    Operating Systems I use here are free (to consumers anyway). Not sure
    how the Ubuntu and Raspbian folks pay the rent and groceries -- maybe
    they figure we're the beta testers for the versions sold to business.
    ...OK, apprently the basic software is always free (individuals and
    business) but there is a paid support option. https://askubuntu.com/questions/124746/is-ubuntu-desktop-free-for-a-busi ness-solution


    I saw a story where the Pentagon was threatening to pull
    an extremely lucrative contract with Microsoft, because of major
    security issues with one of their products.

    I hadn't seen that specifically but have seen similar. As for the
    Pentagon, nothing like gaping security holes for military, etc.,
    agencies! ...Know there are cracks and holes in Linux, just don't seem
    to be as easy to crawl through, plus IIRC Linux is modular so a flaw in
    one part doesn't bleed through into other parts like it does in the more integrated/interconected way Windows is put together. (For others
    reading this the comment is superficial: I don't know programming.)



    Out of sight, out of mind! On my thermometer the Low Batt display is
    easy to overlook.
    It doesn't have that on the air conditioning/heating
    thermostat. I don't recall if it's on the ADT Alarm Panel or not.

    I'm sort of hoping it is just to keep things together! To me for
    something like an alarm system the backup power source is as almost as important as the sensors and alarm itself. Cut the main power, kills
    the alarm system - well that was easy access!


    Hmm: obviously they're basing the preliminary diagnosis of glaucoma on other signs.
    Well, I go back there in June.

    Hopefully good news!



    They said to "keep an eye on it" (no pun intended <G>)...and to
    notify them if I "see" anything unusual. :P
    They're worse than you are!!
    Your perception for the obvious is astounding. <G>

    Thank you! :)



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  • From Daryl Stout@454:1/33 to Barry Martin on Wed Mar 17 15:40:00 2021
    Barry,

    Nah, I'm not that good.
    He finally admits it. <g,d,r>

    I can't be superb in everything!

    You have dashed my expectations of you <j/k> <G>

    Internet, are we?!)
    That's Al Gore. <G>

    He and I flipped a coin - he won that one. <g>

    Had to be a 2 headed coin...he said it was "Heads, I Win...
    Tails, You Lose". :P

    LOL!! Or, you have an item for 45 cents each or 2 for $1 --
    they want the latter.

    My guess is it sounds better to get two for <monetary value> than one
    so go for the initially perceived value of the larger quantity.

    What got me was that several years ago, my parents had stopped
    at a store to get 1 loaf of bread. They were marked as 3 for $1,
    but neither the cashier or manager could figure out that they
    could sell my Dad a loaf for 33 or 34 cents. My late father was
    a comptroller, so he could do a ton of transactions in his head...
    he was furious. :P They finally walked out of the store.

    A guy walks in, and he wants a Whopper Junior With Cheese, with
    just ketchup only. I told him "I'll sell you a cheeseburger with
    just ketchup only...it's the same thing, but cheaper"...and the
    guy replies "No, I want a Whopper Junior With Cheese, with just
    ketchup only".

    What, no fries?!

    Not if he preferred onion rings. <G>

    They say "the customer is always right", but I say the jury is
    still out on that.

    With the mountains of evidence they should have come to a definitive conclusion by now!

    Not guilty?? :P

    I'm lucky to set the clock on the microwave oven. Oh, yeah...I
    guess you need that clock back now. <G>

    It won't be back until next Fall some time.

    The first Sunday in November...by then, I'll have funds to send
    it back via email. <G>

    when power went out just before midnight...it was out for 3
    hours. I heard the transformers blow (sounded like gunfire), then
    I heard the power arcing.

    Hopefully it was just the fuse blowing and not the transformer. Most
    of the fuses they use around here are the ones like you heard: sounds
    like a shotgun shot. They do have quiet ones which barely make a
    noise.

    Apparently, it was several of them. When we lived in south Florida,
    the transformer behind our home blew, and it sounded like a cannon!!

    Years ago a feed line to a large apartment complex broke and came down across a four-lane highway. Good news is insulated but I was thinking
    "oh <poop>" driving across it. The line was still energized as the
    other end was swinging in the breeze and occasionally finding ground: bright flash and BOOM!!

    I always worry about stuff like that.

    Pay through your deductible and maybe!

    I'm glad I have overdraft protection. All the unexpected expenses
    medically and on the car (not to mention calling an emergency
    locksmith) will make me overdrawn, if the COVID-19 stimulus and/or
    the Geico settlement doesn't get in by Friday afternoon.

    A penny for your thoughts?!

    That's like the incident where this young single lady at a
    square dance event years ago came up to me, and said she'd like
    to ask me a question (looking back, I must've been set up <G>).

    After I consented (maybe that's not the right word <BG>), she
    opened her hand, and there are 2 pennies...one face up, and one
    face down. She asks if I see any snakes or automobiles there. I
    replied, "No, you have 2 pennies". She points at the head of
    Honest Abe, and says "You have a copperhead"...and then points
    at the Memorial, and notes "You have a Lincoln".

    The kicker was when she asked if I saw any sex there. I should
    have seen the red flags, but said "No". She replied "And, you're
    not going to see any. What did you expect for two cents, you
    cheapskate??!!".

    With that, she put the 2 pennies in her pocket, turned around,
    and walked off...grinning like the cat who had swallowed the
    canary.

    To top it off, I kicked over a half full cup of water on the
    floor below my chair...and another dancer sitting next to me,
    noticing the water below me, quipped "You just couldn't hold
    it, could you??". Blushing tremendously, I said "I want to go
    hide!!" :P

    Daryl

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  • From Daryl Stout@454:1/33 to Barry Martin on Sun Mar 21 13:30:00 2021
    Barry,

    Well, then you don't qualify for that song, then. <G>

    Which, "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon?!

    "Oh, Lord...It's Hard To Be Humble...When You're Perfect In Every
    Way".

    I prefer "One doesn't get older...one gets better. And, I'm
    approaching magnificent!!" -- and I'll be another year older on
    Monday. But, it won't be a happy birthday...I'm having to stay
    here to have water damage cleaned up from a toilet that overflowed
    from the tank, and flooded both bathrooms. The rugs are soaked, but
    I can replace them.

    Of course not! They knew to salt and other ways to preserve. ...Oh,
    not the literal - nevermind!

    I guess they confused taxidermy with taxiderby...where they race to
    get customers, instead of preserving what they have. :P

    I'll admit to relying a little too much on calculators: when I was
    going through school they switched us over to "the New Math" and
    somehow that managed to confuse me. I don't know what the differences
    are between "Old Math" and "New Math" other than something about the process; certain number combinations no longer 'clicked'. Oddly I do
    some math tricks: $1.97 + $1.98 isn't done 'eight plus seven carry the one' but 'two dollars plus two dollars is four dollars, three cents
    plus two cents is five cents, subtract that from $4 is $3.95'.

    I liked the way Introduction To Math was described in Peanuts. When
    Charlie Brown asked his sister, Sally, if the course was hard, she replied
    "Not at all. You just walk in, and say 'How Do You Do, Math??'". That must
    have translated over to her work with measurements -- "10 grams equals one grampa". To which, her brother (Charlie Brown) replied "Keep going. I can hardly wait to see what comes next". <G>

    MidAmerican Energy seems to have done a pretty good job of animal- proofing their substations as very rarely are they the cause of a power failure. And not because of less animals, being pushed away from human cities - there has been a bit of a invasion due to us humans staying inside due to COVID-19.

    This is true. In the past, building into the great outdoors encroached
    on their natural habitat. Several homes had problems with deer, bear, and
    other wildlife.

    Yup: I remember that. Last summer we had the derecho which broke a probably 40' pine tree in the neighbour's back yard about 12' up from
    the base, snagged a power transmission line and broke that, which blew
    the fuse down the block somewhere. Good news is didn't damage anything else other than a few good dents in the backyard.

    The weather damages and natural disasters are getting worse and more frequent. An earthquake in Japan triggered a tsumami warning, and a
    volcano in Iceland has erupted. And, we're not even into the heart of
    tornado season yet...plus, the National Hurricane Center will now start
    issuing advisories for both the Atlantic and Pacific basins on May 15.

    Mine did post Wednesday the 17th.

    Nothing for mine yet.

    <chuckle> My signature is bad enough with pen to paper, much less
    mouse to pad. Hopefully you have your settlement credited before the bills hit.

    Barely in time. I had to fork out $250 to fix a deal in the toilet tank
    in what was my parents bathroom. It glitched, and the tank overflowed,
    flooding both bathrooms. At least the water line insurance will cover the cleanup of water damage. The rugs are soaked and will be disposed of...if
    my check ever arrives, I can get replacement ones. I noted that Arkansas extended the tax filing deadline to May 17, coincident with the federal postponement, so that gives me some more breathing room.

    Have to be sober to figure out some of those calls! <g>

    See the tagline below. <G>

    Daryl

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  • From Daryl Stout@454:1/33 to Barry Martin on Tue Mar 23 15:33:00 2021
    Barry,

    "It's not easy being green" (with envy!).

    That's one thing I lack...not envy...funding. I'm posting out
    messages in this packet of a "potential shutdown" next month.

    Happy birthday anyway!

    Bah!! Humbug!! I was sobbing uncontrollably yesterday (they
    weren't tears of joy), and nearly hung up on my cousin when she
    called.

    They are saying the next stimulus deal will be in on Wednesday.
    I treat them saying that like when the weather folks here are
    forecasting snow...I'll believe it when I see it. Call me a
    Doubting Daryl, but when the government is handling things, I
    have little faith or optimism.

    I would love to have The Good Lord make a liar out of me, with
    the shutdown...He did years ago when I said I'd never marry. <G>

    Oh no!! ...Trying to figure out how a toilet overflows from the tank
    -- water should have gone down the overflow tube into the bowl. Maybe
    the fill assembly broke and shot water?

    I think that's what happened. They have both bathrooms torn apart
    right now, so there's no water, no sinks, and no toilets available
    for usage. I have not eaten or drank today, and may quit doing such
    for a few days...dehyrdration be damned. I can't even afford to stay
    in a hotel overnight.

    I liked the way Introduction To Math was described in Peanuts.
    When Charlie Brown asked his sister, Sally, if the course was
    hard, she replied "Not at all. You just walk in, and say 'How Do
    You Do, Math??'".

    That was back in the Use Proper Manners Days.

    Yep, those days are long gone.

    That must have translated over to her work with
    measurements -- "10 grams equals one grampa". To which, her
    brother (Charlie Brown) replied "Keep going. I can hardly wait to
    see what comes next". <G>

    Mixing cousins with cosines? Bill Engval's routine would have been "Here's your Sine"! Anyway, better get off this tangent. <rs!>

    Sort of like when he went in for his colonoscopy, he sounded like he
    was sobbing when he said "I bent down, and kissed my wife goodbye...";
    as if he'd never see her again.

    And that was just at your place! <rs!> In this region there have been warnings of bear (he went as far as St. Louis), cougar. Several years
    ago a hawk snatched up a little dog while the female owner was walking him. Fortunately she scared the hawk which dropped the dog. A few
    months ago had five younger deer trot down the street in front of the house.

    There was a video the other day, of vehicles getting caught in a
    stampeding antelope herd.

    All kinds of 'fun' stuff going on. I don't know if precursors to end- of-the-world type events or just Mother Nature getting a little
    restless and repositioning herself.

    She's off of her Prozac. :P

    Someone has to make up that last half. %)

    Still nothing. If I don't have funding by April 1, I'm going into
    shutdown mode, in more ways than one.

    Good news on the tax date extension plus getting the GEICO money in
    time to pay the toilet repair bill. When you replace the rugs be sure
    to get non-slip backing. And check periodically as some of the
    backings deteriorate as they age; dryer heat also wil kill off the backing. (Things I learned from working at the store!)

    The rug replacement is the least of my worries. Both bathrooms have
    been torn to pieces, the water is shut off, the only sink is in the
    kitchen, and both toilets are dead. In effect, I'm doomed.

    It could be worse: think of the geriatric square dance caller and his
    wife getting romantic and he gets a little confused and starts calling
    out various sex moves!

    There was a caller in his 90's...he had been calling for over 70 years.
    He passed away last year...but was a lot of fun to dance to.

    Daryl

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  • From Barry Martin@454:1/1 to Daryl Stout on Sun Apr 4 07:55:00 2021

    Hi Daryl!

    Because if you aren't totally cleaned out, you have to do the
    prep work AGAIN...and THIS TIME...the cost of the entire
    procedure is paid by YOU!!
    No sh--! <g>
    Plenty of it, actually. :P

    We'l take care of that! Here, drink this!



    Yup! Due to my relatively extreme nearsightnedness familiar with the warning signs like curtain and sparks/fireworks, even too many
    floaters.
    Unfortunately, floaters are like sinus issues and
    arthritis...not much can be done about them.

    Right, and for those of us who are easily entertained close the eyes and
    shake the head slightly. (If hear a rattle that's some other thing!)


    Well good on the overpayment check! No idea if taxable and not going to even attempt to find out if taxable under Arkansas law. As for your brother, yeah, I'd not tell him of the money under those circumstances either. I'd probably would not pay his property taxes -- unless it
    meant keeping him from living with you. ...You will have two bathrooms.... NO!!! <bseg>
    His clothing reeks of the smell of tobacco and beer. I doubt
    he'd want to mess with the property...especially considering my
    property taxes are more.

    Hmm: a new scent from the dryer cloth people! Cling-Free, available in
    Fresh Spring, Lavender, and now Tobacco and Beer!



    e-mail is just faster -- essentially instantaneous. The other carriers are more-or-less specialists and in some cases are able to give better rates (lower cost). I will admit it was a little funny when UPS
    delivered a case of paper to me that weighed around 50 pounds and the
    next day a beard trimmer that weighed around a half a pound including
    the packaging.
    I saw where an Amazon Fulfillment Center in North Little Rock
    caught fire. I think it was still being built, or the deals
    must've been real hot. <G>

    Check for deals on 'gently used' fire extinguishers!


    my first COVID-19 shot yesterday, and have to wait 3 weeks for
    the second one. Then, I probably have to wait another 3 weeks
    before "resuming normal activities", including medical
    appointments.

    At least the process has started! I plan to keep masking, social
    distancing with strangers, using hand sanitizer, etc., for a while. Not paranoid, just cautious, more "erring on the side of caution" but not
    going to freak out over a slip-up.




    https://www.amazon.com/s?k=twist+ties&i=tools&crid=11NDTCJ0A698P&sprefix =twist+tie%2Caps%2C193&ref=nb_sb_ss_ts-doa-p_1_9
    I should've known Amazon would have some. :P

    Probably places like Harbor Fright too. Have seen the spools of
    twist-tie wire in the Garden Deparment of big box stores: hold plants
    up, etc.


    Yup: good ol' Supply and Demand. Combination of "no one" needing gas because of not driving, seems there was an oil refinery fire, the
    freeze in Texas, plus the seasonal change from the winter blend to the summer blend an dof course more people driving again.
    Lots of folks are wanting to travel, but I'm staying inside
    central Arkansas.

    At this time I'm not planning on going any place: any real travelling
    I'd be doing would require a flight and I don't feel comfortable with
    being in a flying tube yet, The plane is fine, some of the passengers
    might be an issue. ...The 'COVID certification' thing might help.


    I want to say it's 7 to 10 years.
    That sounds right. And LIS, the worst you'd get is a no but could
    learn what needs to be done to get a yes or an alternative funding
    option.
    I don't want to go down that road again.

    No, but a small controllable debt to keep you from loosing your house,
    etc. At the time was going to be a very short term loan to get you
    through until the third stimulus check was received, and paid back with
    that.



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  • From Daryl Stout@454:1/33 to Barry Martin on Mon Apr 5 17:38:00 2021
    No sh--! <g>
    Plenty of it, actually. :P

    We'l take care of that! Here, drink this!

    That was like the thick carbonated strawberry shake they gave me in
    the ER, when I was having abdominal cramps, etc. However, if one has
    an inflamed appendix, you shouldn't give certain things to the patient,
    as it can cause the appendix to burst, causing peritonitis. One medical
    book noted "This is a very serious condition"...and I thought "What was
    your first clue??!!".

    Unfortunately, floaters are like sinus issues and
    arthritis...not much can be done about them.

    Right, and for those of us who are easily entertained close the eyes
    and shake the head slightly. (If hear a rattle that's some other
    thing!)

    They examined my head and found nothing. <G>

    Hmm: a new scent from the dryer cloth people! Cling-Free, available in Fresh Spring, Lavender, and now Tobacco and Beer!

    No thanks. I paid his personal property and real estate tax for him online today (as well as mine). It cost me a $10 surcharge, but it was easier than trying to go through an automated phone system...and I didn't have to worry about the phone line dropping out on the call. I went out to get a bite to
    eat, and told him I had paid it for him. He promptly reimbursed me, so I
    put that money back in the bank.

    Check for deals on 'gently used' fire extinguishers!

    There apparently were plenty of those...and the workers apparently had
    no fire extinguisher experience beforehand.

    I think of the guy in the adult sex toy/porn/novelties shop, who wanted
    "the big red dildo on the wall". He was sternly told...that's not for sale...that's our fire extinguisher". Never mind the country western song called "The Fireman". <G>

    At least the process has started! I plan to keep masking, social distancing with strangers, using hand sanitizer, etc., for a while.
    Not paranoid, just cautious, more "erring on the side of caution" but
    not going to freak out over a slip-up.

    I checked with one of the workers, and they said I could go out, as long
    as I had a mask on.

    Probably places like Harbor Fright too. Have seen the spools of
    twist-tie wire in the Garden Deparment of big box stores: hold plants
    up, etc.

    I'll be in Tuesday...with the yard man and the bug man coming to do their work. Then, Wednesday will be stormy. I may stay in until Saturday, when I
    go out square dancing, to get some exercise.

    At this time I'm not planning on going any place: any real travelling
    I'd be doing would require a flight and I don't feel comfortable with being in a flying tube yet, The plane is fine, some of the passengers might be an issue. ...The 'COVID certification' thing might help.

    The way the Post Office ignores the HOLD MAIL deal, and with finances,
    it's best I not travel outside of central Arkansas anymore.

    No, but a small controllable debt to keep you from loosing your house, etc. At the time was going to be a very short term loan to get you through until the third stimulus check was received, and paid back with that.

    I was able to pay the personal and real estate property tax. Plus, with
    being disabled, the "tax levels" are "frozen". The house was paid for in
    full when we moved up here in 1977...it was first built in 1973.

    Daryl

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