Hi Daryl!
DS> Well, I had to make sure I was dressed before stepping in front
DS> of the webcam...or to turn it away. :P
Too late Ethel!!
DS> It's impossible to get a beard trim nowadays, with COVID-19, so
DS> I bought a trimmer from Wal-Mart today. Using the webcam, and
DS> looking at myself on the screen, it was an effort to shave the
DS> beard and moustache. It wasn't perfect, but for now, it'll do.
Why didn't you use a mirror?
BM> Good. Now remember when you put the extra one!
DS> I realized when I went to fill the car up yesterday, that I
DS> needed to get the key for the gas cap. :P
You only keep one key at home as the spare, silly!
BM> I'll admit to something being confused (or maybe outsmarted) by the cartoon
BM> instructions: OK, so the arrow is pointing to something, the
BM> edge? A dark mark on the dark line drawing?
DS> One guy, who was to have a colonoscopy, had a friend, write in
DS> magic marker on each butt cheek "Insert Here", with arrows
DS> pointed to his anal orifice. Like they need instructions?? :P
If the doctor doesn't know by now I'd be more than a little worried!
BM> Dad always had a nice generally even handwriting. My Mother's is also
BM> pretty good, though hers has the 'quirk' of the old-fashioned German
BM> alphabet (born and raised in Vienna, Austria). Mine used to be decent:
BM> I blame the sloppiness on high-speed note-taking in college. Gregg
BM> shorthand would have been handy -- I typed my notes that
BM> afternoon/evening anyway. (On a typewriter, not a computer.)
DS> I've known very few men with good handwriting...and I'm not one
DS> of them.
My parents generation and before seemed to generally have good hand-
writing, OTOH they sort of had to as didn't use a typewriter.
BM> You need some dits! ...Dashes, dots -- Morse Code....
DS> One ham's secret to learning Morse Code, was that he learned
DS> all the dirty words first. <G>
Grime, smear, dust bunny.....
BM> I've sort of lessened my consideration on that specific: now a lot of
BM> computer stuff is offered at little if any cost. ...Decades ago bought
BM> some software for my XT -- was supposed to make it run three times as fast,
BM> blah-blah. Well, that was a piece of junk as it slowed down my computer
BM> but the free software they bundled with it was fantastic! Used
BM> it for years!
DS> That's like all the add-ons they have on the Android, and
DS> Windows. When I saw things like Candy Crush, and a bunch of other
DS> games, I broke out the Uninstaller.
I'm just not into games so ignore the 'offer'.
BM> Unless he would prefer to do it this weekend and trusts you enough to
BM> give you the credit until next week. He might be able to get your job done
BM> this weekend and another one later in the week.
DS> I have to call him tomorrow...was out with the car getting 5
DS> new tires (4 fresh ones and a fresh spare), and a front end
DS> alignment. The old tires weren't worn, but they were 11 years
DS> old.
<snortle> Sounds like my Dad before he died: he drove, but not that far,
so the tires didn't have all that much wear on them. Usually went to
the same mechanic so the car was known and known to be taken care of. I
don't recall details but all of a sudden it was realized the tires wew
old enough could fail because of age rather than wear.
BM> Can just be friends/acquaintances. She might need a person to lend an
BM> ear -- maybe she has a boyfriend she wants to talk about but for
BM> whatever reason is uncomfortable talking details to her parents but you
BM> as a grandparent type might be just the thing. Or even non-personal
BM> stuff like rotary telephones, typewriters.
DS> That's what I'm hoping to do.
Overall I think it a good idea for 'old folks' to occasionally hang
around with the 'young whipper-snappers' to see the other side of the
fence, or more to get away from the other oldersters for a bit. And the
young to experience the old and what happened before they were born.
BM> Sometimes it's just things like "this is 'me time'": phone rings, you don't
BM> have to answer it, especially if during dinner.
DS> I take the phone in the bathroom with me. It never fails...when
DS> nature calls, so do the telemarketers. :P
The only time I take the cordless phone into the bathroom with me is if
I'm expecting a return call such as from a doctor or nurse. Otherwise
that's what the answering machine is for,
BM> Time to think worst case scenarios, figure out what to so should they
BM> happen, and be done with it. LIS above, figure that $200 false alarm
BM> fee into your trip budget. Happens, you've got the money. Doesn't happen,
BM> you got extra money (though I'd set aside for next trip). Two false
BM> alarms?! Well, at least you've got half the moeny set aside!
DS> I still can't bring myself to travel outside the county
DS> anymore...it's just too hard on me.
Pain and suffering isn't good but I'm thinking the enjoyment of the
train ride might override to a point -- do make accommodations such as frequent
stretch breaks, even if just to walk around the car. No idea
how to keep the social distancing but a mask would help with that.
You're not the only person wanting to be on the train and so quite sure
something has been done to work things out, at least to some point.
BM> Yeah but you're not supposed to write it on the walls!
DS> Never mind the Toilet Stall Graffitti Wall on the BBS, or in
DS> the restroom of The Lost Traders Tavern in Trade Wars 2002. :P
Year ago I did go to a bar with friends and there was a chalkboard type surface
for those so inclined.
BM> Oh well. Maybe something will become available.
DS> I'm not optimistic.
Thinking should be. Make the best of things; why be miserable?
BM> Hopefully the electric meter doesn't spark to the gas meter!! Need the
BM> water meter by them to squirt out the fire!!
DS> The water meter is in the front yard. I haven't run the
DS> sprinklers in ages.
The neighbours expect you to have your bathing suit on this time!!
BM> I probably confuse some of my neighbours as there is some light here during
BM> a ppower failure -- or at least the beginning. Is a two story house and
BM> the others are one story so the upstairs can be visible.
DS> As long as they're not looking in the windows. <G>
Or me theirs!
DS> Not if the store offers home delivery. <G>
BM> By a sexy delivery driver!!
DS> I saw a video where a woman's classmate from long ago surprised
DS> her with a package, as a FedEx driver. When she realized who it
DS> was, she screamed "OMG!!" and started sobbing, falling at his
DS> feet.
Either he had big feet to stumble over or she was a klutz! <rs!>
DS> I'm not sure if I'm squared up, screwed up, or both.
BM> Yes!
DS> You're so encouraging.
Thank you! <gg>
BM> Hate to say it but something that should be considered now before it
BM> happens later,
DS> I've got at least deals monitoring for identity theft.
Good. Unfortunately its a 'when it happens' rather than an 'if it
happens'. Be aware, be cautions, but also be havign someone else help.
DS> WARNING: Do not attempt any advice described in this message. :P
BM> Now you tell me!
DS> You're slipping. :P
Durn freshly waxed floor!
DS> Well, I saw where Arkansas prisons are going to implement
DS> devices to turn your cellphone into a brick once you enter the
DS> property.
BM> Hope they have shatter-proof window glass!
DS> Really. I think of the video where the store kept being broken
DS> into by thugs throwing concrete blocks, etc. into the front
DS> window. So, the owner replaced it with reinforced plexiglas. This
DS> thug slug the heavy object toward the window, and it bounced
DS> right back to him, severely injuring him.
And the owner probably got sued by the thug's attorney!
BM> Might want to check with your doctor to see if maybe crackers would be
BM> a better option. Friend had 'low blood sugar' episodes and so would
BM> eat candy to counteract. Later blood work done and whatever he had as
BM> the trigger was temporarily counter-acted by the sugar but caused
BM> another spike later. Eating crackers was the proper solution for him.
DS> At least I'm not diabetic, but I'm keeping an eye on the
DS> levels.
Always a good thing to be active in one's health.
DS> Just don't roast your weiner. <G>
BM> Don't stand so close to the barbecue!
DS> I'd make a comment, but discretion is the better part of valor. :P
That's what is said when can't come up with anything!!
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