Daryl wrote --

I'm extremely cautious when I drive...and it drives my brother nuts.
But, all these people pass me like I'm sitting still

I know the feeling.
I try to keep up with the traffic, since going too slow is as much a
hazard as driving too fast.
Add to the fact so many drivers are distracted these days. They're on
the phone, texting, looking at some GPS read out, any number of things
and not paying that much attention to what's going on around them. So
many have the attitude, "Its my road, get out of my way".
I see people walking along texting and walking out into traffic, into
poles, etc. I've even seen people texting while riding a bike!
I generally only carry my phone when working. If for some reason it
rings when I'm riding along I just let it ring till I can get out of
traffic and be stopped. After all, there's always voice mail if its that important. Generally the calls are someone wanting to sell me something
or begging for money.

I don't even know why they have speed limits

They aren't the law, they're merely friendly suggestions.... ==sigh==

then US Highway 70. The speed limit may be lower, but there's
far less traffic.

That's why I prefer them.
Plus one sees more. On the interstates its the same fast food joints,
the same gas stations, etc exit after exit. One could be in CT or CA for
all they know.
I enjoy the slower pace, going through little towns, etc. Speed up,
slow down and so forth.
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Joe,

I try to keep up with the traffic, since going too slow is as much a
hazard as driving too fast.

It is the law that "slower traffic must keep right". Yet, folks are
passing me obviously speeding. It sounds like a double standard.

Add to the fact so many drivers are distracted these days. They're on
the phone, texting, looking at some GPS read out, any number of things JM>and not paying that much attention to what's going on around them. So JM>many have the attitude, "Its my road, get out of my way".

Or if a woman is applying makeup as she goes down the road, she is
literally "farding" (note the spelling) <G>.

I see people walking along texting and walking out into traffic, into
poles, etc. I've even seen people texting while riding a bike!

One woman in Florida was so enamored into her smartphone, that she
walked right into the side of a moving train, and was seriously injured.
I think she filed suit against the railroad...personally, I hope it was
laughed out of court!! And, all these folks who complain about the
trains making too much noise?? The railroads were there long before most
all of them were even born!!

I generally only carry my phone when working. If for some reason it
rings when I'm riding along I just let it ring till I can get out of JM>traffic and be stopped. After all, there's always voice mail if its that JM>important. Generally the calls are someone wanting to sell me something JM>or begging for money.

I have the CALL DETECTOR app on my Android phone. It has blocked
practically all of these scam, nuisance, etc. calls.

They aren't the law, they're merely friendly suggestions.... ==sigh==

Sheesh.

Plus one sees more. On the interstates its the same fast food joints,
the same gas stations, etc exit after exit. One could be in CT or CA for JM>all they know.

Sort of like what Judge Doom said there would be after Toontown got
"dipped off the face of the Earth" in "Who Framed Roger Rabbit??".

"Soon, where Toontown once stood, there'll be a string of gas
stations, inexpensive motels, restaurants that serve rapidly prepared
food, tire salons, automobile dealerships, and wonderful, wonderful
billboards, reaching as far as the eye can see. My God!! It'll be
beautiful!!". :P

I enjoy the slower pace, going through little towns, etc. Speed up,
slow down and so forth.

And reflect on what life was like when times weren't so rushed.

Daryl

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Daryl wrote --

I try to keep up with the traffic, since going too slow is as much

a hazard as driving too fast.

It is the law that "slower traffic must keep right". Yet, folks are
passing me obviously speeding. It sounds like a double standard.

Its also to help protect the slower driver (even one going the limit)
from getting slammed in the rear by someone going too fast.
If someone is a hurry I'd rather them to go just around.
There have been times keeping up with traffic and I'm several mph over
the limit and some nutcase goes flying past me and just a blur.
During road construction season this one area was having a lot of near
misses and a couple people hit because some drivers didn't slow down as
the signs said. A couple of LEO's around the area put a stop to that.

One woman in Florida was so enamored into her smartphone, that she
walked right into the side of a moving train, and was seriously injured.
I think she filed suit against the railroad...personally, I hope it was laughed out of court!!

But, but, but, don't you realise its all about _Me_. My wants, my
needs, my this and that. The heck with everyone else.

Generally the calls are someone wanting to sell me something
or begging for money.

I have the CALL DETECTOR app on my Android phone. It has blocked

These callers are using local numbers now. The phone rings and a local/regional number appears and people think its someone else calling
and answer. And the numbers change often. So you block 123-4567 the
next time the number is 123-4568 which isn't in the blocked system.

I enjoy the slower pace, going through little towns, etc. Speed

up, slow down and so forth.

And reflect on what life was like when times weren't so rushed.

It also breaks the monotony of the interstate.
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Joe,

Its also to help protect the slower driver (even one going the limit)
from getting slammed in the rear by someone going too fast.

Never mind rear end collusion. Before my wife died, if we were
following each other, and I suddenly stopped for whatever reason, I'd
get "rear ended". :P

If someone is a hurry I'd rather them to go just around.

Same here. Admittedly, I am wishing they get pulled over by a speed
trap.

There have been times keeping up with traffic and I'm several mph over
the limit and some nutcase goes flying past me and just a blur.

I've seen it as well.

During road construction season this one area was having a lot of near
misses and a couple people hit because some drivers didn't slow down as JM>the signs said. A couple of LEO's around the area put a stop to that.

The signs note "Fines Double In Work Zones When Workers Are Present".
To me, it should be MUCH HIGHER than that.

But, but, but, don't you realise its all about _Me_. My wants, my
needs, my this and that. The heck with everyone else.

That's this generation. Too many things and people in this life are
meant to discourage and destroy each other. I want to be known for, and remembered as an ENCOURAGER. At times, I've paid the exam fee for a
license examinee, who didn't have enough money for a re-test. When they
passed it, they wanted to reimburse me, and I said "you're passing the
exam is enough for me...we get another operator on the air".

I am stuck at home until April 3, when my disability comes in (I'm
down to a paltry $13 in the bank), and that's not enough to pay the $37
repair bill on the car (it needed oil, but I prefer the professionals do
it).

I have had two friends offer to lend me the money, or take me on
errands, and I replied "You likely need it more than I do, and have responsibilities yourself".

One of the items in "The Amateurs Code" (for amateur radio operators), written by the late Paul M. Segal (W9EEA) in 1927, notes that the
amateur radio operator has "consideration for the interests of others". Besides, the stuff in the Post Office Box can sit there until I can go
get it. It'd be the same if I had been hospitalized for a week.

Plus, with being into our tornado season, we have storms every few
days (we could use a good rain here, due to moderate fire danger), I
don't like going out in stormy weather. When the rain starts falling, it
brings up the oil on the asphalt, and it's like driving on a sheet of
ice. Folks think that they can stop just as fast on a wet, snowy, or icy pavement, as they can on a dry pavement. Guess who never took, or who
flunked, physics??

These callers are using local numbers now. The phone rings and a
local/regional number appears and people think its someone else calling JM>and answer. And the numbers change often. So you block 123-4567 the JM>next time the number is 123-4568 which isn't in the blocked system.

These usually start with the area code and prefix of my phone number.
Upon seeing that, I block it. One constant number, with changing area
code, has 150 as the first 3 digits of the number...such as 150-2318 or 150-1607. Those are in my block list now.

It also breaks the monotony of the interstate.

That's true. But, I can't handle the long drives or rides anymore, as
my legs start to spasm on me. That's why when I travel, I take the
train, where I can stretch out in Business Class (extra leg room, with complimentary non-alcoholic beverages), or a Sleeping Car Roomette).
That's a lot easier on my legs.

Daryl

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Daryl wrote --

If someone is a hurry I'd rather them to go just around.

Same here. Admittedly, I am wishing they get pulled over by a speed
trap.

There are vids on YouTube of drivers doing stupid things like that,
general bad driving, etc where they are pulled over just up the road.
Called instant karma videos.

But, but, but, don't you realise its all about _Me_. My wants, my
needs, my this and that. The heck with everyone else.

That's this generation. Too many things and people in this life are
meant to discourage and destroy each other.

Ain't that the truth.
And its in every bit of society as well.

I want to be known for, and remembered as an ENCOURAGER.

I'd give you a gold star if I had one.

and that's not enough to pay the $37 repair bill on the car (it needed

oil, but I prefer the professionals do it).

I did minor things like that on my cars when I had one.

Plus, with being into our tornado season, we have storms every few
days (we could use a good rain here, due to moderate fire danger)

I would be happy to send you some of ours.
We got over 20 inches of rain over normal last year and this year is
looking to be the same. (But I prefer rain over snow any day).
One year it was very wet and October Fire Prevention time came and we
were waterlogged. If you stood in one spot too long you started sinking.
One of our goofy weathermen said a fire could still spark at any time
with dire consequences (houses bursting into flame, forest fires, etc).

I don't like going out in stormy weather. When the rain starts falling,

it brings up the oil on the asphalt, and it's like driving on a sheet of

ice.

In the late '90s I was working midnight's in dorm security. (Sort of a gloried hotel desk clerk). For several mid-January nights we got a rain
that turned to sleet and everything outside was caked in ice. (Had to
spend time each morning chipping ice off my bike). There's a major
street that ran in front of the building I was in and cars would go
zooming down the street like a dry June afternoon, with a light at the
next corner. There were fender benders on a regular basis.
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Joe,

There are vids on YouTube of drivers doing stupid things like that,
general bad driving, etc where they are pulled over just up the road. JM>Called instant karma videos.

Or the ones who go under these "low clearance bridges", and get the
top of their vehicle "shaved right off"!! Or like the tagline "My karma
just ran over your dogma". <G>

That's this generation. Too many things and people in this life are
meant to discourage and destroy each other.

Ain't that the truth.
And its in every bit of society as well.

So much for consideration of others. :(

I want to be known for, and remembered as an ENCOURAGER.

I'd give you a gold star if I had one.

I thought I had a dunce cap on order. <G>

I did minor things like that on my cars when I had one.

I've never been mechanically inclined. I can at least fill the car up
with gasoline.

I would be happy to send you some of ours.

The winter weather lovers have been furious, as Little Rock has seen
very little snow the last 2 winters. Now, we're on the flip side into
Tornado Season...with both this Thursday into Friday...and next Sunday
into Monday, looking particularly volatile. I prefer the cold weather,
because while it makes the arthritis hurt more...it means no insects, no
heat illness, and no tornadoes.

We got over 20 inches of rain over normal last year and this year is
looking to be the same. (But I prefer rain over snow any day).

Plus, you don't have to shovel rain. :P

One year it was very wet and October Fire Prevention time came and we
were waterlogged. If you stood in one spot too long you started sinking.

I believe it. The yard becomes a mud bog.

One of our goofy weathermen said a fire could still spark at any time
with dire consequences (houses bursting into flame, forest fires, etc).

Spontaneous combustion is another cause. I check the Arkansas Fire
Info site for the status of burn bans and fire danger, and have such on
the BBS. If there's a high or extreme fire danger, with burn bans, they
cancel the fireworks shows...I wish they'd outlaw the fireworks stands.
Those with pets or with PTSD, suffer greatly when those things go
off...plus, if the sparks land on your roof during a drought, it could
start a conflagration.

In the late '90s I was working midnight's in dorm security. (Sort of a
gloried hotel desk clerk). For several mid-January nights we got a rain JM>that turned to sleet and everything outside was caked in ice. (Had to JM>spend time each morning chipping ice off my bike). There's a major JM>street that ran in front of the building I was in and cars would go JM>zooming down the street like a dry June afternoon, with a light at the JM>next corner. There were fender benders on a regular basis.

I have to wonder "Why rush to a red light??". Admittedly, I think of
the cartoon with Blake Edward's "The Pink Panther", where he's "racing"
in his little car (painted pink of course), against none other than
"Granny Flash -- Senior Citizens Drag Champion". <G>

As for the human version (Peter Sellars, aka Inspector Clouseau), he
fell through this light, and heavily damaged this musical instrument.
The female owner said "That was a priceless, irreplaceable piano"...and
he replies "That is correct, Madam...it was". <G>

Daryl

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Daryl wrote --

Or the ones who go under these "low clearance bridges", and get the
top of their vehicle "shaved right off"!!

The tracks for the mainline CSX (nee C&O) divide Huntington North and
South*. Many years ago, lost in the fog of time, viaducts were made
under the tracks for traffic. All are clearly marked X'x" clearance.
Yet there are truckers who ignore that and while the tops are not sheared
off (due to speed) they do get stuck and have to be towed out.
(*When Huntington was laid out in 1871, the tracks were on the edge of
town, out of the way. As time passed and the city grew people moved to
the southside it was no longer a boundary).

Ain't that the truth.
And its in every bit of society as well.

So much for consideration of others. :(

I was raised as a Southern gentleman. Part of that is opening/holding
doors for others. Some younger folk still do, but for many the person
behind is on their own. Also part of this was allowing older people to
go first.

I want to be known for, and remembered as an ENCOURAGER.

I'd give you a gold star if I had one.

I thought I had a dunce cap on order. <G>

I still have that with your name on it.
I was giving you a break. :)

The winter weather lovers have been furious, as Little Rock has seen
very little snow the last 2 winters.

For me the less snow and cold the better.

Now, we're on the flip side into Tornado Season

Picky, picky, picky.

I prefer the cold weather,
because while it makes the arthritis hurt more...it means no insects

The birds will eat the bugs.

Plus, you don't have to shovel rain. :P

Absolutely. And once the rain is done, unless there's flooding, its
gone. Snow tends to stick around a long time.

Spontaneous combustion is another cause. I check the Arkansas Fire
Info site for the status of burn bans and fire danger,

Some burning is natures way of cleaning out the dead wood so new plants
can grow. The ashes left also provide nutrients for the new plants.

I have to wonder "Why rush to a red light??".

I often think to myself when a car peels from a red light, "Better
hurry, you don't want someone to beat to the next one".

As for the human version (Peter Sellars

He was so good, a fine comedian.
I have many recordings of "The Goon Show" from the BBC in the '50s he
starred in. An insane program.
Joe
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Joe,

The tracks for the mainline CSX (nee C&O) divide Huntington North and
South*. Many years ago, lost in the fog of time, viaducts were made JM>under the tracks for traffic. All are clearly marked X'x" clearance.

You have to wonder if folks bother to read the signs.

Yet there are truckers who ignore that and while the tops are not sheared JM>off (due to speed) they do get stuck and have to be towed out.
(*When Huntington was laid out in 1871, the tracks were on the edge of
town, out of the way. As time passed and the city grew people moved to JM>the southside it was no longer a boundary).

One did get stuck under a railroad overpass in North Little Rock, on
the south end of the yard, just north of the drawbridge over the
Arkansas River. Also, several of these overpasses note with warning
signs that "Road Unsafe When Under Water"...but you'd be surprised how
many ignore those signs as well.

I was raised as a Southern gentleman. Part of that is opening/holding
doors for others. Some younger folk still do, but for many the person JM>behind is on their own. Also part of this was allowing older people to JM>go first.

On the ham radio nets, I address the men (especially the older ones)
as Mister John, Mister Roy, etc. -- and the ladies as Miss Connie, Miss Virginia, etc. -- whether the ladies are married or not. When asked why
I do that, it's one word...RESPECT. If I give it, I know I'll get it in
return.

I thought I had a dunce cap on order. <G>

I still have that with your name on it.
I was giving you a break. :)

LOL...it needs a sun visor on it to protect my eyes. <G>

For me the less snow and cold the better.

I admit I like one good snow a year, but we normally get ice storms
down here. Back in 2000, we had back to back ice storms, and parts of
the state were without power for 6 weeks.

Now, we're on the flip side into Tornado Season

Picky, picky, picky.

I'd say "sue me", but you wouldn't get much. I deactivated my Mom's
cellphone I was paying for her, because in her dementia, she dialed 911
when it was NOT an emergency, which is a no-no. Then, I called Comcast
to get a new promotion on the cable, but more so the high speed
internet. Doing both of those will save me $100 a month.

The birds will eat the bugs.

I wish they'd eat the stinging insects.

Absolutely. And once the rain is done, unless there's flooding, its
gone. Snow tends to stick around a long time.

And, while the snow is pretty when it first falls, it gets dirty and
ugly in a hurry.

Some burning is natures way of cleaning out the dead wood so new plants
can grow. The ashes left also provide nutrients for the new plants.

This is true. When a friend does the yard work, I let him mulch the
leaves and grass, as it provides nutrients for the soil.

I often think to myself when a car peels from a red light, "Better
hurry, you don't want someone to beat to the next one".

Really.

As for the human version (Peter Sellars

He was so good, a fine comedian.

And, a lot of the stuff was so absurd!!

I have many recordings of "The Goon Show" from the BBC in the '50s he
starred in. An insane program.

I guess that's where "The Gong Show" got its name.

Daryl

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Daryl wrote --

Also, several of these overpasses note with warning
signs that "Road Unsafe When Under Water"...but you'd be surprised how
many ignore those signs as well.

Tell me about it! Its all too common here.
And people will watch as a car ahead of them sinks and go on any way.
Once some years ago a big storm hit and they were flooded. I was
driving a truck at the time and pulled over to wait it out. The water
goes down after a short while.
This one viaduct had tow trucks on either side.
A driver would pull up, look at the water (you could almost hear the
little wheels in their heads going around), drive on down and sink.
The tow truck driver would ask if they want pulled out. Then he would
wade through the water, hook the car and pull it out. For a sight fee,
about $20.
A minute or two later another nitwit would try and it continued till
the viaduct was passable. Sometimes a driver would try while the first
car is being pulled out and set to the side.

On the ham radio nets, I address the men (especially the older ones)
as Mister John, Mister Roy, etc. -- and the ladies as Miss Connie, Miss Virginia, etc.

The same here.
I never had a problem when titles were changed to MS since its
pronounced Miz, which just a Southern way of saying Miss. We've been
calling people Miz Betty, Miz Barbara for many years before it became
popular.

LOL...it needs a sun visor on it to protect my eyes. <G>

You don't need a visor while sitting in the corner facing a wall. :)

I admit I like one good snow a year,

The only time I enjoy snow is looking out the window at it. :)

we normally get ice storms

We get those quite often as well.

to get a new promotion on the cable, but more so the high speed
internet. Doing both of those will save me $100 a month.

I've had broadband since '01 when it was first offered.
In addition the laptop (but not desktop) has wifi (along with the phone
and tablet). Comcast provides, for a small monthly fee, a router which
is really nice to use wifi at home.
The city has free limited wifi downtown here which is really nice.
Limited in the sense it only covers so far, not in speed.

I have many recordings of "The Goon Show" from the BBC in the '50s

he starred in. An insane program.

I guess that's where "The Gong Show" got its name.

No connection what ever.
Chuck Barris took the idea of the gong from Major Bowles Amateur Hour,
which his show was a spoof of. Maj. Bowles had a much smaller one on his
table near his mic.
The Goon Show had a cast of characters. Sort of a early Monty Python.
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Joe,

And people will watch as a car ahead of them sinks and go on any way.

You can't fix stupid. Duct tape won't either...but helps mask the
noise. :P

A minute or two later another nitwit would try and it continued till
the viaduct was passable. Sometimes a driver would try while the first JM>car is being pulled out and set to the side.

The tow truck driver could've really made a bundle.

I never had a problem when titles were changed to MS since its
pronounced Miz, which just a Southern way of saying Miss. We've been JM>calling people Miz Betty, Miz Barbara for many years before it became JM>popular.

Break out the sweetened iced tea with lemon. I might have that
tomorrow for lunch, after I get my car...didn't have the funds to pay
the $37 repair bill, and won't until the disability comes in. Right now,
funds are "tighter than a frogs butt under water" for me.

You don't need a visor while sitting in the corner facing a wall. :)

Guilty as charged. :P

The only time I enjoy snow is looking out the window at it. :)

Exactly...if you don't have to go out in it, it's beautiful.

we normally get ice storms

We get those quite often as well.

I've noted it before, but when Arkanas had back to back ice storms in December, 2000...parts of the state were without power for 6 weeks.

In addition the laptop (but not desktop) has wifi (along with the phone
and tablet). Comcast provides, for a small monthly fee, a router which JM>is really nice to use wifi at home.

I've got the cable modem, and pay a fee for that, so if it goes "tango uniform", I can just take it to the west Little Rock office, and get a replacement. I negotiated a new 1 year deal, with a downgrade of
services. I mainly wanted the high speed internet...I rarely watch TV.

The city has free limited wifi downtown here which is really nice.
Limited in the sense it only covers so far, not in speed.

Some Amtrak routes have onboard WiFi, and some of the passenger
stations (mainly the larger ones) have it in the lounges.

I guess that's where "The Gong Show" got its name.

Chuck Barris took the idea of the gong from Major Bowles Amateur Hour,
which his show was a spoof of. Maj. Bowles had a much smaller one on his JM>table near his mic.

That show was so hokey. Ironically, he produced "The Dating Game" with
Jim Lange...and "The Newlywed Game" with Bob Eubanks.

The Goon Show had a cast of characters. Sort of a early Monty Python.

Never really watched either one.

Daryl

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Daryl wrote --

I've got the cable modem, and pay a fee for that

A few years ago when I got my new (to me) laptop I lost my cable.
This laptop has wifi and I contacted the Comcast office about the
trouble using a signal I didn't recognise and leery of them. (This was
before the free city wifi). And thinking back the old modem didn't have
wifi either. Now I have had cable since '01 and the first thing I do if there's a problem is check the connections, reset the modem, etc.
The woman (I assume) on the other side of the chat program told me to
do that. I had done it several times already. My problems had been
outside the apartment with various former tenants tapping wires, etc.
(The junction box is two and a half stories off the ground on the side of
the wall and someone once even tampered with that! We have had students
here and they are always looking to get everything free).
Long story short she eventually gave in and a repairman was here a
couple of days later. He said the problem was with the modem, replaced
it with a new one that is also a router and back in business.
In the past the repair guy came when he felt like it. Now they say such-and-such a time and are there in that time frame. No more making appointments to be here after I got off work only to find a note they had
been here an hour before I got off work then reschedule for 10 days out.
And they also now work weekends at no extra charge. :)
My guy was here on a Sunday.

I mainly wanted the high speed internet...I rarely watch TV.

I don't even have a tv. Got rid of it years ago.

The city has free limited wifi downtown here which is really nice.
Limited in the sense it only covers so far, not in speed.

Some Amtrak routes have onboard WiFi, and some of the passenger
stations (mainly the larger ones) have it in the lounges.

Most all businesses here have free wifi for customers, get a temporary USID/PW, sometimes only a PW is required.
Some places you can even get a signal outside the building and not even
have to buy anything once you get a signal.
I have heard the buses have wifi on them and I think Lyft and Uber does
as well.

That show was so hokey.

I loved that show. I used to hurry home for lunch to watch it.
Of course the big hit of the show was "Gene Gene the Dancing Machine".
You know of course after the show went off the air he developed
diabetes and lost both his legs. He been dead for years.
The show is (or was) on You Tube, not all of them, but a few dozen.
Joe
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Joe,

A few years ago when I got my new (to me) laptop I lost my cable.

Sounds like a personal problem. <g,d,r> But, of all the things I've
lost, I miss my mind the most. <G>

(The junction box is two and a half stories off the ground on the side of JM>the wall and someone once even tampered with that! We have had students JM>here and they are always looking to get everything free).

One time, I didn't know the WiFi was open on my system, and the person
in the apartment behind me, grabbed a movie off of my feed. I got a
nasty letter from Comcast about it, and I had to get someone to show me
how to disable that, or set it up right (I was never told).

Long story short she eventually gave in and a repairman was here a
couple of days later. He said the problem was with the modem, replaced JM>it with a new one that is also a router and back in business.

With AT&T's DSL modems, every time there's a power outage, or a
thunderstorm (lightning hit), the modems are fried.

In the past the repair guy came when he felt like it. Now they say
such-and-such a time and are there in that time frame. No more making JM>appointments to be here after I got off work only to find a note they had JM>been here an hour before I got off work then reschedule for 10 days out.

I had 2 calls to make yesterday...one to Comcast to negotiate a lower
package (I still had to pay the higher bill today...I hope they grant a
credit next month), and the other to deactivate my Mom's cellphone I had
bought for her. When she dialed 911 from it from the nursing home (from
her dementia), and it wasn't an emergency, I told the staff to take it
away from her. I hated to do that, but the ramifications could've been
real nasty.

But, in both calls, they asked if I'd like to be called back in x
number of minutes, instead of holding on the line. I said "yes" to both,
and that was worth it.

I don't even have a tv. Got rid of it years ago.

I rarely watch it, except maybe for The Weather Channel, and that's
rare.

Most all businesses here have free wifi for customers, get a temporary
USID/PW, sometimes only a PW is required.

I rarely use the public WiFi.

I have heard the buses have wifi on them and I think Lyft and Uber does
as well.

The Rock Region Metro (bus) has WiFi.

I loved that show. I used to hurry home for lunch to watch it.
Of course the big hit of the show was "Gene Gene the Dancing Machine".
You know of course after the show went off the air he developed
diabetes and lost both his legs. He been dead for years.

Wow.

Daryl

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