Quoting Daryl Stout to All on 06-13-19 16:08 <=-
As it turned out, I was stuck at home the last 3 days,
waiting for deliveries, and so today, June 13, the day
when no thunderstorms were forecast to be in Arkansas, I
decided to go visit my elderly Mom in the nursing home in
Lonoke. Storms move back into the region over the weekend
and last through much of next week, so that will "wash out"
any errands...no pun intended.
I guess our meeting wasn't meant to be, and I feel
guilty about it. So, maybe it's best that I leave the
echo in disgrace.
The BBS, ham radio, and square dancing,
are the only things keeping me sane right now...but it
may be time to take a break from the hobbies, and go off
alone somewhere, and not logon or read messages for a
good while. With thunderstorms likely here Saturday
through much of next week, that will kill any computer
or BBS work...plus the cell networks are the first things
that fail around here when thunderstorms are in the area.
I will keep the Burma Shave ads going for now...but, I
likely am going to be away from the BBS for awhile.
Don't be silly... life happens, and it happens to all of us... no need
to feel guilty, or to leave us "in disgrace"... And, case in point, I'm NB>answering this rather late.... having downloaded this packet the night NB>before leaving for a place without any internet/telnet access for almost NB>a week... Sometimes the timing just mis-coincides... I do hope that NB>you've reconsidered in the meantime...
That sort of interruption does happen, but no reason for that to NB>permanently or even long-term become the case... You'll have a break NB>when you take your trip in the fall, too.... :)
Hopefully you at least will see the messages we send you... :)
Quoting Daryl Stout to Nancy Backus on 07-06-19 10:02 <=-
Don't be silly... life happens, and it happens to all of us... no
need to feel guilty, or to leave us "in disgrace"... And, case in
point, I'm answering this rather late.... having downloaded this
packet the night before leaving for a place without any internet/
telnet access for almost a week... Sometimes the timing just
mis-coincides... I do hope that you've reconsidered in the meantime...
Well, Joe got lost from my directions, but we finally did hook up.
He sent me a picture of you and Jim White, which I got just before I
got knocked offline and displaced for 2 weeks, due to severe weather.
for 10 days, because of no power or air conditioning here. The apparent temperature was at dangerous levels, I was sweating profusely (it was
like taking a hot shower, then going into bed naked and wet), and
didn't sleep for 5 hours the night after the storm. So, I had to stay
at an area motel. The insurance company still considered the structure "livable", since there was still running water, and no other damage, besides the electric meter being pulled off the north side of the
house, and damage to the inside panel...both of which were replaced.
I want to know how one can consider being inside a structure with
apparent temperatures over 100 degrees as "livable". People die in
those conditions every year. To them, it's a catastrophe if they have
to pay a claim.
While I paid around $86 a night with tax (one is lucky to get a
hotel room for under $125 a night), and the total bill was nearly $950, that resulted in my CANCELLING the train trip to cover the cost.
Hopefully you at least will see the messages we send you... :)
I had to do a lot of tweaking, in upgrading the system to Windows 10 32-bit Pro, but I'm finally able to read mail.
Needless to say, my QWK packet is HUGE...and that's just the Inbox.
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