Barry,
DS> That's what the electronics are nowadays, instead of tubes. :P
DS> I hope I don't have to go down that road.
BM> You don't wan't to because a 'tube' is a subway so unless you're the
BM> engineer you don't want to be driving!
Is more than one ba a tuba?? <G>
BM> True, but there's a difference between 911 calls and those to customer
BM> service.
With all the rioting now, there may soon be a day when calling 911 will
do no good. I did 3 weeks as a 911 operator, and the stress is extreme, off
the charts. You deal with things like:
1) Complaints about a barking dog.
2) Attempted suicide.
3) "I just shot my spouse, you [censored]. WTH are you going to do about it??"
4) A guy with a .357 magnum, shooting at anything that moves.
I wasn't even getting 2 hours of sleep a night, for all the stress. The
officer told me "only 1 out of 100 folks can handle that". I admire them for
that.
BM> Hopefully you receive the refund soon. Might have to have a few extra
BM> checks because of the nature of the refund: going to a different
BM> person, death of the individual, etc. -- want to make resonably certain
BM> is legit and correct.
It'll go in via EFT to my bank account, as the last COVID-19 deal did. I'm
hoping they'll approve another one soon. With the August recess drawing nigh,
you know Congress wants to get that done before "they get out of Dodge for a
month".
DS> Doesn't surprise me...especially in relation to "how to spend
DS> your COVID-19 stimulus".
BM> Did have a few of those -- more or less the underlying "you've got
BM> 'extra' money, spend it wisely on me!".
You'll win the lottery, and spend all the winnings on the Sysop, and
their BBS. <G>
BM> Hmm: sticky-up mass of semi-reasonably conductive protoplasm, pushing
BM> around a metal mass.... Good thing wearing sneakers and the lawn mover has
BM> rubber wheels!!
With the gasoline in it, any extra spark will cause an explosive fire.
BM> Right on both, though not the reason behind the coin shortage. I find
BM> it easier to use a credit card for purchases over paying cash or
BM> writing a check; OTOH I don't just stop at the corner convenience store and
BM> buy a pop (soda). OTOH if I'm planning on going to a street fest
BM> or day-trip I'll take more cash and change with me (I do carry a little
BM> cash with me as a matter of course).
I had to pay a $2 charge for a prescription at the pharmacy the other day.
I didn't have any currency, but had $2.07 in the "coin purse". I paid the
bill, and put the 7 cents in a deal if folks needed extra coinage (a few
cents short). So, while there's a LITTLE money in the bank, I'm basically
broke otherwise right now.
BM> Might be 'chips'. "Chips are free" make make more sense if
BM> interpreting as monay (thinking chips at a casino). Still the wrong
BM> hearing but does add interest!
Or, "show me a home where the buffalo roam...and I'll show you a home
full of buffalo [dung]". :P
BM> Tuesday morning we had two torrential downpours -- only amounted to
BM> about a half-inch (would have guessed a lot more). I was driving
BM> friend to an appointment on the Illinois side -- originally he was
BM> going to be driving and I the co-pilot as not familiar with the route, plus
BM> two sets of eyes for the detours due to the I-74 Bridge
BM> construction is easier and less confusion. Night before was "do you
BM> mind driving?" Afterwards he said during the downpours he couldn't
BM> have seen to drive -- I was in the right-most lane so used the side as
BM> a guide.
I had to go for my weekly Low-T shot Wednesday morning, and while I was there,
it poured like the dickens. Numerous thunderstorms are forecast here Tuesday
through the rest of next week, so I'll likely be offline for a few days.
BM> BTW the car's nice and clean thanks to Mother Nature's Turbo Car Wash!
The birds always wait until you're done washing it, before they bomb it!!
DS> That may be next. I guess they'll tell us what toilet paper to
DS> use, and how much we should excrete. :P
BM> The latter would be going too far; former a possibility as could
BM> restrict what is sold and how much. To me would be creating all sort
BM> of civil disobedience issues.
No [dung] -- or would that be plenty of it?? :P
DS> As noted earlier, at least it wasn't rectally. :P
BM> Please be certain the parking brake is set before we check your
BM> temperature.
R stands for REAR instead of REVERSE. :P
Daryl
... Women who miscalculate are called "mothers". -Abigail Van Buren
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