Hi Daryl!
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!
DS> Is more than one ba a tuba?? <G>
Possibly, and an extra large one is a tubby!
BM> True, but there's a difference between 911 calls and those to customer
BM> service.
DS> With all the rioting now, there may soon be a day when calling
DS> 911 will do no good.
Ah: you've seen those commercials! In general I think the 'defund the
police' is wrong -- who is going to protect from burgulars, etc.? I do
agree some officers, probably some police departments, are overzealous,
use excessive force, and that needs to be corrected.
DS> I did 3 weeks as a 911 operator, and the
DS> stress is extreme, off the charts. You deal with things like:
DS> 1) Complaints about a barking dog.
DS> 2) Attempted suicide.
DS> 3) "I just shot my spouse, you [censored]. WTH are you going to
DS> do about it??" 4) A guy with a .357 magnum, shooting at anything
DS> that moves.
DS> I wasn't even getting 2 hours of sleep a night, for all the
DS> stress. The officer told me "only 1 out of 100 folks can handle
DS> that". I admire them for that.
I couldn't do emergency type calls: I don't like stress so tend to avoid
it; I tend to take some things personally and get me <piddled> off and
there can be an explosion.
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.
DS> It'll go in via EFT to my bank account, as the last COVID-19
DS> deal did. I'm hoping they'll approve another one soon. With the
DS> August recess drawing nigh, you know Congress wants to get that
DS> done before "they get out of Dodge for a month".
Yes, I wouldn't mind a little more 'free' money, though I do tend to
wonder where this money is coming from. Checkbooks only have so much
black ink.
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!".
DS> You'll win the lottery, and spend all the winnings on the
DS> Sysop, and their BBS. <G>
Ah!
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!!
DS> With the gasoline in it, any extra spark will cause an
DS> explosive fire.
Just adds to the event!
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).
DS> I had to pay a $2 charge for a prescription at the pharmacy the
DS> other day. I didn't have any currency, but had $2.07 in the "coin
DS> purse". I paid the bill, and put the 7 cents in a deal if folks
DS> needed extra coinage (a few cents short). So, while there's a
DS> LITTLE money in the bank, I'm basically broke otherwise right
DS> now.
That was considerate of you. There are people in worse situations.
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!
DS> Or, "show me a home where the buffalo roam...and I'll show you
DS> a home full of buffalo [dung]". :P
This carpet feels so soft and squishy!
BM> Tuesday morning we had two torrential downpours -- only amounted to
<snip>
DS> I had to go for my weekly Low-T shot Wednesday morning, and
DS> while I was there, it poured like the dickens. Numerous
DS> thunderstorms are forecast here Tuesday through the rest of next
DS> week, so I'll likely be offline for a few days.
We've been under a "First Alert Day" this weekend: air temperature in
the low 90's and heat indices just over 100°. Today (Sunday) more of
the same. Woke up to 76° which I think is the warmest wake-up-to
temperature this year.
BM> BTW the car's nice and clean thanks to Mother Nature's Turbo Car Wash!
DS> The birds always wait until you're done washing it, before they
DS> bomb it!!
That way they new shot doesn't get confused and mingled with the old!
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.
DS> No [dung] -- or would that be plenty of it?? :P
Well I tend to create sufficient!
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