Subj : Re: Various Things To : George Pope From : Daryl Stout Date : Wed Aug 18 2021 17:21:00 George, GP> Up late last night, eh? Nature and a nightmare woke me, along with hunger. Since I didn't want to go right back to sleep after eating a couple of turkey sandwiches, I decided to work at the computer. I had also taken an Ibuprofen, and I was waiting for it to kick in. GP> I've not had a Samsung; I went from generic Android bar phone to GP> iPhone6 where I'm staying. . . replaxed batteries once & she's holding GP> a charge reasonably (I carry a portable charger pack with me, with GP> enough juice to charge my iPhone fully twice, or once & charge my GP> companion's hone once, as well(it has two output USB ports) I've always had Android phones...support and releases seem more often than for iPhones. GP> I got so mad aty McDonald's for swiutching to all white meat nuggets GP> (dry ^ flavourless; I like Burger King's -- all dark meat, & chjeaper, GP> too -- usually on sale for $2 for 20; takes over $5 to buy 6 at GP> McDonalds of the crummy white meat ones. . . Agreed...I prefer Burger King's nuggets. GP> Never had a peach shake, but now I want one. . . I'll have to stick GP> with my occasional avocado shake from Coco Tea. . . I didn't get one yesterday, as I was eating on the way back home from shopping. Yes, I shopped hungry, but I got everything I wanted. GP> I heard it was the IRS & the $0.00 payment broke their computer. . . It wouldn't surprise me. He should've asked for a refund. GP> Most doctors are reasonable, unless they've contracted with the GP> practice; as one guy who wanted $25 to complete a parking placard GP> application (no disputing I qualified, just said they had fixed fees in GP> the practice for each service; I'm thinking a decent human being GP> would've paid it himself; later I waas at a rehab centre for a GP> refresher on how to tie shoes on-handed & greeted a doctor I knew; we GP> went for a vending machine coffee; during the conversation, I GP> mentionerd the incident with the parking placard application & he said GP> mail it to him &he;'kkl do it, no charge. I said /i'd include a SASE, & GP> he said not to bother, as they supplied him with stationery & postage. GP> Now THAT is a doctor. There was a story of a bank (I want to say Seattle) several years ago, where you had to get to a parking garage to get to the bank. Well, if they validated your ticket, you could park for free. However, the validation only took place for a deposit or withdrawl, and not just cashing a check. Well, this guy was rather annoyed with that, and he said "I have a very large amount of money in my account. I want to close it out, immediately, if not sooner". The teller summoned the manager, and when the guy was told that was the policy, he said "that enforced his decision"...I want all of my money...NOW!!". So, they grudgingly closed his account (with several thousand dollars), and prepared him a cashier's check...but they still wouldn't validate his parking garage ticket. So, he paid that in what cash he had besides the now very large cashier's check, and took it to a competing bank across town. Needless to say, he inquired what their policies were, and there was no such restriction on what a transaction was. So, he said I'd like to open an account here, as I just closed out the account from a competing bank whose policies were not as yours are. They were ready to kiss his feet!! GP> In this new town, my new doctor started our dfirst visit by asking, GP> "Why'd you fire your last doctor?"(likely wanting to be sure I'm not GP> one of those who bounce around doctor to doctor trying to find one to GP> prescribe opiods); I explained, he said that made sense. He took a turn for the nurse. GP> His locum was his wife(also a GP) & one time I said to my pharmacist, GP> "My doctor's off sick, so his wife wrote me this prescription for pain GP> pills." Wow. GP> Luckily the pharmacist knows me, & glanced cursorily at the screen GP> while putting in the doctor, & filed it without comment. Good deal. GP> Still with the same docs 25 years later, but primarly see the wife GP> now,. as the Mr took a leave for several years & I got used to her. Good deal. GP> She's been known to, noting my need for new interview clothing for a GP> job search I was embarking on, hand me a few hundred dollars for it, & GP> another time paid for the Heart Monitor rental I needed. . . That was nice of her. GP> I'm sure my old dentist dropped some billing items for me, as when he GP> retired, my bills started getting higher, with no change in what I went GP> in for & how often. . . these new bills were legit (I checked). Amazing. GP> Good people abound, like roses, but do watch out, as with roses, for GP> the pricks. . . Too many of the latter in the world...and not just on males. :P GP> It wasn't, but he lacked tyhe brains to realize that. Now, I'll hear that song "If I Only Had A Brain". Hmmmm..sounds like the song for every member of the US Congress. :P GP> ... Falser words were never spoken; except in a courtroom, or in GP> Congress. That, too. GP> I can always tell when someone is lying just by looking at them. GP> I can tell when they're standing too. Q: Do you have trouble lying?? A: No, I lie quite well, thank you. Never believe anything until officially denied. GP> Q: How can you tell if ghosts are lying? GP> A: It’s easy. You can see right through them. It ghost to show you that the lie has many forms, but the truth is always the same. GP> Apparently there is bi-partisan agreement in Congress that medicinal GP> marijuana should be allowed for the purpose of relieving arthritis GP> pain... GP> In other words, there is joint support for joint support for joint GP> support... They are so disjointed that Mary Jane wouldn't know them. Daryl .... Archaeologist: A person whose career lies in ruins. === MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- SBBSecho 3.14-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:19/33) .