Subj : Re: New BBS Disclaimer
To   : Daryl Stout
From : George Pope
Date : Wed Dec 29 2021 08:23:46

> I got very little sleep last night, and had to go to the Emergency
> Room at 5am this morning, with severe foot pain (I thought I had
> fractured it), and severe rectal spasms (I thought my butt was on
> fire).

TMI, my friend!

> It turns out I had an attack of gout (I already have arthritis all
> through my body), and they gave me some medicine for the spasms. But,

I take medicine usually for gout, as my latest kidney stone type arte uric  acid-based. (living too well, thus eating more meat); trying to stick to  exactly 4oz servings now (weighed out to 120g); seems to be helping. . .

Quite possibly the thorn in his side Paul talked of -- & how it humbled him (to eat more like the poor, not the rich)

> I didn't want a renegade storm to come in while I was gone, so I had
> shut the BBS down. When you tried to get in this morning, the system
> was trying to run a message base utility, and that's why it said "you
> have no time left".

I got that message at 2am, your time & again at 10am your time -- seemed an  awful long time to say I'm getting too near 5am?

I'm used to a BBS not allowing users on within 1 hour of an event (mail  tossing, maintenance -- both usually done in the middle of the night)

I got to remember: different folks(sysops, BBS OSs, etc.) = different strokes.  . . (aka sysop having apoplectic seizures at what the users have tried most  recently to annoy him)

> I'm trying to get the system to busy itself out to run the nightly
> doorgame maintenance, but it won't do it. So, I have to take the BBS
> down manually. I did see an email from digital man (Rob Swindell), the
> author of Synchronet, but I haven't gotten to it in the QWK packet yet.
> The thing is, during maintenance, accessing an item (message bases,
> file areas, or doors), can corrupt things big time.
> Daryl

Oh, I understand all that -- the timing just seemed odd -- I'd understand if my time was reduced to no closer than an hour before the event, but to abruptly  kick me out seemed harsh. . .  ;) 

I'm glad they were able to quickly assess & diagnose+treat you. . .

Seems it would've been far cheaper to have a housecall doctor come see you  instead!

Talk to your insurance if you'd like to avoid hospital runs in the future, for  a convenient visit in your home.  My company can generally send one for about 
$400USD in most major cities (Little Rock qualifies as one); ask your insurance
about it & have them contact us for a corporate agreement/discounts: Mega  Assistance Services Inc. I think we moved from our previous US HQ in Texas, up  into Washgington State. I work out of our head head office, up here in  Vancouver, Canada! (But because of the db system I helped design & implement, I can work no matter where in the world I am; I'm happy here in one corner of my  bedroom, with coffee & ice water beside me  Roll out of bed & a few steps over 
& I'm at work, dealing with whatever emergencies are presenting themselves. 
(usedto be, on night shifts, I'd be woken up to take care of some thing -- what fun! But got paid for my asleep time, so not too bad *LOL*)

One time Chewbacca forgot to release the emergency brake before flying the  millennium falcon
It was a wookie mistake

I called up Weight Watchers, told them there was an emergency and asked for  them to send someone round!
Turns out theyÆve got tons of them!

Uh oh... Emergency: you brought me the wrong tool... This is not a drill... I repeat, this is not a drill!

For a taco emergency, dial Nine-Juan-Juan.

Pro Tip: If you have a gashed wound, it is cheaper to go to a comedy club than  the emergency room.
You just pay the cover charge and they'll have you in stitches.

A chef cut himself and went to the emergency room... The nurses patched him in triage and after a long wait, the doctor called him  in. "You'll take about eight stitches and be on your way." The chef replied, "I can tell you're all very busy here, so just hand me the needle and I'll be on  my way." The doctor looked by turns insulted, annoyed and dismissive.

"Fine then. Suture self."

I wear a stethoscope so that in a medical emergency... I can teach people a valuable lesson about assumptions.

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-5
 * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757)

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