Subj : Re: Todays Blooper To : Barry Martin From : Daryl Stout Date : Tue Oct 06 2020 15:48:00 Barry, DS> That's what the lamestream media uses. :P BM> They can't be full of it with the way it's being expelled! I thought the color monitor was going out on the computer. :P BM> So appears the error is in MTel Telnet. Or perhaps not and the problem BM> is in the message tosser not understanding to change to the local time BM> zone when the data comes from MTel but is does udnerstand when the data BM> comes from SyncTerm. The messages seem to post with the right time...but the glitch now is in the message headers. It shows the numeric correct time, but for the time zone, it shows UTC, instead of CST or CDT. BM> Hopefully no more unexpected expenses for at least another six months BM> (so you can get somewhat caught up) and those that do occur are small. I'm getting the car winterized on Thursday. I bought a locking gas cap today, and a portable trash can for the inside of the car...so it doesn't look like public dump. I've heard of police officers citing drivers with "dirty cars". BM> The latter could potentially get you in trouble: thinking 'theft' as BM> the money was intended to go to the Treasurer and you knew it. Sending BM> the check back instead of on takes the same amount of postage, so no BM> savings there. (Could put several checks in one envelope and send on BM> to the Treasurer to save a dollar or two, but that's besides the BM> point.) True...but even with easy to understand instructions, some still can't figure it out. Do I need to speak in Swahili?? (sp?). :P BM> As for the accompanying nastygram, probably end up backfiring some how. BM> Is there a late fee? If so "make use of it" by forwarding the errant BM> checks more or less to your convenience, though I'd tend to make it BM> consistent: always on the 1st and 15th, or only on the 20th. "You BM> missed the train, too bad, now wait for the next one." Most clubs are still shut down due to COVID-19...but they won't even contact me, or check the info on their club...and then they expect me to know what's going on. BM> Other thing would be to have a chat with the Treasurer about the BM> problem and ask for his or her opinions. Maybe as long as the money BM> has been paid it doesn't matter that much: deposit the errant checks BM> into your account, keep track, and write a check to the Treasurer every BM> few months. E-mail the Treasurer the name and check amounts as the BM> checks are received. I'd rather them go to the Treasurer, and let them deal with it. Things can get lost in the shuffle. BM> I'd say no as that's just another expense. Lots of Big Companies no BM> longer provide an envelope much less prepay. IMO providing the return BM> address on the statement in a format that could be cut out and used as BM> a label is more than enough (and yes, I have done that myself). Ooooo...aren't we sneaky?? BM> Frustrating, yes. Time to take a look as to why they're using your BM> address. How are the people getting it? If on the statement your BM> address is in 18 pt bold at the top and the Treasurer's is 9 pt that BM> might be a clue. If the back cover has an 'article' "Have you paid BM> your dues?" make sure it is in a box outlined with a thicker line with BM> the Treasurer's address inside -- keeping it visually separate. The President is supposed to provide a letter and a form to be used. But, if they still can't follow directions on that, I give up. It's like the story of this woman who could not seem to figure out how to get her new computer working. The technician told her "Unplug the computer, box it up, and take it back to the store. You're too stupid to own one". He got fired for that...but this sounds like a woman who would plug a power strip into itself, and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't work. BM> Watch it: they'll elect you!! No one else wants to do the work, but they'll find time to complain!! BM> I'd take re-imbursement also, even though said do the work for free. I'll see what the board decides. I was told "no one else wants to do it, let alone has any experience with it". I was told to check out things with godaddy.com and WordPress, but over the years, I've seen numerous security issues with WordPress websites. BM> That should be more than enough. The checks got in on Saturday...even though I won't have full access to the funds until next week, at least it'll be available before the rest of the big bills kick in. BM> Doing free work is fine when you can afford it. You've had enough BM> issues with zero funds I would have been taking them up on at least BM> some of the re-imbursement. We'll see what happens Saturday...but if we get thunderstorms on the northwest side of the remnants of Hurricane Delta, that means no computer work for me on Saturday. DS> Eating out does get expensive, but I tend to use the DS> "cheapskate budget option". Plus, it holds the food here when I DS> can't get out, in case of bad weather or other things. BM> I'd read some time back where eating out at a moderate-priced BM> restaurant is less expensive -- somehow they calculated the time, BM> expenses of purchasing a stove, a refrigerator, cookware, dishes, BM> washing them, etc., etc. OTOH I/we prefer to eat at home as no BM> 'wasting' time travelling, waiting for the table then the food; also BM> 'multitask' as usually watch _Jeopardy!_ and another show... It's like 6 of one, and a half dozen of the other. BM> Just do it! There's always something nagging to not do. I gave up on it...health, financial, COVID-19, and other logistical hoops to jump through, makes it more trouble than it's worth. BM> Notify the alarm company and the Police you will be away. "Something" BM> could happen when you're at the house and it hasn't. The thing is, if it's a false alarm, you are assessed at least $200 per violation. BM> Any of those could happen at home. If you feel something coming on BM> notify the flight attendant, porter, whomever. You're not the first BM> passenger to have medical issues. You certainly won't be the last. BM> They have some medications on board. I'd rather be close to home. There's nothing like one's own bed, and potty. :P BM> You want to take a train trip so I'd figure how to get there that way. BM> ...Shared toilet facilities might be something to check with COVID-19. As noted, I've given up on that. I'll just let the Amtrak Guest Rewards Points expire. BM> Yes, I can somewhat easily find the price of the generator (still would BM> want assistance on the selection: might be better to spend $200 more, BM> or the two models are the same price, this has a little less power but BM> get this other feature. Installation I'd figure would be about the BM> cost of the generator. Unfortunately, it's more than triple that. BM> As for the power loss, we rarely loose power, which puts it towards the BM> bottom of the list. Normal outages are about 1« to 2 hours. And LIS I BM> don't need every light and outlet to work, just a few stategic ones. I'm on a different circuit than much of the rest of the neighborhood, so while they can lose their power, I'm usually still with power. Not so with the storm of June, 2019. BM> And that was at St. Mary's! (Making up the where: it seemed humourous BM> to me to link the two.) From what I've heard, there are far more black babies being aborted... and if that's true (I can't verify that), then the BLM deal is pure hypocrisy. Either way, everyone will have to answer for their entire life someday. BM> People in general need to go back to etiquette. Don't need to do the BM> raised pinkie finger, but respect for each other. Yes, I'm important BM> to me, you're important to you, and we need to me important to each BM> other. You only use the raised pinkie finger if drinking champagne. There's now the Redneck COVID-19 home test: 1) Purchase your favorite bottle of wine, and chill it in the icebox. 2) Get it out of the icebox, open it, and pour some in a glass. 3) Hold the glass to your nose, and sniff. 4) If you can smell the flavor, take a sip. If you can taste it, you are negative for COVID-19. Repeat as often as needed. BM> Somewhat agreeing but I'm thinking that commentary has been made in BM> other elections. Quite sure there was a large group who thought BM> breaking away from King George would be the end of the world. Absolute power corrupts absolutely. BM> "Insomnia" could be just you body's sleep cycle is off from the BM> traditional one: someone had to be the night watchman! OTOH I'll admit BM> to pretty much always sleeping quite well, And yes, various work BM> schedules have had me do non-traditional shifts: used to work 5 p.m. to BM> 3 a.m. Sleep and I have a loving relationship. However, N. Somnia, and L. Armclock, two jealous females, are trying to break us up!! :P BM> the middle of the night so now head to North: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ! My headboard does face north...but I still don't sleep well, unless I've taken an Ibuprofen or NyQuil...but can't take both close together. BM> Yup: I've done that a few times also. And, the costs for those, like everything else, keeps going up. BM> Yes, I've had similar and have various alerts in place. It's a shame you have to worry about that. BM> That'll work! Obviously look for those hidden charges. Metronet, my BM> provider, has a $9.90-something "technology fee" on top of their BM> monthly plan. No one on the Web really knows what it covers, isn't the BM> cost of the gateway nor router as can use own and still get charged. BM> OTOH I was looking for some information the gateway yesterday and found BM> out the cost on Amazon is almost $500! Now, that I've got a new contract, I can't just drop it, or I'd have to pay a penalty. DS> I'm reminded of the meme, where this elderly couple is talking DS> with their financial advisor about retirement money. He tells DS> them "it boils down to who's holding the gun and stickup note, DS> and who's driving the getaway car". BM> I like it!! WARNING: Do not attempt any advice described in this message. :P BM> I'll switch around as my tummy gets bored with the same thing every BM> day. For a while in college I just wasn't hungry for breakfast so after BM> a while of forcing myself to eat something because I 'should' just BM> didn't. Survived! After a long while (months) started to have the "I'm BM> hungry for a little something" so started eating breakfast again. I got some chocolate chip cookies with M&M's, and that's my sweet stuff. Daryl .... Well, to be frank, I'd have to change my name. === MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- SBBSecho 3.11-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - tbolt.synchro.net (454:1/33) .