Subj : Todays Blooper To : Daryl Stout From : Barry Martin Date : Mon Mar 21 2022 07:24:00 Hi Daryl! DS> Word got out about it. BM> Some people just can't keep a secret! DS> So much for the game show "I've Got A Secret"...but it gives DS> validity to the saying that "Three Can Keep A Secret, If Two Of DS> Them Are Dead". Third goes off to find a fourth.... BM> 'Cause in the middle of the night the donut shops were sometimes the BM> only place open with a table and coffee. ...One of the local BM> restaurants here was close to three colleges and had an 'informal BM> arrangement' students could study there anytime and for as long as they BM> wanted, just give up the table if paying customers came in. The idea BM> was if people were inside they would be less likely to be robbed. BM> AFAIK it worked. DS> I've heard stories where a cop was in there, in full uniform, DS> eating... when this thug came in and tried to rob the place. DS> BUSTED!! And was probably hiding in plain sight towards the back. BM> Writing with the eraser end again, are we? DS> When I erase things, where do they go?? The act of erasing disperses the order that was, albeit it be deemed erroneous, and thus order transforms into chaos. And now I shall return to the Zen of contemplating my navel. BM> A reason you're not sleeping well could be the worrying of finances, BM> which might be helped by the 'needle' search. DS> I've got more to worry about. Just before midnight last night, DS> I was feeling a bit funky, so I checked my heart rate with the DS> pulse oximeter... 44 -- NOT GOOD!! So, I had to print up a DS> medlist, shut down the computers, and call the paramedics. They DS> didn't find anything unusual, but there's such a shortage of Uber DS> Drivers, that I waited over 2 hours to get a ride. And, they're DS> charging me for 2 transactions for 2 trips where the driver never DS> showed up. My bank said I could block the card, but would have to DS> get a new one...the problem there is I have several items off DS> that card, and it'd be more trouble to cancel it. So, I'm DS> cancelling an appointment with my cardiologist tomorrow (I have DS> to call Monday morning, as it's Sunday at this typing), as I DS> can't make the co-pay for the FUBAR from Uber. So, I'm going to DS> sign up instead with CC GO With Lyft -- using Lyft with Consumer DS> Cellular, since I switched to them from Verizon. But, they're DS> closed for another few hours, so since I was up all night with DS> the ER crap, after I finish this mail packet, I'm going back to DS> bed. Well the good news is you're still around! (Other items were sent in the e-mail.) BM> Sounds good and I just had breakfast! DS> I don't feel like eating at all...back to the starvation diet DS> of wheat bread and butter. LIS it may be better to switch to other foods. A standard loaf of 99› bread should be classified as a junk food. A nice dense nut-laden 'European-style' bread is more expensive admittedly BUT you'll feel fuller per slice PLUS probably has more nutrition per slice than the whole load of 99› bread. Substitute a slice of cheese (not the between- the-wrapper stuff) for the butter. (Actually butter the sold in quarters kind would be an improvement over the tub of margarine.) BM> It's supposed to be alllllmmmooooosssst 70ø today; tomorrow morning a BM> slight chance of rain with a pretty decent probability for rain BM> Thursday afternoon/evening, possible snow showers Friday morning. DS> Thunderstorms arrive here Monday afternoon into Wednesday. DS> Areas to the southwest, south, and southeast of Arkansas have a DS> substantial severe weather risk Monday through Tuesday. The forecast for today (Monday) is to hit the low 70's -- then a possibility of snow showers on Thursday. DS> Being an amateur radio operator, when I eat ham, I'm DS> cannibalistic. BM> Kinky! DS> Gives a whole new meaning to the term "eat me". :P Watch where you have your fingers wile holding that sandwich! BM> So that was the problem: I over-toasted the sandwich bread!! DS> You should never leave the toaster oven unattended. I had to: done toasting the bread, had to move on to the blender. (Yes, I'm fickle that way!) BM> If you can't tell the difference make sense to go with the cheaper BM> stuff. OTOH with your restrictions might make more sense to buy the BM> more expensive one for better nutrition. DS> I'm not a vegetarian, but if the organic is cheaper, and still DS> reasonably good, I'll buy it. Well sure! ...Semi-obviously you were talking about clearance bin food by the "reasonably good". The quantity and quality work hand-in-hand. BM> Go formal and wear that paisley tie! DS> With the fees with transportation, I can't eat out the rest of DS> the month. I may stay home until April. There goes the economy! BM> I think all the snow here with the exception of those parking lot piles BM> has melted. LIS they're talking a possibility of snow showers Friday BM> morning, so might be back. DS> Our winter is gone now...it's tornado and flood season. LIS they're forecasting show showers for Thursday and then that's probably the last of it for the season. Probably no flooding this year as already in a drought, though one heck of a rain storm can cause flooding as the ground can't absorb it all that fast. ¯ BarryMartin3@ ® ¯ @MyMetronet.NET ® .... LOW MAINTENANCE - Impossible to fix if broken. --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .