Subj : Re: Various Things (2)
To   : Barry Martin
From : Daryl Stout
Date : Fri Feb 03 2023 01:11:00

Barry,

 BM> Gaa! I took a pay cut to retire!

  I saw a video on YouTube with the VirtualRail GrabBag...there were
several trains hauling military equipment (trucks, tanks, etc.). There 
was also one flat car hauling some of the biggest circular tires I have
ever seen!!

 BM> Or the fuel source to generate the electricity in the first place.
 BM> (Personally I'm glad the verious emissions have been reduced, I don't
 BM> think they can be completed eliminated.)

  They are wanting to stop cows from belching and farting...basically to
make everyone vegetarians. If everyone on Earth were to fart simultaneously,
the entire planet would be engulfed in a ball of fire.

 BM> This could turn into a smear campaign!  And think of the new meaning of
 BM> 'campaign trail'!!

  With the $1000 toilet seats to be sure.

 BM> Some people have problems swallowing smaller pills while other have
 BM> problems with the larger ones.  ...The quick solution is to make 'em
 BM> all small: leave small for the one group, encapsulate for the other!

  I used to have a pill cutter...but found out that my current Medicare HMO
plan fully covers my prescription drugs...no co-pays!!

 BM> Quick! Go outside to fill up your iced water glass!

  I was blessed to not lose power (although the internet service got a bit
erratic at times), but it was far worse to the south and southeast of Little
Rock. At least 70,000 people without power...and in cities such as Sheridan,
Fordyce, Pine Bluff, and Star City, among others, are in the dark. There is
no word on when their power will be restored.

 DS>   Cue the music: "Selfish. They call me selfish. I'm thinking
 DS> only of me". :P

 BM> There are times when that is the right thing to do.

  Me, Myself, and I -- I talk to these when I need expert advice.

 DS>   But, it won't get there overnight now.

 BM> "Oh, you meant one night?!"

  It's like "Photos: DO NOT BEND" is NOT a challenge.

 BM> Remember to use the soft toilet paper!

  Remember when you never saw such commercials for toilet paper, feminine
hygiene, etc.??

 BM> I was thinking the community-sponsored vans (locally CASI - Center for
 BM> Active Seniors, Inc., River Bend Transit, etc.) might be a cheaper
 BM> alternative to Uber and Lyft for non-medical transportation.

  There is a deal, but if I can get it through the HMO at no charge, that
works. The only "Medicaid" I have is to pay the Medicare monthly premium.

 BM> As for Caesar, now his legacy is a pizza chain.  (Wonder if they have a
 BM> special on March 15th?  They put the little table upside down to
 BM> represent knives?)

  I wondered about that...I loved their crazy bread.

 BM> Mattress stores are everywhere!  How many mattresses can the population
 BM> of one city buy?!

  I never asked.

 DS>   I've also got to call them to cancel the mosquito treatment
 DS> every 3 weeks. The thing is, I can't afford spending $130 a month
 DS> for that.

 BM> That would bug me.  <rs!>

  I knew I forgot to do something else.

 BM> And it doesn't take a major storm to knock out power: perfect weather
 BM> and some dummy looses control and drives into a pole -- there goes the
 BM> power!

  One time, a complex of thunderstorms with intense lightning, affected
the area...one strike hit a power substation, knocking much of western
Little Rock in the dark for 12 hours.

Daryl

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