Subj : Re: Browser Scareware To : Barry Martin From : Daryl Stout Date : Sat Dec 17 2022 04:37:00 Barry, BM> I haven't had a lancet prick in ages -- had to do it occasionally in BM> class. First the stabbing into one of the most senstive areas on the BM> body, then that darn flap of skin. I remember in high school biology class 45 years ago, where we did a test to determine blood types. The girl at my table had to have me prick her finger...wuss. I've had to do that at times myself, although thankfully, I've never been classed as diabetic. My A1C has never been below 5.4 or above 6.1 -- and it has held steady around 6.0 -- so, I'm classed as "pre-type 2". I did that for my late wife, as she was a type 1 diabetic. BM> (Or more accurately the doctor advising you of the dosage increase!) That came from showing me the bill. BM> Guess now you'll have to be extra-careful of eating and your medication BM> schedule. You're more delicate than they thought! At least I'm not petite...or I'm the bearded lady with a deep voice...but, that only happened when I was doing the girls part at a square dance. BM> Could be! I haven't been following as the only device I know of BM> running Microsoft around here is this Virtual Machine. Everything else BM> is Ubuntu or Raspbian/Raspberry OS (so Linux). ...Well, not sure what BM> the televisions, etc,, are using. Did see a headline Linux is getting BM> more and more attacked -- like that is coming as a big surprise! I don't know much about a raspberry pi, but a pineapple upside down cheesecake sounds awfully good (we'll now pause 3 minutes for drooling) . BM> Bottoms up! ...Possibly literally: that stuff can be strong! That's for the gypsies who have their rumps out, so there's a place to park their bicycles. BM> If someone was in a comic they'd have that spinning icon over their BM> head! Brain loading...please wait. BM> She's everywhere! She's everywhere!! ...There was a couple-minute BM> segment on the radio years back and that was the tag - well, "he's". BM> Can't recall the details but I think was "Super Chicken" -- bumbling BM> super-hero dressed as a giant chicken. Lots of puns, some double- BM> entendres. Loved that old cartoon...you can find the theme on YouTube. There was another similar cartoon called "Tom Slick". I recall Saturday mornings over 50 years ago, when we got up early just to watch cartoons...but most of those aren't around anymore, because "they're not politically correct, and too violent". Pardon me while I go barf. :P BM> I wonder if you qualify for Meals On Wheels? BM> https://agingarkansas.org/who-qualifies-for-meals-on-wheels/ ...Well, BM> according to the generalize quidelines you seem not to but doesn't hurt BM> to ask, and they might be able to point you to some other agency. I don't have SSI and the only Medicaid I have is to pay the monthly Medicare premium. Seven months before my wife died nearly 16 years ago now, they dropped my SSI...saying between the 2 of us, $1500 a month ($750 per person) was too much money...do NOT get me started on that. Then, when I tried to apply after being diagnosed with congestive heart failure, they said because I wasn't "homebound", I was ineligible. Well, after "dry corneas" were causing my vision to blur without warning, which made it too dangerous to drive...I sold my car, and gave up driving 6 months ago. Now, I go out twice a month only to get mail from the Post Office Box (yesterday was the final P.O. Box run I'm doing this year, due to cost...the ER bill, the cost of getting Lyft home (at least the ambulance fee is covered by another program I pay a yearly fee for) and the bill for the safe deposit box, took over $200 that I could've used for food. I did order some more Buddig Lunch Meat and bread for sandwiches last night, that will be delivered later this morning. Hopefully, that'll be enough food to last me the rest of the year, but I've been stretching the food out, and going back to 1 meal a day...which is not good for my being a heart patient. I have no sympathy for these greedy bastards in Washington, DC, who lament that "they can't survive on $250,000+ a year"...they don't have a clue. Before the election (or should it be "erection", as we get screwed whoever we vote for??!!), they give voters "the thumbs up"...but, after they are in office, they give us "the bird". :P I dare them to try and survive on what I get for a year...less than half of 1% of what they get...I'll let you do the math. I got my new Medicare Health Plan card and materials yesterday, but they don't take effect until Jan. 1. I'll be with United Health Care, and one of the benefits includes specialist visit co-pays down to $15 from $40...still no co-pay to the PCP. They also will provide transportation to and from the doctors appointments. BM> Well you now have tic'd the lack of transportation box! They'll probably say "homebound means you never go out". Then, I'll say to them the Words that Jesus said in condemning the Scribes and Pharisees: "Woe to you who devour the fortunes of widows...for you shall receive the greater damnation in Hell"...and then I'd add "He also said 'Vengeance is Mine, I will repay'". I have the satisfaction in that "One day, Justice will be done". The current government (I use the term loosely) would rather give benefits to illegal aliens, just so they can "get their votes". It's starting to sound like a Communist dictatorship...when you control all of the aspects of their lives, you're in power forever. I've got news for them; their power isn't going to last forever. In short, when The Good Lord returns to Earth to set everything right, He will compel all these earthly rulers to yield their scepters to Him...and He will take them by force, otherwise. BM> "Ask your doctor about 'Syde-FX'!" Coffee is necessary for life. The dinosaurs didn't have it, and look what happened to them. BM> (Wondering if your qualify as a training patient?!) On that, I'm reminded about a statement that comedian Jeff Foxworthy made... "the kids are getting out of diapers, and the grandparents are going into them"...shall we say "I resemble that remark". Getting old is not for sissies, and if you call me a sissy, I'll hit you with my purse. When I note my age to fellow ham radio operators (most are older than me), they note "you're still a puppy", and I say "At least I'm weaned and potty trained". :P BM> Your general area of the country was on the news. ...My Mother (living BM> in southern New Hampshire about 45 miles north of Boston) is fretting BM> about the snow storm forecast for this weekend. Overnight here in the BM> Quad Cities some snow flurries -- can see some snow on the lawn. That BM> storm tracked north and might be the one my Mother is going to get. I saw a deal on FoxWeather this morning (nature and a nightmare woke me, so that's why I'm up again before the buttcrack of dawn), where they are expecting a major Nor'easter late next week. If the low pressure area is closer to shore, the I-95 corridor will get rain, with snow further inland. But, the storm is forecast to be so powerful, that if it tracks a bit more offshore, then even the I-95 corridor will see significant snow. Can you say travel nightmare, boys and girls?? I knew you could. :P We have a chance of a light wintry mix to rain here early Monday, then a chance of light snow Thursday. Late next week, we likely won't get above freezing in central Arkansas, with wind chill advisories and warnings not out of the question, especially across north Arkansas. This is "pipe busting cold", and "radiator busting cold". At least you don't have to worry about outdoor insects in this cold. BM> It's supposed to get up to around 37ø; was 31ø when I checked at 6:15. As of 4am CST, Dec. 17, it's 30 here. Next Friday, they're calling for a low of 11, and a high of 26. BM> Either due to overwatering or underwaterin: they're particular! They're stone cold this time of year. :P Daryl .... My Anger Management Class is pissing me off!! === MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- SBBSecho 3.15-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (454:1/33) .