Subj : I'm back! To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Tue Sep 24 2019 11:48:00 Hi Nancy! -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 06-Sep-2019 09:27 <=- NB>> And the subject is appropriate, for me this time... BM> Had to cancel and go back to find out what the sunject was: I don't BM> see that information in the Reply Mode. NB> Once I'm in the editor to actually reply, I don't see it either, NB> or any of the header info except what goes into the quote NB> header... But I can see it before I start to reply... :) So same here; I tend not to pay attention to the subject headers when addressed to me: more than likely something I'm interested in, especially here. My dot-com e-mail accounts -- that's different. Which reminds me: I haven't heard from Crown Prince Wazoo recently and I need the money as had an unexpected withdrawal.... BM> And yes, it is your turn to be back! :) NB> And now, almost time to be leaving again... ;) I leave Wednesday NB> for about a week, back for about a week, and then gone for about NB> another week... and just found out that the trip to deliver my NB> son back to the airport will be in another week from that NB> return... And that might be the end of this year's travel, NB> fimally... ;) You definitely need a large calendar to keep track of your schedule! BM>> Glad your son was able to spend time at The Pond with you. NB>> He's still there for (probably) a couple more months... so he'll be NB>> there when I go back up for my fall board meeting next month.... BM> That's good. Hopefully comes down to visit you at the house before you BM> go up to visit him at the Pond. NB> Unfortunately not likely to happen, although he might make one NB> quick trip down here before that final trip back to the NB> airport... I'll get to see him anyway... but it's his dad that NB> would miss out.... His Jeep might finally be behaving well NB> enough for that long a trip now, but he's working at a grocery NB> store up there now, trying to get the money he needs for the next NB> part of his life.... so unless his shifts and days off align to NB> make it possible for a four-hour each way trip here it won't work NB> out.... Ah - somehow I had the idea he was working in England and this was vaction/holiday. And if a car isn't working right not a good idea to take it on a longer trip - mom knows that! BM>> Yes, resetting pointers isn't that easy -- mainly because not done all BM>> that often and I'll admit to forgetting how. NB>> And some bbs softwares just don't have a reasonable way to do so... at NB>> least not that I've found... for at least a couple, there's a way to NB>> move one's last read pointer further forward with a bit of NB>> shenanigans, but no way to mark a read message unread so as to try NB>> again... Other ones, the offline door includes a .ptr file that one NB>> uploads to reset back... BM> MultiMail does create a pointer file which does manke things somewhat BM> easier to correct when something goes wrong. NB> I don't think that it's Multimail that does it... it's usually NB> the offline door on the bbs, not the offline reader, that creates NB> the ptr file... I have a pointer file in MultiMail's session work directory, so one was created this morning when I started this packet. The offline reader just extracts the message to read, then edits and sticks a reply in where MultiMail can find it and stick it in the REP along with pointer. ....Lots of details missing and I haven't delved into those Black Boxes. NB>> What I was trying to say is that what qualifies that airport to be NB>> international is that there are the short flights between it and a NB>> similar small airport just across the border (the Seaway having the NB>> border line midstream there)... BM> Yes, though seems now would also have to have all the customs and BM> immigration stuff to keep the border secure. I'm thinking more like BM> the office here at the Quad City Internation Airport (Moline, IL) BM> which also covers the Port of Moline -- which sounds really strange BM> when I know there's not a federal border within a thousand miles. NB> But you are on a waterway that has access to a federal border... NB> I'm not really sure how they do handle the customs/immigration in NB> these situations... might be something to research some time.... Another hour, another project! I have briefly wondered about having a customs port here, especially in the middle of the country. Can't exclude middle of the country as Swiss (airlines, as well as others) does have international flights to O'Hare (Chicago); runways are too short, especially for takeoff, here. ...Yes, starting to get more curious! Zurich to Chicago to Moline -- possible! BM> Part of my problem comprehending this is I haven't done any 'small' BM> customs/entry stuff in almost fifty years -- last was crossing in to BM> Canada from New Hampshire in the early 70's. Think there was a little BM> guard shack in the middle of the woods; don't remember having my BM> parents having to show ID and I don't think I had any as before I BM> drove. NB> Back then, you only had to tell your citizenship, and things like NB> how long had you been out of the country (or expect to be out, NB> the other direction)... Right - I don't recall too much as nothing all that remarkable. Probably was told to let Dad do all the talking and just answer the guard's question without embellishment. BM>> ...Half-thinking the cliche' tiny Southernn or Western town where BM>> one person is in charge, they change hats to change job functions - BM>> innkeeper, Sheriff, judge, justice of the peace,,,,, NB>> Possible that there's one person that runs the whole show and is NB>> also trained by Immigrations and Customs... ;) Or maybe with NB>> Canada there's some reciprocity agreements....? BM> Possible/probable. Maybe a lot is done through the flight plan: list BM> pilot and passengers, etc. ..."Curious Kitty" is looking around: hire BM> a plane out of the Davenport (IA) Municipal Airport KDVN.... Played BM> with a few but always restarted at Moline (MLI). Can get charter BM> flights out of Davenport..... NB> Interesting conundrum... ;) As I've implied in other messages, the distance from the Davenport (IA) Municipal Airport to the Quad Cities International Airport in Moline (IL) is about 15 miles. I suppose some business would charter flights out of Davenport, especially if they were on that side of the River. OTOH just as easy to take a commercial flight out of Moline. ..Yup: someday some fun little bit of research! NB>>>> Did you take a picture of the instructions so that you could get a NB>>>> translation later...? ;) It might be useful for a future trip... ;) BM>>> No: didn't think of it. Might have to Google how to use that kind of BM>>> phone. NB>>> At this point, I suppose it's worth a try... :) BM>> It seems like it would be a good idea! Or at least look for (and get BM>> help by) the Travelers Information office in the main portion of the BM>> Zurich Airport as finding what we need where the Gates are is BM>> difficult. NB>> Would there be a website that one could access here from the States NB>> for the Swiss Travelers Information, maybe....? BM> Oh probably. At this point no rush and my cousin had mentioned mobile BM> phone (not 'cell' over there) purchase time cards process was going to BM> change in October, so may affect pay phones also. Plus if I research BM> later the information wil be fresher in my mind. NB> Good point... ;) Just have to remember closer in that you DO NB> want to research that... There's a note. Now the big trick is to find the note in time!! NB>>>> I'd manage to get it all into at least a medium sized carryon... :) NB>>>> I just don't need that many changes of clothing, etc... and no real NB>>>> paraphernalia to speak of.... BM>>> Some of my 'extras' are the electric razor and a beard trimmer. I BM>>> could get by without for a day or two but longer..... NB>>> Nope, I don't need those either... Don't need to shave, nor have NB>>> a beard to trim... If Richard were along, he'd not need either, NB>>> either... he trims his full beard only a couple times a year... :) NB>>> All either of us needs is a comb... :) BM>> I shave the cheeks and neck and keep the remainder short. I don't BM>> think I'd look good in a long beard. NB>> To each his own... ;) BM> Though have considered a slightly longer length -- never know! NB> You could always grow it out some... and if you don't like it, NB> it's easy enough to trim... ;) Winter is coming up! OTOH today (September 24) the forecast to get into the low-to-mid 80's again. ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... Bad Gift Ideas: The "Learn To Cook Before You Kill Us All!" Cookbook --- 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) .