Subj : I'm not back yet.. was: To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Wed Oct 16 2019 17:28:00 Subject: I'm not back yet.. was: I'm back! Hi Nancy! NB> Continuing from the Pond, now 13 October, at about 8:15pm... So last Sunday evening; and Wednesday afternoon as I write this reply. NB>>>> And the subject is appropriate, for me this time... BM>>> Had to cancel and go back to find out what the subject 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, or NB>>> any of the header info except what goes into the quote header... NB>>> But I can see it before I start to reply... :) BM>> So same here; I tend not to pay attention to the subject headers when BM>> addressed to me: more than likely something I'm interested in, BM>> especially here. NB>> I try to at least notice as I'm setting up the reply.. especially NB>> to make sure I shouldn't be changing it in some way to bring it NB>> up to date... BM> That seems like a good idea! I might have to try it some time!! NB> You might have noticed that I did change it this time... Of NB> course, by the time you get this, I will be back again, and will NB> have uploaded the packet, but in the meantime, it's accurate... LIS a little while ago (week or so) I tend not to pay attention to the subjects in personal correspondence though do in 'business'. Personal, being casual, can go in any directory while 'business' is pretty much restricted to one topic. BM>> My dot-com e-mail accounts -- that's different. BM>> Which reminds me: I haven't heard from Crown Prince Wazoo recently and BM>> I need the money as had an unexpected withdrawal.... NB>> Hmmm... guess who took it, then... Fortunately I've not had any NB>> of those.... I think my ISP must be filtering out all of that... :) BM> I haven't seen any in ages, and yes, it appears the ISPs do a BM> reasonably good job in filtering. Oddly the e-mail account I have via BM> CenturyLink (telephone company) seems to get the least spam, then BM> G-mail, then MSN, but also taking into consideration the amount and BM> type of overall mail each account receives, so probably exposure of the BM> address. NB> Probably that does play into it, as does how well each monitors NB> for spam... :) I have two gmail accounts: one is several years old. Created that one primarily because the MythTV posts site wouldn't accept my Q.COM address -- used to! Still get the mail to both accounts, just only send replies via the gmail one. Second gmail account was created about a year ago because a friend was having sporadic problems sending to my Q.com account. The original gmail account gets some spam, the latter I don't recall any. BM> ...No idea if that double-lined address I have in my BM> signature here makes any difference; seemed like a good idea: easy to BM> understand by humans, not so easy by the bots. NB> It probably does thwart the bot harvesters... Hmm, based on the gmail accounts I should create others for testing, putting my new address in various formats! NB>>> And that might be the end of this year's travel, finally... ;) BM>> You definitely need a large calendar to keep track of your schedule! NB>> Actually my pocket calendar works out fine... what I refer to as NB>> my auxillary brain.... :) BM> I had "spare brains" at the store: notebooks I created when BM> I was in various positions to help keep track of information. A couple BM> I had in the Store Office were still in use when I returned several BM> years later! NB> Another sort of auxillary brain... and obviously helpful to more NB> than just you... :) I was pleasantly surprised! BM> As for the pocket calendar I had one also. Now use the one in the BM> cell phone as generally with me if I have to go some place. OTOH we BM> still have the paper calendars: one at my computer desk and one hanging BM> on the refrigerator. The paper version is still very useful! NB> I've not transferred over to using the cell phone's calendar... NB> for me it's easier to see the big picture and keep track of NB> things with the pocket calendar... All the info is also on the NB> paper calendar on the fridge, but the one at my computer isn't NB> marked up, just for seeing what day something is... :) "All depends!" What process works for one person doesn't for another. BM>> Ah - somehow I had the idea he was working in England and this was BM>> vacation/holiday. NB>> No, he had been working in Turkey, and came back for a few months to NB>> take care of some of the loose ends he'd left last time (thought he'd NB>> be gone only a year or less, and it ended up being almost 4 years) NB>> and to earn some money that would have value elsewhere in the world NB>> (Turkish lira are only worth anything in Turkey)... Now he'll be NB>> flying back to Turkey for a couple of months and then off to South NB>> Africa for a certification course for his boating career.... BM> He's busy! NB> Yup. And you thought I was busy.... Must run in the family! BM>> And if a car isn't working right not a good idea to take it on a BM>> longer trip - mom knows that! NB>> Very much so... which is why she ended up renting a car for this NB>> last trip.... ;) My clutch is getting iffy, and I decided that NB>> putting 1300+ miles on it wouldn't be that good an idea... nor did NB>> I relish possibly being stranded 600 miles or so from home... ;) BM> Nope: not a good way to spend time! At least if something happens BM> close to home can call and get a ride. Plus can get home - at least BM> not stuck watching a black and white TV in a dust-bunnied hotel room! NB> I do try my best to avoid that sort of thing... ;) As I said, smart move! May have cost a bit extra, plus the rental money could have gone towards the transmission repair costs. Or could have gone towards that dust-bunnied hotel room! NB>> If Bluewave does anything like that, I've not known about it... as NB>> far as I've known, the .ptr file came from the door, and is just NB>> there in the packet.... BM> Hmm: now that you mention it you're probably right, at least on the BM> QWK side of things. REP -- now not so sure. NB> I've not known of any .ptr file (accessible to me) in a REP NB> packet... something does keep track of things, but I don't know NB> that it can be used except by the offline reader... Right: I just looked at one and a series of semi-meaningless numbers. As long as the computers are happy when needed. :) BM> ...That was one good thing about the older/slower computers: could BM> read the messages as they scrolled on the screen! NB> I had trouble with that even back then... the offline reader has NB> always been a lifesaver for me... :) I've generally learned writing a reply off-line is best for me, BBS and business forms. Have been timed-out, and/or found needed additional information while composing the reply, etc. Will copy and paste. NB>> If there are international flights direct into O'Hare or any other NB>> inland airport, there would need to be some sort of customs there... NB>> I suppose I could ask some of my friends/family that are Frequent NB>> Flyers... they'd probably know all about that sort of thing... :) BM> They're probably know. Know Swiss (airline) flies to Chicago: my BM> in-brain joke would be to tell my Mother I'll meet her at Zurich. BM> (One flight is ORD-ZUR, a different flight is BOS-ZUR. (I did check: I BM> just sort of assumed it was CHI-BOS-ZUR - nope!) NB> A travel agent could probably figure out all sorts of NB> combinations for you... ;) True. At this point not necessary as stay with my Mother for a week before we zoom off. Would be kind of funny if was the common plane flight: I go from Chicago to Boston and meet my Mother on the plane there! 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)... BM>> Right - I don't recall too much as nothing all that remarkable. BM>> Probably was told to let Dad do all the talking and just answer the BM>> guard's question without embellishment. NB>> Probably... I remember doing the crossings into Canada at Niagara NB>> Falls years ago, when one didn't have to show any ID, just look NB>> honest... ;) BM> Those were the days! Now just about need official identification to BM> walk down the street. NB> Not quite that bad yet, but it's getting there... Seems to be. I haven't been involved in any instances of 'random need for identification' but rather find it probably better to carry ID as well as the various insurance cards should something happen. Talking more accident than identification. 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 want NB>>> to research that... BM>> There's a note. Now the big trick is to find the note in time!! NB>> Yup. BM> I think there's still a wood desk under here! NB> Hmmmm.... might be... ;) I did find it!! Combination of got in the mood and put in the mood: credit union is have a shred event, so time to get rid of some old paperwork. Well, that wasn't on the desk but some stored in notebooks in the desk's cubbyholes and other on the bookshelf up here. Not all needs to be shredded: configuration for the old MythTV stuff was just put in the recycle bin. NB>> We have a guy at church that grows his beard every fall for the NB>> winter, and then shaves it off come late spring for the summer... NB>> Richard just keeps his year-round... :) BM> The winter beard isn't that uncommon -- I don't know if it helps keep BM> one warmer; probably some. OTOH where they ice up.....! NB> Keeps it off your face, anyway.... :) Might make it hard to talk/drink/eat if the mouth is frozen shut! NB>> Things were pretty warm there for a while, all over... ;) Was in NB>> the 90s in North Carolina when I was there... the forecast had NB>> been to be in the high 80s... Now it's pretty chilly here....and NB>> up at the Pond where I head next... BM> The highs have been in the low 60's the last week or so and pretty BM> much continuing for the up-coming week. TV news forecast this morning BM> indicated midweek in low 70's but ansiweather saying upper 60's. BM> We'll see. NB> And which was it...? As I was telling Daryl, it's mostly been NB> rather cool here at the Pond... but I guess it's pretty much NB> seasonal for here.... I an glad for heat in the camp and good NB> blankets... :) As I recall was in the 70's; need the heat now as only 50ø! ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... What happens when fall in love w/ elevator operator? He lets you down. --- 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) .