Subj : Re: I'm not back yet.. was: To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Mon Oct 28 2019 22:10:46 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 16-Oct-2019 17:28 <=- BM> Subject: I'm not back yet.. was: I'm back! And, of course, now I AM back... and likely to stay so for a while... but still working through the backlog caused by being gone so much... ;) NB>> Continuing from the Pond, now 13 October, at about 8:15pm... BM> So last Sunday evening; and Wednesday afternoon as I write this reply. And now, somehow, already the 28th, Monday plus a week.... 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... BM> LIS a little while ago (week or so) I tend not to pay attention to the BM> subjects in personal correspondence though do in 'business'. BM> Personal, being casual, can go in any directory while 'business' is BM> pretty much restricted to one topic. Business being more likely to stay relatively formal, after all... :) 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 for NB>> spam... :) BM> I have two gmail accounts: one is several years old. Created that one BM> primarily because the MythTV posts site wouldn't accept my Q.COM BM> address -- used to! Still get the mail to both accounts, just only BM> send replies via the gmail one. Second gmail account was created about BM> a year ago because a friend was having sporadic problems sending to my BM> Q.com account. The original gmail account gets some spam, the latter I BM> don't recall any. That makes some sense, the first one would have had more exposure to spambots, I'd guess.... BM>> ...No idea if that double-lined address I have in my signature here BM>> makes any difference; seemed like a good idea: easy to understand by BM>> humans, not so easy by the bots. NB>> It probably does thwart the bot harvesters... BM> Hmm, based on the gmail accounts I should create others for testing, BM> putting my new address in various formats! Could be interesting, I suppose... more effort than I'd likely do... but then I don't tend to put my address out all that visibly... :) 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... for me NB>> it's easier to see the big picture and keep track of things with the NB>> pocket calendar... All the info is also on the paper calendar on the NB>> fridge, but the one at my computer isn't marked up, just for seeing NB>> what day something is... :) BM> "All depends!" What process works for one person doesn't for another. Yup... And one develops one's own ways of dealing... 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.... BM> Must run in the family! He certainly contributed to my being busy this year.... 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... ;) BM> As I said, smart move! May have cost a bit extra, plus the rental BM> money could have gone towards the transmission repair costs. Or could BM> have gone towards that dust-bunnied hotel room! I'd probably have looked for a nearby friend or family to crash with, if at all possible....the rental for about a week was under $200, so not exorbitant... and also paid for some peace of mind... :) 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... :) BM> I've generally learned writing a reply off-line is best for me, BBS BM> and business forms. Have been timed-out, and/or found needed BM> additional information while composing the reply, etc. Will copy and BM> paste. Same for me... even to the occasional copy and paste (although mine is more of a find and insert file).... BM>> Know Swiss (airline) flies to Chicago: my in-brain joke would be to BM>> tell my Mother I'll meet her at Zurich. (One flight is ORD-ZUR, a BM>> different flight is BOS-ZUR. (I did check: I just sort of assumed BM>> it was CHI-BOS-ZUR - nope!) NB>> A travel agent could probably figure out all sorts of combinations NB>> for you... ;) BM> True. At this point not necessary as stay with my Mother for a week BM> before we zoom off. Would be kind of funny if was the common plane BM> flight: I go from Chicago to Boston and meet my Mother on the plane BM> there! If you weren't planning on the stopover, that could be convenient... :) 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... BM> Seems to be. I haven't been involved in any instances of 'random need BM> for identification' but rather find it probably better to carry ID as BM> well as the various insurance cards should something happen. Talking BM> more accident than identification. Yup, I've long made that a practice, to carry ID just in case.... 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 rather NB>> cool here at the Pond... but I guess it's pretty much seasonal for NB>> here.... I am glad for heat in the camp and good blankets... :) BM> As I recall was in the 70's; need the heat now as only 50ø! A quick decline into fall.... Today the high was into the 60s... tomorrow pretty close to 70 again... and then plummeting back to the 50s, with that white stuff a possibility by the weekend.... BM> ... What happens when fall in love w/ elevator operator? He lets you BM> down. He could also bring you up, though... ;) ttyl neb .... The Borg assimilated me & all I got was this stupid T-Shirt! --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .