Subj : Health Was: Nuts To : Nancy Backus From : Barry Martin Date : Sat Jan 11 2020 08:59:00 Hi Nancy! NB>>> Unfortunately true... ;) And the sane part of the brain didn't NB>>> kick in fast enough to stop the impulse... ;) BM>> In most cases it doesn't. Personally I'm not interested in BM>> speed/speeding/going super-fast. I can sort of understand others' BM>> interest and challenge. Apparently my 'sane brain' kicks in at some BM>> relatively low speeds. NB>> Or at least close enough to the speed limits to not get you in NB>> trouble... ;) BM> I don't know: I did a little over 70 MPH on a 55 MPH bridge! Highway BM> was 70, bridge is narrow so they post it at 55, Had a new car: went BM> from convertible to hard-top, so my judging speeds by sound was off. BM> ...Thinking the bridge griders going faster than usual -- glance at BM> speedometer: oh poop! NB> Caught you by surprise, did it....? Fortunately for you there NB> wasn't an officer lying in wait for you.... :) Or now speed cameras! NB>>>> ... My support group for procrastinators hasn't met yet. BM>>> Gee, I should modify that one to 'procrastinating helpers' to use with BM>>> the beginning portion! I'll have to put that on my To Do List - BM>>> eventually.... NB>>> Right. ;) BM>> And thanks for the reminder: I hadn't gotten to it yet! NB>> And..... BM> Hmm: there's a pen over there...... NB> Hmmmmm.... ;) And paper over there.... NB>>> ... I've got only one other speed, and it's slower. - Sign in a NB>>> diner BM>> For some reason reminded me of when I went down to New Orleans with a BM>> classmate. No, wasn't for Mardi Gras - was a couple of weeks before BM>> or after (I've forgotten which) but he was from a town outside N.O. and BM>> went to visit family and friends. (BTW, this was 1976 or 1977.) BM>> He purposely stopped at a gas station on the southern side of the BM>> Mason-Dixon Line. Attendant shuffles out to fill the tank, clean BM>> windshield, etc. -- all sort of in slow motion. My friend had sort of BM>> forewarned me of this; LIS he had stopped partially for my BM>> 'entertainment' as a 'Yankee'. There was definitely no rushing! NB>> Some places simply are more relaxed.... ;) BM> Yes: one of the ladies at the apartment complex was from Pennsylvania BM> taking classes at the Arsenal. She remarked out East when the traffic BM> light turns green everyone goes. Out here it's traffic light turns BM> green, first car says 'hmm, light turned green' and goes. Second car BM> says "hmm, light turned green, car in front of me moved' and goes. BM> Third car says 'hmm, light turned green, the first car moved, the car BM> in front of me moved' and goes. Fourth car says 'hmm. light turned BM> green, first car moved, second car moved, third car moved, I can move' BM> and so hits the red. (It's not quite that bad but definately slower.) NB> Any car not in the first couple has to pay attention to more than NB> just the car(s) in front of them, obviously... :) That and that's the way lights are done out here. Out East it's generally light turns green and the whole line moves; here it's more segmented. When I visit my Mother in NH I do find myself getting into "Boston mode": faster, less interaction with strangers..... ¯ ® ¯ Barry_Martin_3@ ® ¯ @Q.COM ® ¯ ® .... LIFE IS SHORT... MAKE FUN OF IT. --- 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) .