Subj : Re: dancing was: peeves To : Daryl Stout From : Nancy Backus Date : Thu Feb 06 2020 19:55:32 -=> Quoting Daryl Stout to NANCY BACKUS on 02-Feb-2020 00:31 <=- NB>> Not being a square dancer myself, I don't really have much of an idea NB>> how well or poorly it might be doing here.... I do know there is some NB>> activity here, as I know a few people that are into square dancing... NB>> In fact, a friend of mine just reconnected with an old friend of his NB>> at one... less than a year later, they are now married... and, I NB>> think, still going out to the dances.... DS> Practically, ALL hobbies are suffering. The young people nowadays DS> are so glued to their tablets and smartphones, that they don't give a DS> rats rear end about the history, current state, or future of [insert DS> hobby here]. There's a lot of kids like that, true... but there are some that are interested in various hobbies... they just aren't quite as much in evidence.... ;) NB>> That will keep you busy.... ;) DS> I may soon take over an FTN message network...but the "retiring DS> Network Coordinator" has to get with me on the setup, and switching DS> things over. More to keep you busy, I see... ;) NB>> I know of quite a few that have no traffic lights at all... :) DS> I would hope they have stop signs. :P As I recall, you never saw a DS> traffic light in "Green Acres" or "Petticoat Junction", with the town DS> of Hooterville. True... and these places do have stop signs where necessary... and speed limits where appropriate... ;) NB>> But anyone who lives there doesn't have any problems with it... ;) NB>> They know what's meant by the signs and all.... :) DS> But, they don't consider those coming to visit. I suppose that's rarely much of an issue, though... Most vistors would probably be kin... ;) Or returnees.... ;) NB>> That could be helpful.... :) Especially if they check the website for NB>> the location info... :) DS> Unfortunately, some rural areas in Arkansas have no internet at all. DS> Some areas that do only have "dial-up", or are in "cellphone fringe DS> areas". Others don't have, can't get, or don't want, a computer or DS> internet access. Ok, then... it could be helpful to those who CAN check the website... hopefully there are alternative ways to get the information for those that can't or who don't even have a computer or smartphone... NB>> One really needs to know not to trust the GPS implicitly... One does NB>> need to check the directions against reality... DS> I was on my way back from a special event amateur radio station DS> aboard a moving excursion train in northwest Arkansas, with a fellow DS> ham radio operator (who did the video for YouTube, and did the DS> driving). When we decided to stop in the community of Conway, about 35 DS> miles northwest of Little Rock, the GPS female voice growled "Error!! DS> Recalculating!!". I told him "Oh, now, you've made her mad!!". We both DS> busted out laughing. But, we wanted to stop and stretch our legs a DS> bit. Too bad there's no way to program that into the GPS... ;) NB>> (stories snipped) Ok, so everyone has a sense of humor... which NB>> contributes to the general air of merriment... :) DS> For a few hours, you forget about all the crap in the world and in DS> your life. Which is indeed a good thing.... :) NB>> I don't digest lettuce of any sort very well... not so much the fiber, NB>> I don't think... just it doesn't sit well, and burps back, like most NB>> other raw veggies... I do better with cooked ones... :) DS> I understand that radishes are good for belching. :P Is that from personal experience....? ;) ttyl neb .... If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate. --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .