Subj : Finances Was: EBS To : Daryl Stout From : Barry Martin Date : Tue Jul 14 2020 08:59:00 Hi Daryl! BM> I'm thinking they (and all the other politicians) should leave money BM> issues alone: they don't have the training, and probably more BM> importantly is what is right for one area of the country isn't right BM> for another. It's more expensive to live in New York City, Boston, BM> Chicago than Catskill, Lowell, and Rock Island. As I mentioned to BM> Nancy in a message in this packet, Illinois had passed a wage increase BM> effective July 1: minimum $10 per hour. Probably barely adequate for BM> Rock Island in the west central portion of Illinois but probably still BM> means sharing a one bedroom next to the E tracks in Chicago. DS> Never mind growing up on the wrong side of the tracks. :P DS> Remember, a lawyer is the larval form of a politician. I have no DS> use for any of them. Before the election, they give voters the DS> "thumbs up". After they win, they give them "the bird". Maybe that's the problem: most are layers, they're used to 'sneaky' ways to win the case (their bill/proposal) and so thinking only for their constituents and not for all. ...Way too simplified, but sounds good! BM> Agree on the paper trail (and scribble!) but probably more important is BM> if I send an electronic payment it is tracked on both ends, whereas BM> with sending a check I have no proof I even mailed it. DS> Especially considering the Postal Service has lost several DS> pieces of mail to/from me (medical bills, etc.). Yes, had had lost mail too. I susbscribe to the USPS Daily Notification ==> get an email showing the picture of the front of first class mail and some other classification as some bulk rate but with a name besides 'resident'. Did go back and click on one bill we didn't get -- never heard anything further. :( BM> I used to have nice handwriting; that more or less got screwed up BM> because of the need for high-speed note taking in college (in hindsight BM> Gregg Shorthand should be a requirement for the college-bound studies, BM> not just the so-called secretarial track). DS> I liked the cartoon where the doctors were on strike. But, all DS> of the picket signs were in shorthand. Or the ones where the sign makers went on strike -- all their signs were blank! BM> I learned to write (not just print) before 1st Grade. Remember that BM> long tapered dark red pen-thing: one was supposed to grasp it with the BM> tips of the fingers and thumb together -- very uncomfortable! DS> I didn't care if I wasn't holding the pen or pencil right to DS> write. :P As long as it worked, I didn't care. I could see suggesting other options so as to offer a more comfortable or more controlled grasp but forcing those options isn't wise. May be comfortable to you but sure isn't to me! DS> BTW, with my own set of "falsies" , folks are stunned when I DS> tell them they're full dentures, as they look surprisingly real. DS> As long as I can eat with them, they didn't have to be fancy. Again I'd have consideration for comfort, ease of biting and chewing. ¯ ® ¯ BarryMartin3@ ® ¯ @MyMetronet.NET ® ¯ ® ¯ (Humans know what ® ¯ to remove.) ® .... My wife is so ugly a cannibal took one look at her and ordered salad. --- 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) .