Subj : Re: Various Things To : Barry Martin From : Daryl Stout Date : Thu Aug 06 2020 07:59:00 Barry, BM> I don't know most: "the squeaky wheel gets the grease" and so a few get BM> all the news. Those few can create a lot of damage and distress for BM> the others. As for the fireworks, unless pretty much next door can't BM> for- certain identify their location for the police to handle (at BM> minimum a noise complaint); I nd;t know what I'd do in your situation. My Dad always said that. Yet, the media is awfully biased...but that's a topic for the political echoes. What is "nd';t" ?? I guess fat fingered censors didn't want you to type "don't". Or, are you using secret codes?? DS> the restroom at a time. All I can think of is the video in the DS> zoo, where the orangutang (sp?) is swinging and banging on the DS> door, and making horrid noises. The caption is "When you have to DS> go potty, and the person inside is taking their time". :P BM> Sub-captions could be "don't wait until the last minute" and BM> "plan ahead". Really. Yet, nature tends to call at the most inopportune time. In the early years of my marriage, when I had numerous IBS attacks, I obviously was "on the throne" much of the time (although some would say I was full of [poop] anyway). But, my wife asked "We might as well bring your computer and the TV in here...you spend so much of your day here". That's like the T-Shirt she got done for me right before she died. On the front, it said "WARNING!! KLUTZ ON THE LOOSE!!". On the back, it said "DANGER!! ACCIDENT WAITING TO HAPPEN!!". Nice to have the spouse so supportive. BM> The morning nes reported 53ø out there this morning! That was at the BM> Quad City International Airport about 10 miles south of the house; the BM> Davenport Municipal Airport was reporting 57ø -- which was almost the BM> 'hot spot' on the regional map. Supposed to warm up to the low- and BM> mid-80's next week. Wonder if that's a harbinger of winter?? We'll hear the wooly worm outlooks, and other folklore deals soon enough. BM> ... You were expecting still another smartaleck message here today? DS> I tried that approach with my late wife, when I told her that DS> "my head is so far up my butt, that I can see my throat". Without DS> missing a beat, she quipped "That's why your eyes are brown". BM> And the next lines are "wipe you tears". "Those are tears." I would hope so. :P BM> ... December 19: Underdog Day There's no need to fear...Christmas in 6 days will be here. Daryl .... When the chips are down, the buffalo is empty. === MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- SBBSecho 3.11-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - tbolt.synchro.net (454:1/33) .