Subj : Various Things To : Daryl Stout From : Barry Martin Date : Sat Aug 08 2020 07:20:00 Hi Daryl! 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. DS> My Dad always said that. Yet, the media is awfully biased...but DS> that's a topic for the political echoes. Everything and body is biased! If it weren't for politics and weather the news programmes would be just five minutes long (with commercials ) DS> What is "nd';t" ?? I guess fat fingered censors didn't want you DS> to type "don't". Or, are you using secret codes?? Yes. 'Now I muss keel yew' as Achmed would say. 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". DS> Really. Yet, nature tends to call at the most inopportune time. DS> In the early years of my marriage, when I had numerous IBS DS> attacks, I obviously was "on the throne" much of the time DS> (although some would say I was full of [poop] anyway). But, my DS> wife asked "We might as well bring your computer and the TV in DS> here...you spend so much of your day here". With cell phone, notebooks and laptops it wouldn't be that hard! 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. DS> Wonder if that's a harbinger of winter?? We'll hear the wooly DS> worm outlooks, and other folklore deals soon enough. I don't know: there used to be sort of a friendly competition with a local meteorologist and an 'amateur' weather observer, the latter making his forecasts based on the various critters' activities and coatings, and the like. The meteorologist moved to a different part of the country and that ended that.. BM> ... December 19: Underdog Day DS> There's no need to fear...Christmas in 6 days will be here. And then see the tagline for the day after. ¯ BarryMartin3@ ® ¯ @MyMetronet.NET ® .... December 26: National Whiner's Day. (Hmmm: Christmas is the 25th!) --- 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) .