Subj : Re: Another Day In The ER To : Barry Martin From : Daryl Stout Date : Sun Nov 15 2020 21:19:00 Barry, DS> Tell me if my arrow hit the bullseye. BM> How come all the vendors are selling apples? Depends on which ones they're selling. There are red and the golden delicious ones. BM> Right. IMO one should be true to their significant other (we'll use a BM> generic term to cover marriage, engagements, serious dating, etc.). In some areas, it costs more to get married (taxes). Why I have been searching for "proposal videos" on YouTube (especially by soldiers coming home from deployment), is beyond me. The way the world is going, I definitely am not worried about dating or marriage. I guess I need some good news to look at. BM> Though also quite possible to be mugged in one's own neighbourhood. I'm very careful when I go out, although I normally am not out after dark. BM> Stay alert -- quite frankly the listening headphone/ear buds blocking BM> out external sounds is a little dangerous IMO. I don't carry all my BM> credit cards in my wallet: wallet gets stolen, I've got others at home. I rarely turn the radio on in the car...so, I can hear the sirens of emergency vehicles, or the horns of approaching trains. BM> Oh no! I have a bit of a joke about Friday the 13th and Thursday the BM> 12th which is probably when you took your car in. As far as driving BM> with a bad power-anything pump. probably not a good idea and yes I'd BM> leave it in the shop. Actually, I noticed the problem on Monday morning, on the way back from the podiastrist. But, they couldn't take the car until Tuesday morning. BM> And the various levels of COVID-19 restrictions aren't helping the BM> various-sized brick-and-mortar stores any, and helped the on-line BM> options. Any brick-and-mortar probably would have had to quickly BM> expand or create a pick-up or delivery option to keep in business. That they've done. But, I prefer to handle my own items. BM> My 'Scottish Guy' appreciates him! I go to Dollar General mainly for BM> cards; to me doesn't make sense to spend $5 for a printed hunk of thick BM> paper which will be looked at for maybe fifteen seconds. Used to go BM> to Party City when their card prices were super-low. Yes, a better BM> selection, or at least back then; seems they were trimming back on the BM> card section. Reminds me of the joke (I may have posted this in another echo), but it's where the woman is looking at the fancy jewelry at Macy's. As she bends over to look at it, she [poots]. She was terrified when she saw a young salesman asking her how he could be of service. Hoping he didn't notice her "oops" moment, she asked about the piece of jewelry. The salesman said "If you [pooted] just looking at it, you're going to [crap] when I tell you the price. I'm shopping at Dollar General, thank you!! :P BM> Actually pretty much anytime, just moreso during the holidays because BM> of more shopping traffic and easier to blend in. "Oh look Mable! BM> There's some guy over there struggling to get into his car!" I don't get any gifts at the stores. I really don't have any family or friends to buy for...and I'd prefer to buy a gift card. That way, they buy what they want. BM> I'm thinking most of the cast have died -- show's older that I'd think. BM> Not sure if it's on currently -- meaning syndicated OTA. Right now to BM> much other stuff to watch and do but I was a fan. You can catch a lot of those in syndication, or on DVD. Daryl .... Cinemuck - The popcorn/soda/candy melted all over the theater floor. === MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- SBBSecho 3.11-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - tbolt.synchro.net (454:1/33) .