Subj : All PIN Numbers Leaked To : Daryl Stout From : Barry Martin Date : Sun Oct 17 2021 07:31:00 Hi Daryl! BM> The other person can also help with the occasional rephrase: your "look BM> at the document 100 times and never see" I 'goofily' interpreted as BM> looking at/in the vicinity of the paper and still not see it, sort of a BM> "Where's Waldo" situation. ...Considering the source I was expecting a BM> joke follow-up! DS> I think there's even a town in Arkansas by that name. I DS> know there is one in Florida, and it's near Gainesville. Bet those signs on the interstate take the fun out of playing the game! (Waldo - 9 miles.) BM> Yup: at the store they used to have me look at some documents for BM> errors and clarifications. More than not I'd spot a typo in the second BM> or third paragraph almost as soon as they handed the paper to me! DS> I tell folks that I can't catch everything, but my eyes have DS> been trained to catch quite a bit. As long as they don't catch a fist after catching a glimpse! BM> In Scott County, IA, where I am and Rock Island County, IL, across the BM> River the various COVID-related levels flucuate up and down but are BM> generally headed downward. For now, anyway. Have read where there's BM> an approximately three month cycle -- was a little difficult to BM> discover as was hidden because of transmission time lags: when peaking BM> in France might just be beginning in Spain, etc. DS> There are likely far more strains and mutations out there than DS> we know about...or that they're telling us about. But, I wouldn't DS> be surprised if they are intentionally creating and releasing new DS> strains "to keep people stuck at home". I'm thinking there are lots of variances and mutations, not only of the COVID virus but of the flu, and probably other common one likes for mumps and shingles. I'm thinking it's basic evolutionary stuff: the organism (COVID, herpes virus, worms, mice, humans) is going to try to do something survive. DS> What angers us is that DS> the folks that say we are to keep our masks on, are caught DS> outside without any mask...basically, "a double standard". So, it DS> boils down to "if they won't wear a mask, why should I??". It DS> basically is "they won't practice what they preach"...making them DS> nothing more than hypocrites. "Well if you're outside the virus doesn't like sunlight plus the airflow of the breeze deflect the virus away from the body while inside artificial light and no breeze and people are closer together...." "What about..." "No questions at this time!" I'm thinking the psychology of the situation as handled wrong. The general population did not know what was going on, so highly confused, and wanted yes-or-no answers. As you indicated, the seeing someone one do the opposite of what they just said to do is contradictory and further confusing and also the "if they can I can" thinking. BM> Most of the places I have been going to (excepting medical) are masks BM> optional. Depending on my 'feel' for the place I will or won't wear my BM> mask. And I always wipe the handle of the cart with hand sanitizer (I BM> carry a small bottle in my pocket when I go out). DS> That's not a bad idea...I've got small hand sanitizer bottles DS> here, that I originally was going to take on a train trip...but I DS> never got to do that. And, with my health going down (more like DS> plunging off a waterfall), I don't travel outside of central DS> Arkansas anymore. Never mind I can't afford it. And I've refilled my little pocket bottle from a large container ==> cheaper than buying another little bottle! I also keep the cap 'up' when in my pocket, plus squeezing the bottle slightly then capping helps keeping the sanitizer from escaping by creating a slight vacuum. BM> Yes, only so much money to go around. Unfortunately good arguments to BM> pay for electronic information, mainly they have bills to pay. So do BM> I, and I tends to take precedence. DS> It is extremely rare that I write a check anymore. Most all of DS> my bills are paid via electronic funds transfer. My debit card DS> expires next month, and I've been hassled by these utility DS> companies, etc. about it. I've already contacted the bank, and DS> they said they'll issue a new one the second week of November. DS> So, I tell these folks that "the ball is in the bank's DS> court"...and until they issue the new card, my hands are tied. DS> The bank did say that the card is valid through the end of the DS> month, even though it's shown to expire. Here's another example of saying one thing and doing another! Says expired, should be expired! Here in Iowa the license plates on a car have a one month grace period but I don't think the driver's license does. As for your debit card, I'm thinking there are going to be problems: the business, etc., is going to see an expired date (10/21) in November (11/21) and probably halt the transaction. OTOH 'sloppier' systems may just attempt to withdraw the money based on the account number and if it works fine. That seems to defeat the purpose of expiries and the CCV number. You might be better off 'loosing' your current debit card and requesting a replacement. Problem with that is as soon as reported lost would kill off your current debit card and those electronic payments may not go through, plus the card wouldn't work in real life when buying food. BM> Wasn't Geritol taken off the marked because it had a higher percentage BM> of alcohol in it? (Shades of Lucy's 'Vitavegavegamin' episode!) DS> I don't know...that "Lucy Episode" was a scream. Apparently, DS> that's also where Red Skelton got his idea for Guzzler's DS> Gin...and Lucille Balls' deal became more famous than Guzzler's DS> Gin. Yet, Red noted that he and Lucille Ball "were great DS> friends". We've noticed a lot of sitcom scenarios are based on Lucy and Seinfeld. Not discounting Red Skelton. Milton Burle, etc., but the former two have been repeated televised while the latter two have not. (George Burns was on for a while - more the dry observational humour it seems a lot of people currently don't get.) DS> Looks more like no e at the end. :P BM> Told ya I had problems proofreading my own!! DS> See the tagline below. DS> ... All things must come to an en BM> Missing the period at the end of the sentence! DS> Never mind the letter "d". Now that you mention it....! ¯ BarryMartin3@ ® ¯ @MyMetronet.NET ® .... 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