Subj : Condolences, etc. To : Daryl Stout From : Barry Martin Date : Wed Dec 15 2021 07:19:00 Hi Daryl! BM> It's one thing to be not satisfied/happy and do something to get to BM> satisfaction/happiness but quite another to wallow in it. DS> I'd rather be content, with minimal stress...even though DS> STRESSED spelled backwards is DESSERTS. :P A little stress is good -- seems if everything is rosy then get complacent. As for the stressed/desserts, one of the store managers where I worked got a big kick out of that. She was having a bit of a rough time -- seemed could have been corporate-related. She also loved caramels, so I bought her a package of caramels at the grocery store and snuck it on to her desk with a note -- something about when stressed have desserts. She really appreciated it and the lift from someone caring. BM> They probably thought your beard was fake and you were just trying to BM> look older! ...They probably had a policy to card everyone BM> regardless of appearance. A place here has a policy of carding if look BM> younger than 40. DS> I think I was in my early 20's...but the only "beer" I've ever DS> had is root beer. There are several brands...Dad's, Hires, Mug, DS> and A&W, are the ones I can think off offhand. They don't know you didn't drink beer, and probably have the card everyone policy anyway. BM> In the early 70's my parents and I went to a restaurant; waitress asked BM> Dad if he wanted something to drink - he ordered something non- BM> alcoholic, then asked me -- I was underaged so just ordered an iced tea BM> r something. My Mother's turn (I don't recall why went last) -- she BM> ordered a wine or something alcoholic so got carded as the waitress BM> said she look under 21! She would have been almost to 41! DS> I don't mind being carded...especially if they'll give me a DS> senior citizen discount. If they want to card I'll comply: they're just doing their job. And yes, a senior discount is nice for the other end of age spectrum! BM> Or just pointing to their brain! DS> That's what the Covid-19 swab does...although the Chinese do it DS> from the other end. :P They are on the other side of the globe! BM> Well, I'm not sure that's correct. Sure, you may have zero dollars BM> left after Medicaid pays Medicare but you still have Medicaid. Another BM> thing is per https://agingarkansas.org/services/meals-on-wheels/ I BM> didn't see anything (though didn't dig) about Medicaid/Medicare BM> required. Over 60, etc: DS> It could be that the Arkansas Department Of Human Services was DS> being stingy to me, to give it to those less deserving. I'm quite sure they're picking on you. Probably more a didn't respond to a question correctly. BM> Our home-delivered meals are meant to help those unable to leave BM> their BM> homes due to disability, illness, or frailty, and who meet the BM> eligibility requirements. You must be 60 years or older and/or BM> homebound and unable to prepare your own meals. DS> I meet requirment #1, but I can get out, and I also can still DS> use the microwave oven here. It can be read that way or separate: the 'and/or'. You had read it as an 'and'. With the 'or' just means you have to be at least 60; the housebound and unable part isn't applicable. OTOH could also be read as 60 or over and housebound and unable to prepare meals. BM> Might be worth some on-line time checking further; there's an BM> application form someplace on the site, as well as a general inquiry BM> form at the bottom of the page. DS> Well, living alone can be an issue, but at least I can still DS> move around. Day trip to the Dining Room! :) BM> You don't want to chew some medication -- probably coated so start to BM> dissolve after the stomach. Might be able to get some pills coated BM> with a flavouring by the pharmacy -- thank Mary Poppins for that BM> suggestion: "just a little bit of sugar helps the medicine go down" BM> (too bad was for diabetes!!). DS> Or like Walter (Jeff Dunham) who said he got frisky with Mary DS> Poppins... he was the first one to get into her Chim Chim Cheree. Oooooo! BM> I unplugged the microwave and called a manager. DS> Better call Wal-Mart, and have the deliver a new one, pronto!! We probably replaced it with a return from the salesfloor. BM> They have been forecasting a high of 69ø for next Wednesday (December BM> 15th)! I don't recall the normal high but around 40ø. Did have a BM> storm system pass though here Monday: gusts to 46 MPH with come BM> downpours of rain. DS> It'll hit 70 here tomorrow through Friday, then cool off for DS> Saturday and Sunday. We could get some heavy rainfall later this DS> week, but I saw where Iowa may get severe weather (tornadoes) on DS> Wednesday. Wednesday morning as I write this. Forecast temperatures for here now showing 70-72ø. Wind gusts this morning up to 30 MPH, around 10 p.m. predicted over 60 MPH and possibly 70 MPH (isn't minimum hurricane winds 72 MPH?). BM> I wonder if the toilet manufacturers call their employee newsletter BM> that?! DS> I remember this restaurant in Peninsula, Ohio, along the route DS> of the Cuyahoga Valley Scenic Railroad (a former Chesapeake and DS> Ohio or Baltimore and Ohio line), called "The Winking Lizard". On DS> the wall in front of the urinals, or on the stall door, was a DS> section of newspaper you could read while you "did your DS> business". I'm sure a similar deal was in the ladies room. Probably so. Well, except for the urinal part! BM> still see the road fine, just technically would not be as detailed: BM> peripheral vision vs. center vision. DS> It's better when you can see the paint, and the reflective DS> markers. I still do. BM> Too bad not a cat snake (like a catfish): could have been 'herrrrr' BM> (purring). DS> I think we better change the topic. It soiled itself?! ¯ BarryMartin3@ ® ¯ @MyMetronet.NET ® .... Odd slogan - Flat Earth Society: "We have members all around the globe" --- 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) .