Subj : Re: slow the growing of g To : Barry Martin From : Daryl Stout Date : Sun Jul 30 2023 18:50:00 Barry, DS> We need to quit meeting like this...folks are going to talk. BM> Good! We need something going on. ...The group, not us! Too many dead echoes in the BBS message networks. DS> Even in "Smokey And The Bandit", Sally Fields told Burt DS> Reynolds (as she tapped her face) "THESE CHEEKS!!". BM> OK, and now do it with a Yiddish accent like a Jewish granmother would! Or "moon" them like they did in "American Graffitti"...or in this area in the Rocky Mountains, where the campers "moon" the trains as they go by. A butt is a butt is a butt....but... BM> I'm thaking that's not an Arkansas State Trooper/Police vehicle. :( BM> Good think you did wait that split-second or would would have 'split BM> the scene'. That's where a DashCam-type of system would have been BM> handy: at least the satisfaction of tattling on the driver. I saw where they are now putting up portable traffic cameras in the construction zones, that will be activated when workers are present, AND when law enforcement is present. The cameras are put there to catch the speeders...even though the signs note "Fines Double In Work Zones When Workers Are Present". The cameras apparently will be disabled when an officer isn't present...but if one is, the driver will be pulled over, and given a citation (not for being a good driver ). One time, though, in south Florida, the police were looking for "good drivers"...law abiding, proper signaling, lane changes, not speeding, etc. The drivers who got "pulled over" for such were given HIGH DEMAND tickets for an area sporting event or concert. The late Red Skelton also noted a skit, where 2 Canadian Highway Patrol Officers were sitting on the side of the road, and they had not pulled anyone over all day. They decided "the next one that goes by, we'll follow". Well, they get behind this guy, and he drives as perfect and safe as you would want...not speeding, proper signaling, lane changes, etc. They pull him over, and say "Nothing wrong, sir. In all our years, we've never seen such a safe, careful driver". The driver replies "Well, when you're crocked, you've got to be careful!!" . I think about the blonde joke where the blonde gets pulled over by the police officer, and she sobs "I guess you're going to give me a ticket to the policeman's ball". When the cop replied "Policeman don't have balls", the blonde stopped crying, and starting grinning. When the cop realized what he said, he put the ticket book up, and drove off!! . In the movie "Cannonball Run", these two sexy females would unzip their blouses when they got pulled over by a cop...and it was usually a male...and they'd get so "tongue tied" (along with a few other things ), that they'd just "give them a warning". But, in the last scene, it was a female cop that pulled them over!! Justice is now being served!! . BM> "They shor do make them-trar exits hard to get on to: almost BM> backwards!" Or like the Rascal Flatts song, "Backwards"...what happens when you play a country-western song backwards (I love that song!!). BM> Wait 'em out! I had ordered three Raspberry Pi's in November 2021 (not BM> a typo); just got 'em last week! Good news is wasn't charged to the BM> credit card until last week so wasn't all that concerned. With the deal I made with my Amtrak Guest Rewards points, I've made the choice to drastically cut down my eating and calorie intake. I will eat either 2 Hormel Compleats or 2 Macaroni and Cheese cups (all microwaveable) per day, with a small bag of Grandma's cookies for the dessert for each meal, and a mid-afternoon snack. The total calorie count is around 800....and it showed this morning when I weighed myself; down to 225. By just eating that, except for incontinence items, I won't need any food/groceries again until maybe October. BM> Now that you mention it I've heard that too. So almost makes it BM> impossible to save up for a downpayment on a better house or apartment. Exactly. BM> Now you can have company drop by as they can find your house! BM> ...'House numbers' doesn't sound like a fun spluge for that Amtrak BM> Windfall but why not: something you wanted. It was more for the paramedics when I called 911. BM> Yup: also handy for whan the power fails, use as flashlights, or going BM> out at night to admire your mailbox numbers. :) I don't step out on the front porch unless I have to. BM> Just following doctor's instructions! When he told me to watch what you eat, I told him "I do...from the plate to the mouth". He didn't like my answer. BM> Not burning youself is generally a good idea, plus saves a cleanup of BM> hto water and pasta all over the floor. I don't need any more mess around here. BM> I tried some a couple of weeks ago: think one was Salisbury Steak. BM> Carboardy and tasteless. And yes, followed the instructions. At the BM> time (prior to tasting) remember thinking these meals would be great to BM> have for natural disasters, etc., as don't need refrigeration: just BM> store on a shelf. Have to cook in a microwave: oops: no power! That's the only drawback if no power. BM> They make a good mac'n'cheese. I like to do several at once, then add things like hot dogs, frozen peas (microwaveable), etc., and have a good casserole. BM> ...Speaking of October they were putting out the Halloween candy when I BM> want to the store yesterday. Christmas stuff was up weeks ago. Daryl .... "Ignore previous cookie." -Message in fortune cookie. === MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- SBBSecho 3.20-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (454:1/33) .