Subj : Re: Other Ham Radio News To : Barry Martin From : Daryl Stout Date : Sun Nov 07 2021 14:33:00 Barry, BM> I figure most people around here know it's supposed to be one long BM> line. Most of the confusion comes with pasting it in to the browswer as BM> not know the address has been split. Several ham radio bulletins I've posted have these long URL's -- and while you figure most folks would know what's going on, you have to cater to the LCD - lowest common denominator. BM> One good thing about commercially manufactured products is the tamper BM> seal can also be used to extend freshness: seals in whatever gas used BM> to slow deterioration. But yes, "back in my day" I don't recall any BM> issues with tampering, etc. The candy had to be checked by my parents BM> before eating, and I don't recall sneaking a bite while out collecting. One ham radio operator in Big Spring, Texas, always puts up colorful light displays for the major holidays. He had 750 pounds of candy to give away. The place is widely advertised as A SAFE PLACE FOR KIDS. When I heard that amount, I thought "talk about a sugar rush and pimple proliferation". I told him "Do NOT send me any, because the caffeine in chocolate, candy, tea, or otherwise, sends my heart rate through the roof". I had to give all that up. BM> Well that's potentialy something: I'm recalling when reading (paper BM> book as well as computer/laptop/cell phone text) people blink only BM> about half as often as when looking into the distance. So if you're BM> not blinking as often then you're not wiping/cleaning your eyes with BM> your eyelids and also not lubrictating with tears. Maybe get one of BM> those timer apps to remind you to move the eyelids (and the rest of the BM> body) every 15 minutes or so. Well, I can't sit at the computer for long periods of time. It affects my eyes, plus my back/spine, and butt (and I don't care if that's TMI). A friend of mine does not want to go in for a prostate check or a colonoscopy, and his wife has had Chron's Disease for years. I told her that I understand fully about the bladder and bowel issues. But, I told her husband that "if you're not proactive on your health, you may not live to tell about it". I'd rather go through a period of discomfort, and find out there's no cancer...then be told I'll be dead in 6 weeks. BM> So we now know you don't have a hot butt. ...Wait, let's rephrase BM> that! No, we don't have hot cross buns...but we have a smurf seat, with a blue butt. BM> Personally I like my cold drinks cold so the ice has that benefit but I BM> also don't want to be cheated. Same here. I never cared for hot drinks myself. BM> I haven't needed to handle any weaponry since I moved out here in 1975. To me, weaponry is the knife and fork trying to cut your food. :P BM> "Fred! I told you we had to find a new place before winter set in but BM> nooooooo, you said we had plenty of time!" ("Yes deer"?? ) Or like this exchange: "Yes, dear". "Yes, dear". "Yes, dear". "No, dear". "I mean, Yes, dear". :P BM> Here the local herd has probably been disturbed by the construction of BM> the new I-74 Bridge, which also increased the number of traffic lanes. BM> OTOH maybe the herd doesn't cross the highway: both sides have woods BM> but not a forest. Never heard of a problem or sighting of deer BM> crossing. (There are a lot of patches of woods around here, just none BM> seem to be big enough for a herd, and no reports of deer in them BM> regularly.) There is an area in North Little Rock where near the junction of I-40 and I-430, where the deer are real bad. BM> Just don't do it during Halloween! (see --gaaaah!!-- above) DS> Never mind pumpkin butts. BM> That was cold! I have a picture on the BBS of the naked backsides of 2 little boys, and whose butt cheeks were painted to look like pumpkins. :P I know we are all the same from the back side...because "a butt is a butt is a butt...but...". BM> Too bad all that venting! Having worked in silkscreen printing for almost 20 years, I always look for bizarre shirts...such as: 1) A picture of an ocelot, which looks like he has been sucking on bitter persimmons lemons. The caption noted "I have PMS and a handgun. Any Questions??". 2) "One doesn't get older...one gets better. And, I'm approaching Magnificent". 3) A picture of a Mexican gaucho, next to a smiling donkey, who had just pooped on the gaucho's boot. The gaucho screams "I SAID SIT!!". BM> Would be interesting to have a DNA study to find BM> out what causes that. Might have a scientific breakthrough! If they had a study for that, I'd sign up...especially if I got paid good money for it, and afterwards. But, then the government probably would take away my disability. Shoot, if I got as much as members of Congress did per year, I wouldn't care. BM> Almost stepped in one: was knee-deep! That was toad-ally off the mark. BM> Reminds me: a little over a week ago was doing a bit of getting ready BM> for winter: cut back/remove flowers before it freezes and the stems BM> turn to mush. Pulled a plant out of a medium-size pot and saw BM> something move: was a almost 2" frog (toad?)!!! He just hunkered down, BM> trying to blend in. Moved the pot to the side ofthe deck -- he BM> wandered off eventually. There is a town northwest of Little Rock, along the Arkansas River, called "Toad Suck". The legend is that 150 years ago, towboat operators would stop at the port there, and come into the taverns for refreshment. The locals remarked that "they would suck on the bottles of booze until they swelled up like toads". There is a big festival in downtown Conway, a "bedroom community" 30 miles northwest of Little Rock every spring, called "Toad Suck Daze". When I mentioned this to a couple of female square dancers, they thought I said "Toe Suck". Needless to say, I had some explaining to do. Daryl .... Bad Day: When the bird outside your window is a buzzard. === MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- SBBSecho 3.14-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (454:1/33) .