Subj : Re: Cyberpope' back again To : Daryl Stout From : George Pope Date : Wed Oct 13 2021 14:10:51 > It's rare I have dairy products anymore...either ice cream, cheese, > milk, etc. I don't think I'm lactose intolerant (a lactose intolerant > cow would be an oxymoron ), but I don't want to have diarrhea within > a half hour of eating. Years ago, I was about to sit down for lunch, > when a commercial for Pepto-Bismol came on, and the guy said "Do you > mind if I talk to you about............diarrhea??". My appetite vanished > in a hurry!! :P So your answer was "yes. Yes I do mind. . . Shut up!" Goofy now is Pepto Bismal trying to make diarrhea & indigestion sexy. . . > I've tried to stay away from the carbonated beverages. I've gone to > basically "lemon Koolaid", and by getting off of carbonated beverages, > I haven't had a kidney stone in a year and a half. However, while the > green tea was a diuretic, it was causing my heart to race at 155, for > all the caffeine. The medications they have me on now have stabilized > that...but I surely don't want any more kidney stones. I cut out soda for a couple years, but my kidney stones continuyed the same rate (2-3 big ones a year) so now I'll have the occasional Coke for a quick wake-me-up (I can down the Coke faster than a coffee) > I had to go to the Emergency Room this morning, with sharp testicular > pain. I thought "Well, it's either torsion of the testicle (a medical > emergency), a kidney stone, epididymytis, or a urinary tract infection > (the latter common as you get older). It turned out to be the latter two. > I thought I was on Lasix, as in combination with the emergency room > temperature in the 50s (it felt like it), my bladder shrunk, and I was > "filling up the urinal every 10 minutes". They gave me a shot in each > hip (I think they used barbed wire for the needles)...one was a pain > medication, and the other, an antibiotic. They also gave me medications > for both. They also did a groin ultrasound, to make sure it wasn't > torsion of the testicles...which again, is a medical emergency. So what was it? I get all that, too, far too regularly for my druthers. . . (as in "I druther not") > GP> I do that when my kidney stones act up & Nature hollers (she never > GP> merely calls any more *sigh*) > And, you can't leave the call of nature for the answering machine. Nope! As the saying goes, after 50, never pass a bathroom & never trust a fart! > GP> It's along the lines of all 3 siblings being locked in a room together > GP> until one admits to breaking the lamp. (typically it's a bully fest on > GP> forcing one to admit to it, to get all free) > Or in fighting, it's "he hit me first after I hit him back". I'm sure that's actually been said at least once! > GP> My boss would charge us the cost of overages & underages. > I think they did the same for us. But, I think there were some folks > who were embezzling funds. I saw a new waitress pocketing tips that weren't hers. I told my boss quietly. He waited an hour then fired her. > There has been more than once where the cashier gave me too much change > back. To me, as Ben Franklin noted, "Honesty Is The Best Policy". At times, > when I reflected my honesty, I was thanked for that. But, at other times, > the employee said I was lying, so I said "I want to see the manager". I > explained what was going on, but if the manager said the employee was > right, I said "Have It Your Way" (whether it was Burger King or not ). > They found out when they reconciled the cash drawer...but I didn't consider > it as "stealing", as I tried to make it right. I always correct it if I'm overpaid, not like the fellow who got $100 too much on his paucheque, ignotred it, then was $50 short the next week & complained. His boss said, "I see you didn't complain about the overpayment last pay?" "No, sir. One mistake I can overlook, but now they're making a habit of it." > Yet, without a calculator, cash register, etc., the kids nowadays run > out of fingers and toes in a hurry. I'll never be as good as my late > father (he would've been 95 today, had he lived...he and my late Mom > were born just 40 days apart...she was older)...however, I can still > figure a lot of things in my head. Same. My grade 5 teaxcher gave us pop quizzes in which we had to cvalculate the change (amount & coins) on various transactions; yesm, I was always first & most accurate. No, that did not help me become more popular. > They also had a deal if during a meal period, if the drawer had at least > $200 in sales, and it was "perfect" (to the penny), the cashier got a free > Whopper meal (sandwich, fries, and drink). At one time, I had 7 of those > things built up...and that spoke volumes. I got promoted to head cashier. I klke that setup! As it should be -- rewards for doing right, & promoted when earned it, rather than winning the suck-up game. . . > I think of the joke where the bank president comes into this branch, and > is introduced to this one employee, who is counting and sorting the money > (bills) faster than any electronic sorter. Amazed, the president asked the > employee where he got his education. When he replied "Yale!!", the president > gushed with pride. But, that went away when he asked the employees name: > "Yackson". I heard "Yim Yohnson" but, yeah. . . good joke. . . > I may have told that before, but it's still funny. You're right. > I keep hearing that they're going to quit making the pennies, and round > everything up to the nearest .00 or .05 in coinage. We already have in Canada. But it's rounded to the nearest 5c, not only upwards. New Zealand did it years ago! Pennies(old ones now) are stil llegal tendere, but stores don't give them out in change. > I'll bet there are a lot of kids nowadays who have no idea who is on the > particular bills. Doesn't matter, really; I evenknow a bunch of yours, from reading & frmo tv; a Benjamin is $100, Andrew Jackson, I think is $10? & no idea of the others any more. . . Canada's: Queen on $20, 3 famous female Canadians, together, on the $10, & Borden on the $100. > I prefer the flame broiling, as the burgers aren't swimming in grease. You can order any patty at McD's or A&W to be degreased. > However, they set my acid reflux off something fierce. Lately, I've gone > to a central Arkansas franchise called "David's Burgers". Their two main > courses are burgers and grilled chicken. If you eat in their dining room, > and order a combo meal (single or double, with or without cheese), you get > unlimited french fries. There's a restaurant chain called Cluck & Moo, or some such, in your country, that pays every employee $15 or more/hour, & has a menu & prices similar to McDonalds. . . Our minimum wage here in BC just climbed over $15 this past June 1st. We were lowest in Canasda until a bunch of us did a concerted campaign to push it up. > Be a smart aleck, and say you want a shot glass worth (as small as those > are) . No such thing. Better at McDonalds where soda refills are free. > There is a deal in the comedy echoes every so often called "The Fat > Bible". The kicker is the last line: I love that one! > When they put the self serve drink stations in the dining rooms, some > folks would order a cup of ice, then go fill it. So, the management started > charging regular price for the drink, even if they wanted a cup of ice. Here they were giving a different cup for water than for soda. You self filled water, too, from the fountain station, but now the self serve is gone, because of covid. . . :P > That's about the work ethic nowadays (sigh!). Had my health not declined > as it did over 17 years ago, I'd still be working. Same, but I'm still seeking new work, more in keepingh with my current situations. > Whenever I do a job, I want to do it right the first time, and make it > like prepping for a colonoscopy...get it over worth. It's supposed to be > "measure twice and cut once"...but most "measure once and cuss twice". :P Senior buddy(RIP) of mine preferred "Measure thrice, cut once" just to be extra extra sure. > When your boss realizes you are a good worker, and if they're a good > boss (although boss spelled backwards is double S.O.B. ), they will > reward you for your efforts. If you work directly for your boss & he's not a double-S OB. Corporate is far different. Trump, in his furst book tells a vstory of an emplyee who came into his office, asking for a raise. Trump asked him why he felt he deserrved one & the guy said, "I've been doingt his job for 40 years" & Trump fired ghimn, because if he only put in t ime for 40 years instead of improving things & setting new dstandards, them he stole 40 years if time from him(Trump) I respect that view. I never ask for raises, cuz my bosses all offer them to me perriodically for a job well done. I like it like that. Just like I liked finding out I was the highest paid person in Operations, even over those with 6 years experience. I keep it quiet of course. I'm not going to stir up trouble between coworekers, as that will only reduce our effectiveness at donig the job we agreed to do. It just helped me know my boss was an aware man & a fair one, too. I tell people, "If you think you're worth more than you're getting, go tell your boss y ou'll quiot unless he givers you that much. If he fires you, get another job, because obviously if you're worth the higher amount, someone will happily pay it to you." Easy for me to say, because I am worth more than I'm getting but I'll wait until my pay catches up, then I'll give even more at my job. > GP> Yup it's not worded, "If you do not work, you shall not eat"; it means > GP> if you can, but refuse, then suffer the natural result. Made perfect > GP> sense to the agrian culture he was addressing, as if you don't go out & > GP> pick some potatoes & wheat, you'll not have spuds & bread for dinner. > As noted, if my health hadn't declined as it did over 17 years ago, I'd > still be working. But, they keep finding stuff wrong with me. > GP> Mariage was never top-down -- it's a partnership of equals, with God > GP> above both. > Both give 100%...ministering to each others needs. That makes for a happy > marriage. Now, every couple is going to have disagreements from time to > time, and at times, my wife and I "needed our space", but that was rare. > The angriest I ever saw her was when our dachshund decided to reassert > himself as "the dominant male"...and I nearly lost my life because of it. > I likely have told you about that before, but as her Mom said "she was so > d@mn protective of you, it was a sin!!". Yet, when I asked her what she > would've done if the done had bitten my nose off, she growled "First, I > would've taken care of you...then I would've killed me a dog. I will NOT > let an animal rule me in my own house!!". And, that really set him off > (he was locked in his carrier by now, but he really went ballistic). She > looked at me and sweetly said "Excuse me, darling. I'll be right back!!". > She had fire in her eyes...never mind "a menopausal woman". > That reminds me of a sign I saw in this old timey restaurant once. > It said "Menstrual Cramps. Menopause. Mental Illness. Ever notice how > all of our problems begin with Men??" . That goes in line with the > one cardinal rule my wife had: "Leave The Toilet Seat Down!!". I grew > up with a brother...I didn't know it took women forever and a day to > get ready, etc. > GP> Big difference in meaning from how tradition only quotes that first > GP> half. > Most folks nowadays are so selfish. But, if you really find a good > soulmate, as the Proverb notes, "A virtuous woman is worth more than > rubies". > GP> I only played a few pinball machines, as they were alreay on the wane > GP> in my gfenerations. in my pre teens they had only pinball at our local > GP> arcade (above the bowling alley); then, about age 13 a New Thing > GP> appeared! I forget which game it was, likely space invaders. > I think it was one of the first "double wide" machines. > GP> Asteroids, Donkey Kong, Pacman, Space Invaders, Defenders(?), & > GP> others,. My fave arcade one was Galaga -- I loved getting over 900,000 > GP> then intentionally dying so I don't flip the score back to zero, them > GP> put my initials in to say I was supreme commander on this game! > There is a similar game to that on the BBS...but I forget offhand what > it's called. I've known some pinball games where they get the score close > to the max value, then intentionally TILT it. Although if you rolled it > over, the clapper gave you 3 replays (for beating the high score). > GP> Eventually others got good & I had to push closer to a million, & hope > GP> I didn't go over, else I'd be stuck racking up another 999,000 before I > GP> could hit the head. . . or spend time accepting female adulation. . . > LOL!! > GP> I was at Disney in '83, I think it was, & in the Disneyland Hotel they > GP> had the biggest arcade I'd ever seen. Minimum of 20 of any game, & > GP> over 40 Galagas! > Wow. > GP> I waited in line for one, only to see all ten high scores were over > GP> 999,000. Little punk from Canada kept one low point ship alive so I > GP> could get closest to 1M points before dying & entering my initials. > Revenge is a dish best served cold. > GP> Now I prefer word games, like crosswords & word scrambles(on my phone); > GP> just rediscovering BBSing, but only really playing LORD2, & occasional > GP> LORD. & trivia sometimes--I'm more about the messaging--always have > GP> been. nmot much local ghoing on, for he boards I call. . . but none but > GP> one are local to me anyway.. . . > I have greatly cut down on the games on the BBS...but the first thing I do > is the QWK Mail...the original purpose of BBS's (messages). > Yet, I've been up since 4am, and I'm exhausted. Thunderstorms are likely > here overnight, and I'm sure my NOAA Weather Radio alert will go off before > the storms arrive, giving me a chance to shut things down for the night. > Daryl > ... "When you see a snake never mind where it came from." -W.G.Benham > === MultiMail/Win v0.52 > --- SBBSecho 3.14-Win32 > * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (1:2320/33) Your friend, <+]:{)} Cyberpope, Bishop of ROM --- SBBSecho 3.14-Linux * Origin: The Rusty MailBox - Penticton, BC Canada (1:153/757.2) .