Subj : Various Things (2) To : Daryl Stout From : Barry Martin Date : Sun Jan 29 2023 07:39:00 Hi Daryl (n)! <== math joke BM> Hi Daryl (2)! DS> That's my other brother Darrell. Now, if your name had been DS> Larry instead of Barry... Then we would be working at an inn in Vermont! BM> You forgot some of the oil and gas is extracted here in the U.S. DS> The environmentalist idiots want us to get rid of LP gas, and DS> go to electric, in all appliances. Gee, I wonder how they create the electricity? Personally I'd prefer some sort of redundancy: here the furnace, water heater, dryer and stove are natural gas (NG) -- if the power goes out so does the furnace (blower and safety electronics require electricity) but can light the oven and burners manually for heat. Electric stove and no power -- brrr!!! DS> Well, when the power grid goes down in an EMP, all the DS> electrical items will be worthless. And, many of these electrical DS> cars are catching fire without warning...and many ferries have DS> banned them from the vessels. BM> Constipation! (No sh--!) DS> That's like these 2 guys in the shower, and one notices a cork DS> stuck in his friend's butt. He asked him what that was for, and DS> his friend said "I was walking on the beach one day, and stumbled DS> on a bottle. When I kicked it, a genie came out, and said 'I can DS> grant you any wish'. My mistake was when I replied 'No $h**??". DS> In short, be careful what you wish for!! I'm thinking the medical aspects initially but quickly switch over the the joke aspect. Think of the savings on toilet paper! BM> Some people time things by meals, others by medications.... DS> If I didn't have to take food with some of the medications, I'd DS> be eating less. Should ask if some of your medications could be liquified or creamed: latter as a sandwich spread! BM> I'd also need a motorized one, though if possible one I could pedal (on BM> that flatter streets) to get some exercise, then flip over the motor BM> for when I get to the 1% incline. DS> Probably so. But, finances are tighter than a frog's butt DS> underwater. In going through the budget for next month, I've DS> resolved that I'll no longer order out for meals via Grubhub, DS> DoorDash, etc., as I can't afford it. And, I'll be limited in DS> groceries. I went to use a deal with my HMO (I get a $65 DS> allowance per month for food), but all the items I wanted were DS> out of stock (it figures). I'd consider taking advantage of any free or subscription deliveries. Here Hy-Vee (Midwest grocery chain) will deliver food if the bill is over $45 (somewhere in that dollar range). They also have a member programme: pay something like $100 per year and get free delivery. No idea if Kroeger and stores in your area offer similar. BM> Underfunding, understaffing.... DS> Yep. Or they don't want accountability or responsibility for DS> their crimes, even though they are guilty. Well, when they go DS> before The Supreme Court Of The Universe, not even Perry Mason DS> will be able to help them. "I do what's right! (for me!)" BM> I had heard Social Security and some other payments are probably going BM> to be in jeopardy of not being paid if the government goes into BM> default. I've also heard Social Security is self-funded and so does not BM> rely on government funding. DS> There is more waste in the government than in one's DS> excrement...and it all stinks. Years ago, it was like a toilet DS> seat for thousands of dollars...there is no need for that price DS> gluttony. Yes, I recall the super-expensive toilet seats, bolts, etc. Sometimes a reason: in zero-gravity of space need a bit of suction to contain the -uhh- expulsion of waste so a custom seat. (Don't recall if this was the reason for the expensive seat.) OTOH they could have sent me down the hill to K&K Hardware for the bolts: I would have charged a reasonable per-hour fee, gone to the Post Office and shipped overnight.... DS> I hope they're just using that as a scare tactic...but if the DS> US does go into default from the debt ceiling, I don't want to be DS> here when the bottom does fall out. The last time we had a DS> balanced budget was nearly 30 years ago when Bill Clinton was DS> President. It didn't take long for his successors, both Democrat DS> and Republican, to balloon the deficit. I was scanning through an article: there is or they could make a trillion dollar coin which would take care of the deficit issue. One of the problems with the coin is there's a law disallowing currency over a certain value, so by that the coin is illegal. There's another law allowing the striking of commerative, etc., coins, and since these have a value would work. BM> As for the value of the paper, I pretty much always took it as a symbol BM> -- 'trade balance-outer'. I work an hour and get $5 for the labour. I BM> want to buy a hamburger and don't have to work for them too but instead BM> give $1. I know money used to be based on gold, but gold was also a BM> balancer-outer: an hour of work was worth so much gold. ...I'd BM> probably would have been a lousy Economics professor! DS> I saw where the price of gold, silver, and even bitcoin, has DS> been going through the roof...although that recent crash with the DS> FX deal had an effect on the bitcoin. Yet, if one is using money DS> to buy toilet paper (a necessity), is that classed as buttcoin?? :P That brings a new meaning to 'wiped out'! BM> No clue: I haven't needed to use a bus nor taxi in years, and no BM> experience with the ride-shares. DS> That's all I can use now, since my vision made it too dangerous DS> to drive anymore. Around here there are ride services: will come to and drop off at the door. The ones I'm familar with (as in seeing, not using) have a van or something looking like a small school bus. BM> Yes, make use of those 'freebies'! DS> I'm trying to be a frugal cheapskate. :P Oo! Sale! BM> Timing makes sense. DS> Yeah, and I forgot to call them, as I got sidetracked with DS> other things. I may cancel the mosquito treatment every 3 weeks, DS> as that cost nearly $70 each time. I don't really have standing DS> water outside now, since a water leak from a bad PVC valve was DS> repaired. With the water line insurance I have with Service Line DS> Warranties, there was no charge for the repairs. Left in for a reminder! And/or stick note on calendar / note card on desk / whatever works! BM> The South has had some nasty weather! Snowing here this morning BM> (Wednesday, 01.25.23) -- looks to be just under an inch. No power BM> outages, haven't had a 'beep!' from the UPSs in a while, though BM> yesterday morning before the sun came up it looked like as across the BM> street (on a different power grid) may have had an outage as everybody BM> was dark -- just didn't have any outside visible lights on. DS> Over 100,000 people lost power in the snow across west and DS> north Arkansas last week. And, some models are hinting at a DS> possible ice storm here by next Wednesday. If the CMC (Canadian) DS> model verifies, my area is in trouble. The GFS isn't so DS> aggressive, but all of the models have a hard time handling DS> arctic air intrusions. Intrusions? I'm forecast to get elbowed starting tonight (Sunday 01.29.23) All day supposed to hover 14ø-18ø, then starting in the mid- afternoon descend into the single digits with the next two or three days waking up to below zero. ...Well, it _is_ January! ¯ BarryMartin3@ ® ¯ @MyMetronet.NET ® .... WE WILL LOOK INTO IT - Forget it! 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