Subj : Re: Various Things (2) To : Barry Martin From : Daryl Stout Date : Tue Jan 31 2023 18:22:00 Barry, BM> Hi Daryl (n)! <== math joke If the metal deal was blowing in the wind, would it be known as a sine wave?? BM> Then we would be working at an inn in Vermont! And, probably making more money than you are now. P BM> Gee, I wonder how they create the electricity? Personally I'd prefer BM> some sort of redundancy: here the furnace, water heater, dryer and BM> stove are natural gas (NG) -- if the power goes out so does the furnace BM> (blower and safety electronics require electricity) but can light the BM> oven and burners manually for heat. Electric stove and no power -- BM> brrr!!! Yep...these environmentalists don't think of such. BM> I'm thinking the medical aspects initially but quickly switch over the BM> the joke aspect. Think of the savings on toilet paper! And, there's scented toilet paper...like that makes a difference!! Or, for political season, have pictures of all the candidates on the toilet paper. BM> Should ask if some of your medications could be liquified or creamed: BM> latter as a sandwich spread! I wish some of them were smaller in size...some can be hard to swallow. BM> I'd consider taking advantage of any free or subscription deliveries. BM> Here Hy-Vee (Midwest grocery chain) will deliver food if the bill is BM> over $45 (somewhere in that dollar range). They also have a member BM> programme: pay something like $100 per year and get free delivery. No BM> idea if Kroeger and stores in your area offer similar. Well, we're in the middle of an ice storm right now, and there are no deliveries being made until at least Friday. BM> "I do what's right! (for me!)" Cue the music: "Selfish. They call me selfish. I'm thinking only of me". :P BM> Yes, I recall the super-expensive toilet seats, bolts, etc. Sometimes BM> a reason: in zero-gravity of space need a bit of suction to contain the BM> -uhh- expulsion of waste so a custom seat. (Don't recall if this was BM> the reason for the expensive seat.) OTOH they could have sent me down BM> the hill to K&K Hardware for the bolts: I would have charged a BM> reasonable per-hour fee, gone to the Post Office and shipped BM> overnight.... But, it won't get there overnight now. BM> I was scanning through an article: there is or they could make a BM> trillion dollar coin which would take care of the deficit issue. One BM> of the problems with the coin is there's a law disallowing currency BM> over a certain value, so by that the coin is illegal. There's another BM> law allowing the striking of commerative, etc., coins, and since these BM> have a value would work. They might as well be printing "Monopoly Money". BM> That brings a new meaning to 'wiped out'! That's when you're fatigued from going to the bathroom so much, in the preparation for a colonoscopy. :P BM> Around here there are ride services: will come to and drop off at the BM> door. The ones I'm familar with (as in seeing, not using) have a van BM> or something looking like a small school bus. I'll be using the deal with my HMO for doctors appointments, but don't have one scheduled until the Ides Of March, a week before my birthday. That was a bad day for Caesar, though. :P BM> Oo! Sale! Go buy a new mattress!! BM> Left in for a reminder! And/or stick note on calendar / note card on BM> desk / whatever works! I've also got to call them to cancel the mosquito treatment every 3 weeks. The thing is, I can't afford spending $130 a month for that. BM> Intrusions? I'm forecast to get elbowed starting tonight (Sunday BM> 01.29.23) All day supposed to hover 14ø-18ø, then starting in the mid- BM> afternoon descend into the single digits with the next two or three BM> days waking up to below zero. ...Well, it _is_ January! We're under an Ice Storm Warning until Thursday afternoon. So far, I still have power, and everything is "normal". How long it'll last is anybody's guess. Daryl .... "Oh, Bother!!" said Pooh, when he discovered that his desired tagline woul === MultiMail/Win v0.52 --- SBBSecho 3.15-Win32 * Origin: The Thunderbolt BBS - Little Rock, Arkansas (454:1/33) .