Subj : Various Things (1) To : Daryl Stout From : Barry Martin Date : Wed Jan 25 2023 07:43:00 Hi Daryl! BM> I hope you have unplugged them: though 'off' they are on a bit, mainly BM> monitoring if the remote control gets pressed. Also take the batteries BM> out of the remote so won't leak and damage. DS> I can't get to where the plugs are...and the remotes are well DS> out of reach. I'm the only one here, so there's no danger of my DS> turning them on. DS> Hmmm...I may need to rephrase that. Nope: that's definitely not going to be a turn-on! Speaking of inaccessible outlets, it's almost seems like they're placed in the most inconvenient spot possible: "two more inches to the left and would have where I needed it!". I've get a few with a heavy-duty power strip or 'air conditioner' extension cord plugged in to the outlet before putting the furniture in front. The extensions are rated at least 13A and usually have right-angle plugs to keep flush to the wall. (Pay attention to the orientation of the outlet holes.) ...And no, you're probably not going to use that 'trick' but others might. DS> That also reminds me of an incident several years ago. I was DS> talking to a fellow BBS Sysop and ham radio operator on the phone DS> one evening. He was about 2 miles from me...he has since moved to DS> Tennessee with his family, and no longer does either BBSing or DS> ham radio. DS> Anyway, we could stay things on the phone (werty derds ) DS> that we couldn't say on ham radio. I was watching the late DS> evening newscast, but all I wanted was a weather update (unless DS> there's a new story, the late news is a re-hash of the early DS> evening news). DS> So, I had the volume on the TV set turned down. When I saw it DS> was time for the weather segment, with the male meteorologist DS> (there are a few female meteorologists out there), I said "It's DS> time for the weather...let me turn him on". DS> With that, my friend was laughing hysterically, and I said "Let DS> me rephrase that!!"...to which, he replied "Too late, you DS> pervert!!" . So that was the meteorologist gesturing to the satellite-radar map with the suspiciously-shaped thing coming out of his what??!! BM> So since want to stick around one good reason to take away the BM> flammable stuff. DS> Speaking of "a hot time in the old town tonight", one couple DS> was getting frisky, but the woman had both Vicks Vapo-Rub and DS> Ky-Jelly on the dresser next to the bed. In the dark, she grabbed DS> the wrong one, and you can guess the result. :P At least they could breathe easily! BM> Or "The Rule of Self-Preservation". I kind of go by 'the rule of the BM> lesser evil': nothing we do is all good: there is always so bad aspect, BM> so try to do the best and minimize the worst. DS> They also call it "Survival Of The Fittest". They want to get DS> rid of all the elderly and disabled folks, not accepting or DS> realizing that they too, will be in that boat one day...perhaps DS> sooner than they think, as one's health can change in the blink DS> of an eye...as in "they dropped dead". Or "what goes around comes around". ...Well, not the 'drop dead' part - stop playing 'Voodoo Doctor'! DS> "640K of RAM should be enough for anybody." -- Bill Gates (1980) BM> It was the right thinking at the time! ...Wonder if that statement and BM> time attribute is correct? My DEC Rainbow 100 (purchased ~1980 as a BM> birthday present to myself) had the option to go up to 896 KB -- stick BM> those little black Chicklets in the expansion board. DS> I remember those RAM sticks. My "Super XT" also had those 'chicklets' on the motherboard. (A few who have been with ILink since 'last century' might remember that.) BM> Lost sock in dryer returns as Tupperware lid not fit your containers. DS> They failed to practice "the buddy system". :P Mine do! Have some plastic rings with flaps: stuff the toes of the two socks in the ring when taking off. When the laundry is done don't have to waste time pairing up as they already are. And haven't lost a sock since! (They came in colours so could assign different colours to different family members.) ¯ BarryMartin3@ ® ¯ @MyMetronet.NET ® .... AT MY AGE, "GETTING LUCKY" MEANS FINDING MY CAR IN THE PARKING LOT! --- MultiMail/Win32 v0.47 þ wcECHO 4.2 ÷ ILink: The Safe BBS þ Bettendorf, IA --- QScan/PCB v1.20a / 01-0462 * Origin: ILink: CFBBS | cfbbs.no-ip.com | 856-933-7096 (454:1/1) .