Re: What has happened to our beloved group?

On Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:31:11 -0700, % wrote:

> marg wrote:
>> On Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:40:06 -0700, % wrote:
>> 
>>> jojo wrote:
>>>> marg wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, 08 Aug 2026 15:42:09 -0700, % wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> marg wrote:
>>>>>>> On Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:40:51 +0000, jojo wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> % wrote:
>>>>>>>>> jojo wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> marg wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 05 Aug 2026 18:55:12 +0000, jojo wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> Lane W wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Skeeter wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Somebody opened the kook cage.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Total crickets!
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Have you ever answered a call from an unknown number only to
>>>>>>>>>>>>> be greeted with silence? Sometimes, no one responds at all.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Other times, there's a short delay before someone finally
>>>>>>>>>>>>> greets you. You may think the person on the other end is
>>>>>>>>>>>>> just confused or distracted, or possibly got the wrong
>>>>>>>>>>>>> number. But that's not the case, at least not with a scam
>>>>>>>>>>>>> call.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> i get calls from banks and related businesses if the number
>>>>>>>>>>>> is unknown usually.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> my mom's number gets calls from real unkowns on rare
>>>>>>>>>>>> occassions and its usually a wrong number, not a scam.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> but speaking of scams, my aunt did get scammed through a
>>>>>>>>>>>> phone call.. i dont remember the details though, it was a
>>>>>>>>>>>> while back.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> If you pick up a phone call and there is silence, it's a robot
>>>>>>>>>>> call.
>>>>>>>>>>> Hang up and block the call.  Don't say anything.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> these days you can get ai calls where your voice can be
>>>>>>>>>> transcribed and responses generated. its mostly being tried out
>>>>>>>>>> by very large companies for their customer service jobs.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> these servcice jobs are going to be the first to have mass
>>>>>>>>>> layoffs soon. the product is nearly ready and will become
>>>>>>>>>> available to smaller companies for their customer service
>>>>>>>>>> issues.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> who  cares i'm retired and at such a young age
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> i dont believe in retirement. society cannot work that way and
>>>>>>>> its already showing signs of instability.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It works if you save diligently for it.  If you have no debts and
>>>>>>> pay off your mortgage before retiring (if you own a home.) I'm
>>>>>>> retired and I'm doing okay, so far.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> i'm making more now than when i worked
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I am as well although not as much as when my husband was alive.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>> i am also making more than before i began working.
>>>>
>>> and here he goes swingin the lead
>> 
>> 
>> Sometimes, he makes no sense.
>> 
> i think his meds cause that he's on some kind of stabilizer


It would seem that way.