Re: What has happened to our beloved group?

In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
> 
> % wrote:
> > jojo wrote:
> >> % wrote:
> >>> marg wrote:
> >>>> 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.
> >>>>
> >>> it's true you can tell time by his mental state ,
> >>> he gets crazier as his morning pill wears off ,
> >>> then he takes an afternoon dose and he's ok until suppertime
> >>
> >>
> >> you know the whole 3 meals a day is not an actual thing, it was made 
> >> up so that the day becomes a little organized. i can go whole day 
> >> without eating anything.
> >>
> > some meds don't need food to go with them
> 
> Maybe you can tell me why they say not to take with alcohol. What 
> happens when you take your meds with Busch Light, as I assume you are 
> wont to do?

Busch light is piss water.

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