Re: What has happened to our beloved group?

On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:12:16 -0700, % 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


I never notice the time of day that people post.  Shrug.....