Re: What has happened to our beloved group?

Lane W wrote:
> % 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?


i would advise you not to take alcohol with anything, including 
more alcohol.