Re: What has happened to our beloved group?

jojo wrote:
> 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.
> 
This is good general advice for everyone gathered. Are there any 
exceptions to this? Holidays? Going away parties? The night before 
driving a long distance?