Re: What has happened to our beloved group?

Lane W wrote:
> 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?


no exceptions, think of it like consuming poo. would you ever 
consider an exception day for poo consumption?