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marg wrote:
> On Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:08:40 -0700, % wrote:
>
>> marg wrote:
>>> On Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:29:07 -0700, % wrote:
>>>
>>>> marg wrote:
>>>>> On Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:38:37 -0700, % wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> marg wrote:
>>>>>>> On Wed, 05 Aug 2026 08:55:00 -0700, % wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> marg wrote:
>>>>>>>>> On Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:48:35 +0000, jojo wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> % wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>> jojo wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>> Lane W wrote:
>>>>>>>>>>>>> The man in the library just let out a loud parp.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Now, William Stickers is going to point to this man as my
>>>>>>>>>>>>> friend.
>>>>>>>>>>>>> If confronted, he will scroll out endless lists of grocery
>>>>>>>>>>>>> receipts that show us shopping together and he will claim
>>>>>>>>>>>>> that the man is also in my fencing club.
>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>>> Remeber, when you Totaldummyume about someone you make a
>>>>>>>>>>>>> totaldummy out of u and me.
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>>> what were you doing at a library?
>>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> he was learning how to spell %
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> i mean who even goes to a library now? i cant remember the last
>>>>>>>>>> time i ever went! it was back in school, and the school had its
>>>>>>>>>> own library.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> I just helped build a new library in our village. People around
>>>>>>>>> here still like to read books and eschew computers.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> we just got a new one but it took 3 years to raise the money for
>>>>>>>> it
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> It took about that lone here too. It's a lovely building though
>>>>>>> and worth the wait.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> ours is a lot better than the old one , the old one was almost like
>>>>>> a bookmobile i don't use libraries much anyway
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Our old library was very small and not up to code. The new one has
>>>>> upgraded restrooms (ADA compliant) and an entry ramp. It is also
>>>>> larger and the children's section is awesome. It also has a public
>>>>> meeting room and a computer area. I've always been into books and so
>>>>> was my husband. He had over 5000 books, 1500 of which I donated to
>>>>> the new library. I need to get rid of more. Sigh....
>>>>>
>>>> i have a few books , nature stuff and science and psychology ,
>>>> she's got all kinds of books even from before i knew her ,
>>>> all that steven king stuff and the hobbit stuff and the ring stuff
>>>> alone makes a ton of books i guess that's why i don't have lots ,
>>>> i used to move a lot
>>>
>>>
>>> My *Library* has all sorts of books; science, geography, history,
>>> psychology, sociology as well as SF. It's a very eclectic collection.
>>>
>>>
>> all i know is if we ever move from here ,
>> someone's going to lift a lot of books
>
>
> I hear ya. I'm not going anywhere but when I'm dead, it will be my kids'
> problem to get rid of them. OR perhaps I'll donate more to the library.
>
yea that's what happens here ,
her kids get it all then ,
i got no where to live