Re: What has happened to our beloved group?

% <[email protected]>
Newsgroups alt.checkmate
Message-ID <[email protected]>
marg wrote:
> 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.....
> 
me neither i just know when i was here
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