Re: What has happened to our beloved group?

At Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:51:01 -0700, % <[email protected]> wrote:

> Skeeter wrote:
> > In article <[email protected]>, [email protected] says...
> >>
> >> % 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?
> > 
> > Busch light is piss water.
> > 
> i can drink bud but that's it beer wise

https://avbc.com/beer/boont-amber-ale/

p.s. I gave up drinking, but used to drink all the local
brews. (There are a lot here.)

(Was surprised that on the ship that we didn't cruise on, they
had Lagunitas NIPA.)

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