Re: What has happened to our beloved group?

% wrote:
> Doc Hammerslack wrote:
>> 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.)
>>
> i like larger mostly we have a provincial beer called kokane


kokane can mean small money.. kane means money.