Hello All,

It was so nice outside I fell asleep in one of my patio chairs on my porch.

I am sorry for not being more attentive here as I have been dealing with idiots over in Fidonet again. Same idiots, different echo.

It's looking like it's going to be a nice spring at HQ.

-- Sean

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Sean Dennis wrote to All <=-

It was so nice outside I fell asleep in one of my patio chairs on my porch.

Oh wow! Sounds like a great place to take a nap - was super nice here
today too! Wife wanted to get out of the house for a while. We started
over the river to go to a gun show, but she got to feeling bad so we
turned around and came back. :(

Warm enough we've had the windows open all day though!




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Hello Sean!

05 Mar 22 16:14, you wrote to all:

It was so nice outside I fell asleep in one of my patio chairs on my porch.

It was nice here today, too. Not sure what the temperature was, but the two storms that blew through over the last couple days cleared the air and the view of the snow-covered Sierra Nevada was majestic.

I am sorry for not being more attentive here as I have been dealing
with idiots over in Fidonet again. Same idiots, different echo.

As with amateur radio, BBSing and Micronet (Fidonet, et al.) are just hobbies and real life takes precedence. Enjoy a good nap when you can.

It's looking like it's going to be a nice spring at HQ.

One can only hope.


Ray


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Hello Sean!

On 05 Mar 2022, Sean Dennis said the following...

It was so nice outside I fell asleep in one of my patio chairs on my porch.

That's really nice! Brighter days and rising temps here, too. Spring is on its way...

Best regards
Zip

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Sean Dennis wrote to All <=-

I am sorry for not being more attentive here as I have been dealing
with idiots over in Fidonet again. Same idiots, different echo.

LOL some of those old men are clearly suffering dementia.

It's looking like it's going to be a nice spring at HQ.

Too early for us to even thing about spring.

Shawn

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It was so nice outside I fell asleep in one of my patio chairs on my porch.

It was nearly 80F here yesterday, breezy and dry. Very nice.

Mike


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To: Mike Powell
Re: What a day
By: Mike Powell to SEAN DENNIS on Sun Mar 06 2022 10:39 am

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It was so nice outside I fell asleep in one of my patio chairs on my porch.

It was nearly 80F here yesterday, breezy and dry. Very nice.

that's high winds for ya.

i get another snowstorm tonight.
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Ray,

As with amateur radio, BBSing and Micronet (Fidonet, et al.) are just hobbies and real life takes precedence. Enjoy a good nap when you can.

Hobbies should NEVER take priority over things like church, family,
health, job, or especially honey-do's. Otherwise, that new ham radio
rig, or BBS computer is going back to the candy store (hi hi).

Besides, frequent naps prevent old age...especially if taken while
driving (hi hi).

Daryl, WX4QZ

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It was so nice outside I fell asleep in one of my patio chairs on my porch.

It was nearly 80F here yesterday, breezy and dry. Very nice.

that's high winds for ya.

i get another snowstorm tonight.

We are expected to have lows in the teens by Friday, and possibly some snow
by Saturday. But, so far, they have not used the word "storm," so that is good.

Mike

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Mike,

It was nearly 80F here yesterday, breezy and dry. Very nice.

We hit 82 yesterday...then yesterday afternoon through the overnight
hours, portions of the state paid the price with several tornadoes.
The Little Rock area was spared the storms this time around.

Daryl

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Mike,

We are expected to have lows in the teens by Friday, and possibly some snow by Saturday. But, so far, they have not used the word "storm," so that is good.

It was 82 in Little Rock on Sunday...and portions of Arkansas paid the
price Sunday afternoon, evening, and overnight, with tornadoes. We're
supposed to get rain today (Tuesday), then rain changing to snow Friday.
A hard freeze is expected statewide Saturday and Sunday mornings, and
those with agricultural interests, or who've planted spring gardens, are
just furious!!

I've seen snow in Little Rock as late as April 19 on 2 occasions since
moving here 45 years ago...and my cousin in Erie, Pennsylvania, doesn't
plant hers until after Mother's Day.

Daryl

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To: Mike Powell
Re: What a day
By: Mike Powell to JAS HUD on Mon Mar 07 2022 04:01 pm

It was nearly 80F here yesterday, breezy and dry. Very nice.

that's high winds for ya.

i get another snowstorm tonight.

We are expected to have lows in the teens by Friday, and possibly some snow by Saturday. But, so far, they have not used the word "storm," so that is good.

i'm sick of the news making everything a snowpacolypse.
we barely got anything.
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i'm sick of the news making everything a snowpacolypse.
we barely got anything.

The last time they predicted an icepocolypse here, one of the reporters in
a nearby city kept claiming that the thermometer reading in my town had to
be wrong and it was certainly freezing raining here. He was wrong.
Although some places nearby did get some ice, the horror they predicted
never happened.

I guess I will find out in the morning whether or not this latest pocolypse brings us 4+ inches of snow. :)


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i'm sick of the news making everything a snowpacolypse.
we barely got anything.

The last time they predicted an icepocolypse here, one of the reporters in
a nearby city kept claiming that the thermometer reading in my town had to be wrong and it was certainly freezing raining here. He was wrong.
Although some places nearby did get some ice, the horror they predicted never happened.

I guess I will find out in the morning whether or not this latest pocolypse brings us 4+ inches of snow. :)

After I posted this, I turned on the TV. The local weather channel happened to be what it was tuned to. While it is nearly 60F and Sunny here, the radar is showing light snow showers less than 100 miles northwest of here. :O

Mike
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Mike,

I guess I will find out in the morning whether or not this latest pocolypse brings us 4+ inches of snow. :)

We got that just northwest of Little Rock. It was a heavy, wet snow...
and thanks to temperatures in the 40s today with full sun, except for
the shaded areas, most of it has melted off.

Then, at the other extreme, severe weather comes into the picture
Monday night. The weather calendar needs a Prozac.

Daryl

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Hello Daryl!

06 Mar 22 14:15, you wrote to me:

Ray,
health, job, or especially honey-do's. Otherwise, that new ham radio
rig, or BBS computer is going back to the candy store (hi hi).

If I don't get some money coming in from State Disability or getting back to my job hauling equipment, they may just have to go back to the store, or sell them locally. I've been dealing with sciatica on my right side. I've been going to physical therapy twice a week for several weels and am getting a lot better.

I cancelled my pain management appointment for today as the pain is mostly gone and I couldn't really pay the $75 co-pay and the 80 mile round trip with gas over $5.00 a gallon here in the San Joaquin Valley. I found it for $4.999 today using a gas card. The credit price was $5.09 and some places $5.60 per gallon. In So-Cal, I've seen pictures with gas over $7.00. A few weeks ago, there was a couple stations advertising $3.659.

Besides, frequent naps prevent old age...especially if taken while driving (hi hi).

Well, my age is catching up with me. I think I can do something, but my body says "No, you can't!" Last week, I inched ever closer to that 6th decade mark. My dad is now an octogenarian. My grandmothers passed at 95 and 94 plus one day a few months apart back in 2016. I'm hoping that is a good sign, but God only knows.

... Newspaper Headline: "New Study of Obesity Looks for Larger Test Group."

Well, with the inability to get around without pain for nearly two months, it is going to take a bit to get to where I won't be eligable for the above test group...


Ray W6RAY



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Hello Mike!

11 Mar 22 15:59, you wrote to JAS HUD:

After I posted this, I turned on the TV. The local weather channel happened to be what it was tuned to. While it is nearly 60F and Sunny here, the radar is showing light snow showers less than 100 miles northwest of here. :O

This can happen quite often here in Visalia, California. The elevation in Visalia is about 300 ft above sea level, while Mount Whitney, just under 60 miles (95 km) east-northeast from here is at 14,505 feet. We can have 60F and rain and just 30 miles east have snow. Of course I am talking about the Sierra Nevada.

Totally unreleated:
BTW, The Sierras is a GREAT place for Ham repeaters. Ours is just 37 miles northeast of the house at 7500 feet elevation with Internet service via microwave links. VHF and UHF coverage for 200 miles along I-5 and CA-99.

73 de W6RAY Ray Quinn
Visalia, CA DM06ii


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Hello Ray,

17 Mar 22 12:50, you wrote to Mike Powell:

BTW, The Sierras is a GREAT place for Ham repeaters. Ours is just 37
miles northeast of the house at 7500 feet elevation with Internet
service via microwave links. VHF and UHF coverage for 200 miles along
I-5 and CA-99.

I am hoping to get an ICOM IC-7610 with Social Security backpay and set it up here if the RFI isn't too bad...but I have a feeling I will tuck the 7610 away and do more mountain topping. My parents would allow me to set it up at their place in Limestone but their very bad DSL line wouldn't handle the Internet load of a remote setup.

Visalia, CA DM06ii

I'm at DM86ti these days.

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After I posted this, I turned on the TV. The local weather channel happened to be what it was tuned to. While it is nearly 60F and Sunny here, the radar is showing light snow showers less than 100 miles northwest of here. :O

This can happen quite often here in Visalia, California. The elevation in Visa
a is about 300 ft above sea level, while Mount Whitney, just under 60 miles (9
km) east-northeast from here is at 14,505 feet. We can have 60F and rain and j
t 30 miles east have snow. Of course I am talking about the Sierra Nevada.

We don't have quite that same diversity of relief in this area, so it does
not happen as often and is almost always the result of a very strong cold
front moving in fast.

Totally unreleated:
BTW, The Sierras is a GREAT place for Ham repeaters. Ours is just 37 miles nor
east of the house at 7500 feet elevation with Internet service via microwave l
ks. VHF and UHF coverage for 200 miles along I-5 and CA-99.

That is good to hear. I am not a HAM but know a lot of folks in BBS world
are, and I am always glad to hear they are still able to practice their
hobby. Before the move to digital TV, there was a station in nearby West Virginia that got incredible coverage and I suspect they used the elevation
in their area to their advantage.

Mike


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Ray,

If I don't get some money coming in from State Disability or getting
back to my job hauling equipment, they may just have to go back to the store, or sell them locally. I've been dealing with sciatica on my
right side. I've been going to physical therapy twice a week for
several weels and am getting a lot better.

With my heart condition, I don't have any RF gear. I operate "internet radio", but at least my license isn't just a sheet of paper. Last night,
in using the ThumbDV from Northwest Digital Radio with the BlueDV program
from PA7LIM, I was having a terrible time receiving signals (it was all
garbled and R2D2 on D-Star)...but they said my signal was OK. I have a
spare ThumbDV, so I might swap that out. But, beforehand, the computer
couldn't find the comport for it...so, I had to reboot...and was late
starting early checkins for the Trains Net. With all the issues last
night, I was "running the yellow boards".

Yet, with degenerative disk disease in my back and spine, it's very
hard to be at the computer for long periods of time. Nature, a
nightmare, and insomnia, woke me around 3:15am...so, I decided to
just update the weather data on the BBS, and answer QWK Mail, before
"the buttcrack of dawn". I have to conduct a ham radio license exam
session later this morning...a father and his son are going for their Technician license.

I cancelled my pain management appointment for today as the pain is
mostly gone and I couldn't really pay the $75 co-pay and the 80 mile
round trip with gas over $5.00 a gallon here in the San Joaquin Valley.
I found it for $4.999 today using a gas card. The credit price was
$5.09 and some places $5.60 per gallon. In So-Cal, I've seen pictures
with gas over $7.00. A few weeks ago, there was a couple stations advertising $3.659.

Midgrade gas here (Little Rock, Arkansas) is $4.60 a gallon...over $3.25
more than it was 3 years ago. Yet, the greedy politicians in Washington, DC
and elsewhere "don't have to worry about that". They have no clue on what
it's like for their constituents. The concept of "term limits" will NEVER
see the light of day in Congress.

Well, my age is catching up with me. I think I can do something, but my body says "No, you can't!" Last week, I inched ever closer to that 6th decade mark. My dad is now an octogenarian. My grandmothers passed at
95 and 94 plus one day a few months apart back in 2016. I'm hoping that
is a good sign, but God only knows.

I turn 62 next week...but I'm too old to cut the mustard, yet I can still stir the mayonnaise, and lick the jar. So, pass the BLT, onion rings, and
Dr. Pepper...and no one gets hurt (hi hi).

Well, with the inability to get around without pain for nearly two
months, it is going to take a bit to get to where I won't be eligable
for the above test group...

I see my cardiologist on Monday...I'm sure he's going to chew me out for
my weight.

Daryl

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To: Daryl Stout
Re: Re: What a day
By: Daryl Stout to Ray Quinn on Sat Mar 19 2022 05:42 am

I turn 62 next week...but I'm too old to cut the mustard, yet I can still stir the mayonnaise, and lick the jar. So, pass the BLT, onion rings, and Dr. Pepper...and no one gets hurt (hi hi).

you're just 62? you have been talking like you're in your 80s for over a decade.
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JAS HUD wrote to DARYL STOUT <=-

you're just 62? you have been talking like you're in your 80s for over
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Several of us FEEL like we are in our 80s I am sure!

Kev

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Hello Sean!

18 Mar 22 20:27, you wrote to me:

I am hoping to get an ICOM IC-7610 with Social Security backpay and
set it up here if the RFI isn't too bad...but I have a feeling I will

That looks like a good radio. A bit out of my current price range. RFI isn't too bad here, but it would be difficult to put up a tower with overhead power lines coming across from the back corner to about 2/3 across the back of the house. There is a 30' tower up near the corner of the house for the radio club's microwave link to the repeater site.

There is another place near the "shack" that is optimal for the tower I have to put up, but it needs to be buried about 5' underground and I have a septic tank about 5' from the edge of the house. I'm thinking it may damage the tank if I placed the tower there.

When this house was built in 1959-60, it was not within the city. Up until about 7-10 years, it was a county island. We've lived here since July 2016. I could put it up at either end of the house, but won't be protected behind a fence.

For HF antennas, I have a couple end fed half wave antennas and a DX Commander. The latter is one I usually take camping. We will be at a local State park mid-late April for my mother's birthday and will likely set it up there. I have a couple extra EFHW antennas for other portable uses.

For radios, I have a variety of Icom, Yaesu, Motorola, GE, Kenwood, and others. The oldest one, I believe, was originally purchased by someone in 1988. I do prefer the newer software defined radios.

tuck the 7610 away and do more mountain topping. My parents would
allow me to set it up at their place in Limestone but their very bad
DSL line wouldn't handle the Internet load of a remote setup.

I did a POTA (Parks on the Air) activation last summer from our repeater site in Kings Canyon NP. It is also a location where one could do a SOTA (Summits on the Air) activation. I could have done both while there, but needed to get down the mountain. While the site is only 37 miles as the crow flies, it takes 1.5+ hours to drive.

I will likely try to activate the aforementioned State park in April.

I do feel blessed to have what I do have, but there is always something bigger and better.

Sorry to ramble on and appear to be bragging. It wasn't my intention. I've been collecting since 1997.

(This message took over 45 minutes to compose...)

73 de W6RAY Ray Quinn
Visalia, CA DM06ii


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Hello Mike!

19 Mar 22 10:53, you wrote to me:

Totally unreleated:
BTW, The Sierras is a GREAT place for Ham repeaters. Ours is just 37
miles nor east of the house at 7500 feet elevation with Internet
service via microwave l ks. VHF and UHF coverage for 200 miles along
I-5 and CA-99.

That is good to hear. I am not a HAM but know a lot of folks in BBS
world are, and I am always glad to hear they are still able to
practice their hobby. Before the move to digital TV, there was a
station in nearby West Virginia that got incredible coverage and I
suspect they used the elevation in their area to their advantage.

I was into BBS before I was into ham radio (BBS 1987/ Ham 1997). However, I saved money from my paper route and lawn mowing (at age 10) and bought a shortwave radio. The operator of the system that retrieved echomail via satelite for Fido Net 214 in the 1990's worked with a guy who was a ham. He told me once about packet radio and I was hooked.

I must add that terrestrial radio and TV are also located up and down the Sierra Nevada, but not quite as high as some of the amateur stuff. But there are some amateur equipment co-located at some commercial sites.

We don't have an antenna up for TV at the house as we have satelite. I take that back: I have one. A beam on a rotor pointed due east where an amateur TV repeater is located in the 70 cm band. That site is 26 miles and can be seen on a clear day. The Club's main repeater site can be seen as well, but I can't make out exactly where it is.

73 de W6RAY Ray Quinn
Visalia, CA DM06ii

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Ray Quinn wrote to Mike Powell <=-

This can happen quite often here in Visalia, California. The elevation
in Visalia is about 300 ft above sea level, while Mount Whitney, just under 60 miles (95 km) east-northeast from here is at 14,505 feet. We
can have 60F and rain and just 30 miles east have snow. Of course I am talking about the Sierra Nevada.

Totally unreleated:
BTW, The Sierras is a GREAT place for Ham repeaters. Ours is just 37
miles northeast of the house at 7500 feet elevation with Internet
service via microwave links. VHF and UHF coverage for 200 miles along
I-5 and CA-99.

I made it to the top of Mt. Whitney in 1996. Great cell phone coverage! :)


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Hello Daryl Stout!

** On Saturday 19.03.22 - 05:42, Daryl Stout wrote to Ray Quinn:

I see my cardiologist on Monday...I'm sure he's going to chew me out
for my weight.

If there is an inkling that weight (and I am assuming over-
weight) is a concern for you, then nothing will change (for the
better) until YOU chew yourself about it first.
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Hello Daryl!

19 Mar 22 05:42, you wrote to me:

With my heart condition, I don't have any RF gear. I operate
"internet radio", but at least my license isn't just a sheet of paper. Last night, in using the ThumbDV from Northwest Digital Radio with the BlueDV program from PA7LIM, I was having a terrible time receiving
signals (it was all garbled and R2D2 on D-Star)...but they said my
signal was OK. I have a spare ThumbDV, so I might swap that out. But, beforehand, the computer couldn't find the comport for it...so, I had
to reboot...and was late starting early checkins for the Trains Net.
With all the issues last night, I was "running the yellow boards".

I maintain 2 of the local DSTAR repeater/gateways here locally. The problem right now is the microwave links at the repeater site are no longer responding and the road is likely impassable (7500 feet elevation at the site). I do have a dongle that I inherited from my elmer (N6QOG/SK), among other things. I will have to get it connected one of these days and see what's up.

Yet, with degenerative disk disease in my back and spine, it's very
hard to be at the computer for long periods of time. Nature, a
nightmare, and insomnia, woke me around 3:15am...so, I decided to
just update the weather data on the BBS, and answer QWK Mail, before
"the buttcrack of dawn". I have to conduct a ham radio license exam session later this morning...a father and his son are going for their Technician license.

I am still having some issues getting a full night's sleep, but it's getting better.

I cancelled my pain management appointment for today as the pain
is mostly gone and I couldn't really pay the $75 co-pay and the
80 mile round trip with gas over $5.00 a gallon here in the San
Joaquin Valley. I found it for $4.999 today using a gas card. The
credit price was $5.09 and some places $5.60 per gallon. In
So-Cal, I've seen pictures with gas over $7.00. A few weeks ago,
there was a couple stations advertising $3.659.

Midgrade gas here (Little Rock, Arkansas) is $4.60 a gallon...over
$3.25 more than it was 3 years ago. Yet, the greedy politicians in Washington, DC and elsewhere "don't have to worry about that". They
have no clue on what it's like for their constituents. The concept of "term limits" will NEVER see the light of day in Congress.

I haven't been out since my last physical therapy session on Wednesday, so I don't know what it is today. I will find out tomorrow as I go twice a week. I also have a doctor's appointment tomorrow morning, too. Maybe I can get back to work this coming week...

We have one driver who is 68 and still hauling the big iron (D-10, etc.) on a 9-axle steerable (the trailer has 6 axles with 8 tires each 6X8=48 plus 10 on the truck) He keeps talking about retiring, but it's in his blood. Mine, too. But driving commercially since 1986 takes its toll.

I turn 62 next week...but I'm too old to cut the mustard, yet I can still stir the mayonnaise, and lick the jar. So, pass the BLT, onion rings, and Dr. Pepper...and no one gets hurt (hi hi).

I felt bad the two times recently when my dad mowed my lawn. Hi turned 80 in January. It needs it again, but I'm not asking him. I tried to discourage him the last two times he did. I should be mowing his lawn... My yard is about half the size of his as my parents live on a 1/4 acre corner lot. Mine is 8000 sq ft. I could probably mow it now, but have to make sure I am cleared with regards to the State disability claim. I still have days where the pain is bad. I would also likely have to take a lot of breaks.

I see my cardiologist on Monday...I'm sure he's going to chew me out
for my weight.

Good luck with that. My weight has gone up at least 25 pounds as I was not able to do anything and my physical therapist said not to ride the stationary bike we have. I can now, but the motivation just isn't there.

One last thing: I have been trying to send you netmail with a question regarding the Radio Weather Net but cannot connect. Can you poll my system to retrieve the message? The information is current in the nodelist for 1:214/22 (or 1:214/0). Of course, you could also poll my Micronet address as long as you present all AKA's. It is the same as below without the point.

73 de W6RAY Ray Quinn
Visalia, CA DM06ii

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Hello Kurt!

19 Mar 22 15:18, you wrote to me:

Ray Quinn wrote to Mike Powell <=-

This can happen quite often here in Visalia, California. The
elevation in Visalia is about 300 ft above sea level, while Mount
Whitney, just under 60 miles (95 km) east-northeast from here is
at 14,505 feet. We can have 60F and rain and just 30 miles east
have snow. Of course I am talking about the Sierra Nevada.

I made it to the top of Mt. Whitney in 1996. Great cell phone
coverage! :)

I bet. Would make a great repeater site, too. But it doesn't "look" into the valley here. Too many other tall mountains in the way. Would work great for the Owens Valley and out into the Mojave Desert to the east. I would imagine maintenance would be a challenge, too, unless you have access to a helicopter. Of course with the thin air, well, you know.

73 de W6RAY Ray Quinn
Visalia, CA DM06ii


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you're just 62? you have been talking like you're in your 80s for over
a decade.

I feel a lot older, believe me...and they keep finding stuff wrong with
me.

Daryl

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Kevin,

you're just 62? you have been talking like you're in your 80s for over
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Several of us FEEL like we are in our 80s I am sure!

I resemble that remark. <G>

Daryl

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Ray,

Good luck with that. My weight has gone up at least 25 pounds as I was
not able to do anything and my physical therapist said not to ride the stationary bike we have. I can now, but the motivation just isn't
there.

Uber FUBER'ed my bank account, to where my debit card was locked. So, a
ton of transactions got declined. They were charging me in advance for
rides that never showed up. So, after being declined at the cardiologist
today, they're going to bill me instead...and I had to go request a new card...then make several phone calls to update things.

One last thing: I have been trying to send you netmail with a question regarding the Radio Weather Net but cannot connect. Can you poll my
system to retrieve the message? The information is current in the
nodelist for 1:214/22 (or 1:214/0). Of course, you could also poll my Micronet address as long as you present all AKA's. It is the same as
below without the point.

I'll save the trouble here...this is the Readers Digest version.

The QWK System (Mojo's BBS) and FTN System (Kris Jones' BBS), both shut
down a good while back...and the network went QRT with it.

Daryl, WX4QZ

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To: Daryl Stout
Re: Re: What a day
By: Daryl Stout to Ray Quinn on Mon Mar 21 2022 08:53 pm

The QWK System (Mojo's BBS) and FTN System (Kris Jones' BBS), both shut down a good while back...and the network went QRT with it.

it's good to see that kris jones is gone.
that guy was crazy.
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Re: Re: What a day
By: Daryl Stout to Jas Hud on Mon Mar 21 2022 07:04 am

you're just 62? you have been talking like you're in your 80s for over a decade.

I feel a lot older, believe me...and they keep finding stuff wrong with me.

Daryl

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I am with Jad here. You sound a lot older than you are.

Age is prety much a state of the mind. I see a lot of people who is pshysically trashed but has the mentality of a 20 years old. Then there is a lot of people n their
50s who has small aches and has the mentality of grandpas in their 90s.

I don't know what the key is, but it is there.

If I have the choice, I want to be like Christopher Lee when I grow up, and die recording Heavy Metal albums in my 90s.

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To: Arelor
Re: Re: What a day
By: Arelor to Daryl Stout on Tue Mar 22 2022 08:31 pm

I am with Jad here. You sound a lot older than you are.

Age is prety much a state of the mind. I see a lot of people who is pshysically trashed but has the mentality of a 20 years old. Then there is a lot of people n their
50s who has small aches and has the mentality of grandpas in their 90s.

I don't know what the key is, but it is there.

If I have the choice, I want to be like Christopher Lee when I grow up, and die recording Heavy Metal albums in my 90s.

some people are just hypocondriacs, too. or they're just out of shape.

i knew a guy who was out of work for 5 years and started working at a job i was at. all he had to do was take a stack of ziploc lids and put them up on a moving conveyor. he wasn't even 40 years old and said he couldn't do it. he sat in the breakroom like a baby until his supervisor met him and let him out.

his position got replaced by a mexican dude in his 70s.

i'm old and fat but i can still move. if my body hurts, i dont lay down and die. i just keep moving.
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The QWK System (Mojo's BBS) and FTN System (Kris Jones' BBS), both shut down a good while back...and the network went QRT with it.

Which network is that again?

Mike


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To: Mike Powell
Re: Re: What a day
By: Mike Powell to DARYL STOUT on Wed Mar 23 2022 04:06 pm

down a good while back...and the network went QRT with it.

Which network is that again?

wasnt that gatornet
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it's good to see that kris jones is gone.
that guy was crazy.

What irked me was that he just shut his system down without telling
me, and dropped the network in my lap. I have too much stuff outside
the BBS to worry about running a network, so I gave them to Gert K.
Andersen, who has several of them, and more experience with that than
I do.

Daryl

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I am with Jad here. You sound a lot older than you are.

Probably because I've got more experience. <G> I've been around the block
a few times, but lately, that's like taking an old toy wooden block, and walking around it. <G>

Age is prety much a state of the mind. I see a lot of people who is pshysically trashed but has the mentality of a 20 years old. Then there
is a lot of people n their 50s who has small aches and has the
mentality of grandpas in their 90s.

I think I'm the latter. For one thing, I can do most of the basic math calculations in my head, without needing paper or a calculator. Most of
the kids today are lost once it gets past 10 fingers...if they can't get
to a calculator or their smartphone. :P

Daryl

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If I have the choice, I want to be like Christopher Lee when I grow up,
and die recording Heavy Metal albums in my 90s.

^^^^^ +1 except I'm shooting for 100s so that I can drain as much of my money back out of the government as possible that I paid in social security.

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Mike,

The QWK System (Mojo's BBS) and FTN System (Kris Jones' BBS), both shut down a good while back...and the network went QRT with it.

Which network is that again?

RadioWxNet or RadioWeatherNet.

Daryl, WX4QZ

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wasnt that gatornet

Gert has GatorNet now. The network that shut down was RadioWxNet
or RadioWeatherNet. It basically had amateur radio and weather
related topics.

Daryl, WX4QZ
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DARYL STOUT wrote to JAS HUD <=-

Gert has GatorNet now. The network that shut down was RadioWxNet
or RadioWeatherNet. It basically had amateur radio and weather
related topics.

Gert is the graveyard for FTN networks :P

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Hello Daryl!

21 Mar 22 20:53, you wrote to me:

Ray,

I'll save the trouble here...this is the Readers Digest version.

The QWK System (Mojo's BBS) and FTN System (Kris Jones' BBS), both
shut down a good while back...and the network went QRT with it.

I was wondering what happened. I liked the weather and radio aspect of that network. If I had known, I might have kept it going, if there was still interest.

73 de W6RAY Ray Quinn
Visalia, CA DM06ii
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Ray,

I was wondering what happened. I liked the weather and radio aspect of that network. If I had known, I might have kept it going, if there was still interest.

With all my health issues of late (I just got back out of the hospital),
I can't run a network...but love to be part of one and contribute. The
weather and ham radio are 2 of my interests, so that was enjoyable.

73 de W6RAY Ray Quinn
Visalia, CA DM06ii
Ham Shack Hotline 4655

WX4QZ, Daryl Stout
Little Rock, AR EM34tr
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Daryl

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Hello Daryl!

30 Mar 22 02:54, you wrote to me:

With all my health issues of late (I just got back out of the
hospital), I can't run a network...but love to be part of one and contribute. The weather and ham radio are 2 of my interests, so that
was enjoyable.

Sorry to hear about the hospital visit. I have been back at work just over a week but I am still struggling with the back pain. I will likely have to deal with it the rest of my life. Due to the pain, I haven't been able to do much of anything and now that I am movong around again, I am quite sore.

H.A.M. - H)ave A)nother Meal...you don't call us 'Late For Dinner'.

I like that one. Just remember "Don't poke the bear. Especially if he hasn't eaten."

73 de W6RAY Ray Quinn
Visalia, CA DM06II
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To: Ray Quinn
Re: What a day
By: Ray Quinn to Daryl Stout on Wed Mar 30 2022 08:29 pm

Sorry to hear about the hospital visit. I have been back at work just over a week but I am still struggling with the back pain. I will likely have to deal with it the rest of my life. Due to the pain, I haven't been able to do much of anything and now that I am movong around again, I am quite sore.

try using an inversion table. it ended my back pain.
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Ray,

Sorry to hear about the hospital visit. I have been back at work just
over a week but I am still struggling with the back pain. I will likely have to deal with it the rest of my life. Due to the pain, I haven't
been able to do much of anything and now that I am movong around again,
I am quite sore.

I have degenerative disk disease in my back and spine, and arthritis throughout my whole body...all confirmed my CT Scan and X-Ray. Plus, the
bones in my neck and pressing on the nerves.

H.A.M. - H)ave A)nother Meal...you don't call us 'Late For Dinner'.

I like that one. Just remember "Don't poke the bear. Especially if he hasn't eaten."

If you see the bear coming out of the forest with a newspaper, and a
small amount of toilet paper...heed his advice on "Do NOT go in there"
(hi hi).

Daryl

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Hello Jas!

31 Mar 22 11:23, you wrote to me:

try using an inversion table. it ended my back pain.

It would likely be stored right next to the mostly unused exercise bicycle...

73 de W6RAY Ray Quinn
Visalia, CA DM06II
Ham Shack Hotline 4655


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Ray Quinn wrote to Jas Hud <=-

It would likely be stored right next to the mostly unused exercise bicycle...

You can use the handlebars to air-dry your laundry.


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Hello Kurt!

05 Apr 22 08:28, you wrote to me:

Ray Quinn wrote to Jas Hud <=-

It would likely be stored right next to the mostly unused
exercise bicycle...

You can use the handlebars to air-dry your laundry.

Maybe if I put a fan blowing toward the bicycle.

Actually, we just bought a brand new dryer as our old one (15+ years old) finally bit the dust and literaly wore out - the drum wore through the frame around the door and was tearing up the laundry. The new one is quiet and works well...

73 de W6RAY Ray Quinn
Visalia, CA DM06II
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Ray Quinn wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

Actually, we just bought a brand new dryer as our old one (15+ years
old) finally bit the dust and literaly wore out - the drum wore through the frame around the door and was tearing up the laundry. The new one
is quiet and works well...

I used to hate new washers/dryers - we have one at our cabin that's agitator-less, and it takes 40 minutes to fill.

I bought a new kit for my house, and it takes less time to sense - and when it's running, uses just enough water to cover the clothes. It's helped with
my water bill, and it's amazing at getting stains out.


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To: Kurt Weiske
Re: Re: What a day
By: Kurt Weiske to Ray Quinn on Sun Apr 10 2022 07:00 am

old) finally bit the dust and literaly wore out - the drum wore through the frame around the door and was tearing up the laundry. The new one is quiet and works well...

I used to hate new washers/dryers - we have one at our cabin that's agitator-less, and it takes 40 minutes to fill.

I bought a new kit for my house, and it takes less time to sense - and when it's running, uses just enough water to cover the clothes. It's helped with my water bill, and it's amazing at getting stains out.

what do you mean kit?

i prefer the older washers. they got clothes cleaner. i hate the sensors.
i have a great older washer that i will fix up some day. i bought a smaller smart one because i needed it ASAP and kept using it. i have a matching older dryer and that sucker works great.

the older stuff works great and they're easy to fix.
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Jas Hud wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

what do you mean kit?

New washer and dryer.

the older stuff works great and they're easy to fix.

That's one thing I'll miss - cheap parts and simple repairs. Open up an
older washer/dryer and they're pretty simple - and parts are available next day from most parts dealers or Amazon.


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To: Kurt Weiske
Re: Re: What a day
By: Kurt Weiske to Jas Hud on Tue Apr 12 2022 06:53 am

That's one thing I'll miss - cheap parts and simple repairs. Open up an older washer/dryer and they're pretty simple - and parts are available next day from most parts dealers or Amazon.

if you have a washer or dryer and it's new and a board goes out, you are pretty much going to buy a new one if you are past your warranty.
it's also not worth your time to fix it if you did have the knowhow and the parts.

i am really missing my huge washer. i should get it working now that i have more days off now.
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Re: Re: What a day
By: Jas Hud to Kurt Weiske on Tue Apr 12 2022 04:39 pm

if you have a washer or dryer and it's new and a board goes out, you are pretty much going to buy a new one if you are past your warranty.

Okay, no joke, but my wife mentioned something to me six years ago that rings true. "Brian, we need new windshield wiper blades. Probably should just go out and buy a new car." So, we did. :|

Three weeks ago, wife said something similar. Bought a new truck.

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To: Brian Klauss
Re: Re: What a day
By: Brian Klauss to Jas Hud on Tue Apr 12 2022 05:20 pm

From Newsgroup: Micronet.MIN_CHAT

Re: Re: What a day
By: Jas Hud to Kurt Weiske on Tue Apr 12 2022 04:39 pm

if you have a washer or dryer and it's new and a board goes out, you are pretty much going to buy a new one if you are past your warranty.

Okay, no joke, but my wife mentioned something to me six years ago that rings true. "Brian, we need new windshield wiper blades. Probably should just go out and buy a new car." So, we did. :|

Three weeks ago, wife said something similar. Bought a new truck.

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Re: Re: What a day
By: Jas Hud to Brian Klauss on Tue Apr 12 2022 10:34 pm

Three weeks ago, wife said something similar. Bought a new truck.

just go to autozone and have them install them for you if you don't know how.

I know that. It's a running joke in our house. Just like after my mother died, I made the joke that we need to wait at least seven weeks before someone else dies in the family. Seven weeks later her father died.

I'm not allowed to make statements like that anymore.

It's all coincidence in our family.

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Hello Brian,

13 Apr 22 14:11, you wrote to Jas Hud:

Seven weeks later her father died.

Ouch. :(

-- Sean

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Hello Kurt!

10 Apr 22 07:00, you wrote to me:

Ray Quinn wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

Actually, we just bought a brand new dryer as our old one (15+
years old) finally bit the dust and literaly wore out - the drum
wore through the frame around the door and was tearing up the
laundry. The new one is quiet and works well...

I used to hate new washers/dryers - we have one at our cabin that's agitator-less, and it takes 40 minutes to fill.

That's quit some time. I don't usually do the laundry, but I don't think ours takes very long at all. I think the entire cycle is less than that.

I bought a new kit for my house, and it takes less time to sense - and when it's running, uses just enough water to cover the clothes. It's helped with my water bill, and it's amazing at getting stains out.

For years, we were on a flat-rate type service. Then they went to a metered service and the bills went way down. They realized that most people were using quite a bit less than they were previously billed.

A few months after we moved in, the water service ran brand new water line down the street and connected everyone through the faucet. They then disconnected the old line that went through the back of the properties. The neighborhood was built around 1960.

73 de W6RAY Ray Quinn
Visalia, CA DM06II
Ham Shack Hotline 4655


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Re: What a day
By: Sean Dennis to Brian Klauss on Wed Apr 13 2022 09:11 pm

Seven weeks later her father died.

Ouch. :(

Yup. I stopped saying it. With just my father and her mother left, we're not making any jokes.

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Ray Quinn wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

For years, we were on a flat-rate type service. Then they went to a metered service and the bills went way down. They realized that most people were using quite a bit less than they were previously billed.

My family has a cabin in near Donner Summit. The community has had flat rate billing for years - no meters. Our 1000 square foot cabin built in the 1780s gets billed the same as the 4000 square foot McMansionCabin with the Sacramento family that comes and washes their trucks when they're up there.

They're going to get a rude awakening when they start billing.


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Hello Kurt!

14 Apr 22 07:01, you wrote to me:

Ray Quinn wrote to Kurt Weiske <=-

For years, we were on a flat-rate type service. Then they went to
a metered service and the bills went way down. They realized that
most people were using quite a bit less than they were previously
billed.

My family has a cabin in near Donner Summit. The community has had
flat rate billing for years - no meters. Our 1000 square foot cabin
built in the 1780s gets billed the same as the 4000 square foot McMansionCabin with the Sacramento family that comes and washes their trucks when they're up there.

They're going to get a rude awakening when they start billing.

We haven't watered our yard in years. The only water it gets is when it rains, and being as far south as we are, we don't get much. That is probably the reason we are well below our monthly "quota" and our water will is lower than when it was flat rate.

I have been keeping our lawn, er, weeds cut after being on disability for two months. It was a bit disheartening watching my 80 year-old dad mowing it because I couldn't - twice. It was about 2 feet tall by the time I could mow it myself. What usually takes about 30-45 minutes took me 3 hours. Only about 2/3 of the back yard was tall as I had mowed part of it a week or so prior. I also had to take many, many breaks as I am still not 100%. (Still going to physical therapy twice weekly.)

We've thought about landscaping with drought-resistant plants or grass, or just some kind of rocks. But the house and shed needs painting worse.

73 de W6RAY Ray Quinn
Visalia, CA DM06II
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Re: What a day
By: Ray Quinn to Kurt Weiske on Fri Apr 15 2022 08:09 pm

I have been keeping our lawn, er, weeds cut after being on disability for two months. It was a bit disheartening watching my 80 year-old dad mowing it because I couldn't - twice.

Sorry to hear that -- hope you're on the mend...
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Re: What a day
By: Ray Quinn to Kurt Weiske on Fri Apr 15 2022 08:09 pm

We've thought about landscaping with drought-resistant plants or grass, or just some kind of rocks. But the house and shed needs painting worse.

It seems like every community has a place where you can get cheap succulents, they're some of the only plants we can't kill.

It's amazing what a powerwasher and a coat of paint can do to brighten up a home.
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Re: What a day
By: Kurt Weiske to Ray Quinn on Tue Apr 19 2022 11:33 pm

Re: What a day
By: Ray Quinn to Kurt Weiske on Fri Apr 15 2022 08:09 pm

I have been keeping our lawn, er, weeds cut after being on disability fo two months. It was a bit disheartening watching my 80 year-old dad mowin it because I couldn't - twice.

Sorry to hear that -- hope you're on the mend...

SOme 80 years old are very resistent. YOu should take it as a testament to RQ's dad being undestructible :-)

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Hello Kurt!

19 Apr 22 23:33, you wrote to me:

Re: What a day
By: Ray Quinn to Kurt Weiske on Fri Apr 15 2022 08:09 pm

I have been keeping our lawn, er, weeds cut after being on
disability for two months. It was a bit disheartening watching my
80 year-old dad mowing it because I couldn't - twice.

Sorry to hear that -- hope you're on the mend...

I likely will have to deal with back pain the rest of my life. I've been back to work for about 5 weeks. I'm still going to physical therapy twice a week, however.

73 de W6RAY Ray Quinn
Visalia, CA DM06II
Ham Shack Hotline 4655


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Hello Kurt!

19 Apr 22 23:35, you wrote to me:

Re: What a day
By: Ray Quinn to Kurt Weiske on Fri Apr 15 2022 08:09 pm

We've thought about landscaping with drought-resistant plants or
grass, or just some kind of rocks. But the house and shed needs
painting worse.

It seems like every community has a place where you can get cheap succulents, they're some of the only plants we can't kill.

I still need to check into what works best here.

It's amazing what a powerwasher and a coat of paint can do to brighten
up a home.

There is a rental place just east of downtown that likely has a powerwasher. I plan to purchase an airless sprayer as I have to paint the shed every five years to keep the lifetime warranty. Also, the inside will need it before too long, too. It was painted a few years before we bought the house.

It seems like it is always something...

73 de W6RAY Ray Quinn
Visalia, CA DM06II



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* Origin: Ray's Road Node | Somewhere in California. (618:300/18.23)