Anyone home?

We just won't tell you what we're doing. <BG>

Daryl

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Anyone home?

We just won't tell you what we're doing. <BG>

Well.. it's nice to see I'm not all by my lonesome

--- PCBoard (R) v15.3/100
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Anyone home?

We just won't tell you what we're doing. <BG>

Well.. it's nice to see I'm not all by my lonesome

Nope, you're not.. :)

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Anyone home?

We just won't tell you what we're doing. <BG>

Well.. it's nice to see I'm not all by my lonesome

The echoes basically are in 3 statuses:

1) Dead -- hardly any postings in them.
2) Life Support -- kept alive by autopostings for BBS Ads, etc.
3) Alive -- active with traffic.

Daryl

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On Mon May-13-2019 20:07, Hustler (1:153/135) wrote to Daryl Stout:

Anyone home?

We just won't tell you what we're doing. <BG>

Well.. it's nice to see I'm not all by my lonesome

Real names only please, either in the header or body of the message.


Regards,

Roger
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Re: Anyone?
By: Roger Nelson to Hustler on Tue May 14 2019 09:20 pm

Anyone home?

We just won't tell you what we're doing. <BG>

Well.. it's nice to see I'm not all by my lonesome

Real names only please, either in the header or body of the message.

My Apologies. I over looked that in my set up and corrected it. Thanks for brining it to my attention.

Steve
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Re: Anyone?
By: Daryl Stout to HUSTLER on Tue May 14 2019 10:43 am

The echoes basically are in 3 statuses:

1) Dead -- hardly any postings in them.
2) Life Support -- kept alive by autopostings for BBS Ads, etc.
3) Alive -- active with traffic.

What would you consider the status of this particular echo?

Steven
Regards,
HusTler
Havens BBS havens.synchro.net (1:267/160)




... I don't have any solution, but I certainly admire the problem.
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Steven,

The echoes basically are in 3 statuses:

1) Dead -- hardly any postings in them.
2) Life Support -- kept alive by autopostings for BBS Ads, etc.
3) Alive -- active with traffic.

What would you consider the status of this particular echo?

From our message traffic, "on life support". Otherwise, "dead". :P

In the BBS and Network Ads areas over here, I turned DUPLICATE
CHECKING ON, as several systems were posting the same message for their
BBS more than once a day, which obviously means several times a week. I
noted in some echoes, the moderators have noted "no more than 2 postings
of a BBS ad in a 1 week span", but that seems largely ignored.

Also, I don't consider messages over 30 days old as being "timely", so
once the original post is zapped, a new one can come in, and not be
thought of as a dupe over here.

Besides, folks should logon to a BBS because they WANT to -- NOT
because they have to. For me, the BBS is one of the last few hobbies
that I can still do, with my declining health. I have over 50 medical conditions, with an 11 page med list (doctors, surgeries, meds, etc.),
and they found degenerative disk disease in my spine a year and a half
ago. So, while most days, I'm the only logon, I do it for my
enjoyment...not only for the doorgames, but the banter in some of the
echoes.

Daryl

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On 2019 May 15 10:20:00, you wrote to STEVEN WOLF:

What would you consider the status of this particular echo?

From our message traffic, "on life support". Otherwise, "dead". :P

In the BBS and Network Ads areas over here, I turned DUPLICATE
CHECKING ON, as several systems were posting the same message for their BBS more than once a day, which obviously means several times a week. I noted in some echoes, the moderators have noted "no more than 2 postings of a BBS ad in a 1 week span", but that seems largely ignored.

not "ignored"... simply "unknown" in many cases because they don't/haven't read
the echo rules... they see it is a bot area and set up the bot and likely never look at it again unless their name is in the To: field but that's hard to
do when they are using a different name for the bot and the bot doesn't have an account on their system that they actually use to see if there are messages to the bot...

)\/(ark

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On Wed May-15-2019 08:27, Steve Wolf (1:267/160) wrote to Roger Nelson:

Re: Anyone?
By: Roger Nelson to Hustler on Tue May 14 2019 09:20 pm

Anyone home?

We just won't tell you what we're doing. <BG>

Well.. it's nice to see I'm not all by my lonesome

Real names only please, either in the header or body of the message.

My Apologies. I over looked that in my set up and corrected it.
Thanks for brining it to my attention.

Thanks.


Regards,

Roger
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Re: Anyone?
By: Hustler to Daryl Stout on Mon May 13 2019 08:07 pm

Anyone home?

We just won't tell you what we're doing. <BG>

Well.. it's nice to see I'm not all by my lonesome

You aren't. This echo pretty much got quiet once the internet access at ho,e exploded. Used but be very big.
xxcarol
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Re: Anyone?
By: Daryl Stout to HUSTLER on Tue May 14 2019 10:43 am

Anyone home?

We just won't tell you what we're doing. <BG>

Well.. it's nice to see I'm not all by my lonesome

The echoes basically are in 3 statuses:

1) Dead -- hardly any postings in them.
2) Life Support -- kept alive by autopostings for BBS Ads, etc.
3) Alive -- active with traffic.

Daryl

===
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ASIAN_LINK is the suprise winner with lots of activity.

xxcarol
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Re: Anyone?
By: Daryl Stout to STEVEN WOLF on Wed May 15 2019 10:20 am

Steven,

The echoes basically are in 3 statuses:

1) Dead -- hardly any postings in them.
2) Life Support -- kept alive by autopostings for BBS Ads, etc.
3) Alive -- active with traffic.

What would you consider the status of this particular echo?

From our message traffic, "on life support". Otherwise, "dead". :P

In the BBS and Network Ads areas over here, I turned DUPLICATE
CHECKING ON, as several systems were posting the same message for their
BBS more than once a day, which obviously means several times a week. I noted in some echoes, the moderators have noted "no more than 2 postings
of a BBS ad in a 1 week span", but that seems largely ignored.

Also, I don't consider messages over 30 days old as being "timely", so once the original post is zapped, a new one can come in, and not be
thought of as a dupe over here.

Besides, folks should logon to a BBS because they WANT to -- NOT
because they have to. For me, the BBS is one of the last few hobbies
that I can still do, with my declining health. I have over 50 medical conditions, with an 11 page med list (doctors, surgeries, meds, etc.),
and they found degenerative disk disease in my spine a year and a half
ago. So, while most days, I'm the only logon, I do it for my
enjoyment...not only for the doorgames, but the banter in some of the echoes.

Daryl

===
þ OLX 1.53 þ Dr. Livingston I. Presume - Dr. Presume's full name.

Hi Daryl,

I have progressive DD. If you'd like to chat on what to expect and how to keepit under control (reason for this echo was that type of thing), I'm up for it.

First thing is check the chair you use. Is it fitted for YOUR frame to be properly ergonomic for YOUR condition? This is the one workplace accomodation I need and was not bashful about as a contractor and later a government civilian. (I'm a 26 uyear retired Navy E8).

When I say fitted to your own frame, that is important. Your body isn't a cookie cutter so just because the chair says 'ergonomic', doesnt mean it's right for you. For example, my main need is to properly fit my height. I am 5ft1. If my back doesnt touch the back (and let me rest my back there) then it is too deep. I have a perfect one at home where my back can rest, my knee is right at the bottom and it lowers so my foot rests flat on the floor. Has arm rests and is wide enough I can ease tension by sitting cross legged. I weigh 119lbs so didn't need anything special in support for the arms to use when getting up. It swivels nicely.

My work chair is a little too deep but otherwise workable. It's the smallest one in the office and when we have a metting in the briefing room, I roll it with me as the other chairs are too high and deep. WE are about to move offices and when asked if we had any accomodation needs, I told them my chair will be moved with me.

xxcarol, no longer a TAB
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Hello Carol,

It's been awhile since we were in contact, 15+ years since I shutdown my BBS
in Manila. I called your BBS and left you a message but no reply.

I am now back in Australia and almost ready to retire and have now revived the BBS tfb-bbs.org

Maybe the reason for the traffic in ASIAN_LINK is the moderator.

All the Best.

Terry Roati

On May 18, 2019 10:34am, Carol Shenkenberger wrote to Daryl Stout:

Re: Anyone?
By: Daryl Stout to HUSTLER on Tue May 14 2019 10:43 am

Anyone home?

We just won't tell you what we're doing. <BG>

Well.. it's nice to see I'm not all by my lonesome

The echoes basically are in 3 statuses:

1) Dead -- hardly any postings in them.
2) Life Support -- kept alive by autopostings for BBS Ads, etc.
3) Alive -- active with traffic.

Daryl

===
þ OLX 1.53 þ I feel like I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe.

ASIAN_LINK is the suprise winner with lots of activity.

xxcarol
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... Platinum Xpress & Wildcat!..... Nice!!!!
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Carol,

ASIAN_LINK is the suprise winner with lots of activity.

Interesting. I may have to add that to my QWK packet if I get bored.
However, right now, I have far more important items outside the BBS that
demand my attention.

Daryl
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Hi Daryl,

Hi, Carol...

I have progressive DD. If you'd like to chat on what to expect and how to CS>keepit under control (reason for this echo was that type of thing), I'm up f CS>it.

Well, when they diagnosed me with it (on a CT scan, checking for
something else), I reasoned "they shouldn't take away my disability
now". I have a hard time sitting at the computer for a long
time...whether for the BBS, ham radio, or other stuff. I also can't
stand for a long period of time...either at the sink, the toilet, the
stove, or in the shower, as my legs will spasm on me. Even though I've
lost 60 pounds since August, by only eating one meal (I can't afford
more than lunch meat sandwiches, and I'm burned out on them), and many
days, I don't even get 500 calories...not even 25% of the recommended
daily allowance.

First thing is check the chair you use. Is it fitted for YOUR frame to be CS>properly ergonomic for YOUR condition? This is the one workplace accomodati CS>I need and was not bashful about as a contractor and later a government CS>civilian. (I'm a 26 uyear retired Navy E8).

First, thank you for your service. :) My late father served in the US
Navy Submarine Service during World War II, and was in the Naval Reserve
until he retired as an E-9 Master Chief Quartermaster 20 years before he
died from pancreatic cancer. My wife died not 3 months after he passed
on.

Second, there's a swivel chair in the back bedroom (I'm back at my
Mom's place, now mine, as she's dying in a nursing home east of Little Rock)...but I'm in one of those steady metal chairs here at the BBS
computer. I only check her computer occasionally for software updates. Otherwise, the computer for the BBS and ham radio tasks, plus my laptop,
are in the front room. It's rather cramped in here, but there's nothing
I can do about it.

Daryl

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On 2019 May 20 10:34:00, you wrote to CAROL SHENKENBERGER:

stove, or in the shower, as my legs will spasm on me. Even though I've lost 60 pounds since August, by only eating one meal (I can't afford

i finally made myself step on the scale the other day... i was 195 the last time i got on any and i'm not sure if i got over 200 but i'm back down to 150/155 since August when my dad passed away...

more than lunch meat sandwiches, and I'm burned out on them),

i know that feeling... i've been eating mostly beans... dried pinto beans that i speed soak in the pressure cooker and might possibly have some pork neck bones, ham hocks, or turkey necks to put with... still have maybe 3 or 4 pounds of them in the 10 pound bag they came in...

and many days, I don't even get 500 calories...not even 25% of the recommended daily allowance.

i don't even know what calories i'm getting... whatever it is, obviously it isn't what i was getting which is making my body use up its stores...

)\/(ark

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Mark,

i finally made myself step on the scale the other day... i was 195 the last ML>time i got on any and i'm not sure if i got over 200 but i'm back down to ML>150/155 since August when my dad passed away...

If I end up going on a diet of bread, butter, and water (which appears likely), I'll be down there as well. I've sacrificed expenses to where I
can sacrifice no more...and the other bills are devouring the grocery
budget.

i know that feeling... i've been eating mostly beans... dried pinto beans th ML>i speed soak in the pressure cooker and might possibly have some pork neck ML>bones, ham hocks, or turkey necks to put with... still have maybe 3 or 4 pou ML>of them in the 10 pound bag they came in...

I'll stay up wind from you from the pinto beans. <G>

i don't even know what calories i'm getting... whatever it is, obviously it ML>isn't what i was getting which is making my body use up its stores...

I've had to put holes in the belt to keep my pants up.

Daryl

===
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i finally made myself step on the scale the other day... i was 195 the last >> time i got on any and i'm not sure if i got over 200 but i'm back down to
150/155 since August when my dad passed away...

If I end up going on a diet of bread, butter, and water (which appears likely), I'll be down there as well. I've sacrificed expenses to where I
can sacrifice no more...and the other bills are devouring the grocery
budget.

If it wasn't for the distance between us I'd come over for a visit and we could
go out for something to eat or maybe do a bit of shopping if there was time for that.

I sure hope you don't end up on a diet of bread & butter. I know it happens here. There are many folks in my town who have to use the food bank to supliment their needs. The food bank can only provide a little relief and it doesn't fix the problem.

--- BBBS/Li6 v4.10 Toy-4
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Alan,

If it wasn't for the distance between us I'd come over for a visit and we co
go out for something to eat or maybe do a bit of shopping if there was time
for that.

Appreciate the thought. My 3 remaining hobbies of the BBS, ham radio,
and behind the scenes work for a square dance organization, are the only
things keeping me sane.

I sure hope you don't end up on a diet of bread & butter. I know it happens AI>here. There are many folks in my town who have to use the food bank to AI>supliment their needs. The food bank can only provide a little relief and it AI>doesn't fix the problem.

And, a lot of the stuff there is close to, or past expiration. I'm a
firm believer in "When in doubt, throw it out"...as food poisoning is no
fun.

Daryl

===
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Re: Anyone?
By: Hustler to All on Thu May 09 2019 03:22 pm

Anyone home?

Hustler

Nope! Just your imagination... :D
Regards,
KrUpTiOn
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Daryl Stout wrote to MARK LEWIS <=-

If I end up going on a diet of bread, butter, and water (which
appears likely), I'll be down there as well. I've sacrificed expenses
to where I can sacrifice no more...and the other bills are devouring
the grocery budget.

If you have access to youtube, there are some interesting videos
showing what you can do to cook on little $$$. "Brothers Green Eats"
had some interesting ideas - dried beans are cheap. One of their video
series was eating on 3 dollars a day, a dollar per meal.





... How does this work, is there an orientation?
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On 2019 May 20 18:55:00, you wrote to me:

i finally made myself step on the scale the other day... i was 195
the last time i got on any and i'm not sure if i got over 200 but i'm
back down to 150/155 since August when my dad passed away...

If I end up going on a diet of bread, butter, and water (which appears likely), I'll be down there as well. I've sacrificed expenses to where
I can sacrifice no more...and the other bills are devouring the
grocery budget.

i know that feeling... i don't even know what a budget is any more...

i know that feeling... i've been eating mostly beans... dried pinto
beans th i speed soak in the pressure cooker and might possibly have
some pork neck bones, ham hocks, or turkey necks to put with... still
have maybe 3 or 4 pou of them in the 10 pound bag they came in...

I'll stay up wind from you from the pinto beans. <G>

ha! i don't seem to have that particular problem like other folks do... not even with green things like brussel sprouts...

i don't even know what calories i'm getting... whatever it is,
obviously it isn't what i was getting which is making my body use up
its stores...

I've had to put holes in the belt to keep my pants up.

my dad bought me a 42 inch Carhart belt for christmas one year... i was trying to loose weight then... he said it was "future planning" which i understand and we both got a laugh off of it... i've gotta see if i can find the leather punch and add two more holes to it... right now, i don't even have to unbutton or unzip my pants to put them on or get them off... somewhere i should have some of my older smaller waist jeans but the question is if they are in any shape to be wearing...

)\/(ark

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... Do something unusual today. Pay a bill.
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Kurt,

If you have access to youtube, there are some interesting videos
showing what you can do to cook on little $$$. "Brothers Green Eats"
had some interesting ideas - dried beans are cheap. One of their video KW>series was eating on 3 dollars a day, a dollar per meal.

I've turned into a microwave man...I'm not much for using the stove
anymore.

Daryl

===
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Mark,

i know that feeling... i don't even know what a budget is any more...

Except for a nasty 6 letter word. :P

ha! i don't seem to have that particular problem like other folks do... not ML>even with green things like brussel sprouts...

There was a commercial several years ago...I think it was for Tractor
Supply Company. This family is gathered around the dinner table, and
first, thanking The Lord for the food He had provided, and for His
Blessing and Protection, etc. The family dog is under the table, as if
praying as well. As soon as the father says "Amen", and the folks begin
to graze, the dog bounds out from under the table, and heads upstairs.

He pulls open a chest of drawers, and starts digging around, looking
for an item. He does this several times, until he finds out what he
wants...a gas mask!! It turns out the family is consuming beans,
legumes, and other items that cause severe flatulence. :P

Having found his prize and putting it on, the dog rushes back to the
kitchen, and the family has been completely oblivious to the dog's
actions. Fido lays down, contentedly, under the table, with the gas mask
on.

The announcer comes on and says "We have what you need"...and then, it
shows the logo for Tractor Supply Company. <G>

my dad bought me a 42 inch Carhart belt for christmas one year... i was tryi ML>to loose weight then... he said it was "future planning" which i understand ML>we both got a laugh off of it... i've gotta see if i can find the leather pu ML>and add two more holes to it... right now, i don't even have to unbutton or ML>unzip my pants to put them on or get them off... somewhere i should have som ML>of my older smaller waist jeans but the question is if they are in any shape ML>be wearing...

I like the one, where after a meal, Daddy has to loosen his belt. One
of his kids, tells his friend (who had joined them for dinner), "Daddy
just moved his decimal point over a few places". <G>

Daryl

===
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On Thu May-23-2019 07:04, Daryl Stout (1:19/33) wrote to KURT WEISKE:

[...]

Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?

Because they are putting birth control medication in the cat food.


Regards,

Roger
--- timEd/386 1.10.y2k+
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Roger,

Why isn't there mouse-flavored cat food?

Because they are putting birth control medication in the cat food.

Probably.

Reminds me of the joke where the grandma says that putting birth
control medicine in her daughter's morning orange juice, helps her sleep
better at night. <G>

Daryl

===
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Re: Anyone?
By: Daryl Stout to ROGER NELSON on Sun May 26 2019 03:03 am

Because they are putting birth control medication in the cat food.

Probably.

Reminds me of the joke where the grandma says that putting birth
control medicine in her daughter's morning orange juice, helps her sleep better at night. <G>

Wish they had birth control for men (in Pill form), I would have done that to my oldest son. In his earlier years, he liked playing Russian Roulette with the females.. >:(

Regards
Regards,
KrUpTiOn
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Charles,

Reminds me of the joke where the grandma says that putting birth control medicine in her daughter's morning orange juice, helps her slee better at night. <G>

Wish they had birth control for men (in Pill form), I would have done that t CS>my oldest son. In his earlier years, he liked playing Russian Roulette with CS>females.. >:(

Not a good idea. Nowdays, no telling what you might pick up...and for
many of those STD's, there is no cure.

I never had any kids myself...and my late wife didn't want any.
However, we had a son...a dachshund...who was truly an S.O.B. -- and he
acted like one, too. <G>

When I was 20, I caught the chicken pox from my brother, who caught it
from his first wife's kids. His case was mild...mine was so severe that
it put me in the hospital for a week...and out of work at Burger King,
and out of college at the University Of Arkansas At Little Rock for 2
months, by order of the health department.

It was as if someone dropped me into a huge barrel of itching powder,
and closed the lid. Top to bottom...front to back...including my
genitals and buttocks...were COVERED in the pox!! It nearly went into encephalitis, and it could've killed me...it likely sterlized me. Folks
coming in to visit me had to put on surgical gear to protect themselves.
The doctor said it was the worst case he had ever seen. I had to take
NASTY oatmeal baths, and swore I'd never eat it again.

But, when I had to have all my teeth removed in 2000 (I've worn full
dentures for nearly 20 years now), the diet of oatmeal, scrambled eggs,
mashed potatoes, ice cream, etc. got old in a hurry, as I had to "gum everything" until the swelling went down. But, the pain wasn't the worst
part after that (I only took 1 pain pill)...it was the bleeding. And, I
looked like I was a squirrel gathering nuts for winter.

The first dentures I got lasted 9 years, but then when I was told to
get them redone or relined would cost almost $2000, I went to
"Affordable Dentures", and got a full upper and lower pair for just over
$400. They have fit SO PERFECTLY, that I haven't had to use one drop of Fixodent, PoliGrip, etc. So, I have my own set of "falsies". <G>

Then, I was working in silkscreen printing for nearly 20 years, and
likely absorbed a lot of the solvents, especially methyl-ethyl-ketone.
Combined with the severe chicken pox (I now have the shingles virus
inside of me, but have had a shot for it), and the M.E.K., I didn't want
to put a potential fetus at risk for birth defects.

So, as my late wife so eloquently put it, "They wouldn't spay me, so
he volunteered to get neutered". As the team of Bowser and Blue noted in
their song "My Vasectomy"...just like on a Christmas Tree, the balls are
just there for decoration. :P

Daryl

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Re: RE: Anyone?
By: TERRY ROATI to Carol Shenkenberger on Sun May 19 2019 01:29 pm

Hello Carol,

It's been awhile since we were in contact, 15+ years since I shutdown my BBS in Manila. I called your BBS and left you a message but no reply.

I am now back in Australia and almost ready to retire and have now revived t BBS tfb-bbs.org

Maybe the reason for the traffic in ASIAN_LINK is the moderator.

All the Best.

Terry Roati

On May 18, 2019 10:34am, Carol Shenkenberger wrote to Daryl Stout:

Re: Anyone?
By: Daryl Stout to HUSTLER on Tue May 14 2019 10:43 am

Anyone home?

We just won't tell you what we're doing. <BG>

Well.. it's nice to see I'm not all by my lonesome

The echoes basically are in 3 statuses:

1) Dead -- hardly any postings in them.
2) Life Support -- kept alive by autopostings for BBS Ads, etc.
3) Alive -- active with traffic.

Daryl

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ASIAN_LINK is the suprise winner with lots of activity.

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... Platinum Xpress & Wildcat!..... Nice!!!!

Oh Terry! So good to hear from you again! I am alive and well and that call was probably as I shifted countries to USA.

xxcarol
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Re: Anyone?
By: Daryl Stout to CAROL SHENKENBERGER on Mon May 20 2019 10:34 am

Hi Daryl,

Hi, Carol...

I have progressive DD. If you'd like to chat on what to expect and how t CS>keepit under control (reason for this echo was that type of thing), I'm u CS>it.

Well, when they diagnosed me with it (on a CT scan, checking for
something else), I reasoned "they shouldn't take away my disability
now". I have a hard time sitting at the computer for a long
time...whether for the BBS, ham radio, or other stuff. I also can't
stand for a long period of time...either at the sink, the toilet, the
stove, or in the shower, as my legs will spasm on me. Even though I've
lost 60 pounds since August, by only eating one meal (I can't afford
more than lunch meat sandwiches, and I'm burned out on them), and many
days, I don't even get 500 calories...not even 25% of the recommended
daily allowance.

First thing is check the chair you use. Is it fitted for YOUR frame to b CS>properly ergonomic for YOUR condition? This is the one workplace accomod CS>I need and was not bashful about as a contractor and later a government CS>civilian. (I'm a 26 uyear retired Navy E8).

First, thank you for your service. :) My late father served in the US
Navy Submarine Service during World War II, and was in the Naval Reserve until he retired as an E-9 Master Chief Quartermaster 20 years before he died from pancreatic cancer. My wife died not 3 months after he passed
on.

Second, there's a swivel chair in the back bedroom (I'm back at my
Mom's place, now mine, as she's dying in a nursing home east of Little Rock)...but I'm in one of those steady metal chairs here at the BBS computer. I only check her computer occasionally for software updates. Otherwise, the computer for the BBS and ham radio tasks, plus my laptop,
are in the front room. It's rather cramped in here, but there's nothing
I can do about it.

Daryl

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Sorry to hear of the issues.

I've been off the comuter for a week. Husband having heart trouble.

Does the chair fit so your back is to it and knee backs snug to the rim as you sit?

There are a few fixes if too deep.

Meantime, Asian_link rocking along (grin).
xxcarol
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Carol,

Sorry to hear of the issues.

I'm doing a little better financially, but the arthritis in the left
hip and right shoulder have gotten worse.

I've been off the comuter for a week. Husband having heart trouble.

Bummer. I had a chemical stress test and an ECG last year...no
blockage, and my heart is good.

Does the chair fit so your back is to it and knee backs snug to the rim as y CS>sit?

Right now, I'm up against it, but I don't lean back, or I'll tip over.

Meantime, Asian_link rocking along (grin).

Glad to hear at least one echo is active. :)

Daryl

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Re: Anyone?
By: Daryl Stout to CAROL SHENKENBERGER on Sun Jun 02 2019 01:36 am

Carol,

Sorry to hear of the issues.

I'm doing a little better financially, but the arthritis in the left
hip and right shoulder have gotten worse.

I've been off the comuter for a week. Husband having heart trouble.

Bummer. I had a chemical stress test and an ECG last year...no
blockage, and my heart is good.

Does the chair fit so your back is to it and knee backs snug to the rim a CS>sit?

Right now, I'm up against it, but I don't lean back, or I'll tip over.

Meantime, Asian_link rocking along (grin).

Glad to hear at least one echo is active. :)

Daryl

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Might need a heavier chair then if it's rocking? With back issues, it's important to be stable (no accidental rocking). I know it sounds like a small thing, but once you have a chair proper for your needs, it makes a HUGE difference.

The only thing wrong with my chair, is the arms are about 1 inch lower than optimal. I drove the poor sales guy batty trying every chair he had but once he caught on, he found it very interesting and since then, he took an online class about medical ergonomics in the workplace. He's gotten a local reputation now as the 'go to guy' who fits the chair to the person. Ton of mail order catalogues and he knows how to measure a person to get the basics.


The critical measures are height and weight related as you can guess. Me at 117lbs and 5ft1, take a completely different fit than the average USA adult.

My problem is finding one where the height goes down far enough. Neeeds to drop to 14 inches at top of seat or my feet will danglge causing back support issues. The current one dops to 12 which is perfect and I have it adjusted to 13 inches. Although I normally sit straight up without hitting the back, I can fit perfectly to it so as I wriggle about I can ease minor stress that way too.
No danger of tipping over as at 117lbs, it doesnt hit that marker at all.

In a sitting position with feet flat on floor, measure from floor to back of knee then deduct about 1/2 inch. The chair needs to adjust to that height. Probably not an issue for you but others here may need the advice if they order online.

The next measure is with same sitting position, measure from back of bended knee to back of bum (grin). If there is a gap there, then the chair is too 'deep'. The knee should be flush or 1 inch past the edge when sitting with your back to the back of the chair.

Width of chair is more related to weight but a good test, is if you can sit cross legged in it (or 1 leg up and across), then it's a decent fit. I'm a little cramped in this one but due to arm attachment design and it's workable.

Arm height. This normally is not adjustable. Sitting with feet flat on the floor and bum to the back, your bended arms should rest on them from elbow to wrist comfortabley so they are supporting you while sitting. This is where my chair is a little off. They are 1/2 inch too low but it I am leaning forward, they work to brace me. Acceptable since i had few choices in chairs that swivel down as far as I need.

hhehe 101 workplace ergonomics for all!

xxcarol
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