Nancy wrote --

I figure when I stop a motel if Mapquest or Google

Possibly... hope that does work out... :)

The only problem I've had is where I need to turn is in another lane or someone is right beside me in heavy traffic.
Joe

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Joe,

I figure when I stop a motel if Mapquest or Google

Possibly... hope that does work out... :)

The only problem I've had is where I need to turn is in another lane or
someone is right beside me in heavy traffic.

Glad I'm not the only one!!

Daryl

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Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 05-21-19 07:07 <=-

The only problem I've had is where I need to turn is in another lane
or someone is right beside me in heavy traffic.

And heavy traffic isn't something that you are exactly used to... ;)

ttyl neb

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Daryl wrote --

The only problem I've had is where I need to turn is in another

lane or someone is right beside me in heavy traffic.

Glad I'm not the only one!!

It never seems to fail. And I be on some nearly desolate road when
the turn comes and someone's there
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Joe,

The only problem I've had is where I need to turn is in another JM>lane or someone is right beside me in heavy traffic.

Glad I'm not the only one!!

It never seems to fail. And I be on some nearly desolate road when
the turn comes and someone's there

Exactly.

I sometimes wonder if I should have bumper stickers, such as:

1) Don't Follow Me. I'm Lost.
2) My Car's Not A Dog In Heat, So Get Off My Butt.

Yet nowadays, you have to worry about road rage.

Daryl

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Daryl Stout spoke thus to JOE MACKEY <=-

It never seems to fail. And I be on some nearly desolate road when
the turn comes and someone's there

Exactly.

I sometimes wonder if I should have bumper stickers, such as:

1) Don't Follow Me. I'm Lost.
2) My Car's Not A Dog In Heat, So Get Off My Butt.

hahahaha, good ones , I like that!

Yet nowadays, you have to worry about road rage.

Then again... there is that now isn't there. :(




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On 2019 May 24 03:35:00, you wrote to JOE MACKEY:

I sometimes wonder if I should have bumper stickers, such as:

1) Don't Follow Me. I'm Lost.
2) My Car's Not A Dog In Heat, So Get Off My Butt.

If you're going to ride my ass, at least pull my hair.

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05-24-19 03:35 Daryl Stout wrote to JOE MACKEY about streets
Howdy! Daryl,

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Joe,

The only problem I've had is where I need to turn is in another

lane or someone is right beside me in heavy traffic.

Glad I'm not the only one!!

It never seems to fail. And I be on some nearly desolate road when
the turn comes and someone's there

Exactly.

I sometimes wonder if I should have bumper stickers, such as:

1) Don't Follow Me. I'm Lost.
2)

Yet nowadays, you have to worry about road rage.

Me, Driving at the posted Speed Limit, so I won't get a traffic ticket
causes Road Rage.
At least that is how I feel when autos and pickup trucks go pass Me.

On a trip to Florida, We stopped at the Baptist Book Store in Atlanta,
Georgia and found a lot of Jesus Bumper Stickers that We liked.

So We bought eight or ten of them and put them on the tailgate of Our
1968 Buick Sportswagon that We had back then.

I was driving through the Everglades late one night and another car came up close behind us, and stayed real close for a long time before they passed us.

Their headlights were real bright, so I flipped the rear view mirror to the night driving position.

Back then I wondered why they stayed so close behind Us on that desolate road.

Later I remembered We had the Bumper Stickers on the back of the station wagon and the people behind us were probably reading them before going on their way.

Hope what they read, helped them.

73 de Ed W9ODR . .


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Gaylen,

I sometimes wonder if I should have bumper stickers, such as:

1) Don't Follow Me. I'm Lost.
2) My Car's Not A Dog In Heat, So Get Off My Butt.

hahahaha, good ones , I like that!

I had to clean the second one up, to avoid the ire of our esteemed moderator...who I will be taking to lunch at Golden Corral when he comes through my area in mid-June.

Yet nowadays, you have to worry about road rage.

Then again... there is that now isn't there. :(

Unfortunately, yes.

Daryl

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Daryl Stout spoke thus to GAYLEN HINTZ <=-

Daryl

Gaylen,

hahahaha, good ones , I like that!

I had to clean the second one up, to avoid the ire of our esteemed moderator...who I will be taking to lunch at Golden Corral when he
comes through my area in mid-June.

Yeah I can see that but shucks , ya bribing the moderator now? <g?

Yet nowadays, you have to worry about road rage.

Then again... there is that now isn't there. :(

Unfortunately, yes.

Hmm, yes it is very unfortunate that people have such short fuses
these days. :( Everyone is in such a hurry and they usually have
nowhere special to go and nothing to do when they get there but they
gotta be first. :)




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Gaylen,

I had to clean the second one up, to avoid the ire of our esteemed moderator...who I will be taking to lunch at Golden Corral when he comes through my area in mid-June.

Yeah I can see that but shucks , ya bribing the moderator now? <g?

It's called "sucking up". <G>

Hmm, yes it is very unfortunate that people have such short fuses
these days. :( Everyone is in such a hurry and they usually have
nowhere special to go and nothing to do when they get there but they GH>gotta be first. :)

I've said this before, but it bears repeating. Only in America...we
rush to beat:

1) The traffic lights at intersections.
2) The trains at railroad crossings.
3) The boats at draw bridges.

Yet, we'll stand patiently for 3 hours on the golf course.

You figure it out.

Daryl

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Mark,

I sometimes wonder if I should have bumper stickers, such as:

1) Don't Follow Me. I'm Lost.
2) My Car's Not A Dog In Heat, So Get Off My Butt.

If you're going to ride my ass, at least pull my hair.

Or at least provide it some food. :P

Reminds me of the saying that noted "In the old days, it was
considered a miracle for an ass to speak. Nowadays, it'd be a miracle if
one kept his mouth shut".

That was in reference to the Old Testament story of Balaam's donkey,
who chewed out Balaam for beating him, saying "all I've done is tried to
save your life". Then, The Angel Of The Lord appeared, with a flaming
sword in his hand...saying "if your donkey hadn't detected me, you'd be
dead right now".

Daryl
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Ed,

Me, Driving at the posted Speed Limit, so I won't get a traffic ticket EV>causes Road Rage.
At least that is how I feel when autos and pickup trucks go pass Me.

Same here. It's like the world is in a hurry for everything...EXCEPT
to repent of sin, and to die.

Back then I wondered why they stayed so close behind Us on that desolate roa

Later I remembered We had the Bumper Stickers on the back of the station wag EV>and the people behind us were probably reading them before going on their wa

Probably needed some encouragement. :P

I sold my car late last year, and am driving what was my Mom's car
now, as she's dying in a nursing home. I try to go visit her once a
week, because it's in Lonoke, about an hour away...and it devours the
gasoline if I make too many trips.

Daryl

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Daryl Stout spoke thus to GAYLEN HINTZ <=-

GH> Yeah I can see that but shucks , ya bribing the moderator now? <g?

It's called "sucking up". <G>

ah ha... I see how this works. <g>

I've said this before, but it bears repeating. Only in America...we
rush to beat:

1) The traffic lights at intersections.
2) The trains at railroad crossings.
3) The boats at draw bridges.

Yet, we'll stand patiently for 3 hours on the golf course.

heheheh, don't know about the rest of them... but the golf
course... now that's a different story. :)

You figure it out.

don't want to... not smart enough :)



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Hello Daryl!

** 26.05.19 - 03:04, Daryl Stout wrote to GAYLEN HINTZ:

... Everyone is in such a hurry and they usually have
nowhere special to go and nothing to do when they get there but they
gotta be first. :)

I've said this before, but it bears repeating. Only in America...we
rush to beat:

1) The traffic lights at intersections.
2) The trains at railroad crossings.
3) The boats at draw bridges.

Yet, we'll stand patiently for 3 hours on the golf course.

You figure it out.

I'll take a stab at it.

Money.

At a golf course, you "respect" the delays because you've paid an exorbant membership or admission fee for the day.


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August Abolins spoke thus to Daryl Stout <=-

Yet, we'll stand patiently for 3 hours on the golf course.

You figure it out.

I'll take a stab at it.

Money.

At a golf course, you "respect" the delays because you've paid an
exorbant membership or admission fee for the day.

bwahahahahaha good answer! I like that!!



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Gaylen,

Yeah I can see that but shucks , ya bribing the moderator now? <g?

It's called "sucking up". <G>

ah ha... I see how this works. <g>

When I asked moderator Joe Mackey the reason for his climb to the
moderator position, he sarcastically quipped "graft and corruption"...or something to that effect. <G>

Yet, we'll stand patiently for 3 hours on the golf course.

heheheh, don't know about the rest of them... but the golf
course... now that's a different story. :)

I'm reminded of the story where these two guys were playing a round of
18 holes, and as they're moving down the golf course, they notice two
women ahead of them, and they're playing slow. One of the guys asks his
friend if he'd ask the women if they could "play on through". He
consents, and is back quickly.

He said "I can't do that!! One's my wife, and the other's my
girlfriend"!!

So, his partner says he'd take care of it.

When he returns, he replies "Ain't it a small world??!!" <BG>

You figure it out.

don't want to... not smart enough :)

You and me both...the brain is fried as it is.

Daryl

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Daryl wrote --

The only problem I've had is where I need to turn is in another lane

or someone is right beside me in heavy traffic.

Glad I'm not the only one!!

Another thing that has annoyed me are the lack of signage in some
states. Its as if one is to be a resident there and know their way around.
Routes through cities and towns are the worse.
I spent nearly two hours yesterday morning trying to find my way out of Layfatte, IN. I saw more of that town than I cared to see.
I'm going down a street, there's a sign reading route whatever then
suddenly at a corner is an arrow, pointing to the left and "turn here!"
No x distance turn left, so one can move over.
At least in a city you can circle the block. On Interstates its miles
and miles before one can back track. One reason I hate them so.
With my phone, Apple Maps on the car and finding a hot spot I sometimes
use their directions. Those are usually useless. It will be go this
distance to that point, then turn, back around, up and down, hither and
yon when the street/road I'm looking for is a block away.
And, stopping in some town asking where something is and the young
clerks have to pull out their phone to find the place is nearby. One
would think people would have some idea of what is where in their town.
And its not some out-of-way place but a major highway.
I had to stop at an Enterprise place in Jersey City some time ago and
asked, among other things, where Route 1/9 (same road, two different
numbers) was. The guy printed out Google maps in a very round about area
I got dizzy just looking at. It was two blocks away. His directions
gave me a tour of Jersey City and its environs.
I like it when people give landmarks where to turn.

It never seems to fail. And I be on some nearly desolate road

when the turn comes and someone's there

Exactly.

I sometimes wonder if I should have bumper stickers, such as:

1) Don't Follow Me. I'm Lost.

What I hate are tailgaters. There is plenty of room to go around and
all but they will get right on my bumper and stay there. I'm turned off somewhere just to get rid of them. Visited a lot of driveways

Yet nowadays, you have to worry about road rage.

Oddly enough I've not run into that, that I;m aware of. Almost
everyone has been polite. Of course it be my WV plates and think I'm
some dumb hillbilly who has never been a town of more tan 500 people
before. :)
Joe (in Hannibal, MO, will visit the Mark Twain house, etc then west
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Daryl Stout spoke thus to GAYLEN HINTZ <=-

When I asked moderator Joe Mackey the reason for his climb to the moderator position, he sarcastically quipped "graft and
corruption"...or something to that effect. <G>

ah ha! such honesty by golly he'll never make a good politician. :)

I'm reminded of the story where these two guys were playing a round
of 18 holes, and as they're moving down the golf course, they notice
two women ahead of them, and they're playing slow. One of the guys asks his friend if he'd ask the women if they could "play on through". He consents, and is back quickly.

He said "I can't do that!! One's my wife, and the other's my girlfriend"!!

So, his partner says he'd take care of it.

When he returns, he replies "Ain't it a small world??!!" <BG>

hehehehe, good one Daryl. :)

You figure it out.

don't want to... not smart enough :)

You and me both...the brain is fried as it is.

Dang... and here I thought I was the only one. :)


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August,

Yet, we'll stand patiently for 3 hours on the golf course.

You figure it out.

I'll take a stab at it.

Money.

At a golf course, you "respect" the delays because you've paid an exorbant AA>membership or admission fee for the day.

The only golf I play now is in a door on the BBS. There was a "Putt
Putt Golf Course" here many years ago, but it's long gone now.

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Joe,

Another thing that has annoyed me are the lack of signage in some
states. Its as if one is to be a resident there and know their way around.

<SNIP!>

Darn it!! If I wanted a tour of the city, I would've arranged it
through AAA. :P

I like it when people give landmarks where to turn.

If I've talked about this before, I apologize.

One of the most important items at a ham radio event called a Hamfest
(Ed Vance can vouch for this) is a position called "Talk-In". At one
time, there were "illegal", but the FCC relaxed the rules awhile back to
allow for them. It is helpful to get directions when you're traveling to
a city you've never been to before, to find your destination, instead of
going on a wild goose chase.

Years ago, I was chairman of the "Talk-In" and "Packet" station at a
local hamfest. Packet is a digital mode of ham radio, that is "error
free". Talk-In provides directions. At the time, I was "legally
blind"...with severe nearsightedness, and 20/2000 visual acuity, because
of ripening cataracts. Those were removed 10 years ago, and now, I have
20/20 vision, with a little bit of astigmatism, and intraocular implants
in both eyes...to where I just need reading glasses.

But, I recruited 3 totally blind hams to assist me at Talk-In. Now,
while I had to escort them to and from the restroom, and get their food
from the Hamfest Snack Bar, their being at the table allowed me to look
around at the vendors, etc. But, the joke got out that "Talk-In is being
run by 4 hams, who can't see a thing -- and they're giving us directions
to the hamfest!!" <G>.

However, the kicker was that it was a Friday night, Saturday day
event. They had sealed off the exits on the west side of the complex.
The overhead lighting system in the parking lot was not working, and
they had just paved the parking lot 2 days before, but hadn't striped it
yet. I groaned "I'm lost. I can't find my way out of this parking
lot!!".

The blind ham in the front seat, grabbed the mic, keyed up the wide
area coverage repeater and announced "QST!! QST!! QST!! This a Talk-Out
Net for the Talk-In Station, who can't find his way out of the Hamfest
Parking Lot!!". I sarcastically said "I want to use your seeing eye
dog!!", to which he replied "He's tied to the front bumper right now!!"
<G>.

A couple of years ago, I got LOST in a parking deck at a local
hospital, and these blind hams got wind of it. To this day, I get asked
if I need help getting out of parking lots and parking decks!! :P

What I hate are tailgaters. There is plenty of room to go around and
all but they will get right on my bumper and stay there. I'm turned off JM>somewhere just to get rid of them. Visited a lot of driveways

I'm starting to do that as well, or take the road less traveled.

Oddly enough I've not run into that, that I;m aware of. Almost
everyone has been polite. Of course it be my WV plates and think I'm JM>some dumb hillbilly who has never been a town of more tan 500 people JM>before. :)

Well, if it works. <G>

Joe (in Hannibal, MO, will visit the Mark Twain house, etc then west
to CO).

Safe travels.

Daryl

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Daryl wrote --

A couple of years ago, I got LOST in a parking deck

I lost my car the other day after wandering around the Notre Dame
University campus. I spent about 90 minutes doing that and another 90
trying to find the parking lot. :)

Safe travels.

Seen a lot of flooding in Missouri.
The Mississippi is at flood stage and only a few feet to spill over the
levee and sandbagged areas in Hannibal.
And so many farms are either vast stretches of mud or under water in
large "lakes". Streams and rivers are over flood stage, wide and rapid.
Roads are closed and/or restricted here and there. Had to take a
detour into the depths of darkest Missouri.
Those crops are all but lost this late in the year...
Joe
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Gaylen,

When I asked moderator Joe Mackey the reason for his climb to the moderator position, he sarcastically quipped "graft and corruption"...or something to that effect. <G>

ah ha! such honesty by golly he'll never make a good politician. :)

At least he's honest. :) We're supposed to meet up for lunch here
sometime in June. I hope the Arkansas River doesn't get too much higher,
or we'll have to take different routes to get to the Golden Corral
Buffet in North Little Rock. Right now, the river is cresting at Van
Buren, but won't crest at Little Rock until Tuesday, at least 6 feet
above flood stage. Then, the forecast shows another 8 inches of rain
upstream in Kansas and Oklahoma...and all that water has to flow down
into Arkansas. A levee at Dardanelle was breached this morning.

When he returns, he replies "Ain't it a small world??!!" <BG>

hehehehe, good one Daryl. :)

I would've liked to have seen the looks on their faces.

You and me both...the brain is fried as it is.

Dang... and here I thought I was the only one. :)

You're in good company in this echo. :)

It could be like the news headline:

Massive Fight At Seafood Restaurant. Battered Fish Everywhere. <G>

Daryl

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Joe,

A couple of years ago, I got LOST in a parking deck

I lost my car the other day after wandering around the Notre Dame
University campus. I spent about 90 minutes doing that and another 90 JM>trying to find the parking lot. :)

It's like a sign I saw that noted the following:

REMEMBER WHAT YOUR CAR LOOKS LIKE. WE DO NOT OFFER VALET PARKING. <G>

Seen a lot of flooding in Missouri.

It's bad in Kansas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas as well.

The Mississippi is at flood stage and only a few feet to spill over the
levee and sandbagged areas in Hannibal.

A levee had already been breached at Dardanelle, Arkansas (near Russellville)..and they thought a levee had been breached in North
Little Rock. The latter one wasn't as serious as first thought...but
flash flood warnings were issued as a precaution.

Those crops are all but lost this late in the year...

Many Arkansas farmers haven't been able to get into their fields yet.

Also, with the increased freight train traffic, as they've shut down
the Jonesboro and Pine Bluff Subdivisions through east Arkansas (the
former Southern Pacific/Cotton Belt line, now owned by Union Pacific),
and are rerouting that traffic across the Little Rock and Hoxie
Subdivisions (the former Missouri Pacific line, now owned by Union
Pacific). As a result, all Amtrak service between Saint Louis, Missouri,
and Fort Worth, Texas, has been ANNULLED until at least June 7. That
includes Little Rock...but hopefully, the floodwaters will have receded
by September.

Daryl

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Daryl Stout spoke thus to GAYLEN HINTZ <=-

ah ha! such honesty by golly he'll never make a good politician. :)

At least he's honest. :) We're supposed to meet up for lunch here sometime in June. I hope the Arkansas River doesn't get too much
higher, or we'll have to take different routes to get to the Golden
Corral Buffet in North Little Rock. Right now, the river is cresting at

Hmmm, at least you have one of those , nearest golden corral we have is in Sioux
City IA about 80 miles down the interstate. :)

Van Buren, but won't crest at Little Rock until Tuesday, at least 6
feet above flood stage. Then, the forecast shows another 8 inches of
rain upstream in Kansas and Oklahoma...and all that water has to flow
down into Arkansas. A levee at Dardanelle was breached this morning.

Indeed and we're not helping matter much here either. We had record snow fall
here last winter and a heck of a lot of rain here this Spring. We've a lot of flooding here as well but everything from here runs south so Kansas and Missouri
are really bad off this year. :(

You and me both...the brain is fried as it is.

Dang... and here I thought I was the only one. :)

You're in good company in this echo. :)

hehehehe, I am so proud of myself... I walked into a room yesterday and remembered
what I went there for. It was the bathroom but still......

It could be like the news headline:

Massive Fight At Seafood Restaurant. Battered Fish Everywhere. <G>

Ummm, was that on the same street that two peanuts were walking down and one was
a salted? :)

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Daryl wrote --

It's like a sign I saw that noted the following:

REMEMBER WHAT YOUR CAR LOOKS LIKE. WE DO NOT OFFER VALET PARKING. <G>

Oh I remembered what it looked like, just not where it was.
Funny thing happened in NYC.
I went to my car for something and clicked the open trunk button and
nothing happened. Being a rental I thought maybe something had gone bad.
I pushed and pushed at different angles and nothing. Then realised I
was behind the wrong car. LOL
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Quoting Joe Mackey to Daryl Stout on 05-30-19 08:27 <=-

Another thing that has annoyed me are the lack of signage in some
states. Its as if one is to be a resident there and know their way around. Routes through cities and towns are the worse.

Yup, some are worse than others....

I spent nearly two hours yesterday morning trying to find my way out
of Layfatte, IN. I saw more of that town than I cared to see.
I'm going down a street, there's a sign reading route whatever then suddenly at a corner is an arrow, pointing to the left and "turn
here!" No x distance turn left, so one can move over. At least
in a city you can circle the block.

I guess they figure that you are able to look way ahead, and plan it
out... Baltimore was like that, too... and had a lot of one-way streets
that made it hard to circle the block.... but it works out eventually...

On Interstates its miles
and miles before one can back track. One reason I hate them so.

But at least on interstates there generally is a lot more warning for
needing to be in a particular lane... ;) (But often more traffic, which doesn't help, admittedly...)

With my phone, Apple Maps on the car and finding a hot spot I
sometimes use their directions. Those are usually useless. It will be
go this distance to that point, then turn, back around, up and down, hither and yon when the street/road I'm looking for is a block away.

You are better off having a real map... so that you can just see that
what you want is just a block away.... ;)

And, stopping in some town asking where something is and the young
clerks have to pull out their phone to find the place is nearby. One would think people would have some idea of what is where in their
town. And its not some out-of-way place but a major highway.

One would think.... Lots of people just don't pay any attention to
what's around them, though...

I had to stop at an Enterprise place in Jersey City some time ago
and asked, among other things, where Route 1/9 (same road, two
different numbers) was. The guy printed out Google maps in a very
round about area I got dizzy just looking at. It was two blocks away. His directions gave me a tour of Jersey City and its environs.

Maybe he thought you needed that tour for your enrichment... <MG> (Or
his... :0)

I like it when people give landmarks where to turn.

I always find that knowing what to watch for, if nothing else, gives reassurance that one is at the right place... and might make it easier
to find the right turn... ;) It's even better when one can see the
landmark in plenty of time.... ;) On a recent trip, my sister gave me directions, complete with landmarks... but I didn't recognize the
landmark as what it was until I was past the intersection... did some back-tracking... ;)

Yet nowadays, you have to worry about road rage.

Oddly enough I've not run into that, that I;m aware of. Almost
everyone has been polite. Of course it be my WV plates and think I'm
some dumb hillbilly who has never been at a town of more than 500
people before. :)

Maybe... ;) I've not run into road rage either, though, and I've got
NY plates.... :)

Joe (in Hannibal, MO, will visit the Mark Twain house, etc then
west to CO).

Moving right along there, you are... ;)

ttyl neb

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Oh I remembered what it looked like, just not where it was.
Funny thing happened in NYC.
I went to my car for something and clicked the open trunk button and nothing happened. Being a rental I thought maybe something had gone
bad.
I pushed and pushed at different angles and nothing. Then realised I
was behind the wrong car. LOL

hehehehe, somewhee someone was looking a a car whose trun just popped open and no one around. Knowing a bit of the city... I sure hope whatever was in your trunk was still there. <g>

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Gaylen,

Hmmm, at least you have one of those , nearest golden corral we have is in
Sioux
City IA about 80 miles down the interstate. :)

And, I don't go there that often.

Indeed and we're not helping matter much here either. We had record snow

The Arkansas River is cresting at Little Rock today, nearly 6 1/2 feet
above flood stage.

hehehehe, I am so proud of myself... I walked into a room yesterday and
remembered
what I went there for. It was the bathroom but still......

I'm going to rename it "my orifice". <G>

Massive Fight At Seafood Restaurant. Battered Fish Everywhere. <G>

Ummm, was that on the same street that two peanuts were walking down and on
was a salted? :)

Really.

Daryl

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Joe,

REMEMBER WHAT YOUR CAR LOOKS LIKE. WE DO NOT OFFER VALET PARKING. <G>

I went to my car for something and clicked the open trunk button and
nothing happened. Being a rental I thought maybe something had gone bad.
I pushed and pushed at different angles and nothing. Then realised I
was behind the wrong car. LOL

My late grandmother put a big vase of flowers into what she thought
was the back of her car...it turned out it was someone else's!! <G>

Daryl

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Gaylen wrote --

hehehehe, somewhee someone was looking a a car whose trun just popped

open and no one around. Knowing a bit of the city... I sure hope
whatever was in your trunk was still there. <g>

I would imagine so :)
Had no problems at all when in NYC. The part of Manhattan I was in
was totally safe. To me anyway.
Speaking of trunks popping open and no one around.
A few years ago at work I was going to make a money run to the bank
with meter money, which was always a police escort. The fella giving me
the ride forgot something and back into the station. I was standing
beside the cruiser and thought I had heard snow slide off the station
roof and went to see but nothing there. Walking past the cruiser where a co-worker was standing suddenly the trunk popped open and closed again.
We were laughing about that when suddenly the engine burst into flames
with the hood opening, doors opening, etc. There was some sort of "malfunction" and what I thought was snow sliding off the roof were the
airbags opening.
We were very fortunate since if we left when planned we would have
been in traffic when that happened.
I walked into the station telling the day commander, "One of your cars
is on fire". He looked out, freaked out, and grabbed a fire extinguisher
but it took the fire department to totally put it out.
We called that Impala "old sparky" after that. :)
It was retired and sat in a garage for years until it finally
disappeared.
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Daryl wrote --

I pushed and pushed at different angles and nothing. Then realised

I was behind the wrong car. LOL

My late grandmother put a big vase of flowers into what she thought
was the back of her car...it turned out it was someone else's!! <G>

LOL
One time several years ago I had rented a Geo Metro.
I went into a store and coming out there were two orange Metro's beside
each other. Which was mine?
I went around the back and both had green E (Enterprise) stickers on
the trunk. Neither had anything inside.
I got into one and tried turning the key and nothing.
I got into the other one and it started right up. :)
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Quoting Daryl Stout to Gaylen Hintz on 05-31-19 16:19 <=-

At least he's honest. :) We're supposed to meet up for lunch here
sometime in June. I hope the Arkansas River doesn't get too much
higher, or we'll have to take different routes to get to the Golden
Corral Buffet in North Little Rock.

Maybe, with just a little luck, things will have settled by the time he
gets to you on his meanderings....

Right now, the river is cresting at
Van Buren, but won't crest at Little Rock until Tuesday, at least 6
feet above flood stage. Then, the forecast shows another 8 inches of
rain upstream in Kansas and Oklahoma...and all that water has to flow
down into Arkansas. A levee at Dardanelle was breached this morning.

That last made national news.... I heard about it in the NPR headlines...

ttyl neb

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Nancy wrote --

On Interstates its miles
and miles before one can back track. One reason I hate them so.

But at least on interstates there generally is a lot more warning for
needing to be in a particular lane... ;) (But often more traffic,

which doesn't help, admittedly...)

I have found that if I want a particular street, turn off, whatever
there is almost invariably someone to my left or right (which ever way
I'm turning) who wasn't there a second before.

With my phone, Apple Maps on the car and finding a hot spot I
sometimes use their directions.

You are better off having a real map... so that you can just see that
what you want is just a block away.... ;)

I prefer real maps as well.
I have a general idea where I am going, from point A to point B, but on
a real map I'll see something and think that looks interesting.
I will lay the map out and plot my course circling various roads, etc.
That that is copied to paper as route "x to y, l/r to 123" and so forth.
I can then glance at that paper and know where to turn, etc.

I like it when people give landmarks where to turn.

I always find that knowing what to watch for, if nothing else, gives reassurance that one is at the right place

I have always used landmarks of some sort when giving directions.
It's a lot easier to say x blocks from this or that building, rather than
"turn left at the tiny corner grocery store" as well as give other
landmarks along the way, like you wrote, so the driver will know they are
in the right direction.

Joe (in Hannibal, MO,

Moving right along there, you are... ;)

I'm now in Pecos, TX, oil country!
I don't know half the time where I am, what day it is or what time it is.
I was on MDT for several days and would think "it's 5 a.m. but in REAL
time its 7 a.m." My watch and laptop are on real time but the car and
phone are on whatever time zone I'm in.
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Nancy wrote --

Maybe, with just a little luck, things will have settled by the time he
gets to you on his meanderings....

For the last five days I was in Colorado and NM.
For the last five days the dawns have been cloudless, deep blue skies, coolish.
For the last five days it has clouded up in the afternoon.
For the last five days its rained and stormed late afternoon/early
evening.
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Gaylen,

hehehehe, somewhee someone was looking a a car whose trun just popped open
and no one around. Knowing a bit of the city... I sure hope whatever was in GH>your trunk was still there. <g>

When I took Greyhound bus a few years ago from Little Rock, Arkansas
to Huntsville, Alabama, for a big ham radio event in August (the
Huntsville Hamfest), the bus stopped in Memphis and Nashville,
Tennessee...and I had to change buses in Nashville during an extended
8 hour layover (it wasn't as long a layover going to Huntsville, as it
was on the return trip).

I have family over there, so they came down to the station, picked me
up, took me to a nearby White Castle Restaurant (where my lunch was 6
"gut grenades" (cheeseburgers with the fried onion bits), french fries,
and a drink), then to their place to visit with them for a bit.

On the way back, my aunt and I saw an ambulance with its back door
OPEN, going down the street ahead of us!! When we first saw it, it
didn't have its lights or siren on, but those came on shortly
thereafter. We thought for sure a gurney with a patient was going to
roll out of it at any moment!! :P

But, the NARROWNESS of the space between the bus seats, and the
HARDNESS of the metal seats in the station, made my butt go on the verge
of disowning me...and I thought hemorrhoids were bad!! :P That's why on
my trip this fall, I'm going via Amtrak. Lots more leg room, and in
either my Sleeping Car Roomette or in Business Class, I can stretch the
legs out.

Daryl

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Daryl Stout spoke thus to GAYLEN HINTZ <=-

Hello Daryl,

Hmmm, at least you have one of those , nearest golden corral we have is

in

Sioux
City IA about 80 miles down the interstate. :)

And, I don't go there that often.

hehehehe, been years since I've been in one though I did like it back then.

The Arkansas River is cresting at Little Rock today, nearly 6 1/2
feet above flood stage.

wow... that's a heck of a lot of excess water!! though we've had our flooding up
here, thankfully we've been warm and dry the last couple days and that will eventually
help it up here and , of course, Missouri and Nebraska. :)

hehehehe, I am so proud of myself... I walked into a room yesterday and
remembered
what I went there for. It was the bathroom but still......

I'm going to rename it "my orifice". <G>

Bwahahahaha.... good one!!


... How long a minute is depends on which side of the bathroom door you're on.

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JOE MACKEY spoke thus to GAYLEN HINTZ <=-

open and no one around. Knowing a bit of the city... I sure hope
whatever was in your trunk was still there. <g>

I would imagine so :)
Had no problems at all when in NYC. The part of Manhattan I was in
was totally safe. To me anyway.

That's true, it's been years since I was in NY but there were some areas that were pretty save there. Other parts of the city were another thing entirely. :)

Speaking of trunks popping open and no one around.
A few years ago at work I was going to make a money run to the bank with meter money, which was always a police escort. The fella giving
me the ride forgot something and back into the station. I was standing beside the cruiser and thought I had heard snow slide off the station
roof and went to see but nothing there. Walking past the cruiser where
a co-worker was standing suddenly the trunk popped open and closed
again. We were laughing about that when suddenly the engine burst into flames with the hood opening, doors opening, etc. There was some sort
of "malfunction" and what I thought was snow sliding off the roof were
the airbags opening.

Oh wow!! That will get your attentione every time. My goodness, was anyone hurt?

We were very fortunate since if we left when planned we would have
been in traffic when that happened.

Yeah, that would have been bad. Would have been a hot time in the city
that day for sure. :)

I walked into the station telling the day commander, "One of your
cars is on fire". He looked out, freaked out, and grabbed a fire extinguisher but it took the fire department to totally put it out.
We called that Impala "old sparky" after that. :)

hahahaha, I'll bet. :)

... "put the cat out?... " ... "I didn't know it was on fire!... "

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Daryl Stout spoke thus to GAYLEN HINTZ <=-

Tennessee...and I had to change buses in Nashville during an extended
8 hour layover (it wasn't as long a layover going to Huntsville, as it
was on the return trip).

I have family over there, so they came down to the station, picked me up, took me to a nearby White Castle Restaurant (where my lunch was 6
"gut grenades" (cheeseburgers with the fried onion bits), french fries, and a drink), then to their place to visit with them for a bit.

heheh, living high off the hog there son. :) You know, in all my travels I never
have been to a White Castle establishment. I do, however, remember fondly that there was a Burger King and a Popeyes in one of those common kiosks at a truck stop in Elgin Illinois. I really got into that Popeye's chicken there and their
coleslaw was excellent. Not gub bomb there. <g>

On the way back, my aunt and I saw an ambulance with its back door
OPEN, going down the street ahead of us!! When we first saw it, it
didn't have its lights or siren on, but those came on shortly
thereafter. We thought for sure a gurney with a patient was going to
roll out of it at any moment!! :P

Oh my, that would have been scary. Of course if it did I'm sure the patient would have been a lot more afraid than you. :)

But, the NARROWNESS of the space between the bus seats, and the
HARDNESS of the metal seats in the station, made my butt go on the
verge of disowning me...and I thought hemorrhoids were bad!! :P That's
why on my trip this fall, I'm going via Amtrak. Lots more leg room, and
in either my Sleeping Car Roomette or in Business Class, I can stretch
the legs out.

I understand you there Daryl. Last year one of our sons got us tickets to
the local Arena Football game here in Sioux Falls at the new Denny Sanford Premier center. Nice venue and lots of seats ..... but...... I'm 6ft 2 inches or thereabouts and you cannot sit with your knees at a normal angle or they are
up against the back of the seat in front of you. Now with my bad knees it only
took about a half an hour of so before they hurt so bad I couldn't sit and watch the game. I spent the rest of the game in the standing only section. It was a great game , lots of fun but the seating ws horrible. :(

What would a chair look like if your knees bent the other way?

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Joe,

My late grandmother put a big vase of flowers into what she thought
was the back of her car...it turned out it was someone else's!! <G>

LOL

She never figured out why the flowers disappeared!! :P For a lot of
these vehicles, the keys are identical!!

One time several years ago I had rented a Geo Metro.
I went into a store and coming out there were two orange Metro's beside
each other. Which was mine?
I went around the back and both had green E (Enterprise) stickers on
the trunk. Neither had anything inside.
I got into one and tried turning the key and nothing.
I got into the other one and it started right up. :)

At least the wrong one didn't start!! :P

Looking at the calendar, I guess you'll be by for the lunch visit
within the next 2 weeks. Just keep me posted on that...I want to be sure
my calendar is empty. And, for that matter, my stomach...I want to get
my money's worth for our lunches. To me, if you leave a buffet
restaurant hungry, it's your own fault.

Daryl

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Nancy,

Maybe, with just a little luck, things will have settled by the time he NB>gets to you on his meanderings....

The Arkansas River crested at Little Rock yesterday, but it's going to
remain well above flood stage for maybe at least 1-2 weeks. It's raining
today, and there is a Flash Flood Watch for northwest and north central Arkansas. The only 2 things that are NOT a concern (and likely won't be
for awhile) are fire danger and burn bans.

rain upstream in Kansas and Oklahoma...and all that water has to flow down into Arkansas. A levee at Dardanelle was breached this morning.

That last made national news.... I heard about it in the NPR headlines...

Arkansas hasn't seen flooding like this in many years. Back in 1927,
the Arkansas River at Little Rock hit its record of nearly 12 feet above
flood stage. The former Missouri Pacific Railroad put a steam
locomotive, tender, and several hoppers full of huge boulders on the
bridge, to try to keep it in place, but the current was too strong. The
2 south sections fell into the river, as did the locomotive, tender, and cars...and they were never recovered.

Daryl

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Joe (and on the sixth day... What?)

Joe forgot his umbrella. <g,d,r>

Daryl

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Hello Daryl,

Hi, Gaylen...

hehehehe, been years since I've been in one though I did like it back then.

Before my Mom got real ill, and had to be put in the nursing home, I
took her there. She held on to me, while I had her tray, dish, and
utensils. She told me what she wanted, and I put it on her plate, then
took her back to the table...then I went and got my stuff. I told her
"Now, if you don't like it...remember, you said you wanted that on your
plate" <G>.

The rewarding thing was when several elderly customers told me "It was
so refreshing to see the offspring helping the parent"...and I replied
"It's just the right thing to do". The same is true now, as "the roles
are reversed". While the medical staff takes care of her in the nursing
home, I'm at what was her place, and driving what was her car (she'll
never come home or drive again), and paying the bills, etc.

wow... that's a heck of a lot of excess water!! though we've had our floodi
up
here, thankfully we've been warm and dry the last couple days and that will GH>eventually
help it up here and , of course, Missouri and Nebraska. :)

We're supposed to get into a 2 week dry period, but the extended
outlook shows "cooler and wetter than normal". Highs in the 70s and lows
in the 50s (with dewpoints in the 40s) is more typical of early March
than late June.

I'm going to rename it "my orifice". <G>

Bwahahahaha.... good one!!

My late wife quipped that "I need to bring your computer, ham radio,
and the TV in here...you spend so much time in here" <G>.

... How long a minute is depends on which side of the bathroom door you're o

Very true.

Daryl

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Gaylen,

heheh, living high off the hog there son. :) You know, in all my travels I
never
have been to a White Castle establishment. I do, however, remember fondly th GH>there was a Burger King and a Popeyes in one of those common kiosks at a tru GH>stop in Elgin Illinois. I really got into that Popeye's chicken there and GH>their coleslaw was excellent. Not gub bomb there. <g>

The onions give you the excessive flatulence...just like eating beans, cabbage, and other legumes. :P But, I *LOVE* sauteed onions...especially
with fried beef liver (I can hear the EWWWWW! now)...but I can't have
that combination that often. It shoots my cholesterol and triglycerides
through the roof!!

Oh my, that would have been scary. Of course if it did I'm sure the patien
would have been a lot more afraid than you. :)

I can imagine the claim to the insurnace company. <G>

It was a great game , lots of fun but the seating ws horrible. :(

That's why when I travel, my preferred mode is TRAIN. Far more legroom
than on a bus or on a plane. The trip I do in mid to late September will
be my last one...health and finances won't let me do it anymore.

What would a chair look like if your knees bent the other way?

Never mind knock kneed or bow-legged. :P

Daryl

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Gaylen,

... "put the cat out?... " ... "I didn't know it was on fire!... "

ROFL!!

Daryl

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Gaylen wrote --

That's true, it's been years since I was in NY but there were some

areas that were pretty save there. Other parts of the city were another
thing entirely.

As with cities of any size.
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Daryl wrote --

She never figured out why the flowers disappeared!! :P For a lot of
these vehicles, the keys are identical!!

In the early '70s I was an orderly at a large hospital.
One day the keys to the drug box couldn't be found at shift change.
I was leaning against the counter and causally offered my keys to try.
We had a laugh and one of the nurses went to try them. The trunk key of
my '65 Falcon opened the drug box!
I raised my hands, backed away from the counter and asked them to take
that key off and hold onto it until the lock was changed. :)
(A nurse had the missing keys in her pocket).

Looking at the calendar, I guess you'll be by for the lunch visit
within the next 2 weeks.

I hope so. I'm in Del Rio, TX today.
Going to look at the border (a few miles from here) today.
Had trouble with my rental so spending an extra day here.
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Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 06-06-19 05:15 <=-

On Interstates its miles
and miles before one can back track. One reason I hate them so.

But at least on interstates there generally is a lot more warning for needing to be in a particular lane... ;) (But often more traffic,
which doesn't help, admittedly...)

I have found that if I want a particular street, turn off, whatever
there is almost invariably someone to my left or right (which ever way
I'm turning) who wasn't there a second before.

You just need to banish Murphy from riding on your bumper.... ;)

With my phone, Apple Maps on the car and finding a hot spot I
sometimes use their directions.

You are better off having a real map... so that you can just see that
what you want is just a block away.... ;)

I prefer real maps as well.
I have a general idea where I am going, from point A to point B, but
on a real map I'll see something and think that looks interesting.
I will lay the map out and plot my course circling various roads,
etc. That that is copied to paper as route "x to y, l/r to 123" and so forth. I can then glance at that paper and know where to turn, etc.

Maps are great planning tools... :) I just stopped by AAA yesterday and
got maps for the trip I have to make to pick up my son at the Montreal
airport next week.... The TripTik showed substantial construction on the
401... I'm thinking I'll stay on this side of the St. Lawrence a little
longer and cross into Canada at Cornwall instead... shouldn't hurt my
trip time much if at all... But without the maps I'd not have noticed
that there was another crossing that would do just as well... I'd
already figured that instead of crossing at Alexandria Bay, I'd wait
until Ogdensburg.... just another revision... ;)

I like it when people give landmarks where to turn.

I always find that knowing what to watch for, if nothing else, gives reassurance that one is at the right place

I have always used landmarks of some sort when giving directions.
It's a lot easier to say x blocks from this or that building, rather
than "turn left at the tiny corner grocery store" as well as give other landmarks along the way, like you wrote, so the driver will know they
are in the right direction.

Exactly. :) And sometimes it's also helpful to add... if you get to x landmark, you've gone too far.... ;)

Joe (in Hannibal, MO,

Moving right along there, you are... ;)

I'm now in Pecos, TX, oil country!
I don't know half the time where I am, what day it is or what time
it is. I was on MDT for several days and would think "it's 5 a.m. but
in REAL time its 7 a.m." My watch and laptop are on real time but the
car and phone are on whatever time zone I'm in.

Probably good to keep your bearings on home time as well as local
time... especially as it's only a couple time zones over... When I've
gone to the UK, though, I tried to put myself totally on local time,
just so that the body would adjust without too much jetlag... :)

Joe (where am I and when did I arrive?)

That is one drawback to having your own flexible itinerary... you can't
refer to the tour literature, and say "this is Wednesday, it must be
Paris".... ;)

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Quoting Daryl Stout to Nancy Backus on 06-06-19 08:51 <=-

Maybe, with just a little luck, things will have settled by the
time he gets to you on his meanderings....

The Arkansas River crested at Little Rock yesterday, but it's going
to remain well above flood stage for maybe at least 1-2 weeks. It's raining today, and there is a Flash Flood Watch for northwest and north central Arkansas.

This certainly has been quite the year for major floodings.... while our
river and creeks aren't in much danger this year for flooding, Lake
Ontario is very high, and any time there's rain with a bit of wind, the
shore is being eroded and there's chance of flooding along the
shoreline....

The only 2 things that are NOT a concern (and likely
won't be for awhile) are fire danger and burn bans.

I suppose one can be thankful for that, anyway....

rain upstream in Kansas and Oklahoma...and all that water has to flow
down into Arkansas. A levee at Dardanelle was breached this morning.

That last made national news.... I heard about it in the NPR
headlines...

Arkansas hasn't seen flooding like this in many years. Back in 1927,
the Arkansas River at Little Rock hit its record of nearly 12 feet
above flood stage.

How much above flood stage did it get this year...?

The former Missouri Pacific Railroad put a steam
locomotive, tender, and several hoppers full of huge boulders on the bridge, to try to keep it in place, but the current was too strong.
The 2 south sections fell into the river, as did the locomotive,
tender, and cars...and they were never recovered.

Not that incomprehensible... if they were filled with those boulders,
they'd go right to bottom, and not be liftable....

ttyl neb

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Daryl Stout spoke thus to GAYLEN HINTZ <=-

Before my Mom got real ill, and had to be put in the nursing home, I took her there. She held on to me, while I had her tray, dish, and utensils. She told me what she wanted, and I put it on her plate, then took her back to the table...then I went and got my stuff. I told her "Now, if you don't like it...remember, you said you wanted that on your plate" <G>.

:) that waw wo nice of you dude, sad to say there aren't that many who
would do that all the time for their parents. :(

The rewarding thing was when several elderly customers told me "It
was so refreshing to see the offspring helping the parent"...and I
replied "It's just the right thing to do". The same is true now, as
"the roles are reversed". While the medical staff takes care of her in
the nursing home, I'm at what was her place, and driving what was her
car (she'll never come home or drive again), and paying the bills, etc.

Great story and yes, she took care of you when you were unable to so it's only
fitting now that she's unable to care for herself, that you step in and help out. I can really respect your dedication and love.

We're supposed to get into a 2 week dry period, but the extended
outlook shows "cooler and wetter than normal". Highs in the 70s and
lows in the 50s (with dewpoints in the 40s) is more typical of early
March than late June.

Kinda the same up here... last couple days were warm and dry , had some rain last night and now the high for today is in the middle 60's... so much for global warming eh?

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JOE MACKEY spoke thus to GAYLEN HINTZ <=-

Gaylen wrote --

That's true, it's been years since I was in NY but there were some

areas that were pretty save there. Other parts of the city were
another thing entirely.

As with cities of any size.

Ah... but when I was driving truck there a number of times I had a 3:00 Am appointment on those "shady" streets part of town. :) I guess nothing happened
though since I'm still here. <g>

Why are highways in Hawaii called "interstates?"

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Nancy wrote --

there is almost invariably someone to my left or right (which ever

way I'm turning) who wasn't there a second before.

You just need to banish Murphy from riding on your bumper.... ;)

I love the old roads, the two lanes.
I was in NM (maybe western Texas) and this big black semi got right on
my tail and wouldn't go around, though there was no on coming traffic.
We were the only vehicles around.
Suddenly the old movie Duel came into my head, with me as the Dennis
Weaver character.
He did finally pass and so glad to see the back of his truck in front
of me. :)

got maps for the trip I have to make to pick up my son at the Montreal airport next week

Yesterday I in Del Rio, TX, had planned only one day but had car
trouble and had to stay two while the rental company switched me to
another car.
I had wanted to see the border and after finding a place to park (there
are no parking areas, you sort of make your own), I walked across the
bridge and couldn't believe how clear the water was.
Anyway, I wound up in Mexico, looked around at the new border crossing stations turned around and started walking back.
I was stopped by Mexican security. He guy asked where I came from, how
long I had been then (he had seen me walking past) and asked for my
passport. I have no passport. I wasn't planning on visiting Mexico,
just look.
He let me go this time, saying I needed one the next time.
Then I had to check in with the border patrol on the American side,
but once again my drivers license was accepted, with the guy asking why
had I gone to Mexico.
If one drove into Mexico they had a pay a $4 toll, foot traffic was 75
cents to get in, nothing to get out. Traffic into Mexico was very light,
maybe about five or six cars, as at a toll booth, which these look like.
But, coming from Mexico was a long line of cars. And there were guys
cleaning windshields, (for a tip) going from car to car.
Some miles away on US 90 was another border patrol station stopping
everyone.
This time the border patrol agent asked if I were an American citizen.
I said yes, no request to see any ID, he looked in the car and let me go.
In 1984 I went to the Canadian side of the Falls.
The Canadian border agent was very laid back, leaning his back against
the booth asking where I was going, how long, have a nice trip.
Coming back into the states that guy acted like I was a smuggler and
went over the car, asking all sorts of questions, looking in the trunk,
under the car, etc.

Exactly. :) And sometimes it's also helpful to add... if you get to x landmark, you've gone too far.... ;)

Oh great, NOW you tell me! :)
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Quoting Joe Mackey to Daryl Stout on 06-08-19 08:28 <=-

She never figured out why the flowers disappeared!! :P For a lot of
these vehicles, the keys are identical!!

In the early '70s I was an orderly at a large hospital.
One day the keys to the drug box couldn't be found at shift change.
I was leaning against the counter and causally offered my keys to
try. We had a laugh and one of the nurses went to try them. The trunk
key of my '65 Falcon opened the drug box!

Now that was a scary coincidence....! Back then, though, keys really
were more generic than they are now....

I raised my hands, backed away from the counter and asked them to
take that key off and hold onto it until the lock was changed. :)
(A nurse had the missing keys in her pocket).

Did the keys show up that day, or only subsequently....? And what did
you use for a trunk key for your Falcon....??

I'm in Del Rio, TX today.
Going to look at the border (a few miles from here) today.
Had trouble with my rental so spending an extra day here.

Ah, that's a nice thing about having a flexible trip... car problems
don't wreck the schedule.... just flex them some....

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Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 06-10-19 07:45 <=-

there is almost invariably someone to my left or right (which ever
way I'm turning) who wasn't there a second before.

You just need to banish Murphy from riding on your bumper.... ;)

I love the old roads, the two lanes.

Less likely you'll have someone in the "other" lane... ;) I like the
old roads, too, generally... they do tend to have a lower "hassle
qoutient" than the expressways... although passing can be more of an
issue when needed... :)

I was in NM (maybe western Texas) and this big black semi got right
on my tail and wouldn't go around, though there was no on coming
traffic. We were the only vehicles around.
Suddenly the old movie Duel came into my head, with me as the
Dennis Weaver character.

One wonders what was going through his mind.... or if he was even old
enough to have seen that old movie.... <G>

He did finally pass and so glad to see the back of his truck in
front of me. :)

Yup, a truck trucking along is best ahead of one instead of on one's
tail.... :) One doesn't see the big rigs so much on the back roads,
though, generally.... although a former neighbor, a trucker, told me of
a trucker's short cut from Oswego over to I-81... that used Rt 104B and
Rt 3, both 2-lane roads.... :)

got maps for the trip I have to make to pick up my son at the Montreal airport next week

Yesterday I was in Del Rio, TX, had planned only one day but had car trouble and had to stay two while the rental company switched me to another car.
I had wanted to see the border and after finding a place to park
(there are no parking areas, you sort of make your own), I walked
across the bridge and couldn't believe how clear the water was.
Anyway, I wound up in Mexico, looked around at the new border
crossing stations turned around and started walking back.
I was stopped by Mexican security. He guy asked where I came from,
how long I had been then (he had seen me walking past) and asked for my passport. I have no passport. I wasn't planning on visiting Mexico,
just look.
He let me go this time, saying I needed one the next time.
Then I had to check in with the border patrol on the American side,
but once again my drivers license was accepted, with the guy asking
why had I gone to Mexico.

My enhanced drivers license acts as a passport for ground border
crossings for Mexico and Canada... this trip to Montreal will be the
first time I've actually used it since getting it.... Probably both
guards had seen you wandering onto the bridge and coming back... and
figured you for the hillbilly you are... <G> Besides, you don't look
Hispanic, so you aren't likely one of those scary migrants.... Besides,
also, they probably felt the Presence of a fellow security officer, even
if you are retired now... ;)

If one drove into Mexico they had a pay a $4 toll, foot traffic was
75 cents to get in, nothing to get out. Traffic into Mexico was very light, maybe about five or six cars, as at a toll booth, which these
look like. But, coming from Mexico was a long line of cars. And there were guys cleaning windshields, (for a tip) going from car to car.

So did you get charged as foot traffic....?

Some miles away on US 90 was another border patrol station stopping everyone.
This time the border patrol agent asked if I were an American
citizen. I said yes, no request to see any ID, he looked in the car
and let me go.

Well, you did have a state license plate on the car... and didn't appear
to be carrying any contraband persons in the car... :)

In 1984 I went to the Canadian side of the Falls.
The Canadian border agent was very laid back, leaning his back
against the booth asking where I was going, how long, have a nice trip. Coming back into the states that guy acted like I was a smuggler and
went over the car, asking all sorts of questions, looking in the
trunk, under the car, etc.

Was it the exact same border agent on the way back....? ;)

Exactly. :) And sometimes it's also helpful to add... if you get to x landmark, you've gone too far.... ;)

Oh great, NOW you tell me! :)

Those directions are for the trickier turns, generally... ;)

ttyl neb

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Gaylen wrote --

As with cities of any size.

Ah... but when I was driving truck there a number of times I had a

3:00 Am appointment on those "shady" streets part of town. :) I guess
nothing happened though since I'm still here. <g>

I've been in some pretty shady areas in my day but I just act like I
belong there and never been bothered. Its the one who are always looking around fearfully that are easy marks.
And I don't flash any cash. I'll have several 20s on me for
incidentals (coffee, etc) but those are inside a roll of ones. So if I
take any money out all the person sees are ones. I can also peel off a
few ones inside my pocket if need be.
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Nancy wrote --

Did the keys show up that day, or only subsequently....? And what did
you use for a trunk key for your Falcon....??

Another nurse had them in her pockets. The lock was changed the next
day and I got my trunk key back.

Had trouble with my rental so spending an extra day here.

Ah, that's a nice thing about having a flexible trip... car problems
don't wreck the schedule.... just flex them some....

I arrived in AR yesterday and been trying to get hold of Daryl, I have
no phone number. I've e-mailed him and posted a msg here and nothing.
I plan to now go to Pine Bluff (after looking around here in El Dorado)
and check out a railroad museum to give him an extra day to reply. If I
don't hear anything by tomorrow afternoon I'll just go on and see Ed
Vance. I got his number, in more ways than one. :)
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Nancy wrote --

Yup, a truck trucking along is best ahead of one instead of on one's
tail.... :) One doesn't see the big rigs so much on the back roads,
though, generally

Yesterday I made an unexpected side trip on US 165 instead of 167 out
of Alexandria, LA. There was a state road that linked the two which I
took. Lot of logging in that area and between two large logging trucks
the whole way. (We are all within the speed limit, no tail gating, etc.)
I have never trees so tall, they must have been over a 100 foot tall.

So did you get charged as foot traffic....?

Had to pay to get into Mexico but getting out was free.

This time the border patrol agent asked if I were an American
citizen. I said yes, no request to see any ID, he looked in the

car and let me go.

Well, you did have a state license plate on the car... and didn't

appear to be carrying any contraband persons in the car... :)

I was tempted to say when asked if I were alone "Except for the three Mexicans midgets in the trunk" but wisely kept my mouth shut. :)

Coming back into the states that guy acted like I was a smuggler

and went over the car, asking all sorts of questions, looking in the
trunk, under the car, etc.

Was it the exact same border agent on the way back....? ;)

Nope.
The first was Canadian customs, the one who was (literally) laid back, leaning against the booth and coming in it was American customs.

Exactly. :) And sometimes it's also helpful to add... if you get

to x landmark, you've gone too far.... ;)

Oh great, NOW you tell me! :)

One thing I do with my notes (Rt x to y, l/r turn, etc) is put down
cross this, that and the other street so I'll know how close I am to a
turn. Handy to look at when stopped at a red light.
Joe

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JOE MACKEY spoke thus to GAYLEN HINTZ <=-

Ah... but when I was driving truck there a number of times I had a

3:00 Am appointment on those "shady" streets part of town. :) I guess nothing happened though since I'm still here. <g>

I've been in some pretty shady areas in my day but I just act like I belong there and never been bothered. Its the one who are always
looking around fearfully that are easy marks.

Exactly, act like you own the place and don't take crap from anyone. The crazier
you are the more they leave you alone. :)

And I don't flash any cash. I'll have several 20s on me for
incidentals (coffee, etc) but those are inside a roll of ones. So if I take any money out all the person sees are ones. I can also peel off a few ones inside my pocket if need be.

good plan that. :) Back in the day we had an ex navy seal working for the same
company I was driving for. He really was a decent guy but occasionally he would
need to work off a mean streak. He would walk down the seedy section of LA with
100 dollar bills hanging out of his pocket. Nope, he never got seriously hurt though
he did educate some of the locals. :)

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Joe,

I've been in some pretty shady areas in my day but I just act like I
belong there and never been bothered. Its the one who are always looking JM>around fearfully that are easy marks.

True.

And I don't flash any cash. I'll have several 20s on me for
incidentals (coffee, etc) but those are inside a roll of ones. So if I JM>take any money out all the person sees are ones. I can also peel off a JM>few ones inside my pocket if need be.

Smart. I also keep the wallet in the front pocket.

Daryl

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Joe,

I arrived in AR yesterday and been trying to get hold of Daryl, I have
no phone number. I've e-mailed him and posted a msg here and nothing.

Well, the BBS message area and computer barfed on me early last week,
and with the storms, I was offline for 2 days. So, I'm still way behind.

I plan to now go to Pine Bluff (after looking around here in El Dorado)
and check out a railroad museum to give him an extra day to reply. If I JM>don't hear anything by tomorrow afternoon I'll just go on and see Ed JM>Vance. I got his number, in more ways than one. :)

Well, we finally got hooked up, but I'm on probation now, because I apparently give lousy directions. If nothing else, we missed the lunch
crowd at Golden Corral, and you got a discount with either senior or
military. But, by staying there as long as you did, it let the traffic
backup from that wreck on I-30 dissipate.

The picture of me in my "Thunderbolt BBS" shirt is more like a mug
shot. :P It might scare the daylights out of Nancy and Ed, for the ugliness...or they'll get violently ill. Remember...beauty is skin deep,
but ugly goes clear to the bone.

Daryl

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Joe,

I have never trees so tall, they must have been over a 100 foot tall.

Lots of those forests in Arkansas...Georgia Pacific is one of the big entities with that.

Had to pay to get into Mexico but getting out was free.

Sort of like the "Get Out Of Jail Free Card" in Monopoly?? <g,d,r>

I was tempted to say when asked if I were alone "Except for the three
Mexicans midgets in the trunk" but wisely kept my mouth shut. :)

Good for you.

One thing I do with my notes (Rt x to y, l/r turn, etc) is put down
cross this, that and the other street so I'll know how close I am to a JM>turn. Handy to look at when stopped at a red light.

I don't drink and drive...but swig at stoplights. <G>

Daryl

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Daryl wrote --

I have never trees so tall, they must have been over a 100 foot tall.

Lots of those forests in Arkansas...Georgia Pacific is one of the big entities with that.

Saw a lot of logging trucks on the road to, uh, to, uh, well, wherever
I was going.
I am so confused right now where I am, what day it is, what time it is...
I'm on day 35, 36, 37 (who knows) of my trip
Last day on the road and soon home sweet home.

I don't drink and drive...but swig at stoplights. <G>

LOL
Never drink and drive. You might hit a bump and spill your drink. :
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Quoting Joe Mackey to Nancy Backus on 06-13-19 07:48 <=-

Did the keys show up that day, or only subsequently....? And what did
you use for a trunk key for your Falcon....??

Another nurse had them in her pockets. The lock was changed the
next day and I got my trunk key back.

That worked out well, then... :) I presume that she'd just forgotten to
return the keys...?

Had trouble with my rental so spending an extra day here.

Ah, that's a nice thing about having a flexible trip... car problems
don't wreck the schedule.... just flex them some....

I arrived in AR yesterday and been trying to get hold of Daryl, I
have no phone number. I've e-mailed him and posted a msg here and nothing. I plan to now go to Pine Bluff (after looking around here in
El Dorado) and check out a railroad museum to give him an extra day to reply.

I saw later that the two of you finally connected... Just another not so optimal confluence of situations....

If I don't hear anything by tomorrow afternoon I'll just go on
and see Ed Vance. I got his number, in more ways than one. :)

Indeed. :)

ttyl neb

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Nancy wrote --

If I don't hear anything by tomorrow afternoon I'll just go on
and see Ed Vance. I got his number, in more ways than one. :)

Indeed. :)

Had a nice visit and lunch with Ed and his wife, once I eventually caught
up with them. :)
Went over some old Commie floppy's to see what was on them and gave him several I had no use for.
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Quoting Daryl Stout to Joe Mackey on 06-17-19 19:02 <=-

Slowly catching up, myself... and I saw the notice that you'd had your
power taken out by the storms in your area... hope you are back sooner
than the estimate...

I plan to now go to Pine Bluff (after looking around here in El Dorado)
and check out a railroad museum to give him an extra day to reply. If I
don't hear anything by tomorrow afternoon I'll just go on and see Ed
Vance. I got his number, in more ways than one. :)

Well, we finally got hooked up, but I'm on probation now, because I apparently give lousy directions. If nothing else, we missed the lunch crowd at Golden Corral, and you got a discount with either senior or military. But, by staying there as long as you did, it let the traffic backup from that wreck on I-30 dissipate.

That sounds like it was mostly a win-win-win situation... :)

The picture of me in my "Thunderbolt BBS" shirt is more like a mug
shot. :P It might scare the daylights out of Nancy and Ed, for the ugliness...or they'll get violently ill. Remember...beauty is skin
deep, but ugly goes clear to the bone.

Naah... not scary at all... Joe sent me the copy in email.. :) Always
nice to be able to put a face to someone one's known for years in this medium... ;)

ttyl neb

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Quoting Joe Mackey to Daryl Stout on 06-19-19 07:53 <=-

I have never trees so tall, they must have been over a 100 foot tall.

Lots of those forests in Arkansas...Georgia Pacific is one of the big entities with that.

Saw a lot of logging trucks on the road to, uh, to, uh, well,
wherever I was going.
I am so confused right now where I am, what day it is, what time it
is... I'm on day 35, 36, 37 (who knows) of my trip
Last day on the road and soon home sweet home.

It does tend to blur together after a while... :)

I don't drink and drive...but swig at stoplights. <G>

LOL
Never drink and drive. You might hit a bump and spill your drink.

That's what those travel mugs are all about... they keep a lid on the spills.... <G>

ttyl neb

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Joe,

Last day on the road and soon home sweet home.

After being offline for 2 weeks, it felt good to be back home,

Never drink and drive. You might hit a bump and spill your drink.

:)

Been there, done that. I'll add that to my collection. ;)

Daryl

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Nancy,

Slowly catching up, myself... and I saw the notice that you'd had your NB>power taken out by the storms in your area... hope you are back sooner NB>than the estimate...

This was NOT my idea of a vacation. I ended up CANCELLING the train
trip to Albuquerque, due to cost. The insurance company dawdled around
(it's a catastrophe if they have to pay a claim), and they felt that
"since there was running water and no other damage, the structure was
livable". I want to know how they can consider living in a place with
apparent temperatures over 100 degrees as livable?? People DIE in
conditions like that each year.

That sounds like it was mostly a win-win-win situation... :)

I use an application called "I Drive Arkansas" (they also have a
website, as so similar states). At a glance, you can see traffic flow,
road conditions, construction zones, road closures, incidents (vehicle accidents), weather information, and more. Then, you can take an
alternate route if needed.

Naah... not scary at all... Joe sent me the copy in email.. :) Always NB>nice to be able to put a face to someone one's known for years in this NB>medium... ;)

What's funny is that you make a mental image of people you talk to
online, or even over ham radio. Then, when you meet them in person, they
don't look at all like you envisioned. I'll always remember your comment
to my tagline post of "I took an IQ test, and the results were
negative"...you replied "That explains a lot. <g,d,r>". :)

I miss the old BBS user and Sysop gatherings from years ago.

... A wok is what you throw at a wabbit.

How do you catch a unique rabbit?? Unique up on him.

How do you catch a tame rabbit?? Tame way.

Daryl

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Daryl wrote --

I miss the old BBS user and Sysop gatherings from years ago.

Years ago local BBS' held irregular get togethers around town in some restaurant.
I went to one once and met a lot of nice people. But the hostess wasn't there. We only learned later she was off to the side watching everything.
We had wondered who the mysterious woman at a table dressed in a trench coat, slouch hat and sunglasses was. :)
Two other sysops from different boards opened a computer hospital and
were my go-to guys for years. When that closed one of the guys working for them opened his own place. I sometimes get free service from him even after all these years. (Usually someth

... A wok is what you throw at a wabbit.

How do you catch a unique rabbit?? Unique up on him.

How do you catch a tame rabbit?? Tame way.

Of course you heard about the two Eskimo woman who were doing their
laundry. One, who had a lisp, said she always washed her clothes in Tide. When
asked why, she said "too cold out tide". (Hey, don't blame me, that was on
Red Skelton's radio show when he
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Quoting Daryl Stout to Nancy Backus on 07-06-19 09:50 <=-

Writing this from Selkirk Shores SP, where I'm camping with my extended
family for a week... :)

Slowly catching up, myself... and I saw the notice that you'd had
your power taken out by the storms in your area... hope you are
back sooner than the estimate...

This was NOT my idea of a vacation. I ended up CANCELLING the train
trip to Albuquerque, due to cost. The insurance company dawdled around (it's a catastrophe if they have to pay a claim), and they felt that "since there was running water and no other damage, the structure was livable". I want to know how they can consider living in a place with apparent temperatures over 100 degrees as livable?? People DIE in conditions like that each year.

Without power, one can't even run fans.... Sorry you had to cancel your trip... I know how much you were looking forward to it...

That sounds like it was mostly a win-win-win situation... :)

I use an application called "I Drive Arkansas" (they also have a
website, as so similar states). At a glance, you can see traffic flow, road conditions, construction zones, road closures, incidents (vehicle accidents), weather information, and more. Then, you can take an
alternate route if needed.

Sounds useful... as long as one has a smartphone... :)

Naah... not scary at all... Joe sent me the copy in email.. :)
Always nice to be able to put a face to someone one's known for
years in this medium... ;)

What's funny is that you make a mental image of people you talk to
online, or even over ham radio. Then, when you meet them in person,
they don't look at all like you envisioned.

And did the picture of me Joe showed you look anything like what you'd envisioned...? ;) Sometimes, though, the person really does look like
you'd thought... there was a friend of mine from GENEALOGY that I
finally met in person at a conference... I saw her from the back at
first, and wondered if that was my friend... she turned around and sure
enough her nametag said it was.... :)

I'll always remember your comment to my tagline post of "I took
an IQ test, and the results were negative"...you replied "That
explains a lot. <g,d,r>". :)

The words just typed themselves.... <G>

I miss the old BBS user and Sysop gatherings from years ago.

There are still some equivalents to those... the COOKING echo meets in
person yearly as a group somewhere near or at someone in the echo's
house for a Picnic (multi-day now).... this year it will be in NC, last
year I hosted it... :)

ttyl neb

... ...I'm not loafing - I'm doing research on inertia.

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