Aaron...

I get you (Daryl) and Sean Dennis mixed up for some reason!

Well, we both are BBS Sysops, and amateur radio operators. :)

One of you is the same political party as me, and the other one appreciates a good diabetes joke. Or do I have that mixed up? :)

As Roger Rabbit noted, "if you don't have a sense of humor, you're
better off dead". And, if you can't laugh at yourself, you really have problems.

As for the politics, none of them is worth the powder to blow them
up, and it's a waste of good gunpowder. Besides, a group of baboons
is known as a CONGRESS...'nuff said.

Daryl

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Daryl wrote --

As Roger Rabbit noted, "if you don't have a sense of humor, you're
better off dead". And, if you can't laugh at yourself, you really have problems.

Or as I sometimes add "I'll laugh at you".
Joe


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Joe,

As Roger Rabbit noted, "if you don't have a sense of humor, you're
better off dead". And, if you can't laugh at yourself, you really have problems.

Or as I sometimes add "I'll laugh at you".

You might as well laugh at me (after all, I'm here as comedy relief).
That way, you can leave other folks alone.

Daryl

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Joe,

I get you (Daryl) and Sean Dennis mixed up for some reason!

Please, Daryl is mixed up enough as it is. :)

What was your first clue?? :P

Daryl

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As for the politics, none of them is worth the powder to blow them
up, and it's a waste of good gunpowder. Besides, a group of baboons
is known as a CONGRESS...'nuff said.

Ok then, I'm 50% sure that I've got you guys figured out now :)

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Hello, Aaron!

Replying to a message of Aaron Thomas to Daryl Stout:

Ok then, I'm 50% sure that I've got you guys figured out now :)

I'm KS4TD and Daryl is WX4QZ. We are both of the same mind politically though I am more verbose about my thoughts in that area. Daryl and I met in 2004 in person; I was helping my parents move cross-country and in the heat of the summer, the A/C broke down on my U-Haul. My dad, who was with me, and I stopped in Little Rock overnight to get the A/C fixed. I called Daryl and we met up with Daryl and his wife for dinner.

Daryl runs The Thunderbolt BBS and I run Outpost BBS.

I think Daryl and I have known each other for about 20 years now...?

Later,
Sean

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Aaron,

Ok then, I'm 50% sure that I've got you guys figured out now :)

It reminds me of the joke where this guy lived in California,
but many times, his job required him to fly to Hawaii...and he
HATED flying. So, in his quiet time with The Lord, he asked Him
if he could build a bridge from the mainland to Hawaii.

The Lord replied "It's not that I can't do it, as nothing is too
hard for Me. But, isn't there something else you might want??".

The man thought a minute, and said "I want to be able to completely
and totally understand women".

The Lord replied "How soon do you want that bridge??" <G>.

Daryl

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I'm KS4TD and Daryl is WX4QZ. We are both of the same mind politically

That's how I got you guys confused.

was with me, and I stopped in Little Rock overnight to get the A/C
fixed. I called Daryl and we met up with Daryl and his wife for dinner.

I bet that was fun! (Except the AC breaking in the summer!)

Daryl runs The Thunderbolt BBS and I run Outpost BBS.

I'm a member at The Outpost. I'll give Thunderbolt a try today.

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The Lord replied "How soon do you want that bridge??" <G>.

Not bad! But I don't understand how my confusion reminded you of that!

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Aaron,

The Lord replied "How soon do you want that bridge??" <G>.

Not bad! But I don't understand how my confusion reminded you of that!

You asked how to understand each of us...so that's where that topic
came from. <G>

Daryl

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Daryl wrote --

Please, Daryl is mixed up enough as it is. :)

What was your first clue?? :P

The first one? Gee, that was so many years ago...
Joe

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Aaron questioned --

The Lord replied "How soon do you want that bridge??" <G>.

Not bad! But I don't understand how my confusion reminded you of that!

Its hard to understand how Daryl's mind operates...
Joe
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Joe,

Please, Daryl is mixed up enough as it is. :)

What was your first clue?? :P

The first one? Gee, that was so many years ago...

I thought you remembered stuff years ago, not seconds ago. <g,d,r>

Daryl

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Joe,

The Lord replied "How soon do you want that bridge??" <G>.

Not bad! But I don't understand how my confusion reminded you of that!

Its hard to understand how Daryl's mind operates...

You're just now realizing this?? <g,d,r>

Daryl

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You asked how to understand each of us...so that's where that topic
came from. <G>

Daryl's the one with the jokes! I don't know how I forgot that. I'm still sorta new here.

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Aaron,

You asked how to understand each of us...so that's where that topic
came from. <G>

Daryl's the one with the jokes! I don't know how I forgot that. I'm
still sorta new here.

All of us were new in here at one time. :)

I was going to make another punny comment, but this IS a family echo. :P

Daryl

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Daryl wrote --

The first one? Gee, that was so many years ago...

I thought you remembered stuff years ago, not seconds ago. <g,d,r>

There are so many over the years its hard to pick out just one...
Joe
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** On Wednesday 03.03.21 - 23:15, you wrote:

I was going to make another punny comment, but this IS a
family echo. :P

It's a rather small family here. I doubt that anyone would
mind.
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Joe,

The first one? Gee, that was so many years ago...

I thought you remembered stuff years ago, not seconds ago. <g,d,r>

There are so many over the years its hard to pick out just one...

Well, do a takeoff from the late night TV shows:

"Memories Top Ten". <G>

Daryl

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August,

I was going to make another punny comment, but this IS a
family echo. :P

It's a rather small family here. I doubt that anyone would
mind.

I've been doing too much groveling lately, that Joe may be
getting bored with it. <G>

Daryl

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Daryl wrote --

I've been doing too much groveling lately, that Joe may be
getting bored with it. <G>

I never get bored with your groveling. Its a constant amusement.
Joe
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Joe,

I've been doing too much groveling lately, that Joe may be
getting bored with it. <G>

I never get bored with your groveling. Its a constant amusement.

At least I'm good for something.

Speaking of crazy things...after calling my insurance company to report
a chip and crack in my windshield, I filed a claim. I'll have to pay a
$100 deductible, but when I was out there today, apparently the cost of
self pay, can be nearly $700, if not more.

Well, I first went out to Safelite on Monday, March 1, and they said they would have to replace the windshield, as the crack was too large. So, they
set me up for Friday, March 5 (today).

There was only one problem...they scheduled it for MEMPHIS and NOT for LITTLE ROCK.

They did NOT discover it until today, until I had gotten there...hence,
a wasted trip. So, they have rescheduled it for next Saturday, March 13...
and as "compensation", they'll install 2 new wiper blades for no charge.

This was the third time this week that had happened...and no one knows
why their software is acting up.

With all I've spent on the vehicles in the last few weeks, it's like I
bought a new car. But, it takes 8 to 10 weeks for the State Of Arkansas
to produce a "Title" after one pays the sales tax (I had to pay $729; at
least 7%, if not more), and gets the license tags. I have to wonder if
there's only 1 person doing the work for 75 counties.

With the exchange of the 2009 Volvo 2 door hardtop convertible (due to
a parts shortage, and it had been nearly 3 weeks since I had taken it
back to the dealership (a family owned business the last 35 years, who
deals only with pre-owned vehicles), they exchanged it for a 2013 Chevy Cruze...which is much nicer, and much larger...not to mention cheaper on insurance.

Yet, with purchasing vehicles, you only have 30 days to get the car tags.
I had paid the sales tax and purchased the tags for the Volvo 2 days before
I took it in for service. The Cruze was the same price as the Volvo, but I
will still have to pay a $50 exchange fee (I'm sure the state would prefer another $729 sales tax fee).

So, I have to go back to the dealership before March 11, to get a new temporary tag. With my luck, I'd get pulled over and ticketed for driving
on expired temporary tags...I see these all the time.

Daryl

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