I'm retired! Woo Hoo

[Cindy Hamilton]

I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
nice command-line client. Reading Usenet like it's 1989.

--
Cindy Hamilton

[Sheldon Martin]

On Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:51:40 GMT, Cindy Hamilton
<hami...@devnull.com> wrote:

>I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
>nice command-line client. Reading Usenet like it's 1989.

Congratulations!

[bruce bowser]

On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 4:51:49 PM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
> nice command-line client. Reading Usenet like it's 1989.
>

> I'm retired! Woo Hoo

Great! Now are you going down to Florida like all the other retirees?

[Yasser]

Ghe? Uhm, can you go into more detail? I don't get it

[Yasser]

[jmcquown]

On 2/3/2022 4:51 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
> nice command-line client. Reading Usenet like it's 1989.
>

Congratulations on your Retirement! :)

Jill

[Ed Pawlowski]

On 2/3/2022 4:51 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
> nice command-line client. Reading Usenet like it's 1989.
>

Good for you. Welcome to the life of freedom and do what you want when
you want.

I'll hoist a glass to you with dinner tonight.

[Jeßus]

On Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:51:40 GMT, Cindy Hamilton
<hami...@devnull.com> wrote:

>I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
>nice command-line client. Reading Usenet like it's 1989.

Congratulations and enjoy your retirement. Why the Usenet change now?
Is it because you've switched operating systems (if you did)?

[Dave Smith]

On 2022-02-03 4:51 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
> nice command-line client. Reading Usenet like it's 1989.
>

Congratulations. Remember to get out before 11 am each day and if you
find yourself watching Jerry Springer or Dr. Phil you have to go out and
get another job.

[Janet]

In article <M7YKJ.1233$0vE9...@fx17.iad>, hami...@devnull.com says...

>
> I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
> nice command-line client. Reading Usenet like it's 1989.

Congratulations on retirement

Janet UK

[jmcquown]

I'm sure she'll answer you but the fact is Google worked just fine when
she was posting from the office. She's often said when she retired
she'd get a real" news server and news client. IIRC she's always
preferred Linux. :)

Jill

[Virgil]

On Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:51:40 GMT, Cindy Hamilton
<hami...@devnull.com> wrote:

>I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
>nice command-line client. Reading Usenet like it's 1989.

Congratulations. Try not to drive your husband nuts or vice versa.

[Virgil]

Careful. Some people instantly develop a drinking problem upon
retirement.

[Virgil]

Let me guess. She was always such a hard worker that she didn't have
time to set up a real news reader.

[Virgil]

There's always snow to be shoveled.

[Jeßus]

On Thu, 3 Feb 2022 17:31:23 -0500, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net>
wrote:

That's fair enough. I like Linux, but for years now just go for the
'easy' route of using Windows. If/when it doesn't do what I want, or
get some free time (haha) I'd probably set up a Linux machine again.

[Virgil]

We Dutch have a saying about froggers like yoos, which is KILL YOURSELF
you loser. no friends no real job no money no sex and no hope for the
future. Loser. Ghe Ghe Ghe.

[Virgil]

[Virgil]

[Virgil]

[Virgil]

[Virgil]

[Virgil]

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
> nice command-line client. Reading Usenet like it's 1989.
>

[US Janet]

On Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:51:40 GMT, Cindy Hamilton
<hami...@devnull.com> wrote:

>I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
>nice command-line client. Reading Usenet like it's 1989.

Congratulations on your retirement. Have fun.
Janet US

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!

I heartily recommend retirement!!!

[Lucretia Borgia]

On Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:51:40 GMT, Cindy Hamilton
<hami...@devnull.com> wrote:

>I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
>nice command-line client. Reading Usenet like it's 1989.

Congrats, retirement is great, especially if you get snow where you
live - the first snowy Monday morning that you do not have to go out
to work, pure bliss :)

[Catullus]

[Catullus]

[Catullus]

[songbird]

Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
> nice command-line client. Reading Usenet like it's 1989.

haha! it's as it should be.


songbird

[Thomas]

Congrats. 10 to go for me but they do go quick.
Daughter gets married next Friday. How time flies.

[Sheldon Martin]

On Thu, 3 Feb 2022 16:58:13 -0800 (PST), Thomas <cano...@gmail.com>
wrote:

Don't wish your life away...

[Thomas]

I didn't see a wish in there but I do still wish for a good looking lid, lol.

Btw, I do have grandkids, more than one one daughter too. Love them all.
What did you interpret as a wish?

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 6:58:19 PM UTC-6, Thomas wrote:
>
> Daughter gets married next Friday. How time flies.
>

Are you going to have to get all gussied up for this event? Is it
going to be a big to-do??

[Graham]

On 2022-02-03 2:51 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
> nice command-line client. Reading Usenet like it's 1989.
>

Congratulations!! Unless you really hated your job, it will take some
time to adjust.

[S Viemeister]

[Homer]

Uhm Yes. Ghe Ghe Ghe :)))))))))))

[Homer]

[GM]

Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
> nice command-line client. Reading Usenet like it's 1989.

Cheers to you, well earned...!!!

Now, you can devote your time to "curating" this cwazy group - we'll even
have a Patreon for you to get some recompense as a gesture of our
most sincere appreciation - DEAL...!!!???

;-D

--
GM

[Homer]

On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 3:54:42 PM UTC-6, bruce bowser wrote:

> On Thursday, February 3, 2022 at 4:51:49 PM UTC-5, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
> > nice command-line client. Reading Usenet like it's 1989.
> >

> > I'm retired! Woo Hoo
>
> Great! Now are you going down to Florida like all the other retirees?



Why do you care? Why are you so interested? I can only think of one
reason: You don't have a life of your own, so you leech of John's
life. I didn't know Assman Hank was the same.

[itsjoan...@webtv.net]

On 2/3/2022 5:31 PM, jmcquown wrote:

> On 2/3/2022 5:19 PM, Je�us wrote:
>> On Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:51:40 GMT, Cindy Hamilton

>> <hami...@devnull.com> wrote:
>>
>>> I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
>>> nice command-line client.  Reading Usenet like it's 1989.
>>

>> Congratulations and enjoy your retirement. Why the Usenet change now?
>> Is it because you've switched operating systems (if you did)?
>
> I'm sure she'll answer you
>

But you'll answer for her anyway, attention whore.

>
> but the fact is Google worked just fine when

> she was posting from the office when she was
> supposed to be working.
>
> Jill
>
Fixed it for you, Jilldoe.

[Sqwertz]

On Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:51:40 GMT, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
> nice command-line client. Reading Usenet like it's 1989.

At least upgrade to TIN, sheesh. It's Not exactly Tahiti, but it's
at least Myrtle Beach. And not Cheyboygan.

What'd you spend on the news server, $2.50 - Livin it up, eh?

ObFood: Fudge and a 1.8mg snort of Victoza.

-sw

[Cindy Hamilton]

On 2022-02-04, Sqwertz <sqwe...@gmail.invalid> wrote:
> On Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:51:40 GMT, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
>> I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
>> nice command-line client. Reading Usenet like it's 1989.
>
> At least upgrade to TIN, sheesh. It's Not exactly Tahiti, but it's
> at least Myrtle Beach. And not Cheyboygan.

I'm using slrn, so not exactly like it's 1989. More like 1994.

> What'd you spend on the news server, $2.50 - Livin it up, eh?

Nuthin'. This is Linux; we don't expect to pay money for software.

--
Cindy Hamilton

[Cindy Hamilton]

It's nice to have a killfile. Everyone should get one.

--
Cindy Hamilton

[Cindy Hamilton]

It _is_ a little weird. But I've been working from home so much
it hasn't really sunk in.

Job satisfaction has been dwindling for a few years, so it's
a welcome change.

--
Cindy Hamilton

[Cindy Hamilton]

Good one. I've pushed the damned snowblower up and down the
driveway twice already, and probably will go for the hat trick
today. It feels a lot like work.

--
Cindy Hamilton

[Cindy Hamilton]

On 2022-02-03, Jeßus <j...@j.net> wrote:
> On Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:51:40 GMT, Cindy Hamilton
><hami...@devnull.com> wrote:
>
>>I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
>>nice command-line client. Reading Usenet like it's 1989.
>

> Congratulations and enjoy your retirement. Why the Usenet change now?
> Is it because you've switched operating systems (if you did)?

No, I've been using Google Groups on Linux for quite a while. I
adopted a real newsreader so I can killfile people and enjoy Usenet
just that much more, without having to wade through endless junk.
Google Groups really does suck dead donkey dongs. I wasn't strongly
motivated to put in the work to set it up, since I was spending
8 hours a day at the keyboard anyway.

--
Cindy Hamilton

[Gary]

On 2/3/2022 4:51 PM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
> nice command-line client. Reading Usenet like it's 1989.
>

Woo-hoo! Congrats on the retirement, Cindy. YOu're gonna love it!
At least, you won't have to drive in the snow if you don't want to.

[Gary]

On 2/3/2022 5:25 PM, Dave Smith wrote:

> On 2022-02-03 4:51 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>> I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
>> nice command-line client.  Reading Usenet like it's 1989.
>>
>

> Congratulations. Remember to get out before 11 am each day and if you
> find yourself watching Jerry Springer or Dr. Phil you have to go out and
> get another job.
>

I found that retirement can be quite a shock at first. All of the
sudden, so much free time.

I've gained weight since just not being as active. Not a good thing.

I still work part time (on an as they need me basis) but it's computer
work sitting in a chair at home, not out each day climbing ladders, or
just on your feet all day thing.

[Gary]

On 2/3/2022 5:35 PM, Virgil wrote:
> On Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:51:40 GMT, Cindy Hamilton

> <hami...@devnull.com> wrote:
>
>> I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
>> nice command-line client. Reading Usenet like it's 1989.
>

> Congratulations. Try not to drive your husband nuts or vice versa.

lol Yeah that can be a problem with retired ppl sometimes.
One of my old friends retired and his wife begged the boss to get him to
go back to work. lol. He was driving her nuts being there *ALL THE TIME*.

[Gary]

On 2/3/2022 5:38 PM, Je�us wrote:
> On Thu, 3 Feb 2022 17:31:23 -0500, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net>
> wrote:

>
>> On 2/3/2022 5:19 PM, Je?us wrote:
>>> On Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:51:40 GMT, Cindy Hamilton
>>> <hami...@devnull.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
>>>> nice command-line client. Reading Usenet like it's 1989.
>>>

>>> Congratulations and enjoy your retirement. Why the Usenet change now?
>>> Is it because you've switched operating systems (if you did)?
>>

>> I'm sure she'll answer you but the fact is Google worked just fine when
>> she was posting from the office. She's often said when she retired
>> she'd get a real" news server and news client. IIRC she's always
>> preferred Linux. :)
>
> That's fair enough. I like Linux, but for years now just go for the
> 'easy' route of using Windows. If/when it doesn't do what I want, or
> get some free time (haha) I'd probably set up a Linux machine again.

I've known a few people that switched to linux just because they
resented Bill Gates and Windows. They all switched back to Windows after
a bit though. lol

And then there is Apple.

[Sheldon Martin]

A retired painter can always keep busy doing Mani-Pedis.

[Cindy Hamilton]

On 2022-02-04, Gary <g.ma...@att.net> wrote:

> I've known a few people that switched to linux just because they
> resented Bill Gates and Windows. They all switched back to Windows after
> a bit though. lol

I've been using various Unixes for decades. I like it quite a bit.

Next up: configuring my PC as a samba server so my husband and I
can share files more conveniently.

> And then there is Apple.

Toy computers. Good enough for phones and tablets.

--
Cindy Hamilton

[Cindy Hamilton]

On 2022-02-04, Gary <g.ma...@att.net> wrote:

> On 2/3/2022 5:25 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> On 2022-02-03 4:51 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
>>> nice command-line client.  Reading Usenet like it's 1989.
>>>
>>
>> Congratulations. Remember to get out before 11 am each day and if you
>> find yourself watching Jerry Springer or Dr. Phil you have to go out and
>> get another job.
>>
>
> I found that retirement can be quite a shock at first. All of the
> sudden, so much free time.
>
> I've gained weight since just not being as active. Not a good thing.

I'm a lot more active (although it's early days yet). Of course,
most of that activity has been snowblowing. Come to think of it,
I would have that same activity whether or not I was working.

I have a cunning plan to use the basement stairs for exercise
during bad weather. We'll see how that goes.

--
Cindy Hamilton

[Gary]

Have you even seen the movie, "Click" starring Adam Sandler?
It was just about that subject and I enjoyed it.

[jmcquown]

At least you don't have to use a snow *shovel*. :)

Jill

[songbird]

Gary wrote:
...

> I've known a few people that switched to linux just because they
> resented Bill Gates and Windows. They all switched back to Windows after
> a bit though. lol

if you can run a Windows desktop and that is the level of
your interaction there are plenty of Linux desktops that will
do that.

underneath things are different and it does take time to
figure some things out, but like any other bit of learning
eventually it will stick if you use it enough.

of course there are some vendors of devices that don't
make Linux drivers. that's ok with me. i don't usually
need to buy such customized hardware.


songbird

[jmcquown]

When I lived in Memphis I worked with Unix. The claims software we
wrote/supported had a GUI interface so the end-users had no idea it
wasn't actually running on Windows. Their desktop machines were Windows
PC's but most of them didn't know the underlying operating system for
the claims software was Unix.

Jill

[Dave Smith]

I used to love my job but things were changing. The government was
cutting back and contracting out. I didn't think that we would ever be
privatized, but there was the possibility that we would be taken over by
another agency. We used to have regular "changes and transition"
sessions where they would prepare us for the major lay-offs. I was
working with the sword of Damocles over my head. They offered senior
staff an early retirement with pull pension and benefits allowing me to
go 5 years early. I jumped on it and never looked back.

[Dave Smith]

I did the snowblower thing yesterday because I had an appointment in
the city for 3 pm. BY the time I got home there were a couple more
inches of snow on the ground. It continued to snow until almost
midnight. I have nothing urgent to do today so I will get out there some
time to do it all again.

[Dave Smith]

I was told a good line at a retirement seminar. "I married you for
better or for worse, but not for lunch".

[Cindy Hamilton]

Not for the bulk of the snow removal. But there are a few
areas where the snowblower doesn't work. Those are always
done last, and it feels like the Labors of Hercules to do
that last little bit.

In the 1990s, there was a superhero cartoon. In one episode
there was a villain convention. One middle-aged female villain
had a product called "Can o' Man". Looked like a can of hairspray.
Spray it and out popped a burly golem that would do any work she
wanted. *sigh*

--
Cindy Hamilton

[Mike Duffy]

On Fri, 04 Feb 2022 12:41:32 +0000, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> Next up: configuring my PC as a samba server so my husband and I can
> share files more conveniently.

I can save you some time if he's still using Windows 3.11 / 95 / 98.

[Janet]

In article <uc9LJ.2423$3AH9...@fx15.iad>, hami...@devnull.com says...

> I have a cunning plan to use the basement stairs for exercise
> during bad weather. We'll see how that goes.
>

Go for it.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-53149050

"A 90-year-old woman has completed a two-month-long fundraising
challenge.

Margaret Payne has climbed the equivalent of Highland mountain Suilven -
731m (2,398ft) - with trips upstairs at her Sutherland home.

Her challenge started on 12 April and took almost 300 trips to complete.
She has raised more than £347,000 for the NHS, Highland Hospice and
RNLI.

Mrs Payne, from Ardvar, first climbed Suilven, in the west of Sutherland
when she was aged 15 in 1944."

Janet UK

[Cindy Hamilton]

Good one. He's not the type to hang on to old tech. He's
running Windows 10 Professional.

--
Cindy Hamilton

[Mike Duffy]

My wife (not a techie) managed to set herself up (Win 10) to print to the
Brother MFC-240C of my Linux system without me doing anything special to
share it for her. I don't know if she did it before or after I tried to
share the printer to my emulated Win 3.11 system. (Print sharing is not
working, but bi-directional Samba - Win 3.11 file-sharing ok.)

I suppose it's time for an experiment to see it it's my Samba server
sharing it, or if Win 10 has access to default Unix-style printer sharing.

[Lucretia Borgia]

On Fri, 04 Feb 2022 14:01:40 GMT, Cindy Hamilton

<hami...@devnull.com> wrote:

>On 2022-02-04, jmcquown <j_mc...@comcast.net> wrote:
>> On 2/4/2022 4:47 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>> On 2022-02-03, Lucretia Borgia <lucreti...@fl.it> wrote:
>>>> On Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:51:40 GMT, Cindy Hamilton
>>>> <hami...@devnull.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
>>>>> nice command-line client. Reading Usenet like it's 1989.
>>>>
>>>> Congrats, retirement is great, especially if you get snow where you
>>>> live - the first snowy Monday morning that you do not have to go out
>>>> to work, pure bliss :)
>>>
>>> Good one. I've pushed the damned snowblower up and down the
>>> driveway twice already, and probably will go for the hat trick
>>> today. It feels a lot like work.
>>>
>> At least you don't have to use a snow *shovel*. :)
>
>Not for the bulk of the snow removal. But there are a few
>areas where the snowblower doesn't work. Those are always
>done last, and it feels like the Labors of Hercules to do
>that last little bit.
>
>In the 1990s, there was a superhero cartoon. In one episode
>there was a villain convention. One middle-aged female villain
>had a product called "Can o' Man". Looked like a can of hairspray.
>Spray it and out popped a burly golem that would do any work she
>wanted. *sigh*

When we had a snowstorm hurricane, White Juan it was called, that's
when I phoned my friend, a real estate agent and said 'put the house
on the market' - he said 'you and about ten others!!'

I went out every few hours and did a bit more, not necessary to get up
to the road that quickly as it was 6 days before the plough got down
our little road. When it did come, it got stuck, while he waited for
help, I asked him in for a coffee, he was very grateful, especially
when I asked him if he'd like it heated up with some rum :)

Even now, in my condo, when I hear them out clearing the snow, I love
it! Not work I ever want to do again.

[bruce bowser]

On Friday, February 4, 2022 at 6:21:01 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> On 2/3/2022 5:25 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > On 2022-02-03 4:51 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >> I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
> >> nice command-line client. Reading Usenet like it's 1989.
> >
> > Congratulations. Remember to get out before 11 am each day and if you
> > find yourself watching Jerry Springer or Dr. Phil you have to go out and
> > get another job.
> >
> I found that retirement can be quite a shock at first. All of the
> sudden, so much free time.
>
> I've gained weight since just not being as active.

Those big mac specials are wonderful, but you have to exercise and have diet drinks regularly.

[Homer]

Yes, it's a big change.

[Desmond]

On Fri, 4 Feb 2022 15:22:18 -0000 (UTC), Mike Duffy <mxd...@bell.net>

Don't forget to let us know!

[Desmond]

I never have diet drinks. I don't think I've ever had one. Is that a
problem?

[Desmond]

On Fri, 4 Feb 2022 06:40:58 -0500, Gary <g.ma...@att.net> wrote:

I'd use Linux if it wasn't for work.

[Desmond]

We Dutch have a saying about froggers like yoos, which is KILL YOURSELF
you loser. no friends no real job no money no sex and no hope for the
future. Loser. Ghe Ghe Ghe.

[Desmond]

[Desmond]

[songbird]

bruce bowser wrote:
...

> Those big mac specials are wonderful, but you have to exercise and have diet drinks regularly.

you can't out-exercise a crappy diet.


songbird

[songbird]

jmcquown wrote:
...

> At least you don't have to use a snow *shovel*. :)

i much prefer that. as long as i'm healthy enough i'll keep
shovelling it. my back needs the exercise and i like it plus
the fresh air and having an excuse to go outside and do
something useful.


songbird

[Ritchie]

On Fri, 4 Feb 2022 14:00:27 -0500, songbird <song...@anthive.com>
wrote:

Especially not with diet drinks.

[Cindy Hamilton]

Maybe. For sure you can't out-exercise crappy genes. My buddy
at work (heh) is on his second stent. His wife is an M.D. (family
practice, IIRC) and she makes sure he eats right and exercises. I
think he said his grandfather was dead of a heart attack in his 40s.


--
Cindy Hamilton

[Cindy Hamilton]

On 2022-02-04, songbird <song...@anthive.com> wrote:

I use both a snowblower and a shovel. I just came in from about
a hour of snowblowing. Moving the county's slush out of my
driveway was particularly taxing. I'm knackered. I'll shovel
the rest (porch, patio, etc.) tomorrow.

--
Cindy Hamilton

[Michael Trew]

On 2/3/2022 16:51, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
> nice command-line client. Reading Usenet like it's 1989.

Congratulations!

Do you miss typing "Cindy Hamilton" after each post? hehe

I'm not sure that I'm ready to go Linux, but I'm undecided. I'm
probably going to find another news client here at some point, and maybe
even pay for a block type news account instead of free ES. Spending
those $5 might be me moving up in the world ;)

[Dave Smith]

I was out with the snow blower this morning. My son had an appointment
in town and stopped by on the way and shovelled the steps and around the
cars while I did the driveway with the blower. Between 20" last week
and another 6-8 inches today, there are some serious piles and windrows
around. One of the big concerns on city side streets is that there is
nowhere to put the snow.

For the next week we are looking at a degree or two above or below
freezing for day time highs. That means a cycle of freezing and thawing
that is going to result in a lot of very hard, slick ice everywhere...
and blocked drains.

[Ritchie]

Uhm Yes. Ghe Ghe Ghe :)))))))))))

[Sheldon Martin]

On Fri, 04 Feb 2022 19:45:36 GMT, Cindy Hamilton
<hami...@devnull.com> wrote:

>On 2022-02-04, songbird <song...@anthive.com> wrote:
>> jmcquown wrote:
>> ...
>>> At least you don't have to use a snow *shovel*. :)
>>
>> i much prefer that. as long as i'm healthy enough i'll keep
>> shovelling it. my back needs the exercise and i like it plus
>> the fresh air and having an excuse to go outside and do
>> something useful.
>>
>> songbird

There's nothing useful about shoveling snow... shoveling snow is less
useful than shoveling shit uphill, snow will eventually evaporate and
come right back again, you've accomplished nothing.
Shoveling dirt for a vegetable garden is what's useful.

>I use both a snowblower and a shovel. I just came in from about
>a hour of snowblowing. Moving the county's slush out of my
>driveway was particularly taxing. I'm knackered. I'll shovel
>the rest (porch, patio, etc.) tomorrow.

You really need a snowplow. If you can afford a snow blower you can
more easily afford a snow plow... attach a plow to your riding
lawnmower. Snow blowers are as if not more dangerous than chain saws.

[Jeßus]

On Fri, 4 Feb 2022 14:00:27 -0500, songbird <song...@anthive.com>
wrote:

Well, you can actually. Plenty of famous athletes who ate nothing but
crap.

[Anton]

[Jeßus]

On Fri, 04 Feb 2022 09:50:28 GMT, Cindy Hamilton
<hami...@devnull.com> wrote:

>On 2022-02-03, Jeßus <j...@j.net> wrote:

>> On Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:51:40 GMT, Cindy Hamilton
>><hami...@devnull.com> wrote:
>>
>>>I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
>>>nice command-line client. Reading Usenet like it's 1989.
>>

>> Congratulations and enjoy your retirement. Why the Usenet change now?
>> Is it because you've switched operating systems (if you did)?
>
>No, I've been using Google Groups on Linux for quite a while. I
>adopted a real newsreader so I can killfile people and enjoy Usenet
>just that much more, without having to wade through endless junk.
>Google Groups really does suck dead donkey dongs.

It sure does, I don't know how you endured it for so long.

> I wasn't strongly
>motivated to put in the work to set it up, since I was spending
>8 hours a day at the keyboard anyway.


Fair enough.

[Dave Smith]

On 2022-02-04 5:15 p.m., Sheldon Martin wrote:
> On Fri, 04 Feb 2022 19:45:36 GMT, Cindy Hamilton

>> I use both a snowblower and a shovel. I just came in from about
>> a hour of snowblowing. Moving the county's slush out of my
>> driveway was particularly taxing. I'm knackered. I'll shovel
>> the rest (porch, patio, etc.) tomorrow.
>
> You really need a snowplow. If you can afford a snow blower you can
> more easily afford a snow plow... attach a plow to your riding
> lawnmower. Snow blowers are as if not more dangerous than chain saws.

I have seen some dangerous things done with snow blowers. When I was out
today I saw a guy with a snow blower blowing it at a young kid about 15
feet away. Bloody stupid thing to do. You don't know what is going to
come flying out of those things. or get hit by the auger and flying more
of less straight ahead.

I was officially qualified to operate a snow blower. The blower was
mounted in a diesel powered front end loader. The blower itself was
powered powered by a 589 cubic inch IH truck engine. The chute was
controlled by electric over hydraulic and could rotate 360 degrees and
the aimed up or down, all done from within a heated cab. No one was to
be anywhere in 1front of that blower when it was running. Someone could
go ahead and check for hazards, but not when it was running.

[Oscar]

"To put in the work to set it up?" You must be a John Kuthe type of
computer expert.

[Oscar]

[Hank Rogers]

Wow! I bet that is almost as good as Popeye's equipment.

[Cindy Hamilton]

I'll take it under advisement.

--
Cindy Hamilton

[Sqwertz]

On Fri, 04 Feb 2022 09:42:39 GMT, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> On 2022-02-04, Sqwertz <sqwe...@gmail.invalid> wrote:

>> On Thu, 03 Feb 2022 21:51:40 GMT, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>>
>>> I'm now retired, and have gotten a real news server and a very
>>> nice command-line client. Reading Usenet like it's 1989.
>>

>> At least upgrade to TIN, sheesh. It's Not exactly Tahiti, but it's
>> at least Myrtle Beach. And not Cheyboygan.
>
> I'm using slrn, so not exactly like it's 1989. More like 1994.

Last release of TIN was 39 days ago. Last release of slrn was *5.5
years* ago. Hmmm...

>> What'd you spend on the news server, $2.50 - Livin it up, eh?
>
> Nuthin'. This is Linux; we don't expect to pay money for software.

Bzzzzt! Get of that Linix high-horse. I didn't ask you how much
you paid for slrn. We'll assume brain fart and give you another
chance to answer.

-sw

[Sqwertz]

On Fri, 04 Feb 2022 09:42:39 GMT, Cindy Hamilton wrote:

> On 2022-02-04, Sqwertz <sqwe...@gmail.invalid> wrote:
>
>> What'd you spend on the news server, $2.50 - Livin it up, eh?
>
> Nuthin'. This is Linux; we don't expect to pay money for software.

Bzzzzzt! Wrong Answer, John Kuthe! We'll assume brain fart and
give you another chance... also include your editor.

-sw

[Bryan Simmons]

On Friday, February 4, 2022 at 5:15:20 PM UTC-6, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> I was officially qualified to operate a snow blower.
>

In other words, you were good to blow.

--Bryan

[%]

On 2/4/2022 6:15 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> I was officially qualified to operate a snow blower.
>

How nice for you, blowhard.

[Gary]

Bored much?

[Gary]

Two Big Macs every 4-6 weeks is not indicative of a crappy diet.

[Gary]

Diet drinks won't affect your weight but they are bad for your teeth. No
sugar but still acidic. I don't drink them any more.

[Gary]

Other than long term retention of old posts, do you have a problem with
the free ES?