On Saturday 26 August 2017 15:43:40 Brian wrote: > [Lots of snipping] > > On Sat 26 Aug 2017 at 15:25:53 -0400, Gene Heskett wrote: > > On Saturday 26 August 2017 14:51:41 Brian wrote: > > > That's what you think! But while you are slumbering, she is > > > emailing friends and talking with Donald on Twitter. Never > > > underestimate a woman's ability to manipulate a communication > > > medium. > > > > Ahh, no. This one is 77 yo, dying of COPD slowly but surely. She > > also fell and broke a hip back in February, which was replaced, and > > what little moving around is usually with e walker assist, and just > > to the potty chair 10 feet from the recliner she has taken up > > residence in, and with an oxy hose hanging on her ears, probably > > sleeps 12-16 hours a day. Not at all computer litterate. Ever. > > > > A retired elementary school music teacher, she was once forced to > > use an elderly PB 286 computer with 2 floppy disks, running dos3.2, > > to do her report cards. That disaster was not, to my knowledge, > > repeated. One of the reasons she took her 34 years of credit for > > teaching and retired in the late 90's. > > > > I am doing all the housekeeping and cooking since February. And I do > > take time out for "my stuff" like these mailing lists, and > > converting elderly machine tools, mills and lathes, to 10x the > > original precision with linuxcnc, new drive screws and me making at > > least half the hardware to make the conversions. And I just wrote > > the gcodes to put a new barrel in old meat in the pot, chambered for > > 6.5 Creedmoor. The barrels in it from the early '60's up till now > > have all been for the 30-06 Ackley Improved, but its kick was > > beginning to beat the old man up. So I do this stuff to keep me out > > of the bars. Seems to be working fairly well... ;-) And I make > > some furniture from time to time. > > You and your wife have my sympathy and best wishes, My response was > intended to be light-hearted, but, sometimes, hitting the mark is > wildly off. > > Regards, > > Brian.
NP Brian, you had no first hand idea as to where I was coming from. And I wasn't looking for sympathy, just describing my situation & why I make recommendations that don't fit a busy, multiuser site at all well. I have no other users here except me. If I muck it up, I'm the scapegoat, complete with the chin whiskers. :) I have had the ultimate revenge on those who were enemies at one time, I've outlived the turkeys without doing anything to hasten their demise. ;-) Cheers, Gene Heskett -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) Genes Web page <http://geneslinuxbox.net:6309/gene>
