[AFMUG] OT: NTCA: Why have I never heard of these people before?

2021-02-27 Thread Bill Prince
I was reading my old home town news and heard about a presentation being given to a local economic group by Shirley Bloomfield, the CEO of "NTCA - The Rural Broadband Association". They say they've been around since 1969, so I assume that the T in NTCA s

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2021-02-27 Thread Mike Hammett
https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions Midwest Internet Exchange The Brothers WISP - Original Message - From: "Adam Moffett" To: "AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group" Sent: Friday, February 26, 2021 10:46:10 AM

Re: [AFMUG] OT: NTCA: Why have I never heard of these people before?

2021-02-27 Thread Eric Muehleisen
Yes. Many rural LEC’s use NTCA for retirement/savings and 401k for their employees. Basically a large advocacy organization, kinda like WISPA. On Sat, Feb 27, 2021 at 9:10 AM Bill Prince wrote: > > I was reading my old home town news and heard about a presentation being > given to a local econom

Re: [AFMUG] OT: NTCA: Why have I never heard of these people before?

2021-02-27 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
They also used to negotiate with content providers to allow members to deploy CATV. I still have an account with them but there is no money in it. From: Eric Muehleisen Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2021 8:34 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: NTCA: Why have I ne

[AFMUG] OT I am invincible

2021-02-27 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
Got my second shot yesterday. Woo Hoo! Feeling less stress going to Home Depot every time now. -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com

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2021-02-27 Thread Jaime Solorza
Cool On Sat, Feb 27, 2021, 9:05 AM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > Got my second shot yesterday. Woo Hoo! Feeling less stress going to Home > Depot every time now. > -- > AF mailing list > AF@af.afmug.com > http://af.afmug.com/mailman/listinfo/af_af.afmug.com > -- AF mailing list AF@af.afmug.com

Re: [AFMUG] OT I am invincible

2021-02-27 Thread Bill Prince
Congratulations! We are going in for #2 on Wednesday. After we got #1, we both felt massive relief. When we passed the 2 week mark (when immunity is supposed to start kicking in, we felt another little morale boost. I suspect we will be feeling a bit like you afte

Re: [AFMUG] OT I am invincible

2021-02-27 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
Nice to think that of all the things the will ultimately do us in, Covid probably is not going to be it now. From: Bill Prince Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2021 9:25 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT I am invincible Congratulations! We are going in for #2 on Wednesday. After we

Re: [AFMUG] OT: NTCA: Why have I never heard of these people before?

2021-02-27 Thread Jan-GAMs
Looks like another "self-help" group.  they help themselves to donations and call themselves a non-profit.  the one thing that would help a rural community is a WISP and they don't have that topic on their website On 2/27/21 8:04 AM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote: They also used to negotiate with c

Re: [AFMUG] OT I am invincible

2021-02-27 Thread Steve Jones
Except ol Fauci keeps saying you're not safe, you still need to wear your two masks, you're still at risk of catching it, you're still at risk of spreading it. Pretty excited about J&J, looks like their single shot will be approved forthwith. We have a syringe shortage now so that will help. Europe

Re: [AFMUG] OT: NTCA: Why have I never heard of these people before?

2021-02-27 Thread Steve Jones
The new FCC looks to be very curious about all the maps and Grant's that went out over the last decade. New FCC might actually be our friends On Sat, Feb 27, 2021, 11:07 AM Jan-GAMs wrote: > Looks like another "self-help" group. they help themselves to donations > and call themselves a non-prof

Re: [AFMUG] OT: NTCA: Why have I never heard of these people before?

2021-02-27 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
No donations, you pay a decent membership fee. They provide lobbying for ILECs as well as a nice 401K system. Valuable organization. And the majority of their members are rural telcos providing FTTH. From: Jan-GAMs Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2021 10:06 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re

Re: [AFMUG] OT: NTCA: Why have I never heard of these people before?

2021-02-27 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
https://www.ntca.org/ruraliscool/who-we-are From: Chuck McCown via AF Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2021 10:24 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Cc: ch...@go-mtc.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: NTCA: Why have I never heard of these people before? No donations, you pay a decent membership fee. They provide l

Re: [AFMUG] OT: NTCA: Why have I never heard of these people before?

2021-02-27 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
Been around since 1954 https://www.ntca.org/ruraliscool/history-rural-telecommunications From: Chuck McCown via AF Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2021 10:26 AM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Cc: ch...@go-mtc.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: NTCA: Why have I never heard of these people before?

Re: [AFMUG] OT I am invincible

2021-02-27 Thread Bill Prince
I think the whole mask thing is to prevent the weirdness that would happen when a non-masked vaccer encounters a masked non-vaccer. Until we reach a point where we think we are knocking it out, it's best for everyone to wear a mask to avoid the confusion. That is

Re: [AFMUG] OT I am invincible

2021-02-27 Thread Steve Jones
He didnt say that, he said you can still spread and can still catch. He really needs to go, I think the new admin is trying to figure out how to get him to pasture and off CNN. It's a shame watching his downfall. What is it they say, pride cometh before the fall? On Sat, Feb 27, 2021, 12:01 PM Bil

Re: [AFMUG] OT I am invincible

2021-02-27 Thread Bill Prince
he didn't say that either. The one I saw he said we didn't know yet whether you could spread it or not. Context and timing is everything. bp On 2/27/2021 10:20 AM, Steve Jones wrote: He didnt say that, he said you can still

Re: [AFMUG] OT I am invincible

2021-02-27 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
I had a mask made that says “I’m Vaccinated” on one side and has the image of a syringe on the other. From: Bill Prince Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2021 11:01 AM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT I am invincible I think the whole mask thing is to prevent the weirdness that would h

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2021-02-27 Thread Robert
Yeah, that is the only way it works with the anti-science bend currently raging as bad as the pandemic throughout the US these days.  Makes me want to move to Canada... On 2/27/21 10:01 AM, Bill Prince wrote: I think the whole mask thing is to prevent the weirdness that would happen when a n

Re: [AFMUG] OT I am invincible

2021-02-27 Thread Robert
He Didn't say what you said he said.   He said WE DON'T KNOW if you can still spread and catch.  Not enough evidence collected one way or the other.   I am no fan of Fauci, he's so tight with the drug companies I'll be they have a probe up his tushy, but let's keep our facts straight, if others

Re: [AFMUG] OT I am invincible

2021-02-27 Thread Robert
Oh wow that is too cool!  I just heard we are suppose to go 60 and above next week.   I WANT ONE!   Israel is going to a green/red app for phones for the vaccinated... On 2/27/21 11:11 AM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote: I had a mask made that says “I’m Vaccinated” on one side and has the image of

Re: [AFMUG] OT I am invincible

2021-02-27 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
It is kinda my little “I am better than you are” thingy... From: Robert Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2021 12:24 PM To: af@af.afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT I am invincible Oh wow that is too cool! I just heard we are suppose to go 60 and above next week. I WANT ONE! Israel is going to

Re: [AFMUG] OT I am invincible

2021-02-27 Thread Colin Stanners
In Canada we have our branches of the crazy anti-mask / anti-vaxxers / wannabe-Qanon as well, luckily they seem to be much smaller than your problems, and not as embedded in our politics. Chuck, now that you have the vaccine, are you feeling any new urges? https://www.advocate.com/health/2021/2/10

Re: [AFMUG] OT I am invincible

2021-02-27 Thread Chuck McCown via AF
Yep, I realized that I have been a lesbian all along... From: Colin Stanners Sent: Saturday, February 27, 2021 1:01 PM To: AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT I am invincible In Canada we have our branches of the crazy anti-mask / anti-vaxxers / wannabe-Qanon as well, luck

Re: [AFMUG] OT I am invincible

2021-02-27 Thread Bill Prince
You too? I was worried that I was turning trans. bp On 2/27/2021 12:03 PM, Chuck McCown via AF wrote: Yep, I realized that I have been a lesbian all along...  

Re: [AFMUG] OT I am invincible

2021-02-27 Thread Jaime Solorza
After four Tequila shots, I become invisible On Sat, Feb 27, 2021, 11:01 AM Bill Prince wrote: > I think the whole mask thing is to prevent the weirdness that would happen > when a non-masked vaccer encounters a masked non-vaccer. Until we reach a > point where we think we are knocking it out, i

Re: [AFMUG] OT I am invincible

2021-02-27 Thread Bill Prince
I've seen your statue. https://www.nycgovparks.org/art-and-antiquities/monuments/black-history-month/invisible-man bp On 2/27/2021 2:50 PM, Jaime Solorza wrote: After four Tequila shots, I become invisible On Sat, Feb 2

Re: [AFMUG] OT I am invincible

2021-02-27 Thread Bill Prince
Or is this you? It's so hard to tell... https://vsuete.com/invisible-man-invisible-monument/invisible-man-in-amsterdam/ bp On 2/27/2021 2:50 PM, Jaime Solorza wrote: After four Tequila shots, I become invisible On Sat,

Re: [AFMUG] OT I am invincible

2021-02-27 Thread Jaime Solorza
No espeaky inglish On Sat, Feb 27, 2021, 3:59 PM Bill Prince wrote: > I've seen your statue. > > > https://www.nycgovparks.org/art-and-antiquities/monuments/black-history-month/invisible-man > > bp > > > On 2/27/2021 2:50 PM, Jaime Solorza wrote: > > After four Tequila shots, I become invisible

Re: [AFMUG] OT I am invincible

2021-02-27 Thread Steve Jones
You're canadian? I dont know how anybody up ther catches it, I thought you were all actually just cardboard cutouts On Sat, Feb 27, 2021, 2:03 PM Colin Stanners wrote: > In Canada we have our branches of the crazy anti-mask / anti-vaxxers / > wannabe-Qanon as well, luckily they seem to be much s

Re: [AFMUG] OT I am invincible

2021-02-27 Thread Steve Jones
FDA approved J&J single dose On Sat, Feb 27, 2021, 1:12 PM Chuck McCown via AF wrote: > I had a mask made that says “I’m Vaccinated” on one side and has the image > of a syringe on the other. > > *From:* Bill Prince > *Sent:* Saturday, February 27, 2021 11:01 AM > *To:* af@af.afmug.com > *Subjec

Re: [AFMUG] OT I am invincible

2021-02-27 Thread Adam Moffett
Canada is a myth.  Just like Australia.  Any Canadians and Australians you see on TV or Internet are just paid actors to keep the illusion going. On 2/27/2021 7:07 PM, Steve Jones wrote: You're canadian? I dont know how anybody up ther catches it, I thought you were all actually just cardboard

Re: [AFMUG] OT I am invincible

2021-02-27 Thread Forrest Christian (List Account)
This is what I understand: The Pfizer and Moderna vaccines work in a way that they don't think will prevent you from getting an infection in your nose. It won't spread anywhere else. As a result, if you're exposed to covid, even after being vaccinated, they think there is likely going to be a