On 4/16/2021 7:31 AM, Gary wrote:

>
> The unlimited talk is all my mother's fault. She doesn't like email.
> Likes to talk each week for a couple of hours so I do that for her.
>

Good for her. Email is fine for some stuff but nothing replaces real
conversation. I have three friends I talk to weekly, often for a long
time. Not as good as face to face but much better than a computer.

My Saturday morning call is to Sue. We worked together and had lunch
together for 25 years and still have a lot to talk about. Could be 2
hours, sometimes more.

On Friday, April 16, 2021 at 6:32:04 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> On 4/15/2021 11:59 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> > On Thu, 15 Apr 2021 08:00:26 -0400, Gary wrote:
> >
> >> I've never been without a vehicle to drive but, since the weather is
> >> getting nicer, I'm going to try using a bicycle and occasional taxi or
> >> Uber to see how that works out for me.
> >
> > So you're finally using a smartphone?
> Not yet. I've been stalling forever but I do need to find a good deal
> for one now. (no Uber or Lyft without one). They sound cheaper than a taxi.
>
> Maybe one of those QVC deals...phone and 1000 minutes for about $100.
> I'd still have to keep my landline with that though. (now $45 per month).
>
> What I'd like to find is a decent smartphone with:
> - unlimited talk (or at least 600-700 minutes per month)
> - not interested in text although that might be important too
> - a little bit of data time (using apps)
>
> The unlimited talk is all my mother's fault. She doesn't like email.
> Likes to talk each week for a couple of hours so I do that for her.


Check out Tracfone, have used them for ten years now and very satisfied. I've no plan, just buy what I need as I go along...also data/talk minutes/texts never expire...I got a nice LG smartphone for forty bux, it fills the bill...

https://www.tracfone.com

--
Best
Greg

On Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 6:00:07 PM UTC-5, Hank Rogers wrote:
> Dr. Bruce wrote:
> > Bryan Simmons wrote:
> >
> >> On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 7:17:03 PM UTC-5, Taxed and Spent
> >> wrote:
> >>> On 4/14/2021 2:07 PM, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> >>>> Bryan Simmons wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 3:37:44 PM UTC-5, Dr. Bruce
> >>> wrote: >>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> On 4/14/2021 3:55 PM, GM wrote:
> >>>>>>>> On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 2:37:41 PM UTC-5, Ed
> >>> Pawlowski >>>>> wrote:
> >>>>>>>>> On 4/14/2021 3:26 PM, bruce bowser wrote:
> >>>>>>>>>> I've noticed that fewer bosses smoke in the building and
> >>>>>>>>>> stash liquor in the bottom desk drawer. I guess its because
> >>>>>>>>>> its not politically correct. Its still a shame.
> >>>>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>> Many places would fire you for any alcohol. I always had
> >>> wine >>>>>> in the fridge at work. Nothing fancy, just a box of red
> >>> and >>>>>> one of white.
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Work culture - white collar at least - has really changed. I
> >>>>>>>> watch a lot of older movies, office/work drinking was often
> >>>>>>>> featured, as a butt of comedy, e.g. Pillow Talk, Will Success
> >>>>>>>> Spoil Rock Hunter? ...or as tragedy, e.g. The Days of Wine
> >>> and >>>>> Roses, The Apartment...
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>> Lotsa ads in old issues of The New Yorker and the NY Times
> >>> for >>>>> those "portable" bars that executives apparently touted
> >>> around >>>>> on their travels, places like Hammacher Schlemer,
> >>> Abercrombie & >>>>> Fitch had some very snazzy offerings...
> >>>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Where my father worked in the late 1950s the two owners had
> >>>>>>> offices side by side, but another room in between. It had a
> >>> well >>>> stocked wet bar for when they had visitors.
> >>>>>> Is a wet bar with alcohol and a dry bar with coca cola and
> >>> orange >>> juice?
> >>>>>>
> >>>>> That is correct.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks.
> >>>>
> >>> Of course that is not correct. A wet bar has running water. DUH.
> >>>
> >> A stupid question deserved a stupid answer.
> >>
> >> --Bryan
> >
> > Considering the US' anally retentive puritanism, where cider contains
> > no alcohol etc, "wet bar" could mean anything as far as I'm concerned.
> >
> A wet bar is a fixture where a pedophile nurse washes the semen off
> the basket bear.
>
NO! Not the basketbear. Think of the cubs.

--Bryan

On Friday, April 16, 2021 at 7:32:04 AM UTC-4, Gary wrote:
> On 4/15/2021 11:59 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> > On Thu, 15 Apr 2021 08:00:26 -0400, Gary wrote:
> >
> >> I've never been without a vehicle to drive but, since the weather is
> >> getting nicer, I'm going to try using a bicycle and occasional taxi or
> >> Uber to see how that works out for me.
> >
> > So you're finally using a smartphone?
> Not yet. I've been stalling forever but I do need to find a good deal
> for one now. (no Uber or Lyft without one). They sound cheaper than a taxi.
>
> Maybe one of those QVC deals...phone and 1000 minutes for about $100.
> I'd still have to keep my landline with that though. (now $45 per month).
>
> What I'd like to find is a decent smartphone with:
> - unlimited talk (or at least 600-700 minutes per month)
> - not interested in text although that might be important too
> - a little bit of data time (using apps)
>
> The unlimited talk is all my mother's fault. She doesn't like email.
> Likes to talk each week for a couple of hours so I do that for her.

Deals are steals. I guess that's why they're so tough to find.

On Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:15:21 -0700 (PDT), GM wrote:

> On Friday, April 16, 2021 at 6:32:04 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
>> On 4/15/2021 11:59 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Thu, 15 Apr 2021 08:00:26 -0400, Gary wrote:
>>>
>>>> I've never been without a vehicle to drive but, since the weather is
>>>> getting nicer, I'm going to try using a bicycle and occasional taxi or
>>>> Uber to see how that works out for me.
>>>
>>> So you're finally using a smartphone?
>> Not yet. I've been stalling forever but I do need to find a good deal
>> for one now. (no Uber or Lyft without one). They sound cheaper than a taxi.
>>
>> Maybe one of those QVC deals...phone and 1000 minutes for about $100.
>> I'd still have to keep my landline with that though. (now $45 per month).
>>
>> What I'd like to find is a decent smartphone with:
>> - unlimited talk (or at least 600-700 minutes per month)
>> - not interested in text although that might be important too
>> - a little bit of data time (using apps)
>>
>> The unlimited talk is all my mother's fault. She doesn't like email.
>> Likes to talk each week for a couple of hours so I do that for her.
>
> Check out Tracfone, have used them for ten years now and very satisfied. I've no plan, just buy what I need as I go along...also data/talk minutes/texts never expire...I got a nice LG smartphone for forty bux, it fills the bill...
>
> https://www.tracfone.com

I get the LG Rebel 4's for $10/ea. They say refurbished, but they're
always brand new.

-sw

On 2021-04-16 10:01 a.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 4/16/2021 7:31 AM, Gary wrote:
>
>>
>> The unlimited talk is all my mother's fault. She doesn't like email.
>> Likes to talk each week for a couple of hours so I do that for her.
>>
>
> Good for her.* Email is fine for some stuff but nothing replaces real
> conversation.* I have three friends I talk to weekly, often for a long
> time.* Not as good as face to face but much better than a computer.
>
> My Saturday morning call is to Sue. We worked together and had lunch
> together for 25 years and still have a lot to talk about.* Could be 2
> hours, sometimes more.



Some people love to talk on the phone. My mother did and my son seems to
have inherited that trait from her. I am more like my father. He used
the phone to communicate messages, not for conversations.

My son has bad cell phone reception by his house, only a block from the
lake. He gets much better reception in his car. He often calls me on his
way to work and he can chat the whole way there.

A few years ago I reconnected with an old friend and we became quite
close. He calls almost every day, sometimes two or three times. I also
have a nephew who calls every week or two and talks for an hour or more.
It's nice to hear from them but I am just not used to that.


I will check my cell phone if it rings while I am out. I may or may not
answer, depending on what I am doing. I have to wonder about people I
see walking around in town or in malls with a phone glued to their ear.

On 2021-04-16 10:52 a.m., Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:15:21 -0700 (PDT), GM wrote:

>
> I get the LG Rebel 4's for $10/ea. They say refurbished, but they're
> always brand new.
>
>

Sometimes people buy things and don't like them for one reason or
another and they end up being sold as refurbished. I have bought a
couple of refurbished items online over the last few months. One of them
is this desk top I am using. It was less than half price and it is
working great. I have no issues at all with it. I also bought a
Cuisinart Stand mixer. They sell for close to $400-500 around her but I
got it for $229.

Dr. Bruce wrote:
> Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
>> On Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 11:41:49 PM UTC-4, Sqwertz wrote:
>>>
>>> But many "vape" probably.
>>
>> Could be. I generally don't discuss those sorts of things.
>>
>> "Many" at a company that employs 35 people isn't really a concept.
>> Given that educational attainment tracks with vaping, we might
>> not be a representative sample, since we only have perhaps five
>> employees without at least a bachelor's degree.
>
> If vaping had been around when I quit smoking (2005), I'd now have been
> a vaper most likely. That would have sucked in more than one way.
>

But you're still inhaling butt vapor.

On Friday, April 16, 2021 at 11:18:13 AM UTC-5, Hank Rogers wrote:
> Dr. Bruce wrote:
> > Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> >
> >> On Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 11:41:49 PM UTC-4, Sqwertz wrote:
> >>>
> >>> But many "vape" probably.
> >>
> >> Could be. I generally don't discuss those sorts of things.
> >>
> >> "Many" at a company that employs 35 people isn't really a concept.
> >> Given that educational attainment tracks with vaping, we might
> >> not be a representative sample, since we only have perhaps five
> >> employees without at least a bachelor's degree.
> >
> > If vaping had been around when I quit smoking (2005), I'd now have been
> > a vaper most likely. That would have sucked in more than one way.
> >
> But you're still inhaling butt vapor.


And "suck(ed)" is the OPERATIVE word in her case...!!!

:-D

--
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Greg

On Friday, April 16, 2021 at 6:00:34 AM UTC-4, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> On Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 11:41:49 PM UTC-4, Sqwertz wrote:
> > On Wed, 14 Apr 2021 12:43:45 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 3:37:41 PM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > >> On 4/14/2021 3:26 PM, bruce bowser wrote:
> > >>> I've noticed that fewer bosses smoke in the building and stash liquor in the bottom desk drawer. I guess its because its not politically correct. Its still a shame.
> > >>>
> > >> Many places would fire you for any alcohol. I always had wine in the
> > >> fridge at work. Nothing fancy, just a box of red and one of white.
> > >
> > > A couple times a year (pre-pandemic) the CEO would buy a case of beer and
> > > treat us to one or two brewskis on a Friday afternoon.
> >
> > The Santa Cruz Operation 1995-2000: About 350 Employees in Santa
> > Cruz. Last Friday of every month we had a full keg (usually Anchor
> > Steam) and assorted bottled beers and wine in one of the various 4
> > buildings or courtyards on Encinal or Pioneer streets.
> >
> > > Smokers are pariahs. I think we've only got one left at the company. The
> > > others have retired and none of the young people smoke.
> >
> > But many "vape" probably.
> Could be. I generally don't discuss those sorts of things.
>
> "Many" at a company that employs 35 people isn't really a concept.
> Given that educational attainment tracks with vaping, we might
> not be a representative sample, since we only have perhaps five
> employees without at least a bachelor's degree.

By that you must mean the owner's kids?

On Friday, April 16, 2021 at 2:51:03 PM UTC-4, bruce bowser wrote:
> On Friday, April 16, 2021 at 6:00:34 AM UTC-4, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > On Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 11:41:49 PM UTC-4, Sqwertz wrote:
> > > On Wed, 14 Apr 2021 12:43:45 -0700 (PDT), Cindy Hamilton wrote:
> > > > On Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at 3:37:41 PM UTC-4, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > > >> On 4/14/2021 3:26 PM, bruce bowser wrote:
> > > >>> I've noticed that fewer bosses smoke in the building and stash liquor in the bottom desk drawer. I guess its because its not politically correct. Its still a shame.
> > > >>>
> > > >> Many places would fire you for any alcohol. I always had wine in the
> > > >> fridge at work. Nothing fancy, just a box of red and one of white.
> > > >
> > > > A couple times a year (pre-pandemic) the CEO would buy a case of beer and
> > > > treat us to one or two brewskis on a Friday afternoon.
> > >
> > > The Santa Cruz Operation 1995-2000: About 350 Employees in Santa
> > > Cruz. Last Friday of every month we had a full keg (usually Anchor
> > > Steam) and assorted bottled beers and wine in one of the various 4
> > > buildings or courtyards on Encinal or Pioneer streets.
> > >
> > > > Smokers are pariahs. I think we've only got one left at the company. The
> > > > others have retired and none of the young people smoke.
> > >
> > > But many "vape" probably.
> > Could be. I generally don't discuss those sorts of things.
> >
> > "Many" at a company that employs 35 people isn't really a concept.
> > Given that educational attainment tracks with vaping, we might
> > not be a representative sample, since we only have perhaps five
> > employees without at least a bachelor's degree.
> By that you must mean the owner's kids?

The CEO's kid is a toddler (or perhaps a little older; I don't keep track).
The people without degrees are in manufacturing and shipping.

Cindy Hamilton

On Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:01:19 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> My Saturday morning call is to Sue. We worked together and had lunch
> together for 25 years and still have a lot to talk about. Could be 2
> hours, sometimes more.

When are you going to marry her? Or might that be a little awkward
after so long as friends?

-sw

Sqwertz wrote:

> On Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:01:19 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> > My Saturday morning call is to Sue. We worked together and had
> > lunch together for 25 years and still have a lot to talk about.
> > Could be 2 hours, sometimes more.
>
> When are you going to marry her? Or might that be a little awkward
> after so long as friends?
>
> -sw

I think Sue is a very appropriate name for an American.

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On Fri, 16 Apr 2021 11:30:22 -0400, Dave Smith wrote:

> On 2021-04-16 10:52 a.m., Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Fri, 16 Apr 2021 07:15:21 -0700 (PDT), GM wrote:
>
>>
>> I get the LG Rebel 4's for $10/ea. They say refurbished, but they're
>> always brand new.
>>
>
> Sometimes people buy things and don't like them for one reason or
> another and they end up being sold as refurbished. I have bought a
> couple of refurbished items online over the last few months. One of them
> is this desk top I am using. It was less than half price and it is
> working great. I have no issues at all with it. I also bought a
> Cuisinart Stand mixer. They sell for close to $400-500 around her but I
> got it for $229.

These come with battery, phone, backplate,m and SIM still in factory
bags and factory screen peel-off covering. No fingerprints or
scratches, mint condition always.

Actually my current one is LG Journey. Slightly better resolution
and battery, but still was only $10. I have two LG Rebel 4's, one
new, one slightly used as backups. You can swap service from phone
to phone in a couple minutes if you break, lose, or forget one
someplace (and then back again when you retrieve it).

I don't understand why people spend $100's on a single phone.
Needless to say, I don't panic like most people when I lose or break
my phone. Then again, I don't run my life with my smartphone and
don't store anything sensitive or important on it.

-sw

On Friday, April 16, 2021 at 9:15:25 AM UTC-5, GM wrote:
>
> On Friday, April 16, 2021 at 6:32:04 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> >
> > What I'd like to find is a decent smartphone with:
> > - unlimited talk (or at least 600-700 minutes per month)
> > - not interested in text although that might be important too
> > - a little bit of data time (using apps)
> >
> Check out Tracfone, have used them for ten years now and very satisfied. I've no plan, just buy what I need as I go along...also data/talk minutes/texts never expire...I got a nice LG smartphone for forty bux, it fills the bill...
>
> https://www.tracfone.com
>
> Best
> Greg
>
I was going to suggest Tracfone, too. Frequently they have them on HSN and they come
with 1500 minutes of text and talk included. If he doesn't like to text, that's fine, he can
use his 1500 minutes for talking only; it's however he likes to use his minutes.

Dr. Bruce wrote:
> Sqwertz wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:01:19 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>>> My Saturday morning call is to Sue. We worked together and had
>>> lunch together for 25 years and still have a lot to talk about.
>>> Could be 2 hours, sometimes more.
>>
>> When are you going to marry her? Or might that be a little awkward
>> after so long as friends?
>>
>> -sw
>
> I think Sue is a very appropriate name for an American.
>

It's about the same as naming a butt sniffer something like MASTER
DOCTOR, instead of something simpler like "sniffy" or the snorter.
Or, the french eau de poopoo.

On 4/16/2021 11:21 AM, Dave Smith wrote:

>
>
> Some people love to talk on the phone. My mother did and my son seems to
> have inherited that trait from her.* I am more like my father. He used
> the phone to communicate messages, not for conversations.
>
> My son has bad cell phone reception by his house, only a block from the
> lake. He gets much better reception in his car. He often calls me on his
> way to work and he can chat the whole way there.
>
> A few years ago I reconnected with an old friend and we became quite
> close. He calls almost every day, sometimes two or three times. I also
> have a nephew who calls every week or two and talks for an hour or more.
> It's nice to hear from them but I am just not used to that.
>
>
> I will check my cell phone if it rings while I am out. I may or may not
> answer, depending on what I am doing. I have to wonder about people I
> see walking around in town or in malls with a phone glued to their ear.

Just got off the phone with one of my friends. About 1 1/2 hours. We
talk about one a week. Not sure I'd want to talk to someone every day
though a series of short calls is probably the same time I spend once a
week.

On 4/16/2021 3:42 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:01:19 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>> My Saturday morning call is to Sue. We worked together and had lunch
>> together for 25 years and still have a lot to talk about. Could be 2
>> hours, sometimes more.
>
> When are you going to marry her? Or might that be a little awkward
> after so long as friends?
>
> -sw
>

Never. As much as we enjoy each other's company we'd not last a week
married. Pretty sure she feels the same way.

Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> On 4/16/2021 11:21 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>
> >
> >
> > Some people love to talk on the phone. My mother did and my son
> > seems to have inherited that trait from her.* I am more like my
> > father. He used the phone to communicate messages, not for
> > conversations.
> >
> > My son has bad cell phone reception by his house, only a block from
> > the lake. He gets much better reception in his car. He often calls
> > me on his way to work and he can chat the whole way there.
> >
> > A few years ago I reconnected with an old friend and we became
> > quite close. He calls almost every day, sometimes two or three
> > times. I also have a nephew who calls every week or two and talks
> > for an hour or more. It's nice to hear from them but I am just not
> > used to that.
> >
> >
> > I will check my cell phone if it rings while I am out. I may or may
> > not answer, depending on what I am doing. I have to wonder about
> > people I see walking around in town or in malls with a phone glued
> > to their ear.
>
> Just got off the phone with one of my friends. About 1 1/2 hours.
> We talk about one a week. Not sure I'd want to talk to someone every
> day though a series of short calls is probably the same time I spend
> once a week.

If someone wanted to talk to me on the phone for 1.5 hour, I'd hire a
hitman to take them out.

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On Friday, April 16, 2021 at 4:42:43 PM UTC-5, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
> > On 4/16/2021 11:21 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > Some people love to talk on the phone. My mother did and my son
> > > seems to have inherited that trait from her. I am more like my
> > > father. He used the phone to communicate messages, not for
> > > conversations.
> > >
> > > My son has bad cell phone reception by his house, only a block from
> > > the lake. He gets much better reception in his car. He often calls
> > > me on his way to work and he can chat the whole way there.
> > >
> > > A few years ago I reconnected with an old friend and we became
> > > quite close. He calls almost every day, sometimes two or three
> > > times. I also have a nephew who calls every week or two and talks
> > > for an hour or more. It's nice to hear from them but I am just not
> > > used to that.
> > >
> > >
> > > I will check my cell phone if it rings while I am out. I may or may
> > > not answer, depending on what I am doing. I have to wonder about
> > > people I see walking around in town or in malls with a phone glued
> > > to their ear.
> >
> > Just got off the phone with one of my friends. About 1 1/2 hours.
> > We talk about one a week. Not sure I'd want to talk to someone every
> > day though a series of short calls is probably the same time I spend
> > once a week.
> If someone wanted to talk to me on the phone for 1.5 hour, I'd hire a
> hitman to take them out.
> --
> The real Dr. Bruce posts with uni-berlin.de - individual.net
>
People are different. Some folks love talking on the phone.
>
--Bryan

Bryan Simmons wrote:

> On Friday, April 16, 2021 at 4:42:43 PM UTC-5, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> > Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >
> > > On 4/16/2021 11:21 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Some people love to talk on the phone. My mother did and my son
> > > > seems to have inherited that trait from her. I am more like my
> > > > father. He used the phone to communicate messages, not for
> > > > conversations.
> > > >
> > > > My son has bad cell phone reception by his house, only a block
> > > > from the lake. He gets much better reception in his car. He
> > > > often calls me on his way to work and he can chat the whole way
> > > > there.
> > > >
> > > > A few years ago I reconnected with an old friend and we became
> > > > quite close. He calls almost every day, sometimes two or three
> > > > times. I also have a nephew who calls every week or two and
> > > > talks for an hour or more. It's nice to hear from them but I am
> > > > just not used to that.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > I will check my cell phone if it rings while I am out. I may or
> > > > may not answer, depending on what I am doing. I have to wonder
> > > > about people I see walking around in town or in malls with a
> > > > phone glued to their ear.
> > >
> > > Just got off the phone with one of my friends. About 1 1/2 hours.
> > > We talk about one a week. Not sure I'd want to talk to someone
> > > every day though a series of short calls is probably the same
> > > time I spend once a week.
> > If someone wanted to talk to me on the phone for 1.5 hour, I'd hire
> > a hitman to take them out.
> > --
> > The real Dr. Bruce posts with uni-berlin.de - individual.net
> >
> People are different. Some folks love talking on the phone.

Yes, Ed for instance.

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On 2021-04-16 5:49 p.m., Bryan Simmons wrote:
> On Friday, April 16, 2021 at 4:42:43 PM UTC-5, Dr. Bruce wrote:
>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
to their ear.
>>>
>>> Just got off the phone with one of my friends. About 1 1/2 hours.
>>> We talk about one a week. Not sure I'd want to talk to someone every
>>> day though a series of short calls is probably the same time I spend
>>> once a week.
>> If someone wanted to talk to me on the phone for 1.5 hour, I'd hire a
>> hitman to take them out.
>> --
>> The real Dr. Bruce posts with uni-berlin.de - individual.net
>>
> People are different. Some folks love talking on the phone.

I had a co-worker who used to call his wife several times a day. She
called him with about the same frequency. I worked in four different
branches of the same government ministry for a total of 28 years. My
wife called me a half dozen times, and two of those calls were about
deaths in the family.

The worst I saw was the girl friend of a friend of mine. When we visited
them she spend half the time on her phone. When they visited us she
would use our phone. That was pre cell phone. I had to imagine what she
is like now. She would need at least two cell phones to keep up.




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Dr. Bruce wrote:
> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>> On 4/16/2021 11:21 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Some people love to talk on the phone. My mother did and my son
>>> seems to have inherited that trait from her.* I am more like my
>>> father. He used the phone to communicate messages, not for
>>> conversations.
>>>
>>> My son has bad cell phone reception by his house, only a block from
>>> the lake. He gets much better reception in his car. He often calls
>>> me on his way to work and he can chat the whole way there.
>>>
>>> A few years ago I reconnected with an old friend and we became
>>> quite close. He calls almost every day, sometimes two or three
>>> times. I also have a nephew who calls every week or two and talks
>>> for an hour or more. It's nice to hear from them but I am just not
>>> used to that.
>>>
>>>
>>> I will check my cell phone if it rings while I am out. I may or may
>>> not answer, depending on what I am doing. I have to wonder about
>>> people I see walking around in town or in malls with a phone glued
>>> to their ear.
>>
>> Just got off the phone with one of my friends. About 1 1/2 hours.
>> We talk about one a week. Not sure I'd want to talk to someone every
>> day though a series of short calls is probably the same time I spend
>> once a week.
>
> If someone wanted to talk to me on the phone for 1.5 hour, I'd hire a
> hitman to take them out.
>

People are squirming and wringing their hands after talking to you
1.5 minutes.

After 2 min, their assholes are crocheting water buckets.

On 4/16/2021 5:58 PM, Dr. Bruce wrote:
> Bryan Simmons wrote:
>
>> On Friday, April 16, 2021 at 4:42:43 PM UTC-5, Dr. Bruce wrote:
>>> Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>
>>>> On 4/16/2021 11:21 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Some people love to talk on the phone. My mother did and my son
>>>>> seems to have inherited that trait from her. I am more like my
>>>>> father. He used the phone to communicate messages, not for
>>>>> conversations.
>>>>>
>>>>> My son has bad cell phone reception by his house, only a block
>>>>> from the lake. He gets much better reception in his car. He
>>>>> often calls me on his way to work and he can chat the whole way
>>>>> there.
>>>>>
>>>>> A few years ago I reconnected with an old friend and we became
>>>>> quite close. He calls almost every day, sometimes two or three
>>>>> times. I also have a nephew who calls every week or two and
>>>>> talks for an hour or more. It's nice to hear from them but I am
>>>>> just not used to that.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I will check my cell phone if it rings while I am out. I may or
>>>>> may not answer, depending on what I am doing. I have to wonder
>>>>> about people I see walking around in town or in malls with a
>>>>> phone glued to their ear.
>>>>
>>>> Just got off the phone with one of my friends. About 1 1/2 hours.
>>>> We talk about one a week. Not sure I'd want to talk to someone
>>>> every day though a series of short calls is probably the same
>>>> time I spend once a week.
>>> If someone wanted to talk to me on the phone for 1.5 hour, I'd hire
>>> a hitman to take them out.
>>> --
>>> The real Dr. Bruce posts with uni-berlin.de - individual.net
>>>
>> People are different. Some folks love talking on the phone.
>
> Yes, Ed for instance.
>

When you are 1200 miles away, it works. Even after we retired we'd see
each other (along with my wife) for lunch or dinner or just a visit but
too far to go now for just lunch.

On 4/16/2021 5:32 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> On 4/16/2021 3:42 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>> On Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:01:19 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>>> My Saturday morning call is to Sue. We worked together and had lunch
>>> together for 25 years and still have a lot to talk about.Â* Could be 2
>>> hours, sometimes more.
>>
>> When are you going to marry her? Or might that be a little awkward
>> after so long as friends?
>>
>> -sw
>>
>
> Never.Â* As much as we enjoy each other's company we'd not last a week
> married.Â* Pretty sure she feels the same way.

I wish I knew why everyone thinks you should marry your friend. I have
the impression your wife was also your best friend. You lost her.
There's no "replacing" her with another female who happens to be a friend.

Jill

On 4/16/2021 7:24 PM, jmcquown wrote:
> On 4/16/2021 5:32 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>> On 4/16/2021 3:42 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
>>> On Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:01:19 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>
>>>> My Saturday morning call is to Sue. We worked together and had lunch
>>>> together for 25 years and still have a lot to talk about.Â* Could be 2
>>>> hours, sometimes more.
>>>
>>> When are you going to marry her? Or might that be a little awkward
>>> after so long as friends?
>>>
>>> -sw
>>>
>>
>> Never.Â* As much as we enjoy each other's company we'd not last a week
>> married.Â* Pretty sure she feels the same way.
>
> I wish I knew why everyone thinks you should marry your friend.Â* I have
> the impression your wife was also your best friend.Â* You lost her.
> There's no "replacing" her with another female who happens to be a friend.
>
> Jill

Everyone is different. Some people need a spouse or companion. I had
an excellent one for 53 years but now content to be by myself. I can
cook, do laundry, everything needed to survive. Many good memories too.

When you marry, especially an older person, you get a lot of baggage.You
get their kids, be they a success or living in the basement.

I do enjoy the friendships I have. Sheldon does not think it is
possible to not have sex when you visit but, that has been a good thing.
If, over the preceding years, we had fooled around it could have
ruined our marriages and friendship and I'd have nothing now. I plan to
visit again soon so in the interest of everyone at RFC, if I get laid it
will be reported.

Dave Smith wrote:
> I will check my cell phone if it rings while I am out. I may or may not
> answer, depending on what I am doing.

I had a flip phone for about 7-8 years. I never answered it when driving
or while talking to someone or just out shopping. Leave a voicemail and
I'll get back to you soon.

Very rude when talking to someone in person, their phone rings and they
just have to answer it. grrrr


> I have to wonder about people I
> see walking around in town or in malls with a phone glued to their ear.

For this very reason, I've wondered why the Covid isolation caused so
many mental problems with so many. You've got your phone and can talk
all day long. WHY do you need to talk person to person physically?

On 4/16/2021 3:42 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> On Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:01:19 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>
>> My Saturday morning call is to Sue. We worked together and had lunch
>> together for 25 years and still have a lot to talk about. Could be 2
>> hours, sometimes more.
>
> When are you going to marry her? Or might that be a little awkward
> after so long as friends?

That could work out well as a housemate situation if he ever desired
such a thing. Separate bedrooms, just a companion to live with.

No sex though. That would change the entire situation for better or worse.

On Saturday, April 17, 2021 at 6:37:47 AM UTC-5, Gary wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
> > I will check my cell phone if it rings while I am out. I may or may not
> > answer, depending on what I am doing.
> I had a flip phone for about 7-8 years. I never answered it when driving
> or while talking to someone or just out shopping. Leave a voicemail and
> I'll get back to you soon.
>
> Very rude when talking to someone in person, their phone rings and they
> just have to answer it. grrrr
>
_______________________________
The employees at the school cafeteria had so easily succumbed to her charms.
Even the grumpiest of them, a woman about Ian's age, softened when she saw
Winter. The second day they'd eaten in the cafeteria, Winter's phone rang, and
she just let it ring in her purse. She had been deciding between two side dishes,
and had inquired what was in one of them when it rang. The woman had
brusquely asked her, "Aren't you going to answer that?"

Winter had said, "No, I'm already talking to somebody. Whoever it is, they can wait."
Without even realizing how meaningful her words might be, Winter had told this
person that she was "Somebody."
_______________________________

--Bryan

On 2021-04-17 7:37 a.m., Gary wrote:
> Dave Smith wrote:
>> I will check my cell phone if it rings while I am out. I may or may not
>> answer, depending on what I am doing.
>
> I had a flip phone for about 7-8 years. I never answered it when driving
> or while talking to someone or just out shopping. Leave a voicemail and
> I'll get back to you soon.
>
> Very rude when talking to someone in person, their phone rings and they
> just have to answer it.* grrrr
>


There are a lot of annoying cell phone behaviours. They would include
carrying on phone conversations while ignoring a real person right there
and talking to someone in person and constantly checking for texts. I
can't tell you how many times I have seen a number of women sit down at
a table and at least one of them gets her phone out and sets it on the
table.


>
>> I have to wonder about people I
>> see walking around in town or in malls with a phone glued to their ear.
>
> For this very reason, I've wondered why the Covid isolation caused so
> many mental problems with so many. You've got your phone and can talk
> all day long. WHY do you need to talk person to person physically?

The lack of choice? They want the option to do something even if they
didn't really want to do it.

On Friday, April 16, 2021 at 7:25:06 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> On 4/16/2021 5:32 PM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > On 4/16/2021 3:42 PM, Sqwertz wrote:
> >> On Fri, 16 Apr 2021 10:01:19 -0400, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> >>
> >>> My Saturday morning call is to Sue. We worked together and had lunch
> >>> together for 25 years and still have a lot to talk about. Could be 2
> >>> hours, sometimes more.
> >>
> >> When are you going to marry her? Or might that be a little awkward
> >> after so long as friends?
> >>
> >> -sw
> >
> > Never. As much as we enjoy each other's company we'd not last a week
> > married. Pretty sure she feels the same way.
>
> I wish I knew why everyone thinks you should marry your friend.

People might value personality and familiarity over attractiveness.