Unfortunately, I have impending surgery on my left hip. I've heard
that it's less difficult afterwards than knee surgery...but I've also
heard that like with all surgeries, there's a chance of failure...but
the worst thing is the downtime...no driving or heavy lifting for 3
weeks to 6 months...and for me, that's way too long.

The thing is, while I am using a walker wherever I go now, I have to
have it eventually, or my hip is likely to fail. But, being caregiver
for my elderly Mom, she has no one to fall back on if I go down (no pun intended), and I have no one to take care of me.

If anyone in here has had experience with hip surgery, or knows of
those who have, your comments would be appreciated. I saw my PCP
yesterday, and will see my orthopedic doctor on Monday. I would like to
delay it until November, if possible, though.

Daryl

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On 08/23/18, Daryl Stout said the following...

Unfortunately, I have impending surgery on my left hip. I've heard
that it's less difficult afterwards than knee surgery...but I've also heard that like with all surgeries, there's a chance of failure...but
the worst thing is the downtime...no driving or heavy lifting for 3
weeks to 6 months...and for me, that's way too long.

I'm in the hosptal now, I had my 4th hip surgery in 26 years on the 19th. Had my left hip done June 20th. I had my first hip done, left in '91 when I was
18, and my right in ;90.

It's best to do it before it gets cold out, not only because it will be
easier to get around, the warmth keeps your muscles loose, and it's a lil tougher for rehab. Plus the fact that I had both done so close to each other, medicine has come a LONG ways since '90. Plus I have a MUC better range of motion.

I'd say do it as soon as you can!

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Charles,

First, sorry for the delay in replying. Over the last month, I've had
to move back to my Mom's place, and deal with the finances in getting
her placed in a nursing home. I had difficulty in getting the BBS back
up with cable modem and router issues. The technician is coming by in
the morning to look at things. If wx1der.dyndns.org doesn't work, tbolt.synchro.net does (I logon with SyncTerm).

It's best to do it before it gets cold out, not only because it will be CS>easier to get around, the warmth keeps your muscles loose, and it's a lil CS>tougher for rehab. Plus the fact that I had both done so close to each other CS>medicine has come a LONG ways since '90. Plus I have a MUC better range of CS>motion.

I'd say do it as soon as you can!

Well, with being back at my Mom's home now, I'd still not be able to
drive for a month...but I've still go to unpack a bunch of stuff from
the move from my apartment back to my Mom's place. But, if we do get a
bad winter, I will be able to be at home for several days. At least I
have a Post Office Box that doesn't need to be checked daily, and at my
Mom's place now, I don't have to worry about driving over here to check
the mail. Of course, if we get a bad winter (ice storms, etc.), the mail
isn't going to run, anyway.

Daryl

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On 10/27/18, Daryl Stout said the following...

First, sorry for the delay in replying. Over the last month, I've had
to move back to my Mom's place, and deal with the finances in getting
her placed in a nursing home. I had difficulty in getting the BBS back
up with cable modem and router issues. The technician is coming by in
the morning to look at things. If wx1der.dyndns.org doesn't work, tbolt.synchro.net does (I logon with SyncTerm).

There's actually been some changes to my BBS'es since you lat logged on here!
I changed software, did some upgrading...better web design..k. I've been
busy! Still working on stuff, like wondering why Echomail won't get sent
from binkit! Starting to piss me off!!!

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On 10/27/18, Daryl Stout said the following...

Well, with being back at my Mom's home now, I'd still not be able to drive for a month...but I've still go to unpack a bunch of stuff from
the move from my apartment back to my Mom's place. But, if we do get a
bad winter, I will be able to be at home for several days. At least I
have a Post Office Box that doesn't need to be checked daily, and at my Mom's place now, I don't have to worry about driving over here to check the mail. Of course, if we get a bad winter (ice storms, etc.), the mail isn't going to run, anyway.

I went ahead and had my other hip surgery on Sept. 20th, alll is going well! This is my last week of in-house rehab, and I ca do more stuff! cann't wait!! How are things with you bro

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On 10/27/18, Daryl Stout said the following...

I'd say do it as soon as you can!

Well, with being back at my Mom's home now, I'd still not be able to drive for a month...but I've still go to unpack a bunch of stuff from
the move from my apartment back to my Mom's place. But, if we do get a
bad winter, I will be able to be at home for several days. At least I
have a Post Office Box that doesn't need to be checked daily, and at my Mom's place now, I don't have to worry about driving over here to check the mail. Of course, if we get a bad winter (ice storms, etc.), the mail isn't going to run, anyway.

Are you still calling BBS's while you wait to put yours back up?? What part
of the country are you in? I'm in great state of Ohio!!

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Charles,

There's actually been some changes to my BBS'es since you lat logged on here CS>I changed software, did some upgrading...better web design..k. I've been CS>busy! Still working on stuff, like wondering why Echomail won't get sent CS>from binkit! Starting to piss me off!!!

Well, at least my stuff is working. Had to do a roundabout way to work
around the cable modem in bridge mode, and with my router, to get all
the items on the network to get internet. But, unsettled weather will
have me down again from Halloween into the weekend. If I didn't have to
worry about lightning, I'd leave things up. I just hope the lightning
activity at my Mom's place is LESS than what is was at my now former
apartment.

Daryl

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Charles,

I went ahead and had my other hip surgery on Sept. 20th, alll is going well! CS>This is my last week of in-house rehab, and I ca do more stuff! cann't wait

Good for you.

How are things with you bro

Rough. The light at the end of the tunnel, which has looked the
last few weeks more like an oncoming train about to run me over, seems
to not be so ominous now. I think all the financial deals are in to take
care of my Mom's nursing home care...I go for a health care meeting
there on Thursday. I hope I never have to go through this again.

As per the last message, my concerns now will be weather and power for everything. Even if I can get a generator, if the internet is out at
Xfinity, it won't matter whether I have power for the BBS or not.

Daryl

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Charles,

Are you still calling BBS's while you wait to put yours back up?? What part CS>of the country are you in? I'm in great state of Ohio!!

The only BBS I've logged on to his my own, in Little Rock, Arkansas.
I've been so busy with financial matters for my Mom's nursing home care
during the day, and ham radio traffic nets in the evenings, that I've
done very little BBS work.

Daryl

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On 10/29/18, Daryl Stout said the following...

Well, at least my stuff is working. Had to do a roundabout way to work around the cable modem in bridge mode, and with my router, to get all
the items on the network to get internet. But, unsettled weather will
have me down again from Halloween into the weekend. If I didn't have to worry about lightning, I'd leave things up. I just hope the lightning activity at my Mom's place is LESS than what is was at my now former apartment.

I think in all my years of computing, I've been BLESSED! I've only lost 2 computers from a power surge or lightening! I"m surprised it's not alot
more.. lol

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See, it's the BBS name.. it attracts ligthening! *grin*

Regards!

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On 10/29/18, Daryl Stout said the following...

Rough. The light at the end of the tunnel, which has looked the
last few weeks more like an oncoming train about to run me over, seems
to not be so ominous now. I think all the financial deals are in to take care of my Mom's nursing home care...I go for a health care meeting
there on Thursday. I hope I never have to go through this again.

Sounds like you could use a stiff drink brother... Do you have any kids? Do you have any siblings?? My prayers are with you AND your mother, you 2 need
em!

As per the last message, my concerns now will be weather and power for everything. Even if I can get a generator, if the internet is out at Xfinity, it won't matter whether I have power for the BBS or not.

Here in Ohio, we had 'kinda' bad rain/thunderstorms, lost power while I was sleep, didn't even know it, and I wouldn't hvae known if it wasn't for the
fact that the kitchen clocks don't autoset! lol!

Regards

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On 10/29/18, Daryl Stout said the following...

The only BBS I've logged on to his my own, in Little Rock, Arkansas. I've been so busy with financial matters for my Mom's nursing home care during the day, and ham radio traffic nets in the evenings, that I've
done very little BBS work.

I've been KINDA busy, so I've been modding my BBS little by little.. I think it's coming along nicely! Still have alot that I wanna do... but I'll get it!

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Charles,

I think in all my years of computing, I've been BLESSED! I've only lost 2 CS>computers from a power surge or lightening! I"m surprised it's not alot CS>more.. lol

Well, the computer hasn't been hit by lightning, although I'm a 2 time lightning strike survivor. Indirect strikes at 3 and 16 resulted in both
a severe shock, and nervous system damage. But, I carry no electrical
charge, and can be handled safely. <G>

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See, it's the BBS name.. it attracts ligthening! *grin*

I was going to originally call it "The Wall Cloud BBS". A wall cloud,
is the lowered portion of a cloud at the southwest corner of a severe thunderstorm, in a rain free area. This is where a tornado is most
likely to develop. One of my first users (her son designed the lightning
ANSI I have at logon) suggested "The Thunderbolt BBS" for a name. I
liked it so much, that it "stuck".

Daryl

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Charles,

Sounds like you could use a stiff drink brother... Do you have any kids? Do CS>you have any siblings?? My prayers are with you AND your mother, you 2 need CS>em!

Well, I was never one to pick up the vices of tobacco (smoking,
e-cigs, etc.) or alcoholic beverages. However, when I eat a meal, I have
to have quite a lot of beverage to drink, to wash the food down...so,
"I'm into heavy drinking" <G>. My late wife would eat her food
FIRST...then, wash it down with her beverage "to fill up the nooks and crannies". I told her in that regard "You're nuts!!".

Also, when we ordered pizza, she would tell them "I want every anchovy
you have in the place!!"...to which I replied "You can have those nasty things!!". They are extremely salty, and if you have a heart condition
(as she did), you don't need to be drowning yourself in salt.

Here in Ohio, we had 'kinda' bad rain/thunderstorms, lost power while I was CS>sleep, didn't even know it, and I wouldn't hvae known if it wasn't for the CS>fact that the kitchen clocks don't autoset! lol!

The last time I was in Ohio was for a ham radio event 11 years ago.
Lately, with getting my Mom into a nursing home, I was hoping to get
"some money" to take a "reward train trip" to a ham radio event in
Orlando, Florida next February...I had "sacrificed" that trip 2 years
ago, when my Mom had a pacemaker put in.

However, because of having to pay for:

1) My brother's funeral when he dies (he didn't pre-arrange...my Mom, my
late father, and I did...what I got from my Dad's death paid for my late
wife's funeral). A bare bone cremation funeral nowadays can run $15,000.

2) Personal Property Tax

3) State and Federal Income Tax

4) Car Insurance and other bills

I will ONLY get my Mom's house (I moved back in here from my apartment
in early October)...her car (she's not going to ever drive again...let
alone come home)...and my possessions. But, I will get no extra
money...but my brother will get his. I warned him that "if you blow it,
don't come crying to me for help, as I'll have none to give you". And,
with the Medicaid rules, they have to make the patient "bankrupt",
taking what assets, pensions, they have, to pay for the long term care.

So, once again, as so many times in my life, I got the shaft...and the
lowest most disgraceful job that no one else wanted. My brother can't
even balance his own checkbook, so all these finances, and the move,
fell on my shoulders...as if I didn't have enough issues already.

I go to see a female nurse practitioner at Arkansas Urology on the
Monday after Thanksgiving. I don't have any new kidney stones, but may
have Low-T -- and that can lead to a host of other male problems. I know
very little about treatment, but from what I found, it was:

A) A lubricating gel in the groin area <EWWW!>

B) An injection (I hope elsewhere besides the groin)

C) A suppository

I'll find about all that when I see her. She'll get a claim to "dig
for gold" <BG>. I want to tell her "if you find any, it's mine". <G>

But, if it's an injection, I'll let the medical folks do it. My hands
shake from the nervous system damage, that I'd likely repeatedly stab
myself.

Daryl

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Charles,

I've been KINDA busy, so I've been modding my BBS little by little.. I think CS>it's coming along nicely! Still have alot that I wanna do... but I'll get it

My HTML knowledge is very basic. I can write a batchfile for the BBS,
but my programming ENDS at setting the clock on the microwave oven. If I
forget how to do that, I guess I'll starve to death. :P

I also had originally had the BBS under GT Power for dial-up from 1992
to 2005...then went to Synchronet, then to Virtual Advanced, but am back
to Synchronet.

I was going to do VADV-PHP for the website, but when the dynamic IP
software quit working, I didn't need the service or the mail forwarding
deal for wx1der.dyndns.org anymore, so I cancelled that...since tbolt.synchro.net will take care of the same thing for free. Zapping
both of those saves $300 a year, and I got a $70 refund.

Right now, I need all the money I can get...but it's like the cartoon
of the elderly couple talking to their financial advisor. He tells them
that "it boils down to who has the stick-up note, and who's driving the
getaway car". <G>

Daryl
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On 10/31/18, Daryl Stout said the following...

Well, the computer hasn't been hit by lightning, although I'm a 2 time lightning strike survivor. Indirect strikes at 3 and 16 resulted in both
a severe shock, and nervous system damage. But, I carry no electrical charge, and can be handled safely. <G>

Wow! What are the odds! I know you gotta be playing the lottory more often now! :) You are SUPER lucky it wasn't fatal, or did more physical harm.
I've read about people getting hit and losing limbs... fingers, arms..

I'm sure in your case, it gets ALOT worse with age..

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On 10/31/18, Daryl Stout said the following...

I was going to originally call it "The Wall Cloud BBS". A wall cloud,
is the lowered portion of a cloud at the southwest corner of a severe thunderstorm, in a rain free area. This is where a tornado is most
likely to develop. One of my first users (her son designed the lightning ANSI I have at logon) suggested "The Thunderbolt BBS" for a name. I
liked it so much, that it "stuck".

I wish I had some of the ANSI from my BBS's back in the day, I had some
really good stuff me and some of my users nmade. I just don't have the same patience I had back then to really get back into it, although it's a little easier to make some good stuff now

Regards

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On 10/31/18, Daryl Stout said the following...

Well, I was never one to pick up the vices of tobacco (smoking,
e-cigs, etc.) or alcoholic beverages. However, when I eat a meal, I have to have quite a lot of beverage to drink, to wash the food down...so,
"I'm into heavy drinking" <G>. My late wife would eat her food FIRST...then, wash it down with her beverage "to fill up the nooks and crannies". I told her in that regard "You're nuts!!".

I can say three prolly isn't any kind of 'beverage' I haven't atleast tried! Now that I'm older, I don't have the young iron guts anymore. Hell, warm
orange juice hurts now! LOL! But I do have a Digestive disorder I've had
since my teen years, Chron's/Colitus, and GERD. If I took better care of
myself when I was younger I wouldn't have as many problems now, but what's
the fun in THAT! :)

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On 10/31/18, Daryl Stout said the following...

My HTML knowledge is very basic. I can write a batchfile for the BBS, but my programming ENDS at setting the clock on the microwave oven. If I forget how to do that, I guess I'll starve to death. :P

Hehe!!

My HTML'ing isn't great, I can throw together some things that looks better than it functions! I can do some cool stuff when I feel motivated to di it,
but that's becoming hard. Personal issues, health issues.. but I'm not complaining!

I also had originally had the BBS under GT Power for dial-up from 1992 to 2005...then went to Synchronet, then to Virtual Advanced, but am back to Synchronet.

I ran so many BBS programs back in the day it's crazy! I think my favorite
ones were Telegard/Obvilion/2 I actually paid for QBBS cuz I liked that! I'm really liking Synchronet. It does EVERYthing I wanna do, and I'm always discovering new stuff! After I figure out why the outbounbd mail issues,
gonna figure out why I can't run certain doors. I can say the BBS looks
better than it runs! hehe!

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Charles,

Wow! What are the odds! I know you gotta be playing the lottory more often CS>now! :) You are SUPER lucky it wasn't fatal, or did more physical harm. CS>I've read about people getting hit and losing limbs... fingers, arms..

Or losing their lives. And, lightning is known as "the under-rated
killer". Lightning can strike from 20 to 200 miles from the parent thunderstorm. I heard of one case, where a child was walking along
railroad tracks (which is trespassing anyway), and lightning hit the
rail several miles away. The current traveled down the rail to the
child, killing him instantly.

I'm sure in your case, it gets ALOT worse with age..

It does, unfortunately. I'm down with a bad head and chest cold right
now, so I'm doing the very minimum with the BBS and the computer. I
slept much of today. I hope I can sleep tonight...but right now, I have
very little energy.

Daryl

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Charles,

I wish I had some of the ANSI from my BBS's back in the day, I had some CS>really good stuff me and some of my users nmade. I just don't have the same CS>patience I had back then to really get back into it, although it's a little CS>easier to make some good stuff now

I still have a lot of the ANSI and RIP artpacks from Outworld Arts in
my ANSI files area. However, with numerous bots and hack attempts via
FTP and SSH, I limited FTP downloads to only the "BBS System Files Area"
(file board 1, file area 1)...and removed SSH completely. To get the
other files, one has to be a verified user in good standing.

Daryl

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Charles,

I can say three prolly isn't any kind of 'beverage' I haven't atleast tried! CS>Now that I'm older, I don't have the young iron guts anymore. Hell, warm CS>orange juice hurts now! LOL! But I do have a Digestive disorder I've had CS>since my teen years, Chron's/Colitus, and GERD. If I took better care of CS>myself when I was younger I wouldn't have as many problems now, but what's CS>the fun in THAT! :)

Well, I have IBS, Diverticulitis, and GERD. When I first had rectal
bleeding, I thought it was colon cancer. However, the doctor said
"you've got the same thing women get from having babies...hemorrhoids".
I understand that those who sit in one place for a long time (such as
over the road truck drivers), tend to develop them as well.

Daryl

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On 11/03/18, Daryl Stout said the following...

I still have a lot of the ANSI and RIP artpacks from Outworld Arts in
my ANSI files area. However, with numerous bots and hack attempts via
FTP and SSH, I limited FTP downloads to only the "BBS System Files Area" (file board 1, file area 1)...and removed SSH completely. To get the
other files, one has to be a verified user in good standing.

I'm gonna have to connect and download them, I love their work, it's
something, if I could draw, I would try to make! *LOL*

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On 11/03/18, Daryl Stout said the following...

Well, I have IBS, Diverticulitis, and GERD. When I first had rectal bleeding, I thought it was colon cancer. However, the doctor said
"you've got the same thing women get from having babies...hemorrhoids".
I understand that those who sit in one place for a long time (such as
over the road truck drivers), tend to develop them as well.

Me and you should donate our bodies to Medical Science after we pass! I think if they could prolly find a cure for EVERYthing! hehe!

I'm about to get ready and dressed to go to my pain management doctor this morning. Every since the 'Opioid Epidemic' Doctors are kinda afraid to prescribe certain opioids that will work to patients. I'm one of them. I've been on a opioid of some type since I as 14, I have had times where I abused them, at a younger age, I was also suffering depression too. I have learned (and STILL learning) to accept my aliments and love me for me. It's been a uphill battle for the last 3 years... finally! :)

Regards

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Charles,

I'm gonna have to connect and download them, I love their work, it's CS>something, if I could draw, I would try to make! *LOL*

If you want to apply beforehand, send netmail to FIDONet 1:19/33, with
your name, desired alias, city and state (no address needed) and desired password (max 8 characters). Note that you heard about it from the
FIDONet Survivors echo, and I'll get you pre-registered, so you don't
have to go through the New User Logon process.

As for the graphics, I do my ANSI's by hand...mainly for the
bulletins, and some of the holiday emphasis screens. The holiday screens
are from 3 sources:

1) A collection of monthly themes, originally done and copyrighted by
Bob Snyder in 1987...but he wanted Sysops to post these on their BBS's.

2) The HOLIDAY program with Virtual Advanced BBS Software.

3) Some I made on my own.

For the latter, I open the trusty archaic MS-DOS Editor <G>, then
create the graphic with text, then high ascii characters. I have a
utility from the former DreamNet doors, done by Andy Stewart, that will
list all ALT-### keys, with the high low ascii character designations.
Once I have that set the way I want it, then I add the ANSI color codes
with an escape code (ctrl-P and the left bracket)...then #;##m --
where 0 or 1 is the first digit, 3 the second digit, and 0 through 7 the
third digit. This gives:

0;30 - black (invisible)
1;30 - dark grey
0;31 - red
1;31 - pinkish red
0;32 - green
1;32 - bright green
0;33 - brown
1;33 - yellow
0;34 - blue
1;34 - bright blue
0;35 - purple
1;35 - magenta
0;36 - cyan
1;36 - bright cyan
0;37 - white
1;37 - bright white

This is how I get the ANSI for The Local Weather Brief, listing the advisories for Arkansas.

One I'm particularly pleased with is an American Flag, partially at
half staff, with a poem "In Loving Memory"...mainly for Memorial Day,
and 9/11.

I then set up events in the Windows 7 Task Scheduler, to copy these to
the appropriate place on certain days of the year.

Daryl

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Charles,

Me and you should donate our bodies to Medical Science after we pass! I thin CS>if they could prolly find a cure for EVERYthing! hehe!

It'd be cheaper than a funeral!! My late father, and my Mom had
pre-arranged theirs...and what I got from my late father's passing paid
for my wife's funeral. It was bare bones, cremation, but still cost
around $7500 in 2007. Shortly after she died, I felt I should set up pre-arrangement on mine, and after 10 years of paying around $109 a
month, my funeral is paid for. Unfortunately, my brother, who has lived
for the present, and for himself, did not pre-arrange...so, I'll have to
pick up the cost of his funeral, unless I can get a cremation only, with
no viewing, service, etc. -- or get the body donated to science. In some
areas, that process can be rather difficult, from what I've head.

I'm about to get ready and dressed to go to my pain management doctor this CS>morning. Every since the 'Opioid Epidemic' Doctors are kinda afraid to CS>prescribe certain opioids that will work to patients. I'm one of them. I'v CS>been on a opioid of some type since I as 14, I have had times where I abused CS>them, at a younger age, I was also suffering depression too. I have learned CS>(and STILL learning) to accept my aliments and love me for me. It's been a CS>uphill battle for the last 3 years... finally! :)

The main pain meds I have are:

1) Tylenol Gel Caps (OTC). I take these a week before a procedure where bleeding might be an issue.

2) Ibuprofen. 400 mg prescription strength tablet. No more than 2 a day,
even though it's not addictive like other meds.

3) They have given me some stronger stuff for kidney stone pain, but I
avoid that unless I absolutely have to have it...because I can be asleep
in less than 10 minutes (and am very groggy after I wake up), plus, it's
so addictive.

I drink 1 to 2 liters of flavored water a day to keep the kidneys
flushed out.

If, on a scale of 1 to 10, the pain level is 1, or no more than 2,
I'll live with it, and just tough it out.

Daryl

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On 11/06/18, Daryl Stout said the following...

If you want to apply beforehand, send netmail to FIDONet 1:19/33, with your name, desired alias, city and state (no address needed) and desired password (max 8 characters). Note that you heard about it from the
FIDONet Survivors echo, and I'll get you pre-registered, so you don't
have to go through the New User Logon process.

I'll do that for sure! Thanks for the invite/info....

As for the graphics, I do my ANSI's by hand...mainly for the
bulletins, and some of the holiday emphasis screens. The holiday screens are from 3 sources:

I wanna get back into doing my own ANSI stuff. If I had a better editor I would. I'm surprised there aren't many out there...


Thanks

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Charles,

I'll do that for sure! Thanks for the invite/info....

Just do it at your convenience. With my going to a nursing home in
Lonoke (40 miles east of Little Rock) a couple of times a week to visit
my elderly Mom, some days, the BBS work has to wait.

I wanna get back into doing my own ANSI stuff. If I had a better editor I CS>would. I'm surprised there aren't many out there...

Sadly, most all of them have passed away.

Daryl

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