Traffic has been down across all of the nets, suppose that life is
getting in the way.

I'm going to be at my family's cabin in the mountains soon, looking
forward to some time out of town. Trying to get DSL up there has been a
pain, we're in an unincorporated community and most of AT&T's automated
systems don't register our address.

Our neighbors were able to get DSL but it took many many calls.

Once I get DSL up there, I'm planning on spending more time up there -
would love to work remotely from there in the summertime, and to keep
track of the BBS from there.

In the meantime, I have a 1TB card in my phone, all of my movies loaded
onto it, and a USB-C to HDMI cable that lets me play movies on our TV.



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On 20 Nov 2023 at 07:10a, poindexter FORTRAN pondered and said...

Traffic has been down across all of the nets, suppose that life is
getting in the way.

I think you are right, oh and Hi :)

I've been busy with family matters (unwell parents etc.) and at the end of the day after work, immediate and extended family stuff is acted on I'm kinda spent... so apologies (to all) for not being as active here in fsxNet as of late.

I don't have any plans to depart the scene etc. but rather just need to pace myself with real life demands a bit at the moment.

I'm going to be at my family's cabin in the mountains soon, looking forward to some time out of town. Trying to get DSL up there has been a pain, we're in an unincorporated community and most of AT&T's automated systems don't register our address.

sounds nice :)

I'm traveling again soon to visit one of my children. Lending a hand while there to help tidy up/sort out a storage shed... so it's going to be a busy few days of lugging and lifting, trips to the landfill to sort out rubbish/trash etc..

In the meantime, I have a 1TB card in my phone, all of my movies loaded onto it, and a USB-C to HDMI cable that lets me play movies on our TV.

Just remember to enjoy the views out the windows too :)

Nice chatting, hope this finds you well.

Best, Paul

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On Tue Nov 21 12:04:00 2023, Avon wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

I don't have any plans to depart the scene etc. but rather just need to pace myself with real life demands a bit at the moment.

Good. You're not allowed to.. breaks are ok, but no vanishing on us :P

Just kidding of course - though you would be missed if you left.

Andrew

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On Mon Nov 20 07:10:00 2023, poindexter FORTRAN wrote to All <=-

Traffic has been down across all of the nets, suppose that life is
getting in the way.

Yeah, it comes and it goes. I think there's probably plenty of people lurking, but if no conversation starters it can get quiet.

I'm going to be at my family's cabin in the mountains soon, looking
forward to some time out of town.

That sounds like fun! When you say in the mountains, is it secluded with forests and bears and wildlife around, or part of a town in the mountains?

Our neighbors were able to get DSL but it took many many calls.

Starlink? Might be expensive though..

Once I get DSL up there, I'm planning on spending more time up there -
would love to work remotely from there in the summertime, and to keep
track of the BBS from there.

Cool

Andrew

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On 21 Nov 2023 at 01:47p, Apam pondered and said...

Good. You're not allowed to.. breaks are ok, but no vanishing on us :P

... yeah not planning on leaving anytime soon :)

How's parenthood treating you? Still getting some sleep? Can you sing A B C D... in your head when you don't really want to? :)

Just kidding of course - though you would be missed if you left.

Right back at you.

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On 21 Nov 2023 at 01:51p, Apam pondered and said...

Yeah, it comes and it goes. I think there's probably plenty of people lurking, but if no conversation starters it can get quiet.

I found a picture of a Lama and sent it to a work colleague today... it was a random thank you for a bunch of docs sent to me I had to read.

I never knew Lamas had such dodgy teeth... I think the makers of Colgate toothpaste could have some fun with this..

#random conversation starters :)

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On Tue Nov 21 18:40:00 2023, AVON (21:1/101) wrote to Apam <=-

How's parenthood treating you? Still getting some sleep? Can you sing A B C D... in your head when you don't really want to? :)

Yeah, some.

I do know "This is my happy face, this is my sad face, this is my angry face....."

he's really into the "super simple songs" on youtube, especially "noodle and pals" haha, we bought him a board book from amazon with those characters and he loved it.. to death. Wife being an ex-library assistant fixed it once, but the second time it was time to go... so we ordered two more of the same book :P

Andrew

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Apam wrote to poindexter FORTRAN <=-

I'm going to be at my family's cabin in the mountains soon, looking
forward to some time out of town.

That sounds like fun! When you say in the mountains, is it secluded
with forests and bears and wildlife around, or part of a town in the mountains?

It's at the back end of a little community. When we built it in 1979, we
were the only house on the block. Now we have neighbors across the
street and next door, and it's nice having some more eyes on the cabin.

The nice thing is that we butt up against a 5mi x 5mi area of national
forest, nothing behind us except trees, a creek and a 9000 ft mountain.

Our neighbors were able to get DSL but it took many many calls.

Starlink? Might be expensive though..

Too many trees. No line of sight.




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Apam wrote to Avon <=-

he's really into the "super simple songs" on youtube, especially
"noodle and pals" haha, we bought him a board book from amazon with
those characters and he loved it.. to death. Wife being an ex-library assistant fixed it once, but the second time it was time to go... so we ordered two more of the same book :P

My wife and I were flipping around on the on-demand channels on Roku
and found an "all Pepa Pig, all the time" channel. Kids these days got
it MADE!

I've been trying to get my grown kids to get their heads around having
cartoons on only from 7:00am until around 10:30am on Saturdays. You'd
be into your third hour of cartoons, sitting in front of the TV with a
bowl of sugary cereal turned to mush in front of you when a cartoon
would end, and the next show was something like Meet the Press.

That's when you got on your bike and rode around to a park or your
friends house. Simpler times.




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Too many trees. No line of sight.

but not at the top of that mountain? Just need a long coax cable.

-andy

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Po > Too many trees. No line of sight.

but not at the top of that mountain? Just need a long coax cable.

Or so long as you're on the right side of the mountain, a mast?


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On 21 Nov 2023 at 06:07p, Apam pondered and said...

he's really into the "super simple songs" on youtube, especially "noodle and pals" haha, we bought him a board book from amazon with those characters and he loved it.. to death. Wife being an ex-library
assistant fixed it once, but the second time it was time to go... so we ordered two more of the same book :P

he he... nice one, good to get them started early on the books, he's in good hands :)

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poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Apam <=-

I've been trying to get my grown kids to get their heads around having
cartoons on only from 7:00am until around 10:30am on Saturdays. You'd
be into your third hour of cartoons, sitting in front of the TV with a
bowl of sugary cereal turned to mush in front of you when a cartoon
would end, and the next show was something like Meet the Press.

We must have been spoiled in my area, or maybe I am a little older. Here
you could find cartoons on until noon on at least one station. That is
when wrestling came on. ;) I do remember the abrupt transition from
cartoons to other programming.

Later in the afternoon, the Muppet Show would come on for a half-hour, and another station ran a half-hour of Looney Tunes. That was handy during the winter when it started getting dark early.

That's when you got on your bike and rode around to a park or your
friends house. Simpler times.

Yep!


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