Topic: THE PAYING OF THE BILLS (Read 2321 times)

Laura · « **Reply #30 on:** October 30, 2024, 05:49:07 AM »

But, man, hearing a voice when you are alone in a room is spooky.

vixmom · « **Reply #31 on:** October 30, 2024, 05:49:54 AM »

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Laura · « **Reply #32 on:** October 30, 2024, 05:50:10 AM »

Elmore, hearing a squeak and a thud in the night when all the cats are accounted for is freaky.

vixmom · « **Reply #33 on:** October 30, 2024, 05:50:59 AM »

That was a good story and not at all disappointing!

Laura · « **Reply #34 on:** October 30, 2024, 05:53:56 AM »

And I realize that my phone tracks and listens to me.

Laura · « **Reply #35 on:** October 30, 2024, 05:54:19 AM »

And I don't like that.

Laura · « **Reply #36 on:** October 30, 2024, 05:54:43 AM »

And also, there's that chip in the Covid shot ....

Laura · « **Reply #37 on:** October 30, 2024, 05:54:56 AM »

JUST KIDDING.

Laura · « **Reply #38 on:** October 30, 2024, 05:57:34 AM »

A cold front came through a couple of days ago, and the weather has cooled down nicely. Maybe our triple-digit heat is over for a few months now.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #39 on:** October 30, 2024, 06:16:13 AM »

Good morning, all.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #40 on:** October 30, 2024, 06:19:53 AM »

Quote from: singdaw on October 30, 2024, 05:10:11 AM

There was a "Halloween Blizzard" here back in 1991, with 2 feet of snow.

Must have been like what we had here in 2011 in terms of damage, unless that area didn't have the number and density of trees like this part of the world.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #41 on:** October 30, 2024, 06:24:20 AM »

It is 61 degrees here headed for 82 degrees they say.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #42 on:** October 30, 2024, 06:25:12 AM »

I have my days mixed up....I keep thinking it is Tuesday.

Of course this Saturday is the Reading Day at the bookstore so two of my sisters and I will be heading over there.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #43 on:** October 30, 2024, 06:25:36 AM »

I paid some bills yesterday, too.

But nothing like what will be due once the calendar turns.

Jrand74 · « **Reply #44 on:** October 30, 2024, 06:27:10 AM »

I talked to my 80 year old aunt - my mother's youngest sister - the only aunt/uncle I have surviving at this time.

She told me how much better my life is going to be if Trump gets back into office and that the only way he can lose is if the other side stuffs the ballot box - which they always do....

I just said we'll see......

Jrand74 · « **Reply #45 on:** October 30, 2024, 06:29:05 AM »

My question for ASK BK DAY.....I think I know the answer from his books:

Did you take a typing class in high school?

Question for other DRs as well.....

I took two years of typing and really didn't think I would use the skill much in later life.....but with the rise of the computer it is a skill that I use everyday....opposed to say geometry and algebra.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #46 on:** October 30, 2024, 06:31:43 AM »

DR Laura, I was prepared to steal "Ladder Goes Up and Down" for the title of an exciting chapter in my memoirs, but I shall probably have to settle for "Disappointing Conclusion Ahead" as having the ring of truth actually called for.

Freddie · « **Reply #47 on:** October 30, 2024, 06:35:35 AM »

Quote from: Laura on October 30, 2024, 05:54:56 AM

JUST KIDDING.

Freddie · « **Reply #48 on:** October 30, 2024, 06:39:38 AM »

Quote from: Jrand74 on October 30, 2024, 06:24:20 AM

It is 61 degrees here headed for 82 degrees they say.

60 degrees going up to 74 today here.

Freddie · « **Reply #49 on:** October 30, 2024, 06:39:50 AM »

Tomorrow (Thursday) and Friday going up to 79 and 78.

Freddie · « **Reply #50 on:** October 30, 2024, 06:41:14 AM »

Thursday and Friday could have been two posts.

Got to get the hang of the productive HHW posting style.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #51 on:** October 30, 2024, 06:46:16 AM »

When I was a tyke I taught myself to type fairly speedily with two fingers of each hand on my mother's ancient typewriter. Years later in high school I took a semester of typing and was amazed and excited to learn about the home keys and all, and I quickly became one of the best in the class. Years later still, I had a job in L.A. typing insane parts numbers and such into catalogs, for which we had to be proficient across the entire keyboard (letters, numbers, symbols, all of it), and I was eventually passing typing tests on IBM Selectrics at 110 WPM with one or two errors.

Now I sit here pecking out this post on an iPad with one finger. Ah, progress!

Laura · « **Reply #52 on:** October 30, 2024, 06:53:14 AM »

Wow, Chas. That's amazing. I only ever got to 80 wpm.

Laura · « **Reply #53 on:** October 30, 2024, 06:54:14 AM »

I was a court reporter, though, and could record two-speaker Question and Answer dialogue at 240 wpm. Different machine, though.

ChasSmith · « **Reply #54 on:** October 30, 2024, 07:05:23 AM »

Quote from: Laura on October 30, 2024, 06:54:14 AM

I was a court reporter, though, and could record two-speaker Question and Answer dialogue at 240 wpm. Different machine, though.

Do tell! I know nothing about them, but I've long been totally fascinated with that whole process.

When I worked at Litton Industries corporate headquarters in Beverly Hills (late 1970s), there was one (count 'em) male secretary to one of the executives. He had been a court reporter, and he continued using his steno machine (is that what it's called?) on the job there in all matters of dictation. I always loved that.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #55 on:** October 30, 2024, 07:12:59 AM »

Housework finished. Now I wait to hear from Joshie.

elmore3003 · « **Reply #56 on:** October 30, 2024, 07:19:54 AM »

BK, this Netflix documentary sounds interesting!
https://www.ladbible.com/entertainment/netflix/netflix-my-wife-abuser-sheree-spencer-richard-024845-20241029?fbclid=IwY2xjawGPHYpleHRuA2FlbQIxMAABHV0DSc8PVQcfmBiVXHsSzY_uxmzAl4vkHxAeXV8Zt-SyIRukitMVLwv6rA_aem_4gazNQ7Kms-c2Qu6ILF2yQ

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #57 on:** October 30, 2024, 07:42:49 AM »

Quote from: Laura on October 30, 2024, 05:49:07 AM

But, man, hearing a voice when you are alone in a room is spooky.

Tell me about it! I hear a voice calling my name once in a great while. It sounds like my deceased mom, too.

Never quite sure if I dreamed it or if it woke me up.

Ron Pulliam · « **Reply #58 on:** October 30, 2024, 07:44:19 AM »

When I first awakened this morning, it was quite foggy. Couldn't tell if the sky was cloudy or not.

The sun has been beaming brightly since the fog burned off, so it looks to be a glorious day.

Rodzinski · « **Reply #59 on:** October 30, 2024, 08:07:23 AM »

All of these libraries and bookstores have Reading Day. I don’t get it. It’s a fine industrial town and a renowned railroad, but whole days dedicated to it? Please!

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