George,

 GP> That's so adult & responsible.  You know the tv ads/corporations want
 GP> you to go wild & impulse buy/splurge, right?

  The joke is that the ham radio gear manufacturers are rejoicing, and
hoping that the ham radio operators will order new gear from them. Several
years ago, there was a "DC To Daylight" rig at the big ham radio event in
Ohio for $20,000!!

  Now, I (and most other hams) agree that we could "outfit a nice ham radio
room for $20,000"...but for one rig, that's overkill.

 GP> Oh well, I guess you were also raised to understand you don't work for
 GP> them, eh?

  Nope. The most splurging I get anymore is going to a fancy restaurant for
lunch.

 GP> Some things my moderatoin level is zero. (e.g. tobacco -- 18 years
 GP> under that devil on my baxck was plenty -- I was freed, PTL, & I'm not
 GP> going back!)

  The only thing I want smoking or steaming is the food on my dinner plate.
(think sizzling fajitas at Applebee's). I mentioned that at my heart clinic,
and the young black nurse laughed, and said "That's what I'm talking about!!"
.

 GP> How come? I love cheesecake; a friend dropped me off a duble height one
 GP> when I was 20, expecting it'd last me a while; I returned her pan the
 GP> next day!)

  It's too rich. There is a small computer deal called a Raspberry Pi (there
are apparently variations, such as Banana and Orange Pi's), which run under
Linux...and are in use by amateur radio operators, among others. I tell them
that "I don't know much about a raspberry pi...but a pineapple upside down
cheesecake sounds awfully good". 

 GP> I use sparkling spring water for punches, so there's no added
 GP> flavour(not even the soda water component) to change the base
 GP> punch/juice flavour. I buy the 2L spring water for $99 usually. (Ginger
 GP> Ale same, unless name brand name, then it's $2.35 for 500ml!)

  I'm staying away from the carbonated beverages...I'm drinking diet green
tea citrus now. The eye doctor said the caffeine won't increase the eye
pressure...the "diet" ensures no sugar...and it's also a diurectic, but
not as strong as Lasix. The latter has the kidneys working overtime, but
that's better than kidney stones...the pain is the closest thing a man
can get to childbirth.

 GP> I rarely drink pop -- the occasional Coke just for the caffeine.

  I used to drink Coca-Cola and Ginger Ale to settle my stomach...as
they wouldn't put me to sleep like Odansetron (Zofran, Promethazine,
Phenagren, etc.) does in treating nausea.

 GP> I used to drink about 2 ounces of root beer a year & that was the only
 GP> pop I drank!  Now, with work & family. . . *sigh* (permatired)

  There are several brands of root beer...A&W, Dad's, Hires, Barq's, and
I've seen some with Kroger and Wal-Mart. But some beverages (especially
the Pepsi products) are like I was drinking prune juice.

Daryl

... Remember, half the people you know are below average.
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