-=> Quoting Daryl Stout to Nancy Backus on 07-06-19  10:02 <=-

 NB>> Don't be silly... life happens, and it happens to all of us... no
 NB>> need to feel guilty, or to leave us "in disgrace"...  And, case in
 NB>> point, I'm answering this rather late.... having downloaded this
 NB>> packet the night before leaving for a place without any internet/
 NB>> telnet access for almost a week...  Sometimes the timing just
 NB>> mis-coincides... I do hope that you've reconsidered in the meantime...

 DS> Well, Joe got lost from my directions, but we finally did hook up.
 DS> He sent me a picture of you and Jim White, which I got just before I
 DS> got knocked offline and displaced for 2 weeks, due to severe weather.

See.... Life Happens.... things do work out, even when other things get
in the way.... 
 
hat DS> Well, I got the break, but it was having to stay at an area motel
 DS> for 10 days, because of no power or air conditioning here. The apparent
 DS> temperature was at dangerous levels, I was sweating profusely (it was
 DS> like taking a hot shower, then going into bed naked and wet), and
 DS> didn't sleep for 5 hours the night after the storm. So, I had to stay
 DS> at an area motel. The insurance company still considered the structure
 DS> "livable", since there was still running water, and no other damage,
 DS> besides the electric meter being pulled off the north side of the
 DS> house, and damage to the inside panel...both of which were replaced.

At least you've got your electric back now...   Given all the medical
issues you have, though, I'd think you could get some sort of
certification from your doctor that says that you are at high risk in
extreme weather conditions, perhaps even that a/c and/or heat are life
support in your case...  Dunno if insurance would be swayed, but it
could get you first dibs on restoring power from the power companies... 
And it might make a point of medical necessity with the insurance...

 DS> I want to know how one can consider being inside a structure with
 DS> apparent temperatures over 100 degrees as "livable". People die in
 DS> those conditions every year. To them, it's a catastrophe if they have
 DS> to pay a claim.

What's the point of having insurance if they don't pay out claims when
it's justified, after all... I just had a bit of a run=in with insurance
myself, after a deer ran in front of my car last month... car is now
fixed, and nothing out of my pocket, mostly due to having a very helpful
and good collision mechanic on my side... but it took longer than it
needed to, thanks to the adjuster...  Of course, it meant that the
insurance had to pay more for my rental car, since I needed that longer,
too.... 

 DS> While I paid around $86 a night with tax (one is lucky to get a
 DS> hotel room for under $125 a night), and the total bill was nearly $950,
 DS> that resulted in my CANCELLING the train trip to cover the cost.

Sigh....
 
 NB>> Hopefully you at least will see the messages we send you... 

 DS> I had to do a lot of tweaking, in upgrading the system to Windows 10
 DS> 32-bit Pro, but I'm finally able to read mail.

At least you've got the upgrade done now... 

 DS> Needless to say, my QWK packet is HUGE...and that's just the Inbox.

But of course...    When I get home, and can upload these replies, I
know my incoming message packets will be huge, too.... This is the third
week-long trip I've made since the 14th of June.... 

ttyl       neb

... If you stomp gripes, do you get whine?

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