On Wed Apr-03-2019 18:49, August Abolins (2:221/1.58) wrote to Roger Nelson:

 AA> ** 03.04.19 - 05:12, Roger Nelson wrote to August Abolins:

> The Internet can be and often is wearing on the brain and the stuff you  
> read there can't be trusted.

 AA> It's fine for seeking quick technical helps.  For just
 AA> conversation, it   doesn't work very well.

I use it myself instead of The Internet Movie Data Base (I'm somewhat of a
movie buff), since the latter has gone off the rails.

> ..With Fidonet, the discourse is different
> in that we can agree to disagree, so in that manner it is like havine a  
> conversation amongst friends because we belong to the same club and can  
> and will remain friends.

 AA> Well said.

Thanks.

> ...At the end of the day it gets dark.

 AA> ..and cold, in my case.  No hydro for over 4 hours sincce 2:30pm  I
 AA> may   just have to hunker down under some heavy blankets in bed and
 AA> just wait it   out.

Wow!  I couldn't take that.

-7°F in Utqiagvik, Alaska

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Regards,

Roger 
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