-=> Ed Vance wrote to Dave Drum <=-

 EV> I don't use a VPN, but I know everything that goes through AT&T could
 EV> be seen by them, if they were curious about what sites I visit.

They don't have to be curious. They glom onto it because they can. It's
like the Keystones admonishment "Anything you say may be taken down and
used in evidence ..."
 
 DD> Did you read the George Orwell tome "1984"? "Big Brother" has been out
 DD> there, watching, for a LOT longer than that.

 EV> I never read the Book, but I've seen references to what is in the Book.

Have you ever watch the old Patrick McGoohan TeeVee show "The Prisoner"?
It's along the same dystopian lines.
 
 DD> I admit to being surprised that they don't put you in Louisville -
 DD> even if it's in a different state.

 EV> Probably has something to do with when Ma Bell got split up into many
 EV> Baby Bell's and each State has control of it's own Network. ???

My state went from AT&T to Illinois Bell to Ameritech then back to AT&T.
The determining factor in area codes is mathematical - the number of 
subscribers capable of being served. With the expansion of cell phones
in addition to traditional land lines the need for more area codes has
blossomed. Or so I am told by the guys in one of my confuser clubs who 
work for Ma Bell.

MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06
 
      Title: Bayou Shrimp Creole
 Categories: Cajun, Seafood, Stews, Chilies
      Yield: 16 Servings
 
      1 c  Oil
      1    Whole stalk celery; root
           -trimmed off, sliced thin
      5 c  Onions; sliced
      1 c  Chilli sauce
      1 ts Curry powder
      3 lg Bay leaf
     20 oz (2 boxes) frozen sliced okra
     32 oz Tomatoes (2 #303 cans)
      3 lg Bell peppers; cored, sliced
           Leaves of the celery stalk;
           - chopped
      1 ts Thyme
           Salt, red & black pepper
    1/2 c  Chopped parsley
      5 lb Shrimp; cleaned, deveined
 
  Heat oil in lg. frying pan. Add green peppers, celery,
  celery leaves and onions. Cook over low heat, stirring
  until vegetables are slightly softened. Add remaining
  ingredients except shrimp. Cover and simmer for 1 hour,
  stirring occasionally.
  
  Refrigerate for 24 hours. Add shrimp 1 hour before
  serving; heat thoroughly.
  
  Serve over hot cooked rice.
  
  Courtesy Telephone Pioneers
  
  Meal Master Format by Dave Drum - 13 November 1998
  
  Uncle Dirty Dave's Kitchen
 
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