Aug wrote --

place. Usually by the time you crossed the aisle to look
out the other side you were p

I'm in suspense. P what?

Again Fido cut me off.
"Out the other side you passed whatever it was that was pointed out".
Or words to that effect.

"..the steps of the Washington Monument were closed for walking up
in 1971, and then closed altogether up and down in 1976. "

Yeah, it was about a year or so after my visit they were closed the first time.
And over the years people had left all sorts of graffiti on the walls.
Nothing dirty or vulgar, just things like "Joe Blow was here, 1920" and things like that carved into the walls.
Some of the names/date were easily readable, others were very faint.
There were signs up to the effect "do not write on the walls". :)

heart attacks during the climb or injuring themselves in falls
during the descent. "

People look at me oddly when I say "why use the elevator when the
stairs are right here?" :)
Joe
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Hello JOE!

** On Tuesday 06.10.20 - 05:58, JOE MACKEY wrote to AUGUST ABOLINS:

I'm in suspense. P what?

Again Fido cut me off. "Out the other side you passed
whatever it was that was pointed out". Or words to that
effect.

The original cut-off paragraph is about 258 chars total. That
number is interesting. Maybe your QWK editor has a line limit
per paragraph.

To get around it, maybe limit every paragraph to just 2
sentences max.

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On 05/10/2020 6:15 a.m., JOE MACKEY : DARYL STOUT wrote:

When I was in the Navy in Norfolk, VA (50+ years ago)
there was a USO bus tour of DC. You rode up on the bus, it
traveled around with a guide pointing out this and that
place. Usually by the time you crossed the aisle to look
out the other side you were p

I'm in suspense. P what?

One stop was the Washington
Monument and I raced a shipmate to the top on the stairs.
He was huffing and puffing the whole way and I hadn't
broken a sweat not any shortness of breath. The stairs are
closed now and you have to use the elevator. One place I
did take the elevator was the Empire State Building a few
months later. Joe

From a WashingtonPost article: By John Kelly
June 13, 2015


"..the steps of the Washington Monument were closed for walking up
in 1971, and then closed altogether - up and down - in 1976. "

"In fact, it was concerns over health that ended routine access to
the obelisk's stairs. And that was way back in the 1970s, before
we'd all blimped up. A worrying number of people were experiencing
heart attacks during the climb or injuring themselves in falls
during the descent. "

Sad commentary, wrt human health.

The steps in Toronto's CN tower are open twice a year for charity
events:

"The CN Tower's 1,776 steps are equivalent to about 100 floors.."



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Joe,

place. Usually by the time you crossed the aisle to look
out the other side you were p

I'm in suspense. P what?

Again Fido cut me off.

Lame excuse. <G>

Yeah, it was about a year or so after my visit they were closed the first time.
And over the years people had left all sorts of graffiti on the
walls.
Nothing dirty or vulgar, just things like "Joe Blow was here, 1920"
and things like that carved into the walls.

Whatever happened to "Kilroy Was Here"?? They used that in some of the
Bugs Bunny cartoons.

Some of the names/date were easily readable, others were very faint.
There were signs up to the effect "do not write on the walls". :)

Sort of like the guy who lights up the cigarette with "Danger!! Flammable Items!! No Smoking!!" all around him...and he says "You have to be careful. Some people don't believe in signs". <G>

People look at me oddly when I say "why use the elevator when the
stairs are right here?" :)

Or they think you're a glutton for punishment.

Would the restaurant elevator (a dumb waiter) be a misguided maitre'd?? <G>

Daryl

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August,

To get around it, maybe limit every paragraph to just 2
sentences max.

Getting Joe to shorten up his replies is asking the impossible.
<g,d,r>

Daryl

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On 07/10/2020 10:24 a.m., Daryl Stout : August Abolins wrote:

To get around it, maybe limit every paragraph to just 2
sentences max.

Getting Joe to shorten up his replies is asking the impossible.
<g,d,r>

He can write as much as he wants, just no more than 258 chars before
a hard <CR>



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August,

To get around it, maybe limit every paragraph to just 2
sentences max.

Getting Joe to shorten up his replies is asking the impossible.
<g,d,r>

He can write as much as he wants, just no more than 258 chars before
a hard <CR>

Well, with Multi-Mail, I'd rather keep it under 80.

Daryl

... I took an IQ test, and the results were negative.
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10-08-20 22:33 Daryl Stout wrote to August Abolins about +258 chars per para, Re:
Howdy! Daryl,

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August,

To get around it, maybe limit every paragraph to just 2
sentences max.

Getting Joe to shorten up his replies is asking the impossible.
<g,d,r>

He can write as much as he wants, just no more than 258 chars before
a hard <CR>

Well, with Multi-Mail, I'd rather keep it under 80.

When I see the Col:## getting near 78 is when I try ending a line, thinking about any Reply to my message will have a Word-Wrap problem.

... I took an IQ test, and the results were negative.

Your IQ is lower than Mine.
When I got the Call Sign KN4ZIQ the Phonetics for the ZIQ were:

Zero Intelligence Quotient

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Hmmm, I'm using MM DOS 49 and MM WIN 50 here, looks like I need to grab a
newer Version of MM to get up to date.

I mostly use MM DOS, I used MM WIN ff I need to Copy&Paste some text into a Message.
I haven't learned how to do that with MM DOS. DUH!

73 de Ed W9ODR . .


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Well, with Multi-Mail, I'd rather keep it under 80.

I think MultiMail will do that itself. Even my linux version of MultiMail seems to wrap text with CR/LF line endings. Looks good on just about any old BBS. :)

When I see the Col:## getting near 78 is when I try ending a line,
thinking about any Reply to my message will have a Word-Wrap problem.

That's the age old problem of DOS and BBSs generally.

Hmmm, I'm using MM DOS 49 and MM WIN 50 here, looks like I need to grab a newer Version of MM to get up to date.

You can grab the newest versions from..

http://wmcbrine.com/mmail

Your current version will also work well also but there were small fixes for something or other applied to the updated versions.

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Daryl wrote --

Again Fido cut me off.

Lame excuse. <G>

Lame is better than none.

Whatever happened to "Kilroy Was Here"??

These were written long before Kilroy was thought of.
I recall reading somewhere years ago where all these engravings had been recorded. just were they where they were, etc.
If memory serves me correctly they were in the late 19th and early 20th century.
Joe
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Ed,

When I see the Col:## getting near 78 is when I try ending a line, thinking about any Reply to my message will have a Word-Wrap problem.

I had to look at Notepad with MultiMail to see how long the line was.
If I get a long URL, I have to split it up, and note "above URL all on
one line).

... I took an IQ test, and the results were negative.

Your IQ is lower than Mine.
When I got the Call Sign KN4ZIQ the Phonetics for the ZIQ were:

Zero Intelligence Quotient

That tagline was what prompted the late Nancy Backus to reply "That
explains a lot <g,d,r>". I posted a link to her obituary, and to her
graveside service in the FIDONet Memories echo, and the ILinkNet
Friendly Talk echo. I also sent that to Janis Kracht, for inclusion
in the next FidoGazette.

Hmmm, I'm using MM DOS 49 and MM WIN 50 here, looks like I need to grab
a newer Version of MM to get up to date.

I found out I'm using an OLD version of BlueDV from PA7LIM, for my D-Star, DMR, and Fusion...but I've never used Fusion, and have used DMR sparingly. Otherwise, I'm going 6 D-Star Nets a week.

I mostly use MM DOS, I used MM WIN ff I need to Copy&Paste some text
into a Message.
I haven't learned how to do that with MM DOS. DUH!

I switched from OLX, because it wouldn't run under Windows 10 64-bit.

... Ignorant?! Ha! I don't even know the meaning of the word!

If ignorance is bliss, then this world is Heaven. :P

I saw a meme where it said "We Don't Need God In California". Next to
it was a picture of wildfires, earthquakes, etc., with the words "This
Is A Warning".

Daryl

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Joe,

Again Fido cut me off.

Lame excuse. <G>

Lame is better than none.

Is that where the slow drivers drive, in the slow lame?? <G>

Whatever happened to "Kilroy Was Here"??

These were written long before Kilroy was thought of.
I recall reading somewhere years ago where all these engravings had
been recorded. just were they where they were, etc.
If memory serves me correctly they were in the late 19th and early
20th century.

They used them in several Looney Tunes cartoons...especially the one
where Bugs Bunny was "the first creature on the moon" (Wanna Bet??!! <G>).

Daryl

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