Re: Avatars with PabloDraw
By: Nightfox to Nicholas Boel on Mon Jan 22 2018 09:28 am

no fault of their own (layed off, etc.) and they may end up taking a job unrelated to their degree because it's better than being jobless.

That is true. I have a Bachelor Of Arts in Radio/Television/Film, from the University Of Arkansas At Little Rock...where I first got my exposure to BBSing over 30 years ago...and I met the woman who'd eventually become my wife and Co-Sysop, on that BBS. The college is still there, but the BBS is long gone. Yet, the only "radio" I do is "amateur radio", and I'm the Volunteer Examiner (VE) Team Leader with the college's ham radio club.

Daryl, WX1DER

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Re: Jobs - Was: Avatars
By: Daryl Stout to Nightfox on Mon Jan 22 2018 05:07 pm

BBSing over 30 years ago...and I met the woman who'd eventually become my wife and Co-Sysop, on that BBS. The college is still there, but the BBS is

That's cool that your wife was the co-sysop. Seems to me that most spouses wouldn't give much thought to their spouse's BBS (or in some cases might even think it's an odd hobby).

Nightfox

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Re: Jobs - Was: Avatars
By: Daryl Stout to Nightfox on Mon Jan 22 2018 05:07 pm

BBSing over 30 years ago...and I met the woman who'd eventually become my wife and Co-Sysop, on that BBS. The college is still there, but the BBS is

Haha, that's actually a pretty cool story! And your wife became your co-sysop? Super cool...

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BBSing over 30 years ago...and I met the woman who'd eventually become m wife and Co-Sysop, on that BBS. The college is still there, but the BBS

Haha, that's actually a pretty cool story! And your wife became your co-sysop I>Super cool...

Yep, I thought so, too. She was actually Co-Sysop before we got
married...and we were "Married With Modem Sysops"...as the BBS was just
dial-up only back then.

Daryl

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Re: Jobs - Was: Avatars
By: Daryl Stout to ISPYHUMANFLY on Sat Feb 24 2018 12:25 pm

Yep, I thought so, too. She was actually Co-Sysop before we got married...and we were "Married With Modem Sysops"...as the BBS was just dial-up only back then.

That's pretty cool, man. Does she help out with any BBSing now days?

_ispy

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On 2018 Feb 25 18:07:24, you wrote to Daryl Stout:

Yep, I thought so, too. She was actually Co-Sysop before we got
married...and we were "Married With Modem Sysops"...as the BBS was
just dial-up only back then.

That's pretty cool, man. Does she help out with any BBSing now days?

psst... daryl is a widower and stated so earlier in the conversation ;)

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Re: Jobs - Was: Avatars
By: mark lewis to ispyhumanfly on Mon Feb 26 2018 07:42 am

That's pretty cool, man. Does she help out with any BBSing now
days?

psst... daryl is a widower and stated so earlier in the conversation ;)

Eek. Missed that part. My bad. :(

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Yep, I thought so, too. She was actually Co-Sysop before we got married...and we were "Married With Modem Sysops"...as the BBS was just dial-up only back then.

That's pretty cool, man. Does she help out with any BBSing now days?

Unfortunately, I lost her to a massive heart attack 3 weeks shy of our
4th wedding anniversary nearly 11 years ago now. She had a defective
aortic heart valve since birth, and was only 48 when she died. I didn't
marry for the first time until I was 43...but never I dreamed I'd be a
widower at 47. I was the only husband she ever had as well.

I dedicated the BBS to her memory...and miss her each day.

Daryl
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Re: Jobs - Was: Avatars
By: Daryl Stout to ISPYHUMANFLY on Mon Feb 26 2018 02:21 pm

That's pretty cool, man. Does she help out with any BBSing now days?

Unfortunately, I lost her to a massive heart attack 3 weeks shy of our
4th wedding anniversary nearly 11 years ago now. She had a defective aortic heart valve since birth, and was only 48 when she died. I didn't marry for the first time until I was 43...but never I dreamed I'd be a widower at 47. I was the only husband she ever had as well.

Wow. I had no idea. Man that's really horrible. :( Very poetic and deep of you to commit your BBS to her memory. No one can be ready for nor prepare for such a tragedy.

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Mark,

Yep, I thought so, too. She was actually Co-Sysop before we got
married...and we were "Married With Modem Sysops"...as the BBS was DS>> just dial-up only back then.

That's pretty cool, man. Does she help out with any BBSing now days?

psst... daryl is a widower and stated so earlier in the conversation ;)

There are 3 things that fail when you get older. The first is memory
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At least I have all the wonderful memories that no one can take away.
She did so much for the BBS, and her work (and her presence) is sorely
missed. She was also a fierce competitor in the doogames (as with
everything else in her life, according to her parents). In other words,
she was a great winner, but she sure was a sore loser!! <G>

Daryl

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That's pretty cool, man. Does she help out with any BBSing now
days?

psst... daryl is a widower and stated so earlier in the conversation ;)

Eek. Missed that part. My bad. :(

No worries. Sometimes, I've seen the QWK Packets screw up the
messages, where you seemingly miss certain parts of it. But QWK Mail is
how I prefer to do my BBS mail.

Daryl

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Wow. I had no idea. Man that's really horrible. :( Very poetic and deep of yo I>to commit your BBS to her memory. No one can be ready for nor prepare for suc I>a tragedy.

She may not have had the best eyesight, but she'd find errors in
bulletins, etc. that I'd miss. Plus, it was fun having a spouse in the
various games to interact with. <G>

Daryl
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