• Updates

    From Barmed@21:4/100 to All on Thu Mar 4 16:02:34 2021
    Friday, we had some good news. My wife's scans don't show any signs of remaining cancer so far, so they are cautiously optimistic.

    However, last night I got a message from my mom that my dad had fallen at
    home and had to be taken to the hospital. had hit the arm that broke and had the rod in it. Then later, she told me they had found a blood clot in his lung, and it appears the cancer has spread to his brain.

    So, I'm trying to prepare myself mentally for the fact that it doesn't look like my father will be around much longer.

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  • From Sparky@21:1/192 to Barmed on Fri Mar 5 00:27:04 2021
    Friday, we had some good news. My wife's scans don't show any signs of remaining cancer so far, so they are cautiously optimistic.

    That is good news, praying that it stays that way.

    So, I'm trying to prepare myself mentally for the fact that it doesn't look like my father will be around much longer.

    I lost my day 12 years ago from prostate cancer, they said he might live a year, he ended up living 5 years from his diagnoses. Cherish the time you
    have left and remember him fondly after he is gone.

    Jeff

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  • From Jimmy Anderson@21:2/136 to Barmed on Fri Mar 5 01:15:00 2021
    Barmed wrote to All <=-

    Friday, we had some good news. My wife's scans don't show any signs of remaining cancer so far, so they are cautiously optimistic.

    However, last night I got a message from my mom that my dad had fallen
    at home and had to be taken to the hospital. had hit the arm that broke and had the rod in it. Then later, she told me they had found a blood clot in his lung, and it appears the cancer has spread to his brain.

    So, I'm trying to prepare myself mentally for the fact that it doesn't look like my father will be around much longer.

    Oh man - good news follow by bad... I'm so sorry. Lost my dad over 10 years
    ago to cancer...




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  • From paulie420@21:2/150 to Barmed on Fri Mar 5 00:39:50 2021
    Friday, we had some good news. My wife's scans don't show any signs of remaining cancer so far, so they are cautiously optimistic.

    However, last night I got a message from my mom that my dad had fallen at home and had to be taken to the hospital. had hit the arm that broke and had the rod in it. Then later, she told me they had found a blood clot
    in his lung, and it appears the cancer has spread to his brain.

    So, I'm trying to prepare myself mentally for the fact that it doesn't look like my father will be around much longer.

    Oh, Barmed... :/ I'm so happy of your wives news, man! Freaking yay!! I hope that optimism continues and is followed by more great news.

    Thats really hard. Losing my father was... a huge thing in my life. I understand how you might feel, and how hard it must be to begin to think about and accept... things. I feel for you, sir. Gosh.

    I sometimes step back, and look at our BBS community... to ME, it is so valuable and - I also sometimes share on here; I know that my feelings and thoughts are met with... well, all types of people. However, there IS a subset that cares.. and are helpful and... I feel for you. Happy about your wife, and sorry that you're moving to a new part of life concerning Dads health issues.

    I'm thinking of you, and you have a BBS community here who cares. Godspeed.



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  • From Barmed@21:4/100 to Sparky on Sat Mar 6 04:05:12 2021
    On 04 Mar 2021, Sparky said the following...
    So, I'm trying to prepare myself mentally for the fact that it doesn' look like my father will be around much longer.

    I lost my day 12 years ago from prostate cancer, they said he might live
    a year, he ended up living 5 years from his diagnoses. Cherish the time you have left and remember him fondly after he is gone.

    I'm trying. Even though I haven't seen my family in several years, it's been
    a comfort just knowing they are there.

    Now, The hospital has sent my father home for home hospice, and they says
    it's going to be quick.

    My sister is flying in from Germany, two of my dad's brothers were driving in today from Kansas. His sister and her husband are driving in tomorrow.

    It used to be a running joke that this side of the family only gathers
    together for weddings and funerals.

    No one is laughing right now.

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  • From Alpha@21:4/158 to Barmed on Sat Mar 6 04:15:22 2021
    Now, The hospital has sent my father home for home hospice, and they
    says
    it's going to be quick.

    My sister is flying in from Germany, two of my dad's brothers were
    driving in
    today from Kansas. His sister and her husband are driving in tomorrow.

    It used to be a running joke that this side of the family only gathers together for weddings and funerals.

    No one is laughing right now.

    I'm so sorry, Barmed. Thoughts are with you in this difficult time. No
    words.


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  • From Ogg@21:4/106.21 to Barmed on Sat Mar 6 07:24:00 2021
    Hello Barmed!

    ** On Friday 05.03.21 - 20:05, Barmed wrote to Sparky:

    It used to be a running joke that this side of the family
    only gathers together for weddings and funerals.

    It may be more common with many other families than you think.

    :/



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  • From Jeff@21:1/180 to Barmed on Sat Mar 6 06:26:48 2021
    On 05 Mar 2021, Barmed said the following...
    Now, The hospital has sent my father home for home hospice, and they says it's going to be quick.

    I am so sorry to hear that.

    I lost my wife to cancer 5 years ago. If there is an option of a hospice
    house, I would recommend it. Things... change. You will know when it is time.

    Again, so sorry.
    Jeff.

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  • From Vk3jed@21:1/109 to Ogg on Sun Mar 7 03:35:00 2021
    On 03-05-21 23:24, Ogg wrote to Barmed <=-

    Hello Barmed!

    ** On Friday 05.03.21 - 20:05, Barmed wrote to Sparky:

    It used to be a running joke that this side of the family
    only gathers together for weddings and funerals.

    It may be more common with many other families than you think.

    Yes, it's definitely a running joke in my family. Sadly, the ratio of funerals to weddings is likely to increase in the future. But we have been keeping up the supply of weddings (including mine in 2018 :) ). :)


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  • From Avon@21:1/101 to Barmed on Sun Mar 7 18:02:20 2021
    On 05 Mar 2021 at 08:05p, Barmed pondered and said...

    Now, The hospital has sent my father home for home hospice, and they says it's going to be quick.

    Hey there. We don't know each other very well but I really feel for you at
    this time. It's frankly just a totally sucky thing to be going through.

    I kinda feel like I may be on the cusp of something similar in the months
    ahead with my mum/mom if she does not improve too :(

    Take it day it time and just know there's folks here that will be thinking of you and sending you good vibes.

    Best, Paul

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  • From Spectre@21:3/101 to Ogg on Mon Mar 8 09:12:00 2021
    It used to be a running joke that this side of the family only
    gathers together for weddings and funerals.

    It may be more common with many other families than you think.

    Mines the same, I have family I haven't seen since my Grandmothers funeral, but I also have no idea how I might even get in touch with any of them these days.

    Spec


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  • From Spectre@21:3/101 to Jeff on Mon Mar 8 09:17:00 2021
    On 05 Mar 2021, Barmed said the following...

    Now, The hospital has sent my father home for home hospice, and they
    says it's going to be quick.

    I lost my wife to cancer 5 years ago. If there is an option of a hospice house, I would recommend it. Things... change. You will know when it is time.

    My father spent a fair amount of time having tests done, but he was really already cooked when they figured out what was going on. He spent a lot of time at home, already on hefty pain relief which was a little interesting he wasn't always compos mentis. However one day he decided it was time to head off to the hospice, he only lasted a day or so after that.

    Spec


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  • From Sparky@21:1/192 to Barmed on Sat Mar 6 19:54:02 2021
    Now, The hospital has sent my father home for home hospice, and they says it's going to be quick.


    Well my prayer for you is that your father remains comfortable for the time
    he has left and relatives get to see him while he is still alert. May peace
    be with you.
    Jeff

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  • From Arelor@21:2/138 to Spectre on Mon Mar 8 01:04:22 2021
    Re: Updates
    By: Spectre to Ogg on Mon Mar 08 2021 01:12 am

    It used to be a running joke that this side of the family only gathers together for weddings and funerals.

    It may be more common with many other families than you think.

    Mines the same, I have family I haven't seen since my Grandmothers funeral, I also have no idea how I might even get in touch with any of them these day

    Spec


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    When my grandmother died, my mother got to see her mother's family for the first time in about 30 years in the funeral.

    It was kind of weird because they had been very close in the past and they drifted appart due to certain circumpstances... I think the funeral got them back together quite tightly. They are still in touch to this day since then.


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  • From Barmed@21:4/100 to Vk3jed on Mon Mar 8 14:35:38 2021
    On 06 Mar 2021, Vk3jed said the following...
    It used to be a running joke that this side of the family
    only gathers together for weddings and funerals.

    It may be more common with many other families than you think.

    Yes, it's definitely a running joke in my family. Sadly, the ratio of funerals to weddings is likely to increase in the future. But we have been keeping up the supply of weddings (including mine in 2018 :) ). :)

    I'm sure that's the case.

    I remember probably about 25 years ago, my dad talked a guy that was closing down his company in Lake Charles, Louisiana into starting up a small
    operation here in Houston, doing a similar operation, specializing in small jobs no one else wanted to deal with because of varioys reasons.

    He agreed, and offered one of his guys from Lake Charles a chance to move
    here to work at the new company instead of the layoff package. He accepted.

    So it was the three of us working there, and we got one of my dad's cousins
    to help us with getting equipment fixed and set-up.

    At the end of the day, the four of us are sitting in the office talking. My dad and his cousin are talking about people and places and the usual, "Do you remeber.." update type things, going back about a decade. It had been about that long since they saw each other.

    They lived about a mile away from each other.

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  • From Ogg@21:4/106.21 to Barmed on Mon Mar 8 17:04:00 2021
    Hello Barmed!

    ** On Thursday 04.03.21 - 08:02, Barmed wrote to All:

    So, I'm trying to prepare myself mentally for the fact that
    it doesn't look like my father will be around much longer.

    It's going to be rough going. Here's wishing you well as you
    wade through the waves of emotion and reach the point when
    weight of it all eases up.


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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to Barmed on Mon Mar 8 15:09:00 2021
    Barmed wrote to Vk3jed <=-

    They lived about a mile away from each other.

    My mom lived a mile away from a cousin we'd see on Christmas day. They
    enjoyed each other's company, never understood why they wouldn't meet for lunch somewhere during the year.



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  • From Vk3jed@21:1/109 to Barmed on Wed Mar 10 04:48:00 2021
    On 03-08-21 06:35, Barmed wrote to Vk3jed <=-

    At the end of the day, the four of us are sitting in the office
    talking. My dad and his cousin are talking about people and places and the usual, "Do you remeber.." update type things, going back about a decade. It had been about that long since they saw each other.

    They lived about a mile away from each other.

    That happens more often than you'd think.


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  • From Barmed@21:4/100 to Ogg on Tue Mar 9 15:54:38 2021
    On 08 Mar 2021, Ogg said the following...

    So, I'm trying to prepare myself mentally for the fact that
    it doesn't look like my father will be around much longer.

    It's going to be rough going. Here's wishing you well as you
    wade through the waves of emotion and reach the point when
    weight of it all eases up.

    He passed Monday morning. My sister told me it was peaceful.

    I went Saturday to see him. He had had a stroke while being transported home, so he couldn't talk, but he was alert and knew I was there.

    I went back Sunday, and things were somewhat of a madhouse. The people from Hospice hadn't delivered some things yet. One of my brothers, the one that I shared the video a while back that promotes local businesses in theirvarea,
    has a friend he went to school with that owns a medical supply company. After
    a phone call to him, he met my brother and my dad's sister, who is a nurse,
    at his shop, and opened it up for them and let us have whatever we neeedec0d for my dad. Dad was in a lot if discomfort, and the cancer was spreading so fast. you couldn't touch him anywhere without hurting him. We got everything done to get him comfortable and set up to where hopefully we wouldn't have to move him. I stayed until he looked to be resting comfortably.

    Then Monday, morning while I was feeding my dogs, my brother called to let me know my father was gone.

    We knew it was going to be quick, but were figuring a week or so. not 3 days.

    I'm still in shock I'm sure. 36 days from learning he had cancer to him
    being gone.

    Cancer fucking sucks. It took my first wife, I nearly lost my wife now to it in November, and now my father. Not to mention other family over the yeats.

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  • From Arelor@21:2/138 to Barmed on Tue Mar 9 19:14:26 2021
    Re: Updates
    By: Barmed to Ogg on Tue Mar 09 2021 07:54 am

    He passed Monday morning. My sister told me it was peaceful.

    I am really sorry to hear.

    That's life I guess. At least the good memories always remain.

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  • From TALIADON@21:3/138 to Barmed on Wed Mar 10 02:40:24 2021
    From an older person's perspective, all I can tell you is that death doesn't inspire the same concerns as when I wore a younger man's clothes; over time,
    as we experience the growth and love of our children/grandchildren, fear of
    the inevitable is acquiesced by the memories for which we'd gladly pay a reaper's toll.

    I'm sure your father felt the same way: death is but a pittance for having
    kept such beautiful an acquaintance.

    Stay strong my friend.

    Best Regards

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  • From Avon@21:1/101 to Barmed on Wed Mar 10 20:52:18 2021
    On 09 Mar 2021 at 07:54a, Barmed pondered and said...

    He passed Monday morning. My sister told me it was peaceful.


    We knew it was going to be quick, but were figuring a week or so. not 3 days.

    I'm still in shock I'm sure. 36 days from learning he had cancer to him being gone.

    Cancer fucking sucks. It took my first wife, I nearly lost my wife now
    to it in November, and now my father. Not to mention other family over the yeats.


    I'm very sorry for you loss... hard to know what else to write but thinking
    of you and your family at this tough time.

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  • From Sparky@21:1/192 to Barmed on Wed Mar 10 00:05:42 2021
    He passed Monday morning. My sister told me it was peaceful.

    That is all we can ask for. My condolences to you and your family.
    Jeff

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  • From paulie420@21:2/150 to Barmed on Tue Mar 9 22:51:26 2021
    He passed Monday morning. My sister told me it was peaceful.

    I went Saturday to see him. He had had a stroke while being transported home, so he couldn't talk, but he was alert and knew I was there.

    Cancer fucking sucks. It took my first wife, I nearly lost my wife now
    to it in November, and now my father. Not to mention other family over the yeats.

    I'm terribly sorry for your loss, Barmed. :/ Man.. I'm really happy you were able to get out on Saturday - I'm sure you'll remember that time for.. ever. It sucks how quickly things can move and - I just don't know how ya'll must feel. I'm sorry.

    Cancer fucking sucks. You can say that again, man.



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  • From paulie420@21:2/150 to TALIADON on Tue Mar 9 22:54:24 2021
    I'm sure your father felt the same way: death is but a pittance for
    having kept such beautiful an acquaintance.
    °²²²²² ³ Lee Westlake (aka TALIADON)

    Wow. Nice words, all of them. Thanks... right now, at 41, I don't have the words that you do - I intend on finding them.



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  • From TALIADON@21:3/138 to paulie420 on Wed Mar 10 20:19:58 2021
    Wow. Nice words, all of them. Thanks... right now, at 41, I don't have
    the words that you do - I intend on finding them.

    When you reach a certain age, words and ideas can seldom be claimed as our
    own.

    There's an old saying: "The value of a story is twice that of its telling."

    In other words: having a story is far more important than the way you choose
    to tell it.

    Make haste my friend, for expression and style often fall victim to time.

    Best Regards

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  • From Morgul@21:1/207 to Taliadon on Wed Mar 10 18:45:45 2021
    BY: TALIADON(21:3/138)


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    That's quite powerful and moving. I like that.

    Morgul

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  • From Adept@21:2/108 to Barmed on Thu Mar 11 21:38:16 2021
    He passed Monday morning. My sister told me it was peaceful.

    Ouch. My condolences.

    Your entire post brings up a whole lot of feelings and memories about my dad dying last November. So I know it's rough, even when it's expected.

    Though, thinking of my own dad, the only thing that was peaceful about it was when the suffering was over.

    Cancer sucks.

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  • From Nodoka Hanamura@21:2/106 to Barmed on Sat Mar 13 22:14:39 2021
    On 12 Mar 2021, Nodoka Hanamura said the following...

    On 09 Mar 2021, Barmed said the following...

    132
    On 08 Mar 2021, Ogg said the following...

    So, I'm trying to prepare myself mentally for the fact that it doesn't look like my father will be around much longer.

    It's going to be rough going. Here's wishing you well as you wade through the waves of emotion and reach the point when weight of it all eases up.

    He passed Monday morning. My sister told me it was peaceful.

    I went Saturday to see him. He had had a stroke while being transport home, so he couldn't talk, but he was alert and knew I was there.

    I went back Sunday, and things were somewhat of a madhouse. The peopl from Hospice hadn't delivered some things yet. One of my brothers, t one that I shared the video a while back that promotes local business in theirvarea, has a friend he went to school with that owns a medica supply company. After a phone call to him, he met my brother and my dad's sister, who is a nurse, at his shop, and opened it up for them let us have whatever we neeedec0d for my dad. Dad was in a lot if discomfort, and the cancer was spreading so fast. you couldn't touch anywhere without hurting him. We got everything done to get him comfortable and set up to where hopefully we wouldn't have to move hi I stayed until he looked to be resting comfortably.

    Then Monday, morning while I was feeding my dogs, my brother called t let me know my father was gone.

    We knew it was going to be quick, but were figuring a week or so. not days.

    I'm still in shock I'm sure. 36 days from learning he had cancer to being gone.


    Although I've never lost anyone to cancer, I've lost both of my parents
    at a young age. My dad died in 2010 from heart failure when I was 14,
    and my mom died in 2019 when I was 22 from kidney failure. The latter I still feel is my fault since I put her through a lot during my school years after dad died, and my mental development having been stunted (I feel) until recent years didn't help with her healthcare.

    My deepest sympathies to you and your loved ones. I hope your dad rests
    in peace - I'll pray to my mom and dad to send a warm welcome.

    Born too late to experience the scene.
    Born just in time to see it come back.
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  • From Avon@21:1/101 to All on Sun Jul 18 11:02:19 2021
    Hi all.

    I just thought I'd pen an update to let you know whats been happening in my world lately.

    Family still keeping me busy. My eldest daughter (forgive me if I am
    repeating this I loose track now...) was unwell and after a second stay/visit to the hospital had her gall bladder taken out. She's spent the last 7 days with us at home and today we're taking her back to her apartment. So that's been a busy time caring for her.

    My youngest son called us yesterday morning (my Saturday... as it's Sunday
    here as I write this) to say he was also in the hospital emergency department with breathing issues. So we shot down again to the hospital and sat with him while tests etc were run. He is on a course of antibiotics and they think
    it's bad bronchitis brought on by the crappy student flat he is living in.

    Anywhoo he was discharged and after 5 hours in the hospital we cam home
    again. I feel like were a frequent flyer there and I don't want to be.

    Work has been busy, we've had several changes in senior management roles. The rest of us are wondering what changes are coming next. Somewhat stressful but you just keep working and doing the best job you can.

    I am heading up to the North Island next weekend to see my parents. My mum
    will be 79 and I have three days there that overlap her birthday. She's somewhat frail these days so I look forward to seeing her but worry about her health. My Dad is 78 and although way more active/fitter etc. is still none
    the the less also coming towards 79 etc.. so not getting any younger too.

    I'm more aware of the passage of time these days and the loss some of the people I know/work with etc. feel as their parents pass away :(

    Because it's winter here I have not been sitting in the study where I am writing this update as much as I do in summer. The room is a cold one and despite running a heater (if I choose to) is not the nicest to be in when outside it 3-5c ... so as a result I have not felt as inclined to jump on the computer and do BBS stuff. I've tended to save that for weekends and
    sometimes other times too when I can do stuff at my own pace and not feel
    like I am juggling other stuff I need to.

    Been working on NET 1 nodes and delisting a few as I want to ensure the nodelist is accurate with nodes that are indeed active vs inactive for 30+ days. It takes some time but the OCD side of me likes keeping things tidy in terms of network ops and I think it's a good signal to send to all that the network is indeed operating etc etc. My thanks as always to Todd, Deon, Dan
    and Ruben for their help with the NETs they run - thanks guys!

    Work at Agency is on the backfoot as I focus on fsxNet stuff but I need to
    work on some mods and doors that stopped working when I shifted to Linux. So that's on my to-do too.

    Been watching Disney+ and really enjoying all the Marvel stuff. Just finished Loki and had enjoyed Falcon and Winter Solider before that and also WandaVision. If you have not watched them I suggest give them a go.

    Humm.... that's about it for now. I'd best get back to the admin stuff. Will post an update later of removals and an addition.

    Best wishes.

    Paul aka Avon

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)
  • From Avon@21:1/101 to All on Sat Jun 17 20:05:29 2023
    Hi all

    I've been doing some NET 1 tidying this evening and pruned a few nodes that have been inactive for many weeks. Posted that update to FSX_NET.

    Have also been trying to tidy up the inter-bbs games so that inactive nodes have been removed and almost all nodes now are running the correct version of the games running in League 21 fsxNet. It's quite a mission to keep on top of that.

    Admin is never glamorous but it keeps things rolling along I guess ;-)

    Best, Paul

    Kerr Avon [Blake's 7] 'I'm not expendable, I'm not stupid and I'm not going' avon[at]bbs.nz | bbs.nz | fsxnet.nz

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)
  • From Avon@21:1/101 to All on Wed Aug 24 12:29:08 2022
    Hi all

    I'm still around and about, have been low key for a few weeks as I ended up with Covid-19 and it's been kicking me around a bit. I'm on the mend and hope to do some more BBSing related stuff in the coming days.

    Best, Paul

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)
  • From Irish_Monk@21:4/184 to Avon on Tue Aug 23 20:45:28 2022
    I'm still around and about, have been low key for a few weeks as I ended up with Covid-19 and it's been kicking me around a bit. I'm on the mend and hope to do some more BBSing related stuff in the coming days.

    Good to hear from you! and hope you feel better very soon!!

    |10I|02rish_|10M|02onk

    ... There's no present. There's only the immediate future and the recent past

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    * Origin: WarpeD SocieTy (21:4/184)
  • From Zip@21:1/202 to Avon on Wed Aug 24 02:56:42 2022
    Hello Avon!

    On 24 Aug 2022, Avon said the following...
    I'm still around and about, have been low key for a few weeks as I ended up with Covid-19 and it's been kicking me around a bit. I'm on the mend and hope to do some more BBSing related stuff in the coming days.

    Here's more get-well wishes for you!!

    Take care,

    Best regards
    Zip

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    * Origin: Star Collision BBS, Uppsala, Sweden (21:1/202)
  • From apam@21:1/182 to Avon on Wed Aug 24 13:27:02 2022
    I'm still around and about, have been low key for a few weeks as I
    ended up with Covid-19 and it's been kicking me around a bit. I'm on
    the mend and hope to do some more BBSing related stuff in the coming
    days.

    Glad you're ok. Sorry about covid, that can't be fun. We've been lucky
    enough to avoid it so far.

    Andrew


    --- Talisman v0.43-dev (Windows/x64)
    * Origin: Smuggler's Cove - Private BBS (21:1/182)
  • From NuSkooler@21:1/121 to Avon on Tue Aug 23 22:08:32 2022

    On Thursday, August 25th Avon was heard saying...
    I'm still around and about, have been low key for a few weeks as I ended up with Covid-19 and it's been kicking me around a bit. I'm on the mend and hope to do some more BBSing related stuff in the coming days.

    I've been mostly lurking lately with limited time but just saw this post -- hope it's not kicking your arse too much. It put me out for a few days the first time around, but not too terribly bad. Hope you get quick recovery!



    --
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  • From esc@21:4/173 to Avon on Tue Aug 23 23:34:10 2022
    I'm still around and about, have been low key for a few weeks as I ended up with Covid-19 and it's been kicking me around a bit. I'm on the mend and hope to do some more BBSing related stuff in the coming days.

    Ouch, hope all is ok!

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  • From seeLive@21:2/128 to Avon on Wed Aug 24 08:44:22 2022
    Hey Paul, Hope it wasn't too rough on you, but glad you're on the mend... take care.

    -seeLive

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  • From claw@21:1/210 to Avon on Wed Aug 24 08:00:58 2022
    On 24 Aug 2022, Avon said the following...

    Hi all

    I'm still around and about, have been low key for a few weeks as I ended up with Covid-19 and it's been kicking me around a bit. I'm on the mend and hope to do some more BBSing related stuff in the coming days.

    Best, Paul

    Man that is horrible! I hope you are one of luck ones that its something that isn't bad for you. Some people its a more tired that anything. Get rest lots of fluids be well!.

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    |20|15fsxNet/MRC Chat/Registered Doors!/50Nodes/No Time Use! Stay On!|16|07

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Noverdu BBS (21:1/210)
  • From acn@21:3/127.1 to Avon on Wed Aug 24 15:40:00 2022
    Am 24.08.22 schrieb Avon@21:1/101 in FSX_GEN:

    Hallo Avon,

    I'm still around and about, have been low key for a few weeks as I ended up with Covid-19 and it's been kicking me around a bit. I'm on the mend and hope to do some more BBSing related stuff in the coming days.

    I wish you all the best, a quick recovery and no lasting effects!

    Regards,
    Anna

    --- OpenXP 5.0.56
    * Origin: Imzadi Box Point (21:3/127.1)
  • From Argos@21:1/203 to Avon on Wed Aug 24 11:42:04 2022

    I'm still around and about, have been low key for a few weeks as I ended up with Covid-19 and it's been kicking me around a bit. I'm on the mend and hope to do some more BBSing related stuff in the coming days.

    Feel Better Soon! ... I had that crap for the first time after two years, and I am Vaxxed, with two boosters ... Picked up the B-Varient and it kicked my butt. Felt like a train wreck and swallowing glass for a week. Whew!

    ---

    Rocket Town BBS - Telnet: rtbbs.ddns.net
    fsxNET: 21:1/203 fidoNET:1:135/383 - sciNET: 77:1/125 Titusville, FL. USA

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/25 (Windows/32)
    * Origin: Rocket Town BBS (21:1/203)
  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to Avon on Wed Aug 24 09:17:40 2022
    Re: Updates
    By: Avon to All on Wed Aug 24 2022 12:29 pm

    I'm still around and about, have been low key for a few weeks as I ended up with Covid-19 and it's been kicking me around a bit. I'm on the mend and hope to do some more BBSing related stuff in the coming days.

    I hope you feel better soon.

    Nightfox
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  • From Pepper@21:1/187 to Avon on Wed Aug 24 19:30:12 2022
    On 24 Aug 2022, Avon said the following...
    I'm still around and about, have been low key for a few weeks as I ended up with Covid-19 and it's been kicking me around a bit. I'm on the mend and hope to do some more BBSing related stuff in the coming days.

    Glad you're on the mend! and thank you for all the work you do keeping this train on the tracks.

    -=Pepper=-

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Raspberry Pi/32)
    * Origin: Cosmik Debris BBS | Little Falls,NY (21:1/187)
  • From boraxman@21:1/101 to Avon on Thu Aug 25 21:35:46 2022
    Hi all

    I'm still around and about, have been low key for a few weeks as I ended up with Covid-19 and it's been kicking me around a bit. I'm on the mend and hope to do some more BBSing related stuff in the coming days.

    Best, Paul

    Glad to hear you're on the mend. Peoples experience of COVID-19 seems to vary very very much.

    Stay well!

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)
  • From Vk3jed@21:1/109 to Avon on Sat Aug 27 10:46:00 2022
    On 08-24-22 12:29, Avon wrote to All <=-

    Hi all

    I'm still around and about, have been low key for a few weeks as I
    ended up with Covid-19 and it's been kicking me around a bit. I'm on
    the mend and hope to do some more BBSing related stuff in the coming
    days.

    Get well soon! :)


    ... Ham Radio QRP: When you care the most to send the very least.
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  • From Bex@21:1/137 to Avon on Sun Aug 28 21:08:00 2022
    Avon said to All: <=-

    I'm still around and about, have been low key for a few weeks as I ended
    up with Covid-19 and it's been kicking me around a bit. I'm on the mend
    and hope to do some more BBSing related stuff in the coming days.

    Get better soon! I was vaxxed but not boosted and ended up with COVID in
    March. I just finally got rid of the cough. :(


    -- Bex <3
    "But you ain't got no legs, Lt. Dan"
    - Forrest Gump
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  • From Avon@21:1/101 to seeLive on Sun Apr 17 11:02:26 2022
    On 05 Mar 2022 at 12:44p, seeLive pondered and said...

    On 05 Mar 2022, Avon said the following...

    A bit of an update from me.

    Wow, you've got a lot on your plate... good luck with everything... all the best to you and your parents... we'll be thinking about you!

    Thanks :) I am now playing catch-up on about 7+ weeks of echomail.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)
  • From Avon@21:1/101 to hyjinx on Sun Apr 17 11:36:14 2022
    On 19 Mar 2022 at 11:28p, hyjinx pondered and said...

    Really sorry to hear this Paul. Hope he makes a solid recovery. Don't worry about anything else, including work. Doing 4 hours of work is probably 3 more hours than half of New Zealand is doing at the moment anyway!

    Wishing you, your father and the rest of your family the very best.

    Thanks Al.

    I'll post an update to All in a few days :)

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)
  • From Avon@21:1/101 to Irish_Monk on Sat Sep 3 09:47:54 2022
    On 23 Aug 2022 at 08:45p, Irish_Monk pondered and said...

    and hope to do some more BBSing related stuff in the coming days.

    Good to hear from you! and hope you feel better very soon!!

    Thanks :)

    It's taken more than a few days but I am feeling better now and back to work also so that's good.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)
  • From Avon@21:1/101 to Zip on Sat Sep 3 09:48:12 2022
    On 24 Aug 2022 at 02:56a, Zip pondered and said...

    Here's more get-well wishes for you!!
    Take care,

    Thanks Zip :)

    Yep on the mend now, just had to take things slowly.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)
  • From Avon@21:1/101 to apam on Sat Sep 3 09:49:08 2022
    On 24 Aug 2022 at 01:27p, apam pondered and said...

    Glad you're ok. Sorry about covid, that can't be fun. We've been lucky enough to avoid it so far.

    Thanks Andrew

    Sorry I have been poor in keep in touch.

    I hope you guys are doing well and starting to find some routines.

    If you can split shift the overnight feeds then life gets better I think :)

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)
  • From Avon@21:1/101 to NuSkooler on Sat Sep 3 09:50:40 2022
    On 23 Aug 2022 at 10:08p, NuSkooler pondered and said...

    I've been mostly lurking lately with limited time but just saw this post -- hope it's not kicking your arse too much. It put me out for a few
    days the first time around, but not too terribly bad. Hope you get quick recovery!

    Thanks Nu :)

    Always nice to see a post from you, appreciate the best wishes.

    Yeah for me it's been not too bad but I have got tired sooner so just knew I needed to walk first before I start to run again.. so to speak.

    You've been busy with Enigma 1/2 ... it's a labour of love and the community is lucky to have you active in it.

    Take care

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)
  • From Avon@21:1/101 to esc on Sat Sep 3 09:51:24 2022
    On 23 Aug 2022 at 11:34p, esc pondered and said...

    Ouch, hope all is ok!

    Hey :)

    Yep doing better now but feel like I have a million messages and things to do... will need to take it slow.

    Nice to hear from you and hope all is well in your neck of the woods.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)
  • From Avon@21:1/101 to seeLive on Sat Sep 3 09:52:24 2022
    On 24 Aug 2022 at 08:44a, seeLive pondered and said...

    Hey Paul, Hope it wasn't too rough on you, but glad you're on the
    mend... take care.

    Hey there, thanks for the kind thoughts and wishes.

    Mostly back to normal now, I'm not 100% if my wife may be coming down with it, so if she is I could be chief bottle washer and all things else soon while I care for her. So far she's tested -ve

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)
  • From Avon@21:1/101 to claw on Sat Sep 3 09:53:30 2022
    On 24 Aug 2022 at 08:00a, claw pondered and said...

    Man that is horrible! I hope you are one of luck ones that its
    something that isn't bad for you. Some people its a more tired that anything. Get rest lots of fluids be well!.

    I agree with the treatments, resting up as been key for me.

    Golly I posted the last message about a week and a half ago, sorry for the slow reply.

    Thanks for yours :)

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)
  • From Avon@21:1/101 to acn on Sat Sep 3 09:55:22 2022
    On 24 Aug 2022 at 03:40p, acn pondered and said...

    I wish you all the best, a quick recovery and no lasting effects!

    Hi Anna :)

    Well nothing fell off and so far asides some tiredness I think I've escaped rather lightly, so that's good.

    2022 has been a tough year for many, guess it's been my turn to experience that in a number of ways... still gotta keep looking at the positives and appreciate what you have etc.

    Hope you're doing OK and that day to day is treating you kind.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)
  • From Avon@21:1/101 to Argos on Sat Sep 3 09:59:48 2022
    On 24 Aug 2022 at 11:42a, Argos pondered and said...

    Feel Better Soon! ... I had that crap for the first time after two
    years, and I am Vaxxed, with two boosters ... Picked up the B-Varient and it kicked my butt. Felt like a train wreck and swallowing glass for
    a week. Whew!

    I'm glad you're on the mend and thanks for thinking of me too :)

    Yep it seems to hit some folks badly and others not so, a real lottery.

    The rest of my family here at home have so far dodged it, I was trying hard to also... but alas.

    Anywhoo nice to be chatting again and thanks for posting :)

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)
  • From Avon@21:1/101 to Nightfox on Sat Sep 3 10:00:42 2022
    On 24 Aug 2022 at 09:17a, Nightfox pondered and said...

    I hope you feel better soon.

    Thanks :) Yep on the mend but walking not running (so to speak) at the moment.

    Hope all is well with you. Appreciate your kind thoughts!

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)
  • From Avon@21:1/101 to Pepper on Sat Sep 3 10:01:40 2022
    On 24 Aug 2022 at 07:30p, Pepper pondered and said...

    Glad you're on the mend! and thank you for all the work you do keeping this train on the tracks.

    Thanks Pepper... well to be fair the train has been rolling along while I;ve been mostly sleeping in the cabin! But I'll try to do better as time and energies return :)

    Hope you're keeping well too, nice to chat with you again :)

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)
  • From Avon@21:1/101 to boraxman on Sat Sep 3 10:02:54 2022
    On 25 Aug 2022 at 09:35p, boraxman pondered and said...

    Glad to hear you're on the mend. Peoples experience of COVID-19 seems
    to vary very very much.
    Stay well!

    Thanks!

    Yes I agree it's very much like that.

    My wife (whom I'm very lucky to be with) took great care of me and keeps an eye on me to make sure I don't overdo it... sometime I can sneak off and get away with a few things but darn it she knows all my tricks :)

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)
  • From Avon@21:1/101 to Vk3jed on Sat Sep 3 10:03:36 2022
    On 27 Aug 2022 at 10:46a, Vk3jed pondered and said...

    Get well soon! :)

    Tony!

    Bless, thanks... I hope you and yours are well and that house and work stuff is sorting itself out.

    Sending good vibes for fast track times and more:)

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)
  • From Avon@21:1/101 to Bex on Sat Sep 3 10:05:10 2022
    On 28 Aug 2022 at 09:08p, Bex pondered and said...

    Get better soon! I was vaxxed but not boosted and ended up with COVID in March. I just finally got rid of the cough. :(

    Good for you and thanks, yes on the mend :)

    I also have been keeping up with boosters and think it made a big difference to the lessened severity of what I experienced.

    I'm now just trying to play catch up on echomail, netmail, email, mail mail... eek! :)

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A47 2021/12/24 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Agency BBS | Dunedin, New Zealand | agency.bbs.nz (21:1/101)
  • From Nightfox@21:1/137 to Avon on Fri Sep 2 15:28:00 2022
    Re: Re: Updates
    By: Avon to Nightfox on Sat Sep 03 2022 10:00 am

    Thanks :) Yep on the mend but walking not running (so to speak) at the moment.

    Hope all is well with you. Appreciate your kind thoughts!

    I'm alright, thanks. :)

    Nightfox
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    * Origin: Digital Distortion: digdist.synchro.net (21:1/137)
  • From esc@21:4/173 to Avon on Fri Sep 2 21:27:34 2022
    Yep doing better now but feel like I have a million messages and things
    to do... will need to take it slow.

    Take it slow!

    Nice to hear from you and hope all is well in your neck of the woods.

    Likewise nice to hear from you as well. All good here in NorCal, hopefully the weather begins to cool soon as this has been a brutal summer.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/07/11 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: m O N T E R E Y b B S . c O M (21:4/173)
  • From acn@21:3/127.1 to Avon on Tue Sep 6 20:20:00 2022
    Am 03.09.22 schrieb Avon@21:1/101 in FSX_GEN:

    Hallo Avon,

    I wish you all the best, a quick recovery and no lasting effects!
    Well nothing fell off and so far asides some tiredness I think I've escaped rather lightly, so that's good.

    Good to hear!

    2022 has been a tough year for many, guess it's been my turn to experience that in a number of ways... still gotta keep looking at the positives and appreciate what you have etc.

    Hope you're doing OK and that day to day is treating you kind.

    Thank you! I'm on holidays at the moment in northern Germany, next to
    my notebook I'm looking at the baltic sea - it's quite nice :)

    Besides, it's really a hard year for my wife and me, as we still want
    to avoid CoViD (or to be precise: we want to avoid the chance of long
    lasting effects, because not being able to work isn't a nice thing).
    But due to the fact that (as we have the feeling) everyone else has
    given up avoiding it and protecting others by wearing masks, we often
    feel unsafe and that hits us quite hard.
    At least we found some new friends who share our feelings and thus we
    can meet them and feel safe there :)

    Regards,
    Anna

    --- OpenXP 5.0.56
    * Origin: Imzadi Box Point (21:3/127.1)
  • From Bex@21:1/137 to Avon on Tue Sep 6 16:51:00 2022
    Avon wrote to Bex <=-

    Good for you and thanks, yes on the mend :)

    Good to hear/read!

    I also have been keeping up with boosters and think it made a big difference to the lessened severity of what I experienced.

    *whew*

    I'm now just trying to play catch up on echomail, netmail, email, mail mail... eek! :)

    I tend to just say "screw it" and delete everything. There's something theraputic about starting over.

    :D :D :D


    -+- Brightening your day. -Bex <3

    ... *"You know Jo, I sometimes think that military intelligence is a%contradicti
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  • From Vk3jed@21:1/109 to Avon on Wed Sep 7 19:44:00 2022
    On 09-03-22 10:03, Avon wrote to Vk3jed <=-

    On 27 Aug 2022 at 10:46a, Vk3jed pondered and said...

    Get well soon! :)

    Tony!

    Bless, thanks... I hope you and yours are well and that house and work stuff is sorting itself out.

    Still waiting on the house, and work, well that's an ongoing issue.

    Sending good vibes for fast track times and more:)

    Thanks. The first test is on October 1. :)

    Hope you're doing well now. :)


    ... It's innocence when it charms us, ignorance when it doesn't.
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  • From Avon@21:1/101 to acn on Sat Sep 10 09:50:42 2022
    On 06 Sep 2022 at 08:20p, acn pondered and said...

    Thank you! I'm on holidays at the moment in northern Germany, next to
    my notebook I'm looking at the baltic sea - it's quite nice :)

    I hope the holiday went well for you guys. It's spring over here, daffodils are coming up and trees starting to blossom. I've really got a ton of jobs outside our house to do in the garden etc. but I am procrastinating. Time on keyboards in the weekend has been somewhat low as of late but this morning (Sat) I am having a catch up and chat :)

    Besides, it's really a hard year for my wife and me, as we still want
    to avoid CoViD (or to be precise: we want to avoid the chance of long lasting effects, because not being able to work isn't a nice thing).
    But due to the fact that (as we have the feeling) everyone else has given up avoiding it and protecting others by wearing masks, we often feel unsafe and that hits us quite hard.
    At least we found some new friends who share our feelings and thus we can meet them and feel safe there :)

    I know this feeling also. Even though I have had it I am cautious and maintain masking in public areas and while moving between different floors in the building I work in. I think do what makes you both feel safe etc. and that's fine.

    Everyone can do what they are comfortable with, some of us like doing more than others :)

    You're doing great!

    Best, Paul

    avon[at]bbs.nz | bbs.nz | fsxnet.nz

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  • From Avon@21:1/101 to Bex on Sat Sep 10 09:51:20 2022
    On 06 Sep 2022 at 04:51p, Bex pondered and said...

    I'm now just trying to play catch up on echomail, netmail, email, mai mail... eek! :)

    I tend to just say "screw it" and delete everything. There's something theraputic about starting over.

    Hehehe... that's a good idea :)

    Best, Paul

    avon[at]bbs.nz | bbs.nz | fsxnet.nz

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  • From Avon@21:1/101 to Vk3jed on Sat Sep 10 09:54:52 2022
    On 07 Sep 2022 at 07:44p, Vk3jed pondered and said...

    Still waiting on the house, and work, well that's an ongoing issue.

    Gotcha, some steps forward, some back... know this feeling, hopefully more steps forward..

    Thanks. The first test is on October 1. :)

    A case of lots of fast steps forward, this is something you are very good at :)

    Best, Paul

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  • From Vk3jed@21:1/109 to Avon on Sat Sep 10 16:39:00 2022
    On 09-10-22 09:54, Avon wrote to Vk3jed <=-

    On 07 Sep 2022 at 07:44p, Vk3jed pondered and said...

    Still waiting on the house, and work, well that's an ongoing issue.

    Gotcha, some steps forward, some back... know this feeling, hopefully
    more steps forward..

    Yeah, hopefully cash reserves will hold out, as there's a cashflow issue until everything is settled.

    Thanks. The first test is on October 1. :)

    A case of lots of fast steps forward, this is something you are very
    good at :)

    Hopefully better now! :)


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  • From acn@21:3/127.1 to Avon on Wed Sep 21 15:04:00 2022
    Am 10.09.22 schrieb Avon@21:1/101 in FSX_GEN:

    Hallo Avon,

    Thank you! I'm on holidays at the moment in northern Germany, next to
    my notebook I'm looking at the baltic sea - it's quite nice :)

    I hope the holiday went well for you guys.

    Yes, it was really nice -- but now I have to read many messages,
    especially in FSX_GEN ;-), as I did not poll the other days of the
    holiday.

    It's spring over here, daffodils
    are coming up and trees starting to blossom. I've really got a ton of jobs outside our house to do in the garden etc. but I am procrastinating. Time
    on keyboards in the weekend has been somewhat low as of late but this morning (Sat) I am having a catch up and chat :)

    ;-) Here in Germany, autumn is now starting, it's getting colder.
    It started during the holiday, before we had almost around 30øC at
    home, now it's only around 15øC.

    Besides, it's really a hard year for my wife and me, as we still want
    to avoid CoViD [...]

    I know this feeling also. Even though I have had it I am cautious and maintain masking in public areas and while moving between different floors in the building I work in. I think do what makes you both feel safe etc.
    and that's fine.

    I will do, certainly :)

    Everyone can do what they are comfortable with, some of us like doing more than others :)

    You're doing great!

    Thank you!

    Have a nice day!

    Regards,
    Anna

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  • From Avon@21:1/101 to All on Tue Mar 7 21:02:22 2023
    I am about but have been busy with work/family.

    Will aim to circle back to fsxNet duties in the coming days :)

    Kerr Avon [Blake's 7] 'I'm not expendable, I'm not stupid and I'm not going' avon[at]bbs.nz | bbs.nz | fsxnet.nz

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  • From Avon@21:1/101 to All on Sat Mar 5 13:58:04 2022
    A bit of an update from me.

    Instead of being in the South Island of New Zealand I am up in the North Island visiting my old family home. My father was diagnosed with prostate cancer a while back and has had some initial hormone treatment to shrink his prostate and then it's 4 weeks (daily mon-fri) of targeted radiation treatment to attack the cancer cells.

    This has to happen in a city about 4 hours drive north of where my parents live so Dad is flying to the city and staying there mon-fri and flying home on the weekends. He's 79.

    Meantime my mum (also 79) I am staying with to care for as she is unable to look after herself alone and has a growing level of dementia. So my days are full looking after her, cooking the meals etc. and I am also trying to work remotely while doing all of this. I think in truth I am getting about 4 hours of productive work time per day.

    My brother (who is in the USA) is coming over to help with all of this in the next week or so as the NZ borders have just started to re-open to returning New Zealanders. So it will be nice to have some time with him for 2 weeks before I head home.

    This is all set against a backdrop of a Omicron Covid-19 surge/wave that is washing over NZ at the moment. Daily cases are 20k and this is new for my country as for the last 2 years it's all largely been eliminated from NZ with our borders closed. Totals deaths since 2020 are around 54... so the strategy to date had worked well but when delta and then omicron came in it was clear elimination would not work.

    So here we have a good amount of our population double vaccinated and also with a booster shot and that's helping keep the numbers in serious ICU need down to under 10 people at the moment nationally. Our hospital system is busy at the best of times and it's a public system so no need to pay for a private one (unless you want to) so the stats for ICU admissions are key for all of us to keep an eye on.

    You can appreciate I am keen to avoid it, for myself, my father and my mum who is super frail and I think would be hit hard / could die if she got it.

    Anywhoo that's me at the moment and likely to be this way for another 3-6 weeks all TBC...but I won't be as active because of this.

    Best, Paul

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  • From Zip@21:1/202 to Avon on Sat Mar 5 09:50:34 2022
    Hello Avon!

    On 05 Mar 2022, Avon said the following...
    Island visiting my old family home. My father was diagnosed with
    prostate cancer a while back and has had some initial hormone treatment

    Wishing him all the best, and hoping the treatment will go well!

    days are full looking after her, cooking the meals etc. and I am also trying to work remotely while doing all of this. I think in truth I am

    Oh my -- then you've certainly got your hands full... Glad to hear that your brother will be helping you with all this!

    54... so the strategy to date had worked well but when delta and then omicron came in it was clear elimination would not work.

    Yes... Nowadays here it is a matter of trying to get as many as possible vaccinated to avoid overloading healthcare and ICU, but the number of people not taking their boosters is a bit worrying. As they now usually test healthcare staff and hospitalized people only, no one really knows any figures any longer. And on top of that came the Ukraine/Russia conflict, which changed the focus...

    You can appreciate I am keen to avoid it, for myself, my father and my
    mum who is super frail and I think would be hit hard / could die if she got it.

    Keeping fingers crossed that you'll all be able to stay safe and avoid the Covid!

    Take care,

    Best regards
    Zip

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  • From Avon@21:1/101 to Zip on Sat Mar 5 22:35:38 2022
    On 05 Mar 2022 at 09:50a, Zip pondered and said...

    Keeping fingers crossed that you'll all be able to stay safe and avoid
    the Covid!

    thanks for the good vibes.. always appreciated :-)

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  • From seeLive@21:2/128 to Avon on Sat Mar 5 12:44:54 2022
    On 05 Mar 2022, Avon said the following...

    A bit of an update from me.

    Wow, you've got a lot on your plate... good luck with everything... all the best to you and your parents... we'll be thinking about you!


    (,``,"> rusty sez... Re-livin' the dream...

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  • From hyjinx@21:1/126 to Avon on Sat Mar 19 23:28:14 2022
    visiting my old family home. My father was diagnosed with prostate cancer while back and has had some initial hormone treatment to shrink his prosta

    Really sorry to hear this Paul. Hope he makes a solid recovery. Don't worry about anything else, including work. Doing 4 hours of work is probably 3 more hours than half of New Zealand is doing at the moment anyway!

    Wishing you, your father and the rest of your family the very best.

    Al


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  • From McDoob@21:4/135 to hyjinx on Sat Mar 19 11:49:54 2022
    Doing 4 hours of work is
    probably 3 more hours than half of New Zealand is doing at the moment anyway!

    Well, shoot! I gotta move my lazy @$$ to New Zealand! (@_@)

    McDoob
    SysOp, PiBBS
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  • From Apam@21:1/182 to All on Mon Nov 2 09:52:26 2020
    RE: Updates
    BY: All

    Just letting you know if you're using my BBS Lister door or InterBBS oneliner for WWIV door, please update. I've fixed a nasty bug that could cause issues.

    You can grab the latest binaries from here:

    https://andrew.pamment.id.au/wwivutils/

    Note: if you want to save your database, just copy the binaries over the top of the old ones.

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  • From Avon@21:1/101 to Ratz on Wed Nov 11 20:03:28 2020
    Hi there

    Thanks for your message at Agency. I have left you a reply and some ideas on how to progress a few things. Hope it helps :)

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  • From Barmed@21:4/100 to All on Thu Mar 4 08:02:34 2021
    Friday, we had some good news. My wife's scans don't show any signs of remaining cancer so far, so they are cautiously optimistic.

    However, last night I got a message from my mom that my dad had fallen at
    home and had to be taken to the hospital. had hit the arm that broke and had the rod in it. Then later, she told me they had found a blood clot in his lung, and it appears the cancer has spread to his brain.

    So, I'm trying to prepare myself mentally for the fact that it doesn't look like my father will be around much longer.

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  • From Sparky@21:1/192 to Barmed on Thu Mar 4 16:27:04 2021
    Friday, we had some good news. My wife's scans don't show any signs of remaining cancer so far, so they are cautiously optimistic.

    That is good news, praying that it stays that way.

    So, I'm trying to prepare myself mentally for the fact that it doesn't look like my father will be around much longer.

    I lost my day 12 years ago from prostate cancer, they said he might live a year, he ended up living 5 years from his diagnoses. Cherish the time you
    have left and remember him fondly after he is gone.

    Jeff

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  • From Jimmy Anderson@21:2/136 to Barmed on Thu Mar 4 17:15:00 2021
    Barmed wrote to All <=-

    Friday, we had some good news. My wife's scans don't show any signs of remaining cancer so far, so they are cautiously optimistic.

    However, last night I got a message from my mom that my dad had fallen
    at home and had to be taken to the hospital. had hit the arm that broke and had the rod in it. Then later, she told me they had found a blood clot in his lung, and it appears the cancer has spread to his brain.

    So, I'm trying to prepare myself mentally for the fact that it doesn't look like my father will be around much longer.

    Oh man - good news follow by bad... I'm so sorry. Lost my dad over 10 years
    ago to cancer...




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  • From paulie420@21:2/150 to Barmed on Thu Mar 4 16:39:50 2021
    Friday, we had some good news. My wife's scans don't show any signs of remaining cancer so far, so they are cautiously optimistic.

    However, last night I got a message from my mom that my dad had fallen at home and had to be taken to the hospital. had hit the arm that broke and had the rod in it. Then later, she told me they had found a blood clot
    in his lung, and it appears the cancer has spread to his brain.

    So, I'm trying to prepare myself mentally for the fact that it doesn't look like my father will be around much longer.

    Oh, Barmed... :/ I'm so happy of your wives news, man! Freaking yay!! I hope that optimism continues and is followed by more great news.

    Thats really hard. Losing my father was... a huge thing in my life. I understand how you might feel, and how hard it must be to begin to think about and accept... things. I feel for you, sir. Gosh.

    I sometimes step back, and look at our BBS community... to ME, it is so valuable and - I also sometimes share on here; I know that my feelings and thoughts are met with... well, all types of people. However, there IS a subset that cares.. and are helpful and... I feel for you. Happy about your wife, and sorry that you're moving to a new part of life concerning Dads health issues.

    I'm thinking of you, and you have a BBS community here who cares. Godspeed.



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  • From Barmed@21:4/100 to Sparky on Fri Mar 5 20:05:12 2021
    On 04 Mar 2021, Sparky said the following...
    So, I'm trying to prepare myself mentally for the fact that it doesn' look like my father will be around much longer.

    I lost my day 12 years ago from prostate cancer, they said he might live
    a year, he ended up living 5 years from his diagnoses. Cherish the time you have left and remember him fondly after he is gone.

    I'm trying. Even though I haven't seen my family in several years, it's been
    a comfort just knowing they are there.

    Now, The hospital has sent my father home for home hospice, and they says
    it's going to be quick.

    My sister is flying in from Germany, two of my dad's brothers were driving in today from Kansas. His sister and her husband are driving in tomorrow.

    It used to be a running joke that this side of the family only gathers
    together for weddings and funerals.

    No one is laughing right now.

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  • From Alpha@21:4/158 to Barmed on Fri Mar 5 20:15:22 2021
    Now, The hospital has sent my father home for home hospice, and they
    says
    it's going to be quick.

    My sister is flying in from Germany, two of my dad's brothers were
    driving in
    today from Kansas. His sister and her husband are driving in tomorrow.

    It used to be a running joke that this side of the family only gathers together for weddings and funerals.

    No one is laughing right now.

    I'm so sorry, Barmed. Thoughts are with you in this difficult time. No
    words.


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  • From Ogg@21:4/106.21 to Barmed on Fri Mar 5 23:24:00 2021
    Hello Barmed!

    ** On Friday 05.03.21 - 20:05, Barmed wrote to Sparky:

    It used to be a running joke that this side of the family
    only gathers together for weddings and funerals.

    It may be more common with many other families than you think.

    :/



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  • From Jeff@21:1/180 to Barmed on Fri Mar 5 22:26:48 2021
    On 05 Mar 2021, Barmed said the following...
    Now, The hospital has sent my father home for home hospice, and they says it's going to be quick.

    I am so sorry to hear that.

    I lost my wife to cancer 5 years ago. If there is an option of a hospice
    house, I would recommend it. Things... change. You will know when it is time.

    Again, so sorry.
    Jeff.

    "For every complex problem there is an answer that is clear, simple, and wrong." -- H. L. Mencken, who indeed was a racist thereby proving himself right.

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  • From Vk3jed@21:1/109 to Ogg on Sat Mar 6 19:35:00 2021
    On 03-05-21 23:24, Ogg wrote to Barmed <=-

    Hello Barmed!

    ** On Friday 05.03.21 - 20:05, Barmed wrote to Sparky:

    It used to be a running joke that this side of the family
    only gathers together for weddings and funerals.

    It may be more common with many other families than you think.

    Yes, it's definitely a running joke in my family. Sadly, the ratio of funerals to weddings is likely to increase in the future. But we have been keeping up the supply of weddings (including mine in 2018 :) ). :)


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  • From Avon@21:1/101 to Barmed on Sun Mar 7 10:02:20 2021
    On 05 Mar 2021 at 08:05p, Barmed pondered and said...

    Now, The hospital has sent my father home for home hospice, and they says it's going to be quick.

    Hey there. We don't know each other very well but I really feel for you at
    this time. It's frankly just a totally sucky thing to be going through.

    I kinda feel like I may be on the cusp of something similar in the months
    ahead with my mum/mom if she does not improve too :(

    Take it day it time and just know there's folks here that will be thinking of you and sending you good vibes.

    Best, Paul

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  • From Spectre@21:3/101 to Ogg on Mon Mar 8 01:12:00 2021
    It used to be a running joke that this side of the family only
    gathers together for weddings and funerals.

    It may be more common with many other families than you think.

    Mines the same, I have family I haven't seen since my Grandmothers funeral, but I also have no idea how I might even get in touch with any of them these days.

    Spec


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  • From Spectre@21:3/101 to Jeff on Mon Mar 8 01:17:00 2021
    On 05 Mar 2021, Barmed said the following...

    Now, The hospital has sent my father home for home hospice, and they
    says it's going to be quick.

    I lost my wife to cancer 5 years ago. If there is an option of a hospice house, I would recommend it. Things... change. You will know when it is time.

    My father spent a fair amount of time having tests done, but he was really already cooked when they figured out what was going on. He spent a lot of time at home, already on hefty pain relief which was a little interesting he wasn't always compos mentis. However one day he decided it was time to head off to the hospice, he only lasted a day or so after that.

    Spec


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  • From Sparky@21:1/192 to Barmed on Sat Mar 6 11:54:02 2021
    Now, The hospital has sent my father home for home hospice, and they says it's going to be quick.


    Well my prayer for you is that your father remains comfortable for the time
    he has left and relatives get to see him while he is still alert. May peace
    be with you.
    Jeff

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  • From Arelor@21:2/138 to Spectre on Sun Mar 7 17:04:22 2021
    Re: Updates
    By: Spectre to Ogg on Mon Mar 08 2021 01:12 am

    It used to be a running joke that this side of the family only gathers together for weddings and funerals.

    It may be more common with many other families than you think.

    Mines the same, I have family I haven't seen since my Grandmothers funeral, I also have no idea how I might even get in touch with any of them these day

    Spec


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    When my grandmother died, my mother got to see her mother's family for the first time in about 30 years in the funeral.

    It was kind of weird because they had been very close in the past and they drifted appart due to certain circumpstances... I think the funeral got them back together quite tightly. They are still in touch to this day since then.


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  • From Barmed@21:4/100 to Vk3jed on Mon Mar 8 06:35:38 2021
    On 06 Mar 2021, Vk3jed said the following...
    It used to be a running joke that this side of the family
    only gathers together for weddings and funerals.

    It may be more common with many other families than you think.

    Yes, it's definitely a running joke in my family. Sadly, the ratio of funerals to weddings is likely to increase in the future. But we have been keeping up the supply of weddings (including mine in 2018 :) ). :)

    I'm sure that's the case.

    I remember probably about 25 years ago, my dad talked a guy that was closing down his company in Lake Charles, Louisiana into starting up a small
    operation here in Houston, doing a similar operation, specializing in small jobs no one else wanted to deal with because of varioys reasons.

    He agreed, and offered one of his guys from Lake Charles a chance to move
    here to work at the new company instead of the layoff package. He accepted.

    So it was the three of us working there, and we got one of my dad's cousins
    to help us with getting equipment fixed and set-up.

    At the end of the day, the four of us are sitting in the office talking. My dad and his cousin are talking about people and places and the usual, "Do you remeber.." update type things, going back about a decade. It had been about that long since they saw each other.

    They lived about a mile away from each other.

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  • From Ogg@21:4/106.21 to Barmed on Mon Mar 8 09:04:00 2021
    Hello Barmed!

    ** On Thursday 04.03.21 - 08:02, Barmed wrote to All:

    So, I'm trying to prepare myself mentally for the fact that
    it doesn't look like my father will be around much longer.

    It's going to be rough going. Here's wishing you well as you
    wade through the waves of emotion and reach the point when
    weight of it all eases up.


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  • From poindexter FORTRAN@21:4/122 to Barmed on Mon Mar 8 07:09:00 2021
    Barmed wrote to Vk3jed <=-

    They lived about a mile away from each other.

    My mom lived a mile away from a cousin we'd see on Christmas day. They
    enjoyed each other's company, never understood why they wouldn't meet for lunch somewhere during the year.



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  • From Vk3jed@21:1/109 to Barmed on Tue Mar 9 20:48:00 2021
    On 03-08-21 06:35, Barmed wrote to Vk3jed <=-

    At the end of the day, the four of us are sitting in the office
    talking. My dad and his cousin are talking about people and places and the usual, "Do you remeber.." update type things, going back about a decade. It had been about that long since they saw each other.

    They lived about a mile away from each other.

    That happens more often than you'd think.


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  • From Barmed@21:4/100 to Ogg on Tue Mar 9 07:54:38 2021
    On 08 Mar 2021, Ogg said the following...

    So, I'm trying to prepare myself mentally for the fact that
    it doesn't look like my father will be around much longer.

    It's going to be rough going. Here's wishing you well as you
    wade through the waves of emotion and reach the point when
    weight of it all eases up.

    He passed Monday morning. My sister told me it was peaceful.

    I went Saturday to see him. He had had a stroke while being transported home, so he couldn't talk, but he was alert and knew I was there.

    I went back Sunday, and things were somewhat of a madhouse. The people from Hospice hadn't delivered some things yet. One of my brothers, the one that I shared the video a while back that promotes local businesses in theirvarea,
    has a friend he went to school with that owns a medical supply company. After
    a phone call to him, he met my brother and my dad's sister, who is a nurse,
    at his shop, and opened it up for them and let us have whatever we neeedec0d for my dad. Dad was in a lot if discomfort, and the cancer was spreading so fast. you couldn't touch him anywhere without hurting him. We got everything done to get him comfortable and set up to where hopefully we wouldn't have to move him. I stayed until he looked to be resting comfortably.

    Then Monday, morning while I was feeding my dogs, my brother called to let me know my father was gone.

    We knew it was going to be quick, but were figuring a week or so. not 3 days.

    I'm still in shock I'm sure. 36 days from learning he had cancer to him
    being gone.

    Cancer fucking sucks. It took my first wife, I nearly lost my wife now to it in November, and now my father. Not to mention other family over the yeats.

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  • From Arelor@21:2/138 to Barmed on Tue Mar 9 11:14:26 2021
    Re: Updates
    By: Barmed to Ogg on Tue Mar 09 2021 07:54 am

    He passed Monday morning. My sister told me it was peaceful.

    I am really sorry to hear.

    That's life I guess. At least the good memories always remain.

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  • From TALIADON@21:3/138 to Barmed on Tue Mar 9 18:40:24 2021
    From an older person's perspective, all I can tell you is that death doesn't inspire the same concerns as when I wore a younger man's clothes; over time,
    as we experience the growth and love of our children/grandchildren, fear of
    the inevitable is acquiesced by the memories for which we'd gladly pay a reaper's toll.

    I'm sure your father felt the same way: death is but a pittance for having
    kept such beautiful an acquaintance.

    Stay strong my friend.

    Best Regards

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  • From Avon@21:1/101 to Barmed on Wed Mar 10 12:52:18 2021
    On 09 Mar 2021 at 07:54a, Barmed pondered and said...

    He passed Monday morning. My sister told me it was peaceful.


    We knew it was going to be quick, but were figuring a week or so. not 3 days.

    I'm still in shock I'm sure. 36 days from learning he had cancer to him being gone.

    Cancer fucking sucks. It took my first wife, I nearly lost my wife now
    to it in November, and now my father. Not to mention other family over the yeats.


    I'm very sorry for you loss... hard to know what else to write but thinking
    of you and your family at this tough time.

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  • From Sparky@21:1/192 to Barmed on Tue Mar 9 16:05:42 2021
    He passed Monday morning. My sister told me it was peaceful.

    That is all we can ask for. My condolences to you and your family.
    Jeff

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  • From paulie420@21:2/150 to Barmed on Tue Mar 9 14:51:26 2021
    He passed Monday morning. My sister told me it was peaceful.

    I went Saturday to see him. He had had a stroke while being transported home, so he couldn't talk, but he was alert and knew I was there.

    Cancer fucking sucks. It took my first wife, I nearly lost my wife now
    to it in November, and now my father. Not to mention other family over the yeats.

    I'm terribly sorry for your loss, Barmed. :/ Man.. I'm really happy you were able to get out on Saturday - I'm sure you'll remember that time for.. ever. It sucks how quickly things can move and - I just don't know how ya'll must feel. I'm sorry.

    Cancer fucking sucks. You can say that again, man.



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    |08.........

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  • From paulie420@21:2/150 to TALIADON on Tue Mar 9 14:54:24 2021
    I'm sure your father felt the same way: death is but a pittance for
    having kept such beautiful an acquaintance.
    °²²²²² ³ Lee Westlake (aka TALIADON)

    Wow. Nice words, all of them. Thanks... right now, at 41, I don't have the words that you do - I intend on finding them.



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    |08.........

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  • From TALIADON@21:3/138 to paulie420 on Wed Mar 10 12:19:58 2021
    Wow. Nice words, all of them. Thanks... right now, at 41, I don't have
    the words that you do - I intend on finding them.

    When you reach a certain age, words and ideas can seldom be claimed as our
    own.

    There's an old saying: "The value of a story is twice that of its telling."

    In other words: having a story is far more important than the way you choose
    to tell it.

    Make haste my friend, for expression and style often fall victim to time.

    Best Regards

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  • From Morgul@21:1/207 to Taliadon on Wed Mar 10 18:45:44 2021
    BY: TALIADON(21:3/138)


    |11T|09> |10From an older person's perspective, all I can tell you is that death|07
    |11T|09> |10doesn't|07
    |11T|09> |10inspire the same concerns as when I wore a younger man's clothes; over|07
    |11T|09> |10time,|07
    |11T|09> |10as we experience the growth and love of our children/grandchildren, fear|07
    |11T|09> |10of|07
    |11T|09> |10the inevitable is acquiesced by the memories for which we'd gladly pay a|07
    |11T|09> |10reaper's toll.|07
    |11T|09> |07
    |11T|09> |10I'm sure your father felt the same way: death is but a pittance for|07
    |11T|09> |10having|07
    |11T|09> |10kept such beautiful an acquaintance.|07
    |11T|09> |07

    That's quite powerful and moving. I like that.

    Morgul

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  • From Adept@21:2/108 to Barmed on Thu Mar 11 21:38:16 2021
    He passed Monday morning. My sister told me it was peaceful.

    Ouch. My condolences.

    Your entire post brings up a whole lot of feelings and memories about my dad dying last November. So I know it's rough, even when it's expected.

    Though, thinking of my own dad, the only thing that was peaceful about it was when the suffering was over.

    Cancer sucks.

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  • From Nodoka Hanamura@21:2/106 to Barmed on Sat Mar 13 22:14:38 2021
    On 12 Mar 2021, Nodoka Hanamura said the following...

    On 09 Mar 2021, Barmed said the following...

    132
    On 08 Mar 2021, Ogg said the following...

    So, I'm trying to prepare myself mentally for the fact that it doesn't look like my father will be around much longer.

    It's going to be rough going. Here's wishing you well as you wade through the waves of emotion and reach the point when weight of it all eases up.

    He passed Monday morning. My sister told me it was peaceful.

    I went Saturday to see him. He had had a stroke while being transport home, so he couldn't talk, but he was alert and knew I was there.

    I went back Sunday, and things were somewhat of a madhouse. The peopl from Hospice hadn't delivered some things yet. One of my brothers, t one that I shared the video a while back that promotes local business in theirvarea, has a friend he went to school with that owns a medica supply company. After a phone call to him, he met my brother and my dad's sister, who is a nurse, at his shop, and opened it up for them let us have whatever we neeedec0d for my dad. Dad was in a lot if discomfort, and the cancer was spreading so fast. you couldn't touch anywhere without hurting him. We got everything done to get him comfortable and set up to where hopefully we wouldn't have to move hi I stayed until he looked to be resting comfortably.

    Then Monday, morning while I was feeding my dogs, my brother called t let me know my father was gone.

    We knew it was going to be quick, but were figuring a week or so. not days.

    I'm still in shock I'm sure. 36 days from learning he had cancer to being gone.


    Although I've never lost anyone to cancer, I've lost both of my parents
    at a young age. My dad died in 2010 from heart failure when I was 14,
    and my mom died in 2019 when I was 22 from kidney failure. The latter I still feel is my fault since I put her through a lot during my school years after dad died, and my mental development having been stunted (I feel) until recent years didn't help with her healthcare.

    My deepest sympathies to you and your loved ones. I hope your dad rests
    in peace - I'll pray to my mom and dad to send a warm welcome.

    Born too late to experience the scene.
    Born just in time to see it come back.
    Nodoka Hanamura - NeoCincinnati BBS SYSOP - neocinci.bbs.io

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    Born too late to experience the scene.
    Born just in time to see it come back.
    Nodoka Hanamura - NeoCincinnati BBS SYSOP - neocinci.bbs.io

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  • From aLPHA@21:4/158 to All on Tue Nov 30 18:44:20 2021
    OK, "updates" sounds ominous, but it's just me talking about stuff I'm
    doing, ha. Noitced fsxNet was a little "holiday light" in terms of
    messages so thought I'd toss one in!

    Came back from So Cal (Riverside, to be precise) after US turkey-day and
    was pretty wiped from travel, relatives, gluttony, etc. My parents are
    getting pretty frail, hard to see them like this, but they are still
    mobile and reasonably ailment free, so that's good.

    My wife's step-dad has stage 4 cancer, last time I saw him he had a
    cough, now it looks like it won't be much longer. He's on an experimental (hail-mary) treatment, so who knows. He's a good, kind man and really
    sucks to see people suffer. We had a good, long chat about his childhood.
    Just want to be the one who listens right now.

    I started a new BBS game project, this time in Lua! I typically flame out
    in the home stretch (always thinking -- no one cares, it's dumb, who will
    play it, etc.) but given it's a good excuse to learn more programming,
    I'm optimistic I'll finish this one! It's called "Dungeon Dice" and it's
    meant a procedural dungeon crawl, a roguelike, where movement is
    determined by a dice roll, you just pick the direction and the encounters resolve as you meander toward the exit and hope you survive. Of course,
    only Talisman sysops will be able to run it (Lua) but want to make it a
    add-on for this awesome BBS system.

    I also closed down "Sysop Help Desk" on Discord. Too many things to manage/promote, and since Apam has a Matrix channel for Talisman support, that's good enough for me!

    OH and one more thing, I created a new community game server with an
    automated signup from my BBS. Anyone is welcome to join, and I'm adding a
    few more games per week. You can also launch MRC directly from your own
    BBS, if you don't run it locally.

    That's it, thanks for reading!





    |04a|12LPHA
    |03Alpha Complex |15- |11alphacomplex.us:2323

    --- Talisman v0.34-dev (Linux/x86_64)
    * Origin: aLPHA cOMPLEX: You are in Error. No one is screaming. (21:4/158)
  • From Black Panther@21:1/186 to aLPHA on Tue Nov 30 21:00:24 2021
    On 30 Nov 2021, 06:44p, aLPHA said the following...

    OK, "updates" sounds ominous, but it's just me talking about stuff I'm doing, ha. Noitced fsxNet was a little "holiday light" in terms of messages so thought I'd toss one in!

    I guess I'll toss one in as well. ;)

    Came back from So Cal (Riverside, to be precise) after US turkey-day and was pretty wiped from travel, relatives, gluttony, etc. My parents are

    We just finished the leftovers tonight for dinner. We had a 19 pound turkey for only 4 of us... Now I'll be in a turkey coma for the next week or so.

    My wife's step-dad has stage 4 cancer, last time I saw him he had a

    That sucks. My wife lost both her younger brother, and her mom to cancer within the last 3 years.

    I started a new BBS game project, this time in Lua! I typically flame out in the home stretch (always thinking -- no one cares, it's dumb, who will play it, etc.) but given it's a good excuse to learn more programming,
    I'm optimistic I'll finish this one! It's called "Dungeon Dice" and it's

    That sounds like some of my projects here. I've got a couple bigger projects that I just kinda lost interest in. Maybe at some point, I'll start over on them and write them a little cleaner.

    I'll have to find some time to connect over there and take a look at what you've got going. I keep saying I'll take a look at Talisman, but still haven't...


    ---

    Black Panther(RCS)
    aka Dan Richter
    Castle Rock BBS
    telnet://bbs.castlerockbbs.com
    http://www.castlerockbbs.com
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    The sparrows are flying again...

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  • From apam@21:1/151 to aLPHA on Wed Dec 1 14:31:16 2021
    That's it, thanks for reading!

    Thanks for posting! I read it.. :D sorry to hear about your partner's
    step father. cancer really sucks.

    With regards to your dungeon crawling game in lua, at one time i wrote a
    door called lured. it was basically a door interface that was meant to be compatible with talisman lua mods. (or magicka, can't remember)

    Of course I'm not sure what I did with it, and it's not nearly updated
    enough, but something like that might be cool to have..

    I've been taking a little break from talisman by working on my OS
    project. Yeah, I can't put it down... but today I finally got the
    ethernet driver working!!!

    Of course, now there's something wrong in my TCP/IP stack - who knows
    what. I can't connect to the web server from outside the OS, but I did
    manage to connect to a synchronet IRC server (I have an irc client)
    however, nothing beyond connecting..

    Oh well, that's for another day. The ethernet driver was a head
    scratcher, turns out i didn't enable PCI bus mastering, once i toggled
    that bit it was magical (except that there was another bug in
    transmitting packets, but that was a silly typo.)

    Well, at least I know my memory manager wasn't to blame after all.

    Andrew

    --
    |03Andrew Pamment |08(|11apam|08)
    |13Happy|10Land |14v2.0|08!|07


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    * Origin: The Grinning Cat - telnet://gcat.talismanbbs.com:11823 (21:1/151)
  • From aLPHA@21:4/158 to apam on Tue Nov 30 20:44:18 2021
    With regards to your dungeon crawling game in lua, at one time i wrote
    a
    door called lured. it was basically a door interface that was meant to
    be
    compatible with talisman lua mods. (or magicka, can't remember)

    Ohhh, would def like to see that :)


    |04a|12LPHA
    |03Alpha Complex |15- |11alphacomplex.us:2323

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    * Origin: aLPHA cOMPLEX: You are in Error. No one is screaming. (21:4/158)
  • From Bucko@21:4/131 to Black Panther on Wed Dec 1 07:36:26 2021

    I'll have to find some time to connect over there and take a look at what you've got going. I keep saying I'll take a look at Talisman, but still haven't...


    It's a nice system.. I spun one up myself on a test bed, works real nice.. If I weren't running a bunch of different BBS' I would toss one online.. I like it a lot..

    Al

    ... A black cat crossing your path signifies that the animal is going somewhere

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  • From Mickey@21:1/156.1 to aLPHA on Wed Dec 1 09:49:04 2021
    OK, "updates" sounds ominous, but it's just me talking about stuff I'm

    few more games per week. You can also launch MRC directly from your
    own
    BBS, if you don't run it locally.

    If you don't mind me asking, how did you accomplish this. I can access
    MRC from my Mystic but not from Talisman (where I spend more time) :-)



    Mickey - Mick Manning
    Test Driving the new Talisman Model 34
    -------------------------


    --- Talisman v0.34-dev (Windows/x64)
    * Origin: Trent Hills Retribution - telnet:trenthillsrevue.com:2300 (21:1/156.1)
  • From Jimmy Anderson@21:2/136 to Alpha on Wed Dec 1 09:59:00 2021
    aLPHA wrote to All <=-

    OK, "updates" sounds ominous, but it's just me talking about stuff I'm doing, ha. Noitced fsxNet was a little "holiday light" in terms of messages so thought I'd toss one in!

    Happy 'update' to you as well! :-)

    Came back from So Cal (Riverside, to be precise) after US turkey-day
    and was pretty wiped from travel, relatives, gluttony, etc. My parents
    are getting pretty frail, hard to see them like this, but they are
    still mobile and reasonably ailment free, so that's good.

    Then it could be much worse, but I agree as they get older it gets harder
    and harder to see them... Lost my dad to cancer about 10 years ago. Mom
    is doing good, but doesn't get out cause of Covid...

    My in-laws are in VERY very bad shape. My wife is an only child, so she
    feels the preasure of having to take care of them on her own. Of course,
    yes, I help, but she feels bad even when I have to do things.

    My wife's step-dad has stage 4 cancer, last time I saw him he had a
    cough, now it looks like it won't be much longer. He's on an
    experimental (hail-mary) treatment, so who knows. He's a good, kind man and really sucks to see people suffer. We had a good, long chat about
    his childhood. Just want to be the one who listens right now.

    Oh wow. So sorry to hear that!

    I started a new BBS game project, this time in Lua! I typically flame
    out in the home stretch (always thinking -- no one cares, it's dumb,
    who will play it, etc.) but given it's a good excuse to learn more programming, I'm optimistic I'll finish this one! It's called "Dungeon Dice" and it's meant a procedural dungeon crawl, a roguelike, where movement is determined by a dice roll, you just pick the direction and
    the encounters resolve as you meander toward the exit and hope you survive. Of course, only Talisman sysops will be able to run it (Lua)
    but want to make it a add-on for this awesome BBS system.

    Sounds like a random encounter solo RPG. :-)

    I also closed down "Sysop Help Desk" on Discord. Too many things to manage/promote, and since Apam has a Matrix channel for Talisman
    support, that's good enough for me!

    I haven't done Discord in a while. Only got 'into' it when others I
    needed to talk to were using it. I use Slack to run some PBEM games
    now. :-)





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  • From aLPHA@21:4/158 to Mickey on Wed Dec 1 10:06:00 2021
    If you don't mind me asking, how did you accomplish this. I can access
    MRC from my Mystic but not from Talisman (where I spend more time) :-)

    I'm running Synchronet in "game server" mode, which has an MRC add-on.
    SBBS's Game Server mode allows you to pass an source IP-whitelisted user
    via RLOGIN (without a password) and launch the xtrn program seamlessly
    from Talisman.

    If you come to my BBS and launch MRC from the main menu, you'll see how
    it works. As there's no MRC for Talisman (yet?) or a generic door-type
    MRC program, this works pretty well...





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    |03Alpha Complex |15- |11alphacomplex.us:2323

    --- Talisman v0.34-dev (Linux/x86_64)
    * Origin: aLPHA cOMPLEX: You are in Error. No one is screaming. (21:4/158)
  • From Adept@21:2/108 to aLPHA on Wed Dec 8 23:26:20 2021
    Came back from So Cal (Riverside, to be precise) after US turkey-day and was pretty wiped from travel, relatives, gluttony, etc.

    I've been working in Riverside (not currently, but I'll probably be back in January at some point), and having gone there, it's interesting to learn exactly how much it is not close to Los Angeles at all.

    ...at least if you have the misfortune to arrive at LAX on a weekday at the beginning of rush hour, so it takes three hours to get to Riverside.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Storm BBS (21:2/108)
  • From aLPHA@21:4/158 to Adept on Wed Dec 8 20:34:06 2021
    I've been working in Riverside (not currently, but I'll probably be
    back in
    January at some point), and having gone there, it's interesting to
    learn
    exactly how much it is not close to Los Angeles at all.

    Small world!!
    Riverside likes to think it's in the "LA area" but it's not! I always fly
    into Ontario, only about 25 mins to downtown from there.



    |04a|12LPHA
    |03Alpha Complex |15- |11alphacomplex.us:2323

    --- Talisman v0.35-dev (Linux/x86_64)
    * Origin: aLPHA cOMPLEX: You are in Error. No one is screaming. (21:4/158)
  • From Adept@21:2/108 to aLPHA on Thu Dec 9 22:18:34 2021
    Small world!!
    Riverside likes to think it's in the "LA area" but it's not! I always fly into Ontario, only about 25 mins to downtown from there.

    Yeah, I'd do that, but I can take a direct flight from Frankfurt to LAX, and that seems worth it, to me.

    (And, mind you, this is with my company paying for the flights. I have no
    idea what would be worth it if I were traveling on my own dime.)

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A46 2020/08/26 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: Storm BBS (21:2/108)
  • From Utopian Galt@21:4/108 to Alpha on Sat Dec 11 14:16:18 2021
    BY: aLPHA(21:4/158)


    Small world!!
    Riverside likes to think it's in the "LA area" but it's not! I always
    fly
    into Ontario, only about 25 mins to downtown from there.
    I lost my call center job because I psychologically couldnt handle it, but I might be working at the shops at the Ontario Airport.


    --- WWIV 5.5.1.3261
    * Origin: inland utopia * socal usa * iutopia.mooo.com:2023 (21:4/108)
  • From Avon@21:1/101 to All on Sun Jul 18 12:02:18 2021
    Hi all.

    I just thought I'd pen an update to let you know whats been happening in my world lately.

    Family still keeping me busy. My eldest daughter (forgive me if I am
    repeating this I loose track now...) was unwell and after a second stay/visit to the hospital had her gall bladder taken out. She's spent the last 7 days with us at home and today we're taking her back to her apartment. So that's been a busy time caring for her.

    My youngest son called us yesterday morning (my Saturday... as it's Sunday
    here as I write this) to say he was also in the hospital emergency department with breathing issues. So we shot down again to the hospital and sat with him while tests etc were run. He is on a course of antibiotics and they think
    it's bad bronchitis brought on by the crappy student flat he is living in.

    Anywhoo he was discharged and after 5 hours in the hospital we cam home
    again. I feel like were a frequent flyer there and I don't want to be.

    Work has been busy, we've had several changes in senior management roles. The rest of us are wondering what changes are coming next. Somewhat stressful but you just keep working and doing the best job you can.

    I am heading up to the North Island next weekend to see my parents. My mum
    will be 79 and I have three days there that overlap her birthday. She's somewhat frail these days so I look forward to seeing her but worry about her health. My Dad is 78 and although way more active/fitter etc. is still none
    the the less also coming towards 79 etc.. so not getting any younger too.

    I'm more aware of the passage of time these days and the loss some of the people I know/work with etc. feel as their parents pass away :(

    Because it's winter here I have not been sitting in the study where I am writing this update as much as I do in summer. The room is a cold one and despite running a heater (if I choose to) is not the nicest to be in when outside it 3-5c ... so as a result I have not felt as inclined to jump on the computer and do BBS stuff. I've tended to save that for weekends and
    sometimes other times too when I can do stuff at my own pace and not feel
    like I am juggling other stuff I need to.

    Been working on NET 1 nodes and delisting a few as I want to ensure the nodelist is accurate with nodes that are indeed active vs inactive for 30+ days. It takes some time but the OCD side of me likes keeping things tidy in terms of network ops and I think it's a good signal to send to all that the network is indeed operating etc etc. My thanks as always to Todd, Deon, Dan
    and Ruben for their help with the NETs they run - thanks guys!

    Work at Agency is on the backfoot as I focus on fsxNet stuff but I need to
    work on some mods and doors that stopped working when I shifted to Linux. So that's on my to-do too.

    Been watching Disney+ and really enjoying all the Marvel stuff. Just finished Loki and had enjoyed Falcon and Winter Solider before that and also WandaVision. If you have not watched them I suggest give them a go.

    Humm.... that's about it for now. I'd best get back to the admin stuff. Will post an update later of removals and an addition.

    Best wishes.

    Paul aka Avon

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  • From paulie420@21:2/150 to Avon on Sat Jul 17 22:39:06 2021
    Hoping all your family stuff settles down and becomes normal again - enjoy the time with your parents; we can wait.

    My thanks as always to
    Todd, Deon, Dan and Ruben for their help with the NETs they run - thanks guys!

    Humm.... that's about it for now. I'd best get back to the admin stuff. Will post an update later of removals and an addition.

    You, Dan, Todd, Deon & Ruben are great for keeping the greatest FTN alive and well, and we thank YOU. Cheers sir.



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  • From Zip@21:1/202 to Avon on Sun Jul 18 09:20:56 2021
    Hello Avon!

    On 18 Jul 2021, Avon said the following...
    stay/visit to the hospital had her gall bladder taken out. She's spent
    the last 7 days with us at home and today we're taking her back to her apartment.

    That's good! Hoping she'll continue to be fine.

    My youngest son called us yesterday morning (my Saturday... as it's
    Sunday here as I write this) to say he was also in the hospital
    emergency department with breathing issues. So we shot down again to the

    Oh my...

    antibiotics and they think it's bad bronchitis brought on by the crappy student flat he is living in.

    :-O

    Hoping the antibiotics will cure this then! (Is there any way to better the student flat situation? Can an air cleaner or anything like that help? I imagine moving might not be a realistic option...)

    Work has been busy, we've had several changes in senior management
    roles. The rest of us are wondering what changes are coming next.

    Oh yes... I recognize that.

    Our entire organization has been "re-done" in the sense that it has collected all IT on the campuses into one central organization (on paper, that is).

    Needless to say, bringing together hundreds of people from all over the place is a daunting task, and we've yet to see much of the anticipated benefits.

    Adding organizational consultants into the mix -- because no one really knew where to start with any of this -- hasn't been very fruitful; it has mostly just introduced parallel working structures, conflicting with the ones already
    present. Now all these structures have to sync with each other, taking even more time that could have been spent on actual work instead.

    Many people are still wondering exactly what their working tasks should be in the new organization, and the fact that large parts of the new management don't have clue either makes it even more of a limbo. Of course there are some people thinking that everything is fine and dandy -- they got their new positions in the new structures and could finally justify their existence, more or less.

    Did I mention that they are adding even more administration staff everywhere, and recruiting people to departments/units where they don't really belong? Kind of short-circuiting the "usual" placement of people with those positions. Often for a single task or something that really ought to be a shared task between several people rather than following the "one person, one system" mantra (which I though people were aiming to get away from).

    We'll see how it goes, but so far I can't say I'm very impressed with the progress. It's been two very stressful years so far and more or less no added benefits -- just a big mess...

    I'm more aware of the passage of time these days and the loss some of the people I know/work with etc. feel as their parents pass away :(

    Those thoughts are coming to my mind more often now than they used to, too... :-/

    Best wishes.

    Back at you! :)

    Best regards
    Zip

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  • From JoE DooM@21:1/230 to Avon on Tue Jul 20 20:12:28 2021
    Hope your daughter is recovering quickly, and glad to hear your son is
    doing OK.. Is that going to motivate the landlords to do something about
    his place, or does it mean he'll be moving?

    Enjoy your time with your folks too.


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  • From Avon@21:1/101 to JoE DooM on Tue Jul 20 20:37:46 2021
    On 20 Jul 2021 at 08:12p, JoE DooM pondered and said...

    Hope your daughter is recovering quickly, and glad to hear your son is doing OK.. Is that going to motivate the landlords to do something about his place, or does it mean he'll be moving?

    Thanks JD

    Yeah she seems to be on the mend, spent 7 nights with us and went home on Sunday last week...

    The manager of the tenancy business that looks after his flat has come around and I understand a number of issues have been raised and the kids hope they will be addressed... us parents are keeping a watching brief :)


    Enjoy your time with your folks too.

    Thanks good sir. It will be nice to see them but a little bittersweet also I hate goodbyes :(

    Hope you're doing well too.

    Best, Paul

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