warrior wrote:
Stationed in Deutschland 55-58. Wildflecken 33rd Inf Scout Dog Plt. Would like to hear from other UHHs who were also in Ger.!
I was there from 1969 to 1972 at Bitburg Air Base with the 36th CES. I went back and lived there for a year '73-'74.
From BBC News.
Author Harper Lee has dismissed concerns that she is being pressured into releasing a "lost" novel.
The new book, entitled Go Set A Watchman, is her first since 1960's To Kill A Mockingbird, which sold more than 40m copies around the world.
But some have suggested the reclusive 88-year-old is being manipulated into releasing the decades-old manuscript.
Lee responded in a statement, saying: "I'm alive and kicking and happy as hell with the reactions to Watchman."
News of the author's second novel was greeted with astonishment on Tuesday.
Written before To Kill A Mockingbird, it features many of the same characters, with an adult Scout Finch returning to her native Alabama from New York to visit her father.
The novel was believed to have been lost until recently, when Lee's lawyer, Tonja Carter, discovered it amongst the author's effects.
Michael Hartley wrote:
But, how do they get your own phone number, to show up on the caller ID?
There are smart phone apps that allow you to choose the number you want to show on the caller ID.
handgunner wrote:
My home phone rang yesterday. I looked at the Caller ID and it had my name and home phone number listed as the caller? How can that be? It was a telemarketer.
This isn't simple telemarketing. I've had the call come in with my name and number on the caller ID. I only noticed my name and thought it was my wife calling from her cell. So I answered and the caller said I qualified for a lower rate on my credit card and wanted the number. So I googled this and as it turns out the scammers are using the called persons number because that is a number you won't block. They also use numbers of local businesses so that you are more likely to answer the call.
dljen wrote:
Lucky you! I just checked mine and it's expected to get to me by APRIL 16th! Wow, I thought it was next week...I guess I'm just going to have to ponder what the meaning of life is until the Spring. :-)
Please excuse my last few posts. I forgot to hit "quote reply".
Just think, now when someone inquires about the advantages of shooting in RAW we can tell them to ask "Alexa".
Soon we will be talking to our TV, coffee maker, toaster oven, radio, stove, air conditioner etc. I might even talk to my wife!!
Mine has been shipped. It will be very convenient to ask Alexa nearly anything you can imagine and get an answer without having to Google it. A very interesting product.
tommyf wrote:
OK...here is my final word. Until this post, I do not recall you personally on this forum, let alone Chit Chat. If you are interested in understanding all that goes on here, i.e Chit Chat, just do some research as to the general purpose of each section. You sound like someone who we could hear from. Thanks.
Actually Mr. Snippy, I've been engaging in the chit-chat forum for a long time. I don't need lessons.
dirtpusher wrote:
is that your final decison :?: :shock: :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:
No. I'm going to use a life line and phone a friend.
tommyf wrote:
Thank you for this. The forum is entitled "The Attic". A while back, the ADMIN decided to create this forum for these types of discussions. Apparently, this forum allows in depth discussions regarding issues that we all find to be somewhat controversial. Prior to The Attict, I do remember some people, including me, getting quite heated, throwing disrespectful slurs toward each other. It just really got out of hand. My input was just to throw some insight to the original person who posted something about Jimmy Swagart....no disrespect was ever intended.
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You don't really think that there is a list somewhere of topics that are forbidden in general chat. I think the intent of the attic is to send out of control posters there and not the topic.
cneajna wrote:
The Attic is where controversial topics go.
Thanks, but is religion a controversial subject? You're discussing it now in chit -chat.
tommyf wrote:
It is not anyone's call except for the fact that ADMIN has already created a forum for these topics. These topics ran rampant in the Chit Chat, caused a lot of negativity. Not sure what the appropriate forum is called as I do not post there. Seeing that you are interested in these posts, perhaps you might want to research that. Thanks
Where? There is a Christian Photo Forum. I do not see nor have I heard that discussions on religion are to be restricted to a separate forum from general chit-chat.
tommyf wrote:
Chit Chat is no longer the forum for topics that are controversial, agitating, personal religious topics....generally, topics that could insight and bring back the kind of riff raff that was once published in this section.
1.That's not your call.
2. You sound like those you condemn.