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My experience also, John! This group is way quicker to respond than a
search through various sites elsewhere. Muchos kudos to this group! Here, I
have learned a ton, and also made some good friends.

A.

P.S.
If that sounds like a funereal speech, it was unintentional. This morning I
lost a friend. I was the one who, in the absence of repeated knocks,
obtained the Security key and found him dead. Not a great day. Comes with
the turf of this responsibility. Found myself thinking, "It would have been
easier were it a stranger." What kind of weird shit is that? But he was a
friend of mine, with whom I've hoisted a few beers and chatted about topics
as diverse as the Middle East and Mozart's best. On the up-side, he lived
to age 84; I would have guessed him in his late sixties. Perhaps this is
further evidence of the preservative effects of a couple of beers per day.
Not sure about that part. Anyway, I'm about to walk down the street to his
favourite pub and order and shot and bang a spoon against a glass until
I've obtained everyone's attention, and then make the sad announcement, and
then hoist my glass and encourage all to join me in a "Farewell, my friend!"

He died this morning at 84 years old. He avoided Alzheimer's and whatever
else might a man of his age. He looked about 60-ish, not a wrinkle on his
face nor a droop on his eyes. I'm 20 years younger, but compared to him I
resemble Keith Richards -- more wrinkles than a newly-laundered shirt.

oops. Way off topic! Sorry about that, folks. I'm grieving.
On Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 4:47 PM, John Bartow <john at winhaven.net> wrote:

> Invite them over here or maybe just live with two lists. After all these
> years I still don't like forums. I honestly think the chatter turns new
> people away. That's one of the reasons we have more than one list.
>
> I've abandoned all other access related lists because of the snobbery,
> chest
> pounding and the "you get answers if you pay" reasons. When I did pay I
> never got an answer that was worth anything. When I ask a question it
> usually something that takes thought not about of submitted links to other
> web sites. I can use web searches too.
>
> When I ask a question here I get answers. Sometimes I ask about something I
> know but haven't done in a long time just because it's an easier refresher
> than digging through my own notes. Sometimes I have the answer shortly
> after
> hitting "send". But even then, I may get an answer that's better than what
> I
> knew to start with.
>
>