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[Michael]

I often get that on my walk to and from the gym. In the old days, you worried about people who walked around talking to themselves. Now, you see it all the time.

[arboggs]

The thing I always think of when I see "don't text and drive" signs is that if you're texting while driving then you're not looking up to read the sign!

Also my favorite "talking to themselves" person is my neighbor who takes business calls while walking his baby. The baby is apparently familiar with the dad's phone cadence and does all the little talking hand gestures while riding in the stroller.

[Michael]

[pommystuart]

If you missed my post in Transcribers weather, this is a video embedded in the post.

https://twitter.com/i/status/1721395103279821044
No need to login to twitter
There is sound but you need to click the speaker on the drop down menu at the bottom.
enjoy.

[pommystuart]

The thing I always think of when I see "don't text and drive" signs is that if you're texting while driving then you're not looking up to read the sign!

Also my favorite "talking to themselves" person is my neighbor who takes business calls while walking his baby. The baby is apparently familiar with the dad's phone cadence and does all the little talking hand gestures while riding in the stroller.

A bit like this?

[Randi]

The image isn't visible

[pommystuart]

It was at home and works from my phone.
Will check when i finish this meeting.

[pommystuart]

Fixed the pic. I hope.

[Randi]

Yup.
Good one!

[arboggs]

Exactly, Stu!

[Morgan]

I was away visiting the youngest generation. Her 2nd birthday. Sorry I missed yours April. A good book is a gift and the new library system make it easy to read.

As far as texting and driving, I worked with a fellow who did not speak - we could all sign enough to make it work. Following him out of the parking lot one evening, he was stopped at the corner, waiting for it to clear, signing away to himself!

[Michael]

[pommystuart]

Might get a bit of rain out of this lot.


We slipped right through the gap. 0.2mm rain.

[studentforever]

While editing "Pioneer" she encountered the USCGS Bear. Now I knew about Bear's part in the rescue of the remnants of the Greely expedition in 1884 but her later career was unknown to me. However, a search turned up this link which gives a summary of her full career which lasted as an active ship until 1944. She finally sank, under tow in 1963, on her way to Philadelphia to become a museum & restaurant.

https://www.history.uscg.mil/Browse-by- ... bear-1885/

[jil]

NOAA and USCG are reasonably certain they have identified the wreck site of the Bear

https://oceanexplorer.noaa.gov/explorat ... found.html

[studentforever]

Thanks for that. May she rest in peace since they are unlikely to find any significant items in the wreck. She was under tow and scheduled for redevelopment so significant items would have been removed and sent down over land if they planned to put them back on board. It's nice to know where she is though.

[Matteo]

Glad to see the forum is back online!

[pommystuart]

Is there no end to these "special days" ?
Today I cannot seem to find an end to the August Ferdinand Möbius, (born November 17, 1790,) story.

[Michael]

[Randi]