(new) The Water Cooler

went to a target on a tea run and I needed an inkjet printer cartridge - (boxley) - (7) - Jan. 30, 2023, 10:59:33 PM EST

Feel? You are old - (crazy) - (6) - Jan. 31, 2023, 12:13:51 AM EST

depends on whether I have my cane when they try it -NT - (boxley) - Jan. 31, 2023, 09:16:57 AM EST

My son, the oldest of my kids, turned 60 about a week ago. - (a6l6e6x) - (2) - Jan. 31, 2023, 10:34:32 PM EST

Could be worse. - (Another Scott) - Jan. 31, 2023, 11:15:42 PM EST

I will be 80 in April - (Andrew Grygus) - Feb. 1, 2023, 01:48:06 AM EST

Muahahaa, you doddering old geezers! - (CRConrad) - (1) - Feb. 3, 2023, 06:34:41 AM EST

39 months to go... -NT - (scoenye) - Feb. 4, 2023, 07:34:55 PM EST

old folks christmas presents - (boxley) - Dec. 7, 2022, 11:37:57 PM EST

just visited with skip tonight he is hanging in there - (boxley) - (2) - Sept. 21, 2022, 11:15:16 PM EDT

👍 -NT - (Another Scott) - Sept. 22, 2022, 07:13:02 PM EDT

All right! -NT - (a6l6e6x) - Sept. 22, 2022, 10:25:20 PM EDT

Look what I stumbled across... - (CRConrad) - (4) - July 8, 2022, 09:13:46 AM EDT

Nope, not getting sucked into that time sink again. - (malraux) - (3) - July 8, 2022, 09:28:13 AM EDT

Speaking of time sink examples ... - (drook) - (1) - July 8, 2022, 10:11:26 AM EDT

Hoist a glass to Jim Wierich, another departed IWETHEYer - (malraux) - July 8, 2022, 10:52:27 AM EDT

Judging from that exchange, his shtick at the time (exactly twenty years ago) was SINGLE inheritance - (CRConrad) - July 11, 2022, 07:33:32 PM EDT

My first printer. - (a6l6e6x) - (9) - June 28, 2022, 12:52:08 PM EDT

How much did a new car cost then; $5,000? $10,000? So 10-20 % of the cost of a new car? -NT - (CRConrad) - (8) - June 30, 2022, 02:48:05 AM EDT

Well, a new Chevrolet Citation was about $6K at that time. - (a6l6e6x) - (7) - June 30, 2022, 05:54:33 PM EDT

Yeah, the Citation, Cimarron, and their badge-engineered brethren from Pontiac, Buick, Oldsmobile... - (CRConrad) - (1) - July 1, 2022, 08:29:19 AM EDT

Agree on the fanfold paper. - (a6l6e6x) - July 1, 2022, 05:02:52 PM EDT

For me it was $7032 including taxes and maybe some optional stuff. - (a6l6e6x) - (4) - July 1, 2022, 02:43:05 PM EDT

This is the reverse of "the computer I want syndrome" - (crazy) - (3) - July 1, 2022, 09:44:36 PM EDT

This was for hobby work at home. - (a6l6e6x) - (2) - July 1, 2022, 11:35:22 PM EDT

Lots of commonality! - (Another Scott) - (1) - July 2, 2022, 12:17:32 AM EDT

ZX-80? - (scoenye) - July 4, 2022, 09:26:02 PM EDT

My week; let me share it with you. - (InThane) - (2) - May 6, 2022, 01:10:30 PM EDT

Sad to read that "Life's a Bitch"! -NT - (a6l6e6x) - May 6, 2022, 10:27:43 PM EDT

Hang in there! -NT - (Another Scott) - May 7, 2022, 05:52:57 PM EDT

Happy birthday Andrew! - (malraux) - (5) - April 30, 2022, 09:50:16 AM EDT

This seemed appropriate - (crazy) - April 30, 2022, 10:03:00 AM EDT

Ditto! - (Another Scott) - April 30, 2022, 04:13:12 PM EDT

Indeed, a happy birthday Andrew! - (a6l6e6x) - May 1, 2022, 09:34:07 PM EDT

Re: Happy birthday Andrew! - (Andrew Grygus) - May 1, 2022, 11:39:35 PM EDT

Con-cur & -gratulations! -NT - (CRConrad) - May 2, 2022, 03:12:01 AM EDT

you know you are getting old when - (boxley) - (1) - April 3, 2022, 11:00:10 PM EDT

I disagree - (crazy) - April 4, 2022, 05:21:02 PM EDT

Matters of the Heart . . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (37) - Feb. 18, 2022, 08:03:36 PM EST

Incredibly glad you're here to make the report! - (malraux) - (2) - Feb. 18, 2022, 09:43:11 PM EST

Suggested follow-up. - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Feb. 18, 2022, 10:36:33 PM EST

Sounds like you're in good hands - (malraux) - Feb. 19, 2022, 01:06:47 PM EST

Oh, oh! It's sad that you had this happen to you. - (a6l6e6x) - (2) - Feb. 18, 2022, 09:58:31 PM EST

Any idea of what you could have done to not have this happen to you? - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - Feb. 18, 2022, 10:46:10 PM EST

"My diet is so much better than that of most Americans, yet I'm having similar issues." - (CRConrad) - Feb. 21, 2022, 08:39:02 AM EST

Zooks! - (Another Scott) - Feb. 18, 2022, 10:38:39 PM EST

main inbound blocked that hard? Very glad you are still around to post - (boxley) - Feb. 18, 2022, 11:08:55 PM EST

Yeah I thought it'd been too long between posts - (crazy) - Feb. 19, 2022, 03:39:55 AM EST

Oof. Sounds rough. Hope you make a speedy recovery! -NT - (pwhysall) - Feb. 19, 2022, 09:43:24 AM EST

It’s hell being out of warranty - (rcareaga) - (2) - Feb. 19, 2022, 11:41:01 AM EST

"Chest pains" is a speedy trip to the head of the line at the ER - (malraux) - Feb. 19, 2022, 01:11:05 PM EST

No signs or portents. - (Andrew Grygus) - Feb. 19, 2022, 01:53:13 PM EST

Glad you're still around. Someone needs to tend the Clove Garden... -NT - (scoenye) - Feb. 19, 2022, 01:00:16 PM EST

So now you're in debt at least until you're... Oh, about three hundred years old? -NT - (CRConrad) - (9) - Feb. 21, 2022, 08:39:56 AM EST

medical debt - (rcareaga) - Feb. 21, 2022, 04:29:03 PM EST

Got the first bill yesterday. - (Andrew Grygus) - (7) - March 18, 2022, 12:49:40 AM EDT

So are you going for 24 or 36 payments? -NT - (pwhysall) - March 18, 2022, 08:51:58 AM EDT

Inflation is getting out of hand. -NT - (malraux) - March 18, 2022, 09:57:55 AM EDT

Glad to hear it! (Though surprised as fuck.) - (CRConrad) - (4) - March 20, 2022, 06:49:10 PM EDT

Oh, there will be more bills, but . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (3) - March 20, 2022, 09:57:10 PM EDT

The big hospital bill finally got here. - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - April 16, 2022, 10:13:57 PM EDT

Wow. It's good to be old. - (crazy) - (1) - April 17, 2022, 07:49:42 AM EDT

I'm the same age, but I've been "on MediCare" all my life. Hooray for the Nanny State! -NT - (CRConrad) - April 22, 2022, 06:22:40 AM EDT

Nearly a month on - (malraux) - (11) - March 16, 2022, 09:02:07 PM EDT

Re: Nearly a month on - (Andrew Grygus) - (10) - March 17, 2022, 02:56:35 AM EDT

Great, glad to hear it. - (malraux) - March 17, 2022, 09:10:22 AM EDT

Excellent. Keep on keeping on. -NT - (Another Scott) - March 17, 2022, 07:28:32 PM EDT

Good to hear you're making a great recovery! -NT - (a6l6e6x) - (4) - March 17, 2022, 10:27:17 PM EDT

Thanks, guys, for the words of encouragement. -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - (3) - March 18, 2022, 12:47:01 AM EDT

So did the doctors argue with your near perfect diet? - (crazy) - (2) - March 19, 2022, 08:13:31 PM EDT

I asked a number of times . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - March 20, 2022, 01:51:14 AM EDT

Bodies are complicated. - (Another Scott) - March 20, 2022, 12:51:13 PM EDT

Re: Nearly a month on - (jake123) - (2) - March 18, 2022, 10:57:11 AM EDT

That one isn't on my list. -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - March 18, 2022, 11:34:01 AM EDT

Re: That one isn't on my list. - (jake123) - March 18, 2022, 04:43:15 PM EDT

Re: Matters of the Heart . . . . - (jake123) - March 18, 2022, 04:43:46 PM EDT

further to “it’s a pity”: It’s a pity I was vicious - (rcareaga) - (3) - Feb. 16, 2022, 11:39:47 PM EST

What pity is this further to? -NT - (CRConrad) - (2) - Feb. 16, 2022, 08:18:25 AM EST

Re: What pity is this further to? - (rcareaga) - (1) - Feb. 16, 2022, 09:17:21 AM EST

A, duh, gotcha. Been weeks, had forgotten your headline. Thanks! -NT - (CRConrad) - Feb. 16, 2022, 02:25:21 PM EST

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