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|    did everyone get what they wanted for Ch    |
|    26 Dec 20 14:44:00    |
      MSGID: 2:221/1.58@fidonet ebca8f4b       PID: OpenXP/5.0.47 (Win32)       CHRS: ASCII 1       TZUTC: -0500       Hello!              So.. did everyone get what they wanted under the Christmas tree this        year?              I think this year is the first time I haven't received a call from        anyone on Christmas day. But, I don't seem to mind it. I have to        deal with a lof of people face-to-face and on the phone during the        week at the shop. I switch on the "be social" button and the smiles        when I am there, and prefer the "do not disturb" option when I get        home.              The phone seemed to have a problem NOT being to receive calls. Not        sure how long that problem pre-existed! A caller might hear one        ring, but then there would be one loud click, and then nothing. That        was happening on both of the land lines. I could test this by        calling those lines with my cell phone. I could make an outgoing        call on the land lines if I wanted to, but both lines had a lot of        scratchy noises and hum. Today, one line has cleared up and is        working again. But the other line is still broken.              I received plenty of homemade cookies, some preserves, jam, roasted        tamari almonds, chocolate, some famous Latvian candies, and a bottle        of wine.              I finished off the cookies yesterday. The roasted tamari almonds        were long gone (they were the best!)              Considering that I have eliminated sugar from my regular eating        plans for several years (and I threw out over 20 lbs of sugar -        bagged and cubed - over 5 years ago), the cookies and candies spun        me out of control.              --        ../|ug              --- OpenXP 5.0.47        * Origin: Mobile? COFFEE_KLATSCH = https://tinyurl.com/y56r9f2o (2:221/1.58)       SEEN-BY: 1/123 90/1 105/81 120/340 123/131 124/5016 154/10 203/0 221/1       SEEN-BY: 221/6 360 226/30 227/114 702 229/101 424 426 452 664 1016       SEEN-BY: 230/0 240/5832 249/110 206 317 400 280/464 5003 288/100 292/854       SEEN-BY: 310/31 317/3 322/757 342/200 396/45 423/81 120 460/58 712/848       SEEN-BY: 770/1 2452/250       PATH: 221/1 280/464 229/101 426           |
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