Under The Stars June 2020

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Some Pix From The Eclipse Last Night Over Africa
by Chuck S 21 Jun '20

21 Jun '20

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"The System" -- Commercial Ave Edition
by Todd Andrews 18 Jun '20

18 Jun '20

Hi Everyone, Some of you know I've been in the process of applying for Social Security Disability. Nina helped me a tremendous amount in the last few years when submitting the paperwork. I'd been denied twice and when that happens I can do a third appeal to appear before a judge. I wasn't expecting to even get a date for the hearing until February 2021 (next year!) so I was pleasantly surprised when I got the hearing date in March 2020, and the hearing date was set for today, 617W day, June 17 -- as a *telephone hearing* due to COVID-19. All four people on the call were working from home, including the judge. The hearing went well and the attorney assigned by the insurance company to represent me believes the judge will grant my request. It could still be denied, but the attorney said the fourth appeal process would be a simple one. The call started off a little nerve wracking because no one could hear me well, and the official person doing the recording said I was barely audible. The judge was preparing to cancel the phone hearing and switch to in-person... but then I cranked up the mic volume and the official person doing the recording said it was good and we could proceed. Phew! Glad this part of the process is over now, at least ten months ahead of schedule, because who knows when the court house would be opened for in-person hearings. All for now, Todd "I don't have the voice to sing for the judge" Andrews

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Re: [UTS] Nina is now on UTS [was Re: Pesky train]
by Todd Andrews 12 Jun '20

12 Jun '20

Yep, it's just us, the Fab 5. :D I made sure before sending Nina the link to subscribe. Maybe we could pick a different name.... UTS 5 doesn't sound as catchy as it looks when typed. Changing email recipients to UTS for this thread. On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 1:50 PM Chuck S <chucksim(a)mindspring.com> wrote: > Replying to Effie’s comment about impressive damage: That’s why we always > like good train wreck stories! > > > > Background to Nina: A private joke. Effie used to work on a railroad and > often forwarded us stories about stupid people trying to beat a train > across an intersection, usually with unfortunate results. As Bruce implied, > it was the railroad who many times got blamed. > > > > Question to Todd: There were other people on UTS at different times. Can > we assume all were in fact removed? Joyce and Linda come to mind. I haven’t > used UTS for some time because you three and sometimes Nina were the only > ones I cared to chat with, and it was just as easy to type in an > abbreviated individual email address. Note Effie initiated this chain > outside of UTS as well. Be happy to resume using UTS if it only includes us > five (“The Fab 5”?) > > > > *From:* Todd Andrews [mailto:taa@pobox.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, June 11, 2020 3:06 PM > *To:* Effie in the desert > *Cc:* Chuck S; Bruce Jividen > *Subject:* Nina is now on UTS [was Re: Pesky train] > > > > FYI, Nina recently signed up to the UTS mailing list. It's private and > only has Chuck, Bruce, Effie, me and now Nina. I know the rest of you were > usually diligent to manually CC Nina on UTS postings but I always forgot; > now I don't have to worry. > > > > On Thu, Jun 11, 2020 at 11:16 AM Effie in the desert <wadesert(a)hotmail.com> > wrote: > > Since no Internet at home I'm at the Ag museum. Replies from me will be > spotty. > > > > I was very impressed by the photo showing the damage to the nose of the > locomotive. > > > ------------------------------ > > *From:* Chuck S <chucksim(a)mindspring.com> > *Sent:* Thursday, June 11, 2020 11:12 AM > *To:* 'Bruce Jividen' <kundar(a)gmail.com>; 'Effie in the desert' < > wadesert(a)hotmail.com> > *Cc:* 'Todd Andrews' <taa(a)pobox.com> > *Subject:* RE: Pesky train > > > > Ah, been so long since we had a good train wreck story. > > > > *From:* Bruce Jividen [mailto:kundar@gmail.com] > *Sent:* Thursday, June 11, 2020 1:37 AM > *To:* Effie in the desert > *Cc:* Todd Andrews; Chuck Simoncini > *Subject:* Re: Pesky train > > > > I like how it's described as "train collides with semi" as if the train > had any choice in the matter. It seems like we never see a proper headline > like "Foolish truck driver fails to clear train tracks." :( > > > > On Wed, Jun 10, 2020 at 10:34 PM Effie in the desert <wadesert(a)hotmail.com> > wrote: > > It swerved and collided with that semi that was minding its own business > simply driving on the road... > > > > > https://kimatv.com/news/local/train-collides-with-full-semi-shuts-down-road… > > > > That's a lot of French fries that didn't make it to your local fast food > joint > > > > > >

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