Re: GIMP 3.0.0-RC1

On Wed, 12 Feb 2025 11:37:33 +0100, D wrote:

Ahh... where you able to stop her from travelling? If so, what is the
trick?

Why? She didn't drag me along. We did do some road trips but Canada was
the limit as far as international travel went.

Never been to russia, but an acquaintance went to celebrate new years
there some years ago. Orange juice was super expensive, but vodka was
almost free.

She went in '70 iirc. One of her degrees is in art history so it was a
culture vulture tour and the InTourist 'guide' kept them on a short leash.
She did manage to slip the leash a couple of times and talk to people. The
usual question was 'You got blue jeans?'  She was impressed that despite
shortages the pivo wagons circulated like adult Good Humor trucks. The
government realized what was really important. Keep the booze flowing.

My brother went in the '90s after the fall of the USSR. From his
description that era was even worse than the Soviets. It seems
inconceivable in the west but I can see how some Russians remember Stalin
as the good old days.