Re: Shrove Tuesday

On Wed, 5 Mar 2025, dsi1 wrote:

On Wed, 5 Mar 2025 20:45:22 +0000, Ed P wrote:
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On 3/5/2025 1:40 PM, dsi1 wrote:
 

I met a Mormon couple yesterday. I was in the parking lot at Target and
the car in front of my car had its hood up. A nicely dressed portly
gentleman was working under the hood. You could tell he wasn't from
here. I went up to him to offer assistance. He was trying to get the
terminals off of his horribly corroded battery with pliers with little
luck. A nicely dressed portly woman from the other side of the car. She
addressed his as "Elder." It was then, that I noticed they were wearing
big name tags that said "Church of Latter Day Saints."
 What he needed was a 10mm wrench to loosen the terminal nut. Oddly
enough, I had a 10mm socket and ratchet in my glove compartment. This
made his task simple and he replaced the battery with one from Costco.
The battery was a lot smaller than the one he replaced. Shrinkflation, I
guess.
 The guy offered me payment for the use of the ratchet. "Absolutely not.
I was sent by Jesus to help you in your time of need." Well, I said the
first part. The second part was just something I came up with after
sitting in my car, after the couple drove off. Say, maybe I am an agent
for Jesus.

 That certainly raises your stature.  When you go to church on Sunday I'm
sure the pastor will want you to tell your story of leading someone to
automotive salvation.
 Bless you David.  Bless you.

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Indeed, solving the problems of other people has been my life's work.
Yesterday, I was connecting a Windows computer to a database and getting
the office phone connected. I also helped a man by adjusting his hearing
aid. It's always gratifying to help people. I'm only here to help. OTOH,
I have not been able to get the Windows computer connected - but I will.
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Hmm, have you tried changing the windows computer to a linux computer? That usualy does the trick for me! =)