Path: csiph.com!fu-berlin.de!uni-berlin.de!individual.net!not-for-mail From: "Carlos E.R." Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.misc Subject: Old people. Date: Tue, 9 Dec 2025 15:07:09 +0100 Lines: 41 Message-ID: References: <106mke5$1di32$1@dont-email.me> <10gi8ht$l23v$5@dont-email.me> <10gl2as$1nroi$1@dont-email.me> <10gpntd$3eu8q$1@dont-email.me> <10gvccs$1mp7l$1@dont-email.me> <10h15l5$2b64m$15@dont-email.me> <10h1gr8$2gp20$1@dont-email.me> <10h4i97$3lk5c$1@dont-email.me> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Trace: individual.net JYV2SH4VMqGKJlwOGeaJZgWBXgJawX3yAtQE0vxH6n89Xqnc/Y X-Orig-Path: Telcontar.valinor!not-for-mail Cancel-Lock: sha1:UHQtgXAz4qfC7D3ocOZGIAwwrl8= sha256:5PJy/cXsMudyGJScw+FoxeH5XwsoatCdcYMTZzoqRZs= User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Content-Language: es-ES, en-CA In-Reply-To: Xref: csiph.com comp.os.linux.misc:78564 On 2025-12-08 18:41, Charlie Gibbs wrote: > On 2025-12-08, Carlos E.R. wrote: > >> On 2025-12-08 05:08, c186282 wrote: >> >>>   The perp had dug up JUST enough info about her to >>>   be convincing ... that he was with the bank holding >>>   her mortgage. If she didn't deposit large money >>>   RIGHT NOW people would be there to seize her home >>>   tomorrow ! >>> >>>   The woman totally bought-in ... was in a panic, >>>   determined to make more payments. >> >> Things like this make me feel very sad. > > Me too - but it shows that we should be willing to make > some effort to take responsibility for our actions. > This includes reminding ourselves that if something > appears to be too good to be true, it probably is. > > It is morally wrong to allow a sucker to keep his money. > -- W.C. Fields But with old people it is possible that they can not help being "dumb". Dumber that they were. Heck, yesterday I was walking around a beautiful spot with a river (rivers are very uncommon where I live, nearly desert land, so I love them). I took a photo from a spot some 20 meters higher, sent it to some friends, then pocketed the phone. After maybe 200 meters walk, I notice my phone is missing. I retrace my steps back to the tiny hill, ask some kids there, and sure enough, they had found my phone. They were seeking for how to find me. Nice kids. Thank you so much, etc. Apparently I did not pocket the phone, but dropped it, and it did no noise. I'm getting old, no longer smart. -- Cheers, Carlos. ES🇪🇸, EU🇪🇺;