The Guardian for this meeting was Adams Rubble. The comments are by Adams Rubble.

Riddle Sideways: Morning Adams, sorry to be so late
Adams Rubble: Good morning Riddle :)
Riddle Sideways: modem restart issues
Adams Rubble: It was fine. I was busy
Adams Rubble: working on the database
Riddle Sideways: was up and at desk early too
Riddle Sideways: good. not a waste then
Adams Rubble: nope
Adams Rubble: got an entry done
Riddle Sideways: run a few programs that look like they are online ok, but are not and just buffering
Adams Rubble: you got here just as I was finishing up
Riddle Sideways: one entry? a long input
--BELL--
Adams Rubble: yes, lots of names
Riddle Sideways: in 5-10 minutes will go check what construction can go on today, but think it is waiting for an inspector
Adams Rubble: There is construction going on next door
Riddle Sideways: fun to watch
Riddle Sideways: watch somebody else's show
Adams Rubble: I am hiding with my headphones on :)
Riddle Sideways: the neighborhood here hid with headphones yesterday
Riddle Sideways: at 8:30am the Jack Hammering started
Riddle Sideways: the sleep in late people hate us now
Adams Rubble: oooo
Riddle Sideways: personally, have taken many Pauses this morning
Adams Rubble: sounds good
Riddle Sideways: deep breathing before even trying to get out of bed
Riddle Sideways: wait for cat to stop drinking water from sink
Adams Rubble: :)
Riddle Sideways: wait for coffee to finish
Riddle Sideways: wait for computer to boot
Adams Rubble: waiting for workmen
Riddle Sideways: yes
Riddle Sideways: pause for Internet to not connect
Riddle Sideways: pause for modem to restart. then restart command sent again
Adams Rubble: lots of practice today
Riddle Sideways: should be grateful ㋡
Adams Rubble: hehe
Riddle Sideways: brb
--BELL--
Riddle Sideways: back.
Riddle Sideways: that was not a 'right back'
Adams Rubble: wb
Riddle Sideways: appreciate that there is nothing for an unqualified person to do today
Adams Rubble: :)
Adams Rubble: may I ask what they were jackhammering for a deck?
Adams Rubble: just curious
Riddle Sideways: long ago the cement driveway went all the way up the property. then they build more house and decking over it
Riddle Sideways: to build new deck to new regulations and specs means holes
Riddle Sideways: in old driveway
Adams Rubble: ohhh
Riddle Sideways: first deck just piled cement on existing driveway
Adams Rubble: hgot it
Adams Rubble: but things can move around out there
Riddle Sideways: that was 1970's ok
Riddle Sideways: yep, so many regulations about not moving around so much
Adams Rubble: make you safer
Adams Rubble: more expensive than wearing a mask
Riddle Sideways: when bought the house, had to have a geologist evaluate the hillside
Riddle Sideways: more on the topic of complaining about the Presence of reality
Adams Rubble: here we only have to worry about buried oil tanks
Riddle Sideways: ah, yes. all houses had those back in the day
Adams Rubble: ohh, and radon gas
Riddle Sideways: Tried very hard yesterday get through the DMV website
Riddle Sideways: (Dept. of Motor Vehicles)
Adams Rubble: yes
Adams Rubble: DMV a disaster here
Riddle Sideways: they are a disaster everywhere
Adams Rubble: people lining up at midnight for 8 am opening next day
--BELL--
Riddle Sideways: supposedly, appointments can be made online
Riddle Sideways: The wording is really funny, yet another Catch-22
Riddle Sideways: "the offices are open", "We are scheduling those that had scheduled appointments" ... "we are not scheduling any appointments at this time"
Adams Rubble: yiks
Adams Rubble: yiks
Adams Rubble: yikes
Riddle Sideways: 'Go Away until this page changes'
Riddle Sideways: Plus, DMV now (tries to) handle Voter registrations
Riddle Sideways: makes it so easy for voters to register
Adams Rubble: hehe, here too
Adams Rubble: easier ways to register
Riddle Sideways: so hard for those already registered ok
Riddle Sideways: those already nicely registered can find no way to state that they are in good standing
Riddle Sideways: "your info will be overwritten"
Adams Rubble: It was the best of times, it was the worst of times
Riddle Sideways: have you ever yelled at your computer monitor; "Overwritten with What!!!!"
Riddle Sideways: Also, the 'Real ID' Arrrrrrrg
Adams Rubble: some people get lots of chance to practice
Riddle Sideways: Soon you MUST have a Real ID to get on an airplane, to visit a government office, to walk on the streets, to
Riddle Sideways: Lots of practice. Pauses
Riddle Sideways: Deep breathing
Riddle Sideways: stand in line
Adams Rubble: I imagine they will have to extend the time for the real ID
Adams Rubble: after November 3 :)
Riddle Sideways: IF one already has a Real ID there is no way through the website
Adams Rubble: we all need to keep ourselves alive until Nov 3
Adams Rubble: or whenever we vote by mail
Riddle Sideways: these are not even Trumpisms
Riddle Sideways: todo: check with elections dept. that DMV has not un-registered and taken mailin ballot away
Adams Rubble: :)
Riddle Sideways: So, answer 'No' this is not a first time apply for a Real ID
Riddle Sideways: means you do not want a Real ID
Adams Rubble: hehe
Riddle Sideways: so the existing one will be canceled
Adams Rubble: well we are staying home anyway
Adams Rubble: not about to fly to Timbuktu
Riddle Sideways: right! don't really ever want to be herded onto an airplane anyway
Adams Rubble: not tp into one, walk into one, crawl into one, be carried into one
Riddle Sideways: ha, Timbuktu is closed to US citizens
Adams Rubble: yes US too backward
--BELL--

Hurray, A Topic Energes

Adams Rubble: we never got to a topic
Adams Rubble: keeping ourselves on track in difficult times
Riddle Sideways: that is a Topic
Riddle Sideways: appreciation
Riddle Sideways: the Presence of difficult times
Riddle Sideways: Presentation of barriers
Adams Rubble: easy to get upset and frustrated and depressed and angry
Riddle Sideways: so easy
Riddle Sideways: hard to put positive spin on it
Adams Rubble: but there are good things happening
Adams Rubble: people taking care of people
Adams Rubble: story in paper about a fire. Mother on top floor dropped baby from balcony. Former football player and ex-Marince dived and caught the boy
Riddle Sideways: sings "People, People who need People. Are the ...-ist People in the world"
Adams Rubble: The mother went back into fire to get daughter and did not come out
Adams Rubble: antoehr man went up and into apartment and found the girl on the floor and got her out safety
Adams Rubble: two men independently doing selfless actions
Adams Rubble: there are many stories about people who are doing good things in the face of our crises
Adams Rubble: most don;t make the news
Riddle Sideways: so many Other news stories re: loud squeaky wheels
Adams Rubble: the world is going to keep turning and going around the sun
Adams Rubble: day and night will keep coming
Adams Rubble: people are going to survive
Riddle Sideways: like your attitude ㋡
Adams Rubble: I hope the work on your house goes well and that you have a good weekend :)
Riddle Sideways: "Daddy, why were the people back in those years so weird?"
Adams Rubble: Son or daughter, they always have been and always will be
Adams Rubble: Please stop hating the boomers :)
Riddle Sideways: Today, should be fun. Oh, tomorrow will be fun too. Ah, and then a fun weekend
Riddle Sideways: ㋡
Adams Rubble: we are getting a big storm tomorrow that may or may not become a tropical storm as it moves up the coast
Adams Rubble: btw, the wayward boomers are the largest group moving from trump to Biden and they will vote
Adams Rubble: he is losing the old geezers
Adams Rubble: so glas to have you back, geezers
Adams Rubble: glad
--BELL--
Riddle Sideways: ok, off to have our best times
Adams Rubble: I wish you are your family good health
Riddle Sideways: This is the Best of Times
Adams Rubble: bye for now