Re: ASA Future Discussion or Something Else??

[Bob La Londe <none@none.com99>]

On 6/19/2020 10:23 AM, Jim Davis wrote:
> On Wednesday, June 17, 2020 at 6:45:41 PM UTC-4, ABLE1 wrote:
>> On 6/17/2020 1:23 PM, Jim Davis wrote:
>>> On Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 4:11:35 PM UTC-4, ABLE1 wrote:
>>>
>>>>> And for a long time I had my eye on the "lady down the street" that you mentioned .... but now she's the one with the Monmouth ass.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> LOL  Maybe the "lady down the street" is the absolute best cook!!  :-)
>>>
>>> Ya know? I was just thinking ---- as I was going to respond to you ----
>>> that lately every thread just seems to deteriorate from technical messages down to frivolous inanities. And I think I'm the instigator.
>>>
>>> On the other hand, with so few participants in the group now days, I fear that the lack of posts just might prove to be it's demise. Some times we'll go a whole week with out any posts. Social Media groups have made this venue obsolete, so I don't see any possibility of it ever rising from the ashes.
>>>
>>> I do not participate in ANY of the social media groups save one having to do with my local area so I can keep abreast of local events. But I take a very low key placid position and don't make any waves. Mostly just observe and absorb information.
>>>
>>> Does anyone here participate in any other alarm or technical centric groups that maybe we few remaining mc-crudgeons could migrate to ?
>>>
>>> My feeling is that we few remaining have a wealth of experience that would be nice to pass on to ..... who? someone? anyone? Is there anyone out there who's interested anymore?
>>>
>>> If anyone is interested in carrying on with this subject maybe the first responder should start a new thread.
>>>
>>> Wada ya think?
>>>
>>>
>>
>> Jim, I am somewhat the same as you on the social stuff.  The only
>> technical group I am on to any great degree is
>> https://www.contractortalk.com/f58/
>>
>> The link will take you to the Low Voltage forum.  For the most
>> part I go there to get opinions on certain challenges that I might
>> be dealing with.  Some of which I post here as well.  Or depending on
>> the question (as here) I will answer in the hopes that it helps others.
>>
>> There are number of Forums that are related to specific equipment.
>> I have registered on those sites in order to get notifications of
>> new questions that may come up.  I generally just read those and
>> answers until they go off on a variety of tangents which seems to
>> be the norm.  At which point I just ignore.
>>
>> As for the postings here on ASA going off on a tangent I am just as
>> guilty or lets say "I helped!!".  ;-)
>>
>> I agree that ASA is going going gone.  It has been that way for a
>> number of years.  It ain't what it use to be.  Now that we have
>> to wear a mask and with social distancing it will only get worse...
>>
>> As for OP starting a new thread.  I doubt that will happen.  As I see it
>> somebody new comes here and ask a question.  It is unknown if they
>> ever make it back to see if anyone has provided an answer or not since
>> he has not responded one way or the other.  Maybe he got his answer
>> somewhere else.  Since newsgroups don't track or require registration
>> there is no way to know anything more that somebody asked a question.
>>
>> So Jim, what do you suggest??  We all just fade into the woodwork or
>> something more dramatic??
>>
>> BTW I changed the Subject to see if helps.  :-)
>>
>> Les
>
> I've been subscribed to this DIY Forum for quite some time. It's got some interesting questions that come up and there are some pretty experienced people answering questions. You'll have to navigate to the alarm section which is quite extensive.
>
> I just don't get much of a chance to participate because I think that most of the responders have nothing else to do all day but respond to the posts in this forum. It's no sooner than someone asks a question and there are three or four responders that never give anyone else a chance to respond. I only get to look at it once a day and by that time all the questions are answered. But ------ it IS interesting to review what's going on. Once in a great while, I'll get an opportunity to inject a reply, but not often.
>
> https://www.doityourself.com/forum/showthread.php?t=618536
>
> By the way Les, one thing I was never good at and that is "fading" ;->
>
> However, my wife and I have talked about "when that time comes" we should go and rent a Rolls Royce convertible, convert all our assets into cash, put the cash in the back seat, put the top down and drive the car off a cliff at the Grand Canyon.
> Can you just picture that?
> What a way to go ---- Huh?   :-0
>

Its a long way down, but before you get there its likely some cop will
just take your money and car along the way under civil asset forfeiture
laws and let you hitch hike the rest of the way to the grand canyon broke.