Remembering Zorba

[Daniel]

Zorba was a long time member of these communities and I'm pretty sure almost all of you remember him.

But, to refresh your memory, he is a male belly dancer (keeping it real) and his unofficial motto was **** Facebook.

Well, I resisted signing up for Facebook until today.

I want to use Facebook MP.

It took me two days. I first downloaded the app yesterday. It wouldn't let me complete an account set up.

Today, it wouldn't let me complete an account set up.

Third time's the charm because I immediately started again and was successful.

I remember Zorba as being unusual and thought the bluntness of his "tell me what you really think" opinion about Facebook was refreshing.

Btw, I run into these software quagmires all the time. I think that this kind of software protocol has become overly complicated. I don't know why. My advice, if you have the same problem, is just keep trying.

[wtg]

Here's his webpage:

https://www.doubleveil.net/

[wtg]

For @bernard and other people who love vintage sewing machines:

https://www.doubleveil.net/zssmp/

I found Zorba's sewing machine page a number of years ago when I was looking for info on a Reversew machine...

[Bernard]

@wtg Thanks. I ran into Zorba on the Victorian Sweatshop Forum a year or so ago. It's a forum for antique and vintage sewing machine aficionados. https://www.victoriansweatshop.com/

[RealPlayer]

Fascinating. It’s like archeology, finding people who have seemed to disappear.

[Daniel]

This is great! I haven't been on Facebook but most of the people I know are on it. It's like having a crystal ball!

I've found my local Facebook MP listings.

I'm trying to contact a free scrap metal haul place. There's actually three. It keeps glitching before I can send a message.

Strange things like asking me the same questions over and again. Not accepting my answers. Telling me I've tried too many times and try again later.

I should probably give up for today. 🤪

[Daniel]

I found an ad I felt great about finding. The phone number was hidden in code. I'm calling tomorrow to have two washers and one dryer taken away for free per out 5th (!) carport rule violation notice. How many of these messed did I make? None.

You are to be evicted per Florida Statute upon receiving a 3rd such notice.

Well, the manager gets furious every time, but we have a good working relationship, including of course good communication.

She doesn't want to evict. Not to put too fine a point on it but she notorized my legal paperwork after rounding up the head of the HOA and the maintenance manager to be my witnesses.

We're playing the long game. I don't know what RM is doing. I think he's lost in his own reality. I've lost the ability to care about it.

Now that I'm walking with a limp, I have no choice but to double bag the garbage and pile it up to the kitchen ceiling.

RM walks all over creation with is his little push carts. He can take it. Or not.