[SunRescue] Hi, I'm Steve, and I have a problem. . .

[Dan Lane]

When I grow up, I wanna be like BSD Bob :)



BSD Bob the old greybeard BSD freak sent the following on Tue, 13 Feb 2001...

> > Peter L. Wargo wrote:
> >
> > > I have found that I can take Yerba Mate, which does have caffeine, but
> > > it seems to be a less problematic version of it.
> >
> > Yes, Yerba Mate is darn good stuff. And it smells kind of like grass. (erm,
> > you know that funny smell at Rush Concerts...)
>
> Yerba Mate.... how does it compare with the day old 55 gallon drum
> flight line Base Op's coffee urns I used to guzzle out of, some 35
> or so years ago.....(:+\\...  That stuff, after sitting in the urn
> all day, at about 3 AM, would curl yer toes, an' make yer hair stand
> on end..... (probably rotted out my stomach, too....).....(:+{{...
> Nowadays, I have to soften the bilge oil bite, with a heavy dash o'
> cream.  As it is, I still drink 2 pots a day, mostly, around the lab,
> and another pot at home, until midnight or so.  Then, lights out.
> That's how it goes when ye gets olde pfarte status.....
>
> > It might even be able to fix BSD Bob's NVRAM. Stick it one of those tea
> > balls and swish it about.
>
> Hmmm, I think, for now I will stick with the battery trick....(:+}}..
>
> I found the nvram faq, and will fire up the 'iron, tonight, coffee pot
> at full steam, too.....
>
> Bob
>
>
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