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* Palm Wallet-The biggest con ever, in my opinion - 1 messages, 1 author
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* If you were me would you have a will ? - 15 messages, 7 authors
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TOPIC: Palm Wallet-The biggest con ever, in my opinion
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Mar 5 2010 7:09 pm
From: Al
On Mar 5, 3:23 pm, meteore <bigro...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I was just fooled into purchasing this palm wallet after watching one
> of those quick info commercials. The commercial runs so quick, that
> you imagine that you have a lot more space in the wallet then you
> really do.
>
> There is two zippered compartments, one for change and one for credit
> cards, but no separate place for paper currency. If you are in the
> habit of carrying a lot of paper currency, forget it.
>
> My current wallet has the same amount of space for credit cards which
> is zippered and a envelope type for change etc. It also has a money
> clip for paper currency which is closed by a snap on tab. on my
> current wallet. This feature is missing on the palm wallet.
>
> My present wallet is also thinner.
>
> My advice to you is don't get fooled by these quick info commercials
> as there are similar products out there with the same features and
> more.
>
> Roger
Roger, Roger.
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TOPIC: best VOIP for nude/hippie DSL?
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 6 2010 12:52 am
From: Gordon
A Google search of "VOIP Providers" will bring up a pretty good list.
Ohioguy <none@none.net> wrote in news:9Ugjn.41197$K81.28990@newsfe18.iad:
> I just got my first phone bill for our new house.
> I'd like to look into setting up some sort of easy to use VOIP over
> the naked DSL. I need the following features:
>
> 1) answering machine
> 2) phone number I can share with relatives, & use for outgoing calls
> 3) I'd like to be able to plug a regular phone in and use that
> for calls, if possible
> 4) low cost
>
> Anybody have any suggestions that would help me find what I'm looking
> for?
>
> Thanks!
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 6 2010 4:18 am
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TOPIC: If you were me would you have a will ?
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== 1 of 15 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 6 2010 4:51 am
From: "John Turner"
"richard" wrote
> I think it is more of tradition that an executor not be an heir.
I don't understand the logic of that. Surely the best people to execute a
will are the beneficiaries; they'll certainly keep the costs to a minimum.
I don't see any conflict of interests.
John.
== 2 of 15 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 6 2010 4:52 am
From: "John Turner"
"Bod" wrote
> Why? How can they justify that?
They justify it in their exhorbitant fees.
John.
== 3 of 15 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 6 2010 4:56 am
From: "John Turner"
"Adrian" wrote
> Because they charge money in return for performing their professional
> services. It's what they do. It's why they exist.
I exceuted my late father's will and my time totalled about twelve hours. I
was told that the bank would have charged around �2k for what I did for
nothing.
John.
== 4 of 15 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 6 2010 4:57 am
From: "John Turner"
"Dangerous Nonconformist" wrote
> LEGAL MURDERERERER!!!!
You're thinking of executioner not executor - bet you're a Yank. <vbg>
John.
== 5 of 15 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 6 2010 5:49 am
From: Kadaitcha Man
"John Turner", thou conceited braggart. Rash wanton. Ye confounded:
> "Dangerous Nonconformist" wrote
>
>> LEGAL MURDERERERER!!!!
>
> You're thinking of executioner not executor
No shit, Shylock?
> - bet you're a Yank. <vbg>
>
> John.
== 6 of 15 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 6 2010 6:45 am
From: fformby@smythe.com (The Revd)
On Sat, 6 Mar 2010 12:57:25 -0000, "John Turner"
<nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
>
>"Dangerous Nonconformist" wrote
>
>> LEGAL MURDERERERER!!!!
>
>You're thinking of executioner not executor - bet you're a Yank. <vbg>
He is. He works for the US gubbinment.
== 7 of 15 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 6 2010 6:46 am
From: fformby@smythe.com (The Revd)
On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:34:56 +0545, Kadaitcha Man <anon@no.email>
wrote:
>"John Turner", thou conceited braggart. Rash wanton. Ye confounded:
>
>> "Dangerous Nonconformist" wrote
>>
>>> LEGAL MURDERERERER!!!!
>>
>> You're thinking of executioner not executor
>
>No shit, Shylock?
Konstipation, K-man?
== 8 of 15 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 6 2010 6:53 am
From: Dangerous Nonconformist
The Revd wrote:
> On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:34:56 +0545, Kadaitcha Man <anon@no.email> wrote:
>
>>"John Turner", thou conceited braggart. Rash wanton. Ye confounded:
>>
>>> "Dangerous Nonconformist" wrote
>>>
>>>> LEGAL MURDERERERER!!!!
>>>
>>> You're thinking of executioner not executor
>>
>>No shit, Shylock?
>
> Konstipation, K-man?
What evidence do you have showing that having a colostomy bag implies
some kind of constipation?
== 9 of 15 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 6 2010 7:03 am
From: fformby@smythe.com (The Revd)
On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:53:27 -0700, Dangerous Nonconformist
<dangerous@nonconformist.c0m> wrote:
>The Revd wrote:
>
>> On Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:34:56 +0545, Kadaitcha Man <anon@no.email> wrote:
>>
>>>"John Turner", thou conceited braggart. Rash wanton. Ye confounded:
>>>
>>>> "Dangerous Nonconformist" wrote
>>>>
>>>>> LEGAL MURDERERERER!!!!
>>>>
>>>> You're thinking of executioner not executor
>>>
>>>No shit, Shylock?
>>
>> Konstipation, K-man?
>
>What evidence do you have showing that having a colostomy bag implies
>some kind of constipation?
A colostomy bag is a cure for constipation!
== 10 of 15 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 6 2010 7:07 am
From: gheston@hiwaay.net (Gary Heston)
In article <-t-dnVKPHoxL0g_WnZ2dnUVZ8rSdnZ2d@supernews.com>,
John Turner <nospam@nospam.invalid> wrote:
[ ... ]
>I don't understand the logic of that. Surely the best people to execute a
>will are the beneficiaries; they'll certainly keep the costs to a minimum.
>I don't see any conflict of interests.
You've obviously never seen a family that doesn't get along with each other.
That's where some of the absolute worst fighting over division of an estate
can occur. In those cases, an outside executor is a really good idea. Doesn't
always work, though; lawsuits against the executor or the estate are used
by unhappy inheritors quite frequently, trying to get what they want.
Gary
--
Gary Heston gheston@hiwaay.net http://www.thebreastcancersite.com/
"It's kind of hard to rally 'round a math class."
Paul "Bear" Bryant
== 11 of 15 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 6 2010 8:32 am
From: "John Turner"
"Gary Heston" wrote
> You've obviously never seen a family that doesn't get along with each
> other.
> That's where some of the absolute worst fighting over division of an
> estate
> can occur.
But one would assume that this would be taken into account when the will was
drawn up. Under those circumstances I'd most definitely be ensuring that MY
wishes were made perfectly clear.
John.
== 12 of 15 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 6 2010 8:34 am
From: "John Turner"
"The Revd" wrote
> A colostomy bag is a cure for constipation!
Also full of shit, like a lot on here! ;-)
J.
== 13 of 15 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 6 2010 10:03 am
From: "Rod Speed"
John Turner wrote
> richard wrote
>> I think it is more of tradition that an executor not be an heir.
> I don't understand the logic of that. Surely the best people to
> execute a will are the beneficiaries; they'll certainly keep the
> costs to a minimum.
> I don't see any conflict of interests.
The most obvious potential conflict of interest is when the executor is just one of the beneficiarys.
Not that I think that that is a good reason for them not to be a beneficiary,
particularly with a very simple estate like his where it makes sense to
minimise the capacity of 'professionals' to leech on the estate.
== 14 of 15 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 6 2010 10:09 am
From: "Rod Speed"
John Turner wrote
> Gary Heston wrote
>> You've obviously never seen a family that doesn't get along with each other. That's where some of the absolute worst
>> fighting over division of an estate can occur.
> But one would assume that this would be taken into account when the will was drawn up. Under those circumstances I'd
> most definitely be ensuring that MY wishes were made perfectly clear.
Sure, but not everyone can do that. He clearly didnt consider
what happens if they all die in the same accident etc.
Even just a very clear and unambiguous will does not ensure
that there wont be a legal shit fight over the distribution, if the
executor doesnt do exactly what the will says or one of the
beneficiarys like say the son in this situation decides that he
doesnt like what the will explicitly says and attempts to get
the legal system to deliver what he wants instead. Shit happens.
== 15 of 15 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 6 2010 10:47 am
From: George
On 3/5/2010 2:48 PM, SkyEyes wrote:
> On Mar 5, 7:46 am, Dangerous Nonconformist
> <danger...@nonconformist.c0m> wrote:
>> George wrote:
>>> I have been an executor and it really isn't a major event.
>>
>> LEGAL MURDERERERER!!!!
>
> <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<SMACK>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
>
> An "executor" is not the same thing as an "executioner," shit-for-
> brains. Try www.dictionary.com to find out how they differ in
> meaning.
>
> Jaysus. They're getting stupider by the *minute*.
>
> Brenda Nelson, A.A.#34
> BAAWA Knight
> EAC Professor of Feline Thermometrics and Cat-Herding
> skyeyes nine at cox dot net
Have the drugs worn off yet?
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 6 2010 5:07 am
From: SMS
Lou wrote:
> What I can't find is whether the servings are commensurate - a
> serving of Herb-Ox may make two cups of broth while a serving of Better than
> Bouillon may make only one, for instance.
The organic "Better than Bouillon" jar I have shows 350mg of sodium per
teaspoon (1 serving) which is equivalent to one bouillon cube (according
to the jar). The Herb Ox cubes are 1100 mg of sodium--more than 3x.
The reason I made the statement, "It has _far_ less salt than bouillon
cubes. No comparison" is because it has far less salt.
"Better than Bouillon" is much more expensive than buying a jar of
Knorr's Bouillon powder. A 35 ounce jar of Knorr's is $5.50 and is
equivalent to 166 cubes. The 16 ounce jar of "Better than Bouillon" is
about $10 and is equivalent to 76 cubes, plus it's perishable once opened.
== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 6 2010 9:03 am
From: "Lou"
"SMS" <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote in message
news:4b9253be$0$1662$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net...
> Lou wrote:
> > What I can't find is whether the servings are commensurate - a
> > serving of Herb-Ox may make two cups of broth while a serving of Better
than
> > Bouillon may make only one, for instance.
>
> The organic "Better than Bouillon" jar I have shows 350mg of sodium per
> teaspoon (1 serving) which is equivalent to one bouillon cube (according
> to the jar). The Herb Ox cubes are 1100 mg of sodium--more than 3x.
>
> The reason I made the statement, "It has _far_ less salt than bouillon
> cubes. No comparison" is because it has far less salt.
I'm not disputing your numbers, though the Better Than Bouillon web site
says a serving of their chicken base (1 teaspoon) has 680 mg of sodium -
almost twice as much as what you quote.
But it doesn't address the question of commensurate servings - how much
water does the package say to use with 1 teaspoon of Better Than Bouillan?
How much water does the package say to use with one cube of Herb Ox? I
didn't see that information on the web site for either product, and since I
don't use this kind of stuff, I can't check in my own kitchen.
Also, whatever the answer in this specific case, that provides the relative
amounts of sodium between Herb Ox and Better Than Bouillan, not between
Better Than Bouillon and bouillan cubes generally. For all I know, Herb Ox
may have more sodium than most, or less, or anything in between.
Lastly, Herb Ox also provides sodium-free versions that have zero grams of
sodium per serving.
>
> "Better than Bouillon" is much more expensive than buying a jar of
> Knorr's Bouillon powder. A 35 ounce jar of Knorr's is $5.50 and is
> equivalent to 166 cubes. The 16 ounce jar of "Better than Bouillon" is
> about $10 and is equivalent to 76 cubes, plus it's perishable once opened.
== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 6 2010 9:40 am
From: SMS
Lou wrote:
> I'm not disputing your numbers, though the Better Than Bouillon web site
> says a serving of their chicken base (1 teaspoon) has 680 mg of sodium -
> almost twice as much as what you quote.
I see the problem. The jar I have is "Organic, Better than Boullion,
Reduced Sodium." It is not on their web site. Maybe it's a Costco-only
product. Often Costco gets manufacturers to produce higher quality,
Costco-Only SKUs that other stores can't get.
UPC 098308217114 (I added it to the UPC database).
Serving Size: 1 tsp (6g)
Calories: 15
Calories from fat: 5
Total fat: 0.5g
Sodium: 350mg
Total Carbohydrates: 2g
Protein: 0g
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 6 2010 5:19 am
From: SMS
me@privacy.net wrote:
> I'm looking for a GSM based smart phone that has wifi
> that could be used with a prepaid acct from T Mobile
>
> What abt these phones on Deal Extreme?
>
> http://www.dealextreme.com/products.dx/category.511
>
> The price is right! But will they work in the USA in
> Missouri?
It it's quad band it will have both U.S. bands. No 3G (1700 MHz) band
for T-Mobile, but it doesn't matter because T-Mobile prepaid doesn't let
you use their data services anyway. Watch out for those models with
proprietary operating systems.
Personally I'd find a used 2G iPhone and get it unlocked so it'll work
on T-Mobile. The original 2G iPhones are still around $200 used though.
What's happening is that parents are loading up their old iPhones with
kid's applications, then upgrading to newer iPhones, and giving the old
ones, with no phone service, to their kids, so there aren't a lot of the
old ones on the market.
== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 6 2010 10:13 am
From: me@privacy.net
SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
>Personally I'd find a used 2G iPhone and get it unlocked so it'll work
>on T-Mobile. The original 2G iPhones are still around $200 used though.
Hmm.... good idea.... but how do you unlock one??
Also, the Phone does NOT have WIFI, does it?
== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Sat, Mar 6 2010 10:23 am
From: SMS
me@privacy.net wrote:
> SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
>
>> Personally I'd find a used 2G iPhone and get it unlocked so it'll work
>> on T-Mobile. The original 2G iPhones are still around $200 used though.
>
>
> Hmm.... good idea.... but how do you unlock one??
>
> Also, the Phone does NOT have WIFI, does it?
Sure the iPhone has WiFi. Look on craigslist for unlocking services.
It's amazing how well the old iPhones hold their value. Probably because
even without the phone part it's essentially an iPod Touch with a camera
and a good toy.
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