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* Beverly Hillbillies go frugal ? - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/4b85c3ce63115f0e?hl=en
* AC cord bundled up bursts into flame - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/1af5ca2f7951040e?hl=en
* Cell battery dealer - 4 messages, 4 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/87334d35338352b0?hl=en
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TOPIC: Beverly Hillbillies go frugal ?
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/4b85c3ce63115f0e?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Mon, Jul 25 2011 3:10 pm
From: Michael Black
On Mon, 25 Jul 2011, The Expert wrote:
> seems today's episode finds the Clampets broke!
> so, granny chases off the Pool guy because the chlorine he's adding in
> killing the fish they're trying to raise in the pool.
> then they ditch the phone, for where they come from it was enough to
> yell over to the neighbors.
> and Jethro can do w/o shoes because CA has bare foot weather all the
> time.
> we can all learn from TV,
> if you're paying attention.
Huh?
They were always frugal, because despite finding oil and getting money for
their land, they never changed. Part of the joke was they never seemed to
realize they were rich.
So they used the "cement pond" for things other than swimming. Indeed,
Granny tended to do her laundry out there, maybe even some cooking. They
kept their old truck, they kept their old clothes, they lived the same
way. I seem to recall Jed going out hunting in the Hollywood Hills.
But they probably weren't frugal, since they had no sense of being rich.
They acted like they had no money.
Michael
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TOPIC: AC cord bundled up bursts into flame
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/1af5ca2f7951040e?hl=en
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Date: Tues, Jul 26 2011 5:32 am
From: Andrew Usher <03391618@rambler.ru>
Dustbin wrote:
> It strikes me that any cable that gets warm in 'normal' use is insufficient.
>
> If the cross-sectional area is adequate the resistance will be low
> enough and the heat dissipation will be negligible. I would be very
> unhappy if any cable of mine grew warm to the touch even when bundled
> tightly as indicated in the video.
Rod Speed is just quibbling of what 'warm' means. People do
bundle up cables like that, and the cable in the video was
clearly not up to the current it was carrying. But on the other
hand I know that line cords can get warm in use; it's only a
matter of how warm is acceptable.
> You may consider me overly cautious but I would say it is easy to leave
> something switched on and come home to a burned down house... etc.
Certainly.
Andrew Usher
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TOPIC: Cell battery dealer
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/87334d35338352b0?hl=en
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== 1 of 4 ==
Date: Tues, Jul 26 2011 11:11 am
From: KenK
Anyone know of a cell phone battery dealer with low shipping and handling
charges? SW US to be closer to me might help.
TIA
--
"Experience is something you don't get until
just after you need it." Steven Wright
== 2 of 4 ==
Date: Tues, Jul 26 2011 11:20 am
From: James
On Jul 26, 2:11 pm, KenK <inva...@invalid.com> wrote:
> Anyone know of a cell phone battery dealer with low shipping and handling
> charges? SW US to be closer to me might help.
>
> TIA
1. Get the name of the battery off of the label.
2. Type into Google
3. pick out the responses that look like commercial sites.
I did this for an office alarm battery, and saved a fortune over
buying from our alarm provider.
== 3 of 4 ==
Date: Tues, Jul 26 2011 12:37 pm
From: "Rod Speed"
KenK wrote:
> Anyone know of a cell phone battery dealer with low shipping and handling charges?
Ebay.
> SW US to be closer to me might help.
== 4 of 4 ==
Date: Tues, Jul 26 2011 2:27 pm
From: "John Weiss"
KenK wrote:
> Anyone know of a cell phone battery dealer with low shipping and
> handling charges? SW US to be closer to me might help.
>
> TIA
Amazon.
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