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Friday, November 9, 2007

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TOPIC: We must be in Hawaii, "cause it's raining spam.
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/9eb85035c9407adc?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 8 2007 8:48 pm
From: SportsArtclub@gmail.com

I found a new spam 2008 calendar. You should check it out. I would
make a
hilarious Christmas present. With all that spam you cannot but
lighten up and laugh.
http://123calenders.blogspot.com

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TOPIC: Question about Comfortglow gas heater from DESA Tech
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/e85f7d63f3dc3c95?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 8 2007 8:53 pm
From: seekingnewhome@myway.com

Hi.

I have an older model of this kind and I have no clue how much it
would cost me to operate this thing during the winter.

I called a DESA technican who told me that if I run it at its maximum
I would use 29.133 cubic foot per hour. A woman of my gas company
wrote me that a cubic feet gas per hour costs in my area 0.27 cents.

Good grief, that would mean that I use USD 7.87 per hour when I
operate this heater? Can this be?

I checked the information on the heater. It says nothing about ccf but
BTU. It says that operated at maximum it the heater would use 30,000
BTU. But I have no clue what BTU means.

What do you say?

Leo

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TOPIC: vacuum cleaner-comparison-best buy
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/d4422c2827943bde?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 8 2007 9:04 pm
From: The Real Bev

augusto321@hotmail.com wrote:

>> I have a web subscription. Report dated 19 Oct 2007.
>>
>> "We rarely find an upright vacuum cleaner that's good at every task but
>> performance of some models is so disappointing we'd recommend all Which?
>> readers give them a miss."
>>
>> I don't want to post the whole report up, that'd be a bit of a copyright
>> violation.
>
> Which are the best 3 cylinder choices? ;)

I think Kawasaki is the ONLY choice.

--
Cheers, Bev
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Lawyering: the only profession that if you
didn't have it you wouldn't need it.

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TOPIC: Seven Deadly Sins of Holidays
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/94a8042cb98c2e86?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 8 2007 9:06 pm
From: The Real Bev

Jamie wrote:

> Here's what I could come up with:
>
> Gluttony: food at holiday time--enough said.
>
> Greed: All the presents we want and buy--enough said.
>
> Sloth: putting off buying presents or getting everyone a gift card.
>
> Envy: seeing another person's present and wishing you had gotten it
> yourself.
>
> I couldn't come up with one for Lust, Anger or Pride--any suugestions?

You haven't seen 'Bad Santa' yet, have you?

--
Cheers, Bev
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Lawyering: the only profession that if you
didn't have it you wouldn't need it.

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TOPIC: New boot disk - What freeware to reinstall (here is my list, for
starters)
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/e8eaca4e16f86c3d?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 8 2007 9:09 pm
From: "-Lost"

Response from John Fitzsimons <DELETEucwubqf02@sneakemail.com>:

> On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:03:12 -0600, "-Lost"
> <maventheextrawords@techie.com> wrote:
>
>>Response from John Fitzsimons <DELETEucwubqf02@sneakemail.com>:
>
>>> On Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:38:37 -0800, meow2222@care2.com wrote:
>
>>> < snip >
>
>>>>Winzip was once in common use and is well known, however
>>>>freeware like 7-zip does it all, does it better, and with a much
>>>>better
>>>>UI.
>
>>> I don't think it does things better. With Winzip I can extract a
>>> compressed file to a folder of the same name. Automatically.
>
>>> With the GUI 7-zip approach AFAIK one has to manually put
>>> the name of the folder if one wants it to be the same name
>>> as the archive.
>
>>> IMO tedious, very tedious.
>
>>> Regards, John.
>
>>Tools > Options > Plugins (tab) > 7-Zip (plug-in) > Options >
>>System (tab) >
>>"Extract to <Folder>"
>
>>Do you think it does things better now? ; )
>
> No. I have that option ticked. I still cannot extract a compressed
> file to a folder of the same name without manually putting in the
> name of the folder (if using the GUI). I can with Winzip.

Hrmm... if you are ABSOLUTELY positive then I have no clue. I have
the option to "Extract files" which prompts me for a name, "Extract
here" which dumps the contents in the folder where the archive
resides, and as soon as I enabled "Extract to <Folder>" I have an
entirely new context menu item that says for example: "Extract to
'treepad\'".

I'd make sure you have the latest version, have the correct option
checked, and make sure that you have the context menu enabled, and
then see whether or not you have something like "Extract to
'name_of_archive/'" available after that. If not, you could file a
report or bug, whatever. I would understand if you didn't though. I
cannot stand 7-Zip and only have it to create and modify BZ2, TAR,
and GZ archives.

I still wish I had a better BZ2, TAR, and GZ option though. For
example, a *.tar.gz that I did not have to create in two separate
steps.

Or one that handled *.tar.gz whilst also handling *.bz2 more
effectively.

--
-Lost
Remove the extra words to reply by e-mail. Don't e-mail me. I am
kidding. No I am not.

== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 8 2007 10:36 pm
From: Erica Eshoo

On Fri, 09 Nov 2007 08:32:03 +1100, John Fitzsimons wrote:

> I still cannot extract a compressed file to a folder of the
> same name without manually putting in the name
> of the folder (if using the GUI). I can with Winzip.

At the risk of belaboring the point, IZArc seems to do exactly what one
would want.

1) You double click on a compressed file
2) Unless you change something manually, it automatically extracts to a
folder inside the current folder with the same name as the file being
extracted, sans the "zip" extension, of course.
3) Then it opens up the explorer window inside that folder

No typing - just clicking.
Isn't that exactly what you'd want it to do?

== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 8 2007 10:41 pm
From: Erica Eshoo

On Thu, 08 Nov 2007 13:33:04 -0600, -Lost wrote:
> IZArc is the first compression archiver I have ever
> seen that makes a compressed archive that is larger than the original
> file and doesn't even include a recovery record, CRC check, et
> cetera.

Oh my. Is that true?
Luckily I never use it to compress - only to decompress (and for that it
works wonderfully). But, what good is compression if it doesn't compress?

How do you know it creates a larger compressed file than the original?

> So just to be clear... IZArc cannot create RAR files -- unless you say
> it can based on the fact it can name a file with a *.rar extension.

If that is true, then I agree. A rar file should be whatever a rar file is
and not just a zip file with a rar extension. That's pretty sly to say it
creates rar files if what you say is true.

Can anyone else confirm IZArc creates rar files merely by renaming zip
files?

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TOPIC: A legal method of asset protection is being offered .....
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/39c9a049b98770f6?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 8 2007 9:42 pm
From: HelpSupportIsrael@gmail.com

On Nov 4, 6:00 pm, George Grapman <sfgeo...@paccbell.net> wrote:
> Scott in SoCal wrote:
> > On Sun, 04 Nov 2007 22:28:28 -0000, HelpSupportIsr...@gmail.com wrote:
>
> >> On Nov 2, 12:14 pm, "jerryl" <j...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> >>> "CollegeDyanmics" <CollegeDynam...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >>>news:1194007001.741850.239800@y42g2000hsy.googlegroups.com...
>
> >>>> On Nov 2, 7:31 am, "jerryl" <j...@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> >>>>> "CollegeDyanmics" <CollegeDynam...@gmail.com> wrote in message
> >>>>>news:1194005840.074560.51490@57g2000hsv.googlegroups.com...
> >>>>>> I found an auction on e-bay that is offering alegalmethodof asset
> >>>>>> protection. It protects your car as well as your cash. Your car needs
> >>>>>> to be protected because, if it is not protected, creditors may seize
> >>>>>> your car.
> >>>>>> Check out themethodat:
> >>>>>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MESEX:I...
> >>>>>> I bought themethodfrom this seller, and it worked for me. It
> >>>>>> protected my car and my bank account. My house still has a lien on it,
> >>>>>> but it is protected from every other creditor besides the mortgage
> >>>>>> broker. I own my car free and clear, and the methods in the report
> >>>>>> prevented a creditor with a judgment against me from having my car
> >>>>>> seized.
> >>>>>> I wish I could tell you more, but I don't feel it is right to give
> >>>>>> someone else's intellectual property away. The man who wrote the
> >>>>>> report did extensive research to come up with alegalmethodof asset
> >>>>>> protection.
> >>>>> Gee, the intellectual info is being sold by someone on Ebay with 0,
> >>>>> that's
> >>>>> zero feedback. The item was just placed on Ebay an hour ago and you're
> >>>>> telling us that you already purchased it (there were no bids or buyers on
> >>>>> the item) and saved your car, your house and your underwear. That's
> >>>>> great.
> >>>>> Don't you think that your shilling of your own sale is quite obvious and
> >>>>> stupid?
> >>>> I bought from him before, he asked me to help him advertise.
> >>> If you bought from him before, why does he have zero feedback?
> >> I bought from him a while back. it is a system of setting up shell
> >> corporations, and it works great.
>
> > Lemme guess: you - er, I mean HE - got kicked off of eBay under his
> > old nym, and had to start all over again with a new one - hence the
> > zero feedback?
>
> > Speaking of nymshifts, how do you explain the fact that your nym
> > changed from "CollegeDynamics" to "HelpSupportIsrael?" Did gmail kick
> > you off too? :)
>
> And the same IP address for both names.

It's almost gone act now.

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TOPIC: Best Rewards Credit Cards - Travel Rewards and Cash Back
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/7566394dfaa1e55c?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 8 2007 9:43 pm
From: alindaone@yahoo.com

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TOPIC: OT: The First Thing at Christmas, FMA Showed to Me
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 8 2007 10:29 pm
From: davefromhome

On Nov 8, 10:37 pm, Jamie <jann...@ihollister.net> wrote:
> On Nov 8, 7:02 pm, davefromhome <dvdspie...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > Hey man I am already done with Xmas prep and I am on to easter.
>
> What? No Valentines? And no green for St. Patrick's Day? I hope
> you don't get pinched or even threatened with a pinch. Never mind New
> Years, I can't even have a party for my birthday (January 11) since
> it's too soon after Christmas.
>
> Jamie "a mini-Scrooge?" Ghione

Don't need to plan for Valentines Day (Don't worry, I have something
for my wife though), don't need to plan for St Patty's Day and I'd be
happy to celebrate your big day on January 11. But don't forget
easter is very early this year, so my schedule is already whacked
out. plus I have to begin to marshall all of my psychic energy for
baseball season.

Dave

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Thurs, Nov 8 2007 11:23 pm
From: Steven

On Nov 8, 11:29 pm, davefromhome <dvdspie...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> On Nov 8, 10:37 pm, Jamie <jann...@ihollister.net> wrote:
>
> > On Nov 8, 7:02 pm, davefromhome <dvdspie...@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> > > Hey man I am already done with Xmas prep and I am on to easter.
>
> > What? No Valentines? And no green for St. Patrick's Day? I hope
> > you don't get pinched or even threatened with a pinch. Never mind New
> > Years, I can't even have a party for my birthday (January 11) since
> > it's too soon after Christmas.
>
> > Jamie "a mini-Scrooge?" Ghione
>
> Don't need to plan for Valentines Day (Don't worry, I have something
> for my wife though), don't need to plan for St Patty's Day and I'd be
> happy to celebrate your big day on January 11. But don't forget
> easter is very early this year, so my schedule is already whacked
> out. plus I have to begin to marshall all of my psychic energy for
> baseball season.
>
> Dave

Rah Rah Whomever!

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TOPIC: Cheapest Car Insurance Online
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