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* Looking for a reasonably priced electric blanket - 6 messages, 6 authors
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TOPIC: Looking for a reasonably priced electric blanket
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/61dd3b5c34b2d773?hl=en
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== 1 of 6 ==
Date: Mon, Nov 5 2007 6:47 pm
From: George Grapman
OhioGuy wrote:
> I purchased a twin sized electric blanket about 8 years ago at Odd Lots
> (now Big Lots) for $19.95, and used it up until last year. It had some
> issues, so we threw it away.
>
> This year, I'd like to get a new one, but we now have a King size bed, and
> my wife informed me that the electric blanket at Meijer was $75!
>
> I had no idea - I figured it might be $30 to $40.
>
> I'd like to use it because often we lay on the bed to read, and it would
> be cheaper to heat the bed for sleeping than to keep the whole room warmer,
> which is what we currently do.
>
> Can anyone recommend a place where we could get either a Queen or King
> sized electric blanket for less than $75? That just seems a bit too pricey.
>
>
A few years ago I priced a dual control blanket at Macy's for around
$70. Exact same was $35 at Target .
== 2 of 6 ==
Date: Mon, Nov 5 2007 8:31 pm
From: A Veteran
In article <YAQXi.2856$yV6.856@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net>,
George Grapman <sfgeorge@paccbell.net> wrote:
> OhioGuy wrote:
> > I purchased a twin sized electric blanket about 8 years ago at Odd Lots
> > (now Big Lots) for $19.95, and used it up until last year. It had some
> > issues, so we threw it away.
> >
> > This year, I'd like to get a new one, but we now have a King size bed,
> > and
> > my wife informed me that the electric blanket at Meijer was $75!
> >
> > I had no idea - I figured it might be $30 to $40.
> >
> > I'd like to use it because often we lay on the bed to read, and it would
> > be cheaper to heat the bed for sleeping than to keep the whole room warmer,
> > which is what we currently do.
> >
> > Can anyone recommend a place where we could get either a Queen or King
> > sized electric blanket for less than $75? That just seems a bit too
> > pricey.
> >
> >
> A few years ago I priced a dual control blanket at Macy's for around
> $70. Exact same was $35 at Target .
I've heard that they are not healthy for you. Maybe a down comforter?
--
when you believe the only tool you have is a hammer.
All problems look like nails.
== 3 of 6 ==
Date: Mon, Nov 5 2007 9:05 pm
From: "Rod Speed"
A Veteran <georgek@humboldt1.com> wrote:
> In article <YAQXi.2856$yV6.856@newssvr25.news.prodigy.net>,
> George Grapman <sfgeorge@paccbell.net> wrote:
>
>> OhioGuy wrote:
>>> I purchased a twin sized electric blanket about 8 years ago at
>>> Odd Lots (now Big Lots) for $19.95, and used it up until last year.
>>> It had some issues, so we threw it away.
>>>
>>> This year, I'd like to get a new one, but we now have a King size
>>> bed, and
>>> my wife informed me that the electric blanket at Meijer was $75!
>>>
>>> I had no idea - I figured it might be $30 to $40.
>>>
>>> I'd like to use it because often we lay on the bed to read, and
>>> it would be cheaper to heat the bed for sleeping than to keep the
>>> whole room warmer, which is what we currently do.
>>>
>>> Can anyone recommend a place where we could get either a Queen or
>>> King sized electric blanket for less than $75? That just seems a
>>> bit too pricey.
>>>
>>>
>> A few years ago I priced a dual control blanket at Macy's for
>> around $70. Exact same was $35 at Target .
> I've heard that they are not healthy for you.
There's fools that claim that about everything.
> Maybe a down comforter?
== 4 of 6 ==
Date: Mon, Nov 5 2007 9:12 pm
From: "lee h"
OhioGuy wrote:
> Can anyone recommend a place where we could get either a Queen or
> King sized electric blanket for less than $75? That just seems a bit
> too pricey.
I recommend an electric matress cover rather than a blanket.
Used to use the blankets, but having the matress nice and
warm is much better.
I picked one up at the local DAV thriftshop. Fourteen
dollars for a like new queen size with dual controls.
Call your local Goodwill, Salvation Army thrift stores
and see what they have.
== 5 of 6 ==
Date: Mon, Nov 5 2007 10:03 pm
From: Anthony Matonak
OhioGuy wrote:
> Can anyone recommend a place where we could get either a Queen or King
> sized electric blanket for less than $75? That just seems a bit too pricey.
You can get a down comforter for $50. No power required.
http://www.lnt.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2417838
Add some flannel sheets, a warm spouse, three dogs...
A quick google product search found me these electric blankets for $60.
http://www.heartlandamerica.com/browse/item.asp?PIN=57581&
Have you tried Ebay and Craigs list? I'm sure now is the time people are
willing to part with 'ol sparky for a song. :)
Anthony
== 6 of 6 ==
Date: Mon, Nov 5 2007 10:20 pm
From: Logan Shaw
Anthony Matonak wrote:
> You can get a down comforter for $50. No power required.
> http://www.lnt.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2417838
>
> Add some flannel sheets, a warm spouse, three dogs...
Are you saying the best way to keep warm is to have a three dog night?
That doesn't work as well for single people like myself who have no
pets or spouse, but then again one *is* the loneliest number...
- Logan
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TOPIC: Milenko Kindl Cvrcko fjwer
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Mon, Nov 5 2007 8:24 pm
From: "eric@compellingconversations.com"
On Nov 5, 11:51 am, kiovva <kio...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Milenko Kindl
>
> ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Police fired tear gas and clubbed thousands of
> lawyers protesting President Gen. Pervez Musharraf's decision to
> impose emergency rule, as Western allies threatened to review aid to
> the troubled Muslim nation. Opposition groups put the number of
> arrests at 3,500, although the government reported half that.
>
> Musharraf, who took power in a 1999 coup and is also head of
> Pakistan's army, suspended the constitution on Saturday ahead of a
> Supreme Court ruling on whether his recent re-election as president
> was legal. He ousted independent-minded judges, put a stranglehold on
> independent media and granted sweeping powers to authorities to crush
> dissent.
>
> The attorney general called Monday for the polls to be held on time,
> but Prime Minister Shaukat Aziz left open the possibility for a delay.
>
> Under intense pressure from the United States and other Western allies
> to hold elections as scheduled in January, Musharraf said Monday he
> would relinquish control of the military and return the country to
> "the same track as we were moving" but he gave no indication when the
> vote would take place.
>
> "I am determined to remove my uniform once we correct these pillars -
> the judiciary, the executive, and the parliament," Musharraf was
> quoted by state-run Pakistan Television as telling foreign ambassadors
> Monday.
>
> "I can assure you there will be harmony ... confidence will come back
> into the government, into law enforcement agencies and Pakistan will
> start moving again on the same track as we were moving."
>
> Public anger was mounting in the nation of 160 million people, which
> has been under military rule for much of its 60-year history, but
> demonstrations so far have been limited largely to activists, rights
> workers and lawyers - angered by his attacks on the judiciary. All
> have been quickly and sometimes brutally stamped out.
>
> Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Washington was reviewing its
> assistance to Pakistan, which has received billions of dollars in aid
> since Musharraf threw his support behind the U.S.-led war on terror
> after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
>
> At a news conference in the West Bank on Monday, she urged the army
> chief to follow through on past promises to "take off his uniform."
>
> "I want to be very clear," she said, as a team of U.S. defense
> officials postponed plans to travel to Islamabad for talks Tuesday
> because of the crisis. "We believe that the best path for Pakistan is
> to quickly return to a constitutional path and then to hold
> elections."
>
> Defense Secretary Robert Gates suggested that military aid may not be
> affected because the Bush administration does not want to disrupt its
> partnership with Pakistan in fighting al-Qaida and other militants.
> The country has been hit by a string of suicide bombings in recent
> weeks blamed on extremists.
>
> Britain said it had no current plans to change the $493 million it has
> budgeted in aid to Pakistan over three years. However, "the whole
> world will be watching to see how the transition to democracy that is
> so important for our own security ... and the security and stability
> of Pakistan itself is re-established," said Foreign Secretary David
> Milliband.
>
> The Dutch government suspended development assistance, becoming the
> first country to do so.
>
> Aziz left open the possibility that the vote would not be held in
> January, telling journalists "the next general elections will be held
> according to the schedule or a program that will be finalized after
> consultation with all the stakeholders."
>
> Critics say Musharraf imposed emergency rule in a last-ditch attempt
> to cling to power.
>
> His leadership is threatened by the Islamic militant movement that has
> spread from border regions to the capital, the reemergence of
> political rival and former prime minister, Benazir Bhutto, and an
> increasingly defiant Supreme Court, which has been virtually decimated
> in the last two days.
>
> Since late Saturday, between 1,500 and 1,800 people have been detained
> nationwide, an Interior Ministry official said on condition of
> anonymity because he was not authorized to speak to the media.
>From the distance of over 10,000 miles away and aware of media bias,
it's hard to know how to react. I just hope that the Islamic
terrorists do not seize power or gain control of Pakistan's nuclear
bombs.
== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Mon, Nov 5 2007 9:27 pm
From: "Paul Hovnanian P.E."
Zvyraxb Xvaqy Piepxb swjre
--
Etaoin Shrdlu
== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Mon, Nov 5 2007 10:08 pm
From: Proginoskes
On Nov 5, 10:27 pm, "Paul Hovnanian P.E." <p...@hovnanian.com> wrote:
> Zvyraxb Xvaqy Piepxb swjre
>
> --
> Etaoin Shrdlu
No, I guess it isn't ROT13 for anything ...
--- Christopher Heckman
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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 5 ==
Date: Mon, Nov 5 2007 9:19 pm
From: Erica Eshoo
On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 02:25:49 -0800, throwitout wrote:
> The Free version of Fab Decrypter only does 1:1 backups, most of the
> advanced features are disabled.
After further googling, it seems our basic freeware DVD backup toolkit is:
C:\My Installers\My DVD Rippers
- DVD Fab Decrypter (to rip those really hard ones)
- VobBlanker (to fix problems in those really hard ones)
- DVDShrink (to shrink the results to a DVD image)
- InfraRecorder (to burn the DVD image to a DVD disc)
An alternative, yet mostly equivalent toolkit could be:
- RipIt4Me (to rip using DVDDecrypter & FixVTS to fix)
- DVDShrink (to shrink the results to a DVD image)
- ImgBurn (to burn the DVD image to a DVD disc)
This is from my googling so I might have gotten the recommendations wrong.
Does this make any sense?
== 2 of 5 ==
Date: Mon, Nov 5 2007 9:25 pm
From: Erica Eshoo
On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 17:40:41 -0600, Frank McCoy wrote:
>>> What's wrong with PGP?
>>
>>IMHO, in the olden days, PGP was fine; but nowadays - PGP tries to make you
>>buy it so most of the stuff doesn't even work except the critical stuff.
> You can't get the older version?
I don't think so. IIRC, you can only get the latest bloatware.
This PGP, IIRC, phones home constantly, installs services that run all the
time, has 50% of the functionality turned off unless you pay, etc.
That's why I gave up on PGP.
Maybe someone who knows more than I can set the record straight.
Is PGP nowadays bloatware, baitnswitchware, or freeware?
BTW, maybe GnuPG is a proper alternative to TrueCrypt freeware for mounting
a secure disk?
== 3 of 5 ==
Date: Mon, Nov 5 2007 9:26 pm
From: Erica Eshoo
On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 16:24:28 -0800, meow2222@care2.com wrote:
This is FANTASTIC!
== 4 of 5 ==
Date: Mon, Nov 5 2007 9:35 pm
From: Erica Eshoo
On Mon, 05 Nov 2007 09:38:26 GMT, Erica Eshoo wrote:
>>>- AdAware, SpywareBlaster, & Spybot Search & Destroy for privacy
>> Get Bazooka Adware scanner to add to those.
I don't think I like Bazooka.
It installed easily into c:\Added Programs\Spyware Removers\Bazooka but it
says the database is 123 days old no matter how many times I hit the update
button. When I press update, it says the database is already up to date yet
it clearly says on the same screen the database is 123 days old.
When I scan, it runs to completion in about 3 seconds (literally).
Something is fishy in bazooka.
== 5 of 5 ==
Date: Mon, Nov 5 2007 10:44 pm
From: "pcbuilder98"
"Bear Bottoms" <bearbottoms1@gmai.com> wrote in message
news:op.t1bf2qnhjo4m88@bwwlxc1...
> On Sun, 04 Nov 2007 23:32:45 -0600, notaguru <notaguru-obvious@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> > I'm enjoying these valuable comments and taking notes --- this is a
> > great thread!
> >
> > As a TBird and Firefox user, I back up the Profile folder for each. That
> > eliminates the need for re-installing various gadgets and plugins.
> >
> > By the way, what is the best freeware uninstaller (for Vista)? I've been
> > using Your Uninstaller ($) but welcome other ideas.
> >
> > Thanks, Gurus
>
> RevoUninstaller for general purpose (it's great)
> http://www.revouninstaller.com/
>
> For snapshot before and after (occassionally)
> http://www.zsoft.dk/index/software_details/4
>
> --
> Bear Bottoms
> Freeware website
Uninstaller for Vista? Are you saying Vista the king of bloatware has no
built in facility to remove software? YIKES!
pcbuilder98
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Mon, Nov 5 2007 9:29 pm
From: nospam@nospam.com
On Tue, 6 Nov 2007 13:00:13 +1100, in misc.consumers.frugal-living "joe brown"
<jb@www.com> wrote:
>> No lab tests exist for any metal disorder
>
>Wrong, there is for those that are due to other medical problems.
Yes, those are physical disorders and they are not treated by psychiatrists.
Go take your prozak.
All opinions expressed in this post are well-reasoned and insightful.
Needless to say, they are not those of my Internet Service Provider, its
other subscribers or lackeys. Anyone who says otherwise is itchin' for a
fight. -- with apologies to Michael Feldman
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