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* Razors - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/d2d5d5d1149b67e5?hl=en
* Frugal Home Remedy Questions / Thoughts - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/f16d94d5b7304c70?hl=en
* What to do when the city ruins your sidewalk? - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/fff69264218978cf?hl=en
* Comcast - drop cable TV but keep Internet? - 2 messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/ef5e146031ebf44c?hl=en
* Seven Deadly Sins of Holidays - 1 messages, 1 author
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* OT: The First Thing at Christmas, FMA Showed to Me - 1 messages, 1 author
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TOPIC: Razors
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/d2d5d5d1149b67e5?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 9 2007 10:15 pm
From: Shawn Hirn
In article <btmdnTDHHP3P56nanZ2dnUVZ_hadnZ2d@giganews.com>,
Just A User <ken@up-yours-spammer.net> wrote:
> I use disposable razors, the kind I can buy in a one dollar store for
> about 10 or 12 for one dollar. I have sensitive skin but not very thick
> course hair. So I only use each blade once or twice to shave my face,
> more than that and it feels more like the hairs are being pulled from my
> skin rather than cut. I was looking at old threads and didn't really see
> a way to keep them sharp any longer. I was thinking of storing them in
> some sort of home brew vacuum chamber. My thinking is that the air is
> part of what causes them to loose their sharpness.
You're better off using a real razor, such as the Mach 3. It will give
you many more shaves than those disposables, plus it will be cheaper in
the long run and friendlier to the environment. Most importantly, you'll
get a much better shave.
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TOPIC: Frugal Home Remedy Questions / Thoughts
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/f16d94d5b7304c70?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 9 2007 10:17 pm
From: Logan Shaw
Rod Speed wrote:
> Joe <really-faked-but-works@yunx.com> wrote:
>
>> Okay... This feels like the most "troll-like" post I've ever posted here, but I assure you, the question is
>> legitimate and comes from me recently reading the "US Army Survival Manual" I bought at a book sale this summer.
>
> Corse you would say that if you were trolling...
>
>> On page 26 of section 3, it says you can use the following remedies to treat an intestinal problem caused by
>> parasites:
>
>> 1.) Saltwater. Mix 4 tablespoons of salt in 1 quart of water and drink. Do not repeat this treatment
>
> Pointless using this approach when more effective ways of dealing
> with intestinal parasites are available and arent expensive.
This is the US Army Survival Manual. It's a book which has stuff like
12 ways to get fresh water in the desert or when stranded on an island.
Fresh water is normally cheap and available. This book is about what
to do when the usual conditions don't apply.
- Logan
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TOPIC: What to do when the city ruins your sidewalk?
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/fff69264218978cf?hl=en
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Date: Fri, Nov 9 2007 10:30 pm
From: Logan Shaw
Rick wrote:
> OhioGuy wrote:
>> So basically, they missed the turn and drove up onto our yard.
> And therein lies your problem. You have no proof - only an allegation.
> You can't win on that. You can't id the type of truck it was, let alone
> provide a license number. It could have been a trash truck. It also
> could have been a moving van, a different public works vehicle, a
> delivery truck, a construction vehicle, a bus...
What are you talking about? Of course they can win! I see this kind
of thing on Court TV all the time, on "Forensic Files". They have
people who are experts on tire tracks and can tell which tires left
a tread mark, people who are experts on plants and can tell if leaves
from a rare plant species got stuck on the vehicle, and all kinds of
crazy stuff like that.
Of course, I doubt it's worth hiring the FBI crime lab or similar to
crack this case wide open, but apparently it *can* be done. ;-)
- Logan
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TOPIC: Comcast - drop cable TV but keep Internet?
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/ef5e146031ebf44c?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Nov 9 2007 10:33 pm
From: timeOday
I spent about 20 minutes searching the web this evening and could NOT
determine how much it would end up costing me per month if I drop my
(analog) cable TV and just get Internet. It's very frustrating they
won't just give straight answers.
Anybody know? Or does it totally depend on how much competition they
have in each city?
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Date: Sat, Nov 10 2007 12:01 am
From: "catalpa"
"timeOday" <timeOday-UNSPAM@theknack.net> wrote in message
news:kICdncmkVYI1zajanZ2dnUVZ_gSdnZ2d@comcast.com...
>I spent about 20 minutes searching the web this evening and could NOT
> determine how much it would end up costing me per month if I drop my
> (analog) cable TV and just get Internet. It's very frustrating they
> won't just give straight answers.
>
> Anybody know? Or does it totally depend on how much competition they
> have in each city?
You will never get a straight answer out of Comcast. Your best bet is to
totally drop Comcast and sign up with a DSL provider or Verizon FIOS (if
available).
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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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Date: Fri, Nov 9 2007 10:47 pm
From: Jamie
On Nov 8, 9:06 pm, The Real Bev <bashley101+use...@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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?
No, not yet. I have it in my Netflix queue.
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TOPIC: OT: The First Thing at Christmas, FMA Showed to Me
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/7247c2fcfaba68a4?hl=en
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Date: Fri, Nov 9 2007 11:30 pm
From: Jamie
> I'm also a January 11, and I stopped even pretending to celebrate it
> years ago. When I was a kid, there weren't any toys left in the
> stores, so presents tended to be books and underwear. Everybody's
> still in post-holiday depression mode on January 11, and the weather
> tends to be terrible. I just ignore the day now, which drives my wife
> a little nuts every year, but it's my non-party and I can whine if I
> want to.
Read here. I asked these questions:
http://tinyurl.com/2lvkd2
http://tinyurl.com/yobaml
What do you think?
Jamie "do you agree?" Ghione
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