Frugal Living: 25 new messages in 13 topics

Tuesday, April 29, 2008

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TOPIC: Guide to Outdoor Camping
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/872cc3bd0a48340a?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Tues, Apr 29 2008 1:40 pm
From: William Souden

Rod Speed wrote:
> mwmiller314@gmail.com wrote
>> Rod Speed <rod.speed....@gmail.com> wrote
>>> mwmiller...@gmail.com wrote
>
>>>> Is there any sort of helpful printed or online guide to camping in the outdoors?
>
>>> Corse there must be.
>
>>>> I haven't camped since the boy scouts, but would like to return
>>>> to the outdoors in a tent. Topics I am foggy on would include
>>>> hoisting a 'bear bag' to keep food items safe from wild animals,
>
>>> Makes more sense to keep the food in the car.
>
>> The car is like a candy wrapper for the average bear.
>
> Bullshit.

You make it too easy,welfare boy.

http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00E5DE1E3AF933A05752C1A961958260

In the past two months, bears have been popping out windows at an
alarming rate, crawling into as many as 15 cars a night and, if they
smell food in the trunks, ripping through the rear seats. Hondas, Dodge
Caravans and older Toyotas have been favorite targets, but one
late-model BMW convertible sustained $5,000 in damage.

The bears are not easily discouraged. Males at this time of year can
weigh over 350 pounds, females 250 pounds; some can stand 6 feet tall on
their hind legs. Rangers say there may be 350 to 550 bears in the park.
About 20 of them are considered ''campground bears,'' virtually addicted
to human food.

Some bears have broken into cars that contained no food. Rangers
speculate that the bears were drawn by leftover food smells, the scent
of perfume or suntan lotion. Perhaps -- the most worrisome possibility
-- the bears simply enjoyed it.
>
>>>> and how to pitch the tent step by step,
>
>>> Varys with the tent. With mine, you just lay it out flat on the
>>> ground, put a peg at each corner, go inside with the pole, put
>>> that up in the center. You can do that even in a howling gale.
>
>>>> though I may need other help with other topics,
>>>> i forget just what it is to be camping after so long.
>
>>> You're unlikely to have forgotten if you do it again, unless the altzhiemers has got you.
>
>

== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Tues, Apr 29 2008 2:25 pm
From: "Rod Speed"

William Souden <souden@nospam.com> wrote:
> Rod Speed wrote:
>> mwmiller314@gmail.com wrote
>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed....@gmail.com> wrote
>>>> mwmiller...@gmail.com wrote
>>
>>>>> Is there any sort of helpful printed or online guide to camping
>>>>> in the outdoors?
>>
>>>> Corse there must be.
>>
>>>>> I haven't camped since the boy scouts, but would like to return
>>>>> to the outdoors in a tent. Topics I am foggy on would include
>>>>> hoisting a 'bear bag' to keep food items safe from wild animals,
>>
>>>> Makes more sense to keep the food in the car.
>>
>>> The car is like a candy wrapper for the average bear.
>>
>> Bullshit.

> http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00E5DE1E3AF933A05752C1A961958260

> In the past two months, bears have been popping out windows at an
> alarming rate, crawling into as many as 15 cars a night and, if they
> smell food in the trunks, ripping through the rear seats. Hondas,
> Dodge Caravans and older Toyotas have been favorite targets, but one
> late-model BMW convertible sustained $5,000 in damage.

> The bears are not easily discouraged. Males at this time of year can
> weigh over 350 pounds, females 250 pounds; some can stand 6 feet tall
> on their hind legs. Rangers say there may be 350 to 550 bears in the
> park. About 20 of them are considered ''campground bears,'' virtually
> addicted to human food.

> Some bears have broken into cars that contained no food. Rangers
> speculate that the bears were drawn by leftover food smells, the scent
> of perfume or suntan lotion. Perhaps -- the most worrisome possibility
> -- the bears simply enjoyed it.

Nothing anything like a CANDY WRAPPER, you stupid race track bum.

>>>>> and how to pitch the tent step by step,
>>
>>>> Varys with the tent. With mine, you just lay it out flat on the
>>>> ground, put a peg at each corner, go inside with the pole, put
>>>> that up in the center. You can do that even in a howling gale.
>>
>>>>> though I may need other help with other topics,
>>>>> i forget just what it is to be camping after so long.
>>
>>>> You're unlikely to have forgotten if you do it again, unless the
>>>> altzhiemers has got you.

== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Tues, Apr 29 2008 2:39 pm
From: William Souden

Rod Speed wrote:
> William Souden <souden@nospam.com> wrote:
>> Rod Speed wrote:
>>> mwmiller314@gmail.com wrote
>>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed....@gmail.com> wrote
>>>>> mwmiller...@gmail.com wrote
>>>>>> Is there any sort of helpful printed or online guide to camping
>>>>>> in the outdoors?
>>>>> Corse there must be.
>>>>>> I haven't camped since the boy scouts, but would like to return
>>>>>> to the outdoors in a tent. Topics I am foggy on would include
>>>>>> hoisting a 'bear bag' to keep food items safe from wild animals,
>>>>> Makes more sense to keep the food in the car.
>>>> The car is like a candy wrapper for the average bear.
>>> Bullshit.
>
>> http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C00E5DE1E3AF933A05752C1A961958260
>
>> In the past two months, bears have been popping out windows at an
>> alarming rate, crawling into as many as 15 cars a night and, if they
>> smell food in the trunks, ripping through the rear seats. Hondas,
>> Dodge Caravans and older Toyotas have been favorite targets, but one
>> late-model BMW convertible sustained $5,000 in damage.
>
>> The bears are not easily discouraged. Males at this time of year can
>> weigh over 350 pounds, females 250 pounds; some can stand 6 feet tall
>> on their hind legs. Rangers say there may be 350 to 550 bears in the
>> park. About 20 of them are considered ''campground bears,'' virtually
>> addicted to human food.
>
>> Some bears have broken into cars that contained no food. Rangers
>> speculate that the bears were drawn by leftover food smells, the scent
>> of perfume or suntan lotion. Perhaps -- the most worrisome possibility
>> -- the bears simply enjoyed it.
>
> Nothing anything like a CANDY WRAPPER, you stupid race track bum.

A figure of speech which went over your head.
Welfare boy, do they show the Kentucky Derby on Australian TV? My
guess is one of the racing channels has it. Take a look this weekend at
the crowd and tell me if you think they look like bums.

William Souden
sales fool/race track bum
>
>>>>>> and how to pitch the tent step by step,
>>>>> Varys with the tent. With mine, you just lay it out flat on the
>>>>> ground, put a peg at each corner, go inside with the pole, put
>>>>> that up in the center. You can do that even in a howling gale.
>>>>>> though I may need other help with other topics,
>>>>>> i forget just what it is to be camping after so long.
>>>>> You're unlikely to have forgotten if you do it again, unless the
>>>>> altzhiemers has got you.
>
>

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TOPIC: Food shortage ethanol follies, I've planted a food garden.
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/c2b74d91aeaefb6f?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Tues, Apr 29 2008 2:59 pm
From: don@manx.misty.com (Don Klipstein)

In article <67o8m0F2pnndaU2@mid.individual.net>, Phred wrote:

>Pity the body doesn't have some sort of reverse cycle system -- we
>could do with more coolth during the day here. :-) Hmm... maybe I
>need to tan more -- black-body radiation and all that stuff. ;-)

Sorry, that won't have any effect at the wavelengths emitted by human
body temperature thermal radiators.

- Don Klipstein (don@misty.com)

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TOPIC: Emergency Room Bank Buster vs Doctors Office
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/b0b141578884ce91?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Tues, Apr 29 2008 2:59 pm
From: Anonymous

Have to have hernia surgery; only have Medicare.

My choices are go to emergency room and take pot luck on the surgeon at a hospital not exactly known for it's excellence OR go to doctors office and probably have them ask me for a deposit before they will do anything. My guess is emergency room will result in big overcharges that they will want me to pay only I am judgement proof-they cannot get blood from a turnip, OR go to private surgeon; my guess is he will say, you need to deposit XX dollars before I will do it. Anyone here been in a similar situation that can offer helpful advice or information? Thanks much!

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Tues, Apr 29 2008 7:09 pm
From: Goomba38

Anonymous wrote:
> Have to have hernia surgery; only have Medicare.
>
> My choices are go to emergency room and take pot luck on the surgeon at a hospital not exactly known for it's excellence OR go to doctors office and probably have them ask me for a deposit before they will do anything. My guess is emergency room will result in big overcharges that they will want me to pay only I am judgement proof-they cannot get blood from a turnip, OR go to private surgeon; my guess is he will say, you need to deposit XX dollars before I will do it. Anyone here been in a similar situation that can offer helpful advice or information? Thanks much!
>
Emergency rooms are for emergencies. If you're not having bowel
incarceration (and you'd probably know this and it would be an
emergency!) you don't belong in an emergency room for this.
Since you know about it in advance you have time to find a doctor who
accepts Medicare and can arrange to find one that uses the hospital you
prefer.

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TOPIC: Frugal living in Paris, France
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/37891956d699788d?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Tues, Apr 29 2008 3:26 pm
From: Magda

On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:13:44 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, Erick T. Barkhuis
<erick.usenet@ardane.c-o-m> arranged some electrons, so they looked like this:

...
... Magda [on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:09:14 +0200]:
...
... > On Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:53:05 +0200, in rec.travel.europe, jm :
...
... > ... Merci de poster en langue française sur ce forum.
... >
... > This is not a forum, this is a newsgroup, and we do as we like.
...
... I don't! Never do.

Just pretend for a minute, Erick!

=====
It sounds much better in French, but then, everything does.

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TOPIC: 100% Free auction
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/764a953b3f078adf?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Tues, Apr 29 2008 3:45 pm
From: clams_casino

slamcorp wrote:

>The free alternative to Ebay with listings up to 3 months!
>
>

Liar - all the auctions expected me to pay.

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TOPIC: Incandescent that avoids upcoming ban
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/93eae1e9abcb4fb3?hl=en
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== 1 of 10 ==
Date: Tues, Apr 29 2008 3:51 pm
From: dennmac@dennmac.net (Dennis M)

In article <896dnfZTa6ZeaIvVnZ2dnUVZ_jydnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Jeff
<jeff@spam_me_not.com> wrote:

>Dennis M wrote:
>> In article <slrng1ac02.shr.don@manx.misty.com>, don@manx.misty.com (Don
>> Klipstein) wrote:
>>
>>> In article <UfadnfG0m7wCgIjVnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d@giganews.com>, S. Barker wrote:
>>>
>>>> What's this bs about a ban? I've not kept up with the messages.
>>> A recently enacted piece of USA Federal legislation bans manufacture,
>>> sale and importation of certain incandescent lamps, starting in 2012.
>>
>> Some (Republican) congresswoman introduced a bill last week to scale back
>> on that legislation and force Uncle Sam to keep its big nose out of
>> people's lightbulbs. I hope it goes through.
>
>
> Why don't you just buy a couple cases of incandescants and keep them
>with your 8 tracks. You seem to have missed the spiraling energy costs
>and don't seem to care about waste. Well, it's been a great 7 1/2 years
>for you hasn't it?

Why don't you eat me, smartass. I use CFL bulbs in my home where they're
warranted, I just want the option to use incandescents in certain
situations also. I have a sneaking suspicion the majority of Americans do
too.

== 2 of 10 ==
Date: Tues, Apr 29 2008 4:07 pm
From: "John A. Weeks III"

In article <896dnfZTa6ZeaIvVnZ2dnUVZ_jydnZ2d@earthlink.com>,
Jeff <jeff@spam_me_not.com> wrote:

> Why don't you just buy a couple cases of incandescants and keep them
> with your 8 tracks. You seem to have missed the spiraling energy costs
> and don't seem to care about waste. Well, it's been a great 7 1/2 years
> for you hasn't it?

Its funny you claim that the poster doesn't care about waste. You
see, you can toss a regular lightbulb into the trash since it is
basically safe. But the new CF bulbs are hazardous materials that
have to be handled by special licensed contractors. The contents
of those bulbs can kill you. Talk about waste...

-john-

--
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John A. Weeks III 612-720-2854 john@johnweeks.com
Newave Communications http://www.johnweeks.com

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== 3 of 10 ==
Date: Tues, Apr 29 2008 4:25 pm
From: krw

In article <dennmac-ya02408000R2904081751560001@NNTP.InfoAve.Net>,
dennmac@dennmac.net says...
> In article <896dnfZTa6ZeaIvVnZ2dnUVZ_jydnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Jeff
> <jeff@spam_me_not.com> wrote:
>
> >Dennis M wrote:
> >> In article <slrng1ac02.shr.don@manx.misty.com>, don@manx.misty.com (Don
> >> Klipstein) wrote:
> >>
> >>> In article <UfadnfG0m7wCgIjVnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d@giganews.com>, S. Barker wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> What's this bs about a ban? I've not kept up with the messages.
> >>> A recently enacted piece of USA Federal legislation bans manufacture,
> >>> sale and importation of certain incandescent lamps, starting in 2012.
> >>
> >> Some (Republican) congresswoman introduced a bill last week to scale back
> >> on that legislation and force Uncle Sam to keep its big nose out of
> >> people's lightbulbs. I hope it goes through.
> >
> >
> > Why don't you just buy a couple cases of incandescants and keep them
> >with your 8 tracks. You seem to have missed the spiraling energy costs
> >and don't seem to care about waste. Well, it's been a great 7 1/2 years
> >for you hasn't it?
>
> Why don't you eat me, smartass. I use CFL bulbs in my home where they're
> warranted, I just want the option to use incandescents in certain
> situations also. I have a sneaking suspicion the majority of Americans do
> too.

...and this one WILL be hoarding cases of incandescent light bulbs.
I *hate* CFLs for most uses.

--
Keith

== 4 of 10 ==
Date: Tues, Apr 29 2008 7:04 pm
From: Jeff

John A. Weeks III wrote:
> In article <896dnfZTa6ZeaIvVnZ2dnUVZ_jydnZ2d@earthlink.com>,
> Jeff <jeff@spam_me_not.com> wrote:
>
>> Why don't you just buy a couple cases of incandescants and keep them
>> with your 8 tracks. You seem to have missed the spiraling energy costs
>> and don't seem to care about waste. Well, it's been a great 7 1/2 years
>> for you hasn't it?
>
> Its funny you claim that the poster doesn't care about waste. You
> see, you can toss a regular lightbulb into the trash since it is
> basically safe. But the new CF bulbs are hazardous materials that
> have to be handled by special licensed contractors. The contents
> of those bulbs can kill you. Talk about waste...

Mercury CFL myths:

http://howtosaveenergy.blogspot.com/2007/05/cfl-mercury-myths.html

There's always someone making excuses rather than moving forward with
conservation. Same thing with global warming which this is not so
coincidentally linked.

Can you imagine where we would be if we had not had CAFE standards. If
all the cars had the same fuel efficiency and smog standards that they
had in the 50's and 60's?

You can get low mercury CFLs if you like. Or recycle, they are
harmless if unbroken.

Jeff
>
> -john-
>

== 5 of 10 ==
Date: Tues, Apr 29 2008 7:16 pm
From: Jeff

Dennis M wrote:
> In article <896dnfZTa6ZeaIvVnZ2dnUVZ_jydnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Jeff
> <jeff@spam_me_not.com> wrote:
>
>> Dennis M wrote:
>>> In article <slrng1ac02.shr.don@manx.misty.com>, don@manx.misty.com (Don
>>> Klipstein) wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article <UfadnfG0m7wCgIjVnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d@giganews.com>, S. Barker wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> What's this bs about a ban? I've not kept up with the messages.
>>>> A recently enacted piece of USA Federal legislation bans manufacture,
>>>> sale and importation of certain incandescent lamps, starting in 2012.
>>> Some (Republican) congresswoman introduced a bill last week to scale back
>>> on that legislation and force Uncle Sam to keep its big nose out of
>>> people's lightbulbs. I hope it goes through.
>>
>> Why don't you just buy a couple cases of incandescants and keep them
>> with your 8 tracks. You seem to have missed the spiraling energy costs
>> and don't seem to care about waste. Well, it's been a great 7 1/2 years
>> for you hasn't it?
>
> Why don't you eat me, smartass. I use CFL bulbs in my home where they're
> warranted, I just want the option to use incandescents in certain
> situations also.

You still have that option. Specialty and low wattage lamps are exempt.
There's few places where an edison base lamp couldn't be replaced with
one of the CFLs satisfactorily. It pays to not buy the cheap discount
store CFLs. And as Don pointed out, you can buy the new halogens, which
will certainly fall in price.

I'd still like to use R12, but the switchover did close the ozone
hole. Remember that?

Sometimes you have to do something because it has a far greater benefit.

Jeff

I have a sneaking suspicion the majority of Americans do
> too.

== 6 of 10 ==
Date: Tues, Apr 29 2008 7:43 pm
From: krw

In article <MuqdnTH2L-cOS4rVnZ2dnUVZ_h6hnZ2d@earthlink.com>,
jeff@spam_me_not.com says...
> Dennis M wrote:
> > In article <896dnfZTa6ZeaIvVnZ2dnUVZ_jydnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Jeff
> > <jeff@spam_me_not.com> wrote:
> >
> >> Dennis M wrote:
> >>> In article <slrng1ac02.shr.don@manx.misty.com>, don@manx.misty.com (Don
> >>> Klipstein) wrote:
> >>>
> >>>> In article <UfadnfG0m7wCgIjVnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d@giganews.com>, S. Barker wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>> What's this bs about a ban? I've not kept up with the messages.
> >>>> A recently enacted piece of USA Federal legislation bans manufacture,
> >>>> sale and importation of certain incandescent lamps, starting in 2012.
> >>> Some (Republican) congresswoman introduced a bill last week to scale back
> >>> on that legislation and force Uncle Sam to keep its big nose out of
> >>> people's lightbulbs. I hope it goes through.
> >>
> >> Why don't you just buy a couple cases of incandescants and keep them
> >> with your 8 tracks. You seem to have missed the spiraling energy costs
> >> and don't seem to care about waste. Well, it's been a great 7 1/2 years
> >> for you hasn't it?
> >
> > Why don't you eat me, smartass. I use CFL bulbs in my home where they're
> > warranted, I just want the option to use incandescents in certain
> > situations also.
>
> You still have that option. Specialty and low wattage lamps are exempt.
> There's few places where an edison base lamp couldn't be replaced with
> one of the CFLs satisfactorily. It pays to not buy the cheap discount
> store CFLs. And as Don pointed out, you can buy the new halogens, which
> will certainly fall in price.

I'm not about to use CFLs anywhere I spend any time. I'm not about
to replace all my fixtures either. A case of bulbs here, and a case
there...

> I'd still like to use R12, but the switchover did close the ozone
> hole. Remember that?

Oh, good grief!

> Sometimes you have to do something because it has a far greater benefit.

Someimes you just have to be a good little sheep, eh Komrad?

> Jeff
>
>
> I have a sneaking suspicion the majority of Americans do
> > too.

Sheep? Evidently...

--
Keith

== 7 of 10 ==
Date: Tues, Apr 29 2008 7:47 pm
From: "S. Barker"

thanks for the info. sounds hoaky to me though.

"Don Klipstein" <don@manx.misty.com> wrote in message
news:slrng1ac02.shr.don@manx.misty.com...
> In article <UfadnfG0m7wCgIjVnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d@giganews.com>, S. Barker
> wrote:
>
>>What's this bs about a ban? I've not kept up with the messages.
>
> A recently enacted piece of USA Federal legislation bans manufacture,
> sale and importation of certain incandescent lamps, starting in 2012.
>
> "General purpose" incandescent lamps of a certain range of light output
> and failing to achieve some specific standard of energy efficiency will be
> banned in 2012. This will include 100 and 75 watt "regular"
> incandescents. In 2014, this will expand to include 60 and 40 watt
> "regular" incandescents that fail to meet that level of energy efficiency.
>
> The "usual regular" incandescents of 75-100 watts will be banned in 2012
> and the "usual regular" incandescents of 40-60 watts will be banned in
> 2014.
>
> The improved incandescents that Paul Eldridge and I mentioned have
> sufficient energy efficiency to not be affected until 2020 according to
> this law.
>
> GE is planning to put similar ones on the market in 2010.
>
> "Specialty" incandescents are largely not affected. Paul Eldridge
> posted a list of unaffected ones in the "candlelight thread" in
> alt.home.repair on April 20 in article
> <40rm04pigqrctrn9g6m0k70bsjts9dd063@4ax.com>.
>
> That one can be viewed via Google (along with 24 other articles in the
> "candlelight thread" of at least 104 articles) by going to:
>
> http://groups.google.com/group/alt.home.repair/browse_thread/thread/
> 695cb5879218f939/b9f8c930e2f6a64e?hl=en&
>
> That article also mentions availability at Home Depot of incandescents
> that have sufficient energy efficiency to not be banned in 2012-2014.
>
> - Don Klipstein (don@misty.com)

== 8 of 10 ==
Date: Tues, Apr 29 2008 7:49 pm
From: "S. Barker"

funny you would say that to him. I was thinking about doing just that
(buying cases of bulbs, not keeping them with the eight tracks) My 8-tracks
are in a controlled environment due to the foam pressers and the plastic.
The bulbs will not need this specialized attention.

"Jeff" <jeff@spam_me_not.com> wrote in message
news:896dnfZTa6ZeaIvVnZ2dnUVZ_jydnZ2d@earthlink.com...
>
> Why don't you just buy a couple cases of incandescants and keep them
> with your 8 tracks. You seem to have missed the spiraling energy costs and
> don't seem to care about waste. Well, it's been a great 7 1/2 years for
> you hasn't it?
>
> Jeff

== 9 of 10 ==
Date: Tues, Apr 29 2008 7:51 pm
From: "S. Barker"

I remember no such thing. The hole in the ozone has been opening and
closing for centuries. And no refrigerant will EVER cool as well as R-12.
I also have a supply of that, and add to my systems as needed.

"Jeff" <jeff@spam_me_not.com> wrote in message
news:MuqdnTH2L-cOS4rVnZ2dnUVZ_h6hnZ2d@earthlink.com...
> Dennis M wrote:
>> In article <896dnfZTa6ZeaIvVnZ2dnUVZ_jydnZ2d@earthlink.com>, Jeff
>> <jeff@spam_me_not.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Dennis M wrote:
>>>> In article <slrng1ac02.shr.don@manx.misty.com>, don@manx.misty.com (Don
>>>> Klipstein) wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> In article <UfadnfG0m7wCgIjVnZ2dnUVZ_vednZ2d@giganews.com>, S. Barker
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> What's this bs about a ban? I've not kept up with the messages.
>>>>> A recently enacted piece of USA Federal legislation bans manufacture,
>>>>> sale and importation of certain incandescent lamps, starting in 2012.
>>>> Some (Republican) congresswoman introduced a bill last week to scale
>>>> back
>>>> on that legislation and force Uncle Sam to keep its big nose out of
>>>> people's lightbulbs. I hope it goes through.
>>>
>>> Why don't you just buy a couple cases of incandescants and keep them
>>> with your 8 tracks. You seem to have missed the spiraling energy costs
>>> and don't seem to care about waste. Well, it's been a great 7 1/2 years
>>> for you hasn't it?
>>
>> Why don't you eat me, smartass. I use CFL bulbs in my home where they're
>> warranted, I just want the option to use incandescents in certain
>> situations also.
>
> You still have that option. Specialty and low wattage lamps are exempt.
> There's few places where an edison base lamp couldn't be replaced with one
> of the CFLs satisfactorily. It pays to not buy the cheap discount store
> CFLs. And as Don pointed out, you can buy the new halogens, which will
> certainly fall in price.
>
> I'd still like to use R12, but the switchover did close the ozone hole.
> Remember that?
>
> Sometimes you have to do something because it has a far greater benefit.
>
> Jeff
>
>
> I have a sneaking suspicion the majority of Americans do
>> too.

== 10 of 10 ==
Date: Tues, Apr 29 2008 8:34 pm
From: don@manx.misty.com (Don Klipstein)

In <john-6181FC.18071329042008@comcast.dca.giganews.com>, John A. Weeks
III wrote:

>In article <896dnfZTa6ZeaIvVnZ2dnUVZ_jydnZ2d@earthlink.com>,
> Jeff <jeff@spam_me_not.com> wrote:
>
>> Why don't you just buy a couple cases of incandescants and keep them
>> with your 8 tracks. You seem to have missed the spiraling energy costs
>> and don't seem to care about waste. Well, it's been a great 7 1/2 years
>> for you hasn't it?
>
>Its funny you claim that the poster doesn't care about waste. You
>see, you can toss a regular lightbulb into the trash since it is
>basically safe. But the new CF bulbs are hazardous materials that
>have to be handled by special licensed contractors. The contents
>of those bulbs can kill you. Talk about waste...

In many areas of the USA, households are still allowed to dump CFLs into
regular trash.

- Don Klipstein (don@misty.com)

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TOPIC: CHINA WHOLESALE ED HARDY ANTIK JEANS
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/237c0d8fa58e2cfc?hl=en
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Date: Tues, Apr 29 2008 5:40 pm
From: myshoesbiz83@yahoo.com.cn

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TOPIC: CHRISTIAN AUDIGIER EVISU JEANS FROM CHINA
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Date: Tues, Apr 29 2008 7:11 pm
From: cnsneakers77@yahoo.com.cn

Fujian Voguesonline Trading Company,was established in 1998, as one of
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TOPIC: Online Secured Low Interest Rate Credit Card Comparison - Rebuild Your
Credit
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Tues, Apr 29 2008 7:26 pm
From: masters.credit.cards@gmail.com

Secured Credit cards :

http://the-secured-credit-cards.blogspot.com,
Online secured low interest rate credit card comparison is an
excellent way to rebuild your credit. A secured credit card is a type
of credit card secured by a deposit account owned by the cardholder.
In general, these credit cards require the cardholders to deposit
between 100% and 200% of the total amount of credit desired. For
example, as an estimate, if the cardholder puts down $1000, he or she
may be given credit in the range of $500 to $1000.

Some of the credit card issuers also offer incentives even on their
secured card portfolios. In these cases, the deposit required may be
significantly less than the required credit limit and can be as low as
10% of the desired credit limit. You can choose your option that
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However, you must remember that as in regular credit cards the
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option to allow a person with a poor credit history or no credit
history to have a credit card which might not otherwise be available.
Online secured low interest rate credit cards are often offered as a
means of rebuilding one's credit. What is more, secured credit cards
are available with both Visa and MasterCard logos on them.

John Gutenburg has written many more articles about credit cards at :
http://the-secured-credit-cards.blogspot.com

or
http://the-credit-card-application.blogspot.com

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TOPIC: CHINA WHOLESALE NHL JERSEY NBA JERSEY PRO BOWL NFL JERSEYS
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/f4213409a9c0e4b4?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Tues, Apr 29 2008 7:27 pm
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TOPIC: Good Deal on AM/FM Radio programmable recorder
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Tues, Apr 29 2008 8:29 pm
From: Gordon

mwmiller314@gmail.com wrote in news:484965c4-b385-486b-86bc-de8c6b229037
@y38g2000hsy.googlegroups.com:

> Is there somewhere one can find a good deal on an AM/FM radio recorder
> that is programmable to record a segment of broadcast of radio from on
> specfic time to another for each day during a week, a recurring daily
> broadcast from monday to friday? I've heard such a device exists, but
> I cannot remember the name of it or any source from which to buy it.
>
> Any helpful input appreciated,
> Matt
>

Matt,
Recording radio shows is so last century.
First, see if the show is archived at the radio station's
web site or the network's web site. Many are.
2nd: See if there is a pod cast of the show. No, you don't
need an iPod to listen to podcasts.
If all else fails: use your computer to record the show.
Use Task Scheduler to kick off and audio recording program.
Of course you need to wire your radio into the Line In Jack
of your computer.

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