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Friday, June 6, 2008

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TOPIC: Cheap NFL Sports Jerseys, NBA NHL Soccer Jersey Supply
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 12:11 pm
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TOPIC: What to Do With Newspaper?
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/5f28541661165820?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 12:18 pm
From: lenona321@yahoo.com

Here's one minor thing you can do that many don't know about. If you
have a musty (not moldy) book, put in a sheet of newspaper for every
half-inch of thickness, plus one for each cover if it's a hardcover,
surround it with crumpled newspaper in a cardboard box and let it sit
for two days or so. Works quite well.

Here 's more about that particular problem:

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.collecting.books/browse_thread/thread/931d6518df9a2439/0ef43a3090b29426?lnk=st&q=rec.collecting.books+FAQ#0ef43a3090b29426

(Look under #15.)

Lenona.

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 9:42 pm
From: "Nicik Name"

"Samantha Hill - remove TRASH to reply" <samhill@TRASHsonic.net> wrote in
message news:48476078$0$17236$742ec2ed@news.sonic.net...
> BeaForoni@msn.com wrote:
>> The local fishwrap has decided to delivery the paper to me for
>> thirteen weeks, FREE! I don't read it as it is also online. The
>
> Call the newspaper office
Walk into the newspaper office and bang your fist on there desk and tell
them to knock it off.
Works for me.
and tell them that you don't want the
> newspaper even if it is free and to please stop delivering it. Keep
> complaining every morning until it stops. Probably will only take a day
> or two.
>
> The number for circulation is probably on page 2 near the bottom of the
> page.

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TOPIC: Turn that cell phone charger off!
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/08c4c18e7cebc41e?hl=en
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== 1 of 5 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 1:40 pm
From: SMS

max wrote:

> that depends. not all electrical outlets are rated for a great many
> plug insertions. You could find yourself destroying an outlet and in
> need of a very pain-in-the-ass replacement should the installation or
> wiring be as substandard as the outlet.

An outlet costs under $1, and it will last for many thousands of insertions.

In any case, spending $4 on a switch that will save only a few cents
worth of electricity per year is lunacy. You can buy a cheap power strip
on sale at Fry's for less than $4.

== 2 of 5 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 1:56 pm
From: "Evelyn C. Leeper"

Bill wrote:
> The little boxes which plug into to the wall like cell phone chargers
> (called transformers, power supplies, or wall warts) are *always* using
> electricity! Even when not plugged into the cell phone.
>
> Here is a neat little switch which goes between the outlet and things like
> this you want to turn off when not in use...
> http://electrical.hardwarestore.com/12-34-outlet-adapters/plug-in-indoor-switch-102887.aspx

My cell phone instructions say to plug the charger into the cell phone
and *then* into the wall, rather than vice versa. Even though this
sounds bizarre, in fact there can be a difference. (In London, plugging
a CPAP unit in in reverse order could blow the fuse in it, while the
right way around never did.)

--
Evelyn C. Leeper
A great many people think they are thinking when they are
only rearranging their prejudices. -William James

== 3 of 5 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 2:20 pm
From: max

In article <Jdh2k.74$cW3.62@nlpi064.nbdc.sbc.com>,
SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:

> max wrote:
>
> > that depends. not all electrical outlets are rated for a great many
> > plug insertions. You could find yourself destroying an outlet and in
> > need of a very pain-in-the-ass replacement should the installation or
> > wiring be as substandard as the outlet.
>
> An outlet costs under $1, and it will last for many thousands of insertions.

That crappy $1 outlet is going to be lotsa comfort to the guy who
discovers he has old wiring that self-destructs the moment he removes
the outlet or when he discovers that the genius who remuddled the house
in 1974 pulled out all the slack in the wiring. etc.

"All you gotta do is ..." is the beginning of a great many home repair
nightmares.

--
This signature can be appended to your outgoing mesages. Many people include in
their signatures contact information, and perhaps a joke or quotation.

== 4 of 5 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 3:51 pm
From: SMS

max wrote:

> That crappy $1 outlet is going to be lotsa comfort to the guy who
> discovers he has old wiring that self-destructs the moment he removes
> the outlet or when he discovers that the genius who remuddled the house
> in 1974 pulled out all the slack in the wiring. etc.

$1 is for the more expensive outlets! Go to a store like HD Supply where
they sell the outlets individually in bins, not where you buy them
individually wrapped.

Leviton outlets in bulk packs are about 75¢ each in the 200 unit bulk pack.

Now if you want el-cheapo no-name outlets, you can get them for a lot less.

== 5 of 5 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 7:32 pm
From: Logan Shaw

max wrote:
> In article <Jdh2k.74$cW3.62@nlpi064.nbdc.sbc.com>,
> SMS <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote:
>> max wrote:

>>> that depends. not all electrical outlets are rated for a great many
>>> plug insertions. You could find yourself destroying an outlet and in
>>> need of a very pain-in-the-ass replacement should the installation or
>>> wiring be as substandard as the outlet.
>> An outlet costs under $1, and it will last for many thousands of insertions.
>
> That crappy $1 outlet is going to be lotsa comfort to the guy who
> discovers he has old wiring that self-destructs the moment he removes
> the outlet

On the other hand, if my wiring were that bad, I'd want to find out about
it sooner rather than later, so that I could fix it.

- Logan

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TOPIC: Trader Joe's, Whole Foods
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/46d0dde396496757?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 1:47 pm
From: SMS

meatnub wrote:
> When these places opened up near me it was cool to go to them for the
> novelty of something new, different foods and what not, healthier too.
> That was about 2, 3 years ago.
>
> Have these places gotten any more expensive?
>
> Now that I intend to cook from scratch a lot more, and eat healthier
> (now that my wife and I have a 1 year old son), I am thinking about
> going to a butcher for meats and visitings these stores for natural
> food (with less or no preservatives or pesticides in their products).
>
> I just wonder now that they are popular if their prices have risen
> significantly, esp. with the cost of gas going up?

Trader Joe's is usually much less expensive than regular grocery stores
for most items.

With gas prices going up, stores like Trader Joe's and Costco will
become more popular. Trader Joe's is expanding a lot, so soon a lot more
people will be able to get there by bicycle or walking instead of having
to drive.

Whole Foods is the low-price leader on many items, and outrageously
expensive on other items. Avoid their meat and produce, but many of
their house brand items are of equal or better quality than national
brands, and cost less. They seem to have especially good prices on dairy
products, significantly lower on many identical items than the "normal"
grocery store. They have a big bulk food selection which is often a good
deal.

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TOPIC: Tracfone
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/56cc0a72df54a2f6?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 1:51 pm
From: SMS

Boothbay wrote:
> can anyone here recommend the Tracfone? Is it reliable, pros and cons
> please.

It's one of the more expensive prepaid plans, but yes, it's reliable.

See "http://prepaiduswireless.com/"

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 9:59 pm
From: MarkPHd21@gmail.com

.
you are charged retrieving voicemail
but not if call/retrieve from another phone

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TOPIC: Young, good looking,open minded females in this NG
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/adec229a53814bdf?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 1:51 pm
From: TBerk

Newsgroups: alt.movies, rec.arts.movies.past-films, alt.vacation.las-
vegas, misc.consumers.frugal-living, alt.religion.scientology

Followup-To: alt.movies, rec.arts.movies.past-films, alt.vacation.las-
vegas, misc.consumers.frugal-living, alt.religion.scientology
From: indiana_bi...@hotmail.com

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 2:34 pm
From: "steve"

On 6-Jun-2008, indiana_biker@hotmail.com wrote:

> Young, good looking,open minded females in this NG

In math class we were taught to call this "The Empty Set".
--
"History is a lie agreed upon." --Napoleon

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TOPIC: Get remaining liquid out of containers...
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/0d0fe996d9500468?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 3:13 pm
From: Al Bundy

The Real Bev wrote:
> Bill wrote:
>
> > For liquid laundry soap, use pliers to pull the inner spout out, then the
> > remaining liquid can be poured out. If you use a laundromat, leave pliers in
> > your car for this....
> > Then for other liquids, leave container upside down when near empty.
>
> Want to shop at the store on the other side of the street? CROSS THE
> STREET.
>
> HTH. HAND.
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Bev

Still a good idea to leave pliers in your car though just in case your
dentist is closed before you get there or something.

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 7:29 pm
From: Logan Shaw

Jonathan Grobe wrote:
> On 2008-06-06, Bill <billnomailnospamx@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> For liquid laundry soap, use pliers to pull the inner spout out, then the
>> remaining liquid can be poured out. If you use a laundromat, leave pliers in
>> your car for this.
>
> Just add water and swish it around, since it is always going to
> be diluted with water anyway.

Or better yet, don't buy liquid laundry detergent, because it's more
expensive in the first place. Buy the powder kind.

And to avoid the powder kind messing up your clothes, do the following:
1) start the washer cycle
2) as the water starts flowing, dump a scoop of powder into the stream,
so that the powder starts dissolving ASAP
3) then go gather up the clothes you were going to wash, and load them
into the washer while it fills.

Of course, you can gather the clothes before starting the cycle; it
just saves time to gather them while the washer is starting to fill.

Also, this method doesn't work at all with a front-loader.

- Logan

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TOPIC: Frugal baseball (San Francisco version)-Feel free to post for your area
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/62102e96038c7666?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 3:24 pm
From: Al Bundy

George Grapman wrote:
> Went to the Giants game tonight and it was very frugal.
>
> Tickets- I was watching a game at home last week and they announced
> a special $11 ticket promotion (Ch.11 is their local station). I figured
> it would be bleacher seats but I got two in the upper deck behind home.
> They are normally $20 and I consider that a fair price when compared to
> any other live entertainment where you see the best performers in their
> field.
>
> Parking- Most street parking limits and meters expire at 6 p.m.. The
> game was at 7:15. Found a truck zone at 5:45 and waited 15 minutes while
> reading the paper. It was 15-20 minute walk to the park but I was lazy
> and took public transit for $3 round trip. Also could have driven to the
> BART station 2 miles from home for another $3 round trip but knew
> parking downtown would get me home sooner,
>
> Refreshments- $5 sandwich at the local deli,a few cookies and bottled
> water (the only bans on outside stuff are cans,bottles and alcohol). It
> got cold in the 7th inning but I resisted the urge for a $3.50 coffee.

So I saved at least $19 by not even going. Man, I feel good.
Try that park and ride mode around here and you'd be lucky to get
home.
Even the cops and firefighters get mugged here when not on duty.

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 3:40 pm
From: George Grapman

Al Bundy wrote:
>
> George Grapman wrote:
>> Went to the Giants game tonight and it was very frugal.
>>
>> Tickets- I was watching a game at home last week and they announced
>> a special $11 ticket promotion (Ch.11 is their local station). I figured
>> it would be bleacher seats but I got two in the upper deck behind home.
>> They are normally $20 and I consider that a fair price when compared to
>> any other live entertainment where you see the best performers in their
>> field.
>>
>> Parking- Most street parking limits and meters expire at 6 p.m.. The
>> game was at 7:15. Found a truck zone at 5:45 and waited 15 minutes while
>> reading the paper. It was 15-20 minute walk to the park but I was lazy
>> and took public transit for $3 round trip. Also could have driven to the
>> BART station 2 miles from home for another $3 round trip but knew
>> parking downtown would get me home sooner,
>>
>> Refreshments- $5 sandwich at the local deli,a few cookies and bottled
>> water (the only bans on outside stuff are cans,bottles and alcohol). It
>> got cold in the 7th inning but I resisted the urge for a $3.50 coffee.
>
> So I saved at least $19 by not even going. Man, I feel good.
> Try that park and ride mode around here and you'd be lucky to get
> home.
> Even the cops and firefighters get mugged here when not on duty.

That park/ride option is not intended for every location.
I should add the nice option for A's games. Drive to the Bay Fair
station two stations south of the Coliseum ,park for free in the BART
lot and pay $3 round trip.

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TOPIC: Inflation
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/0fa31ed37758359d?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 6:50 pm
From: "RodSpeed,_start_looking_for_arable_land"

No matter what we do ourselves to fight inflation, I think higher
interest rates will be the only way to tame it.

== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 7:05 pm
From: "Rod Speed"

RodSpeed,_start_looking_for_arable_land <kwokx2@hotmail.com> wrote:

> No matter what we do ourselves to fight inflation, I think
> higher interest rates will be the only way to tame it.

That doesnt work when its driven by the price of crude oil.

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TOPIC: International Student loan that can be used at any college?
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/18c86a178627c9ad?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 7:05 pm
From: maria

I've seen dozens of international student loans that are only able to
be used at participating colleges.
Are there any international student loans that can be used at any
international college rather than the selection they have available?

Thank you.

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TOPIC: Apples
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/3b20db81f878f9e8?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 8:16 pm
From: Dan Birchall

barko18@net.com (Marlo) wrote:
> So on a list I'm on with lots of great people, some of whom are boneheaded,
> someone called for the return of "traditional" families -- you know, where
> the husband works and the wife stays home with the kids, stuff like that.
>
> I said it was shortsighted and ignored millennia of other traditions to call
> the nuclear family "traditional" and another woman said that Adam and Eve
> sure looked plenty traditional to her, minus a closet full of clothes. My
> response:
>
> Wow. Really? Let's see...
>
> 1) They raised a murderer
> 2) Their kids all practiced incest
> 3) Neither of them worked, either in or outside of the home

Sounds like the "traditional" American bible-belt family to me, yup! ;)

Oooh, good sigmonster.

-Dan

--
Some people wear black t-shirts to make some kind of fashion statement.
I'm the type who wears black t-shirts because they don't show the blood.

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TOPIC: Range clock - Disconnect it!
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/3e2a7ad7ec279de4?hl=en
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== 1 of 3 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 8:26 pm
From: "Bob F"

"SMS" <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote in message
news:4rw1k.3800$xZ.1621@nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com...
> Don Klipstein wrote:
>
>> My computer has an Asus A7N8X-E "deluxe" motherboard for the AMD "Athlon
>> XP" processor. That is maybe 5 years old. I got it the same day I got a
>> "3200+" processor. The battery is removable and replaceable. I have that
>> computer on a power strip that I often turn off.
>
> Asus is a top of the line motherboard, so you'd expect them to have a
> replaceable battery. The boards sold for use in name brand computers are
> decontented to save ever penny possible, literally (I used to work for a very
> large Taiwanese motherboard company's U.S. office). This includes using a very
> low capacity back-up battery, and soldering it in.

I've seen a lot of motherboards, and I can't remember ever seeing a soldered in
battery.

== 2 of 3 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 8:34 pm
From: Tony Hwang

Bob F wrote:

> "SMS" <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote in message
> news:4rw1k.3800$xZ.1621@nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com...
>
>>Don Klipstein wrote:
>>
>>
>>> My computer has an Asus A7N8X-E "deluxe" motherboard for the AMD "Athlon
>>>XP" processor. That is maybe 5 years old. I got it the same day I got a
>>>"3200+" processor. The battery is removable and replaceable. I have that
>>>computer on a power strip that I often turn off.
>>
>>Asus is a top of the line motherboard, so you'd expect them to have a
>>replaceable battery. The boards sold for use in name brand computers are
>>decontented to save ever penny possible, literally (I used to work for a very
>>large Taiwanese motherboard company's U.S. office). This includes using a very
>>low capacity back-up battery, and soldering it in.
>
>
> I've seen a lot of motherboards, and I can't remember ever seeing a soldered in
> battery.
>
>
Hi,
Some has soldered ones. Any how they last quite long time.
On mother board there are two time functions. One real time, one is
watch dog timer.

== 3 of 3 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 10:23 pm
From: don@manx.misty.com (Don Klipstein)

In article <HsSdnaHxiedwYtTVnZ2dnUVZ_r6rnZ2d@comcast.com>, Bob F wrote:
>
>"SMS" <scharf.steven@geemail.com> wrote in message
>news:4rw1k.3800$xZ.1621@nlpi070.nbdc.sbc.com...
>> Don Klipstein wrote:
>>
>>> My computer has an Asus A7N8X-E "deluxe" motherboard for the AMD "Athlon
>>> XP" processor. That is maybe 5 years old. I got it the same day I got a
>>> "3200+" processor. The battery is removable and replaceable. I have that
>>> computer on a power strip that I often turn off.
>>
>> Asus is a top of the line motherboard, so you'd expect them to have a
>> replaceable battery. The boards sold for use in name brand computers
>> are decontented to save ever penny possible, literally (I used to work
>> for a very large Taiwanese motherboard company's U.S. office). This
>> includes using a very low capacity back-up battery, and soldering it in.
>
>I've seen a lot of motherboards, and I can't remember ever seeing a soldered in
>battery.

I remember seeing one out of dozens of motherboards. I forget what the
motherboard was.

- Don Klipstein (don@misty.com)

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TOPIC: Video: ExplainThis to the Emergency Room Doctor
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/browse_thread/thread/c08cfbee7ac67e06?hl=en
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Fri, Jun 6 2008 8:27 pm
From: moore@ofthis.com (Moore)

Fat guy messes up.

http://revver.com/video/7319/affiliate/169994/explainthis-to-the-emergency-
room-doctor/

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