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Today's topics:
* Here's a X-mas gift idea or 2 - 2 messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/f05dcbf339525d2c?hl=en
* The United States of Walmart - 6 messages, 4 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/99031533fa33b010?hl=en
* Irritated with questionable information - 2 messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/9b93051157f9f025?hl=en
* Do larger screen tv's use more electricity than smaller screen tv's? - 6
messages, 6 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/30df7a0a8fb0f693?hl=en
* Sure, I could live in a big house - 5 messages, 3 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/e7f5f8c7e8ca8b5c?hl=en
* Restore/revive worn windshield wiper blades? - 1 messages, 1 author
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/2816e76a45837d7b?hl=en
* Good Deal on AM/FM Radio programmable recorder - 2 messages, 2 authors
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/84545142b594ff69?hl=en
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TOPIC: Here's a X-mas gift idea or 2
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/f05dcbf339525d2c?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Tues, Oct 22 2013 10:13 am
From: Shoe-Chucker 2
Help someone or some 3rd world village out.
Gift them clean water or a cleaner burning cookstove.
or a heifer?
http://www.heifer.org/gift-catalog/index.html#panel
and feel good.
money doesn't buy happiness , but it can buy things that people need.
--
Karma ; what a concept!
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 23 2013 10:27 am
From: "Bob F"
Shoe-Chucker 2 wrote:
> Help someone or some 3rd world village out.
> Gift them clean water or a cleaner burning cookstove.
> or a heifer?
.....
> and feel good.
> money doesn't buy happiness , but it can buy things that people need.
And then, there's the opposition opinion.
http://awellfedworld.org/heifer
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TOPIC: The United States of Walmart
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/99031533fa33b010?hl=en
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== 1 of 6 ==
Date: Fri, Oct 25 2013 1:05 am
From: Lex Touche
Greetings walmart shoppers..
Last year my wife got a spam phishing email claiming to be a secret shopper opportunity from Walmart.
I checked the links in the email and verified it was bogus so I forwarded the email, with all headers to abuse at walmart dot com.
A few days later my lady got a reply from walmart thanking her for her interest in job opportunities at walmart and directing to the proper url at which to apply for a job..for a rewarding career at walmart.
A couple of months ago when we were shopping around for school supplies for (not so) little Ghengis Baba (my son)
he remembered that walmart publishes lists of required supplies for most of the local public schools, so we went to walmart dot com.
There, listed as a requirement for my kid's magnet school advanced class was a "USB FLASH CARD" accompanied by a photo of a deck of math flash cards..
Ghengis and I cracked up 'cause we know, and that "USB" is a dead give away, that what they want at school is the students have a "USB flash *drive*", two of them in fact.
I emailed Walmart and they replied that they would correct the requirement listed on the site if and when they were contacted by a representative of the miami-dade county school board..when they got back from summer vacation.
After school started a school admin showed me the requirement list, it said "flash drive". Guess walmart needed to unload some flash cards..
And now the punch line: I smoke a pipe. One of the tobaccos I like is capt'n black.
The manufacturer, scandinavian tobacco group sent my wife a couple of coupons,
one for a sample and one as a reward for answering a survey.
The manufacturer coupons, good for 1.5 OZ of any of several of their pipe tobacco products
clearly said right above a fill in the blank space, "RETAILER: Charge customer $1 plus applicable sales tax,
then write the actual price of the product minus tax in the space provided."
Oh boy! The only close by retailer that even sells pipe tobacco is walmart.
walgreen's sells Blender's Gold which might as well be sawdust..but other than a trek to the mall
the place to get a fix is walmart..
They had one bag of Capt'n Black left, no other scandinavian brands which is a bummer 'cause I wanted to try half & half.
First the manufacturer coupon wouldn't scan. I asked for a manager.
The ASSistant manager first insisted that I was trying to cheat walmart because the coupon was for
a 1.5 OZ bag of tobacco and the bag of Capt'n Black was 1 1/2 OZ (I'm still incredulous)
"Sir, are you really the manager here?" To which the guy shoved the bag of tobak in my face and
growled: "Well, what does that say?". "1.5 OZ" said I. Then he shoved the coupon in my face
and repeated the question..."1.5" said I again. Then I told the guy, while my wife begged me to keep my cool
that I wasn't there to teach basic math and demanded to see a "real manager".
Finally a Haitian lady walked up and even though she had no problem accepting the coupon whether it said 1.5 or 1 1/2,
insisted that the coupon was for $1 off not for a 1.5 OZ bag for a buck!
I decided diplomacy was the only recourse so I told her "I know you can understand this because you look like a very intelligent woman..ETC."
At which point she didn't want to seem unintelligent, so she asked me for a dollar gave me the bag and smile while she said "Good night, monsieur"
I tried to pay her the tax but she just waived me away.
But remember, we had TWO coupons. I decided to get this out of the way as soon as we could so
we drove to the other close by walmart.
Well, as Jack Benny would say...
They only had one bag of Capt'n Black left, no other..
The cashier didn't want to accept he coupon 'cause it said 1.5 OZs and the bag said 1 1/2,
the manager insisted the coupon was only for $1 OFF..her manager was home, if I wanted I could wait until tomorrow to talk to him..
I told her that if I had to wait I'd call walmart corporate and tell them their assistant manager couldn't read
where the coupon says "RETAILER: Charge customer $1 plus applicable sales tax,
then write the actual price of the product minus tax in the space provided."
She started to get angry but then decided to take my $1 plus tax as if she was doing me a favor.
Of course, I didn't tell her that had I called walmart corporate
they probably would have directed me to their jobs url or tried to sell me some flash cards...then again, maybe not. I can read.
== 2 of 6 ==
Date: Fri, Oct 25 2013 11:22 am
From: Mrs Irish Mike
A. Smoking is not frugal, so you could have marked this as OT.
B. Everyone is wrong except you- a sure sign of madness. You could have taken a picture of said coupon and let us see what you were talking about.
C. What did you expect? WalMart is the largest employer of people stuck on welfare. When a newly hired worker is hired, he is given classes on how to apply for food-stamps and how to qualify for State paid child care. Just pay your money and shut up. You want service, you go to a place that offers service.
D. Continue to shop WalMart and your child can hope to continue his education so that he can ask, "Do you want fries with that?", in several languages.
E. I just thought of this; You driving around to use a coupon burned more gas than you 'saved'.
== 3 of 6 ==
Date: Fri, Oct 25 2013 5:30 pm
From: "Bob F"
Mrs Irish Mike wrote:
> A. Smoking is not frugal, so you could have marked this as OT.
> B. Everyone is wrong except you- a sure sign of madness. You could
> have taken a picture of said coupon and let us see what you were
> talking about.
> C. What did you expect? WalMart is the largest employer of people
> stuck on welfare. When a newly hired worker is hired, he is given
> classes on how to apply for food-stamps and how to qualify for State
> paid child care. Just pay your money and shut up. You want service,
> you go to a place that offers service.
> D. Continue to shop WalMart and your child can hope to continue his
> education so that he can ask, "Do you want fries with that?", in
> several languages.
> E. I just thought of this; You driving around to use a coupon burned
> more gas than you 'saved'.
Thanks - you saved me the trouble.
Amazing how many people shop at the store that is most trying to impoverish
people like them, by hiring them, and/or exporting their manufacturing jobs.
== 4 of 6 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 26 2013 2:54 am
From: Lex Touche
On Friday, October 25, 2013 2:22:57 PM UTC-4, Mrs Irish Mike wrote:
> A. Smoking is not frugal, so you could have marked this as OT.
>>>-------------->
A net cop! Smoking a pipe has long been considered the frugal alternative to ciggies.
Using coupons to save money, particularly coupons which allow the purchase of a $5 product for $1 is frugal also. So I can mark this post whatever I want.
Don't like it? Quick, get a moderator!
> B. Everyone is wrong except you- a sure sign of madness. You could have taken a picture of said coupon and let us see what you were talking about.
>>>--------------->
Expecting people to bend over backward for you only because of your limited ability to visualize is sociopathic.
Not everyone was wrong, only the dummies at Walmart.
> C. What did you expect? WalMart is the largest employer of people stuck on welfare. When a newly hired worker is hired, he is given classes on how to apply for food-stamps and how to qualify for State paid child care. Just pay your money and shut up. You want service, you go to a place that offers service.
>>>--------------->
I don't want service I want tobacco and Walmart is the only local retailer that carries the brand the coupon was for.
Had I driven out of my way to a place that offered service the use of the coupon wouldn't have been frugal.
> D. Continue to shop WalMart and your child can hope to continue his education so that he can ask, "Do you want fries with that?", in several languages.
>>>---------------->
Non-sequitur.
Suppose I continue to shop at Walmart so that people like you can continue to have jobs where they teach you to apply for food stamps..
> E. I just thought of this; You driving around to use a coupon burned more gas than you 'saved'.
>>>---------------->
It thinks!
I didn't drive "around", it was a straight line.
The $4 I saved by using the coupon more than paid for the gas
my electric car used...
Moreover, we also needed an item not in stock at the first store.
== 5 of 6 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 26 2013 4:35 pm
From: Michael Black
On Sat, 26 Oct 2013, Derald wrote:
> Lex Touche <ramdum7@inorbit.com> wrote:
>
>> And now the punch line: I smoke a pipe.
> funny one, Lex
>
> Read your whine; no sympathy here. Apparently, you expected some level
> of competence from Wallyworld and its minions. Now, _that's_ funny!
I just figured they saw "consumers" in the newsgroup name, and confused
this newsgroup with the actual consumer newsgroup, misc.consumers
Michael
== 6 of 6 ==
Date: Wed, Oct 30 2013 3:07 pm
From: Mrs Irish Mike
On Saturday, October 26, 2013 2:54:03 AM UTC-7, Lex Touch wrote:
> On Friday, October 25, 2013 2:22:57 PM UTC-4, Mrs Irish Mike wrote:
>
> > A. Smoking is not frugal, so you could have marked this as OT.
>
>
>
> >>>-------------->
>
> A net cop! Smoking a pipe has long been considered the frugal alternative to ciggies.
>
Used to be, but not anymore. One night on the cancer ward will cost more than you ever saved your entire smoking career. Hell, the depreciation of your car from that stank is more than you'll ever "save".
I snipped the rest of your rant, because it just pointed to your real problem. You ooze attitude. The WalMart drones picked up on it and effed with you. Nothing better than screwing with a customer with a 'tude, dude. I bet they yukked it up the rest of the shift after you left. "The look on his face when I said 1.5 is not the same as 1 1/2. Priceless. I thought he was going to blow a gasket."
You must have slipped and let on that you were going to the other WalMart. They probably called ahead to have them continue the joke. No one, ever, has been fired from Wally World for having a passive-aggressive attitude.
BTW, I had a friend who smoked that rank Captain Black crap. I love the smell of a good pipe. And that stuff is not a good pipe. The smell gets into everything. And then they tobacco crumbs all over the place. I feel sorry for whoever has to suffer you smoking.
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TOPIC: Irritated with questionable information
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Sat, Oct 26 2013 10:44 pm
From: Vandy Terre
So today I receive my power bill. First
celebration because it has really dropped with the
air conditioners no longer in use. Then
irritation with the money saving power tips.
Quanted, the tips offered would save electric use.
But they would also, for the most part, cost more
than the savings.
One tip was to replace all appliances over a given
age with new power star appliances. Yes, this
would save electric power use, but the expense for
any one of the suggested new appliances would
probably cost more than that savings.
Another tip was to replace the water heater with a
new power star unit. This would save power use,
but again cost more than the power savings. Not
suggested was less expensive things like an
insulation jacket for the water heater that would
save money year around. Or possibly just
replacing an old set of temperature controls and
heating elements with new clean ones. Or possibly
just flush the tank and get rid of any settlement
that is a waste to heat.
Of course they also offered the old standard of
open curtains by day and closed curtains by night.
What they did not mention was using heavier better
insulating 'winter' curtains with at least one set
of proper sheers. I am considering at least two
layers of sheers, more if I have them available.
Maybe a blanket over the curtains. I expect this
winter to be really cold for us.
Then again most of these 'wonderful' hints on
saving electrical power seemed aimed at people
heating with electricity. I don't. I heat with
wood. That really saves on the electricity. LOL
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Sun, Oct 27 2013 4:41 pm
From: j
On 10/27/2013 1:44 AM, Vandy Terre wrote:
> So today I receive my power bill. First
> celebration because it has really dropped with the
> air conditioners no longer in use. Then
> irritation with the money saving power tips.
> Quanted, the tips offered would save electric use.
> But they would also, for the most part, cost more
> than the savings.
>
> One tip was to replace all appliances over a given
> age with new power star appliances.
Energy Star, I believe. Makes a big difference with AC's. A non Energy
Star AC runs the fan all the time.
Yes, this
> would save electric power use, but the expense for
> any one of the suggested new appliances would
> probably cost more than that savings.
Or used, but newer appliances.
>
> Another tip was to replace the water heater with a
> new power star unit. This would save power use,
> but again cost more than the power savings. Not
> suggested was less expensive things like an
> insulation jacket for the water heater that would
> save money year around. Or possibly just
> replacing an old set of temperature controls and
> heating elements with new clean ones. Or possibly
> just flush the tank and get rid of any settlement
> that is a waste to heat.
Aside from the blanket, I don't think cleaning the tank will do anything
other than make it last longer, which is not a bad thing. I wrapped my
water heater in a fiberglass blanket, cheaper than the commercial
product and a higher R value.
>
> Of course they also offered the old standard of
> open curtains by day and closed curtains by night.
> What they did not mention was using heavier better
> insulating 'winter' curtains with at least one set
> of proper sheers. I am considering at least two
> layers of sheers, more if I have them available.
> Maybe a blanket over the curtains. I expect this
> winter to be really cold for us.
I'm big on inside storm windows. Wooden frame a half inch thick with
mylar or heat shrink on each side. You don't have to remember and you
can still use the curtains. You can bubble wrap the windows if you don't
need clarity.
>
> Then again most of these 'wonderful' hints on
> saving electrical power seemed aimed at people
> heating with electricity. I don't. I heat with
> wood. That really saves on the electricity. LOL
A lot to be said for comfort, regardless of the heating method.
Most savings tips are really designed to make someone else money.
>
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TOPIC: Do larger screen tv's use more electricity than smaller screen tv's?
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== 1 of 6 ==
Date: Sun, Nov 3 2013 1:06 am
From: music031013@gmail.com
?????????????????????
== 2 of 6 ==
Date: Sun, Nov 3 2013 8:41 am
From: Mrs Irish Mike
On Sunday, November 3, 2013 1:06:23 AM UTC-8, music...@gmail.com wrote:
> ?????????????????????
Electricity? They use electricity? No wonder there is nothing on TV.
== 3 of 6 ==
Date: Sun, Nov 3 2013 4:26 pm
From: "John Weiss"
music031013@gmail.com wrote:
> ?????????????????????
Yes and no.
Plasma uses more than CFL/LCD (commonly called LCD).
CFL/LCD uses more than LED/LCD (commonly called LED).
Bigger uses more than smaller, within the same design.
Other than that, individual designs vary.
But in general, a large LED uses less than a smaller Plasma.
== 4 of 6 ==
Date: Mon, Nov 4 2013 4:28 am
From: j
On 11/3/2013 7:26 PM, John Weiss wrote:
> music031013@gmail.com wrote:
>
>> ?????????????????????
>
> Yes and no.
>
> Plasma uses more than CFL/LCD (commonly called LCD).
> CFL/LCD uses more than LED/LCD (commonly called LED).
>
> Bigger uses more than smaller, within the same design.
>
> Other than that, individual designs vary.
Indeed. Not sure how true this still is but the peak brightness affects
energy draw. Settings that have brighter highlights draw more power.
Limiting the dynamic range, in what used to be an Energy Saver setting
limited power draw. So, individual designs can very much vary.
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33199_7-57579932-221/what-you-need-to-know-about-tv-power-consumption/
Note that the 47" LED LG draws about the same power as the 32" LED
Samsung and a lot less than the 46" LED Sony.
It's complex.
>
> But in general, a large LED uses less than a smaller Plasma.
>
== 5 of 6 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 5 2013 12:26 pm
From: "Annie Woughman"
>>>>wrote in message
>>>>news:13e822f1-a00d-4e86-8f41-56960fc11a2b@googlegroups.com...
>>>>?????????????????????
It's the cable box that sucks the power. I don't know why they don't force
that industry into using equipment that uses less power. One cable box uses
about the same amount of electricity as a refrigerator. So if you have more
than one, just think of how much extra you are paying for the stupid box. I
cut my electric bill by $10 a month by using the remote control surge
protector that turns off the power source the cable box when not in use. I
just have to remember to switch it on about 20 minutes before watching
television to give the programming guide time to load up.
== 6 of 6 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 6 2013 9:45 am
From: Michael Black
On Tue, 5 Nov 2013, Annie Woughman wrote:
>
>
>>>>> wrote in message
>>>>> news:13e822f1-a00d-4e86-8f41-56960fc11a2b@googlegroups.com...
>
>>>>> ?????????????????????
>
> It's the cable box that sucks the power. I don't know why they don't force
> that industry into using equipment that uses less power. One cable box uses
> about the same amount of electricity as a refrigerator. So if you have more
> than one, just think of how much extra you are paying for the stupid box. I
> cut my electric bill by $10 a month by using the remote control surge
> protector that turns off the power source the cable box when not in use. I
> just have to remember to switch it on about 20 minutes before watching
> television to give the programming guide time to load up.
>
Things have changed. My TV set runs Linux, so like a computer, it
actually has to boot up every time I turn it on. The alternative is
having it run all the time, but just in a sleep state.
And so many things now require settings, and if you remove power to them,
such as with a power bar, you then have to fuss with the settings every
time you turn it on. Or, if the thing doesn't have power, you can't turn
it on with a remote. So some of the issue is much fancier equipment than
int he past.
Gee, the blu-ray player I found on the sidewalk at the begnning of July
(no remote, and once I cleaned the lense over the laser, it works) has an
ethernet connection on the back, it doesn't just play blu-ray discs, it's
a computer that needs to be hooked up to the internet to be useful.
That's a big difference from the days when the most expensive electronics
in a household was a tv set, with a big physical channel switch on it.
Michael
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TOPIC: Sure, I could live in a big house
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== 1 of 5 ==
Date: Mon, Nov 4 2013 5:52 pm
From: "Ernest Primeau"
But why would I need a mansion when there's all the maintenance and taxes.
In Florida, there are no property taxes associated with living in a camper
trailer. There's just me and my pets so why a big house.
I can take the savings and have my money manager invest the rest. Winning!
Ernie
== 2 of 5 ==
Date: Mon, Nov 4 2013 8:08 pm
From: "Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds"
In article <l59j1p$s2d$1@dont-email.me>,
"Ernest Primeau" <ernietoo@webtv.net> wrote:
> But why would I need a mansion when there's all the maintenance and taxes.
>
> In Florida, there are no property taxes associated with living in a camper
> trailer. There's just me and my pets so why a big house.
there are property taxes associated with the property you park on which
you will pay directly or indirectly.
there are vehicle registration fees for your camper trailer
>
> I can take the savings and have my money manager invest the rest. Winning!
> Ernie
what savings? you will either have to buy a piece of property or pay
rent on someone else's property, you won't get a tax deduction for a
mortgage and your maintenance will be higher on your camper
and then there's the car/truck
== 3 of 5 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 5 2013 3:37 am
From: "Ernest Primeau"
> But why would I need a mansion when there's all the maintenance and taxes.
>
> In Florida, there are no property taxes associated with living in a camper
> trailer. There's just me and my pets so why a big house.
>>there are property taxes associated with the property you park on which
>>you will pay directly or indirectly.
>>>there are vehicle registration fees for your camper trailer
True, there would be vehicle registration fees for my camper trailer: IF I
paid them. ;-)
>
> I can take the savings and have my money manager invest the rest. Winning!
> Ernie
>>what savings? you will either have to buy a piece of property or pay
>>rent on someone else's property, you won't get a tax deduction for a
>>mortgage and your maintenance will be higher on your camper
The savings I was referring to was the savings from the small business that
I run. I'm semi-retired now.
I only work when I want to. I throw a lot of parties...now that can get
expensive, but lemonade is cheap to make in florida/
>>and then there's the car/truck
I drive around in a classic Mercedes that I am very proud of. It is older
so I can work on it myself. Can you say SAVINGS?
== 4 of 5 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 5 2013 9:33 am
From: Mrs Irish Mike
On Monday, November 4, 2013 5:52:59 PM UTC-8, Ernest Primeau wrote:
> But why would I need a mansion when there's all the maintenance and taxes.
>
>
>
> In Florida, there are no property taxes associated with living in a camper
>
> trailer. There's just me and my pets so why a big house.
>
>
>
> I can take the savings and have my money manager invest the rest. Winning!
>
> Ernie
Pictures, man, we need pictures.
A camper huh? All the convenience of being homeless, without the refrigerator box.
== 5 of 5 ==
Date: Tues, Nov 5 2013 11:25 am
From: "Malcom \"Mal\" Reynolds"
In article <l5ala7$f8n$1@dont-email.me>,
"Ernest Primeau" <ernietoo@webtv.net> wrote:
> > But why would I need a mansion when there's all the maintenance and
> > taxes.
> >
> > In Florida, there are no property taxes associated with living in a
> > camper trailer. There's just me and my pets so why a big house.
>
> >>there are property taxes associated with the property you park on
> >>which you will pay directly or indirectly.
>
> >>>there are vehicle registration fees for your camper trailer
>
> True, there would be vehicle registration fees for my camper trailer:
> IF I paid them. ;-)
>
there ARE fees for your trailer: not paying them is only viable if you
don't get caught...get caught and you owe all back fees and penalties
and of course it's much easier, legally and physically, to IMPOUND your
trailer
>
> >
> > I can take the savings and have my money manager invest the rest.
> > Winning! Ernie
>
> >>what savings? you will either have to buy a piece of property or
> >>pay rent on someone else's property, you won't get a tax deduction
> >>for a mortgage and your maintenance will be higher on your camper
>
> The savings I was referring to was the savings from the small
> business that I run.
what does that mean?
> I'm semi-retired now. I only work when I want to. I throw a lot of
> parties...now that can get expensive, but lemonade is cheap to make
> in florida/
>
> >>and then there's the car/truck
>
> I drive around in a classic Mercedes that I am very proud of. It is
> older so I can work on it myself. Can you say SAVINGS?
labor cheap, parts expensive, rust prevalent
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TOPIC: Restore/revive worn windshield wiper blades?
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== 1 of 1 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 6 2013 1:44 pm
From: diamant649@gmail.com
Le dimanche 3 juin 2007 23:59:12 UTC-4, Logic316 a écrit :
> Hi folks,
> I just replaced the windshield wiper blades on my car yesterday because they
> were streaking badly. I was wondering, is there any way it's possible to
> restore the edges of worn-out wiper blades once or twice before having to
> throw them away and buy new ones? I remember reading somewhere that you can
> do it by rubbing it with fine grade sandpaper, but that never worked for me.
>
> Thanks!
>
> Logic316
>
>
> "If you keep your mind sufficiently open, people will throw a lot of rubbish
> into it."
> -- William Orton
What you should know about wipers problems?
How to solve wiper CLEANING problems?
Visibility
Clear visibility is extremely important when driving. Vision is the sense mostly utilised when driving. No compromise on visibility should be accepted.
Wiper problems as streaking, flutter, bugs, snow or heavy rain being spread in front of your vision or wiper lift when facing wind at highway speed are very annoying and could become dangerous in particular when the driver is facing sun. This happens especially when the sun is low in the sky in the morning or before night exactly when we commute to work and the traffic is at its peak.
Why a bad cleaning?
The cause of these frequent problems were identified as originating from a weak pressure applied on the wiper blade by the wiper arm since air lift occurs when driving. The arm and blade are pulling off the windshield by the air creating a vacuum over them.
Also when we clean a surface of dirt, we have to apply some effort to detach this dirt on the surface. It is the exact same thing with wiper cleaning the windshield. Some pressure must be added to obtain a good cleaning.
How come this happen?
This originates from the wiper arm spring which is located within the wiper arm. This spring is pulling in a direction along the arm instead of applying pressure in the direction of the windshield. The pressure applied by the arm is then not sufficient to achieve a good cleaning job. The leverage of this spring is very small since the wiper arm has a small thickness. Also, as frequently encountered in much mechanism, the space allowed to install the proper size spring is not sufficient. Wiper arms are not very wide or thick.
Aerodynamic
Also, fuel consumption is becoming an issue and to reduce it, car manufacturers lower the profile of vehicles to decrease the aerodynamic air resistance which is responsible for most vehicles fuel consumption.
This improved aerodynamic leads to slanting the windshield thus enlarging its size in height which requires a longer wiper arm with longer wiper blades. This contributes to lower the pressure on the blade as this offers more arm and blade to catch in the wind and create more lift.
The solution
Increase pressure on the wiper blade by adding an external torsion spring to add an optimal pressure on the wiper blade. This spring called Sure Wipe TM is a universal retrofit spring made of stainless steel that installs in seconds. It solves wiper problems at a low cost. It is permanent and install in seconds. It is safe for the wiper motor and the wiper blade as test demonstrated. It makes old and new wipers work as they should.
In resume, there is not enough pressure on the wiper and by adding an additional wiper arm spring; it gives the wiper just enough pressure to perform the good work and give a good visibility at all times while driving.
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TOPIC: Good Deal on AM/FM Radio programmable recorder
http://groups.google.com/group/misc.consumers.frugal-living/t/84545142b594ff69?hl=en
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== 1 of 2 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 6 2013 5:01 pm
From: greenbeetle.spamfilter@gmail.com
On Wednesday, 30 April 2008 01:35:29 UTC+9:30, mwmil...@gmail.com wrote:
> 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
I want the same device.
Why??
Because where I live there is only 3G internet. It costs me $180 for 12GB.
I download lots of podcasts. It has become too costly.
I want a simple device I can set to record a radio program to an mp3 file, please!
== 2 of 2 ==
Date: Wed, Nov 6 2013 5:32 pm
From: Mrs Irish Mike
Maybe, http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/schedule-recording-radio-station-windows-mac/
?
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