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Is the postal service always this bad?
Hello....It's the POST OFFICE!!! The poster child and world example for poor customer service, and a bad attitude. I sure as hell don't know WHY; most of these guys, even the letter sorters, earn at least 50% more than I do.... and I have a college degree. I have a friend who works for the... -
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Why am I *still* getting the 'too many connections
Why am I *still* getting the \'too many connections UBB26-ML-784902-ML- Moved to the Questions/Problems/Suggestions forum - Empath -
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Best Good/Lame excuse you ever heard?
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Is SureFire becoming the next M@glight? Or WORSE?
Re: Is SureFire becoming the next M@glight? Or WOR [ QUOTE ] Sasha said: I'm confused... ... can some of you tell me how much the Arc4 was selling for? And how many of you bought it? And where the lifetime warranty is now? And how many of them that were sold have worked properly since the day... -
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Is SureFire becoming the next M@glight? Or WORSE?
I didn't make my M@glight analogy clear. My opinion is: M@glight: known for tryannical lawsuits. Sur@fire: known for tryannical pricing and dealer 'policy', at least in my opinion. Perhaps I wouldn't be as pissed as I am if I could afford $280 for a U2. But that's enough money to put four... -
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Is SureFire becoming the next M@glight? Or WORSE?
After reading the thread 'Surefire U2 Close to Being Delivered', I think that SureFire is getting way, way too heavy handed in how they treat their dealers...the remaining dealers they still 'graciously' allow to sell their lights with their ever more fascist-like pricing and other 'policies'... -
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Just found out I will get a flu shot this year!
I called my MD's office the day after the story broke, and they said they wouldn't be getting *any* vaccine. (I normally get an influenza vaccine due to severe asthma.) The person I talked to advised me to get a flu vaccination anywhere I could. I got on the 'net, and found a drug store... -
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yes folks people are stupid
Over 400,000 people die EVERY YEAR of smoking related illnesses. That's in the ball park with total Americans killed in WWII AND in Vietnam. Every year. 400,000 people. Die. From. Tobacco. And it's legal to buy anywhere, if you are over 18. Unbelievable that a drug with such an enormous... -
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205 mph on a U.S. highway. Riding a motorcycle.
My brother works on motorcycles for a living, and he stated that the bike this fool was 'riding' (err...flying, maybe) had a top end of 150 to 160(MAX). The cop got the speed wrong due to his poor reaction time using a stopwatch. That doesn't make what this idiot did *right* by any stretch of... -
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Microsoft security chief uses Firefox
Quoting from an E-mail sent to me by a friend: ENTERPRISE WINDOWS: OLIVER RIST Monday, July 12, 2004 You know you've got a browser problem when ? CERT and even Slate say that users should switch to another browser until IE is secure By Oliver Rist July 09, 2004 The U.S. Department of... -
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Maglight to sue ID Games over Doom 3
Hmm.... Apparently, some of you don't know the expression 'tongue firmly in cheek' It means * I'm kidding*, as in *I made it up*, and it's *not true*. This was just supposed to be a bit of humor. And I *still* think if you shine the flashlight in Doom 3 on a wall, the beam looks a *lot* like a... -
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Things that DON'T WORK
Re: Things that DON\'T WORK Anyone who has ever owned a Honda or Toyota would likely buy a used one, over a new American car. (Or *any* American car, for that matter.....) Things that don't work: Keeping kittens (and many cats, too) from unrolling the toilet paper *and* paper towels. Finding... -
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Maglight to sue ID Games over Doom 3
(With tongue firmly in cheek). "A spokesman for Mag Instruments states that a lawsuit is 'in the works' over a patent infringement lawsuit in the new computer game Doom 3." A flashlight is featured somewhat prominently in the new computer game, and while the flashlight itself looks nothing... -
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Any oldtimers ever build Heathkits?
I built a binary clock. It uses single individual red LED's to tell the time, in vertical culumns; hours, minutes, seconds. I still have it somewhere....I had it set up for a long time, and I got very good at reading it quickly. -
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Your biggest mistake ever?
[ QUOTE ] robk said: <SNIP> When I was a teenager I used to play with Vacuum tube Tesla Coils and other HV projects, I got so many shocks that I'm surprised I'm still here. A few shocks knocked me across the room, I never followed the "keep 1 hand in your pocket" rule. Maybe that's why my ECG's... -
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There goes the neighborhood.....
I just saw a Botach banner on CPF! D*mn; I gues it's better than running the bogus 'for sale' on the 20 pks. of Sanyo batteries, but I just hate that outfit! Arrrghhhhh! But to balance it out, I see that Brightguy also has a banner now. I've E-mailed Greg and asked him to put one on CPF, a... -
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Cold Heat: a new way to solder
Cold heat: isn't that an oxymoron, like military intelligence, jumbo shrimp, and honest politician? -
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Saddam captured!
[ QUOTE ] ikendu said: Saddam...very bad. Capturing Saddam...very good! Effect on the issue of whether we should have invaded...none. [/ QUOTE ] I couldn't have found a better way to put it.....! -
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question about the law
[ QUOTE ] oldgrandpajack said: <SNIP> I am a LIFE MEMBER of the NRA. I can shoot the middle out of a target at 25 yards in about 4 seconds with a 9mm Model 59 S&W. That's about a 3" bullseye. I reload my own ammo. Used to hunt woodchucks with a .22 revolver. I don't want to kill anyone... -
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I detest working on cars/trucks.....
About 25 years ago, we had 2 weeks of -10F to -20F weather. (-10F during the day, -20F at night.....) Never got above -10F. I had a car with a manual choke, and out of about 15 people in one week, my car was the only one that would *always* start. So I gave a *lot* of jump starts to people. Yes...
