I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it
says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the
distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber. The
distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something described
as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the size/length of what
it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36 is 32.4.
Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?
--
When I am in the kitchen, I often kick one of my cat's balls.
After I kick it, he will sometimes play with it for a few
seconds to several minutes. His favorite are the ones that
rattle. He'll play with any ball that makes noise.

On Sun, 03 Nov 2013 14:51:11 -0800, Daniel Prince
wrote:

I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it
says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the
distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber. The
distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something described
as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the size/length of what
it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36 is 32.4.
Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?

I think you're trolling.

Daniel Prince wrote in
:

I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it
says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the
distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber. The
distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something described
as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the size/length of what
it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36 is 32.4.
Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?




I think they should list the tool's length as being "nearly one arshin".

An arshin is a old Russian measurement equal to 28", so they'd be less
mendacious than they seem now.


--
Tegger

On Sun, 03 Nov 2013 14:51:11 -0800, Daniel Prince
wrote:

I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it
says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the
distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber. The
distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something described
as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the size/length of what
it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36 is 32.4.
Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?

The tool is made in a country where the people's feet are much smaller
than American feet.

--
Tony Cooper - Orlando FL

On 11/03/13 06:49 pm, Tony Cooper wrote:

I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it
says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the
distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber. The
distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something described
as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the size/length of what
it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36 is 32.4.
Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?

The tool is made in a country where the people's feet are much smaller
than American feet.

But the "Chinese foot" measure is actually 1.094ft.

Perce

On Mon, 04 Nov 2013 00:02:32 -0500, "Percival P. Cassidy"
wrote:

On 11/03/13 06:49 pm, Tony Cooper wrote:

I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it
says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the
distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber. The
distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something described
as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the size/length of what
it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36 is 32.4.
Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?

The tool is made in a country where the people's feet are much smaller
than American feet.

But the "Chinese foot" measure is actually 1.094ft.

You have obviously not purchased shoes made in certain countries
recently. If you take a size 9 in an American shoe, you will need a
size 10 or 10.5. Obviously, this is because the maker's feet were
smaller. Their lasts are based on their feet.




--
Tony Cooper - Orlando FL

On Mon, 04 Nov 2013 00:28:38 -0500, Tony Cooper
wrote:

On Mon, 04 Nov 2013 00:02:32 -0500, "Percival P. Cassidy"
wrote:

On 11/03/13 06:49 pm, Tony Cooper wrote:

I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it
says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the
distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber. The
distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something described
as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the size/length of what
it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36 is 32.4.
Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?

The tool is made in a country where the people's feet are much smaller
than American feet.

But the "Chinese foot" measure is actually 1.094ft.

You have obviously not purchased shoes made in certain countries
recently. If you take a size 9 in an American shoe, you will need a
size 10 or 10.5. Obviously, this is because the maker's feet were
smaller. Their lasts are based on their feet.

My feet seem to have kept growing.

From ages 13-30 I used to take size 8.

Now only size 11 will do.


--
Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm
Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com
E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk

On Tue, 5 Nov 2013 03:10:20 +0000 (UTC), Lewis
wrote:

In message
Steve Hayes wrote:
On Mon, 04 Nov 2013 00:28:38 -0500, Tony Cooper
wrote:

On Mon, 04 Nov 2013 00:02:32 -0500, "Percival P. Cassidy"
wrote:

On 11/03/13 06:49 pm, Tony Cooper wrote:

I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it
says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the
distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber. The
distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something described
as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the size/length of what
it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36 is 32.4.
Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?

The tool is made in a country where the people's feet are much smaller
than American feet.

But the "Chinese foot" measure is actually 1.094ft.

You have obviously not purchased shoes made in certain countries
recently. If you take a size 9 in an American shoe, you will need a
size 10 or 10.5. Obviously, this is because the maker's feet were
smaller. Their lasts are based on their feet.

My feet seem to have kept growing.

From ages 13-30 I used to take size 8.

Now only size 11 will do.

Did you change shoe-size scales around the age of 30?

Yes, we went metric.

But those sizes had three digits, and they soon went back to single digit
sizes, but the old ones were too small.


--
Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm
Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com
E-mail - see web page, or parse: shayes at dunelm full stop org full stop uk

On 11/4/2013 12:28 AM, Tony Cooper wrote:
On Mon, 04 Nov 2013 00:02:32 -0500, "Percival P. Cassidy"
wrote:

On 11/03/13 06:49 pm, Tony Cooper wrote:

I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it
says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the
distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber. The
distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something described
as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the size/length of what
it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36 is 32.4.
Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?

The tool is made in a country where the people's feet are much smaller
than American feet.

But the "Chinese foot" measure is actually 1.094ft.

You have obviously not purchased shoes made in certain countries
recently. If you take a size 9 in an American shoe, you will need a
size 10 or 10.5. Obviously, this is because the maker's feet were
smaller. Their lasts are based on their feet.

Which countries do you have in mind?

Based on the info at
http://www.onlineconversion.com/clothing_shoes_mens.htm

I can't see any shoe size measurement systems that
fit your description.

Inexpensive imported shoes are typically made to American
specs and labeled with American shoes sizes. I don't rule
out occasional snafus but systematic size-label error is
very rare.

Tak
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Tak To x
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[taode takto ~{LU5B~}] NB: trim the xx to get my real email addr

On 11/3/2013 4:51 PM, Daniel Prince wrote:
I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it
says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the
distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber. The
distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something described
as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the size/length of what
it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36 is 32.4.
Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?

Actually, they underestimated it. 28" down, 28" up, and 28" out would be
7 feet! You got a bargain so don't complain.:-)

Don

On 11/3/2013 4:51 PM, Daniel Prince wrote:
I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it
says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the
distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber. The
distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something described
as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the size/length of what
it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36 is 32.4.
Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?

Actually, they underestimated it. 28" down, 28" up, and 28" out would be
7 feet! You got a bargain so don't complain.:-)

Don

On 11/3/2013 4:51 PM, Daniel Prince wrote:
I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it
says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the
distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber. The
distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something described
as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the size/length of what
it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36 is 32.4.
Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?

Actually, they underestimated it. 28" down, 28" up, and 28" out would be
7 feet! You got a bargain so don't complain.:-)

Don

On 11/3/13 7:22 PM, IGot2P wrote:
On 11/3/2013 4:51 PM, Daniel Prince wrote:
I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it
says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the
distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber. The
distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something described
as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the size/length of what
it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36 is 32.4.
Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?

Actually, they underestimated it. 28" down, 28" up, and 28" out would be
7 feet! You got a bargain so don't complain.:-)

Don


Times 3. That was 21 way back when I was in school.

On 11/3/2013 7:43 PM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 11/3/13 7:22 PM, IGot2P wrote:
On 11/3/2013 4:51 PM, Daniel Prince wrote:
I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it
says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the
distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber. The
distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something described
as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the size/length of what
it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36 is 32.4.
Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?

Actually, they underestimated it. 28" down, 28" up, and 28" out would be
7 feet! You got a bargain so don't complain.:-)

Don


Times 3. That was 21 way back when I was in school.

There could be more of the same coming because it keeps telling me that
the server could not be reached thus it was not sent...see what happens
with this one. Heck, it could be 42 feet once they all get there!

On 11/3/13 8:35 PM, IGot2P wrote:



Times 3. That was 21 way back when I was in school.

There could be more of the same coming because it keeps telling me that
the server could not be reached thus it was not sent...see what happens
with this one. Heck, it could be 42 feet once they all get there!

I got the same thing for a few minutes. My settings were
supposedly wrong although I haven't changed anything for almost a year.

On 11/3/2013 8:45 PM, Dean Hoffman wrote:
On 11/3/13 8:35 PM, IGot2P wrote:



Times 3. That was 21 way back when I was in school.

There could be more of the same coming because it keeps telling me that
the server could not be reached thus it was not sent...see what happens
with this one. Heck, it could be 42 feet once they all get there!

I got the same thing for a few minutes. My settings were
supposedly wrong although I haven't changed anything for almost a year.


I think sometimes posting using aioe.org that issue happens. It may
have nothing to do with your settings at all.

--
Jenn

On 11/3/2013 8:22 PM, IGot2P wrote:

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?

Actually, they underestimated it. 28" down, 28" up, and 28" out would be
7 feet! You got a bargain so don't complain.:-)

Don

Your three posts bring it to 21 feet!

On Sun, 03 Nov 2013 19:22:58 -0600, IGot2P wrote:

Actually, they underestimated it. 28" down, 28" up, and 28" out would be
7 feet! You got a bargain so don't complain.:-)

Don

"If I tell you three times, it must be true"?

--
"The difference between the /almost right/ word and the /right/ word
is ... the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning."
--Mark Twain
Stan Brown, Tompkins County, NY, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com

On 11/3/2013 5:51 PM, Daniel Prince wrote:
I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it
says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the
distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber. The
distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something described
as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the size/length of what
it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36 is 32.4.
Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?


Sounds reasonable. They should probably just list the length.

--
Jeff

woodchucker wrote:
On 11/3/2013 5:51 PM, Daniel Prince wrote:
I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it
says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the
distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber. The
distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something described
as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the size/length of what
it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36 is 32.4.
Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?


Sounds reasonable. They should probably just list the length.


I think that's what they measured. From tip to tip is nearly 3 feet.

--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeros after @

On Sun, 03 Nov 2013 14:51:11 -0800, Daniel Prince
wrote:

When I am in the kitchen, I often kick one of my cat's balls.
After I kick it, he will sometimes play with it for a few
seconds to several minutes. His favorite are the ones that
rattle. He'll play with any ball that makes noise.

I still think you should quit kicking your cat's balls. That's gotta'
hurt!

In article ,
Gordon Shumway wrote:

On Sun, 03 Nov 2013 14:51:11 -0800, Daniel Prince
wrote:

When I am in the kitchen, I often kick one of my cat's balls.
After I kick it, he will sometimes play with it for a few
seconds to several minutes. His favorite are the ones that
rattle. He'll play with any ball that makes noise.

Sounds like a girl I dated in High school.......
--
"Statistics are like bikinis. What they reveal is suggestive,
but what they conceal is vital."
-- Aaron Levenstein

On Sun, 03 Nov 2013 14:51:11 -0800, Daniel Prince wrote:

I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it
says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the
distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber. The
distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something described
as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the size/length of what
it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36 is 32.4.
Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?

28 inches is nearer two feet than three. I agree with your
conclusion.

But I don't agree with your 90% reasoning. 90% of a mile could be
described as "nearly a mile", but I don't think 90% of 36 inches
could be described as "nearly 36 inches". "Nearly", to me, implies
that the actual measurement is close to the stated measurement AND
closer than to the next convenient division either way.

In other words, "nearly a yard", "nearly three feet", and "nearly 36
inches" are not the same measurement to me. They admit of
progressively less deviation from the exact measurement.

--
"The difference between the /almost right/ word and the /right/ word
is ... the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning."
--Mark Twain
Stan Brown, Tompkins County, NY, USA http://OakRoadSystems.com

On Mon, 4 Nov 2013 00:24:00 -0500, Stan Brown
wrote:

On Sun, 03 Nov 2013 14:51:11 -0800, Daniel Prince wrote:

I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it
says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the
distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber. The
distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something described
as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the size/length of what
it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36 is 32.4.
Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?

28 inches is nearer two feet than three. I agree with your
conclusion.

But I don't agree with your 90% reasoning. 90% of a mile could be
described as "nearly a mile", but I don't think 90% of 36 inches
could be described as "nearly 36 inches". "Nearly", to me, implies
that the actual measurement is close to the stated measurement AND
closer than to the next convenient division either way.

In other words, "nearly a yard", "nearly three feet", and "nearly 36
inches" are not the same measurement to me. They admit of
progressively less deviation from the exact measurement.

Just for S&G, I measured the one I purchased from Harbor Freight. It
is labeled as a 36" grabber, and it is 36" in length, but the distance
between my thumb and the tip is 32" when I hold it. It extends my
grasp about 30" since the last 2" are the gripping part.

All I can assume about the OP's claim of 28" is that he must have
extraordinarily long thumbs. He really doesn't need a grabber; he
could pick up things from the ground without even stooping over.




--
Tony Cooper - Orlando FL

Dan,

I think that you should not buy it.

Dave M.

David L. Martel wrote:
Dan,

I think that you should not buy it.

Dave M.



Only one review and that is a 5 star.
"I have purchase this again and again".
That's says it all. Maybe he'll get one that works next time.

--
Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeros after @

On 11/3/2013 4:51 PM, Daniel Prince wrote:
I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it
says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the
distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber. The
distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something described
as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the size/length of what
it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36 is 32.4.
Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?


I think you're the reason the Foot Long Hot Dog stands at the fair now
have
"About a" in parentheses before their name.

On 05/11/13 07:49, Moe DeLoughan wrote:
On 11/3/2013 4:51 PM, Daniel Prince wrote:
I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it
says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the
distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber. The
distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something described
as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the size/length of what
it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36 is 32.4.
Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?

I think you're the reason the Foot Long Hot Dog stands at the fair now have
"About a" in parentheses before their name.

Subway sells foot-long sandwiches that are about ten inches long.

--
Peter Moylan, Newcastle, NSW, Australia. http://www.pmoylan.org
For an e-mail address, see my web page.

* Peter Moylan:

On 05/11/13 07:49, Moe DeLoughan wrote:
On 11/3/2013 4:51 PM, Daniel Prince wrote:
I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it
says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the
distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber. The
distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something described
as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the size/length of what
it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36 is 32.4.
Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?

I think you're the reason the Foot Long Hot Dog stands at the fair now have
"About a" in parentheses before their name.

Subway sells foot-long sandwiches that are about ten inches long.

Metric feet?

I believe in this country the size is labelled "12 inch".

--
*Multitasking* /v./ Screwing up several things at once

(alt.home.repair dropped)

Peter Moylan:
Subway sells foot-long sandwiches that are about ten inches long.

Oliver Cromm:
Metric feet?

I believe in this country the size is labelled "12 inch".

I don't think so. In 2012 a Subway was one of the places I was going
for lunch semi-regularly, and I remember the name "foot-long" because it
contrasted with the simple "large" at Tim Hortons. Of course, it might
have changed since then. I never measured them, but the Subway ones
did look about a foot long to my eyes; the ones at Tim Hortons (since
discontinued) were shorter but thicker.

I looked at http://www.subway.ca, but while they are most eager to show
you nutritional and other details for the "standard 6-inch" size, I found
no reference to the larger size at all. However, a Google search

allintext: 12-inch OR foot-long OR footlong site:subway.ca

turned up a number of results, the first page of which all had "footlong"
or "foot-long" in the given excerpts.
--
Mark Brader |"It's bad enough that this... font doesn't distinguish
Toronto | between I and l, but I'd never had a problem with V before!"
| -- Steve Summit

My text in this article is in the public domain.

Mark Brader:
(alt.home.repair dropped)

Well, apparently I mean I *meant* to drop it. Sorry.
Followups directed to alt.usage.english this time, at least.
--
Mark Brader | "Warning! Drinking beer, wine or spirits during
Toronto | pregnancy can harm your baby." (City of Toronto
| notice in restaurant washrooms--men's and women's)

On 2013-11-06, Oliver Cromm wrote:

* Peter Moylan:

On 05/11/13 07:49, Moe DeLoughan wrote:
On 11/3/2013 4:51 PM, Daniel Prince wrote:
I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it
says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the
distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber. The
distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something described
as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the size/length of what
it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36 is 32.4.
Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?

I think you're the reason the Foot Long Hot Dog stands at the fair now have
"About a" in parentheses before their name.

Subway sells foot-long sandwiches that are about ten inches long.

Metric feet?

I believe in this country the size is labelled "12 inch".

A metric foot would be 30 cm, wouldn't it?


--
Unix is a user-friendly operating system. It's just very choosy about
its friends.

* Adam Funk:

On 2013-11-06, Oliver Cromm wrote:

* Peter Moylan:

Subway sells foot-long sandwiches that are about ten inches long.

Metric feet?

I believe in this country the size is labelled "12 inch".

A metric foot would be 30 cm, wouldn't it?

I wasn't serious above - normally, "metric" implies multiples of
10. I was not aware that "metric foot" is actually used for a, how
do you call it, transition measure?

--
It wouldn't be a bad country if only we could kick out the ****ing
pig Americans, eh?
-- Margaret Atwood, Surfacing, p.1??

On Thu, 07 Nov 2013 12:23:36 +0000, Adam Funk wrote:

On 2013-11-06, Oliver Cromm wrote:

* Peter Moylan:

On 05/11/13 07:49, Moe DeLoughan wrote:
On 11/3/2013 4:51 PM, Daniel Prince wrote:
I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it
says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the
distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber. The
distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something described
as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the size/length of what
it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36 is 32.4.
Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?

I think you're the reason the Foot Long Hot Dog stands at the fair now have
"About a" in parentheses before their name.

Subway sells foot-long sandwiches that are about ten inches long.

Metric feet?

I believe in this country the size is labelled "12 inch".

A metric foot would be 30 cm, wouldn't it?

Or 290mm.

When South Africa went metric in 1971 the price of building rose, because
metric bricks were smaller and took longer to lay. Then a brickmaker
introduced the M290 brick, whose longest dimension was 290mm, which made it
bigger than the old Imperial bricks.


--
Steve Hayes from Tshwane, South Africa
Web: http://www.khanya.org.za/stevesig.htm
Blog: http://khanya.wordpress.com
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On 03/11/2013 22:51, Daniel Prince wrote:
I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?

I agree with the "deceptive". I can see their logic; they are using
"feet" as an integer quantity. So "one foot" is nowhere near three feet,
but "two feet" is nearly three.

I use a related deception by saying that my age is nearer to 60 than it
is to 50. I could equally say that I'm nearer 50 than 40, but that
deception is more obvious upon inspection (of my face).

--
Steve Swift
http://www.swiftys.org.uk/

Daniel Prince filted:

I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it
says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the
distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber. The
distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something described
as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the size/length of what
it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36 is 32.4.
Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?

How many feet does the grabber extend your reach?..."more than two" is enough
for them to call it "nearly three"....r


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Me? Sarcastic?
Yeah, right.

On 11/5/2013 2:30 AM, R H Draney wrote:
Daniel Prince filted:

I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it
says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the
distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber. The
distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something described
as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the size/length of what
it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36 is 32.4.
Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?

How many feet does the grabber extend your reach?..."more than two" is enough
for them to call it "nearly three"....r



Using the words "nearly three" *sounds* more positive than using another
word like say "almost three".

--
Jenn

* Jenn:

On 11/5/2013 2:30 AM, R H Draney wrote:
Daniel Prince filted:

I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it
says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the
distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber. The
distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something described
as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the size/length of what
it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36 is 32.4.
Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?

How many feet does the grabber extend your reach?..."more than two" is enough
for them to call it "nearly three"....r

When my son is still up at 10:15, my wife reminds him that it's 11
and he should be in bed. I understand that she uses hyperbole, but
I am still wondering how she expected him to learn the clock this
way.

Using the words "nearly three" *sounds* more positive than using another
word like say "almost three".

But it is in fact only "almost nearly three feet" (it would be
nearly three feet if it was just a little longer).

--
The Internet? Is that thing still around? - Homer Simpson

Oliver Cromm wrote:
* Jenn:

On 11/5/2013 2:30 AM, R H Draney wrote:
Daniel Prince filted:

I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it
says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the
distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber.
The distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something
described as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the
size/length of what it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36
is 32.4. Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.

I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they
describe this grabber. What do you think?

How many feet does the grabber extend your reach?..."more than two"
is enough for them to call it "nearly three"....r

When my son is still up at 10:15, my wife reminds him that it's 11
and he should be in bed. I understand that she uses hyperbole, but
I am still wondering how she expected him to learn the clock this
way.

Using the words "nearly three" *sounds* more positive than using
another word like say "almost three".

But it is in fact only "almost nearly three feet" (it would be
nearly three feet if it was just a little longer).

true! So, why do we still talk that way?

--
Jenn

On Sunday, November 3, 2013 5:51:11 PM UTC-5, Daniel Prince wrote:
I just bought a grabber from Harbor Freight Tools. On the box it

says, "Extends your reach by nearly 3 feet." I measured the

distance between the end of my thumb and the end of the grabber. The

distance was less than 28 inches. I think that something described

as "nearly" should be at least 90 percent of the size/length of what

it is being compared to. Ninety percent of 36 is 32.4.

Twenty-eight is less than 78 percent of 36.



I think that Harbor Freight Tools is being deceptive when they

describe this grabber. What do you think?

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After I kick it, he will sometimes play with it for a few

seconds to several minutes. His favorite are the ones that

rattle. He'll play with any ball that makes noise.

They sell a lot of Chicago bull****.

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