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Amazing accomplishment of light bulb sellers
It used to be difficult to sell a light bulb for more than $1. And
those would last a while. Nowadays, they can sell $35 light bulbs, that last only a year, and that could even get your house hacked. https://www.amazon.com/SYLVANIA-Equi...dp/B01HF2CMM4/ This is an amazing accomplishment and something that any old time crook would be proud of. |
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On Sat, 30 Sep 2017 14:21:29 -0500
Ignoramus17018 wrote: It used to be difficult to sell a light bulb for more than $1. And those would last a while. Nowadays, they can sell $35 light bulbs, that last only a year, and that could even get your house hacked. https://www.amazon.com/SYLVANIA-Equi...dp/B01HF2CMM4/ This is an amazing accomplishment and something that any old time crook would be proud of. You can bottle and sell water too ;-) -- Leon Fisk Grand Rapids MI/Zone 5b Remove no.spam for email |
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"Leon Fisk" wrote in message news On Sat, 30 Sep 2017 14:21:29 -0500 Ignoramus17018 wrote: It used to be difficult to sell a light bulb for more than $1. And those would last a while. Nowadays, they can sell $35 light bulbs, that last only a year, and that could even get your house hacked. https://www.amazon.com/SYLVANIA-Equi...dp/B01HF2CMM4/ This is an amazing accomplishment and something that any old time crook would be proud of. You can bottle and sell water too ;-) -- Leon Fisk Selling pet rocks is more profitable. Best Regards Tom. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
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On 2017-09-30, Leon Fisk wrote:
On Sat, 30 Sep 2017 14:21:29 -0500 Ignoramus17018 wrote: It used to be difficult to sell a light bulb for more than $1. And those would last a while. Nowadays, they can sell $35 light bulbs, that last only a year, and that could even get your house hacked. https://www.amazon.com/SYLVANIA-Equi...dp/B01HF2CMM4/ This is an amazing accomplishment and something that any old time crook would be proud of. You can bottle and sell water too ;-) At least water costs $2.99 per big case... But I see your point!!! i |
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On Saturday, September 30, 2017 at 3:21:37 PM UTC-4, Ignoramus17018 wrote:
It used to be difficult to sell a light bulb for more than $1. And those would last a while. Nowadays, they can sell $35 light bulbs, that last only a year, and that could even get your house hacked. https://www.amazon.com/SYLVANIA-Equi...dp/B01HF2CMM4/ This is an amazing accomplishment and something that any old time crook would be proud of. Do you remember my posting about Walmart selling 8.5 watt led bulbs? I checked on the internet and they are now $1.34 each ( actually $5.54 for four ) . I said I would post when one fails. And I will, but none have failed so far. Considering that they last longer , $1.34 each is not bad. Dan Dan |
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wrote in message ... On Saturday, September 30, 2017 at 3:21:37 PM UTC-4, Ignoramus17018 wrote: It used to be difficult to sell a light bulb for more than $1. And those would last a while. Nowadays, they can sell $35 light bulbs, that last only a year, and that could even get your house hacked. https://www.amazon.com/SYLVANIA-Equi...dp/B01HF2CMM4/ This is an amazing accomplishment and something that any old time crook would be proud of. Do you remember my posting about Walmart selling 8.5 watt led bulbs? I checked on the internet and they are now $1.34 each ( actually $5.54 for four ) . I said I would post when one fails. And I will, but none have failed so far. Considering that they last longer , $1.34 each is not bad. Dan Our local 99 cent store has 5W led bulbs, been using them since march with no failures. Nice for a bathroom nitelite. Best Regards Tom. --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. http://www.avg.com |
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I will never have any "internet of things" stuff in my house, but I have moved to about 75% LED at home. The quality has gotten really good really recently. If you bought an LED spot in a hardware store five years ago, I bet you returned it immediately. I have been buying warm white LED directly from China for about 8 years, the German shops not offering anything decent. Now they have finally caught on. I have an 8w lamp in my foyer which is way brighter than the two 40w halogens it replaced. Yesterday I picked up a couple of 4w spots in a "Lidl" (sort of like an "Aldi" for $4 each. They are super bright, and the color is warmer than halogen. I'm going back for more tomorrow. I will probably be at 90% LED at home by the end of the year. I still have the traditional tubes on the ceiling and halogen spots over work surfaces in the shop though. I find the halogens are still superior for centering a point, seeing fine scratches, and what not.
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On Sat, 30 Sep 2017 14:21:29 -0500, Ignoramus17018
wrote: It used to be difficult to sell a light bulb for more than $1. And those would last a while. Nowadays, they can sell $35 light bulbs, that last only a year, and that could even get your house hacked. https://www.amazon.com/SYLVANIA-Equi...dp/B01HF2CMM4/ This is an amazing accomplishment and something that any old time crook would be proud of. I love home automation, but would never even -think- of using it outside the home to control the inside. Think of all the surveillance possibilities by Big Brother for these systems. I know people who love the Alexa thing and asked if they felt about it. They all said "We're not doing anything wrong, so why worry?" That corporations, gov't, hackers, and criminals know your every wish and detail of daily life seems far, far too invasive to me. Scenario: Person comes home to emptied house with note on smart toaster, alone in the kitchen: Thanks for everything! --the perps -- Stoop and you'll be stepped on; stand tall and you'll be shot at. -- Carlos A. Urbizo |
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On Sat, 30 Sep 2017 15:29:40 -0400, Leon Fisk
wrote: On Sat, 30 Sep 2017 14:21:29 -0500 Ignoramus17018 wrote: It used to be difficult to sell a light bulb for more than $1. And those would last a while. Nowadays, they can sell $35 light bulbs, that last only a year, and that could even get your house hacked. https://www.amazon.com/SYLVANIA-Equi...dp/B01HF2CMM4/ This is an amazing accomplishment and something that any old time crook would be proud of. You can bottle and sell water too ;-) Yeah. Evian (naive spelled backwards; coincidence?) goes for about $45/gal. Walmart sells bottled filtered City of Sacramento, CA water. Not even spring water! -- Stoop and you'll be stepped on; stand tall and you'll be shot at. -- Carlos A. Urbizo |
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On Sun, 01 Oct 2017 06:30:40 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote: That corporations, gov't, hackers, and criminals know your every wish and detail of daily life seems far, far too invasive to me. Fortunately, your secrets are safe on Usenet and Facebook. |
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On 2017-10-01, Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sat, 30 Sep 2017 15:29:40 -0400, Leon Fisk wrote: On Sat, 30 Sep 2017 14:21:29 -0500 Ignoramus17018 wrote: It used to be difficult to sell a light bulb for more than $1. And those would last a while. Nowadays, they can sell $35 light bulbs, that last only a year, and that could even get your house hacked. https://www.amazon.com/SYLVANIA-Equi...dp/B01HF2CMM4/ This is an amazing accomplishment and something that any old time crook would be proud of. You can bottle and sell water too ;-) Yeah. Evian (naive spelled backwards; coincidence?) goes for about $45/gal. Walmart sells bottled filtered City of Sacramento, CA water. Not even spring water! meanwhile the suckers keep on buying |
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On Sat, 30 Sep 2017 21:50:14 -0500, Ignoramus17018
wrote: On 2017-10-01, wrote: Do you remember my posting about Walmart selling 8.5 watt led bulbs? I checked on the internet and they are now $1.34 each ( actually $5.54 for four ) . I said I would post when one fails. And I will, but none have failed so far. Considering that they last longer , $1.34 each is not bad. A few years ago, I gave up on byuing Walmart lights because they kept failing on me. I had so many failures with Feit Electric CFLs, I won't ever buy another Feit product, even though they replaced them free of charge. Two died within the first month, the 3rd of 4 died within the year. I believe Feit sourced Walmart's bulbs for awhile, but I don't know who does now. I don't care if a bulb has a 10 day warranty if it lasts ten years, but I won't put up with those sporting 10 year warranties if I have to replace them numerous times every year. I already went through that with Searz Crapsman, giving them my gallon of blood and pound of flesh, literally. Satco puts out good CFLs, and I still have several going for the better part of a decade. Since I found Chinese-sourced LEDs for a buck many years ago, while US-made LED bulbs were $30-60 each, I am working through a few dozen of those. 1 in 6 dies within a couple years, not the best history. Now that Philips puts out sub-$3 LED bulbs, I'm trying them, bought from Platt Electric here in town. 8w non-dimmable daylight = 60w replacement. Cost $0.96 per year to run. Good in the bathroom for shaving, plucking eyebrows, and doing makeup, right, Tawm? A pair of 14w daylight LED spots in my front security lamp have been going for a few years now. At first, they were going on every minute like clockwork, and I discovered that a 47k 1/4w carbon film resistor between hot and not solved that. They would build up a charge from the caps in the 120v-12v bulb power supply and trigger the lamps. -- Stoop and you'll be stepped on; stand tall and you'll be shot at. -- Carlos A. Urbizo |
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On Sat, 30 Sep 2017 14:21:29 -0500, Ignoramus17018
wrote: It used to be difficult to sell a light bulb for more than $1. And those would last a while. *sigh* Here we go again. A brand name 100 watt incandescent lamp draws 100 watts, costs about $1.50 and is designed to last 1000 hours. When I moved here 15 years ago I replaced all my lighting with CFLs. Purchased the mega pack from Sam's Club. Major name brand, though I can't remember whether it was Sylvania or GE or maybe Lights of America. Cost was about $3.50 each and they consume 13 watts (my measurement). I had a few failures at the 7 year mark but the majority of the lamps are still going strong. The reduction in power consumption has paid for the lamps many times over, not to mention eliminating changing bulbs in inconvenient locations. A few months ago I bought a couple of top-of-the-line Cree 100 watt equivalent LED lamps. Cost was about $9 each. It also draws 13 watts but the light output is twice that of a modern CFL. Read my comparison testing here http://www.johndearmond.com/2017/07/...s-in-lighting/ Nowadays, they can sell $35 light bulbs, that last only a year, and that could even get your house hacked. That's not a light bulb. It's an Internet-connected microcomputer with LEDs attached. I would not pay that but then I have no use for an infinitely variable color lamp. In summary, modern lamps draw a quarter the power of an incandescent lamp, last many times longer, produce more than 4X the amount of light and cost only modestly more than an incandescent lamp. That's a huge win in my book. John John DeArmond http://www.neon-john.com http://www.tnduction.com Tellico Plains, Occupied TN See website for email address |
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On Sun, 01 Oct 2017 09:33:44 -0500, Ignoramus13481
wrote: meanwhile the suckers keep on buying I'll bet the people in Florida and Texas who stockpiled bottled water did not consider themselves suckers. We keep bottled water in gallon jugs in our motorhome because there is no telling what the local water tastes like. We're certainly not suckers. John John DeArmond http://www.neon-john.com http://www.tnduction.com Tellico Plains, Occupied TN See website for email address |
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Ever done the math on the cost of the lamps vs. the cost of the
electricity they use? I did years ago; I suggest you do so...... -- A host is a host from coast to & no one will talk to a host that's close.......................... Unless the host (that isn't close).........................pob 1433 is busy, hung or dead....................................20915-1433 |
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Neon John wrote:
On Sun, 01 Oct 2017 09:33:44 -0500, Ignoramus13481 wrote: meanwhile the suckers keep on buying I'll bet the people in Florida and Texas who stockpiled bottled water did not consider themselves suckers. We keep bottled water in gallon jugs in our motorhome because there is no telling what the local water tastes like. We're certainly not suckers. I had six gallon jugs of distilled water on hand for cooking, and 16 two liter bottles of fake Diet Mountain Dew when Irma hit. The gallon jugs were 87 cents each, and the diet soda were 75 cents, each. I also had 20 cans of Spam. My electricity was out until the 169th of last month. CATV and Internet were resorted on the 20th. The landline still doesn't work, over a month later. My broadband provider closed my Earthlink account and replaced it with their crappy product, taking my email and Newsgroups with it. I just signed up for a different Usenet service a couple days ago. |
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On Saturday, September 30, 2017 at 3:21:37 PM UTC-4, Ignoramus17018 wrote: It used to be difficult to sell a light bulb for more than $1. And those would last a while. Nowadays, they can sell $35 light bulbs, that last only a year, and that could even get your house hacked. https://www.amazon.com/SYLVANIA-Equi...dp/B01HF2CMM4/ This is an amazing accomplishment and something that any old time crook would be proud of. Do you remember my posting about Walmart selling 8.5 watt led bulbs? I checked on the internet and they are now $1.34 each ( actually $5.54 for four ) . I said I would post when one fails. And I will, but none have failed so far. Considering that they last longer , $1.34 each is not bad. I bought a package of four of those. So far, two of the four have failed. First they would start to flicker, then they failed completely. |
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On Fri, 20 Oct 2017 00:05:41 -0400, Michael A Terrell
wrote: Neon John wrote: On Sun, 01 Oct 2017 09:33:44 -0500, Ignoramus13481 wrote: meanwhile the suckers keep on buying I'll bet the people in Florida and Texas who stockpiled bottled water did not consider themselves suckers. We keep bottled water in gallon jugs in our motorhome because there is no telling what the local water tastes like. We're certainly not suckers. I had six gallon jugs of distilled water on hand for cooking, and 16 two liter bottles of fake Diet Mountain Dew when Irma hit. The gallon jugs were 87 cents each, and the diet soda were 75 cents, each. I also had 20 cans of Spam. Well, at least you ate and drank "well". kaff, kaff, kaff My electricity was out until the 169th of last month. CATV and Internet were resorted on the 20th. The landline still doesn't work, over a month later. That's late in the month! g My broadband provider closed my Earthlink account and replaced it with their crappy product, taking my email and Newsgroups with it. I just signed up for a different Usenet service a couple days ago. I'm having trouble with Centurylink out here on the Left Coast. My 3 year contract expired and my $74.12 monthly payment for phone and 5mbps Internet jumped to $90 and change. I called them and was put on hold, then was hung up on 15 minutes later. I called back and was put on hold again, but I hung up after the ******* didn't come back on to the call within 45 minutes. By then, I was so mad I said "F*ck it." About a week and a half later, my ire had cooled and I called again and got someone who stayed on the line, telling me they did away with contracts, and everything is just $85/mo for phone and 12mbps Internet. That works out to $100/mo after taxes and graft fees. I was all set up to pay $100 for the faster modem/router when the day came and the installer called and said "Well, we won't be able to do this. The fastest broadband in your area is 5mbps and they aren't allowing us to do bonded pairs any more. A few days later, I got the letter of cancellation from Centurylink. When I got back from house sitting for my sister, I grabbed the stack of mail from the box and I had a bill from my old long distance service, though I'd called them to shut it off a month ago. The fee had doubled because I wasn't on the original contract any more, and Centurylink hadn't taken it over, so Centurylink has bent me over and ass-raped me in just one more way. I hope that makes you feel better about what the storm put you through. -- Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing. -- Abraham Lincoln |
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On Fri, 20 Oct 2017 00:05:41 -0400, Michael A Terrell
wrote: Neon John wrote: On Sun, 01 Oct 2017 09:33:44 -0500, Ignoramus13481 wrote: meanwhile the suckers keep on buying I'll bet the people in Florida and Texas who stockpiled bottled water did not consider themselves suckers. We keep bottled water in gallon jugs in our motorhome because there is no telling what the local water tastes like. We're certainly not suckers. I had six gallon jugs of distilled water on hand for cooking, and 16 two liter bottles of fake Diet Mountain Dew when Irma hit. The gallon jugs were 87 cents each, and the diet soda were 75 cents, each. I also had 20 cans of Spam. P.S: Stock a case of each of several canned meats, cases of canned veggies, and half a dozen cases of water for the next time. I you have propane, stock up on ramen. Half a can of veggies/meat and a ramen makes a hearty stewp for. I toss the MSG "flavor packet" and use bouillon, garlic, and pepper, mostly. It ain't a $15 gov't MRE, but it's not half bad. -- Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing. -- Abraham Lincoln |
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On Fri, 20 Oct 2017 00:07:47 -0400, Michael A Terrell
wrote: wrote: On Saturday, September 30, 2017 at 3:21:37 PM UTC-4, Ignoramus17018 wrote: It used to be difficult to sell a light bulb for more than $1. And those would last a while. Nowadays, they can sell $35 light bulbs, that last only a year, and that could even get your house hacked. https://www.amazon.com/SYLVANIA-Equi...dp/B01HF2CMM4/ This is an amazing accomplishment and something that any old time crook would be proud of. Do you remember my posting about Walmart selling 8.5 watt led bulbs? I checked on the internet and they are now $1.34 each ( actually $5.54 for four ) . I said I would post when one fails. And I will, but none have failed so far. Considering that they last longer , $1.34 each is not bad. I bought a package of four of those. So far, two of the four have failed. First they would start to flicker, then they failed completely. Have you designed an inexpensive replacement power supply for them yet? I'd love a copy of the circuit if you do. I have a little stack of various styles of Chiwanese LED bulbs waiting for repair. It's times like these that I wish SKF hadn't taken over Palomar Technology and I'd had time to let a decent electronics background build up for me. 3 years was nothing, IMHO. sigh -- Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing. -- Abraham Lincoln |
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Larry Jaques wrote:
Michael A Terrell wrote: I had six gallon jugs of distilled water on hand for cooking, and 16 two liter bottles of fake Diet Mountain Dew when Irma hit. The gallon jugs were 87 cents each, and the diet soda were 75 cents, each. I also had 20 cans of Spam. P.S: Stock a case of each of several canned meats, cases of canned veggies, and half a dozen cases of water for the next time. I you have propane, stock up on Ramen. Half a can of veggies/meat and a Ramen makes a hearty stew for. I toss the MSG "flavor packet" and use bouillon, garlic, and pepper, mostly. It ain't a $15 gov't MRE, but it's not half bad. I ate a lot of cold cans of chili, stew, vegetables and a few snacks that were on hand. There was no propane for the stove, but the nearest McDonalds had arranged for backup power, and had a fell reefer truck full of food in the parking lot so they stayed open with a limited menu. I had one hot meal each day, after leaving the Special Needs Hurricane Shelter. Three days and two nights were more than enough for me. The county had replaced their old folding beds with cheap camping cots that weren't wide enough for a teenager, let alone an old man. I couldn't get to my feet, without help. They had some better beds, but some some greedy jerks had demanded them and left those that needed one to do without. I normally have 200 to 400 cans of food on hand at all times. I buy canned goods by the tray. I had bought 144 cans of soup a couple years ago. I've used about 2/3 of them. |
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Larry Jaques wrote:
On Fri, 20 Oct 2017 00:07:47 -0400, Michael A Terrell wrote: wrote: On Saturday, September 30, 2017 at 3:21:37 PM UTC-4, Ignoramus17018 wrote: It used to be difficult to sell a light bulb for more than $1. And those would last a while. Nowadays, they can sell $35 light bulbs, that last only a year, and that could even get your house hacked. https://www.amazon.com/SYLVANIA-Equi...dp/B01HF2CMM4/ This is an amazing accomplishment and something that any old time crook would be proud of. Do you remember my posting about Walmart selling 8.5 watt led bulbs? I checked on the internet and they are now $1.34 each ( actually $5.54 for four ) . I said I would post when one fails. And I will, but none have failed so far. Considering that they last longer , $1.34 each is not bad. I bought a package of four of those. So far, two of the four have failed. First they would start to flicker, then they failed completely. Have you designed an inexpensive replacement power supply for them yet? I'd love a copy of the circuit if you do. I have a little stack of various styles of Chiwanese LED bulbs waiting for repair. It's times like these that I wish SKF hadn't taken over Palomar Technology and I'd had time to let a decent electronics background build up for me. 3 years was nothing, IMHO. sigh No. I am trying to put my shop back together. I was trying to buy a used box truck when the Hurricane hit. It was in nice shape, but it didn't have a poer tailgate or ramp, so the guy wanted $2000 for the 2001 F350. The problems we It was titled out of state, so it had to be taken to the county tax office for them to read the VIN. That required insurance for a 30 day tag. The only company that bothered to reply was Geico, and they wanted over $1784 a year for insurance, and the county wanted $788 for the new title & tag. All that, just to get the windowless aluminum 16' box for a shielded place for working with RF. Then I missed out on an 8' x 24' aluminum trailer for $1000. The third option is still open. A new 10' x16' portable shed for $3000, plus a building permit. The Dollar Tree Sunbeam brand LED bulb is almost identical to the Walmart bulb. I'm trying to find a way to open the Walmart bulbs without just taking a hammer to one of them. |
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Larry Jaques wrote:
On Fri, 20 Oct 2017 00:05:41 -0400, Michael A Terrell wrote: Neon John wrote: On Sun, 01 Oct 2017 09:33:44 -0500, Ignoramus13481 wrote: meanwhile the suckers keep on buying I'll bet the people in Florida and Texas who stockpiled bottled water did not consider themselves suckers. We keep bottled water in gallon jugs in our motorhome because there is no telling what the local water tastes like. We're certainly not suckers. I had six gallon jugs of distilled water on hand for cooking, and 16 two liter bottles of fake Diet Mountain Dew when Irma hit. The gallon jugs were 87 cents each, and the diet soda were 75 cents, each. I also had 20 cans of Spam. Well, at least you ate and drank "well". kaff, kaff, kaff My electricity was out until the 169th of last month. CATV and Internet were resorted on the 20th. The landline still doesn't work, over a month later. That's late in the month! g People around here will not cut down dead or dying trees. A huge one fell, crushed their fence, snapped off a 40' power pole and block the road, and ended up taking out the fence across the street. They cut up enough to clear the road, but the upper part was still over tree feet in diameter. My broadband provider closed my Earthlink account and replaced it with their crappy product, taking my email and Newsgroups with it. I just signed up for a different Usenet service a couple days ago. I'm having trouble with Centurylink out here on the Left Coast. My 3 year contract expired and my $74.12 monthly payment for phone and 5mbps Internet jumped to $90 and change. I called them and was put on hold, then was hung up on 15 minutes later. I called back and was put on hold again, but I hung up after the ******* didn't come back on to the call within 45 minutes. By then, I was so mad I said "F*ck it." About a week and a half later, my ire had cooled and I called again and got someone who stayed on the line, telling me they did away with contracts, and everything is just $85/mo for phone and 12mbps Internet. That works out to $100/mo after taxes and graft fees. I was all set up to pay $100 for the faster modem/router when the day came and the installer called and said "Well, we won't be able to do this. The fastest broadband in your area is 5mbps and they aren't allowing us to do bonded pairs any more. A few days later, I got the letter of cancellation from Centurylink. When I got back from house sitting for my sister, I grabbed the stack of mail from the box and I had a bill from my old long distance service, though I'd called them to shut it off a month ago. The fee had doubled because I wasn't on the original contract any more, and Centurylink hadn't taken it over, so Centurylink has bent me over and ass-raped me in just one more way. I hope that makes you feel better about what the storm put you through. Centurylink sucks. My landline hasn't been worth a damn, since it changed it's name from Sprint. The underground lines are 50 years old, and mostly bad pairs. They won't replace it, until they decide to convert everything to fiber. |
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Amazing accomplishment of light bulb sellers
"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
... On Fri, 20 Oct 2017 00:05:41 -0400, Michael A Terrell wrote: Neon John wrote: On Sun, 01 Oct 2017 09:33:44 -0500, Ignoramus13481 wrote: meanwhile the suckers keep on buying I'll bet the people in Florida and Texas who stockpiled bottled water did not consider themselves suckers. We keep bottled water in gallon jugs in our motorhome because there is no telling what the local water tastes like. We're certainly not suckers. I had six gallon jugs of distilled water on hand for cooking, and 16 two liter bottles of fake Diet Mountain Dew when Irma hit. The gallon jugs were 87 cents each, and the diet soda were 75 cents, each. I also had 20 cans of Spam. Well, at least you ate and drank "well". kaff, kaff, kaff My electricity was out until the 169th of last month. CATV and Internet were resorted on the 20th. The landline still doesn't work, over a month later. That's late in the month! g My broadband provider closed my Earthlink account and replaced it with their crappy product, taking my email and Newsgroups with it. I just signed up for a different Usenet service a couple days ago. I'm having trouble with Centurylink out here on the Left Coast. My 3 year contract expired and my $74.12 monthly payment for phone and 5mbps Internet jumped to $90 and change. I called them and was put on hold, then was hung up on 15 minutes later. I called back and was put on hold again, but I hung up after the ******* didn't come back on to the call within 45 minutes. By then, I was so mad I said "F*ck it." About a week and a half later, my ire had cooled and I called again and got someone who stayed on the line, telling me they did away with contracts, and everything is just $85/mo for phone and 12mbps Internet. That works out to $100/mo after taxes and graft fees. I was all set up to pay $100 for the faster modem/router when the day came and the installer called and said "Well, we won't be able to do this. The fastest broadband in your area is 5mbps and they aren't allowing us to do bonded pairs any more. A few days later, I got the letter of cancellation from Centurylink. When I got back from house sitting for my sister, I grabbed the stack of mail from the box and I had a bill from my old long distance service, though I'd called them to shut it off a month ago. The fee had doubled because I wasn't on the original contract any more, and Centurylink hadn't taken it over, so Centurylink has bent me over and ass-raped me in just one more way. I hope that makes you feel better about what the storm put you through. -- Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing. -- Abraham Lincoln I get along fine with BasicISP dialup and Broadband2Go cellular Internet, Virgin PayLo for cell phone and an antenna for TV. -jsw |
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On Fri, 20 Oct 2017 10:45:58 -0400, Michael A Terrell
wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: On Fri, 20 Oct 2017 00:07:47 -0400, Michael A Terrell wrote: wrote: On Saturday, September 30, 2017 at 3:21:37 PM UTC-4, Ignoramus17018 wrote: It used to be difficult to sell a light bulb for more than $1. And those would last a while. Nowadays, they can sell $35 light bulbs, that last only a year, and that could even get your house hacked. https://www.amazon.com/SYLVANIA-Equi...dp/B01HF2CMM4/ This is an amazing accomplishment and something that any old time crook would be proud of. Do you remember my posting about Walmart selling 8.5 watt led bulbs? I checked on the internet and they are now $1.34 each ( actually $5.54 for four ) . I said I would post when one fails. And I will, but none have failed so far. Considering that they last longer , $1.34 each is not bad. I bought a package of four of those. So far, two of the four have failed. First they would start to flicker, then they failed completely. Have you designed an inexpensive replacement power supply for them yet? I'd love a copy of the circuit if you do. I have a little stack of various styles of Chiwanese LED bulbs waiting for repair. It's times like these that I wish SKF hadn't taken over Palomar Technology and I'd had time to let a decent electronics background build up for me. 3 years was nothing, IMHO. sigh No. I am trying to put my shop back together. I was trying to buy a used box truck when the Hurricane hit. It was in nice shape, but it Now you should be able to find scrape and dents pretty easily, unless most blew into the Atlantic. Check with salvage operators NOW! didn't have a poer tailgate or ramp, so the guy wanted $2000 for the 2001 F350. The problems we It was titled out of state, so it had to be taken to the county tax office for them to read the VIN. That required insurance for a 30 day tag. The only company that bothered to reply was Geico, and they wanted over $1784 a year for insurance, and the county wanted $788 for the new title & tag. All that, just to get the windowless aluminum 16' box for a shielded place for working with RF. Get a quote from USAA if your driving record is good. You might be surprised. Then I missed out on an 8' x 24' aluminum trailer for $1000. The third option is still open. A new 10' x16' portable shed for $3000, plus a building permit. Add $400 to assemble it. The Dollar Tree Sunbeam brand LED bulb is almost identical to the Walmart bulb. I'm trying to find a way to open the Walmart bulbs without just taking a hammer to one of them. Ooh, $tree has LED bulbs now? Gotsk to go see! Although the last batch of Chiwanese E19 style bulbs is working out well. 12w cool whites using are actually using 8W and putting out 100 incan-watts worth of light (only 900lm, but bright) and lasting years now. At the same wattage, cool whites look a lot brighter to me than those ****yella warm white bulbs. P.S: If 4 broke, take a hammer to one. Then you can find out how to finesse the others apart. -- Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing. -- Abraham Lincoln |
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On Fri, 20 Oct 2017 12:40:55 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote: "Larry Jaques" wrote in message .. . On Fri, 20 Oct 2017 00:05:41 -0400, Michael A Terrell wrote: Neon John wrote: On Sun, 01 Oct 2017 09:33:44 -0500, Ignoramus13481 wrote: meanwhile the suckers keep on buying I'll bet the people in Florida and Texas who stockpiled bottled water did not consider themselves suckers. We keep bottled water in gallon jugs in our motorhome because there is no telling what the local water tastes like. We're certainly not suckers. I had six gallon jugs of distilled water on hand for cooking, and 16 two liter bottles of fake Diet Mountain Dew when Irma hit. The gallon jugs were 87 cents each, and the diet soda were 75 cents, each. I also had 20 cans of Spam. Well, at least you ate and drank "well". kaff, kaff, kaff My electricity was out until the 169th of last month. CATV and Internet were resorted on the 20th. The landline still doesn't work, over a month later. That's late in the month! g My broadband provider closed my Earthlink account and replaced it with their crappy product, taking my email and Newsgroups with it. I just signed up for a different Usenet service a couple days ago. I'm having trouble with Centurylink out here on the Left Coast. My 3 year contract expired and my $74.12 monthly payment for phone and 5mbps Internet jumped to $90 and change. I called them and was put on hold, then was hung up on 15 minutes later. I called back and was put on hold again, but I hung up after the ******* didn't come back on to the call within 45 minutes. By then, I was so mad I said "F*ck it." About a week and a half later, my ire had cooled and I called again and got someone who stayed on the line, telling me they did away with contracts, and everything is just $85/mo for phone and 12mbps Internet. That works out to $100/mo after taxes and graft fees. I was all set up to pay $100 for the faster modem/router when the day came and the installer called and said "Well, we won't be able to do this. The fastest broadband in your area is 5mbps and they aren't allowing us to do bonded pairs any more. A few days later, I got the letter of cancellation from Centurylink. When I got back from house sitting for my sister, I grabbed the stack of mail from the box and I had a bill from my old long distance service, though I'd called them to shut it off a month ago. The fee had doubled because I wasn't on the original contract any more, and Centurylink hadn't taken it over, so Centurylink has bent me over and ass-raped me in just one more way. I hope that makes you feel better about what the storm put you through. I get along fine with BasicISP dialup and Broadband2Go cellular Internet, Is that for your laptop, and why both? Oh, ick, CDMA. g I'm with the other guys and had to get cards for the new phone. Oh, ick, 56k dialup (good enough for Usenet/email, but...) Virgin PayLo for cell phone and an antenna for TV. Tracfone w/ data and NO TV here, TYVM. I'm wondering if I should just give up the land line, but between neighbors and friends, I spend 30-60mins/day on the phone. My neighbor is paying $15/mo for VOIP, but she has sat TV, so I'm not sure how she's set up. She can't even measure a string with a ruler, so I can't ask her -any- tech questions about it. Charter Cable (local) doesn't service my area any more, so I can't just swap over to them. Hughes wants $80/mo for Internet only, plus $15-20/mo for modem rental, and they have a data max which switches speeds from 25mbps to 1-3mbps after the 20gb/mo is gone. Talk about a farkin' scam. I miss my $8/mo Ma Bell bills! -- Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing. -- Abraham Lincoln |
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On Fri, 20 Oct 2017 10:08:49 -0400, Michael A Terrell
wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: Michael A Terrell wrote: I had six gallon jugs of distilled water on hand for cooking, and 16 two liter bottles of fake Diet Mountain Dew when Irma hit. The gallon jugs were 87 cents each, and the diet soda were 75 cents, each. I also had 20 cans of Spam. P.S: Stock a case of each of several canned meats, cases of canned veggies, and half a dozen cases of water for the next time. I you have propane, stock up on Ramen. Half a can of veggies/meat and a Ramen makes a hearty stew for. I toss the MSG "flavor packet" and use bouillon, garlic, and pepper, mostly. It ain't a $15 gov't MRE, but it's not half bad. I ate a lot of cold cans of chili, stew, vegetables and a few snacks that were on hand. There was no propane for the stove, but the nearest McDonalds had arranged for backup power, and had a fell reefer truck full of food in the parking lot so they stayed open with a limited menu. I had one hot meal each day, after leaving the Special Needs Hurricane Shelter. Three days and two nights were more than enough for me. The county had replaced their old folding beds with cheap camping cots that weren't wide enough for a teenager, let alone an old man. I couldn't get to my feet, without help. Were people there easily volunteering to help you, I hope? I can't imagine having to hole up and try to sleep in a shelter after a storm, with people making noise 24/7. Glad you survived it, Mikey. They had some better beds, but some some greedy jerks had demanded them and left those that needed one to do without. Can't live with 'em, can't shoot 'em. Pity. Wouldn't the PTBs do anything, or was it politicized there, too? I normally have 200 to 400 cans of food on hand at all times. I buy canned goods by the tray. I had bought 144 cans of soup a couple years ago. I've used about 2/3 of them. Good. Yeah, one has to cycle through them and restock as they do. I take it that you're back at home and it's in fair shape? -- Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing. -- Abraham Lincoln |
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Larry Jaques wrote:
On Fri, 20 Oct 2017 10:45:58 -0400, Michael A Terrell wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: On Fri, 20 Oct 2017 00:07:47 -0400, Michael A Terrell wrote: wrote: On Saturday, September 30, 2017 at 3:21:37 PM UTC-4, Ignoramus17018 wrote: It used to be difficult to sell a light bulb for more than $1. And those would last a while. Nowadays, they can sell $35 light bulbs, that last only a year, and that could even get your house hacked. https://www.amazon.com/SYLVANIA-Equi...dp/B01HF2CMM4/ This is an amazing accomplishment and something that any old time crook would be proud of. Do you remember my posting about Walmart selling 8.5 watt led bulbs? I checked on the internet and they are now $1.34 each ( actually $5.54 for four ) . I said I would post when one fails. And I will, but none have failed so far. Considering that they last longer , $1.34 each is not bad. I bought a package of four of those. So far, two of the four have failed. First they would start to flicker, then they failed completely. Have you designed an inexpensive replacement power supply for them yet? I'd love a copy of the circuit if you do. I have a little stack of various styles of Chiwanese LED bulbs waiting for repair. It's times like these that I wish SKF hadn't taken over Palomar Technology and I'd had time to let a decent electronics background build up for me. 3 years was nothing, IMHO. sigh No. I am trying to put my shop back together. I was trying to buy a used box truck when the Hurricane hit. It was in nice shape, but it Now you should be able to find scrape and dents pretty easily, unless most blew into the Atlantic. Check with salvage operators NOW! Finding the trucks is easy. It's the other $%^&*( BS that Florida pulls that sours the deals. Florida has no state income tax, so the screw you every other way that they can dream up. Like when their 'impact fee' on out of state vehicles was declared illegal, they simply averaged what they expected to take in, and added that to the tag fees. didn't have a poer tailgate or ramp, so the guy wanted $2000 for the 2001 F350. The problems we It was titled out of state, so it had to be taken to the county tax office for them to read the VIN. That required insurance for a 30 day tag. The only company that bothered to reply was Geico, and they wanted over $1784 a year for insurance, and the county wanted $788 for the new title & tag. All that, just to get the windowless aluminum 16' box for a shielded place for working with RF. Get a quote from USAA if your driving record is good. You might be surprised. Do they offer commercial truck insurance? I have to keep it in drivible and insured condition, or I would be forced to have it removed from my property. Then I missed out on an 8' x 24' aluminum trailer for $1000. The third option is still open. A new 10' x16' portable shed for $3000, plus a building permit. Add $400 to assemble it. No, it is factory built, and delivered on a flatbed truck. That is included in the price. The Dollar Tree Sunbeam brand LED bulb is almost identical to the Walmart bulb. I'm trying to find a way to open the Walmart bulbs without just taking a hammer to one of them. Ooh, $tree has LED bulbs now? Gotsk to go see! Although the last batch of Chiwanese E19 style bulbs is working out well. 12w cool whites using are actually using 8W and putting out 100 incan-watts worth of light (only 900lm, but bright) and lasting years now. At the same wattage, cool whites look a lot brighter to me than those ****yella warm white bulbs. P.S: If 4 broke, take a hammer to one. Then you can find out how to finesse the others apart. I was thinking about a jig to hold the bulb, and make small slits in the part closest to the base, to see if I can pop the tops off without damage. If I take a hammer to them, I will simply modify them to run off 12VDC. |
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Larry Jaques wrote:
On Fri, 20 Oct 2017 10:08:49 -0400, Michael A Terrell wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: Michael A Terrell wrote: I had six gallon jugs of distilled water on hand for cooking, and 16 two liter bottles of fake Diet Mountain Dew when Irma hit. The gallon jugs were 87 cents each, and the diet soda were 75 cents, each. I also had 20 cans of Spam. P.S: Stock a case of each of several canned meats, cases of canned veggies, and half a dozen cases of water for the next time. I you have propane, stock up on Ramen. Half a can of veggies/meat and a Ramen makes a hearty stew for. I toss the MSG "flavor packet" and use bouillon, garlic, and pepper, mostly. It ain't a $15 gov't MRE, but it's not half bad. I ate a lot of cold cans of chili, stew, vegetables and a few snacks that were on hand. There was no propane for the stove, but the nearest McDonald's had arranged for backup power, and had a fell reefer truck full of food in the parking lot so they stayed open with a limited menu. I had one hot meal each day, after leaving the Special Needs Hurricane Shelter. Three days and two nights were more than enough for me. The county had replaced their old folding beds with cheap camping cots that weren't wide enough for a teenager, let alone an old man. I couldn't get to my feet, without help. Were people there easily volunteering to help you, I hope? I can't imagine having to hole up and try to sleep in a shelter after a storm, with people making noise 24/7. Glad you survived it, Mikey. Most of the disabled had brought a caretaker with them. There were some county health workers there, as well. Still, it was no fun needing to use the restroom, and having to make enough noise to wake someone else in the room to help me. I was in a classroom at the closest high school. They fed us, but it was what was on hand for the students. Nothing fit for a diabetic, and the portions were for kids, not adults. They had some better beds, but some some greedy jerks had demanded them and left those that needed one to do without. Can't live with 'em, can't shoot 'em. Pity. Wouldn't the PTBs do anything, or was it politicized there, too? They weren't on site. The county was trying to shelter residents, and people who had fled north, and got stranded. I-75 was closed often due to accidents, so the traffic was detoured to old state highways. That caused the local gas stations tro be out of fuel by the time they even opened local shelters. I normally have 200 to 400 cans of food on hand at all times. I buy canned goods by the tray. I had bought 144 cans of soup a couple years ago. I've used about 2/3 of them. Good. Yeah, one has to cycle through them and restock as they do. I take it that you're back at home and it's in fair shape? What I've looked at is OK, but someone stole the battery out of my mower, and I can't see the backs of a couple roofs. I have tried several times to find a new battery, but I'm not going to pay $75 for a $20 lawnmower battery. |
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On Sat, 21 Oct 2017 12:02:11 -0400, Michael A Terrell
wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: On Fri, 20 Oct 2017 10:45:58 -0400, Michael A Terrell wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: On Fri, 20 Oct 2017 00:07:47 -0400, Michael A Terrell wrote: wrote: On Saturday, September 30, 2017 at 3:21:37 PM UTC-4, Ignoramus17018 wrote: It used to be difficult to sell a light bulb for more than $1. And those would last a while. Nowadays, they can sell $35 light bulbs, that last only a year, and that could even get your house hacked. https://www.amazon.com/SYLVANIA-Equi...dp/B01HF2CMM4/ This is an amazing accomplishment and something that any old time crook would be proud of. Do you remember my posting about Walmart selling 8.5 watt led bulbs? I checked on the internet and they are now $1.34 each ( actually $5.54 for four ) . I said I would post when one fails. And I will, but none have failed so far. Considering that they last longer , $1.34 each is not bad. I bought a package of four of those. So far, two of the four have failed. First they would start to flicker, then they failed completely. Have you designed an inexpensive replacement power supply for them yet? I'd love a copy of the circuit if you do. I have a little stack of various styles of Chiwanese LED bulbs waiting for repair. It's times like these that I wish SKF hadn't taken over Palomar Technology and I'd had time to let a decent electronics background build up for me. 3 years was nothing, IMHO. sigh No. I am trying to put my shop back together. I was trying to buy a used box truck when the Hurricane hit. It was in nice shape, but it Now you should be able to find scrape and dents pretty easily, unless most blew into the Atlantic. Check with salvage operators NOW! Finding the trucks is easy. It's the other $%^&*( BS that Florida pulls that sours the deals. Florida has no state income tax, so the screw you every other way that they can dream up. Like when their 'impact fee' on out of state vehicles was declared illegal, they simply averaged what they expected to take in, and added that to the tag fees. didn't have a poer tailgate or ramp, so the guy wanted $2000 for the 2001 F350. The problems we It was titled out of state, so it had to be taken to the county tax office for them to read the VIN. That required insurance for a 30 day tag. The only company that bothered to reply was Geico, and they wanted over $1784 a year for insurance, and the county wanted $788 for the new title & tag. All that, just to get the windowless aluminum 16' box for a shielded place for working with RF. Get a quote from USAA if your driving record is good. You might be surprised. Do they offer commercial truck insurance? I have to keep it in drivible and insured condition, or I would be forced to have it removed from my property. Then I missed out on an 8' x 24' aluminum trailer for $1000. The third option is still open. A new 10' x16' portable shed for $3000, plus a building permit. Add $400 to assemble it. No, it is factory built, and delivered on a flatbed truck. That is included in the price. The Dollar Tree Sunbeam brand LED bulb is almost identical to the Walmart bulb. I'm trying to find a way to open the Walmart bulbs without just taking a hammer to one of them. Ooh, $tree has LED bulbs now? Gotsk to go see! Although the last batch of Chiwanese E19 style bulbs is working out well. 12w cool whites using are actually using 8W and putting out 100 incan-watts worth of light (only 900lm, but bright) and lasting years now. At the same wattage, cool whites look a lot brighter to me than those ****yella warm white bulbs. P.S: If 4 broke, take a hammer to one. Then you can find out how to finesse the others apart. I was thinking about a jig to hold the bulb, and make small slits in the part closest to the base, to see if I can pop the tops off without damage. If I take a hammer to them, I will simply modify them to run off 12VDC. Some pics of mine: http://tinyurl.com/yd4v52h7 3-4w (early) http://tinyurl.com/y85eard2 9w-15w spots (mid buy) http://tinyurl.com/yafj66h6 12w bulb (recent buy) http://tinyurl.com/y7s3fl8t 18w 12VDC emergency light bulbs Most of my metal ones easily unscrew, but those which have plastic bases have snap-on domes. Half were in 2 pieces when they arrived, probably from being on the bottom half of the shipping container during shipping. I think China subsidizes these and they just tip 'em up and fill to the brim, then close the doors and ship. g -- Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing. -- Abraham Lincoln |
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On Sat, 21 Oct 2017 12:15:11 -0400, Michael A Terrell
wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: On Fri, 20 Oct 2017 10:08:49 -0400, Michael A Terrell wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: Michael A Terrell wrote: I had six gallon jugs of distilled water on hand for cooking, and 16 two liter bottles of fake Diet Mountain Dew when Irma hit. The gallon jugs were 87 cents each, and the diet soda were 75 cents, each. I also had 20 cans of Spam. P.S: Stock a case of each of several canned meats, cases of canned veggies, and half a dozen cases of water for the next time. I you have propane, stock up on Ramen. Half a can of veggies/meat and a Ramen makes a hearty stew for. I toss the MSG "flavor packet" and use bouillon, garlic, and pepper, mostly. It ain't a $15 gov't MRE, but it's not half bad. I ate a lot of cold cans of chili, stew, vegetables and a few snacks that were on hand. There was no propane for the stove, but the nearest McDonald's had arranged for backup power, and had a fell reefer truck full of food in the parking lot so they stayed open with a limited menu. I had one hot meal each day, after leaving the Special Needs Hurricane Shelter. Three days and two nights were more than enough for me. The county had replaced their old folding beds with cheap camping cots that weren't wide enough for a teenager, let alone an old man. I couldn't get to my feet, without help. Were people there easily volunteering to help you, I hope? I can't imagine having to hole up and try to sleep in a shelter after a storm, with people making noise 24/7. Glad you survived it, Mikey. Most of the disabled had brought a caretaker with them. There were some county health workers there, as well. Still, it was no fun needing to use the restroom, and having to make enough noise to wake someone else I'd have snagged a pop bottle really quickly. Or drank my water and refilled the bottle. But that's only OK for #1. in the room to help me. I was in a classroom at the closest high school. They fed us, but it was what was on hand for the students. Nothing fit for a diabetic, and the portions were for kids, not adults. Aw****. They had some better beds, but some some greedy jerks had demanded them and left those that needed one to do without. Can't live with 'em, can't shoot 'em. Pity. Wouldn't the PTBs do anything, or was it politicized there, too? They weren't on site. The county was trying to shelter residents, and people who had fled north, and got stranded. I-75 was closed often due to accidents, so the traffic was detoured to old state highways. That caused the local gas stations tro be out of fuel by the time they even opened local shelters. The beds weren't onsite?!? I normally have 200 to 400 cans of food on hand at all times. I buy canned goods by the tray. I had bought 144 cans of soup a couple years ago. I've used about 2/3 of them. Good. Yeah, one has to cycle through them and restock as they do. I take it that you're back at home and it's in fair shape? What I've looked at is OK, but someone stole the battery out of my mower, and I can't see the backs of a couple roofs. I have tried several times to find a new battery, but I'm not going to pay $75 for a $20 lawnmower battery. I'm glad you didn't lose all your tron tools/scopes and stuff. Ebay is your friend. I got 5ah 12v (for my emer flashlights) for $16 delivered. Riding mower batteries are $20 on sale here at BiMart. Crapsman mower batteries are $31 delivered from an Ebay vendor. Also try Freecycle and Craigslist which might be sources for free cores if not usable batteries. -- Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing. -- Abraham Lincoln |
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Larry Jaques wrote:
On Sat, 21 Oct 2017 12:15:11 -0400, Michael A Terrell wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: On Fri, 20 Oct 2017 10:08:49 -0400, Michael A Terrell wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: Michael A Terrell wrote: I had six gallon jugs of distilled water on hand for cooking, and 16 two liter bottles of fake Diet Mountain Dew when Irma hit. The gallon jugs were 87 cents each, and the diet soda were 75 cents, each. I also had 20 cans of Spam. P.S: Stock a case of each of several canned meats, cases of canned veggies, and half a dozen cases of water for the next time. I you have propane, stock up on Ramen. Half a can of veggies/meat and a Ramen makes a hearty stew for. I toss the MSG "flavor packet" and use bouillon, garlic, and pepper, mostly. It ain't a $15 gov't MRE, but it's not half bad. I ate a lot of cold cans of chili, stew, vegetables and a few snacks that were on hand. There was no propane for the stove, but the nearest McDonald's had arranged for backup power, and had a fell reefer truck full of food in the parking lot so they stayed open with a limited menu. I had one hot meal each day, after leaving the Special Needs Hurricane Shelter. Three days and two nights were more than enough for me. The county had replaced their old folding beds with cheap camping cots that weren't wide enough for a teenager, let alone an old man. I couldn't get to my feet, without help. Were people there easily volunteering to help you, I hope? I can't imagine having to hole up and try to sleep in a shelter after a storm, with people making noise 24/7. Glad you survived it, Mikey. Most of the disabled had brought a caretaker with them. There were some county health workers there, as well. Still, it was no fun needing to use the restroom, and having to make enough noise to wake someone else I'd have snagged a pop bottle really quickly. Or drank my water and refilled the bottle. But that's only OK for #1. Kind of hard to do when I couldn't even sit up, on the crappy cot. in the room to help me. I was in a classroom at the closest high school. They fed us, but it was what was on hand for the students. Nothing fit for a diabetic, and the portions were for kids, not adults. Aw****. They had some better beds, but some some greedy jerks had demanded them and left those that needed one to do without. Can't live with 'em, can't shoot 'em. Pity. Wouldn't the PTBs do anything, or was it politicized there, too? They weren't on site. The county was trying to shelter residents, and people who had fled north, and got stranded. I-75 was closed often due to accidents, so the traffic was detoured to old state highways. That caused the local gas stations tro be out of fuel by the time they even opened local shelters. The beds weren't onsite?!? They were trucked to the school from a County warehouse by prisoners and the Sheriff's department. I normally have 200 to 400 cans of food on hand at all times. I buy canned goods by the tray. I had bought 144 cans of soup a couple years ago. I've used about 2/3 of them. Good. Yeah, one has to cycle through them and restock as they do. I take it that you're back at home and it's in fair shape? What I've looked at is OK, but someone stole the battery out of my mower, and I can't see the backs of a couple roofs. I have tried several times to find a new battery, but I'm not going to pay $75 for a $20 lawnmower battery. I'm glad you didn't lose all your tron tools/scopes and stuff. The mower was in the driveway. I had just got it rrunning properly, and I had it covered with a tarp and weights. Ebay is your friend. I got 5ah 12v (for my emer flashlights) for $16 delivered. Riding mower batteries are $20 on sale here at BiMart. Crapsman mower batteries are $31 delivered from an Ebay vendor. Also try Freecycle and Craigslist which might be sources for free cores if not usable batteries. Rural King is supposed to have both types of lawn tractor batteries in stock, but the shelf is always empty. The auto parts places want $40 for theirs, with only a 30 day warranty. |
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Amazing accomplishment of light bulb sellers
On Sat, 21 Oct 2017 19:12:59 -0400, Michael A Terrell
wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: On Sat, 21 Oct 2017 12:15:11 -0400, Michael A Terrell wrote: Most of the disabled had brought a caretaker with them. There were some county health workers there, as well. Still, it was no fun needing to use the restroom, and having to make enough noise to wake someone else I'd have snagged a pop bottle really quickly. Or drank my water and refilled the bottle. But that's only OK for #1. Kind of hard to do when I couldn't even sit up, on the crappy cot. Yeah, wake someone up first, if you didn't have a bottle of water. From then on, you would have, though. The beds weren't onsite?!? They were trucked to the school from a County warehouse by prisoners and the Sheriff's department. So how did the nasty folks get them from those who actually needed them, and why, when prompted to reclaim them, didn't the overseers do so? I normally have 200 to 400 cans of food on hand at all times. I buy canned goods by the tray. I had bought 144 cans of soup a couple years ago. I've used about 2/3 of them. Good. Yeah, one has to cycle through them and restock as they do. I take it that you're back at home and it's in fair shape? What I've looked at is OK, but someone stole the battery out of my mower, and I can't see the backs of a couple roofs. I have tried several times to find a new battery, but I'm not going to pay $75 for a $20 lawnmower battery. I'm glad you didn't lose all your tron tools/scopes and stuff. The mower was in the driveway. I had just got it rrunning properly, and I had it covered with a tarp and weights. You're lucky the MOWER was still there after a HurriBlow. g I'm so glad I don't live down there. Except during a rumble, earthquakes are much more cordial. Ebay is your friend. I got 5ah 12v (for my emer flashlights) for $16 delivered. Riding mower batteries are $20 on sale here at BiMart. Crapsman mower batteries are $31 delivered from an Ebay vendor. Also try Freecycle and Craigslist which might be sources for free cores if not usable batteries. Rural King is supposed to have both types of lawn tractor batteries in stock, but the shelf is always empty. The auto parts places want $40 for theirs, with only a 30 day warranty. Can't you call Rural King and have them order one for you? It should be here by the time you need to mow again. -- Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing. -- Abraham Lincoln |
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Amazing accomplishment of light bulb sellers
Larry Jaques wrote:
Michael A Terrell wrote: Larry Jaques wrote: Michael A Terrell wrote: Most of the disabled had brought a caretaker with them. There were some county health workers there, as well. Still, it was no fun needing to use the restroom, and having to make enough noise to wake someone else I'd have snagged a pop bottle really quickly. Or drank my water and refilled the bottle. But that's only OK for #1. Kind of hard to do when I couldn't even sit up, on the crappy cot. Yeah, wake someone up first, if you didn't have a bottle of water. From then on, you would have, though. The school has a pair of restrooms between each pair of classrooms, along with a pair of offices for the teachers. It looks more like a college campus than a high school. So, once I was able to stand, it only took a minute to get to a restroom. There was no privacy in the room, with about 30 cots in it. The desks had been stacked in one corner, and there was barely room to walk between the cots. They were trucked to the school from a County warehouse by prisoners and the Sheriff's department. So how did the nasty folks get them from those who actually needed them, and why, when prompted to reclaim them, didn't the overseers do so? They got there ahead of me, and there was no one onsite with any authority other than to call the Sheriff or an ambulance. I'm glad you didn't lose all your tron tools/scopes and stuff. The mower was in the driveway. I had just got it running properly, and I had it covered with a tarp and weights. You're lucky the MOWER was still there after a HurriBlow. g I'm so glad I don't live down there. Except during a rumble, earthquakes are much more cordial. The last one was in 2004. Rural King is supposed to have both types of lawn tractor batteries in stock, but the shelf is always empty. The auto parts places want $40 for theirs, with only a 30 day warranty. Can't you call Rural King and have them order one for you? It should be here by the time you need to mow again. They get them by the pallet. I just can't catch them in stock. They have over 1000 car truck and other lead acid batteries on their shelves. They just can't seem to keep what I need in stock. They did have new steel Ammo cans for $10.99. The battery was taken just before the hurricane, the yard needed mowed two months ago. Now, some of the weeds are waist high and they have nasty burrs on them. |
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Amazing accomplishment of light bulb sellers
On Sat, 21 Oct 2017 07:50:50 -0700, Larry Jaques
wrote: On Fri, 20 Oct 2017 12:40:55 -0400, "Jim Wilkins" wrote: "Larry Jaques" wrote in message . .. On Fri, 20 Oct 2017 00:05:41 -0400, Michael A Terrell wrote: Neon John wrote: On Sun, 01 Oct 2017 09:33:44 -0500, Ignoramus13481 wrote: meanwhile the suckers keep on buying I'll bet the people in Florida and Texas who stockpiled bottled water did not consider themselves suckers. We keep bottled water in gallon jugs in our motorhome because there is no telling what the local water tastes like. We're certainly not suckers. I had six gallon jugs of distilled water on hand for cooking, and 16 two liter bottles of fake Diet Mountain Dew when Irma hit. The gallon jugs were 87 cents each, and the diet soda were 75 cents, each. I also had 20 cans of Spam. Well, at least you ate and drank "well". kaff, kaff, kaff My electricity was out until the 169th of last month. CATV and Internet were resorted on the 20th. The landline still doesn't work, over a month later. That's late in the month! g My broadband provider closed my Earthlink account and replaced it with their crappy product, taking my email and Newsgroups with it. I just signed up for a different Usenet service a couple days ago. I'm having trouble with Centurylink out here on the Left Coast. My 3 year contract expired and my $74.12 monthly payment for phone and 5mbps Internet jumped to $90 and change. I called them and was put on hold, then was hung up on 15 minutes later. I called back and was put on hold again, but I hung up after the ******* didn't come back on to the call within 45 minutes. By then, I was so mad I said "F*ck it." About a week and a half later, my ire had cooled and I called again and got someone who stayed on the line, telling me they did away with contracts, and everything is just $85/mo for phone and 12mbps Internet. That works out to $100/mo after taxes and graft fees. I was all set up to pay $100 for the faster modem/router when the day came and the installer called and said "Well, we won't be able to do this. The fastest broadband in your area is 5mbps and they aren't allowing us to do bonded pairs any more. A few days later, I got the letter of cancellation from Centurylink. When I got back from house sitting for my sister, I grabbed the stack of mail from the box and I had a bill from my old long distance service, though I'd called them to shut it off a month ago. The fee had doubled because I wasn't on the original contract any more, and Centurylink hadn't taken it over, so Centurylink has bent me over and ass-raped me in just one more way. I hope that makes you feel better about what the storm put you through. I get along fine with BasicISP dialup and Broadband2Go cellular Internet, Is that for your laptop, and why both? Oh, ick, CDMA. g I'm with the other guys and had to get cards for the new phone. Oh, ick, 56k dialup (good enough for Usenet/email, but...) Virgin PayLo for cell phone and an antenna for TV. Tracfone w/ data and NO TV here, TYVM. I'm wondering if I should just give up the land line, but between neighbors and friends, I spend 30-60mins/day on the phone. My neighbor is paying $15/mo for VOIP, but she has sat TV, so I'm not sure how she's set up. She can't even measure a string with a ruler, so I can't ask her -any- tech questions about it. Charter Cable (local) doesn't service my area any more, so I can't just swap over to them. Hughes wants $80/mo for Internet only, plus $15-20/mo for modem rental, and they have a data max which switches speeds from 25mbps to 1-3mbps after the 20gb/mo is gone. Talk about a farkin' scam. I miss my $8/mo Ma Bell bills! This is what we use at our house. Works rather good. http://pdanet.co/ Just ran a speed test: 11.8 Mbps download 1.30 Mbps upload Latency: 69 ms Server: San, Jose_CA Your Internet speed is typical Your Internet connection should be able to handle streaming an HD video. If multiple devices are streaming video at the same time, you may run into some slowdowns. You need "unlimited data"...which we have on our Sprint phones, at about $69 month/each I set up my work laptop to run on the phone and depending on location..I can do much better than the above --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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