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Java Talk: Saving Money Purchasing Online
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I think ordering on line has become a way of life for a lot of us who really no longer enjoy shopping or do not have decent stores near by to shop at or physically do not enjoy wandering through stores for hours on end. My most unusual purchases lately have been : 5 parts for my stove to fix it and not pay for a new one! and 2 outside lounge chairs from Camper World that were on sale on line only and we needed a new set. Other than that I order almost all of my quilting supplies from on line quilt stores because I have no local quilt shop and because I can almost always but the things I need on sale if I watch for the sales. I order some clothing but not jeans or shoes as I have to try them on. I order sheets, towels, rugs, tea, all kinds of things for the house - you name and I will at least look and see if I can find it on line. I live in the country only 12 miles from a small town but they do not always have what I want to buy. Yes it cuts out the small town stores but if they don't have it I am not going to drive 85 miles to shop in the city to try to find what I need and then find they don't have what I want.ReplyDelete
I wish when I was quilting in the early nineties that we'd had more going on online. I was a member of a fabric club, what was that called? A famous one in New England, that would send me fabrics every month. You know if we go into a store to buy parts for our stove, they may not have it in stock and they will order it online anyway, then have you come pick it up when it comes in. I'm just not willing to spend the money on gas, and more importantly to me right now: I have an 8 year old car. Who knows if I'll ever be able to buy another car. I have had it since I bought it from the dealer with 500 miles on it, and I now have 37,000 miles on it. Knock on wood, I have never have had one single thing go wrong with it. It is a 4-wheel drive Nissan Pathfinder and it is paid off. And I'm driving that sucker into the ground.ReplyDelete
I'm big on customer reviews and doing research before I buy. Amazon is one of my go to places not only because it always had the reviews I want to read, but it has most everything and often cheaper. I've gotten everything from garage door locks to coffee there. Love having it just come to the door. I don't go to malls any more either, and even by clothes online from a couple of favorite places. I do all my Christmas shopping online and never have to wait in line or find parking. It puts all the joy back in to the season without all that stress. Plus, I am a caretaker, so shopping online is really the only way to go for me. I hope the washer is the greatest purchase ever for you.ReplyDelete
I also do a lot of research and read dozens of customer reviews before I buy. Those customer reviews are a maker or a breaker for me. I rarely buy clothing, but it's so easy to do online. I even buy my shoes online because now I can only wear sneakers and I know just what ones I need and I order from Zappos, which has given me excellent service and deals. I don't buy Xmas presents anymore. Got off that train. My joy in the season is decorating and enjoying it all without the stress. Yes, I hope this washer does the trick. Still kind of gasping that I spent that much money! I very rarely do that!ReplyDelete
First off let me say that I think your washing/drying machine purchase was a wise choice. You can take it with you wherever you go if you ever have to move again (God forbid!). I find that many times when I want something specific it is not carried in the stores so I must buy it online. I never go to the Mall either, too many crowds and traffic. I don't buy that many Christmas gifts anymore but the ones I do get for grandchildren and nieces and nephews I get online and before Thanksgiving as well before they start running out of things. I have found Amazon to be very useful for lots of various items and most times the shipping is free. Just like yourself, I always check the reviews first. It has stopped me from buying something many times. I particularly like getting used books on Amazon, since used book stores seem to be becoming a thing of the past. Sometimes I get the k-cups online in a bulk box, saves lots of $. I eat mostly organic, so if I cannot find a vitamin or item in my local grocery/health food store, I will get it online. I wish I could buy shoes but I have problem feet and only wear shoes by SAS which you cannot buy online (unless Ebay) and I have a hard-to-find size so for that I must go to the SAS shoe store. They are expensive but prevented me from having foot surgery so it is a small price to pay. I like to try on clothes before I buy. I buy them mostly from Kohls, but since I know how their brands fit me, I will sometimes get the clothing online from their website if the store does not carry my size or color in the shirt that I want, etc. When I do shop in actual stores, I try to support the Mom & Pop establishments in my small town, I think that is important.ReplyDelete
P.S. With the washer/dryer, you will make back your money that you paid for it. When I lived in apartments with laundry facilities, washing my clothing cost me a fortune!ReplyDeleteReplies
I was curious so Googled SAS shoes and it said the entire line was sold at a place called Footwear, Etc., I think it was called. Don't know if that's correct or not. I too think it is important to shop Mom & Pop establishments. One I just loved here recently closed their doors. But they were simply retiring, not run out of business. It's actually kind of hard to find Mom & Pop establishments unless it's a place that repairs stuff, seems to me.Delete
I know it was probably the best thing for me to do, as wringing out simply is not going to work. If I ruin my hands I can't type! It's just hard on my psyche to shell out that much money!
Yes they sell the shoes but only in their actual stores, not online. Believe me, if I could get them online I would. I have bought some on Ebay but I wear 7WW and it is hard to find what I want. And I have to try them on if it is a style I am not familiar with. I have never liked public laundromats, or apartment ones either. Many times the machines were broken, and people never clean out the lint filters after use. I hope you get someone to help put the casters on and set it up for you. I think you will love it. Let us know how it works out.Delete
Thanks, Brenda, for letting me know your post was up. Oh!! How I love to shop online. My kids call it my addiction. Like most everyone, I do not like the long lines, trying to find parking spots and holiday shopping is the worst. But don't get me wrong...I do love a nice trip to the mall; seeing, touching, smelling. And I have no luck with shoes online for the most part so I go out for those. And shopping in downtown Chicago is just incredible. LOVE!ReplyDelete
I like going to stores like Target, Macy's., etc. online because you get the whole inventory. For example, if you are looking for curtains at a Target store...you may browse through 50 panels. Online you will see over 1000. The selection is incredible. But you do forsake that touching and really seeing the true color. You also have to be diligent about ordering things like lamps or furniture...always measure and make sure it's a good fit. And also look at the measurements on decorative items you may see. You can be looking at a beautiful tray and it arrives and its. 2' x 2"!! I also check the reviews, I was going to order a blouse on Old Navy and I read a review that said it was as sheer as toilet paper! Very helpful. Check out the return policy. Some are as easy as sticking the item back in the bag and leaving it for the mailperson. Other things like "The Great Rug Return" can be a nightmare. I wanted to return a 5' x 8" area rug (I posted about this debacle). I wrapped it up with bubble wrap and duct tape and dragged it to the post office. No dice. I had to re~wrap it with packing tape there in the lobby while everyone stared at me. Then I had to run home for the address which I forgot. Then I had to pay $40.00 for the return cost. The policy said in very teeny tiny letters that returns were free if you had their credit card. Sheet! So...I hope you have a good return policy if you don't like that washer/dryer!! lol!
I hope you're right! It said 60 day returns. I sure remember the rug debacle. It was horrid at the time, but funny in the end, hope you don't mind my saying. Jane, you should write an ebook on online shopping. At the very least you should sign up to be one of those Mystery Shoppers. I would get fired the first day but you would probably rise to the top quickly.Delete
I find in stores that my experience is often ruined by parents on cell phones letting their children run amok. Sometimes I can't help myself and tell the little ones to stop running or the could get hurt. Of course they ignore me. One day I almost got run over in a store by a kid on a bicycle! Parents often don't watch their children anymore. Countless times I've seen children in a fast foods parking lot while Mom is unaware and on her phone just coming out the door.
Lord, don't get me started! (I know, you didn't. I did.)
BUT...this is not about my gripes of cell phones and children that would be better raised by wolves!
I recently purchased a hand sander at Lowe's but when I needed more sanding sheets that specifically fit and not being able to locate them locally, I had no choice but to order those online. I even called the manufacturer and couldn't order through them. I eventually found what I needed on Kmart.com and since I am a member of Shop Your Way rewards, I received a good discount, plus free shipping. I couldn't begin to compare that to the service I received at Lowe's where I purchased the sander. I just find it hard to fathom a store selling a product, but not the accessory that is needed to use the product. The salesman even recommended that I return the sander and purchase another brand.ReplyDelete
On another note, I was browsing Walmart's online sight and found that you can order caskets online. Yes, caskets and urns. I couldn't believe it. I love online ordering,
Brenda, I am happy to hear about your washing machine. I wonder if you could attach one of those lines that work with a pulley to your patio fence and dry laundry outside. I love the smell of laundry dried the old fashioned way!Replies
CASKETS! OMG! I'm sorry, but I find that funny. Is there nothing Walmart won't sell? I can just imagine purchasing an urn from them and having it on display in my home and telling people: "Oh, look what a deal I got on my urn for my someday death. It was on sale at Walmart and I just couldn't be happier with it!Delete
What salesmen tell me is that they don't have the room for everything, so have a small selection.
Forgot to ask: What is Shop Your Way rewards? I'm kind of sheltered.Delete
When you shop at Kmart or Sears, you earn 10 points for every dollar you spend. It's free to join. I have used it several times. For example the total on my sandpaper order was $20.76,but after applying my points, I paid $12.67. I was happy with that. Go to shopyourway.com and it explains it all. I just saw on the news that Walmart is going to start offering insurance, such as auto. I thought the caskets were funny too!Delete
I'm loving what you are doing to make your new home so cozy!ReplyDelete
We had a washer/drier combo unit in the late 60's...it came with our apartment. Oh my...it was awful. The "dried" clothes came out steamed...and damp. But...that was the late 60's so I am thinking they have improved loads and loads. I'll be eager to hear how it works and if it does actually dry the clothes!
I buy on line 90% of the time. I'm a quilter and buy most of my fabric on line. It's cheaper. I know what I want usually so I get what I want.
I use Amazon Prime and buy small to big items. I'm cautious because they seem to have increased many items prices to make up for the free shipping. But, I still get many things cheaper and they are delivered to my door.
I also buy most of my clothes on line. I have 2 favorite places and wait for their sales and their free shipping.
With 6 grandchildren it is very easy to find out what they are wanting for birthdays and holidays. They look on line and then let their parents or me know what they want, I order it and have it sent to their homes. (they live 1200 miles north). What a blessing that is!
Needless to say, I am a big fan of online shopping and as I think back I have only had one or two things that weren't what they had claimed. I had a wonderful experience with something not being right where the shop keeper sent me several items trusting me to return the unwanted ones at their expense.Replies
Yes, I hope they have made improvements. But I don't normally dry my things completely dry. Maybe sheets and towels, or I'll hang the damp towels over something. Now I haven't checked into Amazon Prime either. Here I've written this post about online shopping and seems I'm the dunce about all these good ways to buy!Delete
I do both. Just depends on what I'm buying. I have to try on clothes. Not that I have a funny body or anything, but I like to know how something fits/looks before I buy it. Same with shoes, purses, jewelry, etc. There are things I buy online only though. I am a bargain hunter and love Amazon. I get my electronic accessories, sheets, kitchen gadgets, and lots of other fun stuff from them. I have a prime account and only buy from Prime retailers so that I never have to pay for shipping. I download all of my music and purchase the sale items for my Kindle--and always look for freebies. As for my text books, I tend to buy or rent them from either Amazon or abebooks.com. College textbooks are ridiculously expensive. I recently bought the Norton Anthology of American lit (in hard cover) from abe books for only $4.00! And it is in great condition! that same book--used--was selling for $67 in the college bookstore! However, now that we live in Germany, I am buying a lot more items from Amazon than ever before.ReplyDeleteReplies
Oh, I remember being in college and having a list to buy textbooks and my jaw would nearly drop to the floor when I saw how much they cost. Germany, huh? What's the stores like there?Delete
Due to a myriad of reasons, I shop on-line here in the UK.I have my groceries delivered weekly by a large supermarket chain.It's a fab fab fab service and you accrue reward points which I use for clothing.It costs roughly 3 dollars monthly.ReplyDelete
OMG! I'd pay three dollars weekly to get my groceries delivered. Or daily! Once I've walked the aisles and been run into by people on cell phones or driving those little vehicles (sorry; said I'd get off the cell phones), and then I stand in line behind someone who has a zillion coupons, I'm worn out. Then have to put them in the car and take them home and drag them all in. It's something I have to save up energy to do!Delete
We have a grocery chain in the Detroit area called Busch's which will fill your grocery order online for $7.00. You place your order, pay by credit card, drive up to the store, pop your trunk and some very nice young employees rush out with your order. Oh, and on Tuesdays seniors get a 10% discount on everything. This service is so convenient, saves so much time, and I think I end up saving money because I'm not tempted to buy anything I don't need. I wish this had been available when my kids were little.Delete
Brenda I don't know if you are aware that Reasor's will let you order groceries on-line. I think there is a 5.00 fee. Same as Cynthia M. mentioned. Order on-line, pay with credit card and arrange a time to come to the the drive up where they load in your car for you. They now also do deliveries but the cost is higher. Here is the on-link link: http://www.reasors.com/services/onlineshopping_serv.phpDelete
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Let's see....I as many of the others as well as you, like the customer ratings online. I have shopped online more and more for children's items ...I think that I bought everything in the physical Toys R US, Target and Walmart when my grandson was a baby and I was trying to equip this place with baby things. Later on it was much easier to find variety in puzzles and such online. For instance I recently went online and found an Audubon Birds of America coloring book, because the boys were so interested in my National Geographic bird book. I can assure you that Toys R Us isn't going to have coloring books like that...everything they have for the most part is based on Disney or TV shows.ReplyDelete
Keds Tennis Shoes...I have a wide foot, and during menopause my feet grew longer. What's with THAT! So in the local shoe store, Keds fit nicely...later on, last summer, I just ordered two pair online when they were on sale at the Ked's site. Used books on Amazon ( not lately, but over the last few years I shopped for older D.E Stevenson used books online, as well as Jean Hersey books ) and sometimes DVDs such as Downton Abbey, The Midwife series and other BBC series since I no longer have cable here.
Fabric....occasionally have ordered something online at Hancocks of Kentucky on sale if I wanted something particular.
Personal items: I have sensitive skin and use Neutrogena and Bare Minerals moisturizer in the winter. For Bare Minerals, I'd have to travel about 30 minutes to go to a Macy's store, so I order that online rather than make the trip.
Well, we are certainly conserving gas as we shop online! When I was quilting I loved Hancocks of Kentucky.ReplyDeleteReplies
I don't recall how I found them...I think a lady at the office had a catalog last year.Delete
I purchase almost all my gifts on ETSY. I purchase 80% of my fabric on ETSY. I love Amazon for their used books and I have purchased some new travel books for my Dad over the years. I hate malls as well, they make me nervous for some reason. I do not find them to be relaxing at all. I adore grocery shopping. I can spend hours looking at labels. I know crazy. (I think it stems from when I was in such a bad marriage, it was my escape for two hours) I just wish I could afford to shop the high end grocery stores, I am stuck usually at Super Walmart the first of the month. (my pay date as well as others) I often wonder why a wife has to bring her husband and all five children with her to the grocery store. (a huge pet peeve of mine) Off the subject, I watched The Blacklist last night. OMG! Riveting. I hate for them to go on hiatus.ReplyDeleteReplies
Yeah, loved the moments when Red told Liz that yes, he had killed her father. A myriad of emotions on his face that was priceless. I will surely miss them until Season 2. Will probably have to watch reruns to get my "fix."Delete
I love to shop online! I have started buying so many gifts and items for my home that way instead of physically going into stores. I recently bought a new larger flat screen tv and had it delivered to my door by Amazon. Great sale price and free shipping! I haven't used the WalMart shopping much but might have to start that also. I love to check the prices and reviews on everything I buy! I hate a mall and only go to the little one near me to take Tiger to ride the train! I do try to shop local when I can. Great conversation going on at Java Talk today!ReplyDelete
I was very blessed to be able to shop online during my recuperation (if you want to call it that; their not showing me how to properly wear the boot. Still makes me steam!) I truly don't know what I'd have done. I hated asking Judy to go to the store for me, but there was no other way to get dairy and produce.Delete
I could stand on my soapbox all day regarding people yakking on cellphones in stores!! Okay, first of all, I read all the reviews of things I haven't bought before. I love Clark's shoes, the clogs/mules, and order them once in a while because I know they'll fit. I hate to clothes shop, but I almost need to go to a store to try on as I've had too much bad luck ordering for myself. Hubby needs some new polo shirts for warmer weather and it's hard to find tall sizes, so I'll order them. I love to browse the book store, but I also order them online, especially old books from favorite authors if I can find them for the right price in good condition. I'm going to have to check out WalMart ordering as I'm getting back aches from lifting those huge boxes of cat litter and 30 lb bags of cat food.ReplyDelete
Glad you got your washer/dryer combo. Now you can save your poor hands for typing and gardening!Replies
Yes, when it seemed I couldn't even lift a small pot out on the patio, I kind of panicked. The price of this thing scares me, but the idea of not being able to garden or type scares me more! I have a theory that a store or any other place could have a bit of electronics built in where when people entered, their cell phones would automatically shut down. Then when they were walking to their car, it would come back on. But once they were behind the wheel and turned on the ignition, it would go off again until they turned it off and got out. Just think how many lives would be saved.Delete
I just read recently that someone or some company does have that in the works...the phones won't work while the car is moving. WOOHOO! :) I hope it comes to fruition!Delete
Good morning Brenda and ladies. I hate to shop in stores or the mall. I love online shopping and do 98% of my shopping online. A lot of walmart.com. Really the only time I go into a store is to return something I bought online that didn't work out. Or to buy certain groceries. I buy everything online, even clothing and shoes. I know my body well enough to know what size to buy at which store.ReplyDelete
I agree with everyone else about research, reviews and amazon.com. Customer reviews also enable me to order the correct product to meet my needs. And clothing reviews help me when choosing an item size if I am unsure.
Us freeshipping,org to find free shipping codes.
Your washer/ dryer will be worth every penny. You can't put a price tag on pain relief. It is priceless.
Oops! That's 'use'!Delete
Thanks for the free shipping URL. I guess you're right. Pain relief is priceless. Especially since I can't tolerate pain medication due to reflux.Delete
No pain medication! I feel really bad for you. Some days, I need to take naproxen. Like when both hands are throbbing. Have you tried wrapping your hands in a towel with a hot water bottle? Sometimes, it soothes mine.Delete
I like ice on my back and ankle and hands.Delete
OK, so I'm the oddball in this discussion, I love shopping anywhere. I love roaming up and down the aisles and just looking. Oh well, we're all different. I do order some items online but it's usually decorative things.ReplyDelete
Judy likes to be on the go. She wants to feel the fabric and eyeball the goods.Delete
Wow, I guess I'm in the minority here -- I only shop online as a last resort. After so many years of being an artisan selling my designs at local events, I am wholly committed to the "Buy Local"philosophy. The people who bought from me instead of ordering something cheaper on Amazon kept my little business successful. Even if it's WalMart or thrift stores, shopping there supports the store's ability to pay their employees, who probably live locally also. I love a bargain as much as anyone else, but I'll scrimp and save elsewhere to support our neighborhood shops and services. Yes it is annoying sometimes when kids are loud and people are distracted on their cellphones, but getting out and talking with people always makes my day a little brighter. Just this morning at the WM Neighborhood Grocery, I had a fun conversation with an adorable firefighter, found a new gluten free noodle product that I didn't know about, and chatted with a sweet checkout clerk. Came home smiling. BTW Brenda the natural health folks at your Sprouts can probably recommend something holistic to help with your pain, that won't give you bad side effects. I hope you enjoy your Sprouts store, ours is great, and there's always someone fun and funky there to talk to :) I'm glad you have a good store close by. They have wonderful sales.ReplyDeleteReplies
Well, I don't usually talk much when I'm out, but I do love the new Sprouts store. And I will ask them for something for this pain. Didn't even occur to me. Different strokes for different folks. I'd love to stroll through stores, but my ankle limits all that now.Delete
Oh Brenda I just remembered they have essential oils too! For really good prices, and sometimes they even go on sale. Occasionally they have everything in their health department an extra 25% off. You can go online and see what their ads are every week. And I think they have the electric carts that you can use to save the wear on your ankle. I have always wanted to test one out :)Delete
Clearly I have been gone for awhile. I've been out in back digging in the dirt. The sun came out and I wanted to get some Vitamin D the good old-fashioned way. Planted irises and lilies and chives in the dirt sections, of which there is not much. Was on the last round and turned around and the pupsters had been following right behind me digging everything up. Oh boy, was I upset.Delete
Just an off note: If your hands are really bad, heat up a wet washcloth in the microwave, then wrap it around your hands, then put a plastic bag over that. Oh my does that feel good.ReplyDelete
I use Amazon all the time for buying books. I've ordered a lot of paint books online used and they come in perfect condition, too! I also order my shoes from PlanetShoes.com. I wear a lot of the Kelso Earth shoes, and they offer great sales, free returns. I just ordered yarn online from Craftsy. So many yarn shops have gone out of business here, and I don't like Michael's yarn for making hats and scarves. One of our major grocery stores tried home delivery a few years ago and it didn't go over well. I feel like shopping has changed so much over the years. We are left with Macy's and Kohl's. I don't shop Nordstrom's or Neiman Marcus. The last time we were in a Macy's for my daughter she encountered a huge bug, and I mean huge, but they did nothing about it.Replies
The bug didn't put a bee in anybody's bonnet buy yours, huh? I would probably have had to raise a stink over a big bug.Delete
I order from Amazon. In the winter when I was so sick I could not get out to the store and no one to go for me. I ordered toilet paper, tea, otc meds and all free shipping. I did pay the one day shipping for the toilet paper. I buy all my books from Amazon. With Prime membership everything is free 2 day shipping on anything you want! I order fabric and everything from Ebay, Etsy!! Being in chronic pain 24/7 it really helps to order online. Getting in and out of my car is very painful!ReplyDeleteReplies
and no talking... I don't want to see anyone I know if I am shopping. I want to get in and out IF I have to go into a local store!!!Delete
A MALL?? What is a Mall?? NO Way NO How would I ever go to another mall again as long as I live. I agree with you Brenda 100%!!Delete
I guess the malls appealed to me when they first started building them. Yes, I'm old enough to remember the first one near OKC. Now I just can't imagine what they're like. But if it's like anyplace else, everybody will be talking into their phone and no one will be talking to one another and it will look like a bad movie. Why don't they have windows in those darned things? Makes me claustrophobic.Delete
We love to shop online and use Amazon a lot. You can check and compare prices, which is great! Want another cup of coffee? We've been buying big bags of coffee beans...half caf. It is so hard to find in the stores and we get a great buy from Amazon. I love ETSY, too! I would rather have something hand made or vintage. It's fun to search your favorite items and see what you find. Great subject my friend! off to read some comments now! Hugs, DianeReplyDeleteReplies
I'm going to buy decaf when I go to the store. Maybe I won't have so much trouble with heartburn. I took someone's advice last night and put a teaspoon of vinegar in water and drank it and I thought I was going to throw up and then blow up.Delete
Oh Brenda! Have you tried chewable acidolphilus for heartburn and just general digestive health? My husband and I swear by it (at times he's had acid reflux and this always helps). Our favorite brand is Nature's Bounty and we've found the chewable ones act much faster than capsules. Plus they taste great so we remember to take them more often. :) We've taken them for years, take 2 daily, and have noticed a good difference in our health. Love these and you can order them for a good price at VitaCost.com or here. ... Debra http://www.amazon.com/Bounty-Acidophilus-Chewable-Natural-Strawberry/dp/B000052YUH/ref=sr_1_3?s=hpc&ie=UTF8&qid=1399035668&sr=1-3&keywords=nature%27s+bounty+acidophilus+probioticDelete
I shop a lot online but I also go to stores and I go weekly to the local farmers market, I also purchase all of our organic beef/pork there as well. A funny story about cell phones, I was in the ladies room at Target and the lady next to me was sitting on the toilet and talking, I couldn't believe it. When I got out I washed my hands and our Target has that super mega hand dryer that blocks out all noise, I stood there for several minutes just drying my hands. I agree with you as well, Brenda, about the cell phone not working once your car is in drive and of course once you walk through the doors of any store. Do I really want to hear what you did last night with your hubby/friend/whoever? Not really.ReplyDeleteReplies
She was SITTING on a toilet! I'll bring this into the discussion. I wouldn't sit on a public toilet if I was at death's door. When my girls were little I did everything but hold them over my head to keep them from touching anything inside the stall of a public toilet. My MIL was just as bad if not worse. She could spot a germ 20 feet away. She wouldn't let them drink from the water fountains.Delete
Brenda, if you could make that chip for phones so they didn't work in the store or the car you'd be set for life! What a great idea that is!ReplyDeleteReplies
Well, I'm not much of an inventor. But I cannot believe after all these people get killed from some fool texting or talking on the phone while driving, including those who are hired to drive boats and trains, that someone savvy enough to do it has not implemented that bit of safety. Hey, they do something like that for people who have had DUI's, don't they? Then they could do it for cell phones. Shut those suckers off mid-sentence and boy, would you have a bunch of people not knowing what to do with themselves. Hey, you're out in a store. Shop and be polite to the clerk! I hate it when I see someone talk all the way through checking out and the poor clerk just stands there doing her job. Jerks.Delete
Hi, Miss Brenda! I'm so glad to hear about your W/D order. I've heard they work really well. I live near a college town, and some of the graduate housing and student apartments have those kinds of W/D and they love it. Hopefully, you will love yours, too.ReplyDelete
For a while now, some of the ladies at work had been talking about Etsy, so I decided to check it out. I found a cute watercolor print that I thought would be perfect for my bathroom, so I bought it. That was the first item I had purchased online in about 3 years. I prefer to get out and shop. I like to see and touch an item before buying it. I was fortunate buying the print because it turned out prettier in person than on the site, but it'll probably be another 3 years before I purchase anything else online. I don't do much with my computer except read the news, blogs, and I balance my checkbook every day. That's pretty much it when it comes to any real computer time.
Talk to you soon,
Well, back to the germ phobics, just imagine who else ahead of you has touched all that stuff. And did they wash their hands? I come in the door and head straight for the soap and water. I clearly got too tired and hot out there and now Judy says it might freeze tonight. I work myself into a dither before I have sense enough to go in. I don't know who's more dirty, me or the dogs.Delete
Well, Miss Brenda, the same could be said about those whose hands handled my Etsy package recently. I hope they washed their hands before handling, but there's no real guarantee. I mean, the thought of them scratching their butts or picking their noses then getting back to handling my package doesn't sound too appealing either. How about the mail carrier? Same could be said for him/her.Delete
Trust me when I say I'm a HUGE germaphobe, myself. I wash my hands as often as I can, and when I can't, I keep a small bottle of GermX in my purse, my car, everywhere. I work at Walmart, for goodness sake. You can just imagine all the germs there, but I can't live my life with that kind of paranoia. It wouldn't be much of a life if I did.
I agree. I was trying to engage some humor into a situation because I don't really have a good enough reason for not going out. All I could think of at the moment. Just going for a bit of levity.Delete
I really like shopping online for many reasons. I have lots of time to put things in my cart,, then leave the site and give the purchase some real thought before making final decision to check out..I cant tell ya the impulse buying being online has stopped~! If I have to go to a store I buy too much because I so dread having to go back..:)I just dont like being out their where all those folks vibes are.. even when I do a spiritual bubble around myself, theirs always someone so sad or messed up that I absorb a lot of their negative feelings:( then its a day or more before I can rid of it.. I sure dont need that.ReplyDeleteReplies
Sonny, you and I are a lot alike when it comes to going out around people. It's not that I don't like people. I just don't like the feeling of chaos when there are a lot of people and a lot of traffic and a lot of cell phone conversations going on. How are you with the cell phones? Judy finally talked me into getting one for emergencies. I got it through AARP and it's $15 a month for 200 minutes!Delete
I cut way back on online shopping ever since Amazon started taxing. I mainly used Amazon for books, but now I buy them used in a local bookstore unless, it is not available used. I've purchased a few things on Etsy for my daughter; she loves looking at their shops. I do too, but she does it more. But lately, I rarely purchase anything online, because most of my shopping, except for groceries, is done at second hand stores and vintage stores. I don't like the mall either; though, I have a week spot for drooling at Anthropologie's dishes, but it is not in a "mall". Open air, street shopping...ReplyDeleteReplies
I don't even go into Anthropologie,because I have a weakness for dishes and such and I can't afford them. I only buy books for my book club, and then at least that is tax deductible.I love the open air malls!Delete
I bought myself a Kitchenaid mixer online at www.everythingkitchens.com. They had a sale plus a bonus rebate and the price was less than anywhere else I found online or my local stores. And it's my favorite color - Blue!ReplyDeleteReplies
I've always wanted one of those! But the price has always been prohibitive. Do you mind my asking what you paid with all your smart rebates and such?Delete
Brenda, I wasn't the one that you told you about taking vinegar for your acid reflux, but I did want to tell you that apple cider vinegar is not a cure for everyone. It works for those that don't have enough acid in their stomachs, but doesn't work for those that have too much acid. I have too much acid and it doesn't work for me either. Though I was told that it is a good test for finding out if you have too much acid or not by my doctor.ReplyDelete
I shop online almost 100 percent since I am disabled. I don't miss the malls either! Our grocery store here in town does delivery for a small fee, and I order from Walmart.com too. I occasionally buy clothing and shoes online, only when desperately needed and at places I know the size will fit me well.Replies
Well, I'm so glad to hear you tell me that! I tried baking soda a few weeks ago in water, and lordy that stuff would gag a maggot! I was sick after that. I really think I have too much acid, for it's been this way since I was about 30. My trouble right now is that I accidentally ordered the wrong over the counter medication for it and am waiting for my Walmart.com delivery to get things back on track. Thanks for telling me that!Delete
I don't have the exact number here at work but as I recall the price was $269 + $10 off with a rebate code they gave you to enter at checkout + an additional $30 rebate from Kitchenaid which they give periodically (sometimes they give you a free attachment instead but I like having $ off instead since it came with the 3 most needed attachments.) It also came with free shipping! I got the Blue Willow 5qt.with metal mixing bowl. I'd like to have had the one with the glass bowl but it was more expensive and not necessary since I was trying to save money. I used my points that I accrued from my Visa card that I charge most things on and had been saving them up! They have sales at Kohls on these from time to time as well (esp. around Thanksgiving) but they didn't have this color or the 5 qt one. Usually the one they put on sale is the 4.5 qt which was a bit on the light side for mixing bread dough. Whew ... that may have been WAY more info than you were asking for :-)Delete
Good morning! Because of you I do most of my shopping at WM online. It got the point that pushing around that huge cart full of things got to be too much for my back. I love that they bring into the house my huge bags of cat food (which by the way I can get larger online), and the big boxes of litter. That's the best part not having to carry it into the house.ReplyDelete
When you told about your W/D being left at your front door stoop made me laugh. We were having a new kitchen counter delivered by Home Depot. They were going to leave it at the end of the driveway! Our driveway is 450 feet long. We had no choice but to pay the extra money. When it came my husband made them put it in the garage, and they were not happy. Oh well on them.
A new yarn store opened recently, and I can't tell you how much time I have spent in there. And money. I love feeling the yarn, but that doesn't stop me from buying online.
I shop a lot online for everything. I belong to My points where I earn points for shopping. This past Christmas I had enough points earned from the various places I belong to that I didn't have to spend any money on gifts. I turned the points into Amazon gift cards.
I also shop at Goodwill.com. It is an auction site where Goodwill stores across the country list some of their items. I have bought designer purses for a fraction of retail. I only wear Birkenstock shoes which new can cost over $100, but I think the most I have paid on Goodwill is $20. There is a shipping charge so when bidding you do have to take that into account. Just yesterday I got a new in the box Oxo Mandolin. I researched it before I bid, read reviews, and checked the retail price. At a store it would have cost $70, with shipping I paid only $20. I love that site.
I live 22 miles from town so online shopping has been a lifesaver, not to mention gas saver. I would shop my local grocery more but their prices are so much higher than any where else that I just can't afford to.
However, whenever I get to Minneapolis (a few times a year) I love shopping the mall. I love to just window shop, and people watch. Here in MN it is not uncommon to have a very nice conversation with a complete stranger. It's called Minnesota Nice. I love, love , love the Mall of America.
Oh I could go on, and on about shopping it is one of my favorite things, but I best stop mow. Thanks again Brenda for hosting a great topic.Replies
Well some person burst my bubble yesterday by emailing me and breaking down how long it would take me to pay for my washer versus going to the laundromat. Why are people so thoughtless? I was feeling pretty good about my purchase and they come along and tell me it would take so many years to pay for it. Hello, I said, you didn't add the cost of drying. I just wish people would keep these things to themselves. It wasn't just having the convenience, it was figuring in my walking with laundry and my ankle.Delete
Anyway, back to the topic. I did not know this about Goodwill and will check it out, because ours is just not very good. I didn't know about My Points either and will have to research that. I'm so glad you don't have to heft those huge sacks at Walmart. I too have found that, for instance, I can get a huge box of Cheerios online. I can pay virtually the same thing in the store and it is much smaller.
We do a lot of on-line shopping. We use our Amazon Prime quite often~~ waiting for a new Oriole feeder to be delivered today, in fact. When I get the 30% or 20% off coupons from Kohl's I almost always order on-line. No shipping when they have those sales, and no minimum $$ amount to spend. They now even let you use your Kohl's cash if you order on-line. Plus if you don't like it you can return to your nearest Kohl's store. Most other stores almost monthly have a free shipping promotion if you order on-line. I love using Etsy, too, as you can find such unique things. It is a dilemma when one uses on-line shopping vs. accessing real brick & mortar shops, but, when it is a lot cheaper, it is easy to justify it, I guess.ReplyDelete
Re; your washer/dryer, I know a lot of times, if you offer a delivery person CASH of maybe $50 or so, a lot of time they WILL bring it in for you as it is "free" $$ for them. Just a thought. AND,,,, that person must have WAY too much time on their hands to do all of that "research" for you to tell you what it will cost YOU to do YOUR laundry. Wow!! Gotta' wonder. OH, and Blacklist!!!!!!! What the heck??? IS he Lizzie's father/ what kind of secret is there/ IS Tom the true bad guy that Red has continually told Lizzie? The next 2 weeks are the last 2 episodes for the season....... It will be a LONG time til Fall, that is for sure!Replies
I will have The Blacklist withdrawals...Delete
I have a question to ask. I subscribe to over 100 blogs via email. Today I didn't receive more than 50 of them, including your's. I don't know how this all works, but wonder if you or your readers have ever experienced this. I renewed my Norton 360 yesterday -wonder if this coincides somehow?ReplyDelete
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I'm not playing to win anymore. My new motto is I'm playing not to lose.
There comes a point when every sportsman must finally accept the inevitable and come to terms with the truth. This is sometimes called reality, a painful condition that makes grown men scream things like "Why God did you let them discontinue my favorite ice cream flavor?"
Reality has set in for me. I'm not as young as I used to be, and not as strong. I've lost much of my devastating speed and mentally, I'm just above a bowl of mush and a step below frozen pizza (but at least the name-brand French bread kind).
The truth is, I've come to realize that I will never conquer my yard. Now I'm playing not to lose to it. I'll be happy with a tie - half what the wife and I want; half overgrown vines, weeds and alien spores with their thorns, claws and taste for human flesh.
There was only one way to win, anyway, and that meant bringing in an earth mover, three 50-gallon drums of diesel fuel, a family of goats and a gang of men who have been banned from 32 states and the District of Columbia.
While it would have left me with nothing more than scorched earth, the vines would have been chased back to their lair in the underworld. The downside is many goats and maybe even I would have died in the process, and I couldn't risk it.
I made these fateful decisions after coming back from vacation to find my yard, in a very short period of time, had taken on striking similarities to the Amazon, including mosquitoes the size of blue jays, the complete blotting out of light and sheltering some of the vilest and most unruly critters you could imagine (we're talking squirrels in Mexican bandito hats and shotguns).
To deal with this I've set out this 10 step plan I hope will at least stave off defeat and regain me some room to park my cars or get my front door open again.
1. I've prepared for casualties. In war time, they are a reality, and I'm prepared to lose my lawnmower, a couple axes, a few fingers, and if it must come to it, my trusty chain saw.
2. I will remain focused. If I don't maintain my concentration at every moment, I, just like my azaleas, could be swallowed in cat claw vines.
3. I'm dressing appropriately. Only camouflage for me from now on so the weeds won't see me coming.
4. At every step I am trying to get the psychological advantage by harassing and taunting the enemy. "Your mother was a diseased gardenia," I will yell. I'm trying to get them emotional, and when they are pushed into making a mistake, I will exploit it. I also stomp on my dead victims.
5. I'm writing this column. That way when people pass by and see me yelling at my yard, they will stop trying to talk my wife into having me committed. They will understand my state.
6. Listening for when I yell timber. Too often I'm my own worst enemy and don't jump when I yell jump, or run when I scream, "The tree is heading for the power line." How many times do I need to be crushed beneath a branch before I listen?
7. Never back down from a challenge. I am a man. These are just weeds. I cannot be intimidated by their school boy taunts of "Here comes Mr. Poo-poo head."
8. Stay hydrated. Very valuable advice in this heat.
9. I will not fear the warning labels on weed killers. Sure, maybe it says things like, "Danger: Weed killer has been known to make appendages wither and fall off," but if we go back to item No. 1, I must be willing to accept casualties.
10. Whenever things look their toughest, thrust my arms in the air and scream out in my best Mel Gibson in "Braveheart" voice "FREEDOM!"
With these few steps, which you are welcome to try at home yourself, I'm convinced I will not succeed. Then again, I know I cannot fail.
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AVON LAKE — Near the end of a community forum called last month to discuss the sobering reality of drug deaths and what can be done on a local level to combat them, the need to continue offering help was emphasized when a woman stood to ask a question.
"She blurted out 'What's next?' and 'Where do we go from here?' " Lisa Goodwin, the city's recreation program director, said.
"I knew that question was coming, and we knew what's next is to continue to put together resources and people willing to listen and put ourselves out there," Goodwin said.
The second forum to discuss local efforts to reduce drug use and help those struggling with addiction is 6:30 to 9 p.m. Aug. 13 at Avon Lake Public Library.
The first meeting June 11 at the library drew about 300 people.
"We had an overflow room set up in the library basement with audio and video feed for those who got there late or wanted privacy to observe things," Goodwin said.
"You just can't offer something and walk away from it after a turnout like that," Goodwin said. "This (drug issues) is never going away. We wanted to strike while the iron is hot."
Local officials began working to host the second meeting, which will be a mix of speakers including a DEA agent and Tom Stuber, executive director of the Lorain County Alcohol and Drug Abuse Services, and some 25 social service, treatment and support groups offering information and personnel in a low-key, informal setting designed to encourage people to discuss problems and ask for help.
"We don't have all the answers or solutions, but this type of expo-style forum makes it less overwhelming by letting people talk face to face," Goodwin said.
The June meeting was organized after Mayor Greg Zilka put out a call for such a gathering after being motivated by Goodwin, who met with limited success when she helped form Avon Lake Unites for Teens in 2006 to try and inform the community about drug issues.
"The community wasn't ready to make changes," Goodwin said of the effort.
But times have changed and so have public attitudes after four Avon Lake residents, all in their 20s, died of drug-related deaths from August 2011 to April 2012.
Lorain County recorded 60 deaths from prescription drugs, heroin and other illegal substances in 2012. That nearly tripled the 22 drug deaths in 2011.
Subjects to be addressed at the Aug. 13 session will span the gamut from drug enforcement by the DEA, and what steps individuals can take to report suspected drug activity as well as what to look for if someone is unsure if they are witnessing drug activity.
"We want to teach people what to look for and why it's important to report (suspected activity)," Goodwin said.
A local pharmacist will talk about steps being taken to reduce availability to drugs, and which drugs, such as Oxycontin, are sought after and abused.
Stuber will discuss prevention and treatment options. Avon Lake Public Library is at 32649 Electric Blvd.
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On the Record / Aug. 12, 2014
The Western New York Affiliate of Susan G. Komen named to its board of directors: Gina Fedele, marketing director for Windsong Radiology Group; Janet Owczarczak, executive vice president of business development at Employer Services Corp.; and Kathryn Gill, senior vice president, global business leader for Spin Master Ltd.
Lisa R. Grad, a real estate paralegal, joined HoganWillig, a law firm with offices in Erie and Niagara counties. Grad received a bachelor's degree from Hilbert College.
Phillips Lytle partner Douglas W. Dimitroff recently participated in the Wells Fargo Securities Research, Economics & Strategy 2014 Small Cell Symposium in New York City. The symposium focused on the emerging small cell technology; the key players in the space, including: tower companies, fiber players and carriers; and how small cell technology will factor into the wireless ecosystem over the next several years and beyond.
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Vicky and Damian Parker, owners and operators of the English Pork Pie Company, recently celebrated the grand opening of the British Chippy, an authentic fish and chip shop at 1176 South Park Ave. in Buffalo.
Carleton Technologies, Orchard Park, was awarded a $193,562 federal contract for aircraft components and accessories from the U.S. Air Force Materiel Command, Tinker Air Force Base, Okla.
Life Technologies, Grand Island, was awarded a $58,799 federal contract for Life Technologies medical equipment and supplies from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Program Support Center, Perry Point, Md.
Title: Serum-free mammalian cell culture medium, and uses thereof
No.: 8,785,194
Inventors: Gorfien, Stephen (Williamsville); Fike, Richard (Clarence); Godwin, Glenn (North Tonawanda); Dzimian, Joyce (Lancaster); Epstein, David A. (East Amherst); Gruber, Dale (East Amherst); McClure, Don (Indianapolis); Price, Paul (Grand Island)
Assignee: Life Technologies Corp. (Carlsbad, Calif.)
Date issued: July 22, 2014
Title: Methods and reactor designs for producing phosphorus pentafluoride
No.: 8,784,763
Inventors: Luly, Matthew H. (Hamburg); Smith, Robert A. (Kinnelon, N.J.); Nair, Haridasan K. (Williamsville); DePrato, Philip (Annandale, N.J.); Pokrovski, Konstantin A. (Orchard Park); Merkel, Daniel C. (West Seneca); Uhrich, Kevin (Alden); Cottrell, Stephen A. (Baton Rouge, La.); Brenner, Daniel J. (Madison, N.J.)
Assignee: Honeywell International (Morristown, N.J.)
Date issued: July 22, 2014


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Suzuki bunts and Nats end up with win in 11th
Suzuki bunts and Nats end up with win in 11th
The ball buzzed past second baseman Jose Altuve and bounced around foul territory in right field. Bernadina turned to look, and he was set on heading home. Third-base coach Bo Porter put up the stop sign, but it didn't stop Bernadina. And it didn't matter, anyway. Right fielder Brian Bogusevic's throw sailed past catcher Chris Snyder at home plate, and Bernadina scored.
In that bizarre sequence of events during the 11th inning, all the Nationals' earlier mistakes were washed away, and they escaped with a 5-4 win in the opener of a four-game series before a crowd of 13,843 on Monday at Minute Maid Park.
"It doesn't always have to be pretty," Nationals manager Davey Johnson said. "We bent a lot, but we didn't break. That's the good news."
The bad news is there were plenty of mistakes to be atoned for: all the runners left on base, all the deep counts, the lack of aggressiveness early in counts, the lead surrendered. But, as they say -- and they certainly said it plenty in the Nationals' clubhouse Monday night -- a win is a win. And this win kept Washington three games ahead of the Braves, who also won Monday, in the National League East standings.
"At the end of the day, the results are what we wanted. We'll take it," starter Edwin Jackson said. "We've had a lot of good games where we've played great and then come up with a loss. To get a win any way we can, it's definitely a good feeling."
"That's what we've been all year. We've grinded it out when we haven't had our best stuff as a team," added closer Tyler Clippard. "We're out there every day just knowing we're going to win. We have that winning mentality right now. ... We feel like we're going to win every night. It's a nice feeling."
Early on, it didn't seem as if the game would get nearly that tense. The Nationals were filling up the scorecard with hits, and Jackson was racking up strikeouts. But the hits didn't turn into enough runs, and Jackson got into deep counts and ran up his pitch count to 106 in just 5 1/3 innings.
Still, the Nationals had built a three-run lead. But that turned into a one-run advantage in the sixth, and after a clean seventh by reliever Ryan Mattheus, the Astros threatened to break through in the eighth.
Sean Burnett got into trouble, recording two outs before leaving the game with a runner on third. In came Drew Storen, with Johnson planning to use him to just face one batter. Instead, he walked two to load the bases. He fell behind J.D. Martinez, 3-0, while struggling to find the strike zone. But after a called strike, Martinez hit a shot to center field, Bernadina got under it and the threat had passed.
"When we missed, we missed bad," Johnson said of his pitching staff. "Edwin, I thought he had pretty good stuff. But he was on pace for 120-something pitches if he goes six, and his misses were really bad misses. ... It carried over to everybody I brought in except, I think, Mattheus."
That paved the way for Clippard, clinging to a one-run lead in the ninth. After striking out Downs, he hit Carlos Corporan with a curveball, walked Bogusevic and gave up a double to Altuve, scoring pinch-runner Lucas Harrell. Bogusevic was 90 feet from home with only one out, but Clippard struck out Marwin Gonzalez and Brett Wallace, sending the game into extra innings.
"That's the life we live in the bullpen. We've got to make our pitches when it counts," Clippard said. "In that situation, you've got to. One run scores, it's over. You've just got to forget that you let the game slip away a little bit and lock it back down. I'm thankful I was able to do that."
Craig Stammen breezed through the 10th and eventually shut the door in the 11th, and in between, the Nationals scored on one of the more bizarre game-winning plays you'll see in the Major Leagues this season.
"You get in a situation where everyone wants to make the play, and they both thought that they were going to be able to catch the ball in the air," Astros manager Brad Mills said. "They got ready to dive for it, and they each saw the other guy."
"I said, 'Oh no, please don't get caught,'" Suzuki laughed. "Once they dropped it and crashed, I said, 'Oh baby!' I had to start running to first. They threw it away, and I just kept running. So was Bernie, too."
"It worked out well for us," concluded Bernadina.
And in the end, it was a win. And that's all that mattered on such a back-and-forth night, right?
"It's a character-builder right there," Johnson said. "You say, 'I can survive it.' That's the character."
Adam Berry is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter at @adamdberry. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


text: Later this year, Hollywood will release its own big, grand version of August: Osage County, Tracy Letts' critically acclaimed Broadway play that won a bevy of Tonys and the Pulitzer Prize in 2008. This big screen adaptation stars Meryl Streep as pill-popping matriarch Violet Weston and Julia Roberts as her disgruntled daughter Barbara. There's also Ewan McGregor, Benedict Cumberbatch, Chris Cooper, Abigail Breslin, Juliette Lewis, Margo Martindale, Sam Shepard, Dermot Mulroney and more. Directed by John Wells, the story follows the women of the Weston family, whose lives have splintered in many directions until their alcoholic father's disappearance brings them back to their childhood home and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them. Check out the first trailer for August: Osage County and don't forget to see this sure-to-be-awards-bait ensemble piece when it hits theaters on November 8.


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Hi, was reading your post. I have had trouble locating my gr gr grandfather Charles/Carl Johnson who was born in Sweden and imm abt 1873. Dob could be Dec 1855, although on some forms age to year posted would have been 1853. Was told that many reunions were in NS Canada among Michigan, Wisconsin and had relation in Minnesota, and Oregon. It has been hard to find him and don't know parents names. Only found him with marriage to Caroline A Anderson b abt 1865 in Denmark, don't have her family confirmed either. The only place I start seeing his name in Michigan is in the 1900 census. He and Carrie/Cary/Caroline divorced in MI in 1919 and she lived with one of the daughters in Merrill Wisconsin in 1930. It showed in 1930 that she was widowed, don't know if it was true or said because of the stigma of divorce in that generation? I figure that since I have had trouble locating him it may be because the birth date is off or the name is different. The info I have received from people is that Carries name is different with the daughters info. One states Olsen or on, one it's Anderson, another it is Gorgensen. In her obit it states daughters and they were listed with the Michigan census as daughters. All listed the father as Charles. The middle initial could just mean Anderson for all I know. The A could stand for Andersdatter? In any case someone should know him or be related to them. I do know that Carrie/Caroline died in Chicago ILL 4-15-1935. And daughter Emma Edwards lived in the Illinois area too.


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An immaculate family home on a flat block with sunshine and privacy nothing to do with this one but settle in and enjoy living your Mountain dream. This property has everything you would expect from a high quality build. With a generous and creative floor plan, there's lots of living spaces and comfortable get aways' to make everyone in the family happy. It ticks lots of boxes with four bedrooms and two bathrooms, an open living/dining/kitchen, two additional living/dining areas, plus a large undercover outdoor patio spilling out from the kitchen and into the private and sunny, fully fenced backyard. The charm and comfort of this home is also in its flowing design and the high spec' details and features: in-built in the bedrooms, generous bathrooms, large hall and pantry storage, Caesar stone kitchen bench tops, angled walls (featuring fabulous semi-hexagonal bay windows), decorative finials and mosaic feature floors in the entrance way. A double garage with automatic door and undercover access to the house is also a convenient bonus.
The pretty garden has been thoughtfully planted and features an assortment of mature deciduous trees that in summer create a pleasant, leafy haven. In winter soak in the sunshine and enjoy the private and quiet north-facing rear garden. There's also a good sized shed, a chook run and two 2,500 litre water tanks tucked away along the side with a pump attached for garden watering. Brimming with spring blossoms and coloured leafy plantings (plus hedging to screen from the street), it's an established, year round and easy care one for garden lovers. Within easy walking distance of the Golf Club and on a public transport route, the home is only a short drive from schools, shops and spectacular bushwalks. This gem is a must to inspect!
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Specialty Insurance Managers Inc., a managing general agent based in Austin, Texas, has begun offering a new high value homeowners insurance program in Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Missouri and Kansas, with plans to expand into additional territories.
The MGA hired Chris Hayes, a former Lloyds of London underwriter, to oversee the program and facilitate the expansion into additional states.
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- First tier wind capacity available (other than Galveston County, Texas)
- Up to $15,000,000 property
- Up to $1,000,000 CPL
- Up to $250,000 scheduled personal articles floater
- Occupancy can be primary, secondary, seasonal, rental, vacant or builders' risk
- HO3, HO5, HO6, DP3 forms available
- Condo units written
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- PC9 and 10 available
- Written with Underwriters at Lloyd's
- Earthquake may be included as an endorsed peril
- Excess flood may be written as an endorsed peril
- Sub-limits for water back-up, ordinance and law, LAE and identity fraud expense available
- No credit scores needed to quote
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The menu button outside the app drawer, i.e. the home screen or other quick launch pages is very quick (no delay between pressing the menu button and the actual menu coming out).
I am rooted, JB 4.3, running Stock ROM Rogers MJ4, SM-N900W8 with TouchWiz launcher.
Any idea if this is a settings thing?
I was manually debloating after root and I am concerned that I might have disabled something that would reflect the delay in pulling out the menu inside the app drawer.
Any help would be appreciated.


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A. Lange & Sohne debuts its new 1815 UP/DOWN in 2013. Available in your choice of 39mm x 8.7mm pink/yellow/white gold case , this is a simple and elegant watch with power reserve indicator ("UP/DOWN" aka "AUF/AB") situated lower left and small seconds subsidiary dial on the lower right. Historically speaking, the brand's iconic UP/DOWN power-reserve indicator was first used in historic pocket watches and marine chronometers dating back to a Lange patent granted in 1879. More looks below.
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The Commuter Yacht Dauntless
The Dauntless was a high speed commuter yacht Designed by Sparkman & Stephens and built by the Jakobson shipyard in Oyster Bay Long Island NY. She was 6510 and launched in May of 1948. She was primarily a commuter custom made for a gentleman named Laurance S. Rockefeller, a son of John D. Rockefeller Jr. She was built to U.S. Military specs and many of the details aboard encompass those features. The yacht was powered by two late war Packard V-12s and had boasted the last word in electrical equipment. Dauntless had a full time captain named Tommy and the engineer Charlie who managed the smallest of details and she was ready for use in a moments notice.
The yacht was kept at the Tarrytown Boat Club in Westchester County New York. The Dauntless sailed between Tarrytown and W.79th Street in NYC weekdays when the owner would commute to work. She was also used for trips to Maine, Florida, the Caribbean and other destinations along the eastern seaboard. The Dauntless was a regular host to royalty, heads of state, titans of industry, celebrities and more.
In Dauntless's early years her owner, a recent lieutenant Commander in the U.S. Navy set out to find better materials to construct future PT boats. In collaboration with the military the hull was made of riveted sheets of aircraft grade aluminum. Using this "new" material to build a large boat was unheard of at the time and the military paid close attention to the characteristics of this material and how it worked on this vessel. In addition, after WWII her owner left the military and became a venture capitalist funding start ups in aviation, aerospace and military technology. Newly improved technology such as radar and other high tech gadgetry would end up aboard this vessel and other military vessels or testing..
In September 1959 Princess Beatrix of the Netherlands visited New York to commemorate Henry Hudson's 350 year anniversary. She boarded this yacht and was taken first to Mrs. Franklin Delano Roosevelt's home in Hyde Park for an overnight stay. The next day she boarded the Dauntless once again for a longer ride. Laurance, the captain and others greeted her as she boarded and as they pulled away from the dock a small convoy of armed naval vessels escorted them at slow speeds. She was entertained aboard Dauntless as they sailed all the way to Albany to meet up with the Governor Nelson Rockefeller and a host of other dignitaries. At the time this event was considered "The biggest parade in New York State's history". After the parade, Nelson was so embarrassed by how decrepit sections of Albany looked that he set off to raze entire neighborhoods and created Empire State Plaza.
In the mid 1970's she served the U.S. again as the U.S. presidential yacht during the Ford & Rockefeller administration.
Sometime in the late 1970s she was sold to a funny car hall of famer who proudly sailed her in Bonaire. In 1985 she was sold and sent to St. Croix where she would spend the rest of her years.
Some notes:
-The yacht was launched with an open bridge design in 1948.
-By 1950 the bridge shelter was added.
The yacht had V12 Packards until the 1960's when they were converted to four Detroit deisels on two shafts. The yacht had a special transmission whereas it could run one engine per shaft for slower economical cruising or the second engine could be engaged per shaft for all four engines to run together for higher speeds.
-During the Rockefeller years the exterior covering for the bow cockpit, Bridge deck, Tender and aft cockpit were white canvas and when it was sold by Rockefeller the covering was changed to blue fabric as seen in many photos.
The seating aboard the yacht was originally red leather and later Mr. Rockefeller commissioned Navajo Indians to redo the interior and exterior coverings in natural brown and orange patterns. When she was sold the Navajo coverings went with the yacht. I am fitting my yacht in red leather.
Last edited by RICH404; Nov 21, 2016 at 10:50 PM.
These are some news articles and tid-bits about the Dauntless and it's owner.
This article is called: "Yacht Aboard" from the Sarasota Herald written on February 2, 1954.
"Captain Fleming said he would hug the coast as far as Hatteras because we had aboard us just forward of the bridge and the quarters of the captain and passengers a 40-ton yacht belonging to Laurance Rockefeller, who ships this glorified soap-dish down every winter, accompanied by his skipper, Thomas Taxter and his wife Dorothea, a very pretty young woman, and Charles Karr, the engineer. The yacht had been towed down from Tarrytown in her own cradle and hoisted aboard by a 50 ton crane, at a cost of thousands. Shore side carpenters were bracing her with timbers and when they finally had her secure, we were two hours late getting into the steam.
We made San Juan Dec. 23 and I gave ungrudging credit to the longshoremen, who are. I understand, Joe Ryan's subjects, as they tore away the lumber from Rockefeller's toy and, and with extreme delicacy, hoisted her over the side and set her gently in the water where a tug waited to haul her somewhere. Rockefeller uses her to snatch fish by the face around Trinidad, but she barely has enough cruising radius to cross a bath tub. They would be unloading all night with winches going and men calling so we went ashore to the Caribe Hilton, a bizarre and very expensive resort hotel with beautiful swimming pools and a roulette layout."
A tale of Rich men and a Rich property: http://news.google.com/newspapers?ni...pg=5874,704203
"Laurance, who has his grandfather's granite face and piercing eyes, is also one of the nation's leading conservationists. Twenty-five years ago he gave the government 33,562 acres in his father's name to create Grand Teton National Park. In 1956 his gift of 5,000 acres became the Virgin Islands National Park, causing grateful natives to call him "St. Laurance." Since then he has added thousands more acres to the nation's parks through the family-funded Jackson Hole Preserve, Inc. An ardent outdoorsman, Laurance has piloted a cabin cruiser with a PT-boat hull down the Hudson River from Tarrytown (near Pocantico Hills) to his Manhattan office at 30 Rockefeller Center.
Scroll down to Laurance on this article. http://www.people.com/people/archive...064709,00.html
Note the first article below suggested that the Packards were 1350 HP each..I held the actual bill of sale and they were 1500HP each as stated in the second article. All the other info in the first article is correct.
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Decline, Revival and Demise:
There were two significant events that started the clock ticking against the Dauntless. In the early 1980's an interior fire broke out aboard the yacht. She burned from her bow to the end of the bridge missing the engine room and the owners cabin. The fire started because the Dauntless was in for repairs and a worker allegedly left a burning cigarette in the salon. The cigarette fell from the ashtray and onto some blueprints or paperwork related to the vessel and started the fire. This was a disaster for both the boat and the owner. She sat for a few years as the owner battled the insurance company. Unfortunately, the owner never recovered insurance money to repair the vessel so all repairs had to come from his own pocket. Eventually it was sold for a fraction of her purchase price.
In 1985 she was fixed up, painted all white primer and sold. The first picture below shows her in nice shape when she was brought to St. Croix where she was used as a live aboard. The owners really cared for and loved this boat. They lived on her, sailed her and got lots of enjoyment owning her. Although they lived and sailed her, she still needed a ton of work to make her "pretty" again. Being dressed in white primer was still not ideal for the once mighty Dauntless.
Interestingly, when the couple bought and sailed her to St. Croix, they got caught in Hurricane Gloria and sailed through some treacherous waters. The Dauntless proved herself well and made it through the storm without missing a beat.
While in the Bermuda Triangle however, they were sailing when all 4 engines cut-off and alarms began going off in the engine-room. She drifted for miles before the alarms turned off, and she started right up. It was a nerving experience to say the least.
She spent the next 4 years in a tropical paradise with a loving couple that lived and got good use out of her. She was moored in the Salt River in St. Croix.
Then the next event to devastate Dauntless happened on St. Croix. In 1989 Hurricane Hugo devastated the island with 140 MPH winds that destroyed anything and everything in it's path. The Dauntless was anchored and was taking the storm quite well until a 140 ft NOAA barge that was improperly anchored came along and severely damaged her. The owners bravely rode out the storm on the Dauntless!
Once the storm was owner repair work ensued.
Later during Hurricane Lenny she was pushed on the beach which is where she stayed in the pictures below. While she was being repaired once again, the owners were approached by a gentleman who promised the couple that he would restore her to her her former glory. This person had all sorts of credentials and convinced them that he was best suited to take on the Dauntless. Looking after the yachts best interest they trusted and sold the yacht to him.
After the sale promises were broken and she was put into the wrong hands where she ultimately ended up at the mercy of the scrapper.
Sadly, what's left of the once proud Dauntless is our models...
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This video was taken after sitting on the beach for 14 years.
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I began the model back in 1998 and built it up as a regular 'Dumas Dauntless'. At the time there was no information about the full sized vessel online therefore there was no 'real' boat to compare it to. A few years after the model was built I found an online photo of the full sized Dauntless in ruins and the features were very different from the model. This led me to giving my model a second look and began noting the details which led me on a mission to fully research the vessel. The research itself was astounding and since became a labor of love. My goal is to make the miniature replica of vessel.
[After six years, thousands of hours in research, build time, and LOTS of money spent, I'm now closer to my goal of recreating a miniature of this vessel.
Some of the features on the model will include:
• Opening doors throughout the interior and exterior
• Sliding hatches
• Multiple Lights in every room
• Carpeting
• Detailed Furnishing
• Cabinetry
• The finest butter-soft red lambskin covered seating in and outside the vessel (The original boasted red leather)
• Beds will feature custom made high quality Egyptian cotton blanketing with pillows
• All cushions, mattresses and pillows throughout are Tempur-Pedic memory foam (ok, the Tempur-Pedic memory foam was my idea)
The scale boat was rebuilt using a combination of solid mahogany, aluminum, basswood and epoxy
In addition to the interior all of the details found on the full sized yacht exterior including the radar, life raft, tender, Bridge and aft cockpit Awning, boat hooks and ALL other items will be recreated and added. They will be based on original photos in my private collection.
On the RC side of things includes:
• (2) Astroflight Super Ferrite 25 Water cooled 12V Motors
• (2) Astroflight Harbor Master ESC's
• (2) Water cooling plates for the ESC's
• Sound Effect Module and accessories with V12 Packard Engine Sounds, Air horn and Ships Bell (By Model Sounds)
• Robbe F-14 Marine transmitter With Duel Throttles plus receiver
• 4 water pumps with 8 splitters to cool the electronics and blow out the 4 exhaust tubes aft
• 2 intake and 1 exhaust fan to regulate the engine room temperatures
• Harbor Models Power Distribution Panel
•Yacht currently Powered by 3 5000 MAH LIPO batteries
Lighting: (30+) Including: specialty fixtures such as navigation, searchlight, mast light, custom made wall sconces, misc wiring, and more broken down into 5 'banks' of lighting.
The Robbe F-14 transmitter components will be removed from the stock plastic case and reinstalled in a detailed custom mahogany case. No expense was spared in the creation of this model!
Below are some pictures that detail it in various stages.
***This yacht was launched this year but she is still a work in progress and is not yet complete.
Last edited by RICH404; Jan 24, 2013 at 11:24 AM.
Here is a link for all who are interested:
Last edited by RICH404; Dec 29, 2012 at 12:56 AM.
A peek inside..
A while back I was working on the interior but stopped to focus on getting the boat to run. Eventually I'll be back inside to complete it. For now I am focusing on wiring up the 4 waterpumps, the two intake and 1 exhaust fan to a servo controlled switch.
While doing this, the lighting will be wired up to contact plates on the hull side so that once the cabins are put in place the lights will finally work..
Here are some interior pictures.
Last edited by RICH404; Dec 29, 2012 at 01:19 AM.
Hey folks... long time reader of RC Groups, first time poster...
I started my Dumas Dauntless model in 2001. Like Rich, I found virtually no information online about the yacht. Sparkman & Stephens was nice enough to email me a few low resolution scans of design drawings. And that's about all I had to go on.
So I built the Dumas kit according to the directions over several months, and it was pretty much plain vanilla. And it stayed that way until about a year ago...
Last December my plain vanilla Dauntless tangled with a Genie Garage Door opener and lost horribly. I had to to either throw it out or rebuild.
Since much more info on the boat's true history and details had now been posted online. I chose to repair the boat. During the rebuild process I took the opportunity to add some accurate details that Rich and a few others were highlighting on their amazing boats. I also upgraded my motors from 550-size to 700-size, which resulted in an incredible performance improvement.
May as well join in over here with my sailing buddy Rich. Here are a couple of shots of my Dauntless taken by Rich.
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Rough Idle, Vibration at Highway Speed
I have a 2001 Jeep Cherokee Sport that is having some issues. There is a miss at idle, causing a rough idle. When I get on the highway, once I hit 70MPH I start getting a vibration. If I accelerate up to 75 and back off, as soon as I get out of the throttle the vibration is gone, until I get on the throttle again.
Last year, I had the Intake system cleaned, and it ran GREAT after that. I also replaced the plugs. The engine has 125,000 miles on it. I inherited this from my mother, and IIRC she started having the same problem after a trip to Alaska, when they drove through Canada. Her mechanic thought it had something to do with Canadian gas. I tried different grades from 87 to 93 octane and it makes no difference.
The engine is stock with the exception of a K&N Cold Air intake and filter. The suspension is all new (shocks, leaf springs, bearings) and the tires are new Michelin LTX Touring tires. I don't think this is suspension related because when I back off the gas the vibration stops, so it seems that it is related to the engine load.
I am still looking through my mothers paperwork to find out what maintenance has been done on it. Any suggestions on this problem are welcome!
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The Motherboard
In Figure 1 you can have a good look at ECS A785GM-M. It is a socket AM3 motherboard, meaning that it supports only socket AM3 processors and DDR3 memories.
Figure 1: ECS A785GM-M motherboard.
The reviewed motherboard has only one PCI Express 2.0 x16 slot, two PCI Express x1 slots and one standard PCI slots. At least this allows you to install a "real" video card on it whenever you get tired of its on-board video performance. When installing a video card you may want to install a model that is compatible with Hybrid Graphics technology, this way instead of simply disabling the on-board video you can but it to work in parallel with the video card under CrossFire mode in order to increase performance (read our SLI vs. CrossFire tutorial for a complete list of compatible cards).
This motherboard has four DDR3 memory sockets. Usually low-end motherboards have only two memory sockets, so having four of them on this board is a blessing, as it will help you adding more memory in the future without needing to replace your current memory modules. Since this motherboard has only DDR3 sockets you cannot install DDR2 memories. For enabling dual-channel feature you must install the modules on sockets with the same color, if you are installing two modules.
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Sounds kind of fraudulent but are you sure there isn't something about the tip being automatically charged posted or on the menu? It is not that unusual - especially if you use some sort of coupon or have a large party.
Call your credit card company and dispute that portion of the charge (although you signed the receipt after it was added to it and really you should have complained about it at that time.)
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As I'm sure you've all heard by now, over the next year the LCBO will be opening kiosks within grocery stores in areas underserved by the LCBO. Now I'm sure they're putting all kinds of market research into the selection, but I thought it might be fun to have our say. Who knows? Maybe someone's listening.
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Hello Everyone,
I've softmodded my wii and downloaded myself some Backup Launchers including ULoader, which boots up fine. When I put in a burned game (which I have burned at 2x speed) it can also see it. I load the game and here comes the problem: Some games I get the safety warning thing, and in some others not. After that I get a black screen for a few seconds and closely after that I get the message: "The disc could not be read. Please refer to the instruction manual for details." I've also burned Epic Mickey yesterday, it started up perfectly but after I choose to start a new game I get this same error after a few seconds of loading. Any Suggestions? Please?