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From: lucasea on 15 Nov 2006 11:13 <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message news:ejf204$8ss_011(a)s792.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com... > In article <9f122$4559e15e$49ecf8a$7613(a)DIALUPUSA.NET>, > unsettled <unsettled(a)nonsense.com> wrote: >>jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > <snip> > >>(Compare lucas electrical systems in Brit cars.) >> > Ouchy, ouchy. Yes, I have a 1970 MGB. I curse my namesake on a weekly basis. Eric Lucas
From: lucasea on 15 Nov 2006 11:15 <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message news:ejf22g$8ss_012(a)s792.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com... > In article <ual6h.25067$TV3.18874(a)newssvr21.news.prodigy.com>, > <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: >> >><jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message >>news:ejcl5p$8qk_009(a)s858.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com... >>> In article <MPG.1fc25ed1ed313919989b01(a)news.individual.net>, >>> krw <krw(a)att.bizzzz> wrote: >>>>In article <ej9j89$8ss_002(a)s785.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com>, >>>>jmfbahciv(a)aol.com says... >>>>> In article <MPG.1fc110d0730ee4c8989af1(a)news.individual.net>, >>>>> krw <krw(a)att.bizzzz> wrote: >>> >>> <snip> >>> >>>>> >Sure, but they learn not to do that! ;-) Falling on CCA treated >>>>> >SYP isn't much fun either. >>>>> >>>>> My feet are shuddering just thinking about walking on that trex >>>>> stuff. >>>> >>>>Trex isn't likely to leave a nasty arsenic coated splinter (I wear >>>>shoes when walking on my CCA SYP deck). >>> >>> Point. I haven't gone barefoot since I lived with my folks. >>> Urban places have too much broken glass that never gets >>> cleaned up. >> >>Well, Eeyore, this would belie the assertion that she lives too far from a >>population center to get decent DSL. > > I live in a town. There is no DSL line strung. > You people are starting to get really annoying. When was the last time you checked? I've had DSL at my house in a rural area (not even a town) of WV for 3 years now. The phone companies are going around putting up the repeaters and fiber optics like mad, all around the country, because it's a good investment for them. Eric Lucas
From: krw on 15 Nov 2006 11:16 In article <ejf1h7$8ss_007(a)s792.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com>, jmfbahciv(a)aol.com says... > In article <MPG.1fc3a41f97fa58d1989b32(a)news.individual.net>, > krw <krw(a)att.bizzzz> wrote: > >In article <ejce10$8ss_012(a)s858.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com>, > >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com says... > >> In article <MPG.1fc192c87abdff5b989afb(a)news.individual.net>, > >> krw <krw(a)att.bizzzz> wrote: > >> >In article <ej7ffd$8qk_042(a)s851.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com>, > >> >jmfbahciv(a)aol.com says... > >> <snip> > >> > >> >> After my tuition and dorm fee were paid, I lived on $2/month when > >> >> I went to college; the $2 included clothes washing and Tampax. > >> > > >> >That's harsh! I didn't need Tampax (but my wife did). Beer was > >> >expensive though! ;-) > >> > >> I didn't drink then. I didn't think it was harsh. That's how > >> we lived at home. > >> > > >> >BTW, we were both making a quarter above the minimum wage of > >> >$2/hr.> > >> > >> You were rich. When I started saving for college, I was making > >> $.65/hour. I thought I was very rich because before that > >> I was making $.07/lb picking blueberries. Or a dollar a day > >> babysitting brats. I dropped the babysitting; it wasn't worth > >> the money. > > > >That was when I was a senior in college, working for the UNiversity > >as an electronics technician. A week later I was making the grand > >sum of $12,300/yr as an engineer. ;-) > > That's a lot of blueberries. ;-) It was pretty good harvest at the time. > > > >I started college at $.10/hr under minimum wage ($1.50/hr) at the > >same job (technician). > > Funny how that piece of paper makes things go up. Yep. I don't have much use for those who can't even get a HS piece of paper and then whine the rest of their lives about how "unfair" life is. -- Keith
From: lucasea on 15 Nov 2006 11:19 <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message news:ejf2rl$8ss_015(a)s792.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com... > In article <IfqdnQjJRMY1WsXYRVnysA(a)pipex.net>, > "T Wake" <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote: >> >><jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message >>news:ej9mau$8qk_004(a)s785.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com... >>> In article <iMqdndygs8fA08rYnZ2dnUVZ8sOdnZ2d(a)pipex.net>, >>> "T Wake" <usenet.es7at(a)gishpuppy.com> wrote: >>>> >>>><jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message >>>>news:ej725c$8ss_002(a)s851.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com... >>>>> In article <Tel5h.2388$6t.1435(a)newssvr11.news.prodigy.com>, >>>>> <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>><jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message >>>>>>news:ej4gig$8ss_012(a)s977.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com... >>>>>>> Why do you think Arabs asked >>>>>>> the western world for help? In all other cases, this would have >>>>>>> been unthinkable. >>>>>> >>>>>>No, that the house of Saud is a US puppet is widely acknowledged >>>>>>around >>>>>>the >>>>>>world. Not unthinkable at all. It just happened to be a slightly >>>>>>neater >>>>>>way of getting things done. >>>>> >>>>> You have a lot of delusions. I'd like to figure out how you got >>>>> them. >>>>> >>>> >>>>Oh no, another irony meter bites the dust. >>>> >>>>Are you asserting here that the Saudi royal family are not widely >>>>considered >>>>a government which is obedient to the US? >>> >>> I'm not asserting. It is politcally dangerous for a Muslim >>> to be associated with Western culture unless that piece of >>> culture has been approved by the Imams (I think that's the >>> name of the people who do approvals). >> >>Yet the Saudi government are widely considered (by Arabs and non-Arabs) to >>be closely associated with the US. > > Why? Is this before or after the first Gulf War? It's been true since I can remember (at least 30 years). > There is a difference between diplomatic associations and puppets. > If it were perceived that the Saudis were only puppets to the US, > they would no longer be allowed to rule by their people. And yet, they *are* widely considered puppets of the US, and they *do* still rule their people. Have you considered that *your* whole assumption structure about what Muslims will and will not allow might be flawed? Eric Lucas
From: krw on 15 Nov 2006 11:20
In article <455A93FF.EB0F664A(a)hotmail.com>, rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com says... > > > krw wrote: > > > rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com says... > > > unsettled wrote: > > > > Don Bowey wrote: > > > > >"krw" <krw(a)att.bizzzz> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > It must be time to organize workers who are receiving less than decent > > > > > wages. > > > > > > > > Oh goody, yet another Bolshevik movement. > > > > > > > > > Do you really want to improve your personal condition by cheating people out > > > > > of a fair share of their country? > > > > > > > > They should work for what they're worth rather than > > > > what you think they're worth. > > > > > > What's the *worth* of a human soul ? > > > > So you believe there is one? Perhaps it's $11/hr? $50? $100? > > > > Dumb donkey, we're not talking about buying people only leasing > > labor. > > Exactly, that's what I thought. Then your brain is gone to putty. > There have been ppl with a more ethical attitude to > that btw. "Ethical?" What's "ethical" about price fixing? > " Loyal and hard-working workers were treated with great respect and relatively high > wages and good working conditions; Cadbury also pioneered pension schemes, joint works > committees and a full staff medical service. Indeed, the Cadburys were particularly > concerned with the health of their workforce, incorporating garden areas into > Bournville's plans, and encouraging swimming, walking and all forms of outdoor sports > " > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bournville > > That's in the 1880s. So what? It's their money, let them spend it as they see fit! If they wish to pay labor more than needed, go for it. I have nothing against charity. Theft is another thing though. > " Joseph Rowntree was a supporter of the Liberal Party, and was anxious to improve the > quality of life of his employees. He provided them with a library, free education, a > social welfare officer, a doctor, a dentist and a pension fund. " > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Rowntree > > From the same era. It wasn't just about 'leasing labour' to these guys. See above. -- Keith |