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From: Greegor on 20 May 2010 14:51
JA > You don't have the first idea what's in Obama's mandatory
insurance
JA > purchase and regulation bill--you're simply regurgitating--and
neither
JA > do you know anything about American health care, so there's
really no
JA > point in debating you on this.

Slowman's such an inexperienced idealogue that
it's like arguing religion with a Moonie.

Come on! An over 50 NON-PRODUCER who
argues for socialism?

It's a LOT like the old wimpy burger gag.
"I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today."

From: Jim Thompson on 20 May 2010 14:56
On Thu, 20 May 2010 11:51:17 -0700 (PDT), Greegor
<greegor47(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>JA > You don't have the first idea what's in Obama's mandatory
>insurance
>JA > purchase and regulation bill--you're simply regurgitating--and
>neither
>JA > do you know anything about American health care, so there's
>really no
>JA > point in debating you on this.
>
>Slowman's such an inexperienced idealogue that
>it's like arguing religion with a Moonie.
>
>Come on! An over 50 NON-PRODUCER who
>argues for socialism?
>
>It's a LOT like the old wimpy burger gag.
>"I'll gladly pay you Tuesday for a hamburger today."

Sloman is just so plain ignorant he doesn't know what ignorant means.

Don't mind me interjecting, I'm just tweaking my filter system to make
sure I get _anyone_ who "plays" with BS.

I'm always pleased to note that I'm the highest standard for Slowman's
disdain, but please don't feed the jerk. Let him die that most
unpleasant of deaths... alone ;-)

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From: Spehro Pefhany on 20 May 2010 15:11
On Thu, 20 May 2010 11:34:34 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid>
wrote:

>Spehro Pefhany wrote:
>> On Thu, 20 May 2010 09:53:49 -0700, Joerg <invalid(a)invalid.invalid>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Joel Koltner wrote:
>>>> "Joerg" <invalid(a)invalid.invalid> wrote in message
>>>> news:85l1dnF974U2(a)mid.individual.net...
>>>>> Folks have absolutely no problems anymore ordering directly through
>>>>> outfits in Hong-Kong. Mostly via EBay. I don't yet see it happen to
>>>>> that extent here in the US but venture to predict that it will.
>>>> dealextreme.com is popular with the techno-gadget crowd. Amazing how
>>>> inexpensive things are there -- if they sold army jeeps, they might
>>>> actually be $44 like the ads in magazines decades back used to
>>>> advertise. :-)
>>>>
>>>> That being said, if I were buying something like a GPS navigation
>>>> system, I'd stick to Garmin, Magellan, etc. if I were just going to buy
>>>> one or were buying it for someone else -- but "enthusiasts" though,
>>>> getting one of their ~$100 ones would likely be attractive.
>>>>
>>> Still old-fashioned here, we drive around with maps in the seat pockets :-)
>>
>> I have a bicycle mount for my Garmin. ;-) When the weather is nice,
>> 15 or 20km (say 10 or 12 miles) isn't too bad a trip.
>>
>
>How can you possibly get lost on a 12 mile trip? In my whole life I've
>never managed to do that.

Some of the subdivisions around here are relatively modern (post
1950-60s) and they often don't have a straightforward grid arrangement
to discourage motorists cutting through them (often official fenced
and paved bike lanes cut between houses so you can take shortcuts) . I
prefer not to ride on the busy roads, so the first (and often the
second or third time) to a new place can be challenging.

>Ok, once a Garmin could have prevented a nearly disastrous mishap on a
>bicycle. Map said road goes from village A to village B, and it was a 60
>mile bicycle trip. So me and a friend were happily zipping down that
>road at high speed on our 10-speed bicycles fully loaded with baggage,
>then ... *SCREEEEEECH*. A mining company had relocated the whole B
>village, bought everyone out and opened a gigantic coal mining pit, a
>mile or so in diameter, we were looking down several hundred feet of
>cliff and wiping the sweat off our foreheads. In FAA speak, a
>contribution factor was a longer stop at a beer garden prior to this
>stretch of road where they had excellent Hefeweizen on tap.
>
>My bicycle lost several spokes during this event and the last 25 miles
>were "limp mode" at very low speed. Still shaking in my boots.

Ewww. Of course the map on the Garmin might not have been updated, so
it might not be any different an outcome. I see people get lost all
the time nearby where they recently changed from a cramped half
cloverleaf interchange to a more spacious half cloverleaf. Their GPSs
are telling them to make a right, and it's a left now.

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