A thread for miscellaneous stuff...

[flatbutt]

No meat at all.

[masraum]

Yep, I think our trips generally run $100 - $300. And the $100 trips don't result in much food.

[oldE]

In my twenties I struggled to carry twenty bucks worth of groceries to the car. These days I can easily carry over $100 worth.
I wonder how much stronger I'm going to get.

Best
Les

[Evans, Marv]

I feel anxious when I compare the prices today with those long ago - bacon, $.49; bread, $.23; steak $.59; etc. It's not good to be old enough to remember those things, I guess.

[rockfan4]

I want a smart TV.

As in - I'm not yet 65. Don't show me the stupid medicare commercials.
Or more important - If I vote early - shut off the damn political commercials. Two weeks to go, I might not make it. My TV might not make it. One of the local stations is throwing in a 15 second shot of a bunny, just to give us a break.

[flatbutt]

If I liked Mikey Sherill (I Don't) I'd vote against her just because of how much she's spending on TV.

[Bill Douglas]

The great thing about expensive gas is it doesn't take nearly as long to put fifty bucks worth in the car.

[flatbutt]

Four months ago I bought an eGO 56v leaf blower. I've used it 4 times...4. Today it doesn't work. The battery is fine as it works in the pole saw. I call EGO to get warranty service. They have no record of my purchase and I no longer have the original receipt .

I go to Lowes and ask them to print a copy for me. They can't find a record of the purchase. I pull out the AmEx record for them but still no joy.

EGO won't honor the warranty without the original receipt and the AmEx record doesn't show what I bought. I have to find someone to fix this thing.

So, don't do a Flatty, keep those receipts.

[Steve Carlton]

Maybe call Lowes corporate office since you have the AMEX purchase date and dollar amount?

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by Steve Carlton

Maybe call Lowes corporate office since you have the AMEX purchase date and dollar amount?

Steve, my man! I did that and it worked. It was a lengthy call but they found the original and I have a new leaf blower on the way. I did not think of calling corporate.

Thanks man.

[red 928]

[flatbutt]

Warning: it may get dusty in your room

[masraum]

Originally Posted by flatbutt

Four months ago I bought an eGO 56v leaf blower. I've used it 4 times...4. Today it doesn't work. The battery is fine as it works in the pole saw. I call EGO to get warranty service. They have no record of my purchase and I no longer have the original receipt .

I go to Lowes and ask them to print a copy for me. They can't find a record of the purchase. I pull out the AmEx record for them but still no joy.

EGO won't honor the warranty without the original receipt and the AmEx record doesn't show what I bought. I have to find someone to fix this thing.

So, don't do a Flatty, keep those receipts.

Or register on their site right away. That's a huge pain in the rear. Good luck to you.

[flatbutt]

Originally Posted by masraum

Or register on their site right away. That's a huge pain in the rear. Good luck to you.

Thanks Mas. They approved a warranty replacement. I'm waiting for it to show up. Fortunately I still have my trusty gas-powered Stihl which has never let me down.

[Steve Carlton]

Originally Posted by flatbutt

Steve, my man! I did that and it worked. It was a lengthy call but they found the original and I have a new leaf blower on the way. I did not think of calling corporate.

Thanks man.

Glad that worked out! I've been surprised a few times with the results of going up the ladder to address issues. Maybe the local store representative didn't have the ability to deal with it or didn't want to bother with it.

[flatbutt]

A few of you know that I really am a nerd who likes reading through PhD theses in areas of interest to me. I don't really understand much but some of it sinks in. I finally got around to Brian May's thesis. You can find it here:

https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/295744.pdf

This dedication was particularly touching:

"My long neglected gratitude to my Dad, Harold May, who strongly supported my
scientific endeavours all through my life, until he passed away too young, and too soon
to see the full impact of his guidance and example to me. He also helped with some of
the diagrams seen here, and his influence, his immaculate attention to symbolic detail
and stylish draughtsmanship, can still be seen in some of the graphics in this thesis. I
hope I will at last do him justice. And to my dear Mum, Ruth, who encouraged me in
all aspects of my life, and gave me perhaps the deepest parts of my humanity."

[flatbutt]

just some old fashioned non pc fun

[stevej37]

https://news.yahoo.com/thai-woman-arrested-posting-video-222806184.html

[flatbutt]

Ridiculous tidbit for today

British singer Adele, who revealed she has rescheduled her Las Vegas residency since her canceled tour dates, had concert tickets being sold from $600 to more than $40,000 on StubHub.

[svandamme]

That is interesting

So you buy a ticket for 600
some schmuck buys it for 40 grand


Now what happens if Adele does a rock star OD and kicks the bucket
or is otherwise inconvenienced?

Right, they refund the ticket
Fair enough, right? Here is your 600 bucks

-39400 in the hole?
Hello mr Scalper, Can you refund me the remainder?
GOOD luck with that
Scalper : I sold you the ticket, you have it. its yours. K?thx!Bai.

a fool and his money...