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Runway Slide Forces Passengers To Sit In Cabin For More Than 2 Hours

Commented by AD8BC:
11:46 AM on January 31, 2012

You should get disemvoweled for that... but it really wouldn't matter

A Peek Into The Scrambled Mind Of A First-Time Home Buyer

Commented by AD8BC:
5:05 PM on January 23, 2012

Let me guess why you hate HOAs, KC2IDF...

Probably for the same reason I hate HOAs.

73, DE AD8BC

Apple Really Pushing iPads As The Future Of Textbooks

Commented by AD8BC:
12:02 PM on January 19, 2012

I don't like E-books for one reason, the same reason I don't like using AutoCAD (or even Acrobat) to look at a 70 page drawing set.

I like to be able to flip through it looking for something.

I suppose a text search would be just as good, but I'm old school, I guess.

To me a book is a book, something tangible, something you read and keep on a shelf so it can be referenced later. Sure, I could store it on a computer, but the magic is gone at that point, it's a file, not a book.

Report: Delta, U.S. Airways Among Those With An Eye To Buy American Airlines Parent Company

Commented by AD8BC:
3:34 PM on January 16, 2012

If Delta buys AA, once they combine the Frequent Flyer accounts (like they did with Northwest) I'll be nearly a million-miler!

The Case Against Pennies Might Make You Want To Send Yours Back To Uncle Sam For Something Useful

Commented by AD8BC:
3:24 PM on January 16, 2012

My bank (Bank of Texas) has free coin counters (for customers) in their lobby. Non-customers can use them for a small fee.

How To Fix Those Darn Socks With Holes In Them

Commented by AD8BC:
3:20 PM on January 16, 2012

How to darn a sock... the same way you would damn a sock!

#1 Put sock on table in front of you
#2 Exclaim to the sock "Darn you! Darn you! Darn you!"

Old School Incandescent Bulbs Get 9-Month Stay Of Execution

Commented by AD8BC:
3:30 PM on December 16, 2011

Me too. Plus they only really dim between 70 and 100% and if you have more than one on a dimmer they all don't seem to be on at the same level.

I'm switching my heavy-hitters to LEDs as they burn out. Home Depot has some great LED retrofit kits for recessed lights and they dim very nicely, about 5% to 100% and they match each other evenly - they even match the halogens on the same dimmer nicely.

Target Insists We Keep Or Give Away Gift We Didn't Order, Then Asks For It Back

Commented by AD8BC:
4:09 PM on December 14, 2011

This. This is one of the few times I would yell "CHARGE BACK". It's fully legitimate

Spend Less And Stay Thinner By Making Yourself Better Lunches

Commented by AD8BC:
2:07 PM on December 14, 2011

Thanks for reminding me of the classic "blonde" joke:

"Blonde" walks into a store and sees a man pouring coffee from a thermos. She asks him what it is and he says "It's a Thermos. It keeps hot foods hot and cold foods cold." She is intrigued and purchases one.

The next day at work, another "Blonde" asks her what it is. "It's a Thermos. It keeps hot foods hot and cold foods cold." The second "Blonde" asks her what she has inside of it. "Two cups of coffee and a popsicle"

Lessons Learned From A DUI

Commented by AD8BC:
4:42 PM on November 16, 2011

Detective Phil Fish from Barney Miller:

"Drinking should be done in the privacy of one's home..... where it's necessary."

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