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BP Thinks People Should Go 90 MPH On Main Street?
That's only 5 over in most parts of Texas now. But, I agree that a more reasonable explanation is that it is 90kph.
Home Depot, Starbucks To Make A Pile Of Post-Hurricane Cash
Remind me not to pillage your house when the apocalypse comes. Yech!
Admission Party's Over At For-Profit Colleges
Good. Hopefully that will be the final nail in the coffin of the Washington Post.
Lost Bull Semen Spill Shuts Down Interstate Ramp
In all seriousness, those container are very hazardous. If the liquid nitrogen warms up and is not able to vent, the container could literally explode. For you chemists, remember PV = nRT. In other words, pressure times volume is proportional to temperature. Raise the temperature of liquid nitrogen to room temp without allowing it to increase its volume means bad things happen. Much like what happens with a dry ice bomb - http://youtu.be/E_ux_mv319s
Mother Of 10: Kroger Manager Refused To Take My Mountain Of Coupons
"The couponer says she has come to rely on coupons to make shopping for her large family affordable:"Everything I have I have a coupon for. I shop not without a coupon.""
Let me paraphrase that - " I have irresponsibly had more children than I could possibly afford. So, I use coupons which cost the manufacturer money. Those costs are then passed back to other consumers in the form of higher prices, all to support people like me."
That Standard & Poor's Google Downgrade Sure Didn't Last Long
S&P probably did it as a parting gift for Deven Sharma. He wanted to buy some google stock, but it was too much. So, they decided to help out...
30-Year Mortgage Rates Now Lowest Ever, People Still Aren't Buying
Exactly. I am waiting for the credit union to drop closing costs or the loan origination fees.
Check Out This Nearly Undetectable ATM Skimmer
It would not be a 100% guarantee that the ATM did not have a skimmer, but it would sure help if the owner/manufacturer of the ATM put a picture of what the ATM should look like on the screen. Of course, they would probably resist doing so because it would scare off the customers by alerting them to a real problem. They would rather keep the customers in the dark.
Striking Verizon Workers To Lose Benefits If Strike Continues
Did anyone bother to read the article to find this quote:
"Young said the letter shouldn’t have been a surprise to the unions because the option of suspending benefits during a strike was in the workers’ contract. Verizon wants to give employees “as much time as possible to find alternative arrangements,” he said."
The union AGREED to that provision in their contract. It's a little late to be complaining about it now. And the Consumerist/Chris Morran. should have included that quote in the article above. It sure changes the perspective a bit...
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Designated Theater Tweet Seats Allow Audience To Chronicle Shows In Real Time
When I was stationed at WPAFB in the late 80s (coincidentally along with the father of former Consumerist Emeritus, Ben Popken), Dayton could be sm up with this one joke:
What has more culture than Dayton?
A container of yogurt! ;^)