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• Commented on How Cars Are Financial Anvils
  so true ... I got a great deal on a 2010 Toyota Corolla in the spring with rebate and zero percent financing; A few weeks ago I saw that Carmax wants about $400 more than I paid for it in...
• Commented on Anti-Consumer Behavior In A Tourist Trap? Well, I Never!
  Or maybe the sunglasses were just marked down to 25 cents at the register ... see that all the time....
• Commented on Crackle Streams Free Movies To Sony Devices, Roku
  It's already happening ... we got a Sony Blu-Ray at Christmas and I've been watching Crackle for three months. The only annoying thing is how the commercials cut right into the movie with no warning or anything -- in the...
• Commented on Researchers: Skipping Out On Sleep Can Lead To Earlier Death
  What if you can't sleep? I regularly wake up between 3 am and 5 am (sometimes 2 am) and once my eyes are open, I'm up for the day. I usually lie in bed and try to fall back asleep...
• Commented on Contractors Bill Old Man $4,800 For Snow-Clearing
  In '79, I made big money as a kid moving snows from roofs in Chicago. BIG money!...
• Commented on Poll: Americans Deeply In Love With Full Body Scanners
  Ever get a suit made? When the tailor asked me if I "dressed right" or "dressed left" he was asking which pant leg the penis normally shifted toward ......
• Commented on Mining Garbage Bins For Treasures
  About five years ago, a friend of mine gave me a laptop he found in a dumpster used by federal employees in downtown Chicago. After some googling, I cracked the BIOS password, installed Windows 2000 on the HD (didn't find...
• Commented on Bank Refused Service To My Wife Because We're On Unemployment
  Exactly. She should get the doc through the unemployment office....
• Commented on Walmart Puts Defective Scooter I Returned Back On Shelf
  Fry's at least will put a RETURNED sticker on the package and give a small price break...
• Commented on Is $41,000 Too Much For A Chevy Volt?
  Wow, what a buzz kill. Too bad....
• Commented on Which Discontinued Foods Do You Miss Most?
  O'Grady's Cheese Chips. The best cheesy potato chips ever made....
• Commented on Send Junk Email To Chipotle, Feed Children
  That's what I thought, sort of like those emails my mom used to send methat promised a piece of Bill Gates' fortune if you only would forward his chain-letter emails....
• Commented on How Do I Sell My iPhone Online Without Getting Scammed?
  CL and cash only. Tell them you'll meet them in a police station parking lot, where you or your brother or sister or father or whomever works. Anyone bent on mayhem won't come within a mile....
• Commented on Best Buy Sells Used, Broken Xbox, Won't Exchange Or Refund
  Cook County Small Claims Court FTW....
• Commented on Woman Sues Cellphone Company For $600,000 For "Exposing" Her Adultery
  Modern technology is hell on cheaters. Computers, cell phones, tollway transponders all leave detailed evidence that is easy to find....
• Commented on What Was Your First Car?
  1978 Ford Pinto. Put 38K miles in the first year, 114K miles in three years. Got rear-ended twice and it never burned. Three weeks after I sold it to some guy for $500, I was walking between two cars...
• Commented on Sell Better On Craigslist
  How about the police station? Tell them you'll meet them in the parking lot where your dad works, then tell them where it is. An honest person won't hesitate but someone with mayhem on his mind won't go near it....
• Commented on Mets Sing 'Take Me Out To The Upsell'
  The Mets are just late to the party, that's all. Other MLB teams have been doing this for years. The other games in the plan typically do not draw the crowds, typically weekday day games or games early in the...
• Commented on What Is Your Favorite Regional Snack?
  Fried cheese curds are always something to look forward to when going to Wisconsin. And what about Blue Bunny ice cream?...
• Commented on Are Newspapers Covering Costs By Gouging Readers Placing Obits?
  This journalism major never heard of that distinction. Perhaps it's regional nomenclature ......
• Commented on Should Insurance Companies Be Investing In Fast Food?
  I bet there's a wall between the investing side and the underwriting side and one doesn't know what the other is doing. In fact, I bet you'd find they also are investing in their competitors too, mostly like through passive...
• Commented on Blockbuster CEO Slams Netflix Streaming Selection
  He has a point ... I signed up a few months ago after I was put on winter furlough and I blew through the streaming library in a week or so. I came to the conclusion that the selection is...
• Commented on Consumer Reports: Sorry, Toyota, You Can't Borrow Our Test Track
  Total agreement....
• Commented on Should The Hummer Be Saved?
  Die, bitch....
• Commented on Worst Company In America 2010: HP VS Dell
  Carly Fiorina made a pact with the devil about the time of the HP merger with Compaq. The devil now blogs exclusively on HP computers. Carly's going to DC. Everyone is happy!...
• Commented on How To Take Care Of Your Dishwasher, Washing Machine, And Oven
  Our towels used to smell like that; it was because we were using too much soap. We washed our towels in hot water with a cup of vinegar then did them again in hot water with baking soda (no detergent...
• Commented on Way To Defeat The Entire Point Of Streaming Video, Netflix
  Same thing with Magnum: PI ... most of the good episodes are DVD-only. Strange....
• Commented on How Do You Get A Neighbor To Stop Parking In Front Of Your House?
  If that was Chicago you'd be dead -- and no judge would have convicted the killer....
• Commented on Every Time VW Fixes My Car, They Break Something Else
  Exactly ... seems the the problem is more with that particular dealership than VW....
• Commented on Wash Your New Clothes In Case Someone Wore Them And Returned Them
  Me too. Vindication at last!!...