chrylis commented on EVT America Delivers Slow, Inaccurate Scooter, No Lemon Law Refund

"@meltingcube: IANAL, but I don't believe that small-claims court will help."

chrylis commented on NeatReceipts Offers Extra Neat Customer Service

"While I'm glad that NeatCo did in fact help this customer out, what possible reason is there to manufacture multiple incompatible hardware versions?!"

chrylis commented on 28 Cash-Saving Ways To Get Your House Winter-Ready

"I've used Hunter's programmable thermostats (both the button and the touchscreen varieties) and have been quite pleased with them; they offer the features of the more expensive brands at a significantly lower cost. Regardless of brand, though, installing a programmable thermostat is easy to do yourself, and the basic models cost only $20-25."

chrylis commented on PG&E Charges $1000/Month For Electricity Used In The 70's

"@harvey_birdman: If it did come down to that, which is highly unlikely, that's the sort of mishap that title insurance is for. However, in Texas, at least, the nonpayment of an electric bill doesn't create a lien on real property."

chrylis commented on How To Save Money On Gas

"@TinkishDelight: They did, but it's a left-hand-right-hand kind of point: The source article doesn't call it overcharging, but the Consumerist post (what I intended to refer to) does, without any real justification other than that the price happens to be higher."

chrylis commented on How To Save Money On Gas

"For a site usually as clueful as The Consumerist, I'm a bit surprised to see accusations of "overcharging" in this article."

chrylis commented on Consumers: Adopting Greener Behaviors Or Just Cheap?

"@PsiCop: The term may be unclear now, but it was coined at a time when it fit the usual style of speech much better than it does today."

chrylis commented on Amazon Clarifies When It Will Remove Kindle Books

"@Gorphlog: I fail to see why "personal memories" make any difference whatsoever to a clear breach of contract, but even if they did, at least one of the people whose book was deleted was a student who had written up significant notes for a term paper on it; the notes were wiped along with the book."

chrylis commented on Gun Owners Fired Up as Ammo Shortage Eases

"@Shappie: Theoretically, yes, but if you keep them in a cool, dry place, it'll be an very long time."

chrylis commented on Gun Owners Fired Up as Ammo Shortage Eases

"@JGKojak: Since nobody's pointed it out, Obama listed specific major restrictions on rifle and handgun purchases (and even possession) on his Web site as part of his platform."