Subj : Re: Y2K again..? was: Note f To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Thu Mar 12 2020 23:13:28 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 06-Mar-2020 08:47 <=- BM>> And probably more the latter. Vaguely recalling I knew ahead of time BM>> the software was no longer registerable; at least by the attempt to BM>> register I was showing appreciation. NB>> Yup. And another way to show appreciation is to keep using it... NB>> although, admittedly, often there'd be no way that anyone would NB>> necessarily know that you were... BM> Right: I don't think 'Sedit' shows up anyplace on my source taglines. Not that I've seen... MultiMail gets credit, though... :) BM>> I have Googled for information on products/devices and have clicked to BM>> old and expired listings -- sometimes get "auction ended August 14, BM>> 1997" so some very old information is being kept. Just haven't seen BM>> or figured out how to get to the initial listing date on eBay; Amazon BM>> usually has it. Oh well. Did find a paperback I brought in as part BM>> of my giveaway was listed $44-90 -- history on a local univeristy. BM>> Gave that one to one of the receptionists: her father had attended and BM>> seemed to imply there was more than just going there. (And no, I BM>> didn't tell her the price spread I had found.) NB>> From what Richard says, the price spreads on EBay can be totally NB>> ridiculous... one really does have to have a clue what something is NB>> worth before thinking of buying it there... but by the same token, NB>> one can also get some really good deals there.... :) BM> Agree! Though just like shopping at brick-and-mortar stores one site BM> will have a super-low price while another rather high. If don't BM> know/look around may not be getting a decent deal. Less likely to have that sort of price spread at brick-and-mortar, though... BM> ...Trying to sell an item at $100 when everyone else is $20 makes no BM> sense: too easy to look around. But probably enough people don't look around, and do take the first price they see, for the sellers to get away with it.... BM>>>> Ah-ha! You do know some TV!! NB>>>> I didn't say I had had NO exposure to TV.... Some things do NB>>>> stick even if only seen on occasional basis at friends' houses.... ;) BM>>> True. "Waste of time" probably comes to your mind frequently! NB>>> Some times just "distraction".... which isn't always bad... BM>> True: provides relief, or a mood-changer (preferably to happy). Often NB>> it just gets me annoyed, another reason not to seek out TV for me... ;) BM> Some (most!) of the shows have no interest to us. Remember a few BM> shows we stopped watching just because 'annoying' - can have a BM> bad/mediocre show occasionally but.... And that's a large part of my just not bothering with TV at all any more... ;) NB>>>> ... Advice is usually worth what it cost. Less if you hired a NB>>>> consultant. BM>>> And consultants should be considered that: someone to get ideas from. BM>>> What works for them/in their mind doesn't necessarily work for you/me/ BM>>> the person being the 'consultee'. Spend good money (and time) on a BM>>> person hired to tell you what to do (or not to do) one probably wants BM>>> positive results: I give you money, you tell me how to fix this BM>>> problem. NB>>> Sometimes it is quite useful to get some expertise on a subject/ NB>>> project, especially if one has hit a snag... as long as the NB>>> consultant does know, anyway.... ;) BM>> Yes - like my car's battery issue. Would seem the dealer mechanics BM>> would know. Well, they did know it wasn't the battery but something BM>> causing the battery to 'fail'. They just needed a hint as to where to BM>> look. NB>> And they did figure it out for you nicely... :) BM> Yes, no more mystery lock/unlock issues and tires are holding BM> pressure. Both corrected because of a presumed battery issue. Yup. ttyl neb .... Not Ready Error reading user's mind. --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .