Subj : Re: Y2K again..? To : Barry Martin From : Nancy Backus Date : Tue Jun 16 2020 16:16:56 -=> Quoting Barry Martin to Nancy Backus on 07-Jun-2020 10:13 <=- BM>> I wonder how many people do call/write to the Customer Comment sites? BM>> And I'd guess 95% of those communications are negative: when's the BM>> last time you contacted the folks who made your box of crackers to tell BM>> them you really like the taste? NB>> I guess I tend not to call unless there's a major problem... ;) NB>> Or something that I feel should be called to their attention..... BM> I rarely call/contact also: usually the problem is I just don't like BM> the way they made the product -- and right now I'm thinking food: too BM> spicy, too bland, just not the way I like it, which is personal BM> preference. And there it's mostly if you don't like it, don't bother getting it again... :) BM> Did have a package of oyster (soup) crackers which smelt BM> like petroleum (!!). Half-expected to see a blob of machine grease. BM> Returned to the store at the next visit; they either refunded or gave BM> me store credit as I was shopping anyway. Yes, I remember that story coming up before... :) Obviously not a regular occurance.... :) BM> As far as clothing, I don't recall ever contacting a manufacturer. BM> Any problems the store either took care of it or someone got it. Yup, most problems there can be handled at the merchandiser level, not the manufacturer... :) NB>>> Nope, not doing ISO's... I only know of them from Richard's NB>>> mentioning them... and somewhat only a hazy notion of what they are... BM>> I'll let you keep your hazy concept because I'm not all that sure mine BM>> is much better! NB>> All I know is that they have something to do with how things are NB>> supposed to operate... ;) Unless I'm confusing them with NB>> something else... BM> Yes and no: everything has something to do with the way are supposed BM> to operate!! :) Basically it's a image of a disk, though somehow BM> condensed and is able to boot. "It works" is good enough for my needs. OK, that is something different from what my hazy idea was... I guess I was thinking of something else... ;) From what you describe, it's a fancy magic spell... BM>> Nope: I don't think I even picked up enough frozen food on the regular BM>> shopping to have made a special trip for the sale worthwhile. Need to BM>> buy $10 to save a dollar, and while a dollar is a dollar the main BM>> thing was didn't really need anything. NB>> Not needing anything is the main thing.... But saving 10 cents on a NB>> dollar is still 10 cents... BM> True. Now save up those those dimes to puchase an new freezer to BM> store all the frozen food I bought on sale! Hopefully you had room in your existing freezer(s)... ;) NB>>> and unless it was dark in the room you'd not necessarily notice a NB>>> light in the fridge.... :) BM>> There was plenty of light: don't know what the bulbs were but tiny and BM>> bright in recessed ceiling fixtures. I'm thinking a halogen just BM>> because didn't seem LED-like. (Desk lamp was LED.) NB>> Might have still been some form of LED... BM> I'll have to add that to my list of things to check when I go over BM> again -- doesn't look like this year due to the residual and on-going BM> effects of COVID-19. It's a shame how much stuff has had to be cancelled or put on hold this year.... hopefully by next year things will indeed be settled down again properly.... :) BM>>> Yes, a freezer and if one has the room a second refrig/freezer are a BM>>> good idea: mainly to take advantage of sales but also to keep from BM>>> overcrowding the main one in the Kitchen. NB>>> We "inherited" an old fridge/freezer that our church was tossing since NB>>> someone had donated a newer, larger one... It was mostly useful in the NB>>> days that we needed bulk storage, like the big tubs (5 gallon maybe) NB>>> of peanut butter, etc... also stored in the basement with our upright NB>>> freezer... not used at all any more, but could if needed, I think.... BM>> Dad loved peanut butter but I don't think we ever bought a gallon BM>> container much less five! NB>> Dunno if we did it more than once... it kept pretty well in the NB>> fridge, though, as I recall... we used more peanut butter back then... NB>> and don't even buy it any more or use it... :) BM> Went from mega-usage to none! I like it, just rarely eat BM> it: not a fan of sandwiches -- got "sandwiched out" eating them for BM> lunch at the store. Do like it on toast or an English Muffin every BM> once in a while -- did have it on mu English Muffin this morning. BM> Probably not enough reason for you to buy one of the small jars as you BM> tend to not eat breakfast. And we also tend not to do sandwiches for lunch... The last small jar of PB we bought went stale/rancid long before we finished it... haven't bought any since... except to donate to Food Cupboards or the like... BM>> As for your refrigerator, assuming stored BM>> properly with the door/s propped open for air circulation the only BM>> potential problem would be the seals drying out in the refrigeration BM>> line allowing the coolant to leak out. NB>> I think it's actually still plugged in.... BM> That'll work. Yup. :) ttyl neb .... Money can't bring you happiness but neither can being broke. --- EzyBlueWave V3.00 01FB001F * Origin: Tiny's BBS - http://www.tinysbbs.com (454:1/452) .