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4/29/2022 11:08 AM

Reply saying whatever I want...


Martin Smith
8/23/2021 12:48 AM

I like your approach to this problem.


Martin Smith
6/9/2020 5:11 PM
This is a simple example....


Martin Smith
3/6/2017 10:00 AM
And the signs on corners with tiny light letters -- suitable for 
pedestrians, but NOT for drivers :-( 

OTOH, if these people were smart they never would have bought stuff they 
were willing to sell for 5 cents or less on the dollar! 
3/6/2017 10:00 AM
I've been tricked by that.  I see a sign, it looks new, so I go down that 
street, and can't find the sale.  I used to assume that it was a leftover 
from a previous week, but after Bev's comments (and she's made them 
before), I now wonder if someone puts up the signs, then changes their 
mind or closes early. 

   Michael 
3/6/2017 9:59 AM
Then there are the signs with no date. And the corresponding people that 
never take their signs down. No date - no go. 
3/6/2017 9:59 AM
EXCEPT holiday weekends and weeks when it was assumed to rain on 
Thursday, Friday or Saturday.  Yard sales used to be a lot better when 
people had to pay to put an ad in the paper.  Now, since Craigslist is 
free, people figure "Oh, I don't feel like getting up this morning, 
let's do the sale next Saturday...".  Even worse, they say "Corner of 
Longden and Santa Anita" so enraged shoppers can't throw a brick through 
their window if they drove tens of miles to a good-sounding sale only to 
find NOTHING.  Almost as bad -- the 'corner of' people don't put up a 
sign, just figure you'll drive around the nearby area until you get lucky. 

I swear I'd laugh and applaud if I saw somebody else heave a brick 
through their window. 
3/6/2017 9:59 AM
The stupid thing was that I didn't run an "IBM compatible" until 2001, so 
there was a long period when I'm sure I could have picked up those early 
good keyboards, but had no use for them. I'm not seeing them now, when I 
can use them, but I'll keep looking. 

We had some warmish weather for the past two weeks, though now it's cold 
again, but spring can't be far off, and then garage sales.  We aren't the 
lucky ones who have them all year around. 

   Michael 
3/6/2017 9:59 AM
Cheers, Bev 
  His men would follow him anywhere, but only out of morbid curiosity. 
3/6/2017 9:59 AM
It can be quite disgusting. 

I opened up one keyboard that was in good shape, and either lost a keytop 
or broke something, enough to render that keyboard useless.  Sadly it was 
a better than average keyboard. 

   Michael 
3/6/2017 9:59 AM
If you have an IBM Model M, take the top off and marvel at how much 
cruft is in there.  I did it the hard way -- take the keytops off and 
use a Q-tip :-( 


-- 
Cheers, Bev 
   "When I was a kid my dad once joked that the best way to 
    prevent being on a plane with someone carrying a bomb 
    would be to bring your own bomb and not detonate it. 
    Sounded convincing. What are the odds that two people 
    board, each with a bomb?"                    -- Rowdy 
3/6/2017 9:58 AM
Dirty keyboard? Turn it upside down and bang it gently - if a lot of 
debris falls out that may cure the problem. (Vacuuming keyboards 
sometimes helps too.) 

Susan 
3/6/2017 9:57 AM
I've gotten a lot of help here so thought this might help somene in the 
future in return. 

Yesterday morning couldn't type into programs with keyboard or start 
programs from the bottom of the screen. Lots of other problems as well. 
Rebooted several times. About ready to reinstall XP. For some reason tried 
MS Word. First off it told me control key was down! Sure enough - stuck 
halfway down. Pulled it up and all works again! Will switch to another 
keyboard tomorrow before I boot up. I'd have never noticed it without 
Word's help. 

Just a tip to put in the back of your mind. In all my ~50 years or so of 
computing never had this happen before so it really stumped me. 

Martin Smith
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