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Comment Re:Citation needed. (Score 1) 276

You do know that a gallon of water...much less viscous than oil, weighs 8 lbs. So I would estimate that 1 lb of oil would be about a pint to a quart. So, yeah, if a diesel van is doing the rounds...and they get maybe 15 mpg to 20 mpg, I doubt they can move the grounds using a pound of oil. Unless the plant is right next door, it's going to take a lot more.

Comment What kills me is.... (Score 1) 199

You can hardly get a clear call 5 out of 10 times, yet somehow they can track you?
If I was paranoid, I'd say that the interference is introduced by bored technicians just for fun.....to screw with us.

I can see some pimply faced CSR hitting a big red button to make a random call drop on the network and laughing with his looser friends waiting for quitting time.

Comment Re:I'm amazed (Score 1) 857

No offense, but I don't give a shit what snopes says. As a former teller, I know how fast things clear and even back when that was my job title, if it was from an unknown bank (think out of town) it was treated as suspicous and subject to a 10 day hold before the funds were available (save the first $100 as per the law). The check typically cleared or bounced within 3 to 5 days unless it was drawn on the US Treasury...they took forever. That was circa '90's. Things have sped up quite a bit in the past two years to where checks clear almost overnight. Well within the 3-5 days as before.

Next time you're in the bank, chat them up and ask how fast things clear these days.

Disclaimer: This applies to US banks. If you're talking about Somali banks or something...YMMV.

Comment Re:I can't bring myself to have much pity for them (Score 1) 574

I had a switch die that tied two machines together (small switch, small shop). Went to CC on a Sunday to grab a cross-over cable to tide me over until Monday when I could order a replacement from our supplier.....they wanted over $46 for a 14 footer (all they had). Yeah, f#ck that. I rolled over to BB and picked up a Netgear 5 port switch for under $30 (if I remember correctly). Incredible.

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