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Re: expired drugs - 7 weeks ago

In this case, the web page is actually helpful. ( ) The FDA encourages personal info to be removed. The web page has a search for controlled substance dropoffs and other locations for all prescriptions. Many PD have an annual collection or perhaps some ongoing collection process. CVS and Walgreens have dropoffs at designated stores.

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Re: Slides to Digital. Any recommended sites? - 2 months ago

Using scanCafe for about 10 years. They have some US options and the work is good. have discounts running at least every holiday.

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Re: Faxing from a mac in 2020? - 4 months ago

Robert Thanks for the great ideas. My dad got one of the nice dell all in ones that maybe I need to set up for faxes. I did not even get VOIP until about a year ago. Under the old POTS system had to juggle and time the line for fax. So much hassle, I gave away a dedicated fax machine and kept a canon fax, printer, copier just for the copy capacity.

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Re: Faxing from a mac in 2020? - 4 months ago

Yes, I suspect the last place for faxes is medical and government offices. I have used SRFax.com for about 4-5 years. I think I pay 200 pages a month without cost for about $70/year. They have a service for $36 a year and give you 25 pages a month. they give you a number for the senders fax. I had the old separate fax machine, working off the phone line, but this is much better. They have a

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Re: Here's a weekend rabbit hole for you: O.J was guilty, but not of the actual murders? (possibly NSFW) - 6 months ago

The interesting story is about OJ's shoes and the civil trial where he was found liable for civil damages. Pictures emerged after the criminal case, but in time for the civil case. OJ denied owning the shoes and got impeached with pictures of him in the shoes. Great story:

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Re: Car key madness - 6 months ago

I have had to do this several times. Seems to be an increasing complexity. I have ordered some and could program myself. Some places on the internet use refurbished original fobs and others sell the look alike. The last key was at an Ace hardware that performed the key service. Had to order it and cost about $230 for the key and reprogramming instead of $390 at the dealer. I live in Houston so

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Re: From the Did Not Know This™ dept.: Walmart 'only' product versions - 8 months ago

Found the different stock numbers & production for chains of stores many years ago when looking for garage door openers. Then there is the house brands that are parcelled out like Kenmore from Sears.

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Re: Why does Amazon need my help to deliver a package? - 1 year ago

I did get a call after dark from an Amazon driver (in Houston area) because there is a gate allowed by the City that blocks off one of the streets and is not on any map. She was looking for a way to get to the house.

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Re: What to see in Texas (east of Houston)? - 1 year ago

Re-read your post. Sorry for your loss. If your wife is the executor, she will probably speak with the attorney handling the estate. The attorney and his office would be a great source of suggestions. the curious neighbors who see you over at the house will offer suggestions and opinions regardless of whether you ask or not.

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Re: What to see in Texas (east of Houston)? - 1 year ago

It depends on what you want to see and do and what kind of transportation you have at your disposal. 87% of the Texas population is east of or adjacent to i-35. Dayton is on US 90, the old highway before i-10. It comes into Houston from the NE and an industrial area. The Kingwood/Humble area up 59 is much more modern suburbs of Houston. Houston has all kinds of restaurants, sights, etc. Mus

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Re: Sofa bed woes - 1 year ago

Taking a shot in the dark. How about blowup mattresses from manufacturers like Intex? these are those 24 in mattresses that have the air pump attached. Bonus: young children love to roll on the mattress to push out the air when deflating. Much more comfortable than the sofa bed I slept on at my grandma's when I was a kid. No dignity when getting up, but the sleep may be better. May still h

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Re: Collecting on a civil suit award? - 1 year ago

The remedies depend on the state and what the damages consist of--personal injury, etc. A good place to look at if your friend does not want to talk to a lawyer, google debt collections in your state or look at Nolo Press. Big states have more items out on the market than smaller states. Look for law school materials/law schools or the state law library or a public law library or large public

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Re: Why are cables still expensive at B&M stores? - 2 years ago

Suspect it is the person who must have it now or today or someone who has bought some item and gets the cable at the same time. Some years back I stopped by Radio Shack for an HDMI cable and left without one ($35ish for a Radio Shack cable and $79 for the monster version). Nowadays micro center or Frys or Altex might have cheaper cables, or special lengths but keep extra cables around. Interes

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Re: Is iPhone 6 with 3rd party battery still eligible for $29 replacement? - 2 years ago

I replaced early this year with non-apple repair place because of the long wait for the battery. Took it down for the 29 replacement. I told him what the situation was and the genius said there was a possibility that it was an apple battery. He opened it enough to see it was not covered, so apple did nothing because of the hazards, but the 3d Party place ended up doing a replacement for me for

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Re: can non-US citizens vote in LOCAL elections? - 2 years ago

States and the feds control who gets to vote. Some local elections allow non-citizens to vote. (San Fransisco school elections. The State of Maryland allows some non-citizens in local elections. A quick reference for all the states is at Wikipedia, "Right of Foreigners to vote in the US."

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Re: Recommendations - an external USB 1TB bootable SSD drive - 2 years ago

can you put one in the owc ministack to boot externally and used in conjunction with a mac mini?

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Re: Shameless self promotiion - 2 years ago

Really nice work and a lot of it. The back porch looks like a great place to hang out.

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Re: Extended Warranty for used car- worth it? - 2 years ago

Depends on auto use and how long you intend to keep the car. Lot of the warranties are just insurance. Typical insurance in which you get disqualified or are unable to file or work must be done at a particular dealer. This is the kind of stuff you are probably getting lots of calls about extending your warranty. Unfortunately the real warranties issued by GM or the actual car company are expens

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Re: Stolen Car Question... What valuation do insurers use for claims ? - 2 years ago

The insurance guys will come up with their number using references that let them quote the lowest number. My experience is that there is some lowballing on the value and you need to have specific info that they have overlooked or not considered to get the price up. The co. that has their proprietary system, says the guides are too general. You need to figure out what you want. Look on Cra

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Re: Wiener Wars: Sam's Club willing to sell you Polish Sausage junkies your next hit - 2 years ago

Sam's Club in Houston serves Nathan's hotdogs and buns and has all the coke products. Better dog and better drink choices. Yes, see lots of outside people wander in for the dogs or pizza.

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Re: Where to buy children's (1st Grade) science, history, biography books in bulk cheaply? - 2 years ago

Try scholastic books you can order and even get bonuses for yourself or a teacher. tough to find the award -winning books, because they sell for years. (hungry catepiller, etc) Amazon, I buy used very good or better (no writing except maybe a name for some savings. Having prime helps. In Texas, the half price books chain has good quality children's books /ABC books, etc. in great shape, Li

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Re: small print - 2 years ago

Try the dollar stores. Glasses with magnification for a buck. The 99 cent stores in the Houston area even had cases with the glasses. I use to get them for my brother.

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Re: most advantageous way to use a visa gift card? - 2 years ago

Grocery stores take 'em and you can then charge the balance.

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Re: Got a bunch of clogged up old inkjet printers.. what to do with them ? - 2 years ago

Goodwill does refurbish some items and then recycles what they cant use. The refurbishing also provides some tech training. Lots of areas Goodwill has teamed with Dell and called their computer stores Computer Works. They also use the term Dell Reconnects. Goodwill has a lot of places to drop off stuff.

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Re: "upon my death" checklist? - 3 years ago

Difficult because of the variance in possibilities and the fact that many times, you want the documents certified. Try looking for "legacy drawer" or legacy box. Dave Ramsey has a video series, but that costs money and his lists of things is what you need. See for instance the following list of the legacy drawer and discussion on Reddit. The key is that you must update/review regu

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Re: Never been west of the East Coast... - 3 years ago

Some depends on who is coming with you, where you stay,your airlines, timing, and what your interests are in doing when you travel. Houston in March should be pretty decent. Probably need a car (Houston is over 640 square miles. Lots of Suburbs. As the song says, Miles and Miles of Texas) Lots of food and drink, Space stuff, Gulf coast is at Galveston, Port of Houston, Sports (Astros start th

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upgrading 2012 mac mini/ministack max - 3 years ago

I have one of the 2012 mac minis (6.2) with a 1T hard drive hooked up to ministack max with only the DVD optical reader installed. I have already upgraded the RAM to 16GB. Trying to figure out how to best upgrade with an SSD. How big should it be and can I put it in the ministack rather than the mac mini? Thanks.

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Re: It's nearly 2018 and I'm asking about a CD burner. - 3 years ago

Our sponsor has some good cd drives that even play and burn blu-ray. Got mine from one of their garage sales. Sometimes OWC also has the burning software, or there is a stripped down toast in an app package or on sale.

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Re: For you new iMac owners, cool little USB hub - 3 years ago

Bought mine at the sponsors garage sale a few months ago.

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Re: Credit card theft - 3 years ago

I have learned to print out the charges from the computer account and ask for overnight delivery of a new card.

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