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Re: see no evil?!.....See's Candies suspends production.... - 1 year ago

Got my lollipops last week, thank goodness!

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Re: travel update: SC Attorney Gen told beach town they could not block access - 1 year ago

You could fly into our little Summerville Airport via charter flight (it's open). I'll take you to the boat landing on the Ashley (it's open) or the Edisto (it's open too). The rest of the way, well it'll be just you and your dog.

by neophyte - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: March 27, 1995: Mac Clones Begin - 1 year ago

QuoteMarkintosh My Motorola Starmax 3000 was pretty much my worst "Mac" ever... Really? Mine is still in daily use. Its RAM is maxed out at 160MB, and it has a G3/300 processor. It has been quite reliable for 23 years now.

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Re: Find the #1 movie and hit single on the day you were born - 1 year ago

Patti Page!

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Re: “ Trump administration allows companies to break pollution laws during coronavirus pandemic” - 1 year ago

If all sampling and testing is suspended, my laboratory will go out of business. However, this morning I spoke with a client who runs the waste water treatment plant in a neighboring town. He received an email from the EPA yesterday that stated any pollution violations will be forgiven only if the violation was a direct result of disruption by Covid19 (disruption of sampling personnel availabilit

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Re: Not over quite yet- - 1 year ago

What are those bushes? Hope they haven't gone to bud yet.

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Re: PBYF! (Put Back You Fools) Costco not accepting returns on "hoarding items" - 1 year ago

My local Aldi and Publix have the same restrictions.

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Re: Any ornithologists in the house? - 1 year ago

Adult male house finch.

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Re: Would you go to the barber and get a haircut? - 1 year ago

Got mine cut 2 days ago. There was one other guy two chairs over (more than 6 feet distant), and our 2 "stylists", and a receptionist up front. Normally there are one or two other clients present.

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Re: Adventures in shopping... - 1 year ago

QuoteSam3 Ooooo....the Frosted Flake wars! {quickly searching uTube for How to Sugar Your Corn Flakes}

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Re: the Circle of Life?!......RIP: Al Worden [ astronaut ]...... - 1 year ago

.....first man to circle the Moon..... ????? First men to circle the moon happened 3 years earlier...

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Re: Speaking of shopping- - 1 year ago

At Aldi this morning, TP limited to 2, same with milk. I didn't go back in for seconds.

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Re: China says the Fujifilm Holdings Avigan drug works against coronavirus. - 1 year ago

Quotehal let's see the evidence - where are the published papers? It seems promising. See also.

by neophyte - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Lindsey Graham- Direct payments to citizens = "money wasted" - 1 year ago

On top of your paycheck That's it, Lindsey, tell that to all the wait staff and kitchen people not getting ANY paycheck from Charleston, Columbia, Greenville, and Spartanburg restaurants that can no longer offer seats to customers. And event planners and their suppliers, movie house staff, gym staff, and all the others who cater to people in large venues. Lindsey, I'll bet you are a pinbal

by neophyte - 'Friendly' Political Ranting

Re: Forget the ferrets, consider using these instead - 1 year ago

QuotePeterB Quoteneophyte We used that species for a lot of our carcinogenesis studies 20 years ago. They are hard to hold onto (no tail), and quick to bite your hand. And first-time mothers often cannibalize their neonates. But, yeah, they look cute. Neo, you must be really new here (as your name suggests), or else you'd know ... I have a LOT of experience with this particular species. ST

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Re: Forget the ferrets, consider using these instead - 1 year ago

We used that species for a lot of our carcinogenesis studies 20 years ago. They are hard to hold onto (no tail), and quick to bite your hand. And first-time mothers often cannibalize their neonates. But, yeah, they look cute.

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Re: What's something positive for you right now? - 1 year ago

I have an angle on how I might be able to buy some TP early Friday morning. Does this count?

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Re: And Now For Something (Somewhat) Completely Different (The History Of Toilet Paper) - 1 year ago

I didn't know that Charmin has "solubility".

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Re: This forum is by structure self-contained - is anyone here just going about any normal routine? - 1 year ago

I run a testing lab that I can't set up in my garage, so regular working days for me. A few more shopping trips planned; hope I get there before the hoarders descend on a newly arrived shipment. I'll be OK unless EPA suspends drinking water and waste water regulations, in which case all cities and towns and contractors will suspend all testing just to save money, and I may or may not be able to s

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Re: What are your favorites on Youtube? - 1 year ago

Scott Manley - Explanations of spacecraft happenings and other celestial events.

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It's Here... - 1 year ago

SPRING! AZALEAS! Hopefully coming to you soon, too. How do I resize this?

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Re: Washington K-12 schools closed for SIX weeks - 1 year ago

Quotedavemchine neophyte, do you have a link for where you found that graph. Super interesting. I'm at work now; I posted it from home. The graph was originally published in The Proceedings of the National Academy of Science (PNAS). A reproduced graph and explanation is here. It may be the basis for the current "flattening curves" that are making the rounds, for example here.

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Re: Washington K-12 schools closed for SIX weeks - 1 year ago

Quotelost in space Good move, but I'm afraid even six weeks won't be enough. There are a lot of events postponed for two weeks. I don't see how two weeks--or even six--will make a difference. Seems like it postpones the inevitable. Are they just arbitrary shots in the dark? Any opinions? I think it is meant to slow the spread of the virus, especially to allow healthcare facilities to cope w

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Re: We like old cars, trains, etc; Howsabout an old "New" Airplane? - 1 year ago

Does the Basler BT-67 also have the hump in the center aisle floor where the wing supports connect?

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Re: March 8, 1997: Apple gets out of licensing deal with clone-makers via Mac OS 8 - 1 year ago

Rember the ad in Macworld?

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Re: Trump Press Conference at 3 pm (EST)...... - 1 year ago

.....he will 'allegedly' declare national emergency..... Does that mean Walmart can be expected to restock their empty TP shelves post-haste?

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Re: Problem With Chrome & Online Bank Sign-In - 1 year ago

Quotespace-time I have "cleared browsing data" in the Range of All Time, including browsing history, cookies and site data, and cached images and files. which cookies, only tdbank cookies or all cookies? it may be a cookie from another side that causes the problem. Delete ALL cookies, then try again. of course you will need to log in again to all other web sites that you use. Y

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Re: Those of us with a bidet seat... - 1 year ago

Doesn't the bidet leave your nether regions wet?

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Problem With Chrome & Online Bank Sign-In - 1 year ago

Chrome Version 80.0.3987.132 Mac OS 10.12.6 This used to work just fine in Mavericks with an older version of Chrome, but not since I started using Sierra. The page starts to load, then at the end of loading, it shows just a completely white window. BUT, when I start with File>New Incognito Window, it loads properly. I have "cleared browsing data" in the Range of All Time,

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Re: Have a drink! It's PURIM! - 1 year ago

Quoterichorlin Back in The Bronx, the worst way to celebrate Purim: prune hamantaschen. Oiy vey. After three or four, you were no more meshuggeneh, you were a regular guy. When I was a kid, my Synagogue ordered only prune hamantaschen. Bleeeeech! To this day, I am turned off to any hamantaschen.

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