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Re: Grocery store self checkout - 3 years ago

our local Albertsons eliminated the self check out about 6 months ago. they have hired some new clerks that a very slow and still typically have 2 stands open with lots of people in line

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Re: apple flat rate repair - 3 years ago

It just completely died. Late 2016 13"mbp replaced mother board which now includes everything. soldered memory, soldered ssd

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apple flat rate repair - 3 years ago

Just had my daughter 13" macbook pro repaired. I thought their flat rate repair included labor it was billed a level 2 flat rate repair $375.00 labor charge $100 Not very happy with Apple these days We had the computer for 1 year and 1 week they say it was 1 year and 1 month old they included the shipping time and the week and a half to get a genius appointment had it done at the New Se

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Re: What interesting places have you travelled? - 3 years ago

Malibu Club, Junction of Jervis inlet and Princess Louisa Inlet British Columbia malibuhydro.com

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La Computer - 3 years ago

Has anyone had good or bad experiences ordering computers from La Computer? thinking about ordering a mbp from them. B and H is currently back ordered on the one I want to order. Tried going to the local Apple store and they refused to match B and H pricing when B and H had it in stock

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Re: What is the most interesting thing you saw or were part of while flying commercially? - 3 years ago

in the 70's I was on a flight from La to Caracas and Sat next to a very nice couple from San Francisco. They were from a SF church that was relocating all the members to their own village in Guyana. 6 month later the Jones Town massacre happened

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Re: Apple Airport time capsule - 3 years ago

Thanks for the Links on the refurbs. Ordered a replacement yesterday

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Re: Apple Airport time capsule - 3 years ago

QuoteDeusxMac QuoteN-OS X-tasy! OP specifically stated a preference for the low-profile TC, which means the older 802.11n version. I didn't take OP's "really like the compactness of it" to mean it was the older, low-profile style. by compactness I meant the small footprint. tower is fine for me

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Apple Airport time capsule - 3 years ago

My time capsule is slowly dying due to over heating tried a repair but it was no go. It operates in bridge mode behind a fios routerI really like the compactness of it and use the 4 port hub and time machine Should I just get a new one? any suggestions for other options. I do have a newer Lynksys 9200 but it is big and was difficult to set up. It did not like to operate in bridge mode. Took

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Re: Door painting project. I need HELP! - 3 years ago

Sorry but I can't be there this weekend

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Re: June 19, 1995: Apple releases the Power Macintosh 9500 - 4 years ago

I had one. It was the first mac that would actually handle some video editing. Very slow to render. Like others have mentioned it was a pita to upgrade the memory Before the 9500 I had a 7500, very easy to upgrade

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Re: Sealing between driveway and house? - 4 years ago

Like mentioned before a good Polyurethane The only problem is the 1/8". If there is any expansion/contraction from the Asphalt the caulk doesn't have the width to handle the movement. Sikaflex 1a allows movement +or- 35% not much on a 1/8" joint . the caulk wil eventually loose its bond on 1 side of the joint. If you do seal it try it on a cool day when the asphalt has contracted

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Re: Songs you got sick of listening to during the first time you heard it - 4 years ago

I wanna Make it with you by Bread

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Re: Kitchen sink cloged, but rest of house fine... snake didnt help...NVM - 4 years ago

most likely the drain out of the disposal is blocked typically the outlet has an elbow that is bolted on. Take it off and you will probably see it is all clogged up. I am an experienced person on this. My wife thinks it is OK to put fibrous material like Asparagus ends. She seems to think our disposal should be able to handle anything she puts in it and thinks ours is defective

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Re: Another Paint a room question; Door Trim first? - 4 years ago

We do walls first. when I paint trim first there ends up being splatter from the wall paint on the trim

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Re: Cutting in straight line on wall where it meets ceiling - 4 years ago

just a good angle brush like suggested above I like a 1 1/2 to 2" brush for that For doing along a carpeted edge a trick I learned years ago is to get an old venetian blind. Use one of the slats and press it down between the wall and carpet. it protects the carpet from getting paint on it until the Paint is dry

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Re: Did You Order A HomePod Today? - 4 years ago

I have a Sonos system. First to the Party. Also have Alexa for lighting control and a few other things I do not seem to have much success with Siri on my Iphone. Alexa also seems to not be that smart when I ask for information. google voice search seems to be the only one that consistently can answer my questions

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Re: Favorite Meat/Cooking Thermometer? - 4 years ago

Thermo pen or Thermo pop buy direct from thermo Works they say that the ones on Amazon are not warranted

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Re: The Championship game... - 4 years ago

Quotevicrock I guess I'm way too old to appreciate this halftime show What the H was that?

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Re: Rodents in the car - remedies? - 4 years ago

We have used a couple of moth balls in a perforated bag. just keep it away from the heater air intake. It will royally stink up the cabin. What brand of car is it? Our Audi seems to be the prime candidate for mice. they use a soy based wire insulation that animals love to eat. Honda same problem. Honda actually makes a "rat proof" electrical tape. It has little drawings of mice o

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Re: Today in Apple history: Apple ships world’s largest LCD display - 4 years ago

i have that along with a cube

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Re: No Turkey! - 4 years ago

Beef short ribs. Tired of Ham and Turkey my wife whines when I do a prime rib

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Re: Which musicians have you seen live but are now dead? - 4 years ago

Jimi Hendrix Maurice White David Bowie Curt Cobain Paul Revere Walter Becker

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Re: Unscientific observation of Autumn '17 in the metro Detroit area... - 4 years ago

Same here in Seattle. The leaves on one trunk of our vine maple look just like your picture

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Re: Trip to San Francisco in December - Looking for suggestions - 4 years ago

Winchester Mystery House in San Jose

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Re: reupholstering cost - 4 years ago

QuoteOmbligo Most likely the chair structure itself won't be worth the cost. My FIL just retired, closing his custom upholstery shop after 44 years. He said people could by mass produced furniture for less than he could recover it. He said most stuff being made and sold today is junk. He made our couch in 1993, it has been recovered twice and is like new. Your Fil's name doesn't happen to be A

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Re: What celebrity deaths have affected you the most? - 4 years ago

Recently David Bowie, I considered him a genius, watching him develop his different styles as he matured Long Term JFK. In may ways it was the end of Camelot for our nation. After watching the PBS Vietnam series it really brought back when my awareness of the war and distrust of Politicians began. For me it was 1966 to 67 when I was in middle school. My belief is that era is key in where we

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Re: Tell me about gas grilling - 4 years ago

You need to check the orifices. If it was new there should be 2 sets of orifices that came with it. One set is for natural gas and the other is for Propane Is the flame color blue? if it is yellow the air to fuel ratio is not correct.

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Re: broke R Us?!....Toys R Us filing for bankruptcy..... - 4 years ago

We used the Sears Christmas catalogue as our annual toy wish list

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Re: Any quick or long term cures for gastroparesis? - 4 years ago

QuoteDennis S Bruce, does it just help with the nausea or does it increase motility? I seems to.

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