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Re: Does anyone these days smoke a pipe? - 6 years ago

My father stopped smoking a pipe 10 years ago. The deciding factor was his third heart attack. Now, at age 90, his lungs and heat are working better than at any time since his first heart attack at age 48, and he has the mind of a man twenty years younger than he is. He's a poster child for the benefits of stopping smoking, even a pipe.

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Re: Using Essential Oils by JP Sears - 6 years ago

That was so freakin' hilarious that I nearly soiled myself!

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Re: Everything is difficult with only 2-4 hours of sleep, but I need assistance with setting up a new Canon printer for Mavis... - 6 years ago

Sleep deprivation is terribly unpleasant and unhealthy, and insomnia due to a medical problem can be very difficult to manage. Nonetheless, sometimes a couple changes in routine can make a substantial improvement in sleep quality. Take a look at this link, focusing particularly on the Behavioral Therapy for Insomnia section, particularly Stimulus control, Sleep hygiene, and Sleep restriction

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Re: if you have a good charger, move along - 6 years ago

That's a great price for one of those. I have a LaCrosse BC-700 that looks very similar, but lacks the 1000mA charging current setting and doesn't have a USB power port. I love the "Refresh" feature. My "Recycle these broken rechargeable batteries" pile was reduced from 20 batteries down to just four! The charger paid for itself in this way. The LaCrosse charges the

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Re: Everything is difficult with only 2-4 hours off sleep, but I need assistance with setting up a new Canon printer for Mavis... - 6 years ago

Can you download Lion from the App Store on the Mac Mini? It should be a free download, and install straight from the downloaded installer without having to write to an optical disk or USB drive. Fluid overload that does not respond to meds can be a reason for urgent dialysis for the specific purpose of getting fluid off, but if the kidney recovers enough from its injury, or sometimes just wi

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Re: iMac pop! - 6 years ago

Any bad smell? Sounds like a power supply capacitor may have blown. Don't mess with it - too dangerous. If it were mine, I'd sell it on ebay for parts, with full disclosure regarding the nature of its death. (Actually, I'd probably keep it in my closet with 10 or so other non-working legacy Macs).

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Re: yay or yU.K.?!....if you like British shows [ U.K. ] this streaming service launching today..... - 6 years ago

Thanks!

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Re: Polls: Support for Trump grows after address to Congress - 6 years ago

More than 4 out of 10 actually approve?

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Re: America drops in international "Best Country" rankings - 6 years ago

Quality of life is for wusses. We' re the strongest - that's what really counts on the playground, right? We're number one! We're number one! Now - if I could just get the money to pay for the student loan payment that equals my gross income, and the medical expenses that are 25% higher than my student loan payment.

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Re: I'm just sayin' ..... - 6 years ago

Thanks!

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Re: Robert Osborne will get a 48 hour tribute on TCM..... - 6 years ago

For the first time in years, I wish I had cable TV.

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Re: Electric Shavers..Who? Best one? ...???? - 6 years ago

My own preference is for the Braun series 7. If you know Norelco works for your beard, though, it might be worth sticking with that. As cbelt3 said, YMMV - Norelco does nothing for me but massage my face and occasionally pluck out a whisker by accident.

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Re: RIP: Robert Osborne [ TCM host ]..... - 6 years ago

In this past week, I watched his commentaries on the Thin Man series and a number of Bob Hope films. His commentaries really did add to the enjoyment of the films. I hadn't thought of him since taping these movies about 17 years ago.

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Re: Oldest Email - 6 years ago

I have some dated 1904 for some reason.

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Re: Apple Pron - 6 years ago

Amazon sells 25 sheets of 8.5"X11" German paper for $36.45+$6 shipping. 300 pages = $437.40 + $72 shipping = $509.40. Looking at it this way, the book is a heck of a bargain. I wonder if they'll print an American paper version. That should reduce the cost down to about two bucks.

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Re: Cadillac Eldorado - 1960 - Chicago - 6 years ago

Nice pics of a nice car!

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Re: Historical find in back bedroom clean out - 6 years ago

I wanted one of those in college! I used to print my papers from the original ImageWriter in the chemistry lab, since my college's computer lab was infested with ImageWriter II printers that, in my experience, misfed the paper much more often.

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Re: tell me why i shouldn't get a vw golf sportwagen / how to buy a car privately (part of the 'how do i leave nyc?' series) - 6 years ago

Per Consumer Reports: ""Comes very close to being a car that can do it all" It looks like the 2016 Golf's reliability was sabotaged by a faulty sound system. I loved my Golf III. I test drove Hondas, Toyotas, Fords, but bought the Golf immediately after the test drive. It was reliable for 7 years, then fell apart. I nonetheless do not regret the purchase; I had 7 fun years

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Re: What is your all-time favorite candy bar? - 6 years ago

Cadbury mini eggs. I can eat 2000 calories of this dangerous stuff at one go. Easter is a difficult time for me. Toffo. A man's gotta chew what a man's gotta chew. Maltesers Cadbury's Fruit and Nut - UK Cadbury's Fruit and Nut - US (not quite as smooth, but good enough for me) Humbugs Crunchie 5th Avenue

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Re: I second that emotion?!....add this to the list of 'obsolete' Apple products..... - 6 years ago

I'm not going to replace all my hardware every five to seven years.

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Re: What just hit me last night? I had a flu shot… - 6 years ago

Influenza is a respiratory infection, not a gastrointestinal one. What you experienced was not influenza. The term "stomach flu" is an expression. It is not really a manifestation of influenza.

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Re: New computers for all of you!! I'm a winner!!!! - 6 years ago

Just be sure to claim your prize by the March 30 deadline, otherwise there will be a large number of very disappointed forum members. Put me down for a PRAM battery. Thanks!

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Re: WTF kind of black magic is this?! Harvard designed shape shifting metamaterial. Mind = Blown. - 6 years ago

I can't wait for this stuff to become available at Radio Shack.

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Re: "President Trump suggests anti-Semitic threats across U.S. are coming from within Jewish community " - 6 years ago

Human beings have the ability to think before we let noises escape from our mouths. That brings up a question: What species is he?

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Re: WTF!? Trump now seeking to legalize undocumented immigrants? - 6 years ago

I'm relieved to hear that he has the ability to change his mind.

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Re: THANK GOD the mentally ill are able to buy guns - THANKS TRUMP! - 6 years ago

He realized that his claim that he's signed the most executive orders at four weeks than any other president in history was wrong (Obama signed more), so he's signing anything and everything he can in order to make the 2 month record. Glad he has his priorities straight. Bully for him!

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Re: Random thoughts / planning to buy a car - 6 years ago

In upstate NY, most of the vehicles I saw sitting in a snowy ditch were SUV's. Over-confidence of the drivers and high momentum seemed to play a role. I did fine with my front wheel drive VW Jetta equipped with Blizzaks. My wife did even better in her Blizzak-equipped 2004 Honda Civic. Subaru Outback is a good vehicle - multiple friends said it handles more like a car than an SUV (in a good

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Re: So you miss the 80's? - 6 years ago

I don't miss the arms race and perceived imminent nuclear winter. I do miss the Rubik's Cube being a novelty. I miss hearing Der Kommissar on the radio, but got to re-experience it in the late '90s when Adam Sandler's film "The Wedding Singer" came out (19 years ago? Good Lord.)

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Re: Need some advice regarding relative who used the S word yesterday - 6 years ago

Assess degree of risk: - Thoughts of hurting himself - vs having a plan of how he would do it (much worse) - vs being willing to carry out the plan (much much worse) Obviously, he really needs professional evaluation - if he's not seeing a psychiatrist, he needs to and should be coaxed in this direction. It is worthwhile risking the friendship in order to approach his wife about it -

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Re: Wusthof Knives:is this rust already? - 6 years ago

We have Calphalons that also spot. The spots come off quickly after a quick rub with Barkeeper's Friend.

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