Testing

[Leon Goldstein]

Bob Hemus wrote:

>On Mon, 2007-09-03 at 20:52 -0400, Leon Goldstein wrote:
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>>>On Mon, 2007-09-03 at 18:06 -0400, Joel Hammer wrote:
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>>>>Just testing to see if I can post to this list again.
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>>>OH MY!!!  Where's the humor????
>>>Bob
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>>Joel has been off the list for so long, I think the obligatory humorous 
>>test message requirement came about only after his last post.
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>>Anyhow, to welcome Joel back and to observe protocol, I'll provide the 
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>That one will do.  You know, time just flies!  Can't believe it's that
>long that I haven't seen Joel's name on the end of a post??
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>A while back some one was commenting getting old and he figured he'd
>rather not?  Well, here recently I've noticed "Late Middle Age" makes it
>a little (read MORE)difficult to do things that once were easy or simple
>are damned near impossible, or take about 5 times longer.
>Bob
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Yup, once you achieve "vintage" you need to keep still in a cool place.
The observation that things take 5 times longer is true, but the reason 
is not antiquity, but modernity.

Case study:  my old vacuum cleaner stopped sucking and started to blow 
smoke.   As I  usually do in such unpleasant circumstances (need to 
purchase new household appliances) I consulted my Consumer Reports book, 
noted the most highly rated models, and went looking.  I was appalled to 
see how flimsy these things are.  Who on earth will spend over $500 for 
one of those plastic things that looks more like a Russian Energa rocket 
than a vacuum cleaner?  I found the Consumer Reports "best buy" at 
Lowe's, but all they had in stock was the display.   Next to it at half 
the price was a  bagless version, so I bought it.   I figured I'd save 
money both  in initial cost and not having to buy bags.

Well, the new vacuum works all right, but I calculate I need to spend 5 
times as long as I vacuum for emptying the bin and servicing its various 
filters.


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Leon A. Goldstein

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