BFD, I have a left-hand, open-ended ratchet wrench that only accepts sockets
in cubits.

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"Seahag" wrote in message
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PFFFT! I have a left-hand metric hammer:^p~~~

Seahag

"Scotty" wrote:
BFD. I have a Whitworth soldering gun , and a metric one.

SV


"Dave" wrote in message
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On 24 May 2006 10:14:42 -0700, "Joe"
said:

I have a soldering gun and a screwdriver.

As do I. And 15 years ago I'd probably have pulled it
apart to have a look.
Today my time's a bit more valuable.

Capt. JG wrote:

BFD, I have a left-hand, open-ended ratchet wrench that only accepts sockets
in cubits.



Yeah, but it liquid-cooled?

DSK

"Capt. Rob" wrote in message
oups.com...
Emerson
refused to honor the warranty.


Emerson is the all time KING of lousy electronics. Sad because they are
a pretty old company. They haven't made a good product in 30 years.
Katy was the last to know.

I'm pretty sure Emerson is strictly a marketing name, rather it doesn't make
anything but buys cheap electronics from little companies and markets them
under their name. I'm also sure the reason they won't honor a warranty is
that when a certain run of a particular electronic item is sold out, they
have nothing to offer the claimant.

Max

"Seahag" wrote in message
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"Bob Crantz" wrote:
As a rule I don't buy service contracts I'd rather buy things that don't
break. I did buy one for a notebook computer after weighing risk vs
return and based on previous notebook computer experiences.

I get service contracts on expensive things that are likely gonna rust up
in the salt environment...computers, TV.

I only buy them on higher unit value items that are difficult to take in for
service, such as a big-screen rear-projection TV.

Max

"Scotty" wrote in message
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BFD. I have a Whitworth soldering gun

I'll bet BB has two of 'em.


Max

I have an old model. :-(

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"DSK" wrote in message
.. .
Capt. JG wrote:

BFD, I have a left-hand, open-ended ratchet wrench that only accepts
sockets in cubits.



Yeah, but it liquid-cooled?

DSK

With you on that. I have expensive Compaq servers aboard one of my
ships. The things kept shutting down because one of 3 fans would flame
out. Compaq kept saying that they had a sub-24 hour guaranteed response
time and kept spares in stock. I asked the rep how he proposed to get
said spare to a ship off the Antarctic coast. That shut him up.

I want gear that doesn't *need* an extended warranty. Speaking of
which, my Apple laptop glitched last night for the first time. Seeing
as it's end of financial year time here and I have money left in the
budget, I might go buy one of the new Intel based ones.

PDW

In article , Bob Crantz
wrote:

As a rule I don't buy service contracts I'd rather buy things that don't
break. I did buy one for a notebook computer after weighing risk vs return
and based on previous notebook computer experiences.








"Frank" wrote in message
oups.com...
Dave wrote:
Perhaps the advice is specific to Sony. For most products a service
contract
is just plain stupid. I'll bet I've saved at least double the costs of all
repairs by never buying a service contract. Most electronic items, at
least,
fail, if at all, during the warranty period.

and Mys Terry said:
Service contracts for almost anything are a sucker bet. Not everything
you own is going to break. If you have 20 or 30 items with extended
service contracts, add up how much you spent on all those pieces of
paper.

I agree generally but agree with Dave's comment about specificity. To
harken back to Rob's minivan thread, my brother bought a Chrysler
minivan back in the 80s. He generally avoids buying extended warrantees
or service contracts; but being the anal nitpicker he is, he reviewed
the service history of this vehicle and bought the extended warrantee
in this case. He used the heck out of it, too. FYI, this is how
"particular" he is: When he bough the car, he went over it and gave the
dealer a two-page list of things he wanted corrected before he'd accept
it!

Frank

In article , DSK
wrote:

Capt. JG wrote:

BFD, I have a left-hand, open-ended ratchet wrench that only accepts
sockets
in cubits.



Yeah, but it liquid-cooled?

After I drop it in the bilge or overside - yes.

PDW

"Mys Terry" wrote in message
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On Thu, 25 May 2006 21:51:19 GMT, "Maxprop" wrote:


"Scotty" wrote in message
.. .
BFD. I have a Whitworth soldering gun

I'll bet BB has two of 'em.


Max


You two really lost that debate by a landslide, didn't you? It's obvious
that
you are still feeling the sting. I'm glad!

Don't be, because it's obvious we both still think you're an egocentric
laughing-stock.

Besides, Scotty may have made a typo, and meant to tell you he was a
half-wit
with a Woolworth's soldering gun. That would certainly be believable.

Believe what you will,. Whitworth Boy. And always remember: we aren't
laughing with you, we're laughing at you.

Max

"Mys Terry" wrote in message
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I always chuckle at advertisements saying "Use Genuine
Harley Davidson
replacement parts". I'm thinking that the part that failed
was a genuine Harley
part. Why would I want another?


Parts wear out.
Parts get damaged by accident.
You are an idiot.

SV