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gull
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response 404 of 413:
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Dec 18 14:41 UTC 2003 |
Re resp:402: Good luck! I'm always impressed by people who get cars up
over 200,000 miles.
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gull
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response 405 of 413:
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Dec 18 14:44 UTC 2003 |
(Hey, just think...13,000 more miles and your car will have travelled
the distance from the earth to the moon!)
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rcurl
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response 406 of 413:
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Dec 18 17:05 UTC 2003 |
Re #404:...especially without any major engine work. My old Subaru got to
over 180,000 without major engine work, but succumbed to rust. Give some
credit to the engine manufacturers!
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edina
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response 407 of 413:
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Dec 18 17:10 UTC 2003 |
I drive a Volvo - I'm 13K away, 12K as of next week.
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gull
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response 408 of 413:
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Dec 18 22:59 UTC 2003 |
My Volvo has about 180,000 miles on it. I say "about" because the
speedometer head has been replaced once, and the vehicle speed signal is
intermittent. The actual milage is probably higher.
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jep
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response 409 of 413:
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Dec 19 04:59 UTC 2003 |
My beloved green Schaeffer Prelude ballpoint pen, for which I obtained
green ink a couple of years ago, has stopped working. When I turn the
bottom, the ink ball doesn't move out, and so I can't write with my
pen any more.
Worse than that, it seems I can't get another one. I went to both
OfficeMax and Staples today and they didn't have them. Staples (where
I got it) doesn't even *have* Schaeffer pens.
I did a search for "Schaeffer pen". The Schaeffer company was bought
by Bic some years ago, but as of a couple of years ago, it still
existed as a division. Apparently it's been merged out of existence
or something. The BIC WWW site, bicworld.com, doesn't list any
products under the name "Schaeffer".
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willcome
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response 410 of 413:
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Dec 19 05:11 UTC 2003 |
I'm glad I don't have neurotic attachments to things quite that silly.
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jep
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response 411 of 413:
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Dec 19 05:36 UTC 2003 |
It was a false alarm; the company is called "Sheaffer". I can even
have my pen repaired. (It's covered under a lifetime warranty.) Yay!
Silly it may be. I have very few attachments to objects, though. I
think the world can tolerate that I love my pen. I use it constantly,
all day, every work day. It is obviously time I get a backup or two.
The Sheaffer Prelude ballpoint costs about $30. They make fountain
and roller ball pens, as well as ballpoint pens like mine, and they
also make retractible pencils. I got my first Sheaffer pen and pencil
set several years ago, and then didn't use it for a few years. Since
I started using it, I really miss it when I have to use another pen.
That first pen was stolen from my desk and I was unhappy when writing
for several months before I obtained another.
When you find something that really suits you, you don't want to give
it up. My pen really suits me.
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russ
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response 412 of 413:
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Dec 19 05:56 UTC 2003 |
It's been almost a full year since the last update of Waiting For Bob.
I guess it's not coming back.
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tod
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response 413 of 413:
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Dec 19 23:37 UTC 2003 |
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