Post by: RHPConsult on November 02, 2006, 12:09:26 AM
Amazing. There's someone out there ready to photo everything . . . and then post it
Post by: Gregg on November 02, 2006, 07:42:06 AM
Now, that ought to elicit a response....
Post by: MamaMoose on November 02, 2006, 08:25:08 PM
I am very upset with you because this post and the similar e-mail you sent me got into a large doghouse.
I sent it, without thinking, to my wife and she said that confirms her thinking on the subject. I argued you were an "old geezer" and probably frayed around the edges. Her response was that she knew you were a management expert and if you were frayed then how could you be still working. 
Well, I could not get out from that riposte! I hat logic when its not on my side.Then she reminded me about several projects she had to solve such as unstick a jar lid, putting together something whose instructions were unfathomable to me, etc.
Mom Da Inferior Moose
Post by: Parker on November 02, 2006, 08:33:45 PM
the ladies need the men to get them to the right place
when driving
without getting lost
yea i'm sorry but most women i've driven with have no sense of direction
p/s: gregg, i love your signature
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Ya gotta applaud those bunnies for sacrificing their hearing just so some guy in Yonkers can have better TV reception.
Post by: kcourt on November 03, 2006, 10:31:20 AM
QUOTE(gailwin @ Nov 2 2006, 09:33 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
However, in most cases the ladies need the men to get them to the right place when driving without getting lost
yea i'm sorry but most women i've driven with have no sense of direction
yea i'm sorry but most women i've driven with have no sense of direction
Maybe some women, but I am very good at directions. Only time I have been lost is when someone else is giving out the directions.Kathy
Post by: Parker on November 03, 2006, 10:35:24 AM
for those who need to cheat
i'll put you on the good list
Post by: jepinto on November 03, 2006, 07:27:03 AM
Post by: Gregg on November 03, 2006, 07:38:17 AM
Post by: Paddy on November 03, 2006, 07:44:10 AM
My husband has been known to drive at least half an hour in completely the wrong direction and return home empty-handed from an errand because he didn't ASK anyone. Men don't do that, you see.
Of course then there is the whole issue of asking for directions in New England, which is a rather different experience than it is elsewhere in the country. You see, New Englanders think everyone should know where they're going and should just KNOW every landmark, even if that landmark hasn't existed for fifty years. Street signs that for both the cross street and the main thoroughfare are unheard of (you're expected to just know which main thoroughfare you've arrived at) and streets change names every time they cross a town line, which can be quite often.
A good map is an essential 'round these parts.
Post by: Gregg on November 03, 2006, 12:09:07 PM
Yeah, I once set out to find a lodge in the Rockies, but forgot the map I had been given. Three hours later, I was back home. Gave up.
Post by: RHPConsult on November 03, 2006, 12:14:23 PM
– but since it has, let me put in a positive word for TomTom's neat SW which turns a few Palm models into amazing GPS devices.Several months ago, I asked here for advice as I was contemplating the purchase of same for my Palm T|X. FWIW, after some "bumps in the road" – so to speak – installing all the North American maps, it's use has been faultless and fun. I continue to be amazed at the voice prompts (perfect enunciation for aged ears!!) and the detailed readouts, continuous portrayal of location in a moving graphic and in a "literary" description that always shows . . .
- time of day
- street name/route number at present location, beneath which route moves
- miles/driving-time to destination
- direction of the "next" turn on one's planned route
- all nearby gas stations/restaurants
- etc. etc. . . . and all inside my handy, dandy Palm. properly illuminated for ambient light conditions
Moving it from car to car is a no-brainer, and a substantial convenience for elderly road-warriors.
The newest model of the SW, I understand, comes with all maps ready on an SD card, absent the need for the vexing instructions that were the only downside (now resolved) of my model.
If you want the flexibility of having all this amazing "stuff" in your Palm, it's really a winner!
Oh yes. It's a Dutch/British company, but its US Tech Support is located . . . in Boston . . . w/helpful people lacking any accent!
I hope someone finds this info useful.
Post by: MamaMoose on November 03, 2006, 08:34:36 PM
Let me give you some advice about women drivers or any other faults you might notice in or think you see in the behavior of the fairer sex. Hear, See, and Speak No Evil. Having been married about 50 + years, I have learned that you NEVER 1) comment on a woman's driving; 2) answer when she asks if some clothing item makes her look fat; 3) guess her age correctly - a) go low if you think she is over 40 and b) go high if she appears older than 18. This will lead to a more peaceful and happy relationship.
MamaMoose
Post by: Parker on November 03, 2006, 08:51:37 PM
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Put me there too. Of course, I use a map.
Well... a map is some sort of navigational aid
so no you're not going on that list jep
Post by: jcarter on November 04, 2006, 09:30:55 AM
The Cubans are amazingly resourceful people, they can fix anything.
There was a photo in the Miami Herald a few years ago of some guys from Cuba who put a truck on a raft and hooked up the drive shaft to a propeller and got almost to Florida, USCG picked them up, shipped them home and SUNK the truck-boat. That was mean.
Is he welding near the fuel tank?
Jane
Post by: Highmac on November 04, 2006, 11:09:14 AM
Post by: jcarter on November 04, 2006, 11:37:10 AM
Jane
Post by: RHPConsult on November 04, 2006, 08:52:44 PM
We opted for "Lori", who I have noted with interest, is the same voice TomTom uses in its ads, TV and radio.
Irrespective of the "legend" (or not) of Germanic vocal preferences, the early research in the US re: warning voices in vehicles/aircraft clearly showed better attentlon was being paid to female voices.
Ah, and has it not ever been thus?
Post by: jcarter on November 04, 2006, 09:04:23 PM
My husband was impressed at the time and asked me to what I did to stop the fight.
Jane
Post by: RHPConsult on November 05, 2006, 04:19:14 AM
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. . . attentlon (is) was (always shall be) being paid to female voices. Ah, and has it not ever been thus?
Post by: krissel on November 05, 2006, 10:28:10 PM
http://www.girl.com.au/voice-male-voice-female.htm
http://www.bbc.co.uk/voices/yourvoice/conversation1.shtml
http://tldp.org/HOWTO/Encourage-Women-Linux-HOWTO/x168.html
http://www.medicine.indiana.edu/news_relea..._hearing00.html
Post by: RHPConsult on November 06, 2006, 12:12:31 AM
What's the schedule for your seminar this semester?
Post by: sandbox on November 06, 2006, 12:26:43 AM
Howdy, nice town you’ve got here, where do you keep all the women?
Post by: RHPConsult on November 06, 2006, 12:35:05 AM
Post by: sandbox on November 06, 2006, 02:03:33 AM
Post by: Highmac on November 06, 2006, 02:38:50 AM
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"Women get married to have someone to talk to; men just want a woman who will stop talking..."
Speaking of quotes, and veering slightly off course here, I hadn't realised the internet was around while Mark Twain was still alive:
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"A lie can travel halfway around the world while the truth is putting on its shoes." -- Mark Twain
From this page of quotes, most of them in English, although this one is a bit of a mystery - Petra might be able to translate for us; looks kind of Scandinavian to me.
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"Laiskin tuntemani ihminen pani popcornia lettuihin, jotta ne kääntyisivät itsestään." -- W.C. Fields
Post by: krissel on November 07, 2006, 10:02:48 PM
“The laziest man I ever met put popcorn in his pancakes so they would turn over by themselves.”
Post by: Highmac on November 08, 2006, 02:25:54 AM
Post by: krissel on November 08, 2006, 02:48:33 AM
I noticed the word in the sentence that looked like popcorn so I put "popcorn" and "WC Fields" into Google and it came up.
Post by: Highmac on November 08, 2006, 04:38:42 AM
Post by: Gregg on November 08, 2006, 07:30:03 AM
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“The laziest man I ever met put popcorn in his pancakes so they would turn over by themselves.”
