Katipo wrote:
> But in many cases, they're not knock-offs.
> They're simply 'Black and Gold', or 'Home Brand' wrappings of the same
> product, while corporates disguise the act with screams of 'Patent theft'.
Cites?
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Katipo wrote:
> Perhaps your experience of government is, but Brazillian government
> doesn't answer to the description of coercive.
Government, by definition, is coercive. That is why it should be limited
in scope.
> They're not giving away money.
> They simply don't have it to give away.
>
Paul Johnson wrote:
>On Thursday 24 August 2006 14:29, Katipo wrote:
>
>
>>You're in the States, and therefore classified as American market source.
>>I'm in Australia, and it's all China and Korea here.
>>Very little from South America or EU.
>>
>>
>
>I used to get a *lot* from Korea, almos
Steve Lamb wrote:
>Katipo wrote:
>
>
>>Steve Lamb wrote:
>>
>>
>>> Yes, because Government has nothing better to do than fritter it's
>>>citizens money on something that probably nets them no gain. Sorry, that's a
>>>huge negative in my book.
>>>
>>>
>
>
>
>>That would seem to be
On Thursday 24 August 2006 14:29, Katipo wrote:
> You're in the States, and therefore classified as American market source.
> I'm in Australia, and it's all China and Korea here.
> Very little from South America or EU.
I used to get a *lot* from Korea, almost all of it from Kornet. I have to
won
Katipo wrote:
> Steve Lamb wrote:
>>Yes, because Government has nothing better to do than fritter it's
>> citizens money on something that probably nets them no gain. Sorry, that's a
>> huge negative in my book.
> That would seem to be somewhat inconsistent, coming from somebody that
> suppos
rg Sent:
>>> Wednesday, 23 August, 2006 1:32:52 AM Subject: Re: Pumping
>>> Gas in Oregon (WAS: Re: Osama Bin Laden Take Over List!)
>>>
>>> Steve Lamb wrote:
[snip]
>
> Corporates employ off-shore spammers because they have the cheap
> labour reso
Steve Lamb wrote:
>Katipo wrote:
>
>
>>Nothing, even remotely close to the volumes generated by Americans and
>>their contracted bodies in Korea and China.
>>They hire out entire ISPs for the purpose.
>>
>>
>
>Which would be China and Korea's problems respectively and does not excuse
>Br
Paul Johnson wrote:
>On Wednesday 23 August 2006 03:22, Matt Johnson wrote:
>
>
>>- Original Message
>>From: Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>>To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
>>Sent: Wednesday, 23 August, 2006 1:32:52 AM
>>Subject: Re: Pu
"Osama Bin Laden Take Over List!"
It looks like the young man who started all this was at least partly
successful!!
People who don't like off-topic threads need a thread-aware email
reader, then the problem goes away
rude complaining about recent OT trafic,
which started with the "Osama Bin Laden Take Over List!" stuff, and
continues with the "Pumping Gas in Oregon" emails. As I said, it was not
my intention to be rude with these OT's debianners. I am very sorry for
that.
I have not
On Wed, 2006-08-23 at 21:51 +0300, Andrei Popescu wrote:
> Hal Vaughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> [snip nice Start Trek story]
>
> LOL, that just made my day :)))
>
> Andrei
Yeah, that was impressive.
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> Sent: Wednesday, 23 August, 2006 1:32:52 AM
> Subject: Re: Pumping Gas in Oregon (WAS: Re: Osama Bin Laden Take Ov
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[snip nice Start Trek story]
LOL, that just made my day :)))
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On Thu, Aug 24, 2006 at 07:49:18AM +1200, cr wrote:
> On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:39, Steve Lamb wrote:
> > Hal Vaughan wrote:
> > > I tried Mepis for a while. It was fine for the 1st six months or so,
> > > but once the testing and unstable got out of sync, I had more and more
> > > problems adding pa
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Matt Johnson wrote:
>> Excuse me? You are joking, right? Rele
Katipo wrote:
> Nothing, even remotely close to the volumes generated by Americans and
> their contracted bodies in Korea and China.
> They hire out entire ISPs for the purpose.
Which would be China and Korea's problems respectively and does not excuse
Brazil's ills.
> ...and to counterbalanc
Matt Johnson wrote:
> Excuse me? You are joking, right? Relevant opinion from only certain
> nationalities on this list? You've lost me here, lads. Perhaps you could
> exlain this clearly.
Just as I wrote. It is ironic that someone from Brazil, which is
notorious for it's black-hacker commu
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Steve Lamb wrote:
>> Furthermore (not to you Hal) I fi
On Wed, 23 Aug 2006 15:39, Steve Lamb wrote:
> Hal Vaughan wrote:
> > I tried Mepis for a while. It was fine for the 1st six months or so,
> > but once the testing and unstable got out of sync, I had more and more
> > problems adding packages when I had to.
>
> I just got it because it had an
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> Steve Lamb wrote:
>
>> Hal Vaughan wrote:
>>
>>
>>> On Tuesday 22 August 2006 10:30, Marcelo Chiapparini wrote:
>>>
[snip]
> Nothing, even remotely close to the volumes generated by
> Americans and their contracted bodies in Korea a
Hex Star wrote:
> lol, referring to this panda? :P
That'd be the one. :)
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Steve Lamb wrote:
>Hal Vaughan wrote:
>
>
>>On Tuesday 22 August 2006 10:30, Marcelo Chiapparini wrote:
>>
>>
>
>
>
>>>It could be possible to use this list for what was created: Debian
>>>related questions *only*? the rest of the world will appreciate this
>>>very much...
>>>
>>>
>
On 8/22/06, Steve Lamb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> (Or has Mepis gone to the Ubuntu repository now, like> Libranet and some other distros did?)Not sure. Ubuntu's repositories are one of the reasons I don't like it.If Mepis went that way I'd be a sad panda.
-- Steve C. Lamb | B
Hal Vaughan wrote:
> I tried Mepis for a while. It was fine for the 1st six months or so,
> but once the testing and unstable got out of sync, I had more and more
> problems adding packages when I had to.
I just got it because it had an easy install and installed decent video
drivers. For
Christopher Pharo Glæserud wrote:
>Steve Lamb,
>
>
>
>>>At least "expensive gas" is over $2.85 because of it right now. If you want
>>>to pay more to do the gas station's job for you, go right ahead.
>>>
>>>
>
>How about norwegian gas prices at $7,27 / gallon? We haven't had
>anything b
On Tuesday 22 August 2006 22:30, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> * Owen Heisler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 Aug 22 19:52 -0500]:
> > Spam
> > to
> > Gas pumping in Oregon
> > to
> > Whether Off Topic Topics are Permitted
> >
> > Wow!
>
>
>
> Profit!!!
The bridge went dark and the entire ship l
On Tue, Aug 22, 2006 at 07:00:09PM -0600, edwardsa wrote:
> He should get a clue, and you should get a life!
>
> If you look at this
> list over time, you will find a rich history of OT threads. They can be
> cathartic, offering another kind of support-- relief from boredom and
> a place to run y
* Owen Heisler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 Aug 22 19:52 -0500]:
> Spam
> to
> Gas pumping in Oregon
> to
> Whether Off Topic Topics are Permitted
>
> Wow!
Profit!!!
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On Tuesday 22 August 2006 21:33, Steve Lamb wrote:
> Ron Johnson wrote:
> > So if we use Ubuntu... ;)
>
> You should be drawn, quartered, stabbed, hung, shot and then
> REALLY hurt.
>
> Of course I'm the one with Mepis on my desktop. But in my
> defense Debian's on my laptop and router/fil
On Tue, 2006-08-22 at 21:37 -0400, Roberto C. Sanchez wrote:
> On Tue, Aug 22, 2006 at 09:25:46PM -0500, Owen Heisler wrote:
> > On Tue, 2006-08-22 at 17:56 -0700, Hex Star wrote:
> > >
> > > Where did the word wow come from? Who invented it?
> >
> > http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wow
> >
> > See
On Tue, Aug 22, 2006 at 09:25:46PM -0500, Owen Heisler wrote:
> On Tue, 2006-08-22 at 17:56 -0700, Hex Star wrote:
> >
> > Where did the word wow come from? Who invented it?
>
> http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/wow
>
> See the Wikimedia Foundation for all the information you'll ever need.
> Especial
Ron Johnson wrote:
> So if we use Ubuntu... ;)
You should be drawn, quartered, stabbed, hung, shot and then REALLY hurt.
Of course I'm the one with Mepis on my desktop. But in my defense
Debian's on my laptop and router/file server. :)
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oh I see, very interesting
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On Tue, 2006-08-22 at 17:56 -0700, Hex Star wrote:
> On 8/22/06, Owen Heisler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Spam
> > to
> > Gas pumping in Oregon
> > to
> > Whether Off Topic Topics are Permitted
> >
> > Wow!
>
> Where did the word wow come from? Who invented it?
http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/
On Tuesday 22 August 2006 17:56, Hex Star wrote:
> Where did the word wow come from? Who invented it?
>
> On 8/22/06, Owen Heisler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > Spam
> > to
> > Gas pumping in Oregon
> > to
> > Whether Off Topic Topics are Permitted
> >
> > Wow!
Who invented top posting? Or break
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Steve Lamb wrote:
> Hal Vaughan wrote:
>> On Tuesday 22 August 2006 10:30, Marcelo Chiapparini wrote:
>
>>> It could be possible to use this list for what was created: Debian
>>> related questions *only*? the rest of the world will appreciate this
>>>
He should get a clue, and you should get a life!
If you look at this
list over time, you will find a rich history of OT threads. They can be
cathartic, offering another kind of support-- relief from boredom and
a place to run your mouth-- for debain users.
If you need relief from downloading (a
On Tuesday 22 August 2006 17:21, Steve Lamb wrote:
> Hal Vaughan wrote:
> > On Tuesday 22 August 2006 10:30, Marcelo Chiapparini wrote:
> >> It could be possible to use this list for what was created: Debian
> >> related questions *only*? the rest of the world will appreciate this
> >> very much...
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On Tuesday 22 August 2006 17:35, Paul Johnson wrote:
> On Tuesday 22 August 2006 12:25, Joey Hess wrote:
> > Paul Johnson wrote:
> > > On Tuesday 22 August 2006 07:30, Marcelo Chiapparini wrote:
> > > > Hi!
> > > >
> > > > It could be possible to use this list for what was created: Debian
> > > > r
Hal Vaughan wrote:
> On Tuesday 22 August 2006 10:30, Marcelo Chiapparini wrote:
>> It could be possible to use this list for what was created: Debian
>> related questions *only*? the rest of the world will appreciate this
>> very much...
> C'mon. Give everyone a break. Some of us have no life
On Tuesday 22 August 2006 12:25, Joey Hess wrote:
> Paul Johnson wrote:
> > On Tuesday 22 August 2006 07:30, Marcelo Chiapparini wrote:
> > > Hi!
> > >
> > > It could be possible to use this list for what was created: Debian
> > > related questions *only*?
> >
> > Sorry, this list was made for Debi
Ah the debian community is so caring XPOn 8/22/06, Joey Hess <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Paul Johnson wrote:> On Tuesday 22 August 2006 07:30, Marcelo Chiapparini wrote:> > Hi!> >> > It could be possible to use this list for what was created: Debian> > related questions *only*?
>> Sorry, this list w
Paul Johnson wrote:
> On Tuesday 22 August 2006 07:30, Marcelo Chiapparini wrote:
> > Hi!
> >
> > It could be possible to use this list for what was created: Debian
> > related questions *only*?
>
> Sorry, this list was made for Debian users. Go read lists.debian.org again.
You seem to have mis
On Tuesday 22 August 2006 07:30, Marcelo Chiapparini wrote:
> Hi!
>
> It could be possible to use this list for what was created: Debian
> related questions *only*?
Sorry, this list was made for Debian users. Go read lists.debian.org again.
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On Tuesday 22 August 2006 09:23, Nate Duehr wrote:
> On Aug 22, 2006, at 4:24 AM, Paul Johnson wrote:
> > On Tuesday 22 August 2006 01:15, Ron Johnson wrote:
> >> Paul Johnson wrote:
> >>> On Monday 21 August 2006 20:43, Ron Johnson wrote:
> Someone in the other 48 states would have figured th
On (22/08/06 14:13), Joey Hess wrote:
> That's certianly true. My personal preference when filtering continually
> offtopic traffic on mailing lists is to /dev/null anything the people
> who keep the thread going say. You may want to keep that in mind if you
> have any interest in using this list f
Clive Menzies wrote:
> :-) You're not obliged to read this thread, you can filter, delete or
> ignore the posts. FWIW gas here costs c. £1/litre (no matter who pumps
> it) which translates to c. $8.00 /gallon. So we pay more to contribute
> to global warming :)
That's certianly true. My personal
* Ron Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 Aug 21 22:30 -0500]:
> In the US, farmers are exempt from paying sales tax on gasoline.
>
> So, if you qualify as a "farmer", you can have a fuel (gas or
> diesel) tank on your property. Distributors, though, dye the fuel,
> to mark it as "farm fuel".
On
* Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 Aug 22 05:28 -0500]:
> On Tuesday 22 August 2006 01:15, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > Paul Johnson wrote:
> > > On Monday 21 August 2006 20:43, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > >> Someone in the other 48 states would have figured that out by
> > >> now, and every gas station
On Aug 22, 2006, at 4:24 AM, Paul Johnson wrote:
On Tuesday 22 August 2006 01:15, Ron Johnson wrote:
Paul Johnson wrote:
On Monday 21 August 2006 20:43, Ron Johnson wrote:
Someone in the other 48 states would have figured that out by
now, and every gas station in the country would have conve
On Tuesday 22 August 2006 10:30, Marcelo Chiapparini wrote:
> Hi!
>
> It could be possible to use this list for what was created: Debian
> related questions *only*? the rest of the world will appreciate this
> very much...
>
> Thanks a lot!
C'mon. Give everyone a break. Some of us have no life a
On (22/08/06 11:30), Marcelo Chiapparini wrote:
> Hi!
>
> It could be possible to use this list for what was created: Debian
> related questions *only*? the rest of the world will appreciate this
> very much...
>
> Thanks a lot!
>
> Marcelo
:-) You're not obliged to read this thread, you can fi
Hi!
It could be possible to use this list for what was created: Debian
related questions *only*? the rest of the world will appreciate this
very much...
Thanks a lot!
Marcelo
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On Aug 22, 2006, at 8:32 AM, Steve Lamb wrote:
Paul Johnson wrote:
No. On the other hand, hard to argue with gas being cheaper in
Oregon when
you can see the difference in an hour round trip to Vancouver...
Which doesn't mean the reason you gave is the reason for the
difference.
As
Steve Lamb,
> > At least "expensive gas" is over $2.85 because of it right now. If you
> > want
> > to pay more to do the gas station's job for you, go right ahead.
How about norwegian gas prices at $7,27 / gallon? We haven't had
anything but self-service since, what, the 50s?
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Paul Johnson wrote:
> At least "expensive gas" is over $2.85 because of it right now. If you want
> to pay more to do the gas station's job for you, go right ahead.
BTW, Paul, the data doesn't support your position. I decided to do a
little research to see if I could account for the differe
Paul Johnson wrote:
> No. On the other hand, hard to argue with gas being cheaper in Oregon when
> you can see the difference in an hour round trip to Vancouver...
Which doesn't mean the reason you gave is the reason for the difference.
As has been pointed out if the reason you gave were tru
On Tuesday 22 August 2006 01:15, Ron Johnson wrote:
> Paul Johnson wrote:
> > On Monday 21 August 2006 20:43, Ron Johnson wrote:
> >> Someone in the other 48 states would have figured that out by
> >> now, and every gas station in the country would have converted
> >> back to full-service.
> >
> >
in Oregon (WAS: Re: Osama Bin
> Laden Take Over List!)
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>> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Sent:
>> Tuesday, 22 August, 2
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To: debian-user@lists.debian.org
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Paul Johnson wrote:
> On Monday 21 August 2006 20:43, Ron Johnson wrote:
>
>> Someone in the other 48 states would have figured that out by
>> now, and every gas station in the country would have converted
>> back to full-service.
>
> Full service is
On Monday 21 August 2006 20:45, Ron Johnson wrote:
> Paul Johnson wrote:
> > On Monday 21 August 2006 19:01, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> >> * Marc Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 Aug 21 13:11 -0500]:
>
> [snip]
>
> > Motorcyclists and scooters drivers have their choice for that reason.
> > Though kno
On Monday 21 August 2006 20:43, Ron Johnson wrote:
> Someone in the other 48 states would have figured that out by now,
> and every gas station in the country would have converted back to
> full-service.
Full service is exceptionally rare in Oregon, minimum-service is the norm.
There is a diffe
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> Ron Johnson wrote:
>> As far as gerrycans of fuel for your generator, I don't know if
>> there are any regulations on that. No one said anything when we
>> stock up on gerrycans preparing for Katrina.
>
> But Katrina didn't hi
Ron Johnson wrote:
> As far as gerrycans of fuel for your generator, I don't know if
> there are any regulations on that. No one said anything when we
> stock up on gerrycans preparing for Katrina.
But Katrina didn't hit Oregon.
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> On Monday 21 August 2006 19:01, Nate Bargmann wrote:
>> * Marc Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 Aug 21 13:11 -0500]:
[snip]
> Motorcyclists and scooters drivers have their choice for that reason. Though
> knowing how to pump ga
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> On Monday 21 August 2006 19:01, Ron Johnson wrote:
>> Oregonians don't sound very competent.
>
> The reason nobody actively fights it, and why all five petitions
> that made it to the ballot to overrule the DEQ and fire marshal
>
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Nate Bargmann wrote:
> * Gnu-Raiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 Aug 21 21:50 -0500]:
>
[snip]
> NUTS! You went where I was wanting to go!
>
> I was thinking along the lines of what if I had the station jerk
> fill my jerry cans and then I go across the
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> Hal Vaughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Wrote:
>
>
>
>
>
>
>> One major point he made about auto fuel was that
>> it is stored in a tank that is, at least in VA, 15 feet or more
>> underground, kept at a constant temperature and pr
* Gnu-Raiz <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 Aug 21 21:50 -0500]:
> I also wonder about the poor farmers, who fills there tanks? If an
> exception exists for farmers, what qualifies as a farm? If I have
> say 2 acre's of land and want my own fuel tank can I qualify?
>
> Am I also allowed to have say te
Paul Johnson wrote:
> Only if you want to get it at evening rush and have a lefthand tank. If you
> plan ahead and go in the morning or at lunch, usually there's a pump
> available at almost any station without a line no matter what side your
> filler neck faces. My point was right-hand and re
On Monday 21 August 2006 19:01, Nate Bargmann wrote:
> * Marc Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 Aug 21 13:11 -0500]:
> > Actually, I have found that the lines are longer, here in Oregon, than
> > when I lived elsewhere. I do not have a right hand gas tank, so I get
> > to sit in a long line and lo
On Monday 21 August 2006 19:01, Ron Johnson wrote:
> Oregonians don't sound very competent.
The reason nobody actively fights it, and why all five petitions that made it
to the ballot to overrule the DEQ and fire marshal on the self-service issue,
largely has to do with getting gas cheaper than
On Monday 21 August 2006 17:29, Steve Lamb wrote:
> Paul Johnson wrote:
> > Depends on where you gas up, too. If you shop by price alone and only
> > take thoroughfares, yeah, you're gonna hit long lines, right tank or not.
> > But if you go to well-staffed high-volume stations like truck stops o
Hal Vaughan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Wrote:
>One major point he made about auto fuel was that
>it is stored in a tank that is, at least in VA, 15 feet or more
>underground, kept at a constant temperature and pressure, and that
>this effect the delivery much more than the air temperature.
Good
Self serve pay at the pump. Get in, get out. No fussing with
attends, etc. I only buy my fuel at stations that have pay at the
pump.
- Nate >>
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Steve Lamb wrote:
> Paul Johnson wrote:
>> Depends on where you gas up, too. If you shop by price alone
>> and only take thoroughfares, yeah, you're gonna hit long lines,
>> right tank or not. But if you go to well-staffed high-volume
>> stations lik
* Marc Shapiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2006 Aug 21 13:11 -0500]:
> Actually, I have found that the lines are longer, here in Oregon, than
> when I lived elsewhere. I do not have a right hand gas tank, so I get
> to sit in a long line and look at the other, empty lane, being unused.
> For those o
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> - Original Message From: Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: debian-user@lists.debian.org Sent: Tuesday, 22 August, 2006
> 1:20:46 AM Subject: Re: Pumping Gas in Oregon (WAS: Re: Osama Bin
> La
Paul Johnson wrote:
> Depends on where you gas up, too. If you shop by price alone and only take
> thoroughfares, yeah, you're gonna hit long lines, right tank or not. But if
> you go to well-staffed high-volume stations like truck stops or stations off
> the beaten path like taxi stands,
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>>Usually a quick run through and the first few fills supervised
On Monday 21 August 2006 16:48, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> Maybe the engineers who have jobs designing those things actually know
> more about what they're doing than we do?
Even if that is the case, it's not going to stop me from getting gas at five
or six in the morning anyway, the morning rush hour
On Monday 21 August 2006 15:50, Jacob S wrote:
> On Mon, 21 Aug 2006 14:34:16 -0700
>
> Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Monday 21 August 2006 11:07, Marc Shapiro wrote:
> > > I do not have a right hand gas tank, so I get
> > > to sit in a long line and look at the other, empty lane,
On Monday 21 August 2006 17:34, Paul Johnson wrote:
> On Monday 21 August 2006 11:07, Marc Shapiro wrote:
> > Paul Johnson wrote:
> > > The upswing day-to-day upswing is that we usually pay less for
> > > gas than
> > >
> > >neighboring states: Insurance for self service is more expensive
> > > th
Paul Johnson wrote:
Go to Vancouver (WA or BC, either of them, doesn't matter). Or Seattle.
There's usually a standing puddle of gasoline in front of at least one pump
and the place reeks of gasoline by comparison to even a truck stop gas
station in Oregon. This isn't to say that even the c
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Paul Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> On Monday 21 August 2006 11:07, Marc Shapiro wrote:
>
> > I do not have a right hand gas tank, so I get
> > to sit in a long line and look at the other, empty lane, being
>
On Monday 21 August 2006 11:07, Marc Shapiro wrote:
> Paul Johnson wrote:
> > The upswing day-to-day upswing is that we usually pay less for gas than
> >
> >neighboring states: Insurance for self service is more expensive than
> > hiring someone to sit in the kiosk and wrangle pumps, and the gas l
Paul Johnson wrote:
The upswing day-to-day upswing is that we usually pay less for gas than
neighboring states: Insurance for self service is more expensive than hiring
someone to sit in the kiosk and wrangle pumps, and the gas line moves faster
since you're not having to wait behind grandma
On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 01:15:06AM -0400, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> On Sunday 20 August 2006 23:43, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > Paul Johnson wrote:
> > > On Sunday 20 August 2006 18:47, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> > >> I heard the purpose of the law was to create jobs.
> > >
> > > Nope. By order of the Department
On Mon, Aug 21, 2006 at 01:15:06AM -0400, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> On Sunday 20 August 2006 23:43, Ron Johnson wrote:
> > Paul Johnson wrote:
> > > On Sunday 20 August 2006 18:47, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> > >> I heard the purpose of the law was to create jobs.
> > >
> > > Nope. By order of the Department
On Sunday 20 August 2006 23:43, Ron Johnson wrote:
> Paul Johnson wrote:
> > On Sunday 20 August 2006 18:47, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> >> I heard the purpose of the law was to create jobs.
> >
> > Nope. By order of the Department of Environmental Quality
> > because spilled gas causes air and water pol
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Paul Johnson wrote:
> On Sunday 20 August 2006 18:47, Hal Vaughan wrote:
>> I heard the purpose of the law was to create jobs.
>
> Nope. By order of the Department of Environmental Quality
> because spilled gas causes air and water pollution, and by
On Sun, Aug 20, 2006 at 06:38:28PM -0700, Steve Lamb wrote:
> Oregon requires people, by law, to not pump their own gas. Only employees
> of the gas station may pump gas. Kind of a shock for anyone who's used to
> pumping their own gas (which is to say, the other 49 states of the union) when
On Sunday 20 August 2006 18:47, Hal Vaughan wrote:
> I heard the purpose of the law was to create jobs.
Nope. By order of the Department of Environmental Quality because spilled gas
causes air and water pollution, and by order State Fire Marshall because it's
also a fire hazard. If Oregon need
On Sunday 20 August 2006 18:38, Steve Lamb wrote:
> Ron Johnson wrote:
> > Steve Lamb wrote:
> >> Well, except for Oregon. Up there they're too dumb to pump their
> >> own gas without dribbling all over the place. Can't trust any
> >> place that mandates people not to touch a gas pump.
> >
> > Sa
On Sunday 20 August 2006 17:43, Steve Lamb wrote:
> Well, except for Oregon. Up there they're too dumb to pump their own
> gas without dribbling all over the place. Can't trust any place that
> mandates people not to touch a gas pump.
At least "expensive gas" is over $2.85 because of it rig
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