HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: jb@rti.rti.org
Subject: Re: Where can we buy a decently priced X-mas tree?
Organization: Research Triangle Institute, RTP, NC
Distribution: triangle
Date: Sun, 20 Dec 92 08:06:30 GMT

I had good luck with Builders Square on Six Forks Road, Ral.
They had pine @ $12, I got a 5' douglas fir for $18.
I put it up on the 6th.  It has been 'drinking' about 12oz
of water a day and the needles are all tight.  A nice dark green too.

Jeff Bartlett
Newsgroups: triangle.general,triangle.forsale
From: ctwilson@rock.concert.net (Charles T Wilson -- Personal Account)
Subject: Thanks to all (Help locating antique tools)
Organization: CONCERT-CONNECT -- Public Access UNIX
Distribution: triangle
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 02:18:24 GMT

I would like to thank all those who responded to my post about locations
that have antique handtools..I tried to respond to all of those who emailed
me, but some replies bounced, so, to all of you who helped, thanks very,
very much...most suggested an "antique shopping center" of sorts in 
Hillsborough that filled the bill.  Happy holidays to all.

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From: varnell@aurs01.UUCP (Mark Varnell)
Newsgroups: triangle.general
Subject: Re: Mail order electronics
Date: 18 Dec 92 19:21:21 GMT
Reply-To: varnell@aurps1.aur.alcatel.com.UUCP (Mark Varnell)
Organization: Alcatel Network Systems, Raleigh NC

In article <BzGL8L.K48@unx.sas.com> saswta@terrapin.unx.sas.com (Bill Arnette) writes:

>Does anybody have any experience with Crutchfield or other mail order
> electronics houses?  If so, please post or email your recommendations.  


Yes I have ordered several items from Crutchfield and have had good
luck with them.  I alway got what I ordered within a few days.
However, I have not exercised their return policy since I
have always been fortunate enough to receive stuff that wasn't
broke or defective. I sometimes use their catalog as a reference 
when shopping for audio/video stuff and generally find their prices
competitive, but I sometimes find better prices (sales, usually) if I
shop around.
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From: sasjzs@falcon.unx.sas.com (Joseph Slater)
Subject: Re: Sci-fi channel
Originator: sasjzs@falcon.unx.sas.com
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 15:55:10 GMT
Reply-To: sasjzs@vms.sas.com
Organization: Or lack thereof


In article <flash.724433398@ellison>, 
flash@unx.sas.com (Gordon Keener) writes:
|>In <1DPsVB1w165w@circle.raleigh.nc.us> lance@Circle.Raleigh.NC.US 
(Lance A. Brown) writes:
|>>
|>>I read a short article in the N&O a few weeks ago indicating that 
|>Cary was to start getting the Sci-Fi channel December 1, and many 
|>other areas would start getting it on January 1, along with a 
|>coincidental $1.95 rate hike.
|>
|>How fortunate. The Cablevision swine are giving us the rate hike 
|>*without* any new channels "because of the new cable bill". I want 
|>competition. I can't put up a dish in my neighborhood, and I've 
|>got too many trees near my deck for a stealth dish to work.
|>--

Interestingly enough, I think if you read the fine print, and
_all_ of it is fine print, the rate for basic cable actually went
down. The rate hike is, IMHO, just cablevision sticking it to
the consumer again so it can say "I told you so" about the 
cable bill. Hopefully when the bill comes into force (I believe 
6 months after it was passed), you guys will get some alternatives
or some relief.

I also noticed that CVI has been in the last year or so laying 
cable to anything that looks semi-permanent, at least in the 
southern part of Wake co. I suspect that is so they can have a
leg up when competition becomes a reality.

Joe Slater
sasjzs@vms.sas.com
Mine opinion is just that.
Newsgroups: triangle.general
From: saswta@terrapin.unx.sas.com (Bill Arnette)
Subject: Mail order electronics	
Originator: saswta@terrapin.unx.sas.com
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 14:21:56 GMT
Organization: The Village


Hello netters,

I am looking to buy a new VCR for Christmas.  After shopping the local electronics
stores (Circuit Cty, Stero Sound, etc.)  I have come the conclusion that 
the Crutchfield catalog has the best price on the model I want (because they do
not charge sales tax and shipping is free).  Does anybody have any experience
with Crutchfield or other mail order electronics houses?  If so, please post
or email your recommendations.  

Any information would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks in advance
-- 
Bill Arnette, SAS Institute Inc.  (919)677-8000x6193  | saswta@unx.sas.com
SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513  (919)677-8123(fax)  | ...!mcnc!sas!saswta
Newsgroups: triangle.general
From: cole@concert.net (Derrick C. Cole)
Subject: Re: Sci-fi channel
Organization: MCNC Data Operations
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 15:17:33 GMT

In article <bharrell.724340288@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu> cmebh01@nt.com (Ben Harrell) writes:
>I talked with Cablevision of Raleigh about 10 days ago and they said they
>have no current plans to carry the SCI-FI Channel, to which I replied they
>will lose me as a customer (a good one at ~$70/mo with the fee increases
>on 1-1-92) very soon.  I'm already getting quotes from the satellite dealers
>in the area.
>
>Ben Harrell
>cmebh01@nt.com

Cablevision really irks me.  After the phone rang for over 3 minutes, I hung up
and immediately called back.  I hung up again after the phone rang for over a
minute.  I then got 2 busy calls in a row.  FINALLY, on the fifth try, I got
through.

I asked them what their plans were for both the Sci-Fi Channel and the Cartoon
Network.  The person I spoke with replied "we aren't even considering adding
any channels until April."  "April?  Why?" I asked.  "Due to the Cable Bill.
We're waiting to see just what will result from it besides the rate increase."

You might as well stamp "SUCKER" on my forehead.

Ben,  how about sharing some of those quotes?

Derrick

-- 
"What're you going to do?  Shoot me?"
                       -- American press reporter to US Marine
-----
Derrick Cole              KC4WEJ              MCNC Center for Communications
Newsgroups: triangle.general
From: murray@bullwinkle.raleigh.ibm.com (Charlie Murray)
Subject: Re: Good brewpubs/microbreweries/beer stores, Where?
Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1992 17:53:01 GMT
Organization: IBM, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

In article Message-ID: <flash.723936543@ellison> From: flash@unx.sas.com (Gordon Keener) writes:

> For large selections of beers, try WellSpring grocery in Chapel Hill (and
> I guess the new store in Raleigh has about the same selection), or the
> Fresh Market grocery store in Cameron Village (near the library). Also,
> Fat Daddy's (one on Glenwood across from Pharmoor, one off Falls of the
> Neuse Rd. on Sandy Forks Rd) and Mr. Dunderbak's in Crabtree Mall both have
> quite a variety, and you can have a bottle with your meal, too.

Went to Wellspring in Chapel Hill last night, and picked up a six of
Yuengling Porter, and a pint of Guiness (I had to right!).  Wellspring
and Fowlers were mentioned a lot in the responses to my post, and judging
from what I saw, Wellspring has a considerable selection of hard to find
brews, both US and foreign.

Thanks all for the responses to my post.

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From: lance@Circle.Raleigh.NC.US (Lance A. Brown)
Newsgroups: triangle.general
Subject: Re: Sci-fi channel
Date: 14 Dec 92 23:21:11 GMT
Organization: The Full Circle BBS, Raleigh NC - DOS/Waffle 1.65

sascxh@hornworm.unx.sas.com (Chuck Heatherly) writes:
> My parents live in south Cary (near Waverly Place), and they get
> the new channel.  But has anyone seen program listings for it,
> I haven't seen any in the TV supplement in the N&O.  Also, does
> anyone know if any other cable companies in Cary (are there more
> than one?) get the new channel?

I read a short article in the N&O a few weeks ago indicating that Cary was 
to start getting the Sci-Fi channel December 1, and many other areas would 
start getting it on January 1, along with a coincidental $1.95 rate hike.

Lance


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Newsgroups: triangle.general
From: sasebb@zen.unx.sas.com
Subject: Info wanted on HP Laserjet toner recharging/recycling
Originator: sasebb@zen.unx.sas.com
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 17:52:37 GMT
Organization: The Village


I have an HP Laserjet II printer and the toner is getting low.
What are my options?  I found one company which would come out
and pick up the old cartridge, recharge it, and replace it the
next day for $59 first time, $49 next 5 times (Laser Recharge of
Carolina, 467-5902).  This seems a little steep, though I've
heard new cartriges are in the $75 range.  I need to do something
fairly quickly since I can see faded areas on the page.

Thanks for any info.
-- 
Edmund Burnette, SAS Institute Inc. (919)677-8000x7772 | sasebb@unx.sas.com
SAS Campus Drive, Cary, NC 27513    (919)677-8123(fax) | ...!mcnc!sas!sasebb
From: kupstas@hatteras.cs.unc.edu (Eileen Kupstas)
Newsgroups: triangle.general
Subject: Caterer/place for large party
Date: 14 Dec 92 21:41:22 GMT
Distribution: triangle
Organization: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill



I am helping a friend find a place and caterer to host a large party 
(about 125 people). The requirements are:
		1) in the Triangle area (preferably Durham/Chapel Hill
					but flexible)
		2) will do a "heavy appetizer" afternoon party, either 
			they cater or they allow a caterer to be 
			brought in
		2a) vegetarian friendly (doesn't have to be exclusively veg.
				but must be able to fix a reasonable 
				amount of vegetarian food)
		3) On the nicer side, preferably with a bit of charm

The date is undetermined but in the next few months (depends upon
finding somewhere to hold this shin-dig). Price is not a big issue,
but does factor in somewhere.

So, any recommendations (or "avoid at all cost" stories) for a 
place or caterer?

Thanks for any hints!

Eileen

kupstas@cs.unc.edu
Newsgroups: triangle.general
From: sasbrb@rolypoly.unx.sas.com (Brendan Bailey)
Subject: Re: Sci-fi channel
Originator: sasbrb@rolypoly.unx.sas.com
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 16:36:57 GMT
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.


In article <flash.724433398@ellison>, flash@unx.sas.com (Gordon Keener) writes:
>In <1DPsVB1w165w@circle.raleigh.nc.us> lance@Circle.Raleigh.NC.US (Lance A. Brown) writes:
>>
>>I read a short article in the N&O a few weeks ago indicating that Cary was
>>to start getting the Sci-Fi channel December 1, and many other areas would
>>start getting it on January 1, along with a coincidental $1.95 rate hike.
>
>How fortunate. The Cablevision swine are giving us the rate hike *without*
>any new channels "because of the new cable bill". I want competition. I can't
>put up a dish in my neighborhood, and I've got too many trees near my deck
>for a stealth dish to work.

  Cable TV companies everywhere are raising their rates before the new federal
law takes effect.
  On Monday, officials at Cablevision of Charlotte said most of their customers
will pay 5% more, starting Feb. 1.  But Cablevision President Jeff King denied
his company's latest increase was timed to elude the federal government's 
still-unwritten rules, which take effect in April.  "We're not trying to get
under the wire," he said.  "This is definitely part of our annual increase and 
it has to do with programming costs."  (Yeah, right.)  He would not disclose
which channels have increased their programming rates.  
  The cable companies are lowering "Basic" service, which includes local broad-
cast stations, a cable preview guide and government and public access channels.
"While the reduction (for basic service) has everything to do with the Cable
Act, the increase (for other cable services) has nothing to do with the Cable
Act."  (Yeah, right.)
  In Charlotte, fewer than 10% of Cablevision 100,000 customers get basic
service alone.    

  Just if we had some competition... Was AT&T ever approved to provide cable
services?

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From: varnell@aurs01.UUCP (Mark Varnell)
Newsgroups: triangle.general
Subject: Re: Sci-fi channel
Date: 17 Dec 92 12:48:03 GMT
Reply-To: varnell@aurps1.aur.alcatel.com.UUCP (Mark Varnell)
Organization: Alcatel Network Systems, Raleigh NC

>I get the Sci-Fi channel in the Wake Forest area - it is channel 38(I think).
>BTW, I have CVI of Wake Forest...
>

I am on CVI in south Wake county and I found Sci-Fi channel on
channel 38 also.  MY gripes about CVI are the rates ($20.40 for
extended basic service) and mainly, the fact that if you are one
day late paying your bill, they charge $5.00 late fee. This
happened last month and I almost cancel my subscription then. They
also have the audacity to charge something like $4.50 per month for
additional hookups in YOUR house, which I doubt few people actually
pay ;-). 

I am considering alternate methods of TV reception but we cannot have a
satellite dish or antenna visable from the road in our neighborhood.
Are there antennas that would fit in an attic and yet get decent
reception of the available local stations. 
The network channels and FOX are the ones I consider the
minimum stations I would have to receive.
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From: beast@arktos.unx.sas.com (Jim Weathers)
Subject: Re: Good brewpubs/microbreweries/beer stores, Where?
Originator: beast@arktos.unx.sas.com
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 17:07:40 GMT
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.


In article <1992Dec8.214701.12447@sernews.raleigh.ibm.com>, murray@bullwinkle.raleigh.ibm.com (Charlie Murray) writes:
>Does anyone know of any good brewpubs or microbreweries in the triangle?
>I've been to Greenshields in Raleigh, the Fox And Hound in Cary
>(although this is not a brewpub, it has a great selection of English
>beers), and the Old Heidleberg in Durham.  Any others?
>
>Also, I'ld like to find liquor/beer stores with wide selections of
>beers from around the world.  Any suggestions for these?
>
It's been some months (or is that years?) but I recall a rather wide 
selection of beer available at Fat Daddy's on Glenwood Ave./US 70
in Raleigh.

I remember sampling both Eastern and Western European beers while
munching on a burger.  I haven't been recently, so maybe it is 
time for a New Year's resolution.

-- 
Jim Weathers            beast@unx.sas.com
SAS Institute Inc.      (919) 677-8000
SAS Campus Drive
Cary, NC 27513          
Newsgroups: triangle.general
From: sascxh@hornworm.unx.sas.com (Chuck Heatherly)
Subject: Sci-fi channel
Originator: sascxh@hornworm.unx.sas.com
Date: Sun, 13 Dec 1992 18:11:45 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.


My parents live in south Cary (near Waverly Place), and they get
the new channel.  But has anyone seen program listings for it,
I haven't seen any in the TV supplement in the N&O.  Also, does
anyone know if any other cable companies in Cary (are there more
than one?) get the new channel?

-- 
Chuck Heatherly                    sascxh@unx.sas.com
QA Base/Database/Connect           (919) 677-8000 x6176
SAS Institute, Inc. 
Newsgroups: triangle.general
From: sasrco@mantis.unx.sas.com (Bob Overby)
Subject: PRODIGY experience?
Originator: sasrco@mantis.unx.sas.com
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 1992 16:24:38 GMT
Reply-To: sasrco@mantis.unx.sas.com
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.



I am seeking advice from anyone with experience/knowledge on the
PRODIGY software/network.  I have 3 children in school (8th, 4th, and
1st) and 1 in pre-school.  What can we get out of it?  What will it
cost us to use?  Is the on-line encyclopedia worth the usage?  etc.
I do not have the package yet but am considering the purchase and need
help.  Thanks.

Call or email.




-- 
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Bob Overby  sasrco@unx.sas.com                 SAS Institute Inc.
phone: (919)677-8000 x7139                     SAS Campus Dr.    Cary,  NC 27513
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Newsgroups: triangle.general
From: hph@fns-nc1.fns.com (Paul Holzworth)
Subject: Re: PRODIGY experience?
Organization: Fujitsu Network Switching
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 14:33:23 GMT

I tried Prodigy on their 3 month trial and thought it was pretty awful.
Their claim to fame was their fixed monthly charge which has increased from
their early days.  (I beleive it was initially $6.95 and is now either $9.95
or $12.95 per month.  I am not sure of the prices.)  It had pretty graphics
but that was also the problem.  Because it is graphic based it takes a long
time to repaint your screen.  They also use large characters on the screen so
not many will fit decreasing the information available per screen which further
increases the time required to get information.  I got really tired
of waiting for the system.  I have a Macintosh but I have seen similar results
on PC's.  Prodigy also puts an advertisement on every screen.  This bothers 
many people but I found it very easy to block them out and usually never read
them.

Two other services you might be interested in are GEnie and Compuserve.  I like
GEnie a lot.  They have a basic level of service for either $4.95 or $6.95 a 
month (I forget).  This includes a set of basic services like E-mail and use
of the electronic encyclopedia.  Compuserve has a similar flat rate service for
$9.95 a month.  Additional services are available on both GEnie and Compuserve
for an additional hourly charge.  GEnie is cheaper but Compuserve has a wider
range of services.  GEnie and Compuserve have graphical user interface 
software for the PC and Compuserve has it for the Macintosh.  This makes it  
much easier to use.

I wouldn't bother with Prodigy; it is an annoying waste of time.  You would be
better served by GEnie or Compuserve.

Paul Holzworth
fns-nc1!hph@mcnc.org
From: lance@Circle.Raleigh.NC.US (Lance A. Brown)
Newsgroups: triangle.general
Subject: Re: Sci-fi channel
Date: 16 Dec 92 04:20:44 GMT
Organization: The Full Circle BBS, Raleigh NC - DOS/Waffle 1.65

bharrell@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Ben Harrell) writes:
> I talked with Cablevision of Raleigh about 10 days ago and they said they
> have no current plans to carry the SCI-FI Channel, to which I replied they
> will lose me as a customer (a good one at ~$70/mo with the fee increases
> on 1-1-92) very soon.  I'm already getting quotes from the satellite dealers
> in the area.

Grrr.

Maybe we need to start applying some pressure to this monopoly situation.  
If enough people "yell" at them they may do something about it.

I would also like to know what relationship if any exists between the 
various Cablevision outfits in the triangle area.  Cary has the Sci-Fi 
channel right now for cryin' out loud.  Does the Cablevision of Raleigh 
have some weenie managers that don't want to make a decision or something?

Lance

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Newsgroups: triangle.general
From: marita_gonsalves@ncsu.edu (Marita Gonsalves)
Subject: FREE FIREWOOD!!!
Followup-To: triangle.general
Organization: D. H. Hill Library, NCSU
Distribution: triangle
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 14:34:32 GMT


I'm posting this again!  I still have plenty of firewood left.  If
interested, please call Marita at 515-3364 or 515-2597 between 9am  & 5pm
or at 469-0490 after 6:00pm.  You haul.

Marita Gonsalves
marita_gonsalves@ncsu.edu
Newsgroups: triangle.general
From: saswss@hotellng.unx.sas.com (Warren Sarle)
Subject: WANTED to LEASE
Originator: saswss@hotellng.unx.sas.com
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 1992 17:15:09 GMT
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.


Prefer a six-month renewable lease, move in any time after Jan 1

Country house on acreage, roomy 3/2 or avg 4/2, with all basic
amenities, approximately 30 minutes from RTP area.  We love the
boonies!  Must have large fenced yard, or paddock and adjacent
out-building.  We don't have horses (yet), just some -primarily
outdoor- dogs, but a setup that would do for two horses would
suit our needs just fine.  Basement or wired workshop a plus but
not crucial.  Tenants are nonsmokers, professional types, 
dependable and all that good stuff.  The amount of rent we are
willing to pay depends on how well a place meets our needs....

PLEASE DO NOT EMAIL RESPONSES!!!

Instead, telephone Laurie or Ken at 790-7106
between 9:30 am and 6 pm weekdays, after December 29. 

TIA
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From: flash@unx.sas.com (Gordon Keener)
Subject: Re: Sci-fi channel
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 15:29:58 GMT
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.

In <1DPsVB1w165w@circle.raleigh.nc.us> lance@Circle.Raleigh.NC.US (Lance A. Brown) writes:
>
>I read a short article in the N&O a few weeks ago indicating that Cary was 
>to start getting the Sci-Fi channel December 1, and many other areas would 
>start getting it on January 1, along with a coincidental $1.95 rate hike.

How fortunate. The Cablevision swine are giving us the rate hike *without*
any new channels "because of the new cable bill". I want competition. I can't
put up a dish in my neighborhood, and I've got too many trees near my deck
for a stealth dish to work.
--
Gordon Keener         SAS Institute, Inc.
flash@unx.sas.com     SAS Campus Dr, Cary,
+1 919 677 8000       NC 27513-2414 USA
"There is a heppy lend, fur, fur a-wa-ay." - _Krazy_Kat_, George Herriman
Newsgroups: triangle.general
From: bharrell@garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (Ben Harrell)
Subject: Re: Sci-fi channel
Reply-To: cmebh01@nt.com (Ben Harrell)
Organization: Computers and Technologies Theme Program-NCSU-NC
Date: Fri, 18 Dec 1992 13:45:10 GMT

varnell@aurs01.UUCP (Mark Varnell) writes:

>I am considering alternate methods of TV reception but we cannot have a
>satellite dish or antenna visable from the road in our neighborhood.
>Are there antennas that would fit in an attic and yet get decent
>reception of the available local stations. 

In looking at Satellite TVRO systems and talking with dealers, there are
disguise kits available to hide the disk so that it looks like something else.
Two I remember are an outdoor table and chair set with a large umbrella that
covers the dish, and an artificial rock garden grouping with the largest 
one covering the dish.  The pictures I saw looked very nice.

Ben Harrell
cmebh01@nt.com

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