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From: payne@crl.dec.com (Andrew Payne)
Subject: NOTE: on selling cars
Organization: DEC Cambridge Research Lab
Distribution: ne
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 17:14:23 GMT

In article <1992Nov10.185553.10159@analog.com> steve.tsang@analog.com (Steve Tsang) writes:
>    *** FOR SALE: 1985 Toyota Corolla SR5 ***
>	MA Inspection sticker is good til Jan 93
	                         ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

Not if the car is sold.  When the car changes hands, you have 7 days to have
it re-inspected.

Also, a note to car sellers:  have a few copies of the title (front AND back)
and registration handy to give a buyer.  If they buyer is borrowing money
to buy the car, he/she will need the copies to show the bank to get the loan.

[Can you tell I just bought a car?]
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Newsgroups: ne.forsale,nj.forsale,ny.forsale,ont.forsale,or.forsale
From: dleon@seas.smu.edu (David Leon)
Subject: 30 pin 4 meg simms
Organization: School of Engineering and Applied Science
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 21:33:41 GMT




Four meg SIMMs for sale:



100ns (parity) $115 each

 80ns (no par) $130 each



 I have quite a few sets left over.  Please respond via email

 dleon@seas.smu.edu
From: tdonahue@BBN.COM (Tim Donahue)
Newsgroups: ne.forsale
Subject: Garage for Rent - Newton, MA
Date: 23 Nov 1992 12:38:06 GMT
Organization: Bolt Beranek & Newman Inc.
Reply-To: tdonahue@BBN.COM (Tim Donahue)
NNTP-Posting-Host: archive.bbn.com

	GARAGE FOR RENT - NEWTONVILLE
	-----------------------------

	One space in 2-car detached garage for rent. Second
	  space occupied by owner's car.

	Located in quiet Newtonville neighborhood

	Cement floor, cement walls, closing overhead door

	Dimensions 8' W x 24' L x 8' H

	Prefer classic or infrequently-used vehicle

	$50.00 / month 

	Please call Myron & Anne Greenside at (617) 332-9693
From: dmm@head-cfa.harvard.edu (David Meleedy)
Newsgroups: ne.forsale
Subject: Macintosh LCII for sale!
Date: 16 Nov 92 22:59:49 GMT
Organization: Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA,  USA


                                FOR SALE:

LCII 8/80 w/math coprocessor, 512K VRAM, keyboard.
(monitor not included).  Applecare good til April.

        I have for sale a macintosh LC II.  I have owned it for about 6
months and have barely used it.  I am looking to upgrade to one of the
new powerful powerbooks. The Software includes system 7.1, the apple
distributed version of Hypercard.  I will also leave a lot of Public
Domain software on the harddrive.  Also consider that this price
includes a keyboard which most LCII offers do not include.

My price: $2100
Your Price: $1400.


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Newsgroups: ne.forsale
From: trp@gtech.com (Tom R. Peterson (consultant))
Subject: WANTED: mesa boogie .22 guitar amp
Organization: GTECH Corporation, West Greenwich, RI
Distribution: ne
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 18:59:30 GMT

I am interested in a used mesa .22.  You may email
me with prices, or call me at (508)376-5963.
Thank You.


Newsgroups: ne.forsale
From: ackerman@athena.mit.edu (Mark S. Ackerman)
Subject: FOR SALE - Nordic Track 505 ski machine
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Distribution: ne
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 23:26:07 GMT

FOR SALE

Nordic Track 505

	Keep in shape this winter.  This is the intermediate level
	Nordic Track x-country ski machine.  Nordic Track makes the
	best cross-country ski machines; they have a patented flywheel
	that simulates the feel of skiiing.  Folds down for storage.
	$595 new.  A few nicks, otherwise good shape.

		$450 + shipping

					Mark Ackerman
					ackerman@athena.mit.edu
					(617) 253-3865
From: mwang@acs.bu.edu (Mingzhu Wang)
Newsgroups: ne.forsale
Subject: CAR FOR SALE
Date: 23 Nov 92 03:06:40 GMT
Distribution: ne.forsale
Organization: Boston University, Boston, MA, USA


                          CAR FOR SALE

1987 FORD TEMPO 4-DOOR SEDAN, 5-SPEED, POWER STEERING, POWER BRAKE
AIR CONDITIONER, CRUISE CONTROL, AM/FM RADIO, CASSETTE PLAYER, SUN ROOF
RUNS GREAT AND LOOKS SHARP
ASK FOR $1,900 OR B.O.                   CALL 617-628-1546
Newsgroups: ne.forsale
From: lal@HQ.Ileaf.COM (Lynn Lavallie x3439)
Subject: VHS Camcorder for sale
Reply-To: lal@HQ.Ileaf.COM (Lynn Lavallie x3439)
Organization: Interleaf, Inc.
Distribution: ne
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 92 18:38:32 GMT

Sharp model #VL-L270U VHS Camcorder, almost new, used very little
Features:
	12X variable speed power zoom lens
	2 lux (works in very low light)
	fader
	auto-focus
	high speed shutter
	HQ circuitry
	also operates as full-function VCR
	complete with original box, manual, AC adaptor/battery charger,
	2-hour rechargeable battery, shoulder strap, all cables to allow
	TV or VCR connection, and carrying case for camera and accessories

Paid $900.00, will sell for $600.00

Call Ed Lavallie @ 508-851-2946 (evenings or leave a message)
From: dandy@ra.cs.umb.edu (Parisa Amiri-Davan)
Newsgroups: ne.forsale
Subject: FOR SALE
Date: 24 Nov 92 02:48:10 GMT
Organization: University of Massachusetts at Boston


	EDD I am sending this to see if you still intrested in ticket for
	Boston to L.A. I deleted your mail and I do not have your address.
	If you get this message let me know. 
		Thank you
		Parisa
		Tel# (617)625-6266
Newsgroups: ne.forsale
From: siamak@sltsvr.ljo.dec.com (Parviz Siamak)
Subject: Nutcracker Tickets - Wang _ Boston
Organization: Software Licensing Technology Group
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 20:50:52 GMT



I have five tickets for sale. 

Show Place: Wang Center, Boston
      Date: December 20th
      Time: 2:00 PM

     Seats: Balcony, H9, H11, H13, H15, and H17 (all adjacent)

     Price: $44.00 Each

I Will be willing to sell in 2 or 3 ticket combinations.

Please email or call 508-793-8273 for more information

Thank you,

Parviz Siamak
From: joes@sw.stratus.com (Joseph Spriano)
Newsgroups: ne.forsale
Subject: Stuff Forsale
Date: 23 Nov 92 18:52:33 GMT
Organization: Stratus Computer, Inc.
NNTP-Posting-Host: billtcat.cac.stratus.com


 RC Racing boat . New it was ~$200 asking $85, 1 summer old
     only in fresh water, used only a few times. I believe it is a
     NIKKO Boat, Have not looked at it for a while. SOLD!!!

     RC Cars : Porche $20 and Ferri $15, I have not used them for a while
     and they would cost upwars of $40 or better. They are RadioShack Cars.
 
200 Chnl Scanner Base/Mobile Unit. With Magmount car antenna and
     all mountiwiring needed to make it portable.
     New it was $300 asking $225.

          Prices are BRO. + Shipping


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From: richb@kronos.com (Rich Braun)
Newsgroups: ne.news
Subject: Temporary UUCP/V.32 feed sought
Date: 22 Nov 92 20:30:26 GMT
Reply-To: rbraun@spdcc.com
Organization: Jupiter Technology Inc. / Waltham, MA
Disclaimer: This posting is a personal opinion and not that of Kronos Inc.

I'm in the process of setting up netnews at my new company, and don't
currently know of a local USENET site which has V.32 / 9600bps dialups from
which we can get a partial news feed (OK, I confess:  I'm dialed into
one right now.  But the V.32 modems at Kronos only talk to others of their
own kind...).  We anticipate going onto Internet in the not-so-distant
future, so it's probably not worth going to a company like UUNET.

If you can offer this to us, please drop me a line.  Thanks!

-rich
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From: nin15b53@merrimack.edu (Ed Greenwood)
Newsgroups: ne.news
Subject: ATTN: Boston Area Musicians !!!
Date: 15 Nov 92 14:15:24 GMT
Organization: Merrimack College, No. Andover, MA, USA

To all Boston Area Musicians:

  Beware of all dealings you may have with KENT B. BARCLAY, "musician's agent"
with BLUE LEGION PRODUCTIONS, 8 Park Plaza, Suite 238, Box 722, Boston, MA.

  As of October 12, 1992, KENT B. BARCLAY is in BREACH OF CONTRACT with 
Jason Ott of Salem, NH.  Mr. Barclay has failed to return calls and/or comply
with his written contract with Jason Ott to schedule recording time at 
Newbury Sound, Boston by the end of said contract's term. 

  Mr. Ott is owed approximately $800.00 paid to Mr. Barclay as downpayment for
said recording time to be scheduled prior to Oct 12, 1992 as per their written
contract.

  Please be aware of KENT B. BARCLAY'S "business practices", and avoid any and
all dealings with him in the future.

  Thank you for you time and consideration.

  Feel free to share this information with your friends and colleagues in 
the Boston Music Scene.

  Bob Leyland
From: kgorman@star-trek.bbn.com (Karen Gorman)
Newsgroups: ne.food
Subject: Re: looking for the name of a fish
Date: 20 Nov 1992 23:34:03 GMT
Organization: Bolt Beranek and Newman Inc., Cambridge MA
Reply-To: kgorman@BBN.COM (Karen Gorman)
NNTP-Posting-Host: archive.bbn.com
Keywords: fish

In article <By1DBA.81w@world.std.com> mdivya@world.std.com (Marigowda Divya) writes:
|>does anyone know the correct name of this fish:
|>  nickname is "pogie"; the meat is sweet; its very bony and so cannot
|>   be filleted;  the average size is about 17cms long, 6.5 cms wide,
|>   1.5cms thick;  its silver and red around the gills; it is found
|>   between Maine and N. Carolina.
|>
|>Thanks in advance;  in case you are wondering why, this is part
|>of son's homework.
|>
|>Cheers.
|>
|>divya

A herring.
From: bill@frog.CRDS.COM (auspex1)
Newsgroups: ne.food
Subject: Re: Deceptive menu practices
Date: 18 Nov 92 21:44:14 GMT
Distribution: ne
Organization: Charles River Data Systems

In article <BxtHKM.6Ao@world.std.com> rhs@world.std.com (Richard H Schwartz) writes:
>This is a complaint.  A nice night out at a restaurant that
>came highly recommended was ruined.  The restaurant is Yen's
>Wok on Route 9 in Framingham.  The problem is their menu.

<... They ordered
>Chicken With Vegetables, and from the section marked "Vegetables
>and Bean Curd" we orderd Dry Cooked String Beans.  
>
>The last item contained ground pork.  Again, I don't recall ever 
>seeing pork mixed in with Dry Cooked String Beans before.  Another
>item in the same section of the menu is marked "with or without
>pork".  So why wasn't this one?  Sure, I would have known that
>the Home Style Bean Curd contained pork, because every restaurant
>and every cook book does it that way, but lots of people wouldn't
>know that, just as I didn't know that this restaurant puts pork
>in the Dry Cooked String Beans.  Given the much larger group of
>people who, expecting a vegetable dish, are distressed by any 
>meat at all, I consider this to be a far more serious problem than
>that of the soup. (Egg drop soup with pork and a pork base.)

I have never seen Dry Cooked String Beans WITHOUT ground pork.
I agree with the restaurant.  If you have a particular food constraint
then I think it is a good idea to check about all dishes, not just
the ones you think you know.  They were nice because they took the
dishes back without any problems.
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From: jyaruss@hamp.hampshire.edu
Newsgroups: ne.food
Subject: I *need* a diner
Date: 17 Nov 92 01:16:17 GMT
Organization: Hampshire College

Help!!!
I've lived in NY state for the past 18 years of my life and I am now at 
Hampshire college in Amherst. I haven't been to a real diner since I've been
here and I'm going into cheese fries withdrawal.
If anyone knows of a *real* diner - you know - eight page menus, open 24 hours,
booths with crummy juke boxes at each table, cheese fries, etc. - that is
is the area - please, please, please, please tell me about it.
Thank you greatly.
-Jordan
From: lmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com (Laurie Mann)
Newsgroups: ne.food
Subject: Asking Questions/Taking Responsibility  (Re: Deceptive menu practices)
Date: 17 Nov 92 13:41:09 GMT
Reply-To: lmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com
Distribution: ne
Organization: Stratus Computer Inc, Marlboro MA
NNTP-Posting-Host: ansible.pubs.stratus.com

gordon.cheung@analog.com writes
>In article <BxtHKM.6Ao@world.std.com> rhs@world.std.com (Richard H Schwartz)  
writes:
>>This is a complaint.  A nice night out at a restaurant that
>>came highly recommended was ruined. 

I'm sorry to hear you felt the dinner was ruined.  I've had many excellent
meals at Yen's Wok.

However, I think the heart of the problem is your girlfriend's avoidence of
responsibility in this "ruination" of this dinner.  Why didn't she ask
the waitress any questions?  Or the manager?  I think the manager handled
the situation correctly---I don't think the restaurant was at fault.

I agree with everything else Gordon said.  Ask questions. 

I hate green peppers and beans.  So when I go to eat at Mexican
restaurants, I ask questions before I order the chili or burritos
or fajitas.  And when I forget to ask what's in the dish, it's MY
responsibility, not the restaurant's.

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From: llew@bigwpi.WPI.EDU (Lok C. Lew Yan Voon)
Newsgroups: ne.food
Subject: Re: Deceptive menu practices
Date: 17 Nov 1992 17:44:41 GMT
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Distribution: ne
NNTP-Posting-Host: bigwpi.wpi.edu

In article <BxtHKM.6Ao@world.std.com> rhs@world.std.com (Richard H Schwartz) writes:
>The night started off with a big surprise: the Egg Drop soup
>contained pieces of pork.  Upon a closer look, I guessed that
>it was a pork broth as well.  I have never seen or heard of 
>Egg Drop soup that is pork-based.  I do a lot of Oriental 
>cooking, and none of my cook books have pork-based recipes for
>Egg Drop soup.  Many restaurants put it on their menu as "Chicken
>Egg Drop" soup.  
>

this thread of "never seen or heard" seems to be recurrent.
i'm "chinese", i've looked at a few books, i've eaten at dozens
of restaurants around the whole, i've only once seen some dishes
cooked the way i learned them. note also that there are billions
of chinese people, making up thousands of micro-cultures, not
even mentioning the evolution due to migration. maybe you're
"unlucky" to go to a restaurant which serves "authentic" chinese
cuisine as opposed to americanized one. unless they said chicken
on the menu and gave you pork and refused to accept the mistake,
i think your friends should take the blame.
having said all this, i'll add that i refuse to make irish stew
the way it's stated in all books!

>unacceptable to many people, the menu should have specified "Egg
>Drop Soup with Pork".
>

this has happened to me b/f too. how many of us have ordered
something and got something different from our expectation?
when it happens to me, i swear at myself for not having checked
ahead of time. i think your only soln is to call up a restaurant
ahead of time to make sure.

i do have something else to add: always take the manager's reply
with a grain of salt (this is especially true at chinese restaurants).
i've friends who own chinese restaurants or have worked there.
i've visited a few kitchens too.
they don't (in general) have woks dedicated to cooking chicken,
or pork, or beef only. and in between dishes, the common way of
cleaning a wok is to scantily rinse it with water. there'll always
be traces of other stuff. also, the gravy in dishes often start
from a generic soup. tons of other things can be said and it's
probably best left unknown!

bottomline: we're all going at our own risk. i'm willing to take
it if i keep my eyes close and enjoys the food.



Newsgroups: ne.food
From: s4349339@titan.ucc.umass.edu (Sarah Fox Jahn)
Subject: Diner near Hampshire 
Organization: University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 17:49:57 GMT


There is a GREAT diner in Whately, called (surprise surprise!) 
the Whately Diner (at least that's what we at UMass call it). 
I have a thought the formal name is the Filling Station. But 
anyway, it has the hugest basket of fries you'd ever want, 
breakfast served 24 hours a day, and a very sastifactory menu. 

I've gone there whenever I have a big test to study for... 

Sarah Jahn
From: kvk@questor.sw.stratus.com (Ken Koellner)
Newsgroups: ne.food
Subject: Re: tex-mex west of 128
Date: 19 Nov 92 18:27:42 GMT
Distribution: ne
Organization: Stratus Computer, Software Engineering
NNTP-Posting-Host: questor.sw.stratus.com

In article <JPT.92Nov19091734@telecaster.think.com> jpt@telecaster.think.com (James P. Taylor) writes:
>
>(asking about tex-mex)
>

Definitely avoid Alcapulco on Highland St. (rt 9) in Worcester.

Also, avoid Margritaville downtown unless you insist on behaving like
a yuppie and paying too much money for drinks with almost no liquor in
them.  I don`t think much of their food, service, attitude, prices
either.
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From: betsys@cs.umb.edu (Elizabeth Schwartz)
Subject: Re: Deceptive menu practices
Organization: University of Massachusetts at Boston
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Distribution: ne
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 17:36:37 GMT

I think the other posters are right. In Chinese cooking, pork often
seems to be used as a seasoning. I had a similar problem in New
Orleans, where *crayfish* are used as decoration!
  If you have a special dietary requirement, and you know the
restaurant isn't particularly attuned to dietary requirements, you
should ALWAYS ask. Chinese people in particular come from a culture
with little or no idea of taboo foods, so your expectation that they
will provide labelling for people who are trying to avoid certain
foods is not really understandable (witness all the Chinese
restaurants who list green beans with pork under "vegetarian."

  There was a tragic case when I was in college when a member of a
college crew team died after eating chili in a health food restaurant;
she was deathly allergic to peanuts. In vegetarian cooking, peanuts
are often added as a protein source in main courses, but she didn't
know that. 
  After this incident, there was some discussion of requiring
restaurants to provice detailed listings, but this seemed to be
impractical for a number of reasons. 
  Ask, ask, ask!
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From: dyer@spdcc.com (Steve Dyer)
Subject: New Korea in Inman Sq., Cambridge closing
Organization: S.P. Dyer Computer Consulting, Cambridge MA
Distribution: ne
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 02:46:36 GMT

I heard tonight (after our meal) that New Korea is closing this Wednesday,
with a party for its loyal customers on Wednesday night 11/25 between 7
and 9PM.  Another Korean restaurant will be taking its place, but one with-
out the friendly folks and family atmosphere I've come to appreciate.  Hope
this doesn't come as a shock to local fans.


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From: lmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com (Laurie Mann)
Newsgroups: ne.food
Subject: Re: tex-mex west of 128
Date: 19 Nov 92 15:43:47 GMT
Reply-To: lmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com
Distribution: ne
Organization: Stratus Computer Inc, Marlboro MA
NNTP-Posting-Host: ansible.pubs.stratus.com

James P. Taylor writes
>Several weeks ago I saw two recommendations for tex-mex, and barbecue west
>of 128 [one was in West Boylston I think].  At the time I ignored the
>detail and didn't save the messages.  Now friends that come through from
>NMex are here again.  We make pilgrimages to NE Mexican and tex-mex places
>and they tell me what is wrong with them.;-) This is all done in good fun
>and I haven't developed a complex about it.  So, if anyone saved those
>references [or, at the risk of starting another "my favorite tex-mex"
>thread, can recommend their favorite] I would appreciate it.

Near Worcester, I highly reccommend the Santa Fe Cafe, Route 12 (near
The Fair Discount Store), West Boylston and Willy's, Route 9 (near Sam's
Club Discount), Westboro.   I like Mexican food, but I'm not a chile fan. 
I rate "authenticity" on the quality of the chips (no salt, warm), to see how  
close they are to the chips I once had in Austin.

There is a really interesting place (Rudy's?) in Somerville.  Redbones
is also in Somerville.  So there's quite a few Tex-Mex places these
days in the Worcester and Cambridge areas. 
  
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Newsgroups: ne.food
From: rhs@world.std.com (Richard H Schwartz)
Subject: Re: Deceptive menu practices
Organization: The World Public Access UNIX, Brookline, MA
Distribution: ne
Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 16:40:31 GMT

macrakis@osf.org (Stavros Macrakis) writes:
>I think you are being grossly unfair to the restaurant.  Kosherness is
>not part of the Chinese cooking culture, and as for me, I'd rather the
>cook stay faithful to his Chinese heritage than try to inform himself
>of the needs (or rather desires) of American vegetarians,
>kosher-keepers, health-nuts, etc.
 
I never said the chef should do anything differently.  Far from it.  I want
the dishes to be as authentic as possible.  I mentioned that I do not observe
dietary restrictions myself.  My girlfriend does.

I merely stated that I believe the *menu* should note the presence of 
pork in standard fare dishes where it is not normally found in most 
restaurants.  

As the the chef's duty to inform himself of the needs of various clientele,
I disagree slightly, because a truly good chef should, upon request, be able 
to cope with a special request for a low-salt or diabetic menu, an MSG-free
dish and many other specieal requests.

As to the restaurant's responsibility, I disagree entirely.  They are in
business to serve their customers.  They can not do so if they are
blissfully unaware of the many preferences and restrictions that exist.
Given the frequent fact of a language barrier between customer and waiter
in ethnic restaurants, I am merely stating that the first and best place
where the restaurant can make it possible for those with special requirements
to find the meal they can enjoy.

If Yen's Wok were a hole-in-the-wall restaurant in Chinatown and nobody
spoke English, I would not expect this of them.  I also would be unlikely
to take my girlfriend there, or if I did we would go to great pains to
ask about every single dish.  But Yen's Wok is an upscale suburban 
restaurant, and I have higher expectations of their service, start to 
finish, and that includes the menu.

-rich
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