HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: daw@jhunix.hcf.jhu.edu (Dave Webb)
Subject: NES + 19 games STILL for sale... LATEST OFFER!
Organization: HAC - Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore
Distribution: na
Date: Mon, 4 Jan 1993 15:07:30 GMT

FOR SALE!
	Nintendo Entertainment System
		-Base Unit
		-2 Controllers
		-12+ issues of Nintendo Power Magazine
		-Tip sheet with passwords, etc.
		-The following games (includes box and instructions:
	-Mario Bros. , Super Mario Bros. , Ninja Gaiden , Ninja Gaiden II
	-Tennis , Kung-Fu , Baseball , Castlevania , Castlevania III 
	-Top Gun , Excitebike , Magic Johnsons Fastbreak , Goonies II
	-Platoon , X-Men , 10 yard Fight , John Elways Quarterback
	-RBI Baseball , Jeopardy

Note: ALL items are in MINT condition 

PRICE:  * BEST REASONABLE OFFER * 

					Thanx,
						Dave Webb
NOTE!!
	BEST CURRENT OFFER IS $170.00 plus shipping and handling


Newsgroups: misc.consumers
From: fauerbac@ivy.cs.unca.edu (John Fauerbach)
Subject: Re: Need Recommendations for Riding Mowers
Organization: University of North Carolina at Asheville
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3
Date: Wed, 6 Jan 1993 13:30:16 GMT

sek@blitzen.cc.bellcore.com (Spencer Kantor) writes:
: Having decided that time on the golf course is much more valuably spent
: than time pushing a lawn mower I'm considering purchasing a riding mower.
: Having never owned (or even used) one before I'm seeking whatever
: information people can offer regarding manufacturers, features, etc.
: 
: I have about 7/8 of an acre to mow, all flat and fairly accessible (there's
: a fence to contend with in the backyard).  A mulching mower is a necessity
: for both environmental and governmental reasons; it's expected our county will
: soon be banning the pick-up of grass clippings.  We're not lawn
: perfectionists so I don't need a lot of bells and whistles, just a well
: constructed, reliable mower.
: 
: My neighbor bought (last summer) a Sears 12.5 HP, 6 speed mower with a
: mulching deck which he says worked flawlessly.  My push mower is a Sears
: craftsman that has worked flawlessly for 9 years except for general 
: maintenance (changing oil, air filter, plug, blade sharpening, etc).
: Does anyone have experience with Sears riding mowers, or any other brand
: for that matter.
: 
: PLEASE NO SEARS WARS...YES THEY HAVE THEIR PROBLEMS BUT I'M ONLY INTERESTED
: IN THEIR MOWERS.
: 
: Any suggestions on other manufacturers, features, etc. would be appreciated.
: 
: 
: -- 
: Spencer Kantor
: Bell Communications Research
: 
: sek@cc.bellcore.com

DON'T BUY A SEARS RIDING MOWER!!!!  My parents have one and had trouble with 
it after about 9 months.  It is about 3 years old and already had the motor and
something on the transmission replaced.  It takes a least a week to get it
fixed when it breaks down which is quite often.  At least he did buy a 
maintance agreement which covers all costs but no replacement when it is not
working.

BTW, I bought a 5hp self propell mower 2 years ago and already had the
engine rebuilt.  It has been in the shop 3 times for a 1 - 2.5 weeks
at a time since I bought it.

John Fauerbac
From: eugene@ksr.com (Eugene Yi-jen Pan)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
Subject: battery for AT&T 5500 (WHERE?)
Date: 4 Jan 93 14:15:28 EST
Distribution: usa
Organization: Kendall Square Research, Waltham, MA


Is AT&T the only source for replacement batteries?  The price at the AT&T phone
center is $16.75.  Thanks for any info.
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
From: kenny@osf.org (Kenneth Crudup)
Subject: Re: gelatin pills
Organization: Open Software Foundation
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 22:12:31 GMT

On the subject of long fingernails:

I've heard there's a certain...."natural substance" that's rumored to promote
ladies' nail growth. Is this BS or not? I'd hate to quit using that excuse as
a reason to. :-)

	-Kenny

p.s. - If you don't know what I mean, forget it- I don't wanna offend ya.
-- 
Kenny Crudup, Contractor, OSF DCE QA
OSF, 11 Cambridge Center, Cambridge, MA 02142	+1 617 621 7306
kenny@osf.osf.org			OSF has nothing to do with this post.
	  Religion: The longest-running gag ever played on Mankind.
From: jl4l+@andrew.cmu.edu (John Lerchey)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
Subject: Re: electric razor experience
Date: 4 Jan 93 06:09:15 GMT
Article-I.D.: andrew.kfG64fK00VQoAD35s=
	<C03307.7vL@engx25.trt.com>
Organization: User Services, Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA

Hi All!

I've had a Norelco triple header for about 7 years now - yeah, ONE
Norelco triple header.  It shaves close, is comfortable and I've never
had a problem with it.  Oh, it's rechargable and works with or without
the cord though I prefer to take the cord off to make it more mobile. :)

I guess like anything else, the choice between Norelco, Braun and
Remington is very much a matter of taste (and maybe luck! I was suprised
that the first posters Norelco had a part fall off!)

John K. Lerchey
Carnegie Mellon University

lerchey+@cmu.edu

Any similarity between these opinions and those of anyone with power,  
authority or a decent spell checker is purely coincidental.
Newsgroups: misc.consumers,misc.consumers.house,misc.misc
From: manes@magpie.nycenet.edu (Steve Manes)
Subject: Re: Home alarms hooked to police?
Organization: Manes and Associates, NYC
Date: Sat, 9 Jan 1993 01:16:20 GMT
Followup-To: misc.consumers,misc.consumers.house,misc.misc
X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.1 PL8]

James Deibele (jamesd@techbook.com) wrote:
: Now it's more and more common for homes to have burglar alarms, but all
: of them that I have heard of are hooked up to a local alarm company.
: The alarm company is responsible for responding to alarms and notifying
: the police when appropriate.

As sidenote, you'll find that in larger localities most alarm companies
share the same commercial central alarm service.  When I priced out
alarm monitoring companies in Danbury I found prices from $14/month
all the way up to $43.50/month (Westec).  The cheaper outfits
subscribe to a central station service.  No one had a negative thing
to say about the reliability or response time of shared central
station monitoring, BTW.

Personally, I much prefer the accountability of a commercial central
station to one monitored by the police.  First, you have to wonder what
kind of cop would be removed from the street to watch a bunch of red
lights in a backroom of the station house.

-- 
Stephen Manes					   manes@magpie.nycenet.edu
Manes and Associates/Commontech-NoHo		   New York, NY, USA  =o&>o
From: 00sndavis@leo.bsuvc.bsu.edu
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
Subject: Sony Car Discmans?
Date: 6 Jan 93 21:19:45 GMT
Organization: Ball State University, Muncie, In - Univ. Computing Svc's

These new car Discmans made by Sony, are they any better than the
Sony Discman D-33? anyone have any?

I'm about ready to chuck my D-33. The cds skip more than my old phono records!

I'm personally sorry I ever bought into this CD crap. They are not
indestructable, and boy do they get scratched!

At least my cd player at home (an ADC) is a three beam pickup. It's been great.
I bought it seven years ago, and I haven't had a problem. Wish I could say the
same for Sony.

 

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Newsgroups: misc.consumers
From: nancy@hayduke (Nancy Feagans)
Subject: Re: DISPUTE OVER A BILL WITH SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER!
Organization: Jet Propulsion Laboratory (NASA)
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 1993 17:17:06 GMT

In article <1993Jan12.002318.22101@ads.com> henry@ADS.COM (Henry Mensch) writes:
>prk@planet.bt.co.uk (Peter Knight) wrote: 
>->More civilised countries, eg the UK, have laws about unsolicited goods,
>->ie products you didn't order and so have no contract with the supplier.
>
>it seems you haven't been paying attention, since nobody's talking
>about unsolicited goods here ... the person *DID* request delivery of
>the paper.
>

If I remember the original post correctly, the person did not
request delivery - it was offered to him by a telephone
solicitor for the paper.  I read the post with interest, because
the same thing happened to my son last year with the LA Daily
News.
 
A telephone solicitor called and asked him to try the paper
FREE for 30 days.  If, at the end of that period he liked it
and wished it to continued, he was told he *must call* and
request continued delivery or the paper would be stopped.
Well, the paper kept coming, and after a week or two so did a
bill.  He called them...and called them...and called them.
Spoke with everyone short of the Prez of the paper.  No luck.
They insisted he owed 20-some dollars, and turned it over to a 
collection agency.  He tried in writing, and via phone calls,
to resolve the problem.  He alleged (correctly) that the
Daily News had not upheld their end of the contract by not
stopping the paper as had been promised by the solicitor.
One Daily News rep had the gall to tell him "Well after all,
we're not responsible for what a hired telephone solicitor
promises".  Oh yeah?  Then who is?

The harassment finally stopped when the paper and the collection
agency received a letter from my son's attorney.  Now he's
a lot wiser, and NEVER responds to telephone solicitations of 
any kind.

-- 

Nancy J. Feagans     (818) 306-6423
Jet Propulsion Lab   nancy@jpl-devvax.Jpl.Nasa.Gov
"Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious."
From: robert@cpvax.cpses.tu.com
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
Subject: Re: How does a PI locate some
Date: 12 Jan 93 09:29:01 CST
Distribution: world
Organization: Texas Utilities, Glen Rose TX 

Last week I on a radio talk show they had one of these guys doing 
searches for people.  You give him the name, last known city or region,
and anything else you have.  He mails or faxes you a list of name,address,
phone number matches.  Prices were very reasonable.  $19.50 for up to
33 matches, $1 for each additional 33.  No charge for no matches.

I just called the radio station.  The name of the company is
"Fine People Fast" and the number is 1-800-829-1807.

dislcaimer: I have nothing to do with this company.  I'm not even a customer.
            I just listen to the radio.


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Newsgroups: misc.consumers
From: bbb1s@kelvin.seas.Virginia.EDU (Bibhuti B. Banerjee)
Subject: Free circus tickets for babies born this year
Originator: bbb1s@kelvin.seas.Virginia.EDU
Organization: University of Virginia
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 18:08:38 GMT

Just read in the Washington Post that in this "Year of the Circus,"
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will offer a free ticket
to every baby born in the US this year. Parents should send their
name, address, newborn child's name and date of birth to

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus
P.O. Box 5265
Clifton, NJ 07015

The circus will send a certificate that can be exchanged for one 
ticket to any performance in any city in any year. Of course, the
kids will bring along their parents, who will buy tickets for 
themselves :-)

Bibhuti Banerjee

Newsgroups: misc.consumers
From: jtt@tct.com (John Tombs)
Subject: Bread makers: recommendations?
Organization: TC Telemanagement, Clearwater, FL
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 02:13:34 GMT

Would any bread maker owners out there care to let me know their views?

Surprisingly, Consumer Reports doesn't seem to have tested them.

Mail, and I'll summarize. Thanks.

-- 
John Tombs at TC Telemanagement         <jtt@tct.com>, <uunet!myrddin!tct!jtt>

"It is amazing how Bill Gates captures the imagination with stagnant phrases."
		- Ray Noorda
Newsgroups: misc.consumers,soc.culture.japan,sci.electronics,soc.culture.african.american,misc.education,misc.entrepreneurs
From: srfergu@rufus.erenj.com (Scott Ferguson)
Subject: Re: Just a Question
Organization: Exxon Research & Engineering Co.
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 21:23:28 GMT

In article <1993Jan5.212124.21005@erenj.com>, srfergu@rufus.erenj.com (Scott Ferguson) writes:
|> I suggest we go to all consumption tax, and no income tax. Then we encourage
|> conservation of everything, and sleazebags can't slime out of paying their
|> taxes. Any other theories?
|> 

Of course, in self-rebuttal, consumption tax implies a flat rate, so the
poor pay the same as the rich. Comments, anyone? I guess we're crossing
into the realm of misc.something.else here...

-- 
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Project Engineer                      New Jersey
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Newsgroups: misc.consumers
From: J032300@LMSC5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM
Subject: Hip reconstructive surgery
Organization: Lockheed Missiles & Space Company, Inc.
Date: Tue, 12 Jan 93 13:24:11 PST

Hi- does anyone have any information on Hip reconstructive surgery, or
know of anyone who has gone thru the procedure? Please e-mail
me directly - Thanks Lori
J032300@LMCS5.IS.LMSC.LOCKHEED.COM
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
From: sritacco@wet.UUCP (Steve Ritacco)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
Subject: Re: ASKO - ASEA - ABB Washer/Dryer?
Date: 6 Jan 93 05:55:12 GMT
Organization: Wetware Diversions, San Francisco

Hi,

I don't have them, but I have heard good things about them.

Don't expect a bargain, the pair will cost you about $2200.

Go see Ben Long at Jim's Appliances in Boise.  He'll get them for
you, and he always gave me great prices.  (I used to live in Boise)

Best of luck.

Steve
From: johnwu@netcom.com (John M. Wu)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
Subject: Re: Bank questions and a Discover card questio
Date: 13 Jan 93 00:06:15 GMT
Article-I.D.: netcom.1993Jan13.000615.9227
Organization: Netcom Online Communications Services (408-241-9760 login: guest)

In article <1iumarINNlh@sixgun.East.Sun.COM> egreen@east.sun.com writes:
>In article 16732@netcom.com, johnwu@netcom.com (John M. Wu) writes:

>>Please reply be email to johnwu@netcom.com since I do not read
>>this group often.
>
>Then you will miss this reply, and those of others who consider this
>type of request to be rude.
>
I will post a summary of the responses by email.


-- 
John M. Wu                "And if a double decker bus, crashes into us
johnwu@netcom.com          to die by your side, is such a heavenly way to die"
jmw@ocf.berkeley.edu         - There Is A Light That Never Goes Out
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Newsgroups: misc.consumers
From: broy@vaxa.weeg.uiowa.edu (Barbara Roy)
Subject: Re: Cost of living info wanted
Reply-To: broy@vaxa.weeg.uiowa.edu
Organization: U. of Iowa - Weeg Computing Center
Distribution: usa
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 20:24:48 GMT

In article <1993Jan11.142551.7222@syscen.com>, judiths%eliot@uunet.uu.net (Judith Speck) writes:
>  I need to get a book or some sort of in print analysis of the
>cost of living for various cities and areas around the U.S.  I
>remember once seeing a chart of various cities and what a dollar
>was worth there.  Does anyone know specifically what title would
>have this sort of collected information and where I could get it?
>


Places Rated Almanac is an annual publication I believe. I have an older copy
of it and it lists most cities, categorizing them by climate, economy, etc. I
have found it to be a very useful book when scoping out new job locations.


Barbara Roy
Newsgroups: misc.consumers,misc.legal,soc.misc,alt.conspiracy
From: sasbge@ant.unx.sas.com (Gantt Edmiston)
Subject: Re: How does a PI locate somebody?
Originator: sasbge@ant.unx.sas.com
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 1993 20:26:50 GMT
Reply-To: sasbge@ant.unx.sas.com
Organization: SAS Institute Inc.


In article, packer@amarna.gsfc.nasa.gov (Charles Packer) writes:
>A friend tells me that she used the services of a private
>investigator to locate a boyfriend from high school days (25
>years ago), mainly out of curiosity as to what had become of
>him. She paid the PI something around $150-$200 for this, as I
>recall, contingent on success in the search. 
>
>The PI was able to find the former flame within a day using his
>databases, the nature of which he wouldn't disclose to her. He
>did say that he had worked for the Federal government in the
>past. 
>
>How did he do it? It would seem that he would have to have
>access to some union of all American telephone directories.

I read through all the available followups to this post before
I replied.  

If you have a CompuServe account, you can access their nationwide
phone*index and find similiar info.  I was somewhat shocked to 
find this available.   CompuServe makes it very clear via disclaimer
statements on entry to the system that all this information is
gathered from public sources and even tells you how to have
your information added, deleted or changed.

I recently used it to help me remember who lived at an address in
my old hometown.  I had a return address from a very old wedding
invitation.  I had just torn the address off the envelope and stuck
in down in a box of addresses.  Years (about 3) had gone by and
I found this in the bottom of the box.  All I had was the address,
city and zip.  Using the CompuServe database, I entered this information
and VOILA!, it returned the name of the person at that address.
I then remembered who it was and recorded a more permanent address
card in my file for future reference.

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From: egreen@east.sun.com (Ed Green - Pixel Cruncher)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
Subject: Re: Wood vs. Presto-type logs
Date: 6 Jan 1993 18:38:17 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, RTP, NC
Distribution: world
Reply-To: egreen@east.sun.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: laser.east.sun.com

In article 29046@ide.com, forman@ide.com (Bonnie Forman) writes:
>
>  This is my first year using a fireplace, and I have some
>  questions about what to burn.
>
>  *  I tried using those presto-logs.  
>
>     - Is it true they burn "cleaner" than real wood, i.e.
>       not as bad for the environment?

I don't know about "cleaner."  They probably produce less soot, a
particulate part of "smog," but I'd be careful about extrapolating that
they are "better" for the environment.  I'd say a considerable amount
of energy was burned (creating its own polutants) in the manufacture,
packaging, transportation, and resale of those logs... almost certainly
more than was burned in the chainsaw and pickup used to deliver a load
of firewood.

>     - Is it true they are not good for the chimney, i.e.  
>       potentially dangerous buildup of wax 

dunno.

>     - Can you really only burn one at a time?

no.

>     - Is there an advantage to using real wood?

It depends what you want out of your fireplace.  For the smell, the
"atmosphere," the solid sense of accomplishment you get cleaning out
the ashes, ie, for the "rustic" feel, go with wood.  If all you want is
a cat TV, burn the store-bought logs.  For the maximum in convenience
and "clean" burning, have gas logs installed.  For warming your house,
close the flue and turn up the heater, or install a wood-burning stove.


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  Ed.Green@East.Sun.COM   |and I showed him a picture of you.  I said,
DoD #0111  (919)460-8302  |"Go on, get to know her, you'll like her!"
 (The Grateful Dead) -->  |It seemed like the least I could do...

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From: jmcging@access.digex.com (John McGing)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers,misc.consumers.house
Subject: Re: Washer,Dryer,Fridge & Stove All At Once!
Date: 6 Jan 93 19:55:36 GMT
Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt MD USA
Reply-To: jmcging@access.digex.com
NNTP-Posting-Host: access.digex.com

For what it's worth, we bought kitchenaid washer, dryer and fridge when we
bought our "new" house.  It already had a Kitchenaide dishwasher and an Amana
stove (which we'd get rid of except it's in too good shape to justify doing
such a thing).

We've been very pleased, although we bought near the top of the line in
all 3, which might make a difference.  For washers and dryers, Maytag was
what we had, and they were trouble free for 9 years.

The appliance dealer was able to point out bundling bonuses and other
gimicks that the manufacteruers had (savings bonds, vacations etc).

John

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From: lstowell@pyrnova.mis.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
Subject: Re: When is a dill pickle Kosher?
Date: 7 Jan 93 02:06:28 GMT
Reply-To: lstowell@pyrnova.pyramid.com.pyramid.com (Lon Stowell)
Organization: Pyramid Technology Corporation

In article <CPLS13-060193075548@145.1.92.160> CPLS13@email.mot.com (Steven_Cohn) writes:
>
>The key, as Carl points out, is that everything used in the process must be
>certified as kosher, which in the case of pickles could very easily be a
>problem with the vinegar used in the pickling process.  Some vinegars are
>produced from/with wine, and this could be a problem if not properly
>certified.
>
 
    You use VINEGAR to make dill pickles?  Yeach ptoooie.

    Dill pickles are made from brine and dill (seed and/or flowers)
    with optional spices typically being garlic, onions, etc.

    No DECENT dill pickle has ever been within ten feet of vinegar.
    
    Same is true of sauerkraut.  Only the horrid commercial brands
    of either use vinegar anywhere in the preparation or storage
    processes.
Newsgroups: misc.consumers
From: johne@PROBLEM_WITH_INEWS_GATEWAY_FILE (John Eaton)
Subject: Re: Subject: Electronic Banking
Date: Mon, 11 Jan 1993 15:51:19 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard VCD
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5

Terry Quinn (tquinn@heartland.bradley.edu) wrote:
:  
: Our credit union (CEFCU) in central Illinois has what is called 
: Touch-Tone Teller.  It allows you to make transfers, payments, 
: and inquiries between accounts (including credit card account) by 
: use of a touch tone phone.  You might ask the banks there if they 
: would consider that service.  
:  
: Between this service, ATMs, and using the mail for physical 
: checks, we haven't been into one of the actual credit union branch 
: stores in about 5 years.
: 
: --
A lot of banks are going to this service. One big problem is that instead
of issueing a unique PIN for access many simply use the last four digits
of the Tax ID number assigned to the account. Any business you write a 
check to can get your SSN and have access to your account. 

John Eaton
!hp-vcd!johne


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