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From: kenny@world.std.com (Kenneth R Crudup)
Subject: Re: more registry fees - A Call to Arms
Organization: Software Tool&Die, (Boston), MA
Distribution: ne
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 19:11:19 GMT

When Mark Allyn says...

>And you tell me I have no life. Very interesting.

and then...

>P.S. Happeness is riding a bicycle loaded down with ham radio gear 6 
>miles in the rain....

...I see we'd better agree to disagree on what consitutes a "life".

	-Kenny

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16 Plainfield St. Jamaica Plain, (Boston), MA 02130-3633
Home +1 617 524 5929 	Home Fax +1 617 983 9410
							Lick Bush in '92!
Newsgroups: ne.general
From: kenr@laibor-in-vain.ima.isc.com (Ken Rossen)
Subject: Re: Best Cruising Roads in Eastern New England?
Reply-To: kenr@isc.com
Organization: Interactive Systems, Cambridge, MA 02138-5302
Distribution: ima
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 1992 13:53:01 GMT

In article <1029@mitech.com> gjc@mitech.com (George J. Carrette) writes:
= Take route 2 west until you get to the area of the Quabin.
= There are two roads south, one east and one west of the Quabin.
= The one on the west is faster. A nice smooth road with lots
= of curves.

Along the west side it's U.S.-202.  Along the east, it's
Route 32.  (or 122 to Route 32).  On  the east side you don't
really see the Quabbin, at least not from any vantage
point such as the Pelham Lookout, but you do travel
through centers of some of the prettiest small towns in
the state (Petersham, Hardwick).


= It is the road that some high ranking person in a previous Mass.
= administration got a ticket traveling something like 120 MPH on!

John DeVillars -- Secretary of Environmental Affairs,
of all things!
--
KENR@ISC.COM

Newsgroups: ne.general,ne.politics
From: allyn@netcom.com (Mark Allyn)
Subject: Re: more registry fees - A Call to Arms
Date: Sat, 04 Apr 92 08:03:19 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Followup-To: ne.general
Distribution: ne
Summary: get a bicycle


Complaining about the registry:

The only effective way to protest the registry is to get rid of the car
and use a bicycle and public transportation. I have survived for 14 years
(in Rhode Island and now in Seattle, Washington) without a car.

It is far cheaper with a bicycle. There are no insurance fees. There is
no registration fee - excise tax stuff to contend with. In fact, one of 
the best things is that there are no parking fees for bicycles. In fact,
several of the commerical parking garages here in Seattle provide racks
for bicycles and parking your bike in them them is free.

I use the bicycle for everything; commuting 10 miles to work, three miles
to choir/church; even riding the 5 miles to the opera, ballet, and symphoney.
It can be done. It is good for your health. 

Let your actions do the complaining. Not your voice.

Mark Allyn
Xref: sparky ne.general:1243 misc.forsale.computers:17135
From: moon!cyberden!system@well.sf.ca.us
Newsgroups: ne.general,misc.forsale.computers
Subject: Re: FOR SALE: Hot PCs (posted for friend-of-friend)
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 92 02:17:12 PDT
Organization: Indescribable Creations

osa@wilbur.unh.edu (Bart Simps... er.. Oktay Ahiska) writes:

> In article <1992Apr7.173940.26279@athena.mit.edu> pschmidt@athena.mit.edu (Pe
> >POSTED FOR A FRIEND-OF-A-FRIEND - *call* him, don't reply to me.
> >[stuff deleted]
> >(207) 439-5520.  After 5:00.
> 
> You mean "hot" as in stolen? Well, yes, call him and tell him that you
> are not interested because anyone who buys stolen merchandise is as
> guilty as the one who steals it.
> 
> -- 
> _________________________________________________________________
> \  Oktay Ahiska     \ I speak for myself.      \  Send me mail.  \
> / Dept. of CS, UNH  /  The ideas are mine,     / Send me mail.   /
> \  Durham, NH 03824 \ the computers are UNH's. \  Send me mail.  \
> 


God... I mean, yes, what you say Oktay is true... but to come across
in such a public service announcement way is making the back of my throat 
feel like I just swallowed burnt pennies...

Are you God?

Just wondering...
<X>orcist

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Newsgroups: ne.general
From: richb@kronos.com (Rich Braun)
Subject: Re: more registry fees - A Call to Arms
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 17:02:45 GMT
Distribution: ne
Organization: Kronos Inc. / Waltham, MA
Disclaimer: This posting is a personal opinion and not that of Kronos Inc.

fmbutt@mrbt.sw.stratus.com (Farooq Butt) writes:
>Frugal (aka "cheap") 
>New Englanders apparently do not consider bike paths a useful
>thing to fund with their taxes.  While I can understand pinching 
>one's pennies in a recession like this, to my knowledge this sorta
>"frill" has never been funded in this state _except_ in a very 
>few locals near Boston and "The People's Republic" :-) of Cambridge...

In Florida, the situation's worse.  During my 2-year stay in Broward
County, I learned that there were 60 miles of official "bike paths" in
the county (population 1 million, area ~500 sq mi).  Taxpayers had
approved them in the form of repainted lanes on a few major roads: a
three-foot swath along the edge of the road (usually littered with
broken glass tossed from passing cars) was designated as a bike path.

:-(

-rich
Newsgroups: ne.general
From: Peter A. Cohen <peterco@eff.org>
Subject: Re: Herve Villeichaize on Dunkin Donuts?!
Organization: ON Technology, Inc.
X-Useragent: Nuntius v1.1a2
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 16:00:36 GMT

In article  Elizabeth Meade, lyz@caribe.prime.com writes:

>which feature Vill. . .  .Tatoo.  It doesn't look like they edited him
>into commericals from old Fantasy Island footage either.  What's the
>scoop?  Am I wrong about his having died?  Will anyone admit to
>knowing?

Looks like we can chalk this rumor to the same source that tried to
convince everyone that the actor who played "Mikey" from the old Life
cereal commercials exploded after eating Pop Rocks and drinking a diet
soda...

Nope, Herve is alive and well.

- Peter

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Newsgroups: ne.general
From: richb@kronos.com (Rich Braun)
Subject: Car insurance (was Re: a driving law question)
Date: Mon, 13 Apr 1992 16:15:18 GMT
Organization: Kronos Inc. / Waltham, MA
Disclaimer: This posting is a personal opinion and not that of Kronos Inc.

rdonahue@spdcc.com (Bob Donahue) writes:
>My insurance went DOWN 15% in moving from New Mexico to Massachusetts,
>all because of the "good drivers record" from another state.  Methinks
>it's your insurance company that's dorking you around.

People in this state widely believe they don't have to shop around for
car insurance because "rates are regulated".  But rates for legal-minimum
coverage are not all one should consider when buying car insurance.

I bought a car two and a half years ago and called my agent ahead of time
to inquire about premiums for different deductibles and different car
models.  Based on this, I chose a $1000 deductible and a four-door car.
When a friend of mine bought a car last month, he took my advice to
ask about insurance rates.  Based on feedback from *his* agent, he
went with a lower deductible and a two-door model.  His rate is about the
same as mine, leading me to believe I have a high-priced insurance carrier
*for the particular combination of benefits I wanted*.

Since few motorists actually carry only the minimum insurance, it probably
does pay to shop around.  And it always pays to ask your agent a few
questions before selecting a new or used car.

There are other differences between insurers, such as the amount of time
and paperwork necessary to file a claim, and the percentage of denied
claims, etc.  But those are harder to compare, requiring greater research.

One thing that seems to have faded into the past is reasonable payment
plans.  My current company just sends me a bill for the full annual
premium each October.  If I choose to pay over more than a 30-day period,
I must fork over interest at a 15% annual rate.  Ten years ago, I could
ask for a payment plan which cost something like a dollar extra per
payment if I wanted, say, quarterly or monthly payments.  Have other
companies also taken to charging usurious interest rates?

-rich
Newsgroups: ne.general
From: rhl@d62wdf.mitre.org (Roger H. Lincoln)
Subject: Re: more registry fees - A Call to Arms
Organization: The Mitre Corp., Bedford, MA.
	<b0pj7zb.allyn@netcom.com> <ku440dINN6n0@early-bird.think.com>
Distribution: ne
Date: Thu, 9 Apr 1992 16:51:59 GMT

In article <ku440dINN6n0@early-bird.think.com> sean@think.com (Sean Colbath) writes:

>        Here in New England, we have 9 months of winter, and 3 months of
> mighty poor sleddin'.  Biking is just not an option.  Snowmobiling -- now
> that might be an option.

I don't know where you're coming from, but I think New England has
only had about 3 months of winter total for the past 5 years.  Maybe
Northern New England has had snow, but it's been dismal in Mass for a
long time.  I'm sure there's a bunch of small XC-skiing places that
have gone out of business around here.



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From: bb@generali.harvard.edu (Brent Byer)
Newsgroups: ne.general
Subject: "Car Talk" (radio show) -- Memento in Hvd Sq
Date: 9 Apr 92 02:30:17 GMT
Distribution: ne
Organization: Textware, Cambridge, MA

For all Click & Clack fans.  Next time you're in
Harvard Square, check the 3rd floor window above
the entrance to U.S. Trust, directly across from
Nini's Corner.  Daytime viewing best.

  brent
Newsgroups: ne.general
From: allyn@netcom.com (Mark Allyn)
Subject: Re: more registry fees - A Call to Arms
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 92 15:41:14 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Distribution: ne
Summary: what do you mean?

In article <BMBn89.A60@world.std.com>, kenny@world.std.com (Kenneth R Crudup) writes:
> In article <nxljkbl.allyn@netcom.com> allyn@netcom.com (Mark Allyn) says:
> >Complaining about the registry:
> >The only effective way to protest the registry is to get rid of the car
> >and use a bicycle and public transportation.
> 
> ...and what of us *with* a life?
> 
> -- 
> Kenny Crudup, Unix Systems Consultant	kenny@world.std.com
> 16 Plainfield St. Jamaica Plain, (Boston), MA 02130-3633
> Home +1 617 524 5929 	Home Fax +1 617 983 9410
> 							Lick Bush in '92!


What do you mean by that
statement? Are you implying that people who do not have cars and
who get around by bicycles have no lives? I have had a very happy and
fulfilling life because I dont have a car and I can survive with
a bicycle. Thing are far cheaper so I can spend my money on more
important things like computers, ham radio, and entertainment such
as opera and ballet.

I spend less time sittling and doing nothing since I dont have to
wait in traffic. My cardiovascular and muscle health is very good.
I feel good. 

And you tell me I have no life. Very interesting.

Mark Allyn

P.S. Happeness is riding a bicycle loaded down with ham radio gear 6 
miles in the rain to the opera, parking the bike *free* in the lobby
of the opera house (not paying 10 to 15 dollars for the garage), and
getting to the show on time rather than being late due to some traffic.

Newsgroups: ne.general,misc.forsale.computers
From: pschmidt@athena.mit.edu (Peter H. Schmidt)
Subject: FOR SALE: Hot PCs (posted for friend-of-friend)
Organization: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Distribution: na
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 17:39:40 GMT

POSTED FOR A FRIEND-OF-A-FRIEND - *call* him, don't reply to me.

1.  386 2/40 PC with VGA monitor, modem, Windows 3.0, DOS 5.0, new in the box.
	$1000.00

2.  486 2/40 PC with VGA monitor, modem, Windows 3.0, DOS 5.0, new in the box.
	$1600.00

3.  Canon BubleJet BJ5.  Make offer.

(207) 439-5520.  After 5:00.

--
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26 Berkshire Road	| winter!pschmidt@mit-eddie.mit.edu
Waltham, MA 02154	| -- Speaking for myself.
Newsgroups: ne.general
From: richb@kronos.com (Rich Braun)
Subject: Re: more registry fees - A Call to Arms
Date: Sun, 12 Apr 1992 23:39:06 GMT
Distribution: ne
Organization: Kronos Inc. / Waltham, MA
Disclaimer: This posting is a personal opinion and not that of Kronos Inc.

In article <nxljkbl.allyn@netcom.com> allyn@netcom.com (Mark Allyn) writes:
>I use the bicycle for everything; commuting 10 miles to work, three miles
>to choir/church; even riding the 5 miles to the opera, ballet, and symphoney.
>It can be done. It is good for your health. 

Not clear.  Maybe things are different in Seattle (where the above poster
hails from), but here in New England I quit using my bicycle nearly ten
years ago after two accidents in a period of several months.  There are few
safe routes for bicycles here, and it's dangerous enough for one's health
to drive a car on the streets, let alone riding a bicycle on them.

I'd love to see more bike routes and more attention to safety given to
them by those who develop transportation systems, but I sharply
disagree with the statement that regular use of a bike is "good for
your health" here in Boston.

A week ago, another motorist sailed through a stop sign, coming in
from a side street on the right, and hit my front bumper despite the
fact that I braked and honked for a solid three seconds.  My car was
stationary at the time of impact.  "I didn't see you," said the other
driver.  I always _thought_ that the reason most cars are provided
with a window up front was to permit the driver to look before
proceeding.  (This driver wasn't listening for horns either.)  Had I
been on a bike, the consequences would have been far worse than the
scuff marks on my front bumper.

-rich
Newsgroups: ne.general
From: kenny@world.std.com (Kenneth R Crudup)
Subject: Re: more registry fees - A Call to Arms
Summary: greenie non-solutions to real-world problems
Organization: Software Tool&Die, (Boston), MA
Distribution: ne
Date: Tue, 7 Apr 1992 05:00:08 GMT

In article <nxljkbl.allyn@netcom.com> allyn@netcom.com (Mark Allyn) says:
>Complaining about the registry:
>The only effective way to protest the registry is to get rid of the car
>and use a bicycle and public transportation.

...and what of us *with* a life?

-- 
Kenny Crudup, Unix Systems Consultant	kenny@world.std.com
16 Plainfield St. Jamaica Plain, (Boston), MA 02130-3633
Home +1 617 524 5929 	Home Fax +1 617 983 9410
							Lick Bush in '92!
Xref: sparky ne.general:1219 ne.housing:418
From: mguyott@eriador.prime.com (M. Guyott)
Newsgroups: ne.general,ne.housing
Subject: Metro North (?) questions.
Date: 6 Apr 92 16:51:51 GMT
Article-I.D.: primerd.1992Apr6.165151.21908
Distribution: ne
Organization: Prime Computer R&D


My wife and I are just beginning our search for our first home.  We are
considering the following communities:

    Reading
    North Reading
    Wilmington
    Tewksbury
    Lynnfield
    Wakefield
    Stoneham

We are currently leaning toward Reading because of the location.

I am very interested in hearing from people about the above communities.
Any information, including personal feelings, would be appreciated.
If there is enough interest I will post a summary of the information I
recieve.

Thanks, Marc
----
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is nice but not necessary, and a knowledge of sex is necessary but not nice.

Marc Guyott              Constellation Software, Inc.          (508) 620-2800
                         Framingham, Mass. 01701 USA                Ext. 3135
mguyott@primerd.prime.com       ...!{uunet, decwrl}!primerd.prime.com!mguyott
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Newsgroups: ne.general
From: allyn@netcom.com (Mark Allyn)
Subject: Re: How real are Boston parking ticket threats for NH residents?
Date: Thu, 09 Apr 92 14:28:31 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Distribution: ne
Summary: collection agencies


I dont live in Boston but I live in Seattle where I learned recently that
Seattle has decided to have contract collection agencies handle late
parking tickets. The way it works is this:

The city open bidding for a contract to collect late parking tickets where
the collection agencies bid by the percentage they keep. The lowest comission
wins. The comission as far as I under is the percentage of each parking ticket
debt that the agency keeps. For example, if the percentage is 10, that 
means that the agency keeps $10.00 on a $100.00 parking ticket debt they
collect.

Because the city awards based on the lowest comission bidded, that means
that the agency's profits on each ticket is thin. The agencies are betting
that they will have a high enough hit rate to make that low comission pay
into a profit.

You can bet that based on the above, the agency will try its hardest to get
the debt paid. Like any collection agency, I think they have the right
to access your credit record and make any applicable notifications on the
timeleness of payment, etc. I think they also have the right to garnishment
as applicable to your state. 

In short its like any other form of debt that you incur but fail to pay
in a timly manner.

As far as the driver license is concerned, I think that there are relatively
new agreements between states that allow for shared information regarding
violations made in a state that is different than the state that issued
a particular license. I even speculate that someone might be running a
database for this purpose. Technically, there would be nothing to it. A 
few hundred megabyte oracle database on a Sparc 2 would do the job
nicely. Dont assume that it is not being done.

If I were you, I would pay them off. After all, you will sleepy better.

Mark Allyn

PS Happyness is getting rid of the car and using a bicycle. I have never
   heard of parking tickets for bicycles. If you cant do that and you
   need to go to Boston, drive to one of the numerous satalite MBTA 
   station and take the T in. Dont hassle with Boston driving/parking.

Xref: sparky alt.sex:14587 rec.humor:16471 rec.humor.d:1458
From: dan@mvaxcs1.cse.nau.edu (Dan McMichael)
Newsgroups: alt.sex,rec.humor,rec.humor.d
Subject: Re: (Don't) Re: KILL the CASCADE from HELL
Date: 15 Apr 92 04:22:16 GMT
Followup-To: alt.sex
Distribution: na
Originator: dan@mvaxcs1.cse.nau.edu

From article <1992Apr15.005701.3132@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu>, by olt@sparc1.isgs.uiuc.edu (Scott Olt):
>>>> Suggestion: alt.cascade, or possibly rec.humor.cascade.
>>>> Any takers?
>>> Many Lakers.
>>Stinky Bakers.
> Sorry Fakers.
Movers and Shakers.
Newsgroups: ne.general
From: bill@unixland.natick.ma.us (Bill Heiser)
Subject: Re: more registry fees - A Call to Arms
Organization: Unixland Public Access Unix  (508) 655-3848
Distribution: ne
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 22:37:25 GMT

Someone, I think Kenny Crudup, wrote:
>>P.S. Happeness is riding a bicycle loaded down with ham radio gear 6 
>>miles in the rain to the opera, parking the bike *free* in the lobby
>>of the opera house (not paying 10 to 15 dollars for the garage), and
>>getting to the show on time rather than being late due to some traffic.

WHY would you take ham radio gear to an opera?
 
:-)


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From: merchant@cbnews.cb.att.com (shahrukh.s.merchant)
Newsgroups: ne.general
Subject: How real are Boston parking ticket threats for NH residents?
Summary: Will they really affect my credit rating?  Can they keep my
	New Hampshire license or registration from being renewed?
Date: 8 Apr 92 17:51:53 GMT
Reply-To: shahrukh_merchant@att.com
Distribution: ne
Organization: AT&T

I've always been treating Cambridge and Boston parking tickets with
the assumption that, as a New Hampshire resident, I have somewhat
greater immunity that a Massachusetts one.  Therefore, I have a small
"backlog" (only 3-4 actually) of these tickets.  Of course, I realize
that I might still be subject to booting, but I assumed that my NH
license or registration renewal could not be prevented.

I just got a form letter from the City of Boston that reads, in part:

"Our records indicated that, despite previous notifications, the parking
violations listed below remain outstanding.  We fell we have waited long
and patiently and are now obliged to resolve the matter.

"Unless payment is received, we reserve the right to pursue this matter
through all remedies available at our disposal - including the petitioning
of your motor vehicle agency to not renew [sic] your license or
registration and the disclosure of your debt to a credit bureau for
notation on their files."

Has anyone had any firsthand experience with either their doing any of the
above (credit bureau report and/or petitioning NH Motor Vehicle Bureau
not to renew license or registration), or threatening to and NOT following
up?

I'll post a summary if there are requests to do so.  Thanks.

					Shahrukh Merchant
					shahrukh_merchant@att.com, or
					merchant@mvuxd.att.com
From: jprovo@Gnu.ai.mit.edu (Genetic Jones)
Newsgroups: ne.general
Subject: Re: more registry fees - A Call to Arms
Date: 13 Apr 92 09:50:10 GMT
Distribution: ne
Organization: Russell Street UNIX Consultations

sean@think.com (Sean Colbath) writes:
>And this is all well and good.  Netcom.com appears to be out of San Jose
>(why *are* you getting the ne. groups anyway?).  Obviously, you have no
FYI, sean, `regional' groups can get propigated any way any site that recieves
them chooses.  If netcom asks Random.site `hey, wanna feed us ne.*?' and they 
say `sure' [and probably] `You owes us a favour.' - viola'. Much networking
is run by mutual back-scratching.

joe
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Newsgroups: ne.general
From: bill@unixland.natick.ma.us (Bill Heiser)
Subject: Re: Boston Internet
Organization: Unixland Public Access Unix  (508) 655-3848
Date: Wed, 8 Apr 1992 22:29:22 GMT

twpierce@amherst.edu (Tim Pierce) writes:

>This summer I will be working on my senior computer science
>thesis.  I had intended to live at home and telnet to Amherst
[...]

UNIXLAND doesn't offer direct INTERNET access, but offers unix access,
e-mail, and full USENET access.  If this meets your needs, contact me
via email.

Bill

P.s. Sorry if this bothers anyone as a "commercial post".  Send me email, and
if it really bothers you I'll not post it again here.
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Newsgroups: ne.general
From: allyn@netcom.com (Mark Allyn)
Subject: Tabor Academy
Date: Sat, 04 Apr 92 08:28:42 GMT
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services  (408 241-9760 guest) 
Keywords: Tabor

Can anyone out there tell me if Tabor Academy in Marion, Mass. has an
internet or UUCP connection and what the path/domain/ip-addresses might
be??

Mark Allyn