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From: Ken.Quinn@f210.n514.z17.illusion.tpg.org (Ken Quinn)
Newsgroups: mtl.general
Subject: who's forcing whom to work?
Date: 23 Dec 92 02:19:32 GMT

>Yes


 R>  Wow!  What a great response.   Just goes to show how little you 
 R> actually think.  The majority of people work on the alternate schedules, 
 R> with a lot of them working on Sundays, your idea is 

Thank you for your encouragement. A question was asked of me and I responded.
I didn't need to ramble on for pages and pages, as some people do. Your insult
("Just to show how little you think...") is quite the insulting remark,
though, and I ask that you please refrain from such remarks. They serve only
to irritate.

 R> impracticle (sic) and unfair. 
 R> Why should Sunday be sacred?  Just because the catholic church says so?  
 R> What about those who Sacred day is Saturday?  What about those whose
sacred
 R> days is Friday?  Stop being a bigot, open your eyes.

My idea is neither impractical nor unfair. Why *should* Sunday be sacred? It
should be set aside as a family day so that mother, father, and children can
enjoy a day *together*. In this day and age where the divorce rate is high,
where there is apparently a lot of pressure on children, a day set aside to
relax and discuss the previous week's activities is, IMO, needed. Nowhere have
I mentioned the Roman Catholic Church (would it surprise you if I said I
wasn't Roman Catholic?). So why mention it? In this society where the
majority, I believe, are christian (if it identifies with anything at all),
Sunday is the logical choice. Friday is a business day. Saturday is already a
semi-business day. Why disrupt it? In any case, these are my ideas. If all you
can do is shoot them down *without* any constructive remarks, what is the
point?

Why are you calling me a bigot? Nowhere have I rigidly said it is 'my way, or
no way at all'. I have merely been thowing ideas out into the open. If you
don't like them, well tough. I will not cease expressing my opinions for your
mere benefit. Your accusation (that I am a bigot) is unfounded. Please don't
call me something I am not.

Regards,

Ken Quinn
(Ken.Quinn@f210.n514.z17.illusion.tpg.org)
From: Ken.Quinn@f210.n514.z17.illusion.tpg.org (Ken Quinn)
Newsgroups: mtl.general
Subject: Whaddya mean....
Date: 19 Dec 92 06:26:30 GMT


 VV> Date: 16 Dec 92 19:27:00 GMT

 VV> Never mind Fabricant... In U of M there were dozens of males and the
most

What do you mean never mind Fabricant? The write ups in the Gazette on him
generally make my day more than the funny page. I kill myself laughing at how
the good doctor has not been transfered to Pinel from Parthenais. He seems
(and I could be wrong here) to be 2 bricks short of a load. Sorry to butt in.

Ken
From: Mark.Kraml@f250.n514.z17.illusion.tpg.org (Mark Kraml)
Newsgroups: mtl.general
Subject: Welcome to Quebec/repressed liberties
Date: 26 Dec 92 21:59:02 GMT

Hello Jacques!

Wednesday December 23 1992, Jacques Marcoux writes to All:

 JM> From: afsypng@cid.aes.doe.CA (Jacques Marcoux)
 JM> Newsgroups: mtl.general
 JM> Subject: Welcome to Quebec/repressed liberties
 JM> Organization: Environment Canada (CID), Dorval, QC
 JM> @Message-ID: <1992Dec23.125858.18464@cid.aes.doe.CA>
 JM> Date: Wed, 23 Dec 92 12:58:58 GMT

 JM>    De quel grand crime les mechants Quebecois sont-ils coupables a ton
 JM> egard? --

pas de grand crime. j'ai ete a l'ecole francais mais j'ai toujours ete traite
comme "l'anglais dans le coin" pas par les eleves mais par les "educateurs".
aujourd'hui je lis dans le journal que les educateurs s'occupe plus de la
politique que de l'education. avec 40% des eleves qui ne passent pas au
secondaire c'est pas tres dificile a croire.

maintenant je lis dans la presse que la seule chose a faire pour sauver le
quebec est de "couper l'iimgration". quel people c'est quebecois. dans le
monde moderne fermer la porte au moin chanceux.

Mark
Newsgroups: mtl.general
From: steven@spxtech.qc.ca (Steve Potter)
Subject: Re: Car Rental
Distribution: mtl
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 02:53:22 GMT
Organization: Securiplex Technologies Inc., Montreal, Canada
X-Bytes: 465

From article <BzMD1D.Hvp@cs.mcgill.ca>, by rbaroody@cs.mcgill.ca
Ramzi BAROODY asks:-
> 
> Could anyone suggest a good place to rent a car?
> 

Somalia?   :-)


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From: steven@spxtech.qc.ca (Steve Potter)
Subject: Re: Car Rental
Distribution: mtl
Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 02:57:37 GMT
Organization: Securiplex Technologies Inc., Montreal, Canada
X-Bytes: 764

From article <1992Dec21.215322.913@spxtech.qc.ca>, by steven@spxtech.qc.ca (Steve Potter):
> From article <BzMD1D.Hvp@cs.mcgill.ca>, by rbaroody@cs.mcgill.ca
> Ramzi BAROODY asks:-
>> 
>> Could anyone suggest a good place to rent a car?
>> 
> 
> Somalia?   :-)
> 

My remark may have offended some people. Apologies if that is the case.
I meant that one could probably rent a car there real cheap. 

hmmm, it's not particularly funny anyway - forget it.

:-(

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From: Mark.Kraml@f250.n514.z17.illusion.tpg.org (Mark Kraml)
Newsgroups: mtl.general
Subject: Welcome to Quebec/repressed liberties
Date: 22 Dec 92 17:22:50 GMT

Hello Marc!

Monday December 21 1992, Marc Savard writes to Mark Kraml:

 MK>> i dont know i am an anglo boy lost in an ocean of xenophobia. sorry
 MK>> maybe

 MS> Maybe a pothole would be more accurate instead of ocean.. Unless you
 MS> absolutely want to generalize about french quebecers like some of your
 MS> compatriots..

yes you are right. its a minority only that believe that it ok to abuse others
rights. but they make a lot of noise when people want to consider alternatives
to outright "banning" of all traces of english. i must of had a good argument
with one of my partners.

 MK>> here is a good one "when was the last time you committed a crime?"

 MS> They want biligual people not anglos only.

hehehe.

Mark
From: ynecelc@s1w3.sx.mont.nec.com (Ellison Chan)
Subject: Help on finding Dune!
Organization: HNSX Supercomputers
Distribution: mtl
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 15:06:13 GMT

Hi,

I'm looking for the 6 hour version of the movie DUNE.
I read that there's a SciFi cable channel in the states which
is showing it.

Does anybody know of a video store in Montreal(or somewhere near-by)
which has this version of Dune?

Any help in this regard will be much appreciated, Thanks.

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From: Criss.Katsapolis@f100.n514.z17.illusion.tpg.org (Criss Katsapolis)
Newsgroups: mtl.general
Subject: Crc modem error
Date: 27 Dec 92 06:48:00 GMT


 Hey everyone, I was just wondering...when I download or upload
and a crc error occure, dos the program resend the part with the error
so that the file is completely good,or is there chances that it's not
as good as it should be. I always wondered about that??!!
Also how does a CRC error happens and a Timeout?>>??
See ya!!
From: ranfry@mala.proteus.qc.ca (Ranfry)
Newsgroups: mtl.general
Subject: Re: who's forcing whom to work?
Date: 21 Dec 92 16:07:35 GMT
Organization: Mala's Refuge, Montreal, Canada

In <1992Dec19.181931.15934@sifon.cc.mcgill.ca> jeffjc@cs.mcgill.ca (Jeffrey CHANCE) writes:

>I think most people would agree that at least certain people 
>should work on Sunday- eg. bus drivers, metro operators, gas stations,
>local small food store. We need to have transportation to get
>places (case in point- even those visiting family), gas is needed
>if we take the car, and people shouldn't have to be inconvenienced
>if they need some food items. The answer to the above argument is
>simply to let those people who really don't care about it, let
>them work Sunday if they choose to. The others work on other
>days of the week. Of course, nobody should be -forced- to work
>on Sunday. 


Sir,
	In an ideal world no one would work except days they wish, actually,
in an ideal world, no one would need to work.  Thing is, we are NOT in an
ideal world, we are in a realistic one, so compromises MUST be made all the
time.  Your view is a very naive one.  As I said before, there are more 
people who MUST work on Sundays then there are who work Monday to Friday,
9am to 5pm.  

	You say let them work if they want to, wrong, you are also saying no,
don't let them.  Make up your mind.  There should be NO restrictions to any 
commerce opening hours.  All should be able to be open when they want to, the
government has no business dictating the hours.  


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From: Ken.Quinn@f210.n514.z17.illusion.tpg.org (Ken Quinn)
Newsgroups: mtl.general
Subject: TENNIS
Date: 19 Dec 92 06:25:26 GMT


 VK> G'DAY EVERYBODY!

 VK>         I was wondering if anyone every heard of Nick 
 VK> Bolletrie Tennis Academy?  If so please e-mail me 

Isn't that a place in Florida, near Bradenton?

Ken
From: Mark.Kraml@f250.n514.z17.illusion.tpg.org (Mark Kraml)
Newsgroups: mtl.general
Subject: Welcome to Quebec/repressed liberties
Date: 29 Dec 92 00:55:32 GMT

Hello Yvon!

Saturday December 26 1992, Yvon Decelles writes to Mark Kraml:

 YD>  Le blame n'est pas seulement a donner au educateur. On ne leur donne
 YD>  pas les moyen d'enseigner une jeunesse qui n'a pas les meme priorite et
 YD>  aspiration que la jeunesse de 1970, les programmes depasser de la
 YD>  revolution industriel, les cours desuet non performant dans une monde
 YD>  de telecommunication, de plus en plus d'eleves dans les classe, de
 YD>  moins en moins de budget.... Je crois que les professeur en general for
 YD>  leur grand possible mais en tant que societe nous ne donnons pas de
 YD>  priorite a l'education et en subissons donc les consequence.

oui c'est vrai que le programme ne comforme pas beaucoup au besoins
educationnel d'un pays moderne et industriel. mais Loraine Page a dit que la
priorite des educateurs au quebec est la lutte pour les lois 101 et 178, sans
oublier les cours de golf au cegep.

 MK>> quebecois. dans le monde moderne fermer la porte au moin chanceux.

 YD>  Les moins chanceux il y en a plein au Quebec aussi, 1 enfant sur 9 ne
 YD>  mange pas a sa faim, 1 famille sur 4 vit sous le seul de la pauvrete,
 YD>  plus de 25 000 personne vit a l'exterieur sans logement.... Un vieux
 YD>  proverbes dit "charite bien ordonne commence par les sien".

nous avons tous le meme access a l'education. il  n'y a pas d'excuse au quebec
de ne pas pouvoir se sortir de notre merde.

 YD>  Je ne dit pas fermons les portes a ceux demandant asile mais au
 YD>  immigrant oui je dis qu'il faut commencer pas s'aider soi meme avant
 YD>  d'aider les autres.

mais le gouvernement sait que l'immigration aide le quebec. les immigrants
amenent les chercheurs que nos entreprise on besoin. les universites ne
fournissent pas la "main d'oeuvre" requise pour nos firmes. aussi l'iimgration
nous amene des gens qui vont travailler dans un depaneur pendant 7 jour et qui
prennent tous les emplois qui sont "sous" la dignite d'un quebecois.

Mark
Newsgroups: mtl.general
From: CZ94 <CZ94@MUSICA.MCGILL.CA>
Subject: RE: Car Rental
Organization: McGill University
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 18:17:44 GMT

In article <BzMD1D.Hvp@cs.mcgill.ca> rbaroody@cs.mcgill.ca (Ramzi BAROODY) writes:
>
>Hello,
>
>Could anyone suggest a good place to rent a car?
>
I've dealt with several companies and never had any real problems, so
I'd say the main thing you should be looking for is the lowest price.
This price consists of a flat rate per day plus an additional charge
per kilometre.  So which company has the best price will depend on
how far you're going.  Get the yellow pages and phone around to the
various companies.

Tom Box
CZ94@MUSICA.MCGILL.CA

Newsgroups: mtl.general
From: rbaroody@cs.mcgill.ca (Ramzi BAROODY)
Subject: Car Rental
Organization: SOCS - Mcgill University, Montreal, Canada
Distribution: mtl
Date: Mon, 21 Dec 1992 17:10:25 GMT


Hello,

Could anyone suggest a good place to rent a car?


Thanks

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From: news@s1s1.sx.mont.nec.com (News Administrator)
Subject: Local Sig
Organization: HNSX Supercomputers
Distribution: mtl
Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 20:53:11 GMT

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Newsgroups: pdx.online
From: root@techbook.com
Subject: German Restaurants
Followup-To: sender
Reply-To: restrant@techbook.com 
Organization: Portland's Unofficial Restaurant Guide
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 18:00:15 GMT

German Restaurants

(Instructions on how to vote are given below)

Rheinlander German Restaurant      [    ]  0 votes
5035 NE Sandy Boulevard                                                    
Portland, OR
(503) 288-5503

Ratings

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[*   ] --- Beats starving.  Barely.  Lousy food and/or service.
[**  ] --- Adequate.  Slow service and/or average food.
[*** ] --- Very good.  Good food and service.
[****] --- Near-perfect.  Attentive service.  Excellent, authentic food.

Restaurants have smoking and non-smoking sections unless the restaurant
is specifically noted as being a non-smoking restaurant.  Restaurants
will be listed in multiple categories; if you think a restaurant is not
listed properly, let us know.  

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Newsgroups: pdx.general
From: carbo@scic.intel.com (Joseph Carbonaro)
Subject: VCR Tune-up needed
Summary: Recommendation request
Originator: carbo@rs035.scic.intel.com
Keywords: VCR, repair, good work, recommendation
Organization: Intel SCIC, Beaverton, OR
Distribution: pdx
Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 18:25:36 GMT


My poor VCR has had too many feet of tape run through it and is in need
of a tune-up.  If anyone can recommend a VCR shop that does good work
and does not take five weeks to get things done, I would love to hear
from you.  I live on the boundary of Beaverton and Hillsboro just north
of US26, so something close-by would be better than someplace in
Milwaukie.

Thanks.


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Newsgroups: pdx.general
From: sbradley@scic.intel.com (Seth "Gimpy" Bradley)
Subject: Low Cost Auto Rental Sought
Originator: sbradley@rs015.scic.intel.com
Organization: Intel SCIC, Beaverton, OR
Distribution: pdx
Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 20:28:15 GMT

Title pretty much says it.  I'm looking to rent a mid-size car for
around 3 weeks, and would like to get a low price.  Mileage would
be very low.  Thanks in advance!
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From: merlyn@ora.com (Randal L. Schwartz)
Newsgroups: pdx.general
Subject: Re: TV Highway is in the groove
Date: 1 Jan 93 20:36:01 GMT
Article-I.D.: romulus.MERLYN.93Jan1123557
Distribution: pdx
Organization: Stonehenge Consulting Services; Portland, Oregon, USA

>>>>> In article <C03nIr.L93@qualis.com>, mikeh@qualis.com (Michael T. Horne) writes:
Michael> I sincerely hope that the State secured some sort of repayment
Michael> from the original paving contractor for the costs of performing
Michael> this repair work.

Or, more likely, the state needs to get someone better to write RFPs
so that bozo contractors don't qualify.  I remember the mess from the
Banfield reconstruction, most likely because the state's RFP didn't
specify that the intermediate versions of the Banfield must be safely
drivable, and not mazes. :-)

Or maybe we have a case of kickbacks going on.  Oh yeah, this is
Oregon.  Things like that don't happen here. :-)

Just another driver (plowing through the snow on council crest in my 4runner... wheee!),
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Newsgroups: pdx.general,or.general.pnw.general
From: mikeh@qualis.com (Michael T. Horne)
Subject: Japanese/German/French translation service?
Organization: Qualis Design Corporation, Beaverton, OR
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1993 20:42:41 GMT


I'm looking for a service company that can translate Japanese, German,
and French text into English text.  Ideally the service could accept a FAX
of the text, translate it, then return it by FAX.  Pointers to companies
that provide such services would be greatly appreciated.

Please respond via e-mail.

Mike
mikeh@qualis.com
From: arnief@sail.LABS.TEK.COM (Arnie Frisch)
Newsgroups: pdx.general
Subject: Re: cranberries?
Date: 22 Dec 92 22:54:26 GMT
Distribution: pdx
Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton,  OR.

In article <2375@shaman.wv.tek.com> andrew@frip.wv.tek.com writes:
>Are fresh or frozen cranberries to be had anywhere in Portland?


I have seen them at Fred Meyer.  Also try Natures.  If all else fails,
Sheridan's.


Arnold Frisch
Tektronix Laboratories
From: bob@reed.edu (Robert Ankeney)
Newsgroups: pdx.general
Subject: House cleaner recommendations?
Date: 22 Dec 92 21:42:33 GMT
Article-I.D.: reed.1992Dec22.214233.1095
Organization: Reed College, Portland, OR

We're looking to find someone to do some house cleaning for us about every
other week.  Any recommendations would be most wonderful!

     Thanks,
     Robert
Newsgroups: pdx.general
From: mikeh@qualis.com (Michael T. Horne)
Subject: Re: TV Highway is in the groove
Organization: Qualis Design Corporation, Beaverton, OR
Distribution: pdx
Date: Thu, 31 Dec 1992 01:16:02 GMT

In a recent article by patti@hosehead.intel.com:
>What is the fascination with grooved pavement on TV Highway?
>
>It seems like once a year, somebody (the highway department?  teenage
>pranksters?  aliens?) goes through and grooves the pavement on
>sections of TV Highway more or less at random between Murray Road and
>Hillsboro.  It then sits that way for months before anybody comes
>along and repaves it.
>

The State of Oregon had the highway repaved last year, and the
paving company that did the work did a really poor job.  I'm not
sure if they had the asphalt mix screwed-up, but the asphalt
(in many places) seems to have separated, with tar/oil rising
to the surface in the form of a semi-pliable goo.  Because of
this, the road is very slippery when wet.  Additionally, the
road surface approaching traffic lights has become rather bumpy, most
likely due to the force exerted by cars (via their tires) that brake
for red lights.  To combat both problems, the surface is "smoothed"
by grating the roadway.  Unfortunately, the problem will recur until
someone repaves the offending sections.

I sincerely hope that the State secured some sort of repayment
from the original paving contractor for the costs of performing
this repair work.

Mike
From: martinb@tekig5.pen.tek.com (Martin R Baggs)
Newsgroups: tek.general,pdx.general,tek.forsale
Subject: Car for sale
Keywords: 1983, Honda, Civic, 1500DX, 5-speed, Hatchback
Date: 21 Dec 92 18:59:02 GMT
Followup-To: poster
Distribution: pdx

1983 Honda Civic, 1500DX, 5-Speed, Hatchback for sale.
Car is in good condition and runs well.
Asking price is $1550.
Call Martin at work (627-2534) or at home (774-4298).
Newsgroups: pdx.general
From: glens@qualis.com (Glen R. Sands)
Subject: Fencing Recommendations Wanted
Organization: Qualis Design Corporation, Beaverton, OR
Distribution: pdx
Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 00:39:05 GMT



I am looking for recommendations on local fencing companies that do work 
in Vancouver.  The fence will be ~200' of 6ft wood.  If you have suggestions, 
either pro/con, please let me know.  

Or, if this has been covered already, anybody have a summary??



Thanks,
Glen
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From: mikeb@vcd.hp.com (Mike Bowen)
Newsgroups: pdx.general
Subject: Re: Fencing Recommendations Wanted
Date: 28 Dec 92 17:19:31 GMT
Article-I.D.: vcd.BzzC4J.7t7
Distribution: pdx
Organization: Hewlett-Packard VCD
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL5

I had a good experience with "The Fenceman" in Vancouver.  They use metal
posts and would build my fence in Cascade Park (lots of rocks) when others
wouldn't even quote.

Mike Bowen