HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: das@voodoo.boeing.com (Deb Schwartz)
Newsgroups: seattle.general
Subject: Old sewing machine repair?
Date: 19 Nov 92 18:34:49 GMT
Distribution: seattle
Organization: Yet Another Graphics Project, Bellevue, WA

I am the recent proud owner of a 1938 White sewing machine.  It appears to
work okay, but it is in need of a tune-up.  I called one authorized White
dealer who snickered at me.  Can anyone recommend somewhere in the area
that is expert at dealing with old machines?

Thanks,
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Newsgroups: seattle.general
From: bill@Celestial.COM (Bill Campbell)
Subject: Re: Where's the News
Organization: Celestial Software, Mercer Island, WA
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 16:28:45 GMT
Keywords: late? missing? vaporware?

In <1992Nov20.033807.14581@polari> peterd@polari.online.com writes:

>Getting an excelent feed for material her in Seattle.
.....
>did anybody else notice a 150 plus hour hiatus
>in the news?  I know that systems sometimes get
>a little sluggish but a week?  It would have been
>nice to have gotten some kind of message explaining /
>rationalizing the situation.

I think the problem is local to polari.  We've been expiring
stuff headed for polari for about a week.  Traffic just started
flowing again last night.

Bill
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Newsgroups: seattle.general
From: hauch@cheme.washington.edu (Kip D. Hauch)
Subject: Re: Camera Repair
Followup-To: seattle.general
Organization: Univ. of Washington Dept. of Chemical Engineering
Distribution: pnw
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 22:50:22 GMT



Camera Techs  U-District  526-5533

went there two yrs ago with my Nikon FE  
'bout as expensive as else where, but they were up front with the $$
and called me first before doing and additional work.
completed the work on time.
seemed thorough and knowledgeable.

In article <1992Nov20.162513.6982@Happy-Man.com>, irving@Happy-Man.com
(Irving_Wolfe) wrote:
> 
> Can anyone recommend a good, honest, professional, intelligent, 
> camera repairman who does the work there rather than sending the 
> camera off to the manufacturer or some bid service company?  
> 
> If there's none in Seattle or Tacoma, is there one anywhere?
> 
> Thanks!
>  - Irving
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Newsgroups: seattle.general
From: peterd@polari.online.com
Subject: Re: Asshole Driver Award
Organization: Seattle Online Public Access Unix.  (206) 328-4944 (all lines telebit-equipped)
Date: Tue, 17 Nov 1992 20:55:31 GMT

ricke@amc.com (Rick Eggers) writes:

>In article <1992Nov13.082048.15871@u.washington.edu> tzs@carson.u.washington.edu (Tim Smith) writes:
>>Yesterday I witnessed the most obnoxious thing I've ever personally seen
>>a driver do.  This topped anything I saw in ten years of living in Pasadena
>>and four years of living in the Bay Area.
>>
>>This bozo pulled into a handicapped parking space, got out of his car,
>>*pulled* *the* *handicapped* *sign* *out* *of* *the* *ground*, and went
>>off go wherever he was going!
>>
>>By the time I got back with security guards to nail this person, he
>>had left.  He didn't even put back the sign when he left.
>>
>>
>>--Tim Smith

After the barage of silly things recommended
I would add my two cents.

I think it would be only fair if you had replaced the sign
in such wise as for the bozo to not miss it on his return:
say through the windsheild and steering wheel.

Of course the less violent way would have been to have let the air o
out of his tires, thus slowing his departure.

now to see if this editor worked.

chus
pyotr

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Peter D. Hampe; EKA peterd@polari.online.com
Drat - I've traded my magic beans for a stupid cow!
From: fyl@fylz.wa.com (Phil Hughes)
Newsgroups: seattle.general
Subject: electric typewriter wanted
Date: 23 Nov 92 06:37:28 GMT
Distribution: seattle
Organization: FYL

A friend of mine is looking for an electric typewriter for her
daughter.  Something portable would be best.  If you are wanting to
unload such an item, call Marcia at 526-9809.
-- 
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Phone: 206-526-2919 x74      Fax: 526-0803
E-mail: fyl@fylz.com or nwnexus!fylz!fyl 
Newsgroups: seattle.general
From: kelsey@mdd.comm.mot.com (Joe Kelsey)
Subject: What happened to AST Research (old PC Vendor)
Summary: I need AST TurboLaser/PS Manuals
Keywords: AST Research TurboLaser/PS
Organization: Motorola, Mobile Data Division - Seattle, WA
Distribution: seattle
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 23:43:47 GMT

I have an AST TurboLaser/PS (Postscript laser printer based on the
8ppm Ricoh engine) with only partial documentation.  The phone number
in the documentation yields a disconnect message in 714 area code.
Does anyone have a lead on how to contact AST?  They used to make lots
of PC stuff...

Wonderingly,
/Joe
Newsgroups: seattle.general
From: peterd@polari.online.com
Subject: Where's the News
Summary: For this I'm spending money?
Keywords: late? missing? vaporware?
Organization: Seattle Online Public Access Unix.  (206) 328-4944 (all lines telebit-equipped)
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 03:38:07 GMT

Getting an excelent feed for material her in Seattle.

Not getting much from the 'outside' world - like
california.  can't believe that nothing is being
posted from 'out there'.

did anybody else notice a 150 plus hour hiatus
in the news?  I know that systems sometimes get
a little sluggish but a week?  It would have been
nice to have gotten some kind of message explaining /
rationalizing the situation.

disgruntled.

Yeah - cause now there will be a segmentation fault
again, and I'll be flying blind again.

-- 
Peter D. Hampe; EKA peterd@polari.online.com
Drat - I've traded my magic beans for a stupid cow!
-- 
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Drat - I've traded my magic beans for a stupid cow!
From: pat@rwing.UUCP (Pat Myrto)
Newsgroups: seattle.general
Subject: Re: Favorite Metro drivers
Date: 16 Nov 92 03:28:33 GMT
Distribution: seattle
Organization: Totally Unorganized

In article <1992Nov16.023255.7554@fylz.wa.com> fyl@fylz.wa.com (Phil Hughes) writes:
>Randall Moeller (randym@eskimo.com) wrote:
>: 
>:      Hey, net.people!  Who's your favorite Metro driver?  Mine is
>: "Raymond,"  the surly captain of the #26, with curly graying hair
>: and several dozen buttons of assort size and hue across his
>: uniform...
>
>Well mine is Joanne Wagner, sometimes afternoon driver of the 302
>and/or 305.  Almost always guaranteed to be out of uniform somehow.  A
>non-approved necklace being the most common.

I might suggest being careful about IDing a driver TOO closely - the
more colorful ones in particular.  They have a 'rule book' that borders
on the rediculous (I had a chance to see one when a driver forgot it at
a store I worked at a few years ago).  He was very happy to get it back,
it would have been very unpleasant if he had lost it, I guess.  Drivers
with some character are a plus IMO, but not according to the bureaucrats.
Anything that varies from the standard CAN get a driver some heat if it
gets past the immediate supervisor (usually one who used to be a driver
themself).

Drivers with some character, and not too finniky on the more idiotic rules
are something to be valued - they make the less-than-pleasant experience
of having to take a bus a bit more bearable.  Just a thought.

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From: das@voodoo.boeing.com (Deb Schwartz)
Newsgroups: seattle.general
Subject: Re: Your favorite public art
Date: 18 Nov 92 19:48:18 GMT
Organization: Yet Another Graphics Project, Bellevue, WA

In article <MS-C.722068924.377401575.mrc@Tomobiki-Cho.CAC.Washington.EDU> mrc@Tomobiki-Cho.CAC.Washington.EDU (Mark Crispin) writes:
>The troll under the Aurora bridge is great.  I remember the first time I saw
>
>I believe that both of these were private efforts and not funded by the
>government.  They're too good to be government-funded art.  When I think of

Mark, you're about 75% right about the troll (don't know anything about
the origami girl).  The troll was a project of the Fremont Arts Council,
a private neighborhood organization.  However, they applied for, and received,
a matching funds grant from the Office of Neighborhoods, a city agency.
(This information was provided by the Seattle Arts Commission).

I think the way the troll was chosen is interesting.  The summer before the
troll was built, there was a booth at the Fremont Street Fair that had
small-scale models of the 4 finalist contenders for the under-the-bridge
sculpture.  The street-fair-goers got to vote on which one they liked the
best, and the troll won by, as I recall, a large majority.

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Newsgroups: seattle.general
From: witters@tc.fluke.COM (John Witters)
Subject: Re: Oxi-fuel
Keywords: Oxi-fuel
Organization: John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc., Everett, WA
Distribution: seattle
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 17:24:47 GMT

In article <1992Nov18.164201.29400@amc.com> ricke@amc.com (Rick Eggers) writes:
>
>Does anyone out there know how can I prevent my truck 
>from "lurching/sputtering" as a result of this new 
>oxi-fuel?

Don't drive it.

>Can I go to Pierce or some other county and get "real" gas?

Yup.  Of course, you'll use half a tank just driving to and from the gas
station.

>Is god real?

No.  Dogs are real.  Dog spelled backwards is God.  Therefore dogs are real,
and god isn't.

>Does "LEADED" gas also contain ethanol?

Yes.

>Is Madona sexy?

Depends on whether you're a dog or not, and if so, whether you've been "fixed"
or not.

>Should I rip off my catalitic converter and use leaded gas?

Nope.  It won't solve your problem.

>Buy a Mercedes? 

Buy a bicycle!

-John
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From: saw8712@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Steve A. Ward)
Newsgroups: seattle.general
Subject: Re: Oxi-fuel
Keywords: Oxi-fuel
Date: 19 Nov 92 16:35:52 GMT
Distribution: seattle
Organization: Boeing Computer Services, Seattle

What, specifically, are the advantages of this oxi-fuel.  I've heard
it's suppose to cause less air pollution- how much?  I ask because
my miles/gallon has gone down, therefore I'm burning more gas.  Does the
decrease in pollution created per gallon offset the increase in the
number of gallons being used??
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Newsgroups: seattle.general
From: markmc@halcyon.com (Mark McWiggins)
Subject: 1 BR Apt for rent, N. Seattle, $400
Organization: Northwest Nexus Inc. (206) 455-3505
Date: Mon, 16 Nov 1992 02:06:34 GMT

My friend Susan is remodeling her house to include an apartment below.
It's a small 1 BR; the setting is a lovely spot on a little creek, with
woods around.

For details, call Susan at 365-8646.
-- 
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markmc@halcyon.com    Box 31356, Seattle WA 98103-1356  +1 206 632 1738 (fax)
Newsgroups: seattle.general
From: Mark Crispin <mrc@Tomobiki-Cho.CAC.Washington.EDU>
Subject: speaking of art/Seattle Opera
Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII
Organization: University of Washington
Mime-Version: 1.0
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 07:51:07 GMT

I'm surprised that nobody commented about Seattle Opera's most recent
production, ``The Passion of Jonathan Wade.''

I've a long-time opera-goer, and I've sat through some wonderful,
great, good, mediocre, and some downright bad productions around the
world.  I found TPOJW to be tedious, in spite of the gorgeous sets and
lighting (damnit, why couldn't they have used some of that technology
with Don Giovanni???).  It was over-long at 3 1/2 hours; it could have
been tightened up to 2 hours with no loss.  The excessively long
intermissions didn't help either.

I sat through the entire thing, but I saw that 1/3 the audience did
not return after the first act, and another 1/3 gave up after the
second act.  Even among those of us who stayed there were major
grumblings of ``when is this thing going to be over?!?''  As if
sensing the discontent and watch-glancing in the audience, the opera
continued for a good 15 minutes after the story had ended.  It was
almost as if it *wanted* the West Sound people in the audience to miss
the ferry boat home (I didn't, due to some amazing luck, but a lot of
people did...).

The music ignored the text or perhaps treated the text with contempt.
At any rate, there was no relation between the text and the music;
dramatic phrases were rushed by, while insignificant statements were
accompanied with great passion.  The text itself was in English
written language instead of spoken language.  You could not imagine
anyone *talking* like that; it was like reading from a letter.

One of the biggest disappointments was the so-called ``Negro
spirtuals'' which were part of the opera.  I am not sure whether it
was an attempt at political correctness (and a failed one at that) or
just stupidity and insensitivity.  It seemed to be more of a mockery
of black music of 125 years ago than an attempt to represent it in the
operatic form.  Only once was there an echo of the real thing, very
quickly suppressed as if in horror that the genie had escaped the
bottle.

This was purportedly the premiere of a revision of a 1962 opera.  I
did not see the original, so I can't make a comparison, but I would
categorize this revision as a flop, and a major one at that.

The greatest shame is that it had the best production values of the
entire season.  It proves that Seattle Opera *is* capable of great
production values.  So why did they give us a mediocre Meistersinger
(with some truly silly props), an tired old Ring (let's face it,
minimalist sets with Rheinmaidens as oppressed prostitutes,
Niebelungen as proletarians, and gods as rich capitalists, has been
done zillions of times already), and an insulting Don Giovanni???

Newsgroups: seattle.general
From: kurt@eskimo.com (Kurt Cockrum)
Subject: Re: Where's the News
Summary: It's at eskimo
Keywords: late? missing? vaporware?
Organization: >>> Eskimo North (206)-FOR-EVER <<<
Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 20:29:44 GMT

In article <1992Nov20.100043.19726@polari> davego@polari.online.com writes:
[complaints about polari deleted]
>That's too bad.  Polari is the fastest system in town for News and Mail.  If
>polari was on the internet it would be perfect.  But its not.  Halcyon is on
>the internet with all it has to offer but is slower than molasses.
[...]

eskimo is now on the internet as of today, according to the motd.
$100/yr == full internet access.
now if only nanook would replace those crummy sun serial boards... :)
-- 
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Newsgroups: seattle.general
From: ricke@amc.com (Rick Eggers)
Subject: Re: Oxi-fuel
Summary: How do I fix this?
Keywords: Oxi-fuel
Organization: Applied Microsystems, Redmond, WA
Distribution: seattle
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 16:42:01 GMT


Does anyone out there know how can I prevent my truck 
from "lurching/sputtering" as a result of this new 
oxi-fuel? I use supreme unleaded in a 305 chev. The
truck is new and has never done this before. It 
started 1 week ago and is a result, I am sure, of
the ethanol in all of the gas around here. Also,
my lawn mower etc. requires unleaded gas but cannot
use ethanol. Can I use white gas as a substitute? 
Can I go to Pierce or some other county and get 
"real" gas? Is god real? Does "LEADED" gas also contain
ethanol? Is Madona sexy? Should I rip off my catalitic 
converter and use leaded gas? Buy a Mercedes? 

cio



Newsgroups: seattle.general
From: dsp@halcyon.com (Don Smith)
Subject: Re: Camera Repair
Organization: Northwest Nexus Inc. (206) 455-3505
Distribution: pnw
Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 16:11:42 GMT

irving@Happy-Man.com (Irving_Wolfe) writes:

>Can anyone recommend a good, honest, professional, intelligent, 
>camera repairman who does the work there rather than sending the 
>camera off to the manufacturer or some bid service company?  

>If there's none in Seattle or Tacoma, is there one anywhere?
  

  The best place I've found is Assoc. Camera Repair in Portland, OR
503/232.5625    3401 NE Sandy Blvd.,   P'land, OR  97232

  Unless I have something that I need back in 3 days and have to send to
Nikon Professional Services I always send my eq. to them, Paul Osbourne
owns the shop and is great guy. 
  In the past he & his staff have even done things like tweek a spring
on a Hassleblad viewfinder and charge me only to UPS it back, it was no
big deal to them and they'd rather have a long term happy customer than
squeeze pennies out of people.

  Depending on your problem you might want to include some test or throw
away negs/slides that illustrate the problem to them.

    Good luck!

       Don



Don Smith Photography    
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From: stu@voodoo.boeing.com (Stuart Liddle)
Newsgroups: seattle.general
Subject: Novel Idea (was Asshole Driver Award)
Date: 19 Nov 92 18:05:33 GMT
Reply-To: stu@voodoo.boeing.com
Organization: BoGart System

In article <1992Nov18.171023.294@amc.com>, ricke@amc.com (Rick Eggers) writes:
|> 
|> I would like to point out that the people here who
|> advocate scratching paint, breaking windows, and 
|> slashing tires are more despicable times 10 than
|> the people who park in handicapped zones. What 
|> moral turpitude does it take to want to harm 
|> complete strangers in the name of defending 
|> the handicapped? You people should be ashamed 
|> of yourselfs! Now go to your room and don't
|> expect any supper tonight!
|> slashing tires are more dispicable

I'd have to agree with this sentiment and would like to suggest an alternative
to doing some sort of physical vandalism to the offender's car....
I've always wanted to have a set of cards printed up that could be used for
situations to the one mentioned originally in the "Asshole Driver Award" 
thread.  The card would have several items listed on it that could be checked
off.  Like the following:

	__ HEY DIPSHIT!!  You parked in the Handicapped space!

	__ Why did you have to take up TWO parking places?

	__ Did you know that it's illegal to block someone's driveway? 

	__ I notice that you have out-of-state plates and that you've parked
	   here every day for the last __ months.  Would you like to get 
	   your vehicle registered in WA or have it reported to the WSP?

I'm sure that others out there could come up with a few more, but these are 
just some that bug me at times.  This could be printed on a card the size of
a business card that you could carry in your wallet/purse and have ready at a
moment's notice.  It's an easy way to let off some steam without actually
doing anything illegal.  Of course if the person whose windshield you leave
this on is doing any of these things, he/she will probably ignore your little
note.

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From: pat@rwing.UUCP (Pat Myrto)
Newsgroups: seattle.general
Subject: Re: Oxi-fuel
Date: 22 Nov 92 03:38:24 GMT
Distribution: seattle
Organization: Totally Unorganized

In article <1992Nov21.204441.17945@eskimo.com> delisle@eskimo.com (Ben Delisle) writes:
>
>	My question is where dose the Fed get of dictating to the
>State, or companies in the State, to do? Just once I would like to 
>see the State(s) tell the Fed what they can to with them selves and
>do their own thing.
>
Get used to it.  The new administration is one who believes in a
high degree of centralized authority.  Much more so than the old.
States don't tell the Fed to buzz off, because the Fed will do things
like withold federal funds for highways, etc.  (forgetting that the
funds came from the people in the state in the first place...)

-- 
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Newsgroups: seattle.general
From: billmcc@seanews.akita.com (Bill McCormick)
Subject: Re: Your favorite public art
Organization: SEANEWS - Seattle Public Access News & Mail
Date: Thu, 19 Nov 1992 20:29:29 GMT

In article <1992Nov18.053651.8527@seanews.akita.com> billmcc@seanews.akita.com (Bill McCormick) writes:
>In article <agLeuB1w165w@eisley.wa.com> ace@eisley.wa.com (Ace of Death) writes:
>>>     Troll under the Fremont bridge
>>
>>could please tell me exactly where this is?
>Um, under the Fremont Bridge, perhaps?  Just a guess...

To one and all: "It was a joke, son.  Just a joke.  A funny.  Get it?"

Thanks to all of you who wrote me personally and in public to make sure
I knew that it really wasn't under the Fremont bridge.

The question was amusing -- in the same vein as, "Who's buried in
Grant's Tomb?"

Bill
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From: monaghan@cac.washington.edu (Tracy Monaghan )
Subject: Re: Your favorite public art
Organization: UW Computing
Date: Wed, 18 Nov 1992 16:04:53 GMT

In article <agLeuB1w165w@eisley.wa.com> ace@eisley.wa.com (Ace of Death) writes:
>>     Troll under the Fremont bridge
>
>could please tell me exactly where this is?
>
It's actually *in* Fremont, but under the Aurora bridge, on 35th or 36th
From: pierceha@bcstec.ca.boeing.com (Heather Pierce)
Newsgroups: seattle.general
Subject: Bob Hurts and our favorite public art
Keywords: art
Date: 18 Nov 92 20:51:18 GMT
Organization: Boeing Computer Services, Seattle


 Bob,
 as a rank amateur in responding to posts, (and vi-editor) I had to 
 respond this way.  

 My favorite works of art are:
   The dancing footsteps on Broadway.  Take a partner and have some
   fun dancing the instructions IN the sidewalks.  There are about
   10 different steps all up and down Broadway.

   The side of the Fratelli's Ice Cream building at 1824 E Madison.
   The cows in the painting are painted in different artists' styles.
   They are a hoot.  Best to photograph weekdays during the day when the
   trucks are gone.

   I also enjoy the others mentioned.  Millers artwork is still in 
   front of the bank.
   I managed to get the phamphlet refered to by someone else by calling
   the Seattle Public library and asking if they knew where info could
   be gotten.  In the phamphlet I found out that the person who created
   'Waiting for the InterUrban' also did other art works.  One day I will
   have time to go and search for the fun ones.
   Also the Seattle Water Department is on Airport way.  They have some
   odd fountains.  

   Pioneer Square is kinda public art and there is a terrific park there
   with a fountain in it.

  Anyhow good luck with your venture and have lots of fun discovering and
  loving the Seattle area.
   
   Heather

   Disclaimer:  All of my opinions dissagree with those of my company.
                Born-again DaDaist

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