I bought a new lawn mower...
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Posted:Sep 30, 2012 9:56 am
Last Updated:Oct 1, 2012 9:41 am 53946 Views
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Two weeks ago , I blogged about shopping for a lawn mower. I was 'put-off' by the varied user reviews, mostly because they were strong opinion with little facts.
The model I bought also had mixed reviews... very strong opinions of comments by people who either loved it or hated it. Some for the same thing.
One review said it was inferior quality and the next review said it was high quality.... again, these are worthless words unless the reviewer can substantiate what they did or didn't like.
The store only had a floor model of the mower I wanted. Good for me, I got a 10% discount for taking the floor model. I brought the new mower home, took it out of my car, added oil, gasoline and it started right up. I cut most of my front lawn abd had to stop because it was getting dark. It cut easy, didn't bog down, the mulch setting worked perfectly. Although the wheel adjustment mechanism was plastic, changing height of the cut was easy.
My only complaint was the handle bar doesn't have any rubber grip... this is typical of models like this because the shutoff and propel safety run parallel with the handle. That's not an issue to condemn a product.
Today, I started on the back yard where the grass & weeds are 2 feet high in some spots. I pushed this mower hard... much harder than it was designed for and it managed to do the work.
I doubt I'll spend the time to write a review on the retailers website... maybe I should as I feel many of the other comments should be dismissed because of emotion and not fact.
(edited to correct a typo)
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Cellphones and driving...
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Posted:Sep 29, 2012 10:40 am
Last Updated:Oct 1, 2012 11:21 pm 55050 Views
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Some funny comments to my other blog. Maybe cellphones and driving deserves a blog of it's own. I notice people who are holding a cellphone to their head while driving tend to be preoccupied with their conversation and they drive as if it's a video game. They have no fear to tailgate and change lanes without signalling.
No joke, this is a serious problem.
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Fake Photos 假照片
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Posted:Sep 27, 2012 9:00 pm
Last Updated:Sep 30, 2012 3:00 pm 52229 Views
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Sometimes, I receive e-mail from very young women who attach photos of themselves. In the photos, I can see they are black or mixed race. I didn't come to an Asian dating site to meet black women... hahaha!
有时，我从附上他们自己的照片的非常年轻的妇女得到电子邮件。 在照片内，我能看见他们黑色或者被混合血。 我没来这里遇见黑人妇女。。。 呵呵呵。。。
Typically, their introductions are friendly... too friendly, as if they actually know me. Immediately, I suspect this person.
This week, I received such an e-mail. I used the Google photo search tool and found out the photos I received came from the website of a famous actress in Ghana, Africa. Yes, the photos were stolen.
这星期，我得到这样的一封电子邮件。 我使用google 工具搜寻这照片。 我发现照片在加纳，非洲来自一名著名的女演员。 是的，照片被从她的网站偷。
I reported this member. A day later, the profile was still active. I reported them again... and again the profile is active. It's been 4 times I reported this member for having stolen photos... but the profile hasn't been closed. This is not like AFF, because they are quick to close fake profiles. Why this one is active is a mystery to me.
我报告这名成员。 一天以后，外形仍然活跃。 我再次报告他们 ... 并且再次外形活跃。 4次我为偷照片报告这名成员 ... 但是外形没被关闭。 通常，AFF易于关闭伪造外形。 我不知道这错误的外形为什么活跃。
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鼓手 Drummer John Bonham remembered...
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Posted:Sep 25, 2012 7:44 pm
Last Updated:Sep 23, 2018 5:02 am 49664 Views
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05/31/1948 - 09/25/1980
Drummer for the rock band Led Zeppelin who died at the age of 32... 32 years ago. John would have turned 64 years old today.
If you were a fan of the 1960's band LED ZEPPELIN, you would know how talented John's drumming was. He had a very strong syncopated rhythm that was very distinctive.
He was such an important part of the group, they disbanded after his death.
John Bonham
John Bonham, considered to be one of the greatest drummers in history of the rock music, died from vomit inhalation after consuming an excessive amount of alcohol.
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An iPhone a day keeps the profits away...
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Posted:Sep 23, 2012 1:26 pm
Last Updated:Sep 29, 2012 10:27 am 67977 Views
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Apple released the iPhone5 and millions clamored to be the first to order one.
Have you noticed, the price of Apple products are more than their (Blackberry, Android, etc.) competitors?
That means that wireless services have to wait longer to begin making profits on the iPhones than other phones. In theory...
Let's say you buy an HTC android phone that costs your carrier $250 and you are paying the difference of the promotion of $100. You sign a 2-year contract with penalty for early cancellation. Apple charges more, so the carrier could be paying as much as $400. They don't turn a profit on the phone until longer into the term of the contract. Consumers are paying $200 to secure a 16gig iPhone5 now.
Got to be a tweak... Why would any company want to sell iPhones if it took longer to make a profit? Because... services (that often are included with other phones) are extra with the iPhone. That's really where they make a profit. Unlimited texting and video e-mail (chick-ching) GPS (chick-ching) Data plan (chick-ching) protection-pack (chick-ching) parental controls (chick-ching) not to mention 100+ gadgets and applications already on the market (chick-ching)
So dig deep if you want to have the latest in Apple Technology.
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Delighted...
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Posted:Sep 21, 2012 6:26 pm
Last Updated:May 5, 2019 7:52 pm 72087 Views
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Every day, I see 25 to 35 year old women looking at my profile. Ha-ha! It's internet... In the real world this doesn't happen.
Well, not in my world. The woman attracted to me are closer to my age.
Once a month the same woman sends me a  message.
She is under 30 and I have no intentions of taking it further than a smile... and calling her ''.
Hopefully, she understands my position.
I'm sure lots of American guys my age receive winks and messages from women half our age... hopefully, they have sense enough to realize the game.
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完美的妇女吗？ The perfect woman?
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Posted:Sep 16, 2012 10:49 pm
Last Updated:Sep 22, 2012 9:18 am 73157 Views
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我的完美的妇女是谁？
Who is the perfect woman for me?
或许45到50岁。
She is probably 45 to 50 years old.
年轻的外表。
Youthful appearance.
薄。 充裕的胸部！ 哈哈！ 这是可能的吗？
Thin. Ample breast! ha-ha! is this possible?
我正上床睡觉。
I'm going to bed.
我将梦想一名完美的妇女。
I will dream of a perfect woman.
为什么？ 因为，她不在这里。
Why? because, she is not here.
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产品评论： 爱或者不喜欢 product reviews: love or hate
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Posted:Sep 16, 2012 6:44 am
Last Updated:Sep 30, 2012 9:12 am 73364 Views
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I want to buy a new lawn mower.
So, I checked online and found several.
Which one to buy?
I'm unsure.
So, I read the product reviews to see what others (who bought this model) have found.
The first said "bad product, don't buy it"
The next one said "great product, buy it"
The third said "bad product, don't buy it"
The fourth one said "great product, buy it"
This is confusing.
What a risk that the reviews are totally opposite.
I cannot use such information...
I must physically inspect the merchandise and make my own judgment before making a purchase.
At this point, online product reviews are really worthless.
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七夕 7&7
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Posted:Aug 23, 2012 7:17 am
Last Updated:Sep 19, 2012 3:53 am 76298 Views
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I am told 七夕 is the seventh evening of the seventh moon in lunar calendar.
相当于西方的情人节
It is equivalent to Western Valentine's Day.
So... Happy Chinese Valentine's Day to all the ladies!
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玛雅人的日历 The Mayan Calendar
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Posted:Aug 22, 2012 5:59 pm
Last Updated:Aug 25, 2012 3:30 am 73966 Views
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根据玛雅日历，世界将结束 2012 年 12 月
According to the Mayan calendar, the world will end December 2012
研究者们发现另一个玛雅日历。我们现在可以庆祝了。世界并不在 12 月结束 ！
Researchers have found another Mayan calendar. We can celebrate now. The world isn't ending in December!
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