Safety warning.

Bill said:

Ride on,
Bill Baka

The best bicycle water bottle I've found is the one from Soma
Fabrications. "http://www.somafab.com/bottle.html". Sports Basement has
them for $5. They don't smell at all like the typical plastic water bottles.

Iron Bill wrote:

{bunch of typical BB BS}

Quoted message said:

I'll check in, but try to refrain from posting unless it is really
relevant.

There's a first time for everything! LOL

Bill "just had oral surgery or I'd go pop some corn" S.

SMS said:

Bill said:

Ride on,
Bill Baka

The best bicycle water bottle I've found is the one from Soma
Fabrications. "http://www.somafab.com/bottle.html". Sports Basement has
them for $5. They don't smell at all like the typical plastic water
bottles.

I went there just now and it got a deserved bookmark. If I can leave
water in it for about a week at room temperature, then I will buy about
ten of them.
Thanks for that link.
Bill Baka

Bill Sornson said:

Iron Bill wrote:

Iron Bill is temporarily out of shape from the winter slack.

Quoted message said:

{bunch of typical BB BS}

That was not BS, just my test results.

Quoted message said:

Quoted message said:

I'll check in, but try to refrain from posting unless it is really
relevant.

There's a first time for everything! LOL

Bill "just had oral surgery or I'd go pop some corn" S.

Eat the popcorn, you need a little pain (maybe a lot).
Bill Baka

Quoted message said:

"Bill" <[email hidden]> wrote>

Quoted message said:

That was all I popped in for and was almost knocked off my chair to see
that someone had expressed interest in a possible ride with me.
I've been gone (from here) for over a year, so finding my name in the
first post I read was quite a shock.

FWIW I have been on the Linux groups while moving away from M$ and going
to community ware.

I'll check in, but try to refrain from posting unless it is really
relevant.

Ride on,
Bill Baka

You must have a profound effect on people, Bill!

Roger Zoul said:

"Bill" <[email hidden]> wrote>

Quoted message said:

That was all I popped in for and was almost knocked off my chair to see
that someone had expressed interest in a possible ride with me.
I've been gone (from here) for over a year, so finding my name in the
first post I read was quite a shock.

FWIW I have been on the Linux groups while moving away from M$ and going
to community ware.

I'll check in, but try to refrain from posting unless it is really
relevant.

Ride on,
Bill Baka

You must have a profound effect on people, Bill!

Strangely, I do, especially in person when I tend to talk at warp speed.
I have to evaluate the listening abilities of the person I am talking to
and adjust accordingly. I've always been hyperactive physically and it
carries over to talking.
I don't do it intentionally, but I am amazed at how slow some people
talk. I just want to exchange information and get it done.
Bill

Bill said:

Quoted message said:

You must have a profound effect on people, Bill!

Quoted message said:

Strangely, I do, especially in person when I tend to talk at warp
speed. I have to evaluate the listening abilities of the person I
am talking to and adjust accordingly. I've always been hyperactive
physically and it carries over to talking.

Quoted message said:

I don't do it intentionally, but I am amazed at how slow some people
talk. I just want to exchange information and get it done.

Not to worry, most adults can understand their native language at more
than twice the speed of conventional speech, as you may have noticed
by the disclaimers given on radio ads for products. The FCC allows
these because, surprisingly, ability to understand speech is much
faster than producing it.

Jobst Brandt

Quoted message said:

Bill said:

Quoted message said:

You must have a profound effect on people, Bill!

Quoted message said:

Strangely, I do, especially in person when I tend to talk at warp
speed. I have to evaluate the listening abilities of the person I
am talking to and adjust accordingly. I've always been hyperactive
physically and it carries over to talking.

Quoted message said:

I don't do it intentionally, but I am amazed at how slow some people
talk. I just want to exchange information and get it done.

Not to worry, most adults can understand their native language at more
than twice the speed of conventional speech, as you may have noticed
by the disclaimers given on radio ads for products. The FCC allows
these because, surprisingly, ability to understand speech is much
faster than producing it.

Jobst Brandt

Normally that is correct but I live in an area of slooow rednecks who
think I am showing off. Beyond that I have been told that I talk way too
fast when giving an engineering presentation or anything technical.
You are right on about the FCC, but then again some commercials put the
hairy little details in super fine print at the bottom of the screen,
and NTSC can't resolve it.
Sigh, off topic again.
Bill Baka

Quoted message said:

I just popped in here to warn people NOT to buy and water
bottle or plastic food containers made in China.

=v= I'm guessing that all the containers you mention were
HPDE or LDPE plastic. Certainly other types of plastic
are less likely to have a toxic flavor, but that doesn't
mean they're safe for you either:

http://www.ecologycenter.org/ptf/

=v= Plastics manufactured in China are done so with less
environmental regulation/oversight than what's made here
(though vinyl products are the absolute worst).
<_Jym_>

"Bill Sornson" wrote" There's a first time for everything! LOL
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
There are lots of things that have never happened. You just don't know
about them. LOL?

Leo Lichtman said:

"Bill Sornson" wrote" There's a first time for everything! LOL
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
There are lots of things that have never happened. You just don't
know about them. LOL?

Leo, why you removed (or didn't include) the context of my remark (Bill Baka
saying he'd stay on topic IIRC) is beyond my comprehension.

Whatever.

"Bill Sornson" wrote: Leo, why you removed (or didn't include) the context
of my remark (Bill Baka

Quoted message said:

saying he'd stay on topic IIRC) is beyond my comprehension.

Whatever.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Bill, I would have clipped the word "Whatever," but I didn't want to give
you something else to question. :-)

As to why I clipped your post, I was trying to make a joke that revolved
around the part I retained. I almost ALWAYS clip down to the relevant part,
and I wish everyone would do the same. I get so tired of scrolling through
several screens only to find a trivial one line bottom post.

Bill Sornson said:

Leo, why you removed (or didn't include) the context of my remark (Bill Baka
saying he'd stay on topic IIRC) is beyond my comprehension.

Yes, Bill. We've known for years that this standard Usenet practice
is beyond your comprehension.

Context is always available with a threaded newsreader. You're the
only one who seems unable to grasp the concept. You should save
yourself the embarrassment of admitting it!

- Frank Krygowski

Leo Lichtman said:

I wish everyone would do the same.

Whatever! :-P

Quoted message said:

As to why I clipped your post, I was trying to make a joke that revolved
around the part I retained. I almost ALWAYS clip down to the relevant
part, and I wish everyone would do the same. I get so tired of scrolling
through several screens only to find a trivial one line bottom post.

AMEN! I get so tired of scrolling down 30 lines only to get to a one line
response such as:

I agree.

Pat in TX

Quoted message said:

Pat said:

I agree.

Good to know.

Bill Sornson said:

Leo Lichtman said:

I wish everyone would do the same.

Whatever! :-P

See? The response was perfectly understandable. It's part of a
thread, and most of us have working memories. Those who forget can
simply read upthread.

Can you imagine a face-to-face conversation where someone felt
necessary to repeat every word you said before responding?

- Frank Krygowski

"Pat" wrote: AMEN! I get so tired of scrolling down 30 lines only to get
to a one line

Quoted message said:

response such as:

I agree.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Bill, you then clipped to the : "I agree." part, which, out of contest has
a totally different meaning. That's not the same as clipping for focus or
to cut bandwidth. It looks to me like a deliberate attempt to win an
argument by obfuscation. Nice try, but no cigar.

Leo Lichtman said:

"Pat" wrote: AMEN! I get so tired of scrolling down 30 lines only
to get to a one line

Quoted message said:

response such as:

I agree.

^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Bill, you then clipped to the : "I agree." part, which, out of
contest has a totally different meaning. That's not the same as
clipping for focus or to cut bandwidth. It looks to me like a
deliberate attempt to win an argument by obfuscation. Nice try, but
no cigar.

WHOOSH!