JustWaitAFrekinMinute! wrote:


Yeah, if a republican disagrees with you he is a "reverse Harry'. No
names be called, no lies be told, no re-written cut and paste needed,
all that is necessary is for one not to goosestep to Al Gore and Rahm
Emanual...


Can't you do the world a favor and die in your sleep or something?

In article 523eb17a-073b-4857-87cb-86b447d2eff6@
18g2000yqa.googlegroups.com, says...

On Aug 16, 8:51*am, Gene wrote:
On Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:03:39 -0400, JLH OPAof7

wrote:
Wait until someone
starts calling you a dumbfoching moron before calling them your pet
names.

If you are referring to, "reverse Harry" it isn't a pet name, it is a
highly accurate descriptor.
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Yeah, if a republican disagrees with you he is a "reverse Harry'. No
names be called, no lies be told, no re-written cut and paste needed,
all that is necessary is for one not to goosestep to Al Gore and Rahm
Emanual...

At the same time, reverse harry is kind of a compliment.. I mean, being
against everything Harry stands for is the only way for a thinking
person to be...

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JustWait wrote:

At the same time, reverse harry is kind of a compliment.. I mean, being
against everything Harry stands for is the only way for a thinking
person to be...


Are you still getting taxpayer assistance for treating your chronic
illnesses, short boy?

Gene wrote:
On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:04:20 -0400, H the K
wrote:

Gene wrote:
On Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:07:14 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

But they always seem to be back ordered because some bean counter told
them they were stocking too much inventory. So just about every time
I'd place an order the parts or units weren't on the shelf.
Sounds like West Marine.

"Sales associate", beaming.... "Sir, we don't have any in stock, but
you can order that online!"

Me, scowling.... "Why the hell would I have driven 50 miles and be
standing here in your store, if I wanted to buy that online? You can't
sell me what you don't have."

"Sales associate", now assuming the deer-in-the-headlights stance....

I keep a Defender Catalog for punishment.....



Up here in Yankee-ville, we have telephones, so I call one of the three
local stores *first* to check inventory, and if that store doesn't have
it, the clerk on the other end can check via his computer to see if
either of the other stores do.

Of course, I don't restrict that sort of phoning ahead to boating supply
stores...

:)

You are, of course, correct. It was a lesson I learned the hard way
because at one point I drove over with the reasonable expectation that
they *did* have what I need and I was rarely disappointed.

Something changed.

Last week, I tried (via telephone) to find a hatch closer at the
Wilmington, Raleigh, and Myrtle Beach Stores. All of them wanted me to
order online and pick the item up in person at the store, so I could
save the shipping cost. I'm sure they thought getting me in the store
would convince me to buy something else. Again, I let them know that
the couldn't sell what they didn't stock and that saving $7 shipping
wouldn't justify a 100+ mile round trip. Bottom Line? I rarely shop
brick and mortar with them any more.

The loss of two major boating stores as competition hasn't helped,
either.


What you are reporting is true of many retail operations. There are a
lot of factors at play here...including the loss of our ability to
manufacture, the willingness of retailers to sell precisely the same
goods as competing retailers, the homogenization of society as a result
of national media, the herd instinct and 50 other factors.

There are very, very few retails stores I visit anymore. I like
Restoration Hardware, the Apple Computer stores, the large bookstores,
L.L. Bean, Bass Pro, the MicroCenter computer stores, a good local
boating supply store in Annapolis ( http://www.fawcettboat.com/ ), but
when I get dragged to a mall, I spend my time there walking briskly from
one end to another and back and so forth until I am "paged" on the cell
phone and told it is time to leave. :) My guess is that I do 90% of my
non-food shopping on the internet.

Gene wrote:
On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 09:06:30 -0400, H the K
wrote:

Gene wrote:
On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 08:57:44 -0400, H the K
wrote:

Gene wrote:
On Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:03:39 -0400, JLH OPAof7
wrote:

Wait until someone
starts calling you a dumbfoching moron before calling them your pet
names.
If you are referring to, "reverse Harry" it isn't a pet name, it is a
highly accurate descriptor.
You boys need to cut back on your discussions of boating subjects, eh?
For way too many posters here, that would be like dividing by zero.
(Rhetorical question follows Can you name names?
What's the point? I'm hoping the Gods of Actuarial Tables does some
housecleaning around here.

Uh.... can't go for that one. I'd be "housecleaned" as well......


We all are, sooner rather than later.

That should have been "do some" not "does some." Sloppiness matters.

"H the K" wrote in message
m...
JustWait wrote:

At the same time, reverse harry is kind of a compliment.. I mean, being
against everything Harry stands for is the only way for a thinking person
to be...


Are you still getting taxpayer assistance for treating your chronic
illnesses, short boy?


JustHate is a real paradox.
I can understand the posters in here with substantial assets or great
company benefits not jumping on the new health proposals.
They don't need any govt help and don't respect those who do.
The Freak , on the other hand, might be better off under a more caring
system......... unless he expects one of his rich buddies to find him a job.
The Lt Colonel is a classic example of a greedy..'got mine , screw you'
mindset.
He doesn't mind being so firmly planted on Uncle Sams tit that you couldn't
budge him with a crowbar... but let someone else dare try to share that
elite piece of pie!

Don White wrote:
"H the K" wrote in message
m...
JustWait wrote:

At the same time, reverse harry is kind of a compliment.. I mean, being
against everything Harry stands for is the only way for a thinking person
to be...

Are you still getting taxpayer assistance for treating your chronic
illnesses, short boy?


JustHate is a real paradox.
I can understand the posters in here with substantial assets or great
company benefits not jumping on the new health proposals.
They don't need any govt help and don't respect those who do.
The Freak , on the other hand, might be better off under a more caring
system......... unless he expects one of his rich buddies to find him a job.
The Lt Colonel is a classic example of a greedy..'got mine , screw you'
mindset.
He doesn't mind being so firmly planted on Uncle Sams tit that you couldn't
budge him with a crowbar... but let someone else dare try to share that
elite piece of pie!




Wow! You are so spot-on here. Really.

Some of us with good health care coverage would like to see that benefit
extended to everyone in the country. Unfortunately, for generations
Americans have been brainwashed into thinking that the "profit motive"
is the *only* motive. Well, I'm not sure the ability to chase the
almighty dollar is the proper motivator for delivering quality health
care to all Americans.

On Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:46:06 -0300, "Don White"
wrote:


"H the K" wrote in message
om...
JustWait wrote:

At the same time, reverse harry is kind of a compliment.. I mean, being
against everything Harry stands for is the only way for a thinking person
to be...


Are you still getting taxpayer assistance for treating your chronic
illnesses, short boy?


JustHate is a real paradox.
I can understand the posters in here with substantial assets or great
company benefits not jumping on the new health proposals.
They don't need any govt help and don't respect those who do.
The Freak , on the other hand, might be better off under a more caring
system......... unless he expects one of his rich buddies to find him a job.
The Lt Colonel is a classic example of a greedy..'got mine , screw you'
mindset.
He doesn't mind being so firmly planted on Uncle Sams tit that you couldn't
budge him with a crowbar... but let someone else dare try to share that
elite piece of pie!


There are cowards, and there are others. Thankfully, several of us
here fall into the latter category. You and Harry don't.

Sorry about that.

H the K wrote:
Gene wrote:
On Sat, 15 Aug 2009 18:03:39 -0400, JLH OPAof7
wrote:

Wait until someone
starts calling you a dumbfoching moron before calling them your pet
names.

If you are referring to, "reverse Harry" it isn't a pet name, it is a
highly accurate descriptor.


You boys need to cut back on your discussions of boating subjects, eh?

He is a silly boy, eh?

Gene wrote:
On Sat, 15 Aug 2009 16:07:14 -0700 (PDT), Tim
wrote:

But they always seem to be back ordered because some bean counter told
them they were stocking too much inventory. So just about every time
I'd place an order the parts or units weren't on the shelf.

Sounds like West Marine.

"Sales associate", beaming.... "Sir, we don't have any in stock, but
you can order that online!"

Me, scowling.... "Why the hell would I have driven 50 miles and be
standing here in your store, if I wanted to buy that online? You can't
sell me what you don't have."

"Sales associate", now assuming the deer-in-the-headlights stance....

I keep a Defender Catalog for punishment.....

If he wasn't so stunned by your performance, he might have said, "Next
time, think, and call ahead.