several years ago our Chief of Police gave a talk about bites from dogs, especially "aggressive" breeds. He said the only dog bite he ever got was from a French poodle...

I recently bought a Nikon D200 camera with an extra lens from ebay, and if I had read this thread I wouldn't have chanced it. But all went well and the camera is great. My only complaint (and it is a small one) is that although it came with a battery charger and a spare battery, it didn't include a CF card, so I couldn't test it until I got one. Small problem, easily fixed with a trip to WallyWorld. 5 star feedback. I have used ebay for 25+ years, (back when I had to explain what it was; a co-worker was astonished that I would send money based on a little photo and description) and have had very little to complain about. This camera is the most I have ever paid for a single item.

I once got a call that had noise in the background and the caller had a thick accent. After his opening spiel, I said,"Don't you feel just a little bit of guilt for scamming poor old folks out of their small savings?" And the caller shouted, "You cannot speak to me that way! You are NOT my mother!" and then he crashed the phone down. Guess his mother did speak to him "that way".

Irish stew = I arrest you

I don't get it either.

[quote=Shellback]We live in the country and I have logged onto the sites and put in the notes section to put the packages in the garage if nobody answers the door...

I had an interesting deal with USPS. I bought a silk outfit on ebay, and the seller provided a tracking no. It said the package was delivered on a Thursday. No package then or the next several days, so I called USPS customer help line. After the usual roundabout, the nice lady said she would start a trace for it. On Monday night, late, my son pushed the trash can to the curb, and lying there in the weeds was the package. It looked like someone has tossed it out their window, the package was fine, and they graciously included our other mail from Thursday too. Mine is a rural delivery, and I think the stuff slid under a floor mat, etc., until the trace kicked it loose. Never had this before; our box is huge and right there on the gravel road, and all the delivery folks at least get it against the front door or the garage, although as was said, without ringing the doorbell.

Good one!

I love photo #1.

My old pickup had wing windows, they were quite useful for the thief to reach thru and roll the main window down, reach in and steal my purse. This despite having the horse trailer and horse attached. Parked directly in front of the mounted police barracks, with two or more police relaxing in front of it. I was pretty green in those days.

When I lived in SFran the VA hospital there had a canteen or PX that sold cigarettes. ca1974. Not taxed either! Long ago.

I agree. John Wayne never played any character other than John Wayne, IMO.

That's the reason our vision gives out, to save us from the shock of seeing ourselves in the mirror.

This the very thing I proved to myself (again). I found some Kodacolor film in my fridge (no comments on frequency of fridge cleaning {;o) and broke out my Minolta camera. I sent the film to The Darkroom, and the images I got were awful! Out of focus, heads lopped off, crooked horizon, shooting into the sun for fall pictures, on and on. All due to Pilot error! I needed a delete button.. Marilyn

When my son was 10 or so, he still wanted to go, but I told him people resent having 6 ft. kids, never mind their age. His buddy was small and continued year after year. So I bought candy, all assorted, and gave it to him. Problem solved. Oh, this year, NONE.

I've been a juror several times, once for a criminal trial. In that case, the prosecution was very thorough (at great length) and when they rested their case, the defendant's lawyer stood to say that since the prosecution did not prove his client was guilty, they had no reason to present testimony themselves. And he sat down. As a juror, it took about 1 hour for everyone to finish lunch and vote "guilty".