aint it a good thing it t'werent tetrahydracannibinol (sp?) you were using. oh wait, that was the kids not in typing class using that. :)) j.
"Polly Esther" wrote... The first thing we were taught in our typing class was how to take the typewriter apart and clean it. I think what we used was carbon tetrachloride - which probably accounts for the brain damage to the most of us.
Holy cow, Jeanne. What is that? Polly
someone here will know besides me, just wait. i wonder what is for dessert, i'm hungry. :)) j.
"Polly Esther" wrote... Holy cow, Jeanne. What is that? Polly
"jeanne-nzlstar*" wrote...
hrmph, mumble mumble mumble. thars just no stop'n some folks, most specially those from in the NE. hrmph :( j. :))
"Polly Esther" wrote... Nay, Jeanne. You are not the oldest. . . but Judie got'cha good, didn't she? Polly
"jeanne-nzlstar*" smarty pants, Judie.
yup, i'm watching those pix show up. you're doing a real fine job and so quickly. Sis will be overjoyed when it arrives and she can wrap herself in your love. dont forget to breathe and eat, drink and sleep a bit too, eh. hugz, j.
"Judie in Penfield NY" wrote... Jeanne, I was just taking a break and here I am again on yet another break. This quilting stuff can be sort of *intense* sometimes, y'know?
I'm adjusting to the new darning foot and it's working just fine. Now I can try to concentrate on the quilting and not the machinery. Haven't done the sashing yet but finished with the outer border and working on the blocks. Pictures coming of my latest mistake but henceforth we will be calling that a design feature.
Judie
THC=tetrahydrocannabinol
The primary active ingredient in pot.
You should have learned that in high school health class Miz Polly. Though I can think of two possible ways you might have missed it.
1) you had health class before god invented marijuana, or at least before Mr. Anslinger found job security with it. 2) you were out behind the barn doing independent research during that part of the class. (G)NightMist
Pictures are used to avoid having to translate the user manual into numerous languages. I work in the medical device industry and our package inserts are printed in seven languages so far. I have always had the opinion that "user" manuals should be written by an actual "user" and not the assembler.
Alice "Do what you like, like what you do"
: > I bought a new carpet cleaner a few days ago. It is very easy to use, but : > you wouldn't know it by reading the manual. The instructions are unclear, : > and the accompanying diagrams are very small and not much help. There are : > diagrams next to text, but the text refers to a diagram on the next page, : > which is very confusing. Worst of all, the print is very light, appears grey : > instead of black on the page. : >
: >> 1t was crazy f0r the fIrm issulng the 1icense number tO d0 1t that way. : >> WHY COULDN'T THEY MAKE ALL THE LETTERS UPPER CASE? (and leave out all : >> the ohs and zeroes). : >>
: >> ==== j a c k at c a m p i n . m e . u k ===
: >> ==== : >> Jack Campin, 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland == mob 07800
739 : >> 557 : >> CD-ROMs and free stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, and Mac logic : >> fonts : >: >
Why do they call it a serial "number" when they put letters in it?
Alice "Do what you like, like what you do"
: > 1t was crazy f0r the fIrm issulng the 1icense number tO d0 1t that way. : > WHY COULDN'T THEY MAKE ALL THE LETTERS UPPER CASE? (and leave out all : > the ohs and zeroes). : >
: > ==== j a c k at c a m p i n . m e . u k ===
: > ==== : > Jack Campin, 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland == mob 07800
739 : > 557 : > CD-ROMs and free stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, and Mac logic : > fonts : :And thanks to fill-in forms that can now be completed online, many of the fields have been formatted to accept only letters or numbers or both. I know from whence I speak since our very own Directory form has been designed that way by moi!
Alice "Do what you like, like what you do"
1 : on the keyboard. (as in one) We simply used the L as in Luke. : This question probably is ridiculous to every fairly bright 3 year-old - : but is there a way to know which is which when trying to copy a number? : Last night I attempted many times to type in my license number for a : program I run and for the life of me couldn't get it right. There were ones : or ells, zeroes or ohhhhhs....??? : In an attempt to understand, when I finally received the license number : via email from someone in Ballahowngawala, I pasted it over to my : WordPerfect and changed the font many times. In Garamond, I could see the : different in those characters. The problem with that program is resolved : but the challenge will come up again one day. How do you know which is : which? Polly : :"Brownies"?????
Pati, > someone here will know besides me, just wait.
Never forget our typing teacher, also a coach and wrote the sports section for the local paper. (Yes, I remember his name) He asked me to 'type in time' to the record he was playing. I NEVER had a music class so I didnt' know what he was talking about. Obvious to the whole class.
One Smart A** spoke up in a detrimental way, teacher said "IF you're so smart, then you do it". Made him type ALONE the rest of the class. Last time that kid ever spoke wrongly in any class I was in. (Just cause he was the Counselor's son, he thought he was the cat's meow. NOT in that class.
Butterfly (And I can't even remember his name)
Who remembers carbon paper? One of my jobs in the summers during college years was to type a payroll list - I had to make 5 copies which meant typing through 6 sheets of paper separated by 5 sheets of carbon paper. If I made an error, I had to erase the error from every copy - with the pencil type of eraser with the brush on the end. Talk about learning from your mistakes - I made very few mistakes because the fix was terrible!
Alice "Do what you like, like what you do"
: >
: > "Judie in Penfield NY" wrote... : > You really learned to type in your early 60's??? *snicker* *snicker** : > Oh, you must have meant the 1960's? Like, the last century?? : > Judie : : : > jeanne-nzlstar* wrote: : >> hey, i'm old enough. i remember learning to type on old black typewriters : >> back in early 60's. : : :
Remember carbon paper? Alice, I have carbon paper. One box will last at least a hundred years. When I need to transfer a pencil sketch to a paint canvas, out comes the dirty smudgy carbon. We artists don't worry about getting grubby. If Kate G thinks her QI has marked her home, she should just see what a kitty can do with a paw that he's dipped in cobalt blue. Polly
"AliceW" Who remembers carbon paper? One of my jobs in the summers during college
Most certainly do, Alice! and - all those little bits of scrap paper that had to be put on top of the underneath copies, so that the 'erasing pressure' didn't make horrid black marks on them from the carbon paper.
(I still have a packet - useful for copying patterns, onto other paper!). . In message , AliceW writes
I have a box as well. DH can't understand why, but he lets me do my thing.
Alice "Do what you like, like what you do"
: >Alice : >"Do what you like, like what you do" : : -- : Best Regards : pat on the hill :
I haven't seen it for years, but more recently than indelible pencils. How recently has anyone seen those on sale?
They didn't have many uses. The two I remember were for doing multiple-choice exams and voting in elections - either way you were not meant to change your mind (or have it changed for you) after the event.
Sharpening them was a disgusting process, you always got flakes of purple stuff all over your hands. The colour in them seemed to be something like gentian violet.
==== j a c k at c a m p i n . m e . u k === ==== Jack Campin, 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland == mob 07800 739 557 CD-ROMs and free stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, and Mac logic fonts
Now they have permanent ink pens to write checks so nothing on a check can be altered - at least not easily.
Alice "Do what you like, like what you do"
557 : CD-ROMs and free stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, and Mac logic fonts :
Good grief, they now have pens that are SO CHEAP that it DOESN'T MATTER if somebody walks away with one?
Next thing you'll be telling me banks don't provide blotting paper any more.
==== j a c k at c a m p i n . m e . u k === ==== Jack Campin, 11 Third St, Newtongrange EH22 4PU, Scotland == mob 07800 739 557 CD-ROMs and free stuff: Scottish music, food intolerance, and Mac logic fonts
For some reason that was one of the first 'supplies' for quilting that I picked up. I can't remember what I used it for now. Although I am sure if I took out a couple of sheets and looked at them I could figure it out. I do know that I have used it a few times for different projects.
It is still around but it wasn't super easy to find.
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