tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post8083150959554551376..comments2024-03-15T07:23:41.562-04:00Comments on You Don't Say: Man vs. machineJohn McIntyrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03559687583130468871noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-12978970006595114502009-08-21T14:26:30.381-04:002009-08-21T14:26:30.381-04:00We all must resolve to do better - over a beverag...We all must resolve to do better - over a beverage.Bruce Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09557131117249053187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-49536329417813550912009-08-21T10:39:10.363-04:002009-08-21T10:39:10.363-04:00And I got caught up in a delay at home and didn...And I got caught up in a delay at home and didn't arrive until 5:50. I have got to arrange these things more effectively.John McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559687583130468871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-5367792602146079052009-08-21T10:26:22.604-04:002009-08-21T10:26:22.604-04:00I hope the beer was cold. I received direction fro...I hope the beer was cold. I received direction from above, that would be from my chief benefactor, my bride, and didn't arrive at the Tavern until 5:20 PM. I scoped out the three other patrons and enjoyed the refreshing taste of my Coca Cola until 5:40. Then, of course, I had to run and explain why I was so late. She won't buy, "I stopped by the bar for a drink." Hell, I price soft drink sales down to the tenths of a cent difference, so I would NEVER spend $2.50 for one at a bar.<br /><br />Next time, perhaps.Bruce Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09557131117249053187noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-79448882946238012542009-08-20T18:30:46.982-04:002009-08-20T18:30:46.982-04:00Captain Nemo: What's unclear? He's contr...Captain Nemo: What's unclear? He's contributing a number of other human-unfriendly designs he's run into, to go with John's story of the hostile A/C filter.<br /><br />I'll add my own: I typed for a whole summer on an Olivetti electric typewriter that had won a design award, apparently for its appearance. Unfortunately, it had two very serious problems: you couldn't see the line on which you were typing, and if you started to depress one key before the previous key was <i>entirely</i> released, the typewriter would print neither of them but would skip one space. When the fault came into view a few lines later, it was impossible to fix it, because there was only one space to insert two letters into. Sigh.John Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452247999156925669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-30735023391297031652009-08-20T17:49:00.649-04:002009-08-20T17:49:00.649-04:00Jim, before changing the fuse you might want to de...Jim, before changing the fuse you might want to determine *why* it blew. Of course, sometimes, when I couldn't see any obvious reason for the fuse to blow, I *did* keep putting higher and higher rated fuses in to see what finaly DID blow. When I was a very young lad the Superintendent of the apartment house we lived would always threaten to put a penny in the fuse box to keep the tenants from repeatedly blowing the fuse. <br /><br />Retired in ElkridgeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-77513139692317529552009-08-20T17:12:10.833-04:002009-08-20T17:12:10.833-04:00Jim, what in the Andy-by-God-Jackson are you talki...Jim, what in the Andy-by-God-Jackson are you talking about?Captain Nemonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-77381354667825969622009-08-20T16:40:47.997-04:002009-08-20T16:40:47.997-04:00I believe designers should always have to use thei...I believe designers should always have to use their products. I've used too many printers and copiers that require placing your hands next to panels marked "caution: hot" to remove jammed paper or replace ink cartridges.<br />I used to own a Volvo 144S in which the fusebox was in the middle of the dashboard. You could sit in the driver's seat and change fuses from an upright position. The next Volvo I owned, a 244GL, had a fusebox that was near the driver's left foot; that required stretching out on the pavement with the driver's door open to change fuses. My current car, a Subaru Forester, has the fusebox under the hood, just forward of the firewall. You can change fuses standing up, but if you don't have a garage you can't do this if it's raining: your hands will be wet while you're in contact with the electrical system.Jim Sweeneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-16250534455506766602009-08-20T16:15:14.394-04:002009-08-20T16:15:14.394-04:00I wish I lived a little closer to Baltimore; I wou...I wish I lived a little closer to Baltimore; I would at this time welcome any respite from canning tomatoes.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-29259991141760311902009-08-20T14:54:58.256-04:002009-08-20T14:54:58.256-04:00In my previous comment, my frickin' copy edito...In my previous comment, my frickin' copy editor missed that I never went to the tavern WITHOUT a ready to twirl, massive, espantoon.<br /><br />Where is my stick?Bruce L. Robinsonhttp://www.brucesbasementbooks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-85957477203814856202009-08-20T14:03:39.159-04:002009-08-20T14:03:39.159-04:00Ah, on lefty political sites, this is known as &qu...Ah, on lefty political sites, this is known as "drinking liberally." interpret that phrase any way you'd like.Pam Robinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06175142621039919447noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-27632614018082272052009-08-20T13:33:36.338-04:002009-08-20T13:33:36.338-04:00Excellent grub available there as well.Excellent grub available there as well.John McIntyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03559687583130468871noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-6269070325872452812009-08-20T13:12:16.173-04:002009-08-20T13:12:16.173-04:00I haven't been in the Hamilton Tavern for twen...I haven't been in the Hamilton Tavern for twenty-three years, and then it was never with a ready to twirl, massive, espantoon.<br /><br />Sign me up, Sir, for at least a brief introduction.Bruce L. Robinsonhttp://www.brucesbasementbooks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-27389351611405028302009-08-20T13:09:46.668-04:002009-08-20T13:09:46.668-04:00Two thoughts (as almost always).
I thought the pr...Two thoughts (as almost always).<br /><br />I thought the primary benefit of neighborhood watering holes was that you could walk, and not have to drive, to drink.<br /><br />And, are you one of those barflies that, like the Clint Eastwood character in "Gran Torino", insists that a bar is for the consumption of alcoholic beverages ONLY?Bruce L. Robinsonhttp://www.brucesbasementbooks.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.com