Re: slightly OT vacuum repair success

Posted by Jules on November 3, 2009, 3:25 pm

On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:36:33 -0800, Smitty Two wrote:

> $1.69 plus tax at Radio Shack

Was that seriously for the fuse? I didn't think RatShack sold anything
remotely *useful* these days.

> I love simple stuff. I'm glad I have the experience to troubleshoot
> simple stuff and the tools and the time to fix simple stuff.

Amen to that. I like my gadgets simple and well-built, not all this
plastic-fantastic micro-controlled crap that's floating around these days.

Now, where'd I put my steam-powered computer and modem... ;)

cheers

Jules

Posted by Jim Elbrecht on November 3, 2009, 5:14 pm

On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:25:57 -0600, Jules

>On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:36:33 -0800, Smitty Two wrote:

>> $1.69 plus tax at Radio Shack

>Was that seriously for the fuse? I didn't think RatShack sold anything
>remotely *useful* these days.

One of my local Radio Shack not only has a crapload of *useful* stuff,
they also have a guy who works there who knows how to use it--- and
can explain it in English to a slacker like myself.

Jim
[and just in case corporate bots usenet- it is store #01-1332 in
Niskayuna, NY]

Posted by Jules on November 3, 2009, 5:19 pm

On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 17:14:43 -0500, Jim Elbrecht wrote:

> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:25:57 -0600, Jules
>

>>On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:36:33 -0800, Smitty Two wrote:

>>> $1.69 plus tax at Radio Shack

>>Was that seriously for the fuse? I didn't think RatShack sold anything
>>remotely *useful* these days.

>
> One of my local Radio Shack not only has a crapload of *useful* stuff,
> they also have a guy who works there who knows how to use it--- and
> can explain it in English to a slacker like myself.

Interesting - I thought all the better ones had long-gone (20 years or
more ago) and they just did gadgets and gimmicks these days. Nice to know
there's still at least one good one about.

My local one's crap, but thankfully Digikey aren't too far away and
within driving distance if it were a real emergency.

cheers

J.

Posted by Red Green on November 3, 2009, 10:14 pm

> On Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:36:33 -0800, Smitty Two wrote:

>> $1.69 plus tax at Radio Shack

>
> Was that seriously for the fuse? I didn't think RatShack sold anything
> remotely *useful* these days.
>

>> I love simple stuff. I'm glad I have the experience to troubleshoot
>> simple stuff and the tools and the time to fix simple stuff.

>
> Amen to that. I like my gadgets simple and well-built, not all this
> plastic-fantastic micro-controlled crap that's floating around these
> days.
>
> Now, where'd I put my steam-powered computer and modem... ;)
>
> cheers
>
> Jules
>
>

> steam-powered computer and modem

Gotta remember that one. Can I use it? Nevermind, I'm going to. You ought
to be used to being screwed on the Internet by now.

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