Seems simple enough, I toasted my bagel this morning. It looked OK, but
I wanted it just a little darker so pushed it down again. Popped the circuit breaker! Waited a minute did it again.
Fortunately it was toasted enough to be edible. If it happened the
first time, I'd have to go down the street knocking on doors to find
someone that would toast my bagel. Then, I'd have to rush home while
still warm.
No toast needed tomorrow, having pancakes. Amazon brings the new one tomorrow.
This one was a Kitchen Aid and only lasted 3 years. Next one is a
Hamilton Beach. The best ones only has 70% five stars, all has about 8%
of 1 star.
Seems simple enough, I toasted my bagel this morning. It looked OK, but
I wanted it just a little darker so pushed it down again. Popped the
circuit breaker! Waited a minute did it again.
Fortunately it was toasted enough to be edible. If it happened the
first time, I'd have to go down the street knocking on doors to find
someone that would toast my bagel. Then, I'd have to rush home while
still warm.
No toast needed tomorrow, having pancakes. Amazon brings the new one tomorrow.
This one was a Kitchen Aid and only lasted 3 years. Next one is a
Hamilton Beach. The best ones only has 70% five stars, all has about 8%
of 1 star.
On Mon, 24 Mar 2025 21:14:44 +0000, Ed P wrote:
I bought a toaster from Amazon about a year ago. It's
Seems simple enough, I toasted my bagel this morning. It looked OK, but
I wanted it just a little darker so pushed it down again. Popped the
circuit breaker! Waited a minute did it again.
Fortunately it was toasted enough to be edible. If it happened the
first time, I'd have to go down the street knocking on doors to find
someone that would toast my bagel. Then, I'd have to rush home while
still warm.
No toast needed tomorrow, having pancakes. Amazon brings the new one
tomorrow.
This one was a Kitchen Aid and only lasted 3 years. Next one is a
Hamilton Beach. The best ones only has 70% five stars, all has about 8%
of 1 star.
ok, I just wish I had opted for a bit better one. Toast
is ok, but the bottom 1/5th of the bread doesn't receive
any browning. I can live with it, just wish it were a
tad better toaster. It had spectacular reviews.
It replaced a 25-year-old or there abouts Hamilton Beach
toaster. Both were/are wide slot models.
On Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:47:34 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton ><chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
On 2025-03-24, ItsJoanNotJoAnn <ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net> wrote:
I bought a toaster from Amazon about a year ago. It's
ok, I just wish I had opted for a bit better one. Toast
is ok, but the bottom 1/5th of the bread doesn't receive
any browning. I can live with it, just wish it were a
tad better toaster. It had spectacular reviews.
It replaced a 25-year-old or there abouts Hamilton Beach
toaster. Both were/are wide slot models.
I have a Dash.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZGCKXUO
The back side of the bread gets more toasted than the front side.
The top gets slightly less toasted, especially at the middle where
slices cut from a round loaf are tall.
However, because we're all about compromise here at Team Hamilton,
we keep the toaster at my husband's preferred weak-ass setting. I
toast my slice twice, flipping it upside-down and backward between
the first and second rounds.
Youse are extremely specific people.
On 2025-03-24, ItsJoanNotJoAnn <ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net> wrote:
I bought a toaster from Amazon about a year ago. It's
ok, I just wish I had opted for a bit better one. Toast
is ok, but the bottom 1/5th of the bread doesn't receive
any browning. I can live with it, just wish it were a
tad better toaster. It had spectacular reviews.
It replaced a 25-year-old or there abouts Hamilton Beach
toaster. Both were/are wide slot models.
I have a Dash.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZGCKXUO
The back side of the bread gets more toasted than the front side.
The top gets slightly less toasted, especially at the middle where
slices cut from a round loaf are tall.
However, because we're all about compromise here at Team Hamilton,
we keep the toaster at my husband's preferred weak-ass setting. I
toast my slice twice, flipping it upside-down and backward between
the first and second rounds.
Seems simple enough, I toasted my bagel this morning. It looked OK, but I wanted it just a little darker so pushed it down again. Popped the circuit breaker! Waited a minute did it again.
Fortunately it was toasted enough to be edible. If it happened the first time, I'd have to go down the street knocking on doors to find someone that would toast my bagel. Then, I'd have to rush home while still warm.
No toast needed tomorrow, having pancakes. Amazon brings the new one tomorrow.
This one was a Kitchen Aid and only lasted 3 years. Next one is a Hamilton Beach. The best ones only has 70% five stars, all has about 8% of 1 star.
On Tue, 25 Mar 2025 09:47:34 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton
<chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
On 2025-03-24, ItsJoanNotJoAnn <ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net> wrote:
I bought a toaster from Amazon about a year ago. It's
ok, I just wish I had opted for a bit better one. Toast
is ok, but the bottom 1/5th of the bread doesn't receive
any browning. I can live with it, just wish it were a
tad better toaster. It had spectacular reviews.
It replaced a 25-year-old or there abouts Hamilton Beach
toaster. Both were/are wide slot models.
I have a Dash.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZGCKXUO
The back side of the bread gets more toasted than the front side.
The top gets slightly less toasted, especially at the middle where
slices cut from a round loaf are tall.
However, because we're all about compromise here at Team Hamilton,
we keep the toaster at my husband's preferred weak-ass setting. I
toast my slice twice, flipping it upside-down and backward between
the first and second rounds.
Youse are extremely specific people.
On 2025-03-24, ItsJoanNotJoAnn <ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net> wrote:
On Mon, 24 Mar 2025 21:14:44 +0000, Ed P wrote:
I bought a toaster from Amazon about a year ago. It's
Seems simple enough, I toasted my bagel this morning. It looked OK, but >>> I wanted it just a little darker so pushed it down again. Popped the
circuit breaker! Waited a minute did it again.
Fortunately it was toasted enough to be edible. If it happened the
first time, I'd have to go down the street knocking on doors to find
someone that would toast my bagel. Then, I'd have to rush home while
still warm.
No toast needed tomorrow, having pancakes. Amazon brings the new one
tomorrow.
This one was a Kitchen Aid and only lasted 3 years. Next one is a
Hamilton Beach. The best ones only has 70% five stars, all has about 8% >>> of 1 star.
ok, I just wish I had opted for a bit better one. Toast
is ok, but the bottom 1/5th of the bread doesn't receive
any browning. I can live with it, just wish it were a
tad better toaster. It had spectacular reviews.
It replaced a 25-year-old or there abouts Hamilton Beach
toaster. Both were/are wide slot models.
I have a Dash.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZGCKXUO
The back side of the bread gets more toasted than the front side.
The top gets slightly less toasted, especially at the middle where
slices cut from a round loaf are tall.
However, because we're all about compromise here at Team Hamilton,
we keep the toaster at my husband's preferred weak-ass setting. I
toast my slice twice, flipping it upside-down and backward between
the first and second rounds.
On 2025-03-25, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2025-03-25 5:47 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-03-24, ItsJoanNotJoAnn <ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net> wrote:
On Mon, 24 Mar 2025 21:14:44 +0000, Ed P wrote:
I bought a toaster from Amazon about a year ago. It's
Seems simple enough, I toasted my bagel this morning. It looked OK, but >>>>> I wanted it just a little darker so pushed it down again. Popped the >>>>> circuit breaker! Waited a minute did it again.
Fortunately it was toasted enough to be edible. If it happened the
first time, I'd have to go down the street knocking on doors to find >>>>> someone that would toast my bagel. Then, I'd have to rush home while >>>>> still warm.
No toast needed tomorrow, having pancakes. Amazon brings the new one >>>>> tomorrow.
This one was a Kitchen Aid and only lasted 3 years. Next one is a
Hamilton Beach. The best ones only has 70% five stars, all has about 8% >>>>> of 1 star.
ok, I just wish I had opted for a bit better one. Toast
is ok, but the bottom 1/5th of the bread doesn't receive
any browning. I can live with it, just wish it were a
tad better toaster. It had spectacular reviews.
It replaced a 25-year-old or there abouts Hamilton Beach
toaster. Both were/are wide slot models.
I have a Dash.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZGCKXUO
The back side of the bread gets more toasted than the front side.
The top gets slightly less toasted, especially at the middle where
slices cut from a round loaf are tall.
However, because we're all about compromise here at Team Hamilton,
we keep the toaster at my husband's preferred weak-ass setting. I
toast my slice twice, flipping it upside-down and backward between
the first and second rounds.
Trade it in for a Breville. Mine turned out nice even results every
time. I reluctantly put it away to make room for the new air fry that
has a toaster function.
We had a Breville. After a few years, it started acting squirrely.
It seemed possible that it would turn itself on, so we got something different. This one is workable.
I really liked the 1950s Sunbeam I had when I was young, but it
wasn't a long-slice. It toasted the hell out of standard-sized
bread, though.
On 2025-03-25 5:47 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-03-24, ItsJoanNotJoAnn <ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net> wrote:
On Mon, 24 Mar 2025 21:14:44 +0000, Ed P wrote:
I bought a toaster from Amazon about a year ago. It's
Seems simple enough, I toasted my bagel this morning. It looked OK, but >>>> I wanted it just a little darker so pushed it down again. Popped the
circuit breaker! Waited a minute did it again.
Fortunately it was toasted enough to be edible. If it happened the
first time, I'd have to go down the street knocking on doors to find
someone that would toast my bagel. Then, I'd have to rush home while
still warm.
No toast needed tomorrow, having pancakes. Amazon brings the new one
tomorrow.
This one was a Kitchen Aid and only lasted 3 years. Next one is a
Hamilton Beach. The best ones only has 70% five stars, all has about 8% >>>> of 1 star.
ok, I just wish I had opted for a bit better one. Toast
is ok, but the bottom 1/5th of the bread doesn't receive
any browning. I can live with it, just wish it were a
tad better toaster. It had spectacular reviews.
It replaced a 25-year-old or there abouts Hamilton Beach
toaster. Both were/are wide slot models.
I have a Dash.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZGCKXUO
The back side of the bread gets more toasted than the front side.
The top gets slightly less toasted, especially at the middle where
slices cut from a round loaf are tall.
However, because we're all about compromise here at Team Hamilton,
we keep the toaster at my husband's preferred weak-ass setting. I
toast my slice twice, flipping it upside-down and backward between
the first and second rounds.
Trade it in for a Breville. Mine turned out nice even results every
time. I reluctantly put it away to make room for the new air fry that
has a toaster function.
On 3/25/2025 10:44 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-03-25, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:There has been quite a few comments here about toaster problems. Perhaps
On 2025-03-25 5:47 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-03-24, ItsJoanNotJoAnn <ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net> wrote:
On Mon, 24 Mar 2025 21:14:44 +0000, Ed P wrote:
I bought a toaster from Amazon about a year ago. It's
Seems simple enough, I toasted my bagel this morning. It looked
OK, but
I wanted it just a little darker so pushed it down again. Popped the >>>>>> circuit breaker! Waited a minute did it again.
Fortunately it was toasted enough to be edible. If it happened the >>>>>> first time, I'd have to go down the street knocking on doors to find >>>>>> someone that would toast my bagel. Then, I'd have to rush home while >>>>>> still warm.
No toast needed tomorrow, having pancakes. Amazon brings the new one >>>>>> tomorrow.
This one was a Kitchen Aid and only lasted 3 years. Next one is a >>>>>> Hamilton Beach. The best ones only has 70% five stars, all has
about 8%
of 1 star.
ok, I just wish I had opted for a bit better one. Toast
is ok, but the bottom 1/5th of the bread doesn't receive
any browning. I can live with it, just wish it were a
tad better toaster. It had spectacular reviews.
It replaced a 25-year-old or there abouts Hamilton Beach
toaster. Both were/are wide slot models.
I have a Dash.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZGCKXUO
The back side of the bread gets more toasted than the front side.
The top gets slightly less toasted, especially at the middle where
slices cut from a round loaf are tall.
However, because we're all about compromise here at Team Hamilton,
we keep the toaster at my husband's preferred weak-ass setting. I
toast my slice twice, flipping it upside-down and backward between
the first and second rounds.
Trade it in for a Breville. Mine turned out nice even results every
time. I reluctantly put it away to make room for the new air fry that
has a toaster function.
We had a Breville. After a few years, it started acting squirrely.
It seemed possible that it would turn itself on, so we got something
different. This one is workable.
I really liked the 1950s Sunbeam I had when I was young, but it
wasn't a long-slice. It toasted the hell out of standard-sized
bread, though.
it is operator error. Has anyone here taken a training course in making toast?
Bread prep and orientation
Which slice goes into what slot?
How to do only one slice
Temperature differential for raisin bread
Proper insertion of the slice.
Pushing the lever down, rate of travel.
People just drop the bread in, push the lever, then expect perfection.
Proper training will get you there.
There has been quite a few comments here about toaster problems.
Perhaps it is operator error. Has anyone here taken a training course
in making toast?
On 2025-03-25 10:53 a.m., Ed P wrote:
There has been quite a few comments here about toaster problems. Perhaps
it is operator error. Has anyone here taken a training course in making
toast?
Bread prep and orientation
Which slice goes into what slot?
How to do only one slice
Temperature differential for raisin bread
Proper insertion of the slice.
Pushing the lever down, rate of travel.
People just drop the bread in, push the lever, then expect perfection.
Proper training will get you there.
I confess that I had no special training. I barely even looked at the
manual. I give full credit to my Breville for being reliable, consistent
and easy to use. I was able to get bread nicely toasted every time and I
had the extra challenge of usually using frozen sliced bread, but all I
had to do was to put it in at the usual setting and press the Frozen
button and it would add some extra time to it. Some types of bread need
more or less toasting than others and that was easily done by sliding
the lever to the left or tight. I did enjoy the bagel function. As I >mentioned before I had bought it near the beginning of the pandemic
shutdown so it is almost 5 years now and still working great. I put it
away only to save counter space.
There has been quite a few comments here about toaster problems.
Perhaps it is operator error. Has anyone here taken a training course
in making toast?
Bread prep and orientation
Which slice goes into what slot?
How to do only one slice
Temperature differential for raisin bread
Proper insertion of the slice.
Pushing the lever down, rate of travel.
On 2025-03-25, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
There has been quite a few comments here about toaster problems.
Perhaps it is operator error. Has anyone here taken a training course
in making toast?
Bread prep and orientation
Which slice goes into what slot?
Solved. Mine has only one slot.
How to do only one slice
Temperature differential for raisin bread
Proper insertion of the slice.
Pushing the lever down, rate of travel.
My 1950s toaster didn't have a lever. The weight of the bread
caused it to descend and turn on the toaster.
On 2025-03-25, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
There has been quite a few comments here about toaster problems.
Perhaps it is operator error. Has anyone here taken a training course
in making toast?
Bread prep and orientation
Which slice goes into what slot?
Solved. Mine has only one slot.
How to do only one slice
Temperature differential for raisin bread
Proper insertion of the slice.
Pushing the lever down, rate of travel.
My 1950s toaster didn't have a lever. The weight of the bread
caused it to descend and turn on the toaster.
On 3/25/2025 10:44 AM, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-03-25, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:There has been quite a few comments here about toaster problems. Perhaps it is operator error. Has anyone here taken a training course in making toast? Bread prep and orientation
On 2025-03-25 5:47 a.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-03-24, ItsJoanNotJoAnn <ItsJoanNotJoAnn@webtv.net> wrote:
On Mon, 24 Mar 2025 21:14:44 +0000, Ed P wrote:
I bought a toaster from Amazon about a year ago. It's
Seems simple enough, I toasted my bagel this morning. It looked OK, >>>>>> but
I wanted it just a little darker so pushed it down again. Popped the >>>>>> circuit breaker! Waited a minute did it again.
Fortunately it was toasted enough to be edible. If it happened the >>>>>> first time, I'd have to go down the street knocking on doors to find >>>>>> someone that would toast my bagel. Then, I'd have to rush home while >>>>>> still warm.
No toast needed tomorrow, having pancakes. Amazon brings the new one >>>>>> tomorrow.
This one was a Kitchen Aid and only lasted 3 years. Next one is a >>>>>> Hamilton Beach. The best ones only has 70% five stars, all has about >>>>>> 8%
of 1 star.
ok, I just wish I had opted for a bit better one. Toast
is ok, but the bottom 1/5th of the bread doesn't receive
any browning. I can live with it, just wish it were a
tad better toaster. It had spectacular reviews.
It replaced a 25-year-old or there abouts Hamilton Beach
toaster. Both were/are wide slot models.
I have a Dash.
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ZGCKXUO
The back side of the bread gets more toasted than the front side.
The top gets slightly less toasted, especially at the middle where
slices cut from a round loaf are tall.
However, because we're all about compromise here at Team Hamilton,
we keep the toaster at my husband's preferred weak-ass setting. I
toast my slice twice, flipping it upside-down and backward between
the first and second rounds.
Trade it in for a Breville. Mine turned out nice even results every
time. I reluctantly put it away to make room for the new air fry that
has a toaster function.
We had a Breville. After a few years, it started acting squirrely.
It seemed possible that it would turn itself on, so we got something
different. This one is workable.
I really liked the 1950s Sunbeam I had when I was young, but it
wasn't a long-slice. It toasted the hell out of standard-sized
bread, though.
Which slice goes into what slot?
How to do only one slice
Temperature differential for raisin bread
Proper insertion of the slice.
Pushing the lever down, rate of travel.
People just drop the bread in, push the lever, then expect perfection. Proper training will get you there.
On 2025-03-25 1:50 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-03-25, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
There has been quite a few comments here about toaster problems.
Perhaps it is operator error. Has anyone here taken a training course
in making toast?
Bread prep and orientation
Which slice goes into what slot?
Solved. Mine has only one slot.
How to do only one slice
Temperature differential for raisin bread
Proper insertion of the slice.
Pushing the lever down, rate of travel.
My 1950s toaster didn't have a lever. The weight of the bread
caused it to descend and turn on the toaster.
In the 50s that would have been called an automatic toaster. I remember toasters with sides that opened out and the bread was laid on the rack.
When one side was done you opened it up and flipped it to toast the
other side.
On 3/25/2025 2:34 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
My new toaster was delivered, but not to my house. Evidently, reading ability is not a requirement to be an Amazon driver. I found it next door.
I'm excited to use it tomorrow. It has a feature I was unaware of. The instructions are also in French, so, tomorrow I'm going to use it to
make French toast!
I wonder if it would even work with some of those new-fangled "diet"
breads. (Tiny slices, and mostly air bubbles)
On 2025-03-25 4:52 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 3/25/2025 2:34 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
My new toaster was delivered, but not to my house. Evidently,
reading ability is not a requirement to be an Amazon driver. I found
it next door.
I don't order a lot of stuff online and have had fairly good luck.
Things have always shown up on time, sometimes much earlier than I had expected. However, I have a Ring doorbell and have to wonder about the
care. A couple weeks ago I have some underwear delivered and saw te
delivery on video. He came about 3/4 of the way up the sidewalk and
tossed it 10 ft. to the porch. Luckily is was not breakable.
Last week I ordered a two pack of watch bands for my FitBit watch. I had ordered them around 9pm and when was returning to the house at 12:45
the next day there was a delivery at the side of the road and the driver
was walking down our lane. I stopped and asked if that was a package me.
He asked if I lived there and I said yes, and he handed it to me. He
never asked my name or asked to see ID. He just handed it to me. Hell I might start following these guys and try the same stunt and then take
off before he can get my photo.
My neighbours on both sides get deliveries almost daily. Every once in a while I come home and find a delivery parcel for one of the neighbours
on my door step.
Dave Smith wrote:
On 2025-03-25 4:52 p.m., Ed P wrote:
On 3/25/2025 2:34 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
My new toaster was delivered, but not to my house. Evidently,
reading ability is not a requirement to be an Amazon driver. I found >>> it next door.
I don't order a lot of stuff online and have had fairly good luck.
Things have always shown up on time, sometimes much earlier than I had
expected. However, I have a Ring doorbell and have to wonder about the
care. A couple weeks ago I have some underwear delivered and saw te
delivery on video. He came about 3/4 of the way up the sidewalk and
tossed it 10 ft. to the porch. Luckily is was not breakable.
Last week I ordered a two pack of watch bands for my FitBit watch. I had
ordered them around 9pm and when was returning to the house at 12:45
the next day there was a delivery at the side of the road and the driver
was walking down our lane. I stopped and asked if that was a package me.
He asked if I lived there and I said yes, and he handed it to me. He
never asked my name or asked to see ID. He just handed it to me. Hell I
might start following these guys and try the same stunt and then take
off before he can get my photo.
My neighbours on both sides get deliveries almost daily. Every once in a
while I come home and find a delivery parcel for one of the neighbours
on my door step.
Hell dave, you could just steal that stuff instead of following delivery drivers around to steal the shit they are delivering!
It doesn't make sense doing all that work when you could just steal your neighbor's shit.
The only thing better is if you could hatch a scheme to steal one of
your neighbors stuff and blame it on another neighbor. And to top it
off, you could personally make the arrest and help send the poor bastard
to jail.
And the day before he's released, a real nice touch would be to trash
his yard with a dump truck full of garbage.
The post office is funny. Several times I have gone across the street to
get my morning paper and the mail man happens along. He won't hand me my mail. He as to put it in my mail box and then I have to wait for him to
leave and then walk to the mail box and get it.
There has been quite a few comments here about toaster problems.
Perhaps it is operator error. Has anyone here taken a training course
in making toast?
Bread prep and orientation
Which slice goes into what slot?
How to do only one slice
Temperature differential for raisin bread
Proper insertion of the slice.
Pushing the lever down, rate of travel.
People just drop the bread in, push the lever, then expect perfection.
Proper training will get you there.
my question is, how often do you use your toaster? ours is
easily 12ish years old and gets used 3-4 times a month on average,
up to 8 times at most. i don't know what brand it is and she hasn't
answered my text asking about it yet. we've been married for 42
years and have had for sure 3, maybe 4, toasters in all that time.
all but the last one were purchased at Sears. the last one was
purchased at Walmart. she hasn't answered my text yet which
means she put her tablet down which is a fkn miracle. lol. if i
was using a toaster nearly every day and they were lasting only
a few years, i'd have been shopping for commercial quality products
a long time ago.
On 2025-03-25, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
[toaster issues]
There has been quite a few comments here about toaster problems.
Perhaps it is operator error. Has anyone here taken a training course
in making toast?
Bread prep and orientation
Which slice goes into what slot?
How to do only one slice
Temperature differential for raisin bread
Proper insertion of the slice.
Pushing the lever down, rate of travel.
People just drop the bread in, push the lever, then expect perfection.
Proper training will get you there.
my question is, how often do you use your toaster? ours is
easily 12ish years old and gets used 3-4 times a month on average,
up to 8 times at most. i don't know what brand it is and she hasn't
answered my text asking about it yet. we've been married for 42
years and have had for sure 3, maybe 4, toasters in all that time.
all but the last one were purchased at Sears. the last one...
my question is, how often do you use your toaster?
On 2025-03-26, flood of sins <fos@sdf.org> wrote:
my question is, how often do you use your toaster?
Daily. Sometimes at breakfast and at dinner.
On 3/26/2025 2:03 PM, flood of sins wrote:
my question is, how often do you use your toaster? ours is
easily 12ish years old and gets used 3-4 times a month on average,
up to 8 times at most. i don't know what brand it is and she hasn't
answered my text asking about it yet. we've been married for 42
years and have had for sure 3, maybe 4, toasters in all that time.
all but the last one were purchased at Sears. the last one was
purchased at Walmart. she hasn't answered my text yet which
means she put her tablet down which is a fkn miracle. lol. if i
was using a toaster nearly every day and they were lasting only
a few years, i'd have been shopping for commercial quality products
a long time ago.
Today, twice. On average, it is probably once a day with the occasional twice. Looks like I use it about 8X your use.
On 2025-03-26, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
On 3/26/2025 2:03 PM, flood of sins wrote:
my question is, how often do you use your toaster? ours is
easily 12ish years old and gets used 3-4 times a month on average,
up to 8 times at most. i don't know what brand it is and she hasn't
answered my text asking about it yet. we've been married for 42
years and have had for sure 3, maybe 4, toasters in all that time.
all but the last one were purchased at Sears. the last one was
purchased at Walmart. she hasn't answered my text yet which
means she put her tablet down which is a fkn miracle. lol. if i
was using a toaster nearly every day and they were lasting only
a few years, i'd have been shopping for commercial quality products
a long time ago.
Today, twice. On average, it is probably once a day with the occasional
twice. Looks like I use it about 8X your use.
before anyone goes out and buys another 3-5 year throwaway
toaster, or anything else for that matter, at any retailer
local or online, i suggest watching the "Buy Now" documentary
on Netflix.
https://www.netflix.com/title/81554996
the documentary opens talking about planned obsolescence. the
reason toasters are being thrown away every few years is that is
exactly what they were designed to do.
if i used a toaster as much as Cindy and Ed, a long time ago i
would have hunted around restaurant supplies to find a
commercial product that would last beyond my own lifetime.
Micheal Trew knows a thing or two about this i am sure.
if i used a toaster as much as Cindy and Ed, a long time ago i
would have hunted around restaurant supplies to find a
commercial product that would last beyond my own lifetime.
On 2025-03-26, Ed P <esp@snet.n> wrote:
On 3/26/2025 2:03 PM, flood of sins wrote:
my question is, how often do you use your toaster? ours is
easily 12ish years old and gets used 3-4 times a month on average,
up to 8 times at most. i don't know what brand it is and she hasn't
answered my text asking about it yet. we've been married for 42
years and have had for sure 3, maybe 4, toasters in all that time.
all but the last one were purchased at Sears. the last one was
purchased at Walmart. she hasn't answered my text yet which
means she put her tablet down which is a fkn miracle. lol. if i
was using a toaster nearly every day and they were lasting only
a few years, i'd have been shopping for commercial quality products
a long time ago.
Today, twice. On average, it is probably once a day with the occasional
twice. Looks like I use it about 8X your use.
before anyone goes out and buys another 3-5 year throwaway
toaster, or anything else for that matter, at any retailer
local or online, i suggest watching the "Buy Now" documentary
on Netflix.
https://www.netflix.com/title/81554996
the documentary opens talking about planned obsolescence. the
reason toasters are being thrown away every few years is that is
exactly what they were designed to do.
if i used a toaster as much as Cindy and Ed, a long time ago i
would have hunted around restaurant supplies to find a
commercial product that would last beyond my own lifetime.
Micheal Trew knows a thing or two about this i am sure.
On 2025-03-27, flood of sins <fos@sdf.org> wrote:
if i used a toaster as much as Cindy and Ed, a long time ago i
would have hunted around restaurant supplies to find a
commercial product that would last beyond my own lifetime.
I was somewhat surprised to see that there's a market for
commercial long-slot toasters. Looks like I could have had
it for about the price of my last two toasters.
https://www.webstaurantstore.com/waring-wct704-4-slice-commercial-toaster-nsf/929WCT704.html
Nothing needs to last beyond my lifetime. Not my toaster,
not the entire Universe.
On Thu, 27 Mar 2025, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-03-27, flood of sins <fos@sdf.org> wrote:
if i used a toaster as much as Cindy and Ed, a long time ago i
would have hunted around restaurant supplies to find a
commercial product that would last beyond my own lifetime.
I was somewhat surprised to see that there's a market for
commercial long-slot toasters. Looks like I could have had
it for about the price of my last two toasters.
https://www.webstaurantstore.com/waring-wct704-4-slice-commercial-toaster-nsf/929WCT704.html
Nothing needs to last beyond my lifetime. Not my toaster,
not the entire Universe.
That's mighty selfish of you! Trump would not approve! =/
D wrote:
On Thu, 27 Mar 2025, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-03-27, flood of sins <fos@sdf.org> wrote:
if i used a toaster as much as Cindy and Ed, a long time ago i
would have hunted around restaurant supplies to find a
commercial product that would last beyond my own lifetime.
I was somewhat surprised to see that there's a market for
commercial long-slot toasters. Looks like I could have had
it for about the price of my last two toasters.
https://www.webstaurantstore.com/waring-wct704-4-slice-commercial-toaster-nsf/929WCT704.html
Nothing needs to last beyond my lifetime. Not my toaster,
not the entire Universe.
That's mighty selfish of you! Trump would not approve! =/
Speaking of trump; he's getting some serious blisters on his ass from
all the people kissing it!
I used to fix hearing aids back in the day. These days, I can't fix
shit. My hands and eyes aren't up to the task. I did put together a
broken aid on Tuesday for my special little friend. It was broken in two
and still working. All I did was reattach the loudspeaker and glued the
shell together. I didn't charge him a dime. He was happy as a clam.
There are people that will fix stuff for you but they're hard to find.
Nothing needs to last beyond my lifetime. Not my toaster,
not the entire Universe.
On 2025-03-27, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
I used to fix hearing aids back in the day. These days, I can't fix
shit. My hands and eyes aren't up to the task. I did put together a
broken aid on Tuesday for my special little friend. It was broken in two
and still working. All I did was reattach the loudspeaker and glued the
shell together. I didn't charge him a dime. He was happy as a clam.
There are people that will fix stuff for you but they're hard to find.
I bought a pair of Audiens. They promoted another pair for half-price. I
went for it. I _HATE_ hearing aides! I gave the other pair to a friend.
Loss of hearing is just another way of withdrawing from the World. I'm
living the dream!
But, as far as hearing aides go, the era of expensive ones is over. Audiologists will soon have to adjust, but I'll bow to your expertise.
On 2025-03-27, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
I used to fix hearing aids back in the day. These days, I can't fix
shit. My hands and eyes aren't up to the task. I did put together a
broken aid on Tuesday for my special little friend. It was broken in two
and still working. All I did was reattach the loudspeaker and glued the
shell together. I didn't charge him a dime. He was happy as a clam.
There are people that will fix stuff for you but they're hard to find.
I bought a pair of Audiens. They promoted another pair for half-price. I
went for it. I _HATE_ hearing aides! I gave the other pair to a friend.
Loss of hearing is just another way of withdrawing from the World. I'm
living the dream!
But, as far as hearing aides go, the era of expensive ones is over. Audiologists will soon have to adjust, but I'll bow to your expertise.
Hearing aids are still expensive. I haven't checked out the new over-the-counter amplifiers yet. My guess is that the Apple AirPod Pro2
could work very well as a hearing aid - at a bargain price but I haven't checked them out either. I thought that things would be a lot different
over a decade ago and that hearing aids would be just another consumer electronics gizmo selling for around $200. I was wrong.
I also thought we'd have self-driving cars but I was wrong. Those were
the days when I believed in the lies E. Musk was serving up. How long do
we have to wait until we get a proper self-driving electric car!!??
https://groups.google.com/g/rec.food.cooking/c/VexoF9-KhEc/m/Zo_sMXJ-EwAJ
https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-airpods/airpods-pro-2
I also thought we'd have self-driving cars but I was wrong. Those were
the days when I believed in the lies E. Musk was serving up. How long do
we have to wait until we get a proper self-driving electric car!!??
https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-airpods/airpods-pro-2
On Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:03:32 +0000, flood of sins wrote:
Hearing aids have a planned life of 5 years. The manufacturers will
repair aids for up to 5 years.
On 2025-03-28, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
How many pedestrians, do you suppose, have been killed by rocking out to music/podcasts with their new-ears engaged, when a car hit them? I'm not talking about using iPods as hearing aides, just dangerous for
distorting an extremely important sense, outdoors. That goes for all
audio devices that do other than enhance your hearing. Indoors is
optimal.
On 2025-03-28 2:36 a.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2025-03-28, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
How many pedestrians, do you suppose, have been killed by rocking out to
music/podcasts with their new-ears engaged, when a car hit them? I'm not
talking about using iPods as hearing aides, just dangerous for
distorting an extremely important sense, outdoors. That goes for all
audio devices that do other than enhance your hearing. Indoors is
optimal.
About once a year we lose a local teen who is illegally walking along
the railway and listening to loud music through ear buds. I see a lot of cyclists using them too. You really need to be able to hear properly
when riding or walking, and not just by roads.
D wrote:
On Thu, 27 Mar 2025, Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-03-27, flood of sins <fos@sdf.org> wrote:
if i used a toaster as much as Cindy and Ed, a long time ago i
would have hunted around restaurant supplies to find a
commercial product that would last beyond my own lifetime.
I was somewhat surprised to see that there's a market for
commercial long-slot toasters. Looks like I could have had
it for about the price of my last two toasters.
https://www.webstaurantstore.com/waring-wct704-4-slice-commercial-toaster-nsf/929WCT704.html
Nothing needs to last beyond my lifetime. Not my toaster,
not the entire Universe.
That's mighty selfish of you! Trump would not approve! =/
Speaking of trump; he's getting some serious blisters on his ass from all the people kissing it!
On Fri, 28 Mar 2025 0:58:31 +0000, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2025-03-27, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
I used to fix hearing aids back in the day. These days, I can't fix
shit. My hands and eyes aren't up to the task. I did put together a
broken aid on Tuesday for my special little friend. It was broken in two >>> and still working. All I did was reattach the loudspeaker and glued the
shell together. I didn't charge him a dime. He was happy as a clam.
There are people that will fix stuff for you but they're hard to find.
I bought a pair of Audiens. They promoted another pair for half-price. I
went for it. I _HATE_ hearing aides! I gave the other pair to a friend.
Loss of hearing is just another way of withdrawing from the World. I'm
living the dream!
But, as far as hearing aides go, the era of expensive ones is over.
Audiologists will soon have to adjust, but I'll bow to your expertise.
Hearing aids are still expensive. I haven't checked out the new over-the-counter amplifiers yet. My guess is that the Apple AirPod Pro2
could work very well as a hearing aid - at a bargain price but I haven't checked them out either. I thought that things would be a lot different
over a decade ago and that hearing aids would be just another consumer electronics gizmo selling for around $200. I was wrong.
I also thought we'd have self-driving cars but I was wrong. Those were
the days when I believed in the lies E. Musk was serving up. How long do
we have to wait until we get a proper self-driving electric car!!??
https://groups.google.com/g/rec.food.cooking/c/VexoF9-KhEc/m/Zo_sMXJ-EwAJ
https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-airpods/airpods-pro-2
On 2025-03-28, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
I also thought we'd have self-driving cars but I was wrong. Those were
the days when I believed in the lies E. Musk was serving up. How long do
we have to wait until we get a proper self-driving electric car!!??
https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-airpods/airpods-pro-2
I'm an Apple guy. I have several pairs of airpods. My arrogance does not allow me to wear them outside of my home. The tubes, sticking out of
my ears, makes me look stupider on the street.
But that's just me.
How many pedestrians, do you suppose, have been killed by rocking out to music/podcasts with their new-ears engaged, when a car hit them? I'm not talking about using iPods as hearing aides, just dangerous for
distorting an extremely important sense, outdoors. That goes for all
audio devices that do other than enhance your hearing. Indoors is
optimal.
On 2025-03-28, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2025-03-28 2:36 a.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2025-03-28, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
How many pedestrians, do you suppose, have been killed by rocking out to >>> music/podcasts with their new-ears engaged, when a car hit them? I'm not >>> talking about using iPods as hearing aides, just dangerous for
distorting an extremely important sense, outdoors. That goes for all
audio devices that do other than enhance your hearing. Indoors is
optimal.
About once a year we lose a local teen who is illegally walking along
the railway and listening to loud music through ear buds. I see a lot of
cyclists using them too. You really need to be able to hear properly
when riding or walking, and not just by roads.
that falls under the natural selection umbrella and i approve.
i'd rather not see these kind of people polluting the gene pool.
On 2025-03-28, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2025-03-28 2:36 a.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2025-03-28, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
How many pedestrians, do you suppose, have been killed by rocking out to >>> music/podcasts with their new-ears engaged, when a car hit them? I'm not >>> talking about using iPods as hearing aides, just dangerous for
distorting an extremely important sense, outdoors. That goes for all
audio devices that do other than enhance your hearing. Indoors is
optimal.
About once a year we lose a local teen who is illegally walking along
the railway and listening to loud music through ear buds. I see a lot of
cyclists using them too. You really need to be able to hear properly
when riding or walking, and not just by roads.
that falls under the natural selection umbrella and i approve.
i'd rather not see these kind of people polluting the gene pool.
On Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:02:55 GMT, flood of sins <fos@sdf.org> wrote:
On 2025-03-28, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2025-03-28 2:36 a.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2025-03-28, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
How many pedestrians, do you suppose, have been killed by rocking out to >>>> music/podcasts with their new-ears engaged, when a car hit them? I'm not >>>> talking about using iPods as hearing aides, just dangerous for
distorting an extremely important sense, outdoors. That goes for all
audio devices that do other than enhance your hearing. Indoors is
optimal.
About once a year we lose a local teen who is illegally walking along
the railway and listening to loud music through ear buds. I see a lot of >>> cyclists using them too. You really need to be able to hear properly
when riding or walking, and not just by roads.
that falls under the natural selection umbrella and i approve.
i'd rather not see these kind of people polluting the gene pool.
Ah, you've joined America's conversion to fascism.
On 2025-03-28 2:36 a.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
How many pedestrians, do you suppose, have been killed by rocking out to
music/podcasts with their new-ears engaged, when a car hit them? I'm not
talking about using iPods as hearing aides, just dangerous for
distorting an extremely important sense, outdoors. That goes for all
audio devices that do other than enhance your hearing. Indoors is
optimal.
About once a year we lose a local teen who is illegally walking along
the railway and listening to loud music through ear buds. I see a lot of cyclists using them too. You really need to be able to hear properly
when riding or walking, and not just by roads.
On 2025-03-28, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:02:55 GMT, flood of sins <fos@sdf.org> wrote:
On 2025-03-28, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2025-03-28 2:36 a.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2025-03-28, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
How many pedestrians, do you suppose, have been killed by rocking out to >>>>> music/podcasts with their new-ears engaged, when a car hit them? I'm not >>>>> talking about using iPods as hearing aides, just dangerous for
distorting an extremely important sense, outdoors. That goes for all >>>>> audio devices that do other than enhance your hearing. Indoors is
optimal.
About once a year we lose a local teen who is illegally walking along
the railway and listening to loud music through ear buds. I see a lot of >>>> cyclists using them too. You really need to be able to hear properly
when riding or walking, and not just by roads.
that falls under the natural selection umbrella and i approve.
i'd rather not see these kind of people polluting the gene pool.
Ah, you've joined America's conversion to fascism.
I'm not seeing a causal connection between eugenics and fascism.
On 2025-03-28, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
I also thought we'd have self-driving cars but I was wrong. Those were
the days when I believed in the lies E. Musk was serving up. How long do
we have to wait until we get a proper self-driving electric car!!??
https://www.apple.com/shop/buy-airpods/airpods-pro-2
I'm an Apple guy. I have several pairs of airpods. My arrogance does not allow me to wear them outside of my home. The tubes, sticking out of
my ears, makes me look stupider on the street.
But that's just me.
How many pedestrians, do you suppose, have been killed by rocking out to music/podcasts with their new-ears engaged, when a car hit them? I'm not talking about using iPods as hearing aides, just dangerous for
distorting an extremely important sense, outdoors. That goes for all
audio devices that do other than enhance your hearing. Indoors is
optimal.
On 2025-03-28, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:02:55 GMT, flood of sins <fos@sdf.org> wrote:
On 2025-03-28, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2025-03-28 2:36 a.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2025-03-28, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
How many pedestrians, do you suppose, have been killed by rocking out to >>>>> music/podcasts with their new-ears engaged, when a car hit them? I'm not >>>>> talking about using iPods as hearing aides, just dangerous for
distorting an extremely important sense, outdoors. That goes for all >>>>> audio devices that do other than enhance your hearing. Indoors is
optimal.
About once a year we lose a local teen who is illegally walking along
the railway and listening to loud music through ear buds. I see a lot of >>>> cyclists using them too. You really need to be able to hear properly
when riding or walking, and not just by roads.
that falls under the natural selection umbrella and i approve.
i'd rather not see these kind of people polluting the gene pool.
Ah, you've joined America's conversion to fascism.
I'm not seeing a causal connection between eugenics and fascism.
On 3/28/2025 10:09 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
About once a year we lose a local teen who is illegally walking alongIt's not just those earbuds. There are people who drive around with the music in their car/truck blasting so loud it can be heard half a block
the railway and listening to loud music through ear buds. I see a lot
of cyclists using them too. You really need to be able to hear
properly when riding or walking, and not just by roads.
away even when their windows are closed. They are very likely not to
hear the sirens of emergency vehicles. Or trains, for that matter, if
it's an unguarded train crossing in a fairly rural area.
On 2025-03-28 12:31 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-03-28, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:02:55 GMT, flood of sins <fos@sdf.org> wrote:
On 2025-03-28, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2025-03-28 2:36 a.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2025-03-28, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
How many pedestrians, do you suppose, have been killed by rocking out to >>>>>> music/podcasts with their new-ears engaged, when a car hit them? I'm not >>>>>> talking about using iPods as hearing aides, just dangerous for
distorting an extremely important sense, outdoors. That goes for all >>>>>> audio devices that do other than enhance your hearing. Indoors is
optimal.
About once a year we lose a local teen who is illegally walking along >>>>> the railway and listening to loud music through ear buds. I see a lot of >>>>> cyclists using them too. You really need to be able to hear properly >>>>> when riding or walking, and not just by roads.
that falls under the natural selection umbrella and i approve.
i'd rather not see these kind of people polluting the gene pool.
Ah, you've joined America's conversion to fascism.
I'm not seeing a causal connection between eugenics and fascism.
You will have to excuse Brucie. He is a prime example of the
Dunning-Kruger Effect, not competent enough to realize how incompetent
he is. Eugenics involves some sort of effort to prevent those with >maladaptive characteristics from reproducing and passing on those
traits. This is natures own form of eugenics whereby those who are
prone to doing stupid things get themselves eliminated from the gene pool.
On 2025-03-28 1:56 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
As it goes, most people that wear aids aren't going to be walking the
streets listening to their favorite playlist. People wear hearing aids
to connect with their environment, not to isolate themselves. OTOH,
crossing the street if you're elderly is a dangerous proposition.
One might expect that an older person who know enough to look both ways >before crossing the road. Many don't.
On Fri, 28 Mar 2025 6:36:26 +0000, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
That's a good question. Pedestrian deaths have increased by about 50% in
the last decade. It's alarming alright but I can't say why though. Our neighbor was almost killed last year while crossing the road. She got
hit bad and is lucky to be alive. There was no
earbuds/headphones/streaming involved. Twas the driver's fault.
As it goes, most people that wear aids aren't going to be walking the
streets listening to their favorite playlist. People wear hearing aids
to connect with their environment, not to isolate themselves. OTOH,
crossing the street if you're elderly is a dangerous proposition.
On 2025-03-28 1:56 p.m., dsi1 wrote:
On Fri, 28 Mar 2025 6:36:26 +0000, Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
That's a good question. Pedestrian deaths have increased by about 50% in
the last decade. It's alarming alright but I can't say why though. Our
neighbor was almost killed last year while crossing the road. She got
hit bad and is lucky to be alive. There was no
earbuds/headphones/streaming involved. Twas the driver's fault.
The pedestrian usually has the right of way, but that doesn't make any difference of the pedestrians and the drivers are unaware of each
other's presence. Early one morning a few years ago I was lying in bed listening to the radio and they reported that there had been 7
pedestrians hit on cross walks, and it was only about 7:30 am. It was
mid winter so it was still dark out and one of the common factors was
that all the pedestrians had been dressed in dark clothing.
As it goes, most people that wear aids aren't going to be walking the
streets listening to their favorite playlist. People wear hearing aids
to connect with their environment, not to isolate themselves. OTOH,
crossing the street if you're elderly is a dangerous proposition.
One might expect that an older person who know enough to look both ways before crossing the road. Many don't. Heck, on the way home from
shopping this morning I stopped at the stop sign at an intersection and
was all set to go except there was a pedestrian crossing in front of me
on the other side of the road. He was walking along holding his phone
in front of himself. He didn't stop. He didn't slow down. He didn't look either way, just marched right across the road without looking. He had
the right of way but that really only works when people see you and
yield RoW. If a pedestrian gets hit by a car it is the pedestrian who suffers, not the car.
On Fri, 28 Mar 2025 16:31:38 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton
<chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
On 2025-03-28, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:02:55 GMT, flood of sins <fos@sdf.org> wrote:
On 2025-03-28, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2025-03-28 2:36 a.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2025-03-28, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
How many pedestrians, do you suppose, have been killed by rocking out to >>>>>> music/podcasts with their new-ears engaged, when a car hit them? I'm not >>>>>> talking about using iPods as hearing aides, just dangerous for
distorting an extremely important sense, outdoors. That goes for all >>>>>> audio devices that do other than enhance your hearing. Indoors is
optimal.
About once a year we lose a local teen who is illegally walking along >>>>> the railway and listening to loud music through ear buds. I see a lot of >>>>> cyclists using them too. You really need to be able to hear properly >>>>> when riding or walking, and not just by roads.
that falls under the natural selection umbrella and i approve.
i'd rather not see these kind of people polluting the gene pool.
Ah, you've joined America's conversion to fascism.
I'm not seeing a causal connection between eugenics and fascism.
It's not that hard. "Fascist regimes—most notably Nazi
Germany—embraced eugenics as part of their ideology, using it to
justify racial purity laws, forced sterilizations, and genocide."
On 2025-03-28, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 28 Mar 2025 16:31:38 -0000 (UTC), Cindy Hamilton
<chamilton5280@invalid.com> wrote:
On 2025-03-28, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
On Fri, 28 Mar 2025 15:02:55 GMT, flood of sins <fos@sdf.org> wrote:
On 2025-03-28, Dave Smith <adavid.smith@sympatico.ca> wrote:
On 2025-03-28 2:36 a.m., Leonard Blaisdell wrote:
On 2025-03-28, dsi1 <dsi100@yahoo.com> wrote:
How many pedestrians, do you suppose, have been killed by rocking out to
music/podcasts with their new-ears engaged, when a car hit them? I'm not
talking about using iPods as hearing aides, just dangerous for
distorting an extremely important sense, outdoors. That goes for all >>>>>>> audio devices that do other than enhance your hearing. Indoors is >>>>>>> optimal.
About once a year we lose a local teen who is illegally walking along >>>>>> the railway and listening to loud music through ear buds. I see a lot of >>>>>> cyclists using them too. You really need to be able to hear properly >>>>>> when riding or walking, and not just by roads.
that falls under the natural selection umbrella and i approve.
i'd rather not see these kind of people polluting the gene pool.
Ah, you've joined America's conversion to fascism.
I'm not seeing a causal connection between eugenics and fascism.
It's not that hard. "Fascist regimes—most notably Nazi
Germany—embraced eugenics as part of their ideology, using it to
justify racial purity laws, forced sterilizations, and genocide."
Sure. But fascism doesn't rely on eugenics.
On 2025-03-28, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
It's not that hard. "Fascist regimes—most notably Nazi
Germany—embraced eugenics as part of their ideology, using it to
justify racial purity laws, forced sterilizations, and genocide."
Sure. But fascism doesn't rely on eugenics.
On 2025-03-28 5:38 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-03-28, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
It's not that hard. "Fascist regimes—most notably Nazi
Germany—embraced eugenics as part of their ideology, using it to
justify racial purity laws, forced sterilizations, and genocide."
Sure. But fascism doesn't rely on eugenics.
It's a shame that some people who are so physically and mentally
challenged they don't appreciate that they aren't really equipped to
raise children. We have the technology to detect genetic factors that
are likely to produce children who will have serious challenges.
On 2025-03-28 5:38 p.m., Cindy Hamilton wrote:
On 2025-03-28, Bruce <Bruce@invalid.invalid> wrote:
It's not that hard. "Fascist regimes—most notably Nazi
Germany—embraced eugenics as part of their ideology, using it to
justify racial purity laws, forced sterilizations, and genocide."
Sure. But fascism doesn't rely on eugenics.
It's a shame that some people who are so physically and mentally
challenged they don't appreciate that they aren't really equipped to
raise children. We have the technology to detect genetic factors that
are likely to produce children who will have serious challenges.
My father has hearing aids. He can connect them to his phone and TV via bluetooth and they work very well. They are so small, I can hardly see
them.
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